英语四级考试历年真题及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutetowriteashortessayonthetopicof

studentsselectingtheirlectures.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

bellow:

1.越来电多的博物管免费对外歼数的目的是什么7

2.也会带束一些间交

3.馀的看法7

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PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgivenin

thepassage.

HowDoYouSeeDiversity?

Asamanager;Tiffanyisresponsibleforinterviewingapplicantsforsomeofthepositions

withhercompany.Duringoneinterview,shenoticedthatthecandidatenevermadedirecteye

contact.Shewaspuzzledandsomewhatdisappointedbecauseshelikedtheindividualotherwise.

Hehadaperfectresumeandgavegoodresponsestoherquestions,butthefactthathe

neverlookedherintheeyesaid“untrustworthy,"soshedecidedtoofferthejobtohersecond

choice.

"Itwasn'tuntilIattendedadiversityworkshopthatIrealizedthepersonwepassedoverwas

theperfectperson/Tiffanyconfesses.Whatshehadn'tknownatthetimeoftheinterviewwas

thatthecandidate's"different“behaviorwassimplyaculturalmisunderstanding.Hewasan

Asian-Americanraisedinahouseholdwhererespectforthoseinauthoritywasshownby

averting(避开)youreyes.

"\wasjustthrownoffbythelackofyecontact;notrealizingitwascultural/Tiffanysays."I

missedout?butwillnotmissthatopportunityagain.”

Manyofushavehadsimilarencounterswithbehaviorsweperceiveasdifferent.Asthe

worldbecomessmallerandourworkplacesmorediverse,itisbecomingessentialtoexpandour

under-standingofothersandtoreexaminesomeofourfalseassumptions.

HireAdvantage

Atatimewhenhiringqualifiedpeopleisbecomingmoredifficult,employerswhocan

eliminateinvalidbiases(偏爱)fromtheprocesshaveadistinctadvantage.Mycompany,Mindsets

LLC,helpsorganizationsandindividualsseetheirownblindspots.Arealestaterecruiterwe

workedwithillustratesthepositivedifferencesuchtrainingcanmake.

“DuringmyMindsetscoachingsessionJwastaughthowtorecruitadiversifiedworkforce.I

recruitedpeoplefromdifferentculturesandskillsets.Theagentswereabletoutilizetheirfull

potentialandexperiencestobuildupthecompany.Whentherealestatemarketbegantochange,

itwasbecausewehadadiverseagentpoolthatwewereabletostayintherealestatemarket

muchlongerthanothersinthesameprofession//

BlindedbyGender

Daleisanaccountexecutivewhoattendedoneofmyworkshopsonsupervisingadiverse

workforce."ThroughoneofthesessionsJdiscoveredmypersonalbiasherecalls.H\learnedI

hadnotbeenlookingatapersonasawholeperson,andbeingopentodifferences"Inhiscase,

theblindnesswasnotaboutculturebutrathergender.

“Ihadamanagementpositionopeninmydepartment;andthetwofinalistswereamananda

woman.HadInotattendedthisworkshop,1wouldhaveautomaticallyassumedthemanwas

thebestcandidatebecausethepositionrequiredquiteabitofextensivetravel.Myreasoning

wouldhavebeenthateventhoughbothcandidatesweregreatandcouldhavebeensuccessfulin

theposition,1assumedthewomanwouldhavewantedtobehomewithherchildrenandnot

travel//Dale'sassumptionsareanotherexampleofthewell-intentionedbutincorrectthinking

thatlimitsanorganization'sabilitytotapintothefullpotentialofadiverseworkforce.

learnedfromtheclassthatinsteadofimposingmygenderbiasesintothesituation,Ineeded

topresentthefullrangeofduties,responsibilitiesandexpectationstoallcandidatesandallow

themtomakeaninformeddecisionDalecreditstheworkshop,“becauseithelpedmemake

decisionsbasedonfairness

YearoftheKnow-It-All

Dougisanothersupervisorwhoattendedoneofmyworkshops.Herecallsamajorlessonlearned

fromhisownemployee.

“OneofmymostembarrassingmomentswaswhenIhadaChinese-Americanemployeeputina

requesttotaketimeofftocelebrateChineseNewYear.Inmyignorance,Iassumedhehadhis

dateswrong,asthefirstofJanuaryhadjustpassed.WhenIadvisedhimofthis,Igavehima

longtalking-toaboutturninginrequestsearlywiththeproperdates.

“Hepatientlywaited,thenwhenIwasdone,hesaidhewouldlikeChineseNewYeardidnot

beginJanuaryfirst,andthatChineseNewYear,whichistiedtothelunarcycle,isoneofthemost

celebratedholidaysontheChinesecalendar.Needlesstosay,Ifeltveryembarrassedin

assuminghehadhisdatesmixedup.ButIlearnedagreatdealaboutassumptions,andthatthe

timingofholidaysvariesconsiderablyfromculturetoculture.

“AttendingthediversityworkshophelpedmerealizehowmuchIcouldlearnbysimplyasking

questionsandcreatingdialogueswithmyemployees,ratherthanmakingassumptionsandtrying

tobeaknow-it-all"Dougadmits."ThebiggestthingItookawayfromtheworkshopislearning

howtobemore'inclusive'todifferences//

AbetterBottomLine

Anopenmindaboutdiversitynotonlyimprovesorganizationsinternally,itisprofitableas

well.Thesecommentsfromacustomerservicerepresentativeshowhowaninclusiveattitude

canimprovesales//MostofmycustomersspeakEnglishasasecondlanguage.Oneofthebest

thingsmycompanyhasdoneistocontractwithalanguageservicethatofferstranslationsover

thephone.Itwasn'tuntilmybossreceivedMindsets'trainingthatshewasabletounderstand

howimportantinclusivenesswastocustomerservice.Asresult,ourcustomerbasehas

increased

Oncewestarttoseepeopleasindividuals.anddiscardthestereotypes,wecanmove

positivelytowardinclusivenessforeveryone.Diversityisaboutcomingtogetherandtaking

advantageofourdifferencesandsimilarities.Itisaboutbuildingbettercommunitiesand

organizationsthatenhanceusasindividualsandreinforceoursharedhumanity.

Whenwebegintoquestionourassumptionsandchallengewhatwethinkwehavelearnedfrom

ourpast,fromthemedia,peers,family,friends,etc,webegintorealizethatsomeofour

conclusionsareflawed(有秋陷的)orcontrarytoourfundamentalvalues.Weneedtotrain

our-selvestothinkdifferently,shiftourmindsetsandrealizethatdiversityopensdoorsforallof

us‘creatingopportunitiesinorganizationsandcommunitiesthatbenefiteveryone.

1.WhatbotheredTiffanyduringaninterviewwithhercandidate?

A)Hejustwouldn'tlookherintheeye.

B)Hewasslowinansweringherquestions.

C)Hisanswerstosomeofherquestionswereirrelevant.

D)Hisanswerstosomeofherquestionswereirrelevant.

2.Tiffany'smisjudgmentaboutthecandidatestemmedfrom.

A)Racialstereotypes.C)Racialstereotypes.

B)Invalidpersonalbias.D)Emphasisonphysicalappearance

3.Whatisbecomingessentialinthecourseofeconomicglobalizationaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Hiringqualifiedtechnicalandmanagementpersonnel.

B)Increasingunderstandingofpeopleofothercultures.

C)Constantlyupdatingknowledgeandequipment.

D)Expandingdomesticandinternationalmarkets.

4.WhatkindoforganizationisMindsetsLLC?

A)Arealestateagency.C)Aculturalexchangeorganization.

B)Apersonneltrainingcompany.D)Ahi-techcompany

5.Afteroneoftheworkshops,accountexecutiveDalerealizedthat.

A)Hehadhiredthewrongperson.

B)Hecouldhavedonemoreforhiscompany.

C)Hehadnotmanagedhisworkforcewell.

D)Hemustgetridofhisgenderbias.

6.WhatdidDalethinkofMindsetsLLC'sworkshop?

A)Itwaswell-intentionedbutpoorlyconducted.

B)Ittappedintotheexecutives'fullpotential.

C)Ithelpedhimmakefairdecisions.

D)Itmetparticipants'diverseneeds.

7.HowdidDoug,asupervisor,respondtoaChinese-Americanemployee'srequestforleave?

A)Hetoldhimtogetthedatesright.C)Heflatlyturneditdown

B)Hedemandedanexplanation.D)Hereadilyapprovedit.

8.Dougfeltwhenherealizedthathisassumptionwaswrong.

9.AfterattendingMindsets'workshops,theparticipantscametoknowtheimportanceof

totheirbusiness.

10.Whenweviewpeopleasindividualsandgetridofstereotypes,wecanachievediversity

andbenefitfromthebetweenus.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35Minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

11.A)Sheexpectedmorepeopleatherparty.

B)Sheenjoysentertainingsmallchildren.

C)Shethrewasurprisepartyforherfriend

D)Shehasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularity.

12.A)Theyarenotusedtolivinginacoldplace.

B)TheyfeelluckytoliveinFlorida.

C)Theyaregoingtohaveaholiday.

D)Theyhavenotbookedtheirairticketsyet.

13.A)Hewaspleasedtogetthemedal.C)Heusedtobeafirefighter.

B)Hewasverycourageous.D)Hewasaccusedofcausingafire.

14.A)Makeaprofitableinvestment.C)GetpartsforthemachinefromJapan.

B)BuyanewwashingmachineD)Havetheoldwashingmachinefixed.

15.A)Heispleasedwithhisexcitingnewjob.

B)Hefindsthehugeworkloadunbearable.

C)Hefindshisofficemuchtoobigforhim.

D)Heisnotsoexcitedabouthisnewposition.

16.A)Thewomanisgoingtoholdabigpartytomorrow.

B)Themanhasnoideawhattherightthingtodois.

C)Thewomandoesn'tknowhowtogettotheparty.

D)Themanofferstodrivethewomantotheparty.

17.A)Drawingupabusinessplan.C)Finalizingacontract.

B)Discussingatermpaper.D)Reviewingaco-authoredarticle.

18.A)Sheorderedsomepaper.C)Shechattedonlinewithafriend

B)Shehadtheprinterrepaired.D)Shefilledinanapplicationform

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Hishealthisgettingworse.C)Hispastlifeupsetshimagooddeal.

B)Hecannolongerworkatsea.D)Hehasnotgottheexpectedpension.

20.A)Shepassedawayyearsago.C)Shehasbeenworkingataclinic.

B)Sheusedtoworkasamodel.D)Shehasbeenseriouslyillforyears.

21.A)Shehasmadelotsofmoneyasadoctor.

B)Sheisgoingtotakecareofherolddad.

C)Shehasnevergotonwithherfather.

D)Sheiskindandgenerousbynature.

22.A)Hedinesoutwithhiswifeeveryweekend.

B)Heisexcellentbutlookshad-tempered.

C)Hedoesnotcareabouthisappearance.

D)Heisnotquitepopularwithhispatients.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Themanhassenttheordertothewomanbymistake

B)Someofthetelephonesystemsdon'tworkproperly

C)Someofthepacksdonotcontainanymanuals.

D)Thequalityofthegoodsisnotuptothestandard.

24.A)Sendaserviceengineertodotherepairs.

B)Consultherbossaboutthebestsolution.

C)Passtheman'sordertotherightperson.

D)Thequalityofthegoodsisnotuptothestandard.

25.A)Ideal.C)Partial

B)TemporaryD)Creative

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage.Youwill

hearsomequestions.Bossthepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Itisentertaining.C)Ittakeslotsoftime.

B)Itisacostlyhobby.D)Itrequirestraining.

27.A)Theycanharmnearbyplants.C)Theyfighteachotherforfood.

B)Theymaycatchsomedisease.D)Theymaypollutetheenvironment.

28.A)Placethefoodonwarmerspots.C)Avoidusinganycontaminatedfood.

B)Usepreparedfeedmixturesonly.D)Continuethefeedingtillitgetswarm.

PassageTwo

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.A)Hewillbetrayevenhisbestfriends.

B)Heisabletomakeupgoodexcuses.

C)Hewillliewheneverhewants.

D)Hetriestoachievehisgoalatanycost

30.A)ShemadehimapologizeC)Shebrokeupwithhim.

B)ShereadilyforgavehimD)Sherefusedtoanswerhiscalls.

31.A)Buyheranewsetoftires.C)Lendherhisbatteries.

B)Helpcleanherapartment.D)Movefurnitureforher.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)Theatmospheretheyliveinisratherunreal.

B)Theirparentsputtoomuchpressureonthem.

C)It'shardforthemtogetalongwithotherkids.

D)Theyhavetoliveintheshadowoftheirparents.

33.A)Healwaysboastsabouthisrichfather.

B)Hewillgrowuptobegoodfornothing.

C)Hehastoomuchtoknowthevalueofthings.

D)Heistooyoungtomanagehisinheritedproperty.

34.A)ShewantsAmandatogetprofessionalcare.

B)Shehasnoexperienceinraisingchildren.

C)Shewantstoshowoffherwealth.

D)Shehasnotimetodoitherself.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

secondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwords

youhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwrite

downthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Around120yearsago,Ebbinghausbeganhisstudyofmemory.He(36).onstudyinghow

quicklythehumanmindcanremember(37).Oneresultofhisresearchisknownasthe

totaltimehypothesis(whichsimplymeanstheamountyoulearn(38)onthetime

youspendtryingtolearnit.Thiscanbetakenasourfirstruleoflearning.

Althoughitisusuallytruethatstudyingforfourhoursisbetterthanstudyingforone,thereis

stillthequestionofhowweshouldusethefourhours.Forexample,isitbettertostudyforfour

hours(39)ortostudyforonehouradayforfourdaysina(40)?.Theanswer,as

youmayhave(41),isthatitisbettertospreadoutthestudytimes.This(42),

throughwhichwecanlearnmore(43).bydividingourpracticetime,isknownasthe

distributionofpracticeeffect.Thus,(44).

Butwe'renotfinishedyet.Wehaven/tconsideredhowweshouldstudyoververyshortperiods

oftime.(45).Should

youlookatthesamewordinrapidsuccession,orlookatthewordandthenhavesomedelay

beforeyoulookatitagain?(46).

PartIVReadingComprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

EveryyearinthefirstweekofmyEnglishclass,somestudentsinformmethatwrithingis

toohard.Theyneverwrite,unlessassignments___47___it.Theyfinethewritingprocess

___48___anddifficult.

Howawfultobeabletospeakinalanguagebutnottowriteinit-___49___English,

withitsrichvocabulary.Beingabletospeakbutnotwriteislikelivinginan___50___

mansion(豪宅)andneverleavingonesmallroom.WhenImeetstudentswhothinktheycan't

write,Iknowasateachermy51istoshowthemtherestoftherooms.Mytaskisto

buildfluencywhileprovidingtheopportunityinherentinanywritingactivityto____52

themoralandemotionaldevelopmentofmystudents.Onegreatwaytodothisisbyhaving

studentswriteinajournalinclasseveryday.

Writingabilityislikestrengthtraining.Writingneedstobedone___53___Justlike

exercise;justasmusclesgrowstrongerwithexercise,writingskillsimprovequicklywithwriting

practice.Ioftenseeariseinstudentconfidenceand___54___afteronlyafewweeksof

journalwriting.

ExpressingoneselfinwritingisoneofthemostimportantskillsIteachtostrengthenthe

wholestudent.Whenmystudentspracticejournalwriting,theyarepracticingfortheirfuture

academic,political,and___55___lives.Theybuildskillssothatsomedaytheymightwrite

agreatnovel,apieceofsorelyneededlegislation,ortheperfectloveletter.Everydaythatthey

writeintheirjournalsputsthemastep___56___tofluency,eloquence(傩科)，andcommand

oflanguage.

A)closer1)painful

B)dailyJ)performance

C)emotionalK)profession

D)enhanceL)remarkably

E)enormousM)require

F)especiallyN)sensitive

G)hinder0)urge

H)mission

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheJanuaryfashionshow,calledFutureFashion,exemplifiedhowfargreendesignhascome.

OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofitEarthPledge,theshowinspiredmanytopdesigners

toworkwithsustainablefabricsforthefirsttime.Severalhavesincemadepledgestoinclude

organicfabricsintheirlines.

Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfashionstillfacemanychallenges.ScottHahn,cofounder

withGregoryofRoganandLoomstate,whichusesall-organiccotton,sayshigh-quality

sustainablematerialscanstillbetoughtofine."Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsarefinding

therearen'tcomparablefabricsthatcanjustreplacewhatyou'redoingandshatyourcustomers

areusedto"hesays.Forexample,organiccottonandnon-organiccottonarevirtually

indistinguishableoncewovenintoadress.Butsomepopularsynthetics,likestretchnylon,still

havefeweco-friendlyequivalents.

Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport.Lastyeartheinfluential

tradeshowDesigners&Agentsstoppedchargingitsparticipationfeeforyounggreen

entrepreneurs(企业家)whoattenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewYorkand

gavespecialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%sustainable.Itnow

countsmorethan50greendesigners,upfromfewerthanadozentwoyearsago.Thisweek

Wal-Martissettoannounceamajorinitiativeaimedathelpingcottonfarmersgoorganic:itwill

buytransitional(过泼型的)cottonathigherprices,thushelpingtoexpandthesupplyofakey

sustainablematerial.wMainstreamisabouttooccur:saysHahn.

Someanalysts(今折师)arelesssure.Amongconsumers,only18%areevenawarethat

ecofashionexists,upfrom6%fouryearsago.NatalieHormilla,afashionwriter,isanexample

oftheunconvertedconsumer,Whenaskedifsheownedanysustainableclothes,shereplied:

“NotthatI'mawareof"Likemostconsumers,shefindslittletimetoshop,andwhenshedoes,

she'sonthehuntfor"cutestuffthatisn'ttooexpensive.〃Byherownadmission,greenjustisn't

yetonhermind.But-thankstothecombinedeffortsofdesigners,retailersandsuppliers-one

dayitwillbe.

57.WhatissaidaboutFutureFashion?

A)Itinspiredmanyleadingdesignerstostartgoinggreen.

B)Itshowedthatdesignersusingorganicfabricswouldgofar.

C)Itservedasanexampleofhowfashionshowsshouldbeorganized.

D)Itconvincedthepublicthatfashionableclothesshouldbemadedurable.

58.AccordingtoScottHahn,onebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgoorganicis

that

A)muchmoretimeisneededtofinishadressusingsustainablematerials.

B)theyhavetocreatenewbrandsforclothesmadeoforganicmaterials.

C)customershavedifficultytellingorganicfromnon-organicmaterials.

D)qualityorganicreplacementsforsyntheticsarenotreadilyavailable.

59.WelearnfromParagraph3thatdesignerswhoundertakegreenfashion.

A)canattendvarioustradeshowsfree.

B)arereadilyrecognizedbythefashionworld

C)canbuyorganiccottonatfavorableprices.

D)aregainingmoreandmoresupport.

60.WhatisNatalieHormilla'sattitudetowardecofashion?

A)Shedoesn'tseemtocareaboutit.C)Sheisdoubtfulofitspracticalvalue.

B)Shedoesn'tthinkitissustainableD)Sheisverymuchopposedtotheidea

61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofgreenfashion?

A）Greenproductswillsoongomainstream.

B）Ithasaverypromisingfuture.

C）Consumershavethefinalsay.

D）Itwillappealmoretoyoungpeople.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrand（建）of

hair,atechniquethatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentified

murdervictims.

Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeople's

hair.

"You'rewhatyoueatanddrink,andthat'srecordedinyouhair/saidThureCerling,ageologist

attheUniversityofUtah.

WhileU.Sdietisrelativelyidentical,watersuppliesvary.Thedifferencesresultfromweather

patterns.Thechemicalcompositionofrainfallchangesslightlyasraidcloudsmove.

Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestable,buttracesofbothelementsarealso

presentasheavierisotopes（同俄索）.Theheaviestraidfallsfirst.Asaresult,stormsthatform

overthePacificdeliverheavierwatertoCaliforniathantoUtah.

SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.Bymeasuringtheproportionofheavierhydrogenand

oxygenisotopesalongastrandofhair,scientistscanconstructageographictimeline.Eachinch

ofhaircorrespondstoabouttwomonths.

Cerling/steamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesandconstructedamopoftheregional

differences.Theycheckedtheaccuracyofthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65

barbershops.

Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregionsroughlycorrespondingto

themovementofraidsystems.

"It'snotgoodforpinpointing（蒲福及俄）,“Cerlingsaid."It'sgoodforeliminatingmany

possibilitiesJ

ToddPark,alocaldetective,saidthemethodhashelpedhimlearnmoreaboutanunidentified

womanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnearGreatSaltLake.

Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bones,aT-shirtandseveralstrandsofhair.

WhenParkheardabouttheresearch,hegavethehairsamplestotheresearchers.Chemical

testingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeherdeath,shemovedabouteverytwomonths.

ShestayedintheNorthwest,althoughthetestcouldnotbemorespecificthansomewhere

betweeneasternOregonandwesternWyoming.

"It'sstillasubstantialarea"Parksaid"Butitnarrowsitwaydownforme

62.Whatisthescientists'newdiscovery?

A)One'shairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.

B)Aperson'shairmayrevealwheretheyhavelived.

C)Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.

D)Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.

63.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"You'rewhatyoueatanddrinkw(Line1,Para.3)?

A)Foodanddrinkaffectone'spersonalitydevelopment.

B)Foodanddrinkpreferencesvarywithindividuals.

C)Foodanddrinkleavetracesinone'sbodytissues.

D)Foodanddrinkareindispensabletoone'sexistence.

64.WhatissaidabouttherainfallinAmerica'sWest?

A)ThereismuchmorerainfallinCaliforniathaninUtah.

B)Thewateritdeliversbecomeslighterwhenitmovesinland.

C)Itschemicalcompositionislessstablethaninotherareas.

D)Itgathersmorelightisotopesasitmoveseastward.

65.WhatdidCerling'steamproduceintheirresearch?

A)Amapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwater.

B)Acollectionofhairsamplesfromvariousbarbershops.

C)Amethodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhair.

D)Achartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem.

66.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerling'sresearch?

A)Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.

B)Ithelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitted.

C)Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.

D)Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunderinvestigation.

PartVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofth