2009年12月大学英语四级考试全真预测试题(二)(2)

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　　Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　SectionA

　　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 2 with a single line through the centre。

　　11.［A］Tennis equipment。

　　［B］Volleyball equipment。

　　［C］Football equipment。

　　［D］Basketball equipment。

　　12.［A］He must meet his teacher。

　　［B］He must attend a class。

　　［C］He must go out with his girlfriend。

　　［D］He must stay at school to finish his homework。

　　13.［A］It’s not as good as it was.［B］It’s better than it used to be。

　　［C］It’s better than people say.［D］It’s even worse than people say。

　　14.［A］Because he doesn’t like football。

　　［B］Because Maria fell ill。

　　［C］Because he didn’t have the time。

　　［D］Because Maria can’t stand football。

　　15.［A］A temporary job。

　　［B］A permanent job。

　　［C］Some money for the vacation。

　　［D］Some money for the university fees。

　　16.［A］The woman did most of the talking。

　　［B］The man did most of the talking。

　　［C］The woman was wearing a black sweater。

　　［D］The man and the woman had dark hair。

　　17.［A］A sunny day. ［B］A raincoat。

　　［C］An attractive hut. ［D］A lovely hat。

　　18.［A］Librarian and student. ［B］Operator and caller。

　　［C］Boss and secretary.［D］Customer and repairman。

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

　　19.［A］The benefits of strong business competition。

　　［B］A proposal to lower the cost of production。

　　［C］Complaints about the expense of modernization。

　　［D］Suggestions concerning new business strategies。

　　20.［A］It costs much more than its worth。

　　［B］It should be brought up-to-date。

　　［C］It calls for immediate repairs。

　　［D］It can still be used for a long time。

　　21.［A］The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency。

　　［B］A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory。

　　［C］The entire staff should be retrained。

　　［D］Bettereducated employees should be promoted。

　　22.［A］Their competitors have long been advertising on TV。

　　［B］TV commercials are less expensive。

　　［C］Advertising in newspapers alone is not sufficient。

　　［D］TV commercials attract more investments。

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

　　23.［A］Searching for reference material。

　　［B］Watching a film of the 1930s’。

　　［C］Writing a course book。

　　［D］Looking for a job in a movie studio。

　　24.［A］It’s too broad to cope with. ［B］It’s a bit outdated。

　　［C］It’s controversial.［D］It’s of little practical value。

　　25.［A］At the end of the online catalogue。

　　［B］At the Reference Desk。

　　［C］In the New York Times。

　　［D］In the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature。

　　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 liberation movement of British women。

　　［B］Rapid economic development in Britain。

　　［C］Changing attitudes to family life。

　　［D］Reasons for changes in family life in Britain。

　　27.［A］Because millions of men died in the war。

　　［B］Because women had proved their worth。

　　［C］Because women were more skillful than men。

　　［D］Because factories preferred to employ women。

　　28.［A］The concept of “the family” as a social unit。

　　［B］The attitudes to birth control。

　　［C］The attitudes to religion。

　　［D］The ideas of authority and tradition。

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard。

　　29.［A］Synthetic fuel. ［B］Solar energy。

　　［C］Alcohol.［D］Electricity。

　　30.［A］Air traffic conditions. ［B］Traffic jams on highways。

　　［C］Road conditions.［D］New traffic rules。

　　31.［A］Go through a health check. ［B］Take little luggage with them。

　　［C］Arrive early for boarding. ［D］Undergo security checks。

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard。

　　32.［A］Washing plates. ［B］Clearing tables。

　　［C］Shining shoes. ［D］Sweeping the floor。

　　33.［A］He must work six days a week。

　　［B］He should never be late for work。

　　［C］He must study hard in his spare time。

　　［D］He should not bring his friends to the restaurant。

　　34.［A］To pay him for his work。

　　［B］To let him have 3 meals a day in the restaurant。

　　［C］To give his friends free drinks。

　　［D］To allow him to have more free time。

　　35.［A］Because the boy was not a fulltime worker。

　　［B］Because the boy had made some mistakes。

　　［C］Because he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirements。

　　［D］Because he thought it was his son who should pay him。

　　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 you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written。

　　Americans are proud of the (36)_________achievements made in this country. Medical scientists have found cures and (37)___________for such diseases as polio and tuberculosis. They have learned a great deal about (38)____________and heart disease. Many lives have been saved. American hospitals are the most modern and best (39)___________medical facilities in the world. But this degree of excellence has been expensive。

　　Medical costs in the United States are very high. There is a (40)___________health plan for Americans. But there are many programs (41)_________for this purpose. Many people have health plans at the companies where they work. Under these plans, the company pays a fixed (42)___________of money regularly into a fund. Then when the (43)_________________needs medical help, he can use money from the fund to pay for it。

　　Other people have health insurance. (44)______________________________. In some medical plans, the insurance company is also the medical institution. (45)__________________________________.Then when they need medical treatment, they go to the hospital without paying more money。

　　(46)____________________________________. These programs make medical care available to those without their own health insurance。

　　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。

　　There’s no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 47 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 48 for fossil fuels?

　　Global warming can seem too 49 to worry about, or too uncertain-something projected by the same computer 50 that often can’t get next week’s weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn’t be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 51 change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles。

　　Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the 52 is up 1°F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results aren’t pretty. Ice is 53 , rivers are running dry, and coasts are 54 , threatening communities。

　　The 55 are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn’t be out of mind, because they are omens of what’s in store for the 56 of the planet。

　　［A］remote［B］techniques［C］consisting［D］rest［E］willing

　　［F］climate［G］skill［H］appetite［I］melting［J］vanishing

　　［K］eroding［L］temperature［M］curiosity［N］changes［O］skillful

　　SectionB

　　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。

　　There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own concept of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly。

　　For some people, simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his frugal life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of and accepted by him and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own goals of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has selfconfidence it would be unfortunate to set one’s goals at too low a level of achievement。

　　A wise counselor once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration with his own professional success: “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park, or riding the subway downtown,” The counselor added, “You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given your best effort。”

　　57.In the first paragraph, the author implies that____________are essential in achieving success。

　　［A］ability and goals ［B］goals and determination

　　［C］ability and environment ［D］goals and environment

　　58.The word “frugal”(Line 2, Para. 2) means_________。

　　［A］wealthy ［B］wasteful

　　［C］thrifty ［D］miserable

　　59.Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because___________。

　　［A］their life is miserable ［B］they do not live in peace

　　［C］their goals are too low ［D］they are not rich enough by their own standards

　　60.The last paragraph implies that___________。

　　［A］we should have high goals

　　［B］success means achieving great goals

　　［C］success means taking a walk in the park

　　［D］success means trying one’s best at what one really likes

　　61.This passage mainly talks about___________。

　　［A］the definition of success ［B］how to achieve success

　　［C］how to set goals ［D］the importance of goals

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage。

　　Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the “look-say” or “whole-word” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively。

　　The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the self-directed, “learning how to learn” activities recommended by advocates (倡导者)of “open” classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these “Run-Spot-Run” readers。

　　However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate” in beginning reading. In his best-seller Why Johnny Can’t Read, Flesch indicted(控诉)the nation’s public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method. He said—and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmed—that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics(语音学)， is far superior。

　　Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step。

　　62.The author feels that counting on educators to teach reading correctly is_____________ 。

　　［A］only logical and natural［B］the expected position

　　［C］probably a mistake ［D］merely effective instruction

　　63.The author indicts the look-say reading approach because___________ 。

　　［A］it overlooks decoding［B］Rudolf Flesch agrees with him

　　［C］he says it is boring ［D］many schools continue to use this method

　　64.One major difference between the looksay method of learning reading and the phonics method is____________ 。

　　［A］looksay is simpler［B］phonics takes longer to learn

　　［C］looksay is easier to teach ［D］phonics gives readers access to far more words

　　65.The phrase “touch off” (Line 1, Para.3) most probably means________ 。

　　［A］talk about shortly ［B］start or cause

　　［C］compare with ［D］oppose