四级预测题

Part I Writing

1. 现在国家明令禁止酒后驾驶 2. 可仍然有许多司机不遵守 3. 你对此有什么看法

About Drink driving

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

1. What do we learn about the National Academy Museum from the passage? [B] It decided to sell some artworks due to funding problems.

2. What delivered a death blow to the National Academy according to Ms.Branagan? [C] The suspending of the loans.

3. According to the passage, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles____. [A] overcame the financial difficulty

4. Deaccessioning in Europe is different from America in that____. [D] it is prohibited by law

5. Under the code of the AAMD, the use of funds from the sale of artwork is restricted to ____.

[C] buying art for collection

6. How does Donn Zaretsky, a New York lawyer, see the sale of artwork? [B] It should be approved if the purpose is reasonable.

7. Some directors disagreed to sell artworks to ease financial hardships because____. [D] the profit purpose would betray the trust of the public

8. According to Dan Monroe, lifting the restriction for the National Academy Museum may pave the way for routine sale of artworks in the future.

9. When Thomas Hoving sold a painting by Rousseau, he faced fierce resistance because the painting is irreplaceable . 10.Professor O’Hare assumed that small-sized museums were more likely to exhibit their collections so that people would benefit more.

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. [A] The man has nothing to do so far.

[B] The man is not satisfied with his current job. [C] The man wants to spend more energy working. [D] The man doesn’t get along well with his girlfriend.

12. [A] The man speaks English all the time.

[B] The man is trying to improve his spoken English.

[C] The woman is teaching the man how to write in English.

[D] The woman will never speak English unless she absolutely has to. 13. [A] The bus station. [B] The school.

[C] The airport. [D] The travel agency.

14. [A] Andrew is an undergraduate student.

[B] Andrew has worked on a newspaper before. [C] Andrew does not want to work on a newspaper.

[D] Andrew ever worked as a part-time magazine editor. 15. [A] Go to a meeting for the handicapped. [B] Design a uniform for the meeting. [C] Do some charity in the meeting. [D] Look for a job in the meeting. 16. [A] She doesn’t really want that much. [B] She thinks the meal is different here.

[C] She’d like only a cup of milk for breakfast. [D] She doesn’t like cooking every morning. 17. [A] The man made a bad suggestion.

[B] The woman will take the man’s advice.

[C] The woman has taught Jim in a pleasant way. [D] The man has spoiled the peaceful atmosphere. 18. [A] TV is extremely superficial. [B] News reports don’t tell anything.

[C] News shows are not presenting the news. [D] TV is good at presenting the news.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. [A] Harm that is legalized.

[B] Damage that can be repaired. [C] Harm that cannot be repaired. [D] Harm that people cannot prevent. 20. [A] Taking drugs. [B] Being crushed.

[C] Becoming an orange.

[D] Being a problem to the society. 21. [A] It is already so widespread.

[B] It is proved to be positively harmful.

[C] It proved to be more harmful than tobacco.

[D] It is unknown whether cannabis may be harmful or not.

22. [A] Rejecting all values. [B] Being hostile to society.

[C] Disregarding the values of others. [D] Rejecting the values of their elders.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. [A] Men who like donkeys.

[B] Men who love to laugh loudly. [C] Men who are humorous.

[D] Men who feel donkeys are silly. 24. [A] They go out to enjoy a jazz concert. [B] The man invites her out to have a dinner. [C] They have a good conversation over coffee. [D] The man comes to have dinner at her home. 25. [A] Dating service agent and customer． [B] Colleagues working in the same office. [C] Interviewer and interviewee in a survey.

[D] Close friends who talk about almost everything.

Section B Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. [A] He lost his father when he was young.

[B] He worked hard before he read his father’s letter.

[C] He asked his father’s permission to believe in himself.

[D] He knew what his father wanted to do from the very beginning. 27. [A] Living alone.

[B] Getting disappointed.

[C] Letting their parents down. [D] Asking their parents for letters. 28. [A] He got no access to success.

[B] He was sure his parents loved him. [C] He wrote back to his father at 12.

[D] He once asked his father about the letter. 29. [A] To describe children’s thinking.

[B] To answer some questions children have.

[C] To stress the importance of communication. [D] To advise parents to encourage their children.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30. [A] Do more physical labor.

[B] Try to find a car immediately. [C] Take a space blanket with you. [D] Walk as far as possible to find help. 31. [A] If they stay in a snow-covered area. [B] If they do not keep themselves warm. [C] If they do not take enough equipment. [D] If they stay in the middle of the mountain. 32. [A] Don’t travel by yourself.

[B] Don’t get frightened in danger. [C] Mountain traveling is dangerous. [D] Avoid going to unfamiliar places.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. [A] 86 were injured, 22 dead.

[B] 22 were injured, 86 dead. [C] No one was injured or dead.

[D] Only the head engineer was injured. 34. [A] Chemicals, lumber and cattle. [B] Lumber, automobiles and cattle. [C] Chemicals, automobiles and cattle. [D] Chemicals, lumber and automobiles. 35. [A] They caught them on the spot.

[B] They discovered them on the video. [C] They got clues form some witnesses. [D] They found some evidence at the scene.

Section C

The human brain is the most complex structure in the universe. It contains (36) ____ 100

billion nerve cells, each of which has thousands of (37) ____ with each other. Their interaction (38)

____ each of the body’s functions, allows thoughts, perceptions, memories, feelings, and also movement and communication. Understanding just how the brain works, in health or in sickness, is one of the (39) ____ challenges of our time. What is determined by genes, what is formed by experience？Scientists are investigating all (40) ____ of the nervous system. Great progress can be (41) ____ in visualizing and modeling brain functions, as well as in research into their biological basis. Today, it is (42) ____ that 30 to 50 percent of human genes exercise their function chiefly in the brain. This gives an (43) ____ of the complexity of the genetic control and development. (44) ____________________________________.

Half of all genetic diseases affect the nervous system. The brain can only reach its full capability through interaction with its surroundings. (45) ___________________________________.

How do nerve cell processes find their goal? How do different brain areas develop? How do perceiving functions mature? Thanks to research, the prevention and cure of many brain diseases seems possible for the first time. (46) _________________________________________.

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Section A

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

There was a time when red meat was a luxury for ordinary Americans, or was at least something special: cooking a roast for Sunday dinner, ordering a steak at a restaurant. Not anymore. Meat consumption has more than doubled in the United States in the last 50 years.

Now a new study of more than 500,000 Americans has provided the best evidence that our love for red meat has exacted a high price on our health and limited our life span. The study found that, other things being equal, the men and women who consumed the most red and processed meat were likely to die sooner, especially from one of our two leading killers, heart disease and cancer, than people who consumed much smaller amounts of these foods. To prevent deaths related to red and processed meats, people should eat a hamburger only once or twice a week instead of every day, a small steak once a week instead of every other day, and a hot dog every month and a half instead of once a week. In place of red meat, non-vegetarians (非素食者) might consider poultry and fish. Likewise, those who ate the most fruits and vegetables also tended to live longer. Anyone who worries about global well-being has yet another reason to consume less red meat. A reduced dependence on red meat for food could help to save the planet from the damaging effects of environmental pollution, global warming and the lessening of fresh water.

Section B Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

57. According to the passage, “decompression zone” is the area meant to ____. [C] prepare shoppers for the mood of buying

58. Putting fruit and vegetable section near the entrance takes advantage of people’s____.

[A] shopping psychology

59. Path Intelligence uses a technology at Gunwharf Quays to____. [D] measure the length of time people stay in the store

60. What do we learn about shoppers from the last paragraph? [B] They tend to make more emotional decisions than they think. 61. What is the passage mainly about?

[D] The science behind stores’arrangements.

Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

62. What is one force behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?

[B] The development of sexual equality campaign.

63. What does the author say about the time men and women spend on cooking?

[A] Women spend much less time on cooking now compared with some 25 years ago. 64. Another conclusion from the Birds Eye-commissioned report is that ____. [D] family members share more meals than suggested

65. Anne Murphy suggested the return to tradition can be attributed to ____. [C] consumers’becoming more economical

66. How did Prof.Jonatahn Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage? [C] It is very different from what it used to be.

Part V Cloze

The first attempt of most artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece. If you consider your drafts as dress rehearsals (彩排)，revising will seem a natural part of the writing process . What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals that many Broadway shows go through? The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering- in other words revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process.

When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production. However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a(n) moving psychological love story set to music. The musical had undergone several revisions due, in part, in problems with costuming and makeup(戏服和化妆).

When you revise, you change aspects of your work in response to your evolving purpose, or to include fresh ideas or newly discovered information. Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment. Instead, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way. Even your decision to switch topics while

prewriting is a type of revising. However, don’t make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows drafting. Always make time to become your own audience and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak. Reviewing your work in this way can give you valuable new ideas.

Revising involves mixing the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing. When you revise, ask yourself the following questions: Is my main idea or purpose clear throughout my draft? Have I given my readers all of the information? Finally, have I included too many unnecessary details that may confuse readers?

Part VI Translation

87. There is a stranger outside. I have been keeping an eye on him (密切注意他) for a while.

88. It was suggested at the meeting that effective measures be taken to solve the problem (采取有效措施解决问题).

89. The president promised to keep all the board members informed of how the negotiations were going on (知晓谈判进程).

90. Our son doesn’t know what to take up at the university; he can’t make up his mind about his future (对他的未来无法做出决定).

91. In primitive times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favorable climate (而是为了找到较为宜人的气候).

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