大学英语四级模拟试题

大学英语四级考试模拟题一PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic:ONE-OFFCHOPSTICKS.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese：.你和你的朋友在餐厅就餐，你的朋友对餐厅提供的非一次性筷子不满。.餐厅的负责人解释说这是为了节约资源，并保证这些餐具已经严格消毒；.你对此事的看法和采取的做法。One-offChopsticks注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上。PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions：Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-71choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-/0,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.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。PlasticBagPollutionTheuseofplasticbagshasincreasedatanalarmingratesincetheybecamepopularinthe1980s.Bigblackbinliners,plasticcarrierbagscarryingadvertisinglogos,clearsandwichbagsandavarietyofotherforms.They'relightweight,handyandeasilydiscarded.Tooeasilydiscarded.Justtakealookaroundyou.Plasticbagscanbeseenhangingfromthebranches,flyingintheair,settledamongstbushes,andfloatingonrivers.Theyblockupdrainscausingwaterandsewagetooverflowandbecomethebreedinggroundsofbacteriathatcausediseases.Plasticbagsaredifficultandcostlytorecycleandmostenduponlandfillsiteswheretheytakearound300yearstodecay.Theybreakdownintotinytoxicparticlesthatpollutethesoilandwaterwaysandenterthefoodchainwhenanimalsaccidentallyconsumethem.Buttheproblemssurroundingwasteplasticbagsstartlongbeforetheydecay.Ourplanetisbecomingincreasinglyendangeredbyourover-useofplasticbags.ProductionofPlasticBagsPlasticbagsaremadefromethylene(乙烯)，agasthatisproducedasaby-productofoil,gasandcoalproduction.Ethyleneismadeintopolymers(聚合体)一chainsofethylenemolecules-calledpolyethylene.Thissubstance,alsoknownaspolythene,isusedtoproducearangeofitems,includingplasticbags.Youhaveprobablynoticedtwotypesofplasticshoppingbags-thelighter,filmybagsyougetfromsupermarketsandfoodoutlets,andtheheavierbagsfromotherretailoutlets,likeclothingstores.Thesupermarketbagsaremadefromhighdensitypolyethylene(HDPE),whilethethickerbagsaremadefromlowdensitypolyethylene(LDPE).UnlikeHDPE,LDPEcannotberecycled.Whileplasticbagsmaynotbethemosthightechapplicationofplasticstechnology,itiscertainlyoneofthemostprevalent.AccordingtoCleanUpAustralia,Australiansuseinexcessof6billionplasticbagsperyea匚Iftiedtogetherthesebagswouldformachainthatislongenoughtogoaroundtheworld37times.Morethanhalfofthesebags（3.6billion）aremadefromHDPE.DangerstoSeaLifePlasticbagsarenowamongstthetop12itemsofwastemostoftenfoundalongthecoastlines.Animalsandseacreaturesarehurtandkilledeverydaybydiscardedplasticbags-adeadturtlewithaplasticbaghangingfromitsmouthisn'tapleasantsightbutmistakingplasticbagsforfoodiscommonplaceamongstmarineanimals.Plasticblockstheirintestines（肠道）andleadstoslowstarvation.Othersbecomeentangledinplasticbagsanddrown.Becauseplasticbagstakehundredsofyearstobreakdown,everyyearourseasbecome“home"tomoreandmorebagsthatfindtheirwaytherethroughoursewersandwaterways.Everybagthat'swasheddownadrainduringrainfallendsupinthesea;everybagthat'sflusheddownatoiletendsupinthesea;everybagthat'sblownintoariverwillmostlikelyendupinthesea.Onedisquietingfactstemmingfromthisisthatplasticbagscanbecomeserialkillers.Onceananimaldietofplasticbags,itdecaysatamuchfasterratethanthebag.Oncetheanimalhasdecomposed,thebagisreleasedbackintotheenvironmentmoreorlessintact,readytobeeatenbyanothermisguidedorganism.Theincrediblyslowrateofdecayofplasticbagsalsomeansthateachbagweusecompoundstheproblem,becausethebagssimplyaccumulate.PollutionTaxes&BansDifferentcountrieshaveadoptedarangeofapproachestodiscouragetheuseofplasticbagsinanattempttocutdownonthenumberofbagsfindingtheirwayintotheenvironment.InSouthAfricaforinstance,whereanestimatedeightbillionplasticbagsareusedannually,thegovernmenthasimplementednewregulationsthatwillseeonlythicker,moredurableplasticbagsproduced.Aswellasmakingthemmoresuitableforreuse,itishopedthattheextracostassociatedwiththeirproductionandsupplywillpreventretailersgivingthehigherqualitybagsaway,makingtheiruseamoreexpensiveoptionforconsumers.TheuseofplasticbagsisbeingdiscouragedinotherplacessuchasSingaporeandTainwan,whilethetaximposedontheuseofplasticshoppingbagsinIrelandhasresultedintheuseofplasticshoppingbagsbeingreducedby90%injustsixmonths.Priortothe15eurocentperbagtax,itwasestimatedthat1.2millionplasticshoppingbagswerebeinghandedoutinIrelandperyear.Themoneyraisedfromthetaxwillbeusedtofundenvironmentalinitiatives.Whileanythingthatlowersourconsumptionisgood,whywaituntilwe'rehitfinanciallybeforewechangeourhabitswhenchangesaren'tdifficulttomake?Howabouttakingpreviouslyusedbagswithyounexttimeyougototheshops?Orevenbetter-turnbacktimeanddoasgrandmadidandtakeabamboobasketwithyoueverytimeyougoshopping.Shop-ownerswouldratheryouusetheirbagsasthey'reaconvenientandcheapformofadvertising,butwhat'smoreimportant,shareholderprofitsortheenvironment?Plasticbagscanbere-cycledalthoughonlyaboutoneinevery200everfindsitswaytoarecyclingunit.Findoutifthere'sare-cyclingbinnearyouand,ifnot,askyourlocalauthorityforone.GreenhouseGasesSomecountrieshaveintroducedsocalled"environmentallyfriendlyplasticbags“thatarebiodegradable（可生物降解）.Thesebagstakeaboutthreeyearstobreakdownintopracticallynothingandwhilethatsoundslikeanattractivesolution,thetruthisthattheprocessofbreakingdownthesepetrol-basedbagscausescarbontobecomemethane（甲烷）whichisagreenhousegas.It'salsopossibletoget“plaslic“bagsmanufacturedfromcorn.Thesebreakdownveryquicklyandgiveoffnomoremethanethananothercornproductonlandfillsites.Unfortunately,they,remoreexpensivetoproduceandfewshopsusethem.GarbageBinsOnequestionthat'softenraisedinconnectionwiththeplasticbagdilemmaiswhatshouldbeusedtolinebinsifnotplasticbags?Toanswerthat,let'sgobackintimetowhenplasticbagswereyettobecomecommonplace.Whatdidwedo?Forone,wehadfarlessgarbage.Goodshadmuchlesspackagingthanisthecasetodaysowedidn'tfillourbinsasquickly.Peelings,eggshells,teabagsandcoffeegroundswereallusedascompost（肥料）forcrops,aswasanypaperthatwasn'tneededforlightingfires.Whatwasleftwentintoanunlinedbinwithanythingdirtyorwetbeingwrappedinnewspaperfirst.Ifwechoosecarefullywhenshoppingsoasnottobringhomemorepackagingthannecessary—there?sreallynopointinbringithomejusttothrowitstraightinthebinwhenweunpack,theamountofwastethatgoesintothekitchenbinwillbehalved,atleast.IndividualEffortByrefusingtouseplasticbags,youcanmakeahugedifferencetothepollutionproblem.Rememberthateachpersonusesabout83bagsayear.Iftherearefourpeopleinyourfamily,that's332plasticbagslesseveryyear.That's332bagslessthatwill:一releasetoxinsintothegroundwaterfromlandfillsites—stayintheenvironmentforhundredsofyears-getintothefoodchainthroughanimals—wasteenergyduringthemanufacturingprocess—killanyoftheestimated100,000marineanimalsthatdieeachyearofplasticpollutionTheseareall-importantfactorsthathaveaprofoundaffectonourenvironmentandthecreaturesweshareourplanetwith.Shouldwereallyputourownselfishneedsbeforetheneedsofeverythingaroundusnowandthelivesoffuturegenerations?That'suptoyoutodecide.Manythick,clothing-carryingplasticbags,madefrom,canhardlyberecycled.A.highdensitypolyethylene B.lowdensitypolyethyleneC.oilandcoal D.gasandcolaTheannualuseofplasticbagsinexceeds6billion.A.SingaporeB.AustraliaC.IrelandD.TaiwanPlasticbagscanbecomeahorribleserialkillerbecauseof.A.theirtoxicparticles B.theirlightweightC.theirincrediblyslowrateofdecayD.theiroverusebypeopleInSouthAfrica,inlinewithanewgovernmentregulation,willbebannedfromproduction.A.thicker,moredurableplasticbagsB.plasticbagssuitableforreuseC.thinner,short-livingplasticbagsD.thicker,higher-qualityplasticbags,thoughfriendlytotheenvironment,costtoomuchinmanufacturetowidelyused.A.Thepetrolbasedbags B.Themethane-releasingbagsC.Thecarbon-releasingbags D.hecom-basedbagsWhatisbotheringpeopleinconnectionwithplasticbagdilemma?Thequestionofwhatshouldbeusedtoreplaceplasticbagsasgarbagebinliners.Thefactthatonlyoneinevery200plasticbagsendupbeingrecycled.Theincreasingamountofgarbage.Thehighcostinvolvedinproducingenvironmentallyfriendlybags.It'sestimatedthateveryyearaboutarekilledbydiscardedplasticbags.A.10,000animals B.100,000seaanimalsC.100,000landanimals D.10,000wildlifeThefinaldestinationofmanycarelesslydiscardedplasticbagsis.InIreland,followingthecollectionofa15eurocentperbagtax,plasticbagusagehasdroppedby .Theso-calledenvironmentallyfriendlessbagsaremuchquickertobreakdown,butwillreleaseagreatdealof.PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A.ThemanmightbeabletoplayintheWorldCup.Theman'sfootballcareerseemstobeatanend.Themanwasoperatedonafewweeksago.themanisafanofworld-famousfootballplayers.A.Workoutaplantotightenhisbudget.Findouttheopeninghoursofthecafeteria.ApplyforaseniorpositionintherestaurantSolvehisproblembydoingapart-timejob.A.Afinancialburden. B.Agoodcompanion.C.Arealnuisance. D.Awell-trainedpet.A.Theerrorswillbecorrectedsoon.Thewomanwasmistakenherself.Thecomputingsystemistoocomplex.Hehascalledthewomanseveraltimes.A.Heneedshelptoretrievehisfiles.Hehastotypehispaperoncemore.Heneedssometimetopolishhispaper.Hewillbeawayforatwo-weekconference.A.Theymighthavetochangetheirplan.Hehasgoteverythingsetfortheirtrip.Hehasaheavierworkloadthanthewoman.TheycouldstayinthemountainsuntilJune8.

A.Theyhavetowaitamonthtoapplyforastudentloan.Theycanfindtheapplicationformsinthebrochure.Theyarenoteligibleforastudentloan.Theyarenotlatefbraloanapplication.A.Newlawsareyettobemadetoreducepollutantrelease.Pollutionhasattractedlittleattentionfromthepublic.Thequalityofairwillsurelychangeforthebetter.It'lltakeyearstobeingairpollutionundercontrol.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A.Enormoussizeofitsstores.B.Numerousvarietiesoffood.19.A.Enormoussizeofitsstores.B.Numerousvarietiesoffood.C.Itsappealingsurroundings.20.A.Anancientbuilding.C.Itsappealingsurroundings.20.A.Anancientbuilding.AnEgyptianmuseum.Itsrichandcolorfulhistory.B.Aworldofantiques.D.AnEgyptianMemorial.A.Itspowerbillreaches$9millionayear.Itsellsthousandsoflightbulbsaday.Itsuppliespowertoanearbytown.Itgenerates70%oftheelectricityituses.A.11,500.B.30,000.C.250,000.D.300,000.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard,23.A.Transferringtoanotherdepartment.Studyingaccountingatauniversity.Thinkingaboutdoingadifferentjob.Makingpreparationforherwedding.A.Shehasfinallygotapromotionandapayraise.Shehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanothercompany.Shecouldatlastleavetheaccountingdepartment.Shemanagedtokeepherpositioninthecompany.A.HeandAndreahaveprovedtobeaperfectmatch.Hechangedhismindaboutmarriageunexpectedly.Hedeclaredthathewouldremainsingleallhislife.HewouldmarryAndreaevenwithoutmeetingher.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,BtCandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。PassageOneQuestions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.Theyaremotorcyclesdesignatedfbrwatersports.theyarespeedyboatsrestrictedinnarrowwaterways.Theyarebecominganefficientformofwatertransportation.Theyaregettingmorepopularasameansorwaterrecreation.A.Waterscooteroperators,lackofexperience.BVacationers,disregardofwatersafetyrules.Overloadingofsmallboatsandothercraft.Carelessnessofpeopleboatingalongtheshore.A.Theyscarewhalestodeath.C.Theydischargetoxicemissions.A.Theyscarewhalestodeath.C.Theydischargetoxicemissions.A.Expandoperatingareas.Limittheuseofwaterscooters.B.Theyproducetoomuchnoise.TheyendangerlotsofwaterlifeB.Restrictoperatinghours.D.Enforcenecessaryregulations.PassageTwoQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.theyarestable. B.Theyareclose.C.Theyarestrained. D.Theyarechanging.A.Theyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirownbusiness.Notmanyofthemstayinthesameplaceforlong.Notmanyofthemcanwintrustfromtheirneighbors.Theyattachlessimportancetointerpersonalrelations.A.Countoneachotherforhelp. B.Giveeachotheracoldshoulder.C.Keepafriendlydistance. D.Buildafencebetweenthem.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.Itmayproduceanincreasingnumberofidleyoungsters.ItmayaffectthequalityofhighereducationinAmerica.Itmaycausemanyschoolstogooutofoperation.Itmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducatedworkers.A.Itislessseriousincitiesthaninruralareas.Itaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhighschools.Itresultsfromaworseningeconomicclimate.ItisanewchallengefacingAmericaneducators.A.Allowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteteachers.Creatingamorerelaxedlearningenvironment.Rewardingexcellentacademicperformance.Helpingthemtodevelopbetterstudyhabits.SectionCDirections;Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。I'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry.Itseemstomethatsomethinghastobedoneifweareto(36)asacountry.1certainlydon'tknowwhattheanswerstoourproblemsare.Thingscertainlyget(37)inahurrywhenyougetintothem.ButIwonderifsomethingcouldn'tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems.OnethingI'mconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputting(38)injailwhohaven'tharmedanyone.Whynotworkoutsomesystem(39)theycanpaybackthedebtstheyowesocietyinsteadof(40)anotherdebtbygoingtoprisonandofcoursecomingoutthe(41)ofhardenedcriminals.I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprisonsentencespeopleare(42)forseriouscrimes.Ofcourseonealternativetothisisto(43)capitalpunishment.ButI'mnotsureIwouldbeforthat.Tmnotsureit'srighttotakeaneyeforaneye.(44)Ialsothinkwemustdosomethingabouttheinsanityplea.Inmyopinion,anyonewhotakesanotherperson'slifeintentionallyisinsane.However,(45) .Itsaidofcoursethatapersonmayhavetospendtherestofhislifeor(46)PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth) (25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfallowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthehankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhenRobertoFelizcametotheUSAfromtheDominicanRepublic,heknewonlyafewwordsofEnglish.Educationsoonbecamea47.Tcouldn'tunderstandanything,“hesaid.He48fromhisteachers,camehomeintears,andthoughtaboutdroppingout.ThenMrs.Malave,abilingualeducator,begantoworkwithhimwhileteachinghimmathandscienceinhis49Spanish,"ShehelpedmestaysmartwhileteachingmeEnglish/*hesaid.Giventhechancetodemonstratehisability,he50confidenceandbegantosucceedinschool.Today,heisa51doctor,runshisownclinic,andworkswithseveralhospitals.Everyday,heusesthelanguageandacademicskillshe52throughbilingualeducationtotreathispatients.Roberto'sstoryisjustoneof53successstories.Researchhasshownthatbilingualeducationisthemost54wavbothtoteachchildrenEnglishandensurethattheysucceedacademically.InArizonaandTexas,bilingualstudents55outperformtheirpeersinmonolingualprograms.Calexico,Calif.,implementedbilingualeducation,andnowhasdropoutratesthatarelessthanhalfthestateaverageandcollege56ratesofmorethan90%.InElPaso,bilingualeducationprogramshavehelpedraisestudentscoresfromthelowestinTexastoamongthehighestinthenation.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。[A]wonder[B]acquired[C]consistently[D]regained[EJnightmare[F]native[G]acceptance[H]effective [I]hid[J]prominent[K]decent[L]countless[M]recalled [N]breakthrough[O(automaticallySectionBDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatement.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),D).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestion57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.'Tear'emapart!”“Killthefool!”"Murderthereferee(裁判)!”Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet'snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含义)maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent“asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent"is“adversary"；“enemy”"onewhoopposesyourinterests."Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtoeveryactionnomatterhowgross,maybeconsideredjustifiable.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer'srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed,"Aretheywetenoughnow?”Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthesuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent'sintentionalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongs,therebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with“associate“couldbeanidealwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate"is"coHeague”广friend”;'companion.”Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate“ratherthan“opponent”.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor'sview?Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers.aretooeagertowintreattheirrivalsasenemiesareusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffendedcannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitionsWhatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball.Herefusedtocontinuethegame.Heclaimedthatrefereewasunfair.HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.Accordingtothepassage,playersinagamemay.kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforceliedownonthegroundasanactofprotestdeliberatelythrowtheballatanyoneillegallyblockingtheirwaykeeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegameTheauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationunsportsimprovedby.regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandrefereescallingonplayerstousecleanlanguageinthecourtraisingthereferee'ssenseofresponsibilitychangingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfieldPassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedinthefollowingpassage.IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge(保护区)(ANWR)tohelpsecureAmerica'senergyfuture?PresidentBushcertainlythinksso.HehasarguedthattappingANWR,soilwouldhelpeaseCalifornia'selectricitycrisisandprovideamajorboosttothecountry,senergyindependence.Butnooneknowsforsurehowmuchcrudeoilliesburiedbeneaththefrozenearth,withthelastgovernmentsurvey,conductedin1998,projectingoutputanywherefrom3billionto16billionbarrels.Theoilindustrygoeswiththehighendoftherange,whichcouldequalasmuchas10%ofU.S.consumptionforaslongassixyears.Bypumpingmorethan1millionbarrelsadayfromthereserveforthenexttwotothreedecades,lobbyistsclaim,thenationcouldcutbackonimportsequivalenttoallshipmentstotheU.S.fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.Anoilboomwouldalsomeanamultibillion-dollarwindfall(意外之财)intaxrevenues,royalties(开采权使用费)andleasingfeesforAlaskaandtheFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocatesofdrillingsay,damagetotheenvironmentwouldbeinsignificant."We'veneverhadadocumentedcaseofanoilrigchasingdeeroutontothepackice,“sayAlaskaStateRepresentativeScottOgan.Notsofast,sayenvironmentalists.StickingtothelowendofgovernmentestimatestheNationalResourcesDefendsCouncilsaystheremaybenomorethan3.2billionbarrelsofeconomicallyrecoverableoilinthecoastalplainofANWR,adropinthebucketthatwoulddovirtuallynothingtoeaseAmerica'senergyproblems.Andconsumerswouldwaituptoadecadetogainanybenefits,becausedrillingcouldbeginonlyaftermushbargainingoverleases,environmentalpermitsandregulatoryreview.AsforANWR'simpactontheCaliforniapowercrisis,environmentalistspointoutthatoilisresponsibleforonly1%oftheGoldenState'selectricityoutputandjust3%ofthenation's.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。WhatdoesPresidentBushthinkoftappingoilinANWR?ItwillincreaseAmerica'senergyconsumption.Itwillexhaustthenation'soilreserves.Itwillhelpreducethenation'soilimports.ItwillhelpsecurethefutureofANWR.WelearnfromthesecondparagraphthattheAmericanoilindustry.showslittleinteresttappingoilinANWRexpecttostopoilimportsfromSaudiArabiatendtoexaggerateAmerica'srelianceonforeignoilbelievesthatdrillingforANWRwillproducehighyieldsThoseagainstoildrillingANWRarguethat.itwilldraintheoilreservesintheAlaskanregionitcandolittletosolveU.S.energyproblemitcancauseseriousdamagetotheenvironmentitwillnothavemuchcommercialvalueWhatdotheenvironmentalistsmeanbysaying“Notsofast”(Linel,Psra.3)?A)Don'tbetoooptimistic. B)Don'texpectfastreturns.C)Theoildrillingshouldbedelayed. D)Oilexploitationtakesalongtime.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatoilexploitationbeneathANWR'sfrozenearth.A)involvesalotoftechnologicalproblems B)remainsacontroversialissueC)isexpectedtogetunderwaysoon D)willenabletheU.S.tobeoilindependentCloze(15minutes)Directions：Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.The67yougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually68youmoneyorcanadd69thecost.Takethe70exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmight71thatyouaremakingthe72buyifyouchooseone73lookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest74price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatit75twiceaslongasamoreexpensive76todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwell77yourhairdryerthemost