2012级二下四级训练（一）

2012级二下四级训练（一）

2012级二下四级训练（一）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled Talent Show. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words according to the outline given below in Chinese. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. 1. 下图为某网站调查网民对选秀节目态度的结果，请简单说明该图； 2. 请简述双方各自的观点和原因；

3. 你的观点。Netizen most of the people believe that its advantages outweigh disadvantage

for talent show , there is more good than harm others think more harm than good for talent show

706050403020100利大于弊弊大于利网民对选秀的看法

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A) 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.

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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 change to another topic.

C) They made their way to choose the wallpaper that is 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 are lack of 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.

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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 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 I with a single line through the centre. Passage One

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) A visit to a prison. B) The influence of his father. C) A talk with some miserable slaves.

D) His experience in the war between France and Austria. 17. A) He sent surgeons to serve in the army. B) He provided soldiers with medical supplies.

C) He recruited volunteers to care for the wounded.

D) He helped to flee the prisoners of war. 18. A) All men are created equal. B) The wounded and dying should be treated for free.

C) A wounded soldier should surrender before he receives any medical treatment.

D) A suffering person is entitled to help regardless of race, religion or political beliefs. 19. A) To honor Swiss heroes who died in the war. B) To show Switzerland was neutral. C) To pay tribute to Switzerland.

D) To show gratitude to the Swiss government for its financial support. Passage Two

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just hear.

20. A) To learn the chemical elements in the Ice Age for the last ten thousand years. B) To learn the pattern of solar wind activity for the last ten thousand years. C) To learn the composition of different trees for the last ten thousand years.

D) To learn what?s being happening on the sun?s surface for the last ten thousand years.

21. A) The lifecycle of trees. B) The number of trees. C) The intensity of solar burning. D) The quality of air

22. A) It affects the growth of trees. B) It has been increasing since the Ice Age.

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C) It is determined by the chemicals in the air D) It follows a certain cycle. Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just hear. 23. A) Facial expression. B) Gesture. C) Movements of the body. D) Non-verbal language. 24. A) Because there is large number of vocabulary.

B) Because the non-verbal languages are not easy to understand. C) Because the grammar is too complicated.

D) Because there is no language learning environment. 25. A) They will think that the child is brave. B) They will think that the child is angry.

C) They will think that the child does not respect the older people. D) They will think that the child is uncomfortable. Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just hear. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She was born in a (26) ___typical____ New England village in Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was the second child of the family. She died in the same house fifty-six years later. During her lifetime she never left her native land. She left her home state only once. She left her village very few times. And after 1872 she (27) __rarely_____ left her house and yard. In the last years of her life she (28) __retreated_____ to a smaller and smaller circle of family and friends. In those later years she dressed in white, (29) ___avoided___ strangers, and communicated chiefly through notes and poems even with (30) __intimates____. The doctor who attended her illness was allowed to “examine” her in another room, seeing her walk by an open door. She was thought of as a “strange” (31) __figure____ in her home village. When she died on May 15, 1886, she was (32) __unknown____ to the rest of the world. Only seven of her poems had appeared in print. But to think Emily Dickinson only as a strange figure is a serious mistake. She lived simply and deliberately. She faced the essential facts of life. (33) __According to____ Henry James, a famous American novelist, she was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by thus living could Dickinson manage both to fulfill her (34) _obligation_____ as a daughter, a sister and a housekeeper and to write on the average one poem a day. She read only a few books but knew them deeply. Her poems are simple but remarkably rich. (35) _Not until_____ 1950s was she

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recognized as one of the greatest poets.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

“Made in China” lost its novelty (新颖) long ago. The label has become 36 _____ in much of the world, stick to shoes, toys, clothes and a host of other items produced for global companies. What is novelty, however, are China-made goods 37_____ under Chinese brand names. Only a handful of Chinese firms so 38 _____have the money and the management technique to establish international 39_____ . Most of the vast companies are struggling to get even national recognition. But the pioneering companies which have started exploring overseas market might be 40 _____ as on the beginning of something big.

Some 41_____ that individually, with the help of enterprising local management or eager multinational partners wanting to add new products to their stable, Chinese brands could become a global phenomenon within a decade, marketed on quality and foreign appeal, as 42_____ as competitive pricing.

The concept of Chinese brands has been evolving through the 1990s, but is now getting 43 _____ attention at home. Although the domestic market is still robust, a handful of 44_____ enterprises, or SOEs, including listed Chinese companies, are now looking to establish international brands because they believe the quality of both their products and their management has 45_____ . Chinese joint ventures think their products can compete on quality with foreign brands anywhere, while enjoying the advantage of being perceived as exotic.

A) well B) companies C) less D) far F) regarded F) that G) believe H) greater I) named J) improved K) state-owned L) widespread M) sold N) brands 0) looked

Section B

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a

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upon international questions in a new way, not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skillful in massacre, but by arbitration in accordance with agreed principles of law. It is not easy to change age-old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.

There are those who say that the adoption of this or that ideology would prevent war. I believe this to be a profound error. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic assertions, which are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their adherents believe in them so fanatically that they are willing to go to war in support of them.

The movement of world opinion during the past two years has been very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a commonplace that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course, very difficult problems remain in the international sphere, but the spirit in which they are being approached is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that negotiations should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important conflict nowadays is not between east and west, but between man and the H-bomb. 61. This passage implies that war is now_________. A) more wicked than in the past C) less wicked than in the past

B) as wicked as in the past D) what people try to live with

62. According to the author, _________. A) it is impossible to live without war

B) war is the only way to settle international disagreements C) war must be abolished if man wants to survive D) war will be abolished by modern ingenuity 63. The author says that modern weapons _________. A) will help abolish war

B) put mankind in grave danger

D) need further improving

C) will gradually become part of man?s life A) abolish nuclear weapons

B) let the stronger side take over the world C) improve bacteriological and chemical weapons D) settle international issues through negotiation 65. The last paragraph suggests that _________. A) nuclear war will definitely not take place

64. The author believes that the only way to abolish war is to _________.

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B) international agreements are now reached more and more easily C) man is beginning to realize that nuclear war is his greatest enemy D) world opinion is in favor of nuclear war

Part IV Translation (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2. 第一篇：

农历八月十五日是中国的传统节日 ― 中秋节。传说月亮在这一天最大最圆。中秋节的传说是非常丰富的，嫦娥（ Chang Er ）奔月是最为人所熟知的故事。虽然各地风俗不同，但是赏月是最流行的活动。每当中秋月亮升起，人们会将月饼、石榴（pomegranate ）、枣子等瓜果供于桌案上，全家人围桌而坐，边吃边谈，共赏明月。

第二篇：

中国是一个幅员辽阔，资源丰富，历史悠久的多民族国家，每个民族都有其独特丰富的菜肴。地域菜系在地理环境，气候，文化传统，民族风俗和其它因素的影响下经过悠久历史的发展而形成的。最有影响力，最具代表性的是鲁，川，闽，苏，浙，湘，徽菜系，这八种被人们称为“八大菜系。”中国的“八大菜系”是以多种多样的烹饪方法区分的，各有其长处。

第三篇：

对全球的应用程序开发商来说， 打入中国这个世界最大的智能手机市场是非常不容易的。程序开发商们必须与数十家应用程序零售店打交道，政府对这些零售店的监管要比美国宽松。 程序开发商在中国还必须努力避免自己受到“山寨”产品泛滥的冲击，避开各种监管障碍以及中国本地程序开发商的激烈竞争。

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