09年12月英语四级考试模拟题及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled“HowtoConductPatrioticEducationAmongtheYouthofToday”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.我国爱国主义教育的现状;2.爱国主义教育的重要意义;3.如何在青少年中开展爱国主义教育?PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Work-lifebalance:WaystorestoreharmonyandreducestressFindingwork-lifebalanceintoday’sfrenetically(疯狂)pacedworldisnosimpletask.Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyoumissoutonarewardingpersonallife.Thenagain,whenyoufacechallengesinyourpersonallife,suchascaringforanagingparentorcopingwithmaritalproblems,concentratingonyourjobcanbedifficult.Whethertheproblemistoomuchfocusonworkortoolittle,whenyourworklifeandyourpersonallifefeeloutofbalance,stress—alongwithitsharmfuleffects—istheresult.Thegoodnewsisthatyoucantakecontrolofyourwork-lifebalance—andgiveyourselfthetimetodothethingsthataremostimportanttoyou.Thefirststepistorecognizehowtheworldofworkhaschanged.Thenyoucanevaluateyourrelationshiptoworkandapplysomespecificstrategiesforstrikingahealthierbalance.HowworkinvadesyourpersonallifeTherewasatimewhenemployeesshowedupforworkMondaythroughFridayandworkedeight-tonine-hourdays.Theboundariesbetweenworkandhomewerefairlyclearthen.Buttheworldhaschangedand,unfortunately,theboundarieshaveblurredformanyworkers.Here’swhy:●Globaleconomy.Asmoreskilledworkersenterthegloballabormarketandcompaniesoutsourceormovemorejobstoreducelaborcosts,peoplefeelpressuredtoworklongerandproducemorejusttoprotecttheirjobs.●Internationalbusiness.Workcontinuesaroundtheworld24hoursadayforsomepeople.Ifyouworkinaninternationalorganization,youmightbeoncallaroundtheclockfortroubleshootingorconsulting.●Advancedcommunicationtechnology.Manypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoworkanywhere—fromtheirhome,fromtheircarandevenonvacation.Andsomemanagersexpectthis.●Longerhours.Employerscommonlyaskemployeestoworklongerhoursthanthey’rescheduled.Often,overtimeismandatory(强制性的).Ifyouhopetomoveupthecareerladder,youmayfindyourselfregularlyworkingmorethan40hoursaweektoachieveandexceedexpectations.Sometimesworkingovertimeisimportant.Ifyouworkforacompanythatrequiresmandatoryovertime,youwon’tbeabletoavoidit,butyoucanlearntomanageit.Mostimportantly,saynowhenyou’retootired,whenit’saffectingyourhealthorwhenyouhavecrucialfamilyobligations.Strikingthebestwork-lifebalanceFormostpeople,juggling(巧妙处理)thedemandsofcareerandpersonallifeisanongoingchallenge.Withsomanydemandsonyourtime—fromovertimetofamilyobligations—itcanfeeldifficulttostrikethisbalance.Thegoalistomaketimefortheactivitiesthatarethemostimportanttoyou.Herearesomeideastohelpyoufindthebalancethat’sbestforyou:●Learntosayno.Whetherit’saco-workeraskingyoutospearhead(充当先锋)anextraprojectoryourchild’steacheraskingyoutomanagetheclassplay,rememberthatit’sOKtorespectfullysayno.Whenyouquitdoingthethingsyouonlydooutofguiltorafalsesenseofobligation,you’llmakemoreroominyourlifefortheactivitiesthataremeaningfultoyouandbringyoujoy.●Leaveworkatwork.Makeaconsciousdecisiontoseparateworktimefrompersonaltime.Whenwithyourfamily,forinstance,turnoffyourcellphoneandputawayyourlaptopcomputer.●Manageyourtime.Organizehouseholdtasksefficiently.Dooneortwoloadsoflaundryeveryday,ratherthansavingitallforyourdayoff.Aweeklyfamilycalendarofimportantdatesandadailylistofto-doswillhelpyouavoiddeadlinepanic.Ifyouremployeroffersacourseintimemanagement,signupforit.●Getenoughsleep.There’snothingasstressfulandpotentiallydangerousasworkingwhenyou’resleep-deprived.Notonlyisyourproductivityaffected,butalsoyoucanmakecostlymistakes.Youmaythenhavetoworkevenmorehourstomakeupforthesemistakes.●Communicateclearly.Limittime-consumingmisunderstandingsbycommunicatingclearlyandlisteningcarefully.Takenotesifnecessary.●Nurtureyourself.Setasidetimeeachdayforanactivitythatyouenjoy,suchaswalking,workingoutorlisteningtomusic.●Setasideonenighteachweekforrecreation.Takethephoneoffthehook,powerdownthecomputerandturnofftheTV.Discoveractivitiesyoucandowithyourpartner,familyorfriends,suchasplayinggolf,fishingorcanoeing.Makingtimeforactivitiesyouenjoywillrejuvenate(使年轻)you.Remember,strikingawork-lifebalanceisn’taone-shotdeal.Creatingbalanceinyourlifeisacontinuousprocess.Balancedoesn’tmeandoingeverything.Examineyourprioritiesandsetboundaries.Befirminwhatyoucanandcannotdo.Onlyyoucanrestoreharmonytoyourlifestyle.1.Whatwillhappenifyourworklifeandpersonallifefeeloutofbalance?A)Youwillhavelittletimetofinishyourwork.B)Youmayfeelstress,whichwillaffectyounegatively.C)Youwillhavealotoftimetosharewithyourfamily.D)Youwillneverbalancethecombinationoflifeandwork.2.Theboundariesbetweenworkandhomehaveblurredforthefollowingreasons,EXCEPT_______.A)globaleconomyB)changesinfamilyrolesC)advancedcommunicationtechnologyD)highdivorcerate3.Whatwillhappenifyou’respendingmostofyourtimeatwork?A)Youwilllosebothhealthandwealth.B)Youwillbehatedbyyourlovedones.C)Youwillloseallyourfriends.D)Youmaybegivenmoreresponsibility.4.Accordingtothepassage,you’dbettersaynotomandatoryovertimewhen_______________.A)yougetboredwiththeworkB)youarenotinterestedintheworkC)youcan’tgetadditionalallowanceD)youhavecrucialfamilyobligations5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A)Youshoulddothethingspeopleaskyoutodowithoutfeelingguilty.B)Youshouldn’tdothethingspeopleaskyoutodoifyoudon’twantto.C)Todothingspeopleaskyoutodocanbringyoualotofjoy.D)Todothingsforyourselfismoremeaningfulthantodothingsforothers.6.WhatwillNOThappenifyoudon’tgetenoughsleep?A)Youwillfeelstressedwhileworking.B)Youwillhavenosenseofexhaustion.C)Youcanmakecostlymistakes.D)Youwillhavelowproductivity.7.Whatdoestherealbalancemeanaccordingtotheauthor?A)Examiningprioritiesanddecidingwhatisthemostimportanttoyou.B)Doingeverythingyouwanttodowhetheryoucandoitornot.C)Sayingyestoeverybodyinordertomaintaingoodrelationships.D)Beingfirmthatworkingovertimewillstrikeawork-lifebalance.8.Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyouwon’thaveenoughtimetoenjoyyour_______________.9.Youhaveslowresponsesandyoureye-handcoordinationdecreaseswhenyou’re________.10.Youcansavealotoftimeandavoidmisunderstandingsifyoucommunicateclearlyand____________.PartIIIReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)■SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions11to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Majorretailersandcarmanufacturershaveslashed(削减)theirmarketingbudgetsinthesixmonthstoOctober,2008,asthefinancialcrisishastakenitstoll,whilesupermarketshave11advertisingspendinginabattletoprovethattheyofferthemost12prices.AccordingtonewresearchundertakenforTheDailyTelegraphbyNielsenMediaResearch,inthesixmonthstoSeptember30,2008,Marks&Spencer’sadvertisingspendfell20.3pcto￡25.3m,13withthesameperiodin2007.Whiletheretailerhasspentheavilyonacampaign14celebritiesinthepasttwoyears,itisunderstoodtobecuttingbackoncelebrityspendingin2009.Theretaileris,however,stilltheUK’s25thlargestspenderonadvertising,15beingat17thplaceinthesixmonthstoSeptember30,2007.Carmanufacturershavealsosignificantly16backonmarketingspending,believedtobearesultofthefinancialcrisis.AccordingtoNielsen,Fordspent￡26.6minthesixmonthstoSeptember30,2008,down21pcfromthesameperiodlastyear.Vauxhallalso17spendingby15.6pcintheperiodto￡26.5m.Forsupermarkets,however,asignificantincreaseinadvertisingspending,itappears,isa18astheyseektowoo(追求)increasinglyprice-19customers.Theleadingsupermarketshave20anaggressivepricewarinthepastsixmonthsasconsumershavebeenfacedwithnewsofhigherfoodprices.A)conscientiousI)necessityB)consciousJ)contributionC)againstK)reducedD)despiteL)moreoverE)comparingM)scaledF)comparedN)competitiveG)launchedO)featuringH)boosted■SectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Therearemorethan2,000differentkindsofmosquitoes.Femalemosquitoesbitepeopletodrinktheirblood.Malemosquitoesdonotdrinkblood.Theydrinkfluidsfromplants.Thefemalemosquitousesitsthinsuckingtubetobreaktheskin,findbloodandinjectthevictimwithasubstancethatkeepsbloodflowing.Thefemalemosquitodrinksthebloodandusesittoproduceasmanyas250eggs.Theinsectleavestheeggsinanystandingwater.Theeggsproduceworm-likecreaturescalledlarvae(幼虫)intwodaystoafewmonths.However,someeggscanstayinwaterforyearsuntilconditionsarerightfordevelopment.Thelarvaefeedonorganismsinthewater.Afterfourtotendays,theychangeagain,intocreaturescalledpupas(蛹).Thepupasrisetothesurfaceofthewater.Adultmosquitoespullthemselvesoutofthepupasandflyaway.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saysmosquitoescarryorganismsthatcausediseaseanddeathformillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.Themostimportantdiseasespreadbymosquitoesismalaria(疟疾).TheWHOsays247millionpeoplebecameinfectedwithmalariain2006.Malariacausedalmostonemilliondeaths,mostlyamongchildreninAfrica.ThediseaseisfoundinmorethanonehundredcountriesinAfrica,Asia,thewesternPacificOcean,theMiddleEastandCentralandSouthAmerica.Malariaparasites(寄生虫)enteraperson’sbloodthroughamosquitobite.Theseorganismstraveltotheliver.Theygrowanddividethere.Afteraweekortwo,theparasitesinvaderedbloodcellsandreproducethousandsoftimes.Theycausetheperson’sbodytemperaturetorise.Theyalsomaydestroymajororgans.Peoplewithmalariamaysufferkidneyfailureorlossofredbloodcells.Somemedicinesaregenerallyeffectiveinpreventingandtreatingmalaria.Theyaredesignedtopreventtheparasitesfromdevelopinginthebody.Peoplediefrommalariabecausetheyarenottreatedforthediseaseorthetreatmentisdelayed.21.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_________.A)femalemosquitoesdon’tbiteanimalsB)femalemosquitoesbitepeopleforasubstancethatkeepsbloodflowingC)malariaisfoundeverywhereintheworldD)countriesinEuropeandNorthAmericahavelowmalariadeathrate22.Whatistherightorderinwhichmosquitoesgrow?a.Adultmosquitoespullthemselvesoutofthepupasandflyaway.b.Thelarvaechangeintocreaturescalledpupas.c.Theinsectleavestheeggsinanystandingwater.d.Theeggsproduceworm-likecreaturescalledlarvae.A)c,a,b,dB)d,c,b,aC)c,d,b,aD)d,b,c,a23.AccordingtotheWHO,theorganismscarriedbymosquitoes__________.A)arethefoodforlarvaeB)haveledtothedeathofmillionsofpeopleintheworldC)invaderedbloodcellsfirstandthendestroymajororgansD)canenteraperson’sbrainthroughthemosquito’sbite24.Accordingtothepassage,malariamedicinesaregenerallydesignedto_______.A)keeppeople’sbodytemperatureatanormallevelB)preventparasitesfromenteringpeople’sskinsC)stopparasitesfromgrowinginsidethebodyD)stopparasitesfrominvadingredbloodcells25.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A)Thegrowingprocessofmosquitoesandthediseasesspreadbythem.B)Themedicinesusedinpreventingandtreatingmalaria.C)Thekindsofmosquitoesintheworldtoday.D)Thelarvaeofmosquitoesfeedonorganismsinthewater.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Conservationistscallthemhotspots—habitatsthatcoverjust1.4percentoftheearth’slandsurfacebutaresorichinbiologicaldiversitythatpreservingthemcouldkeepanastonishingnumberofplantandanimalspeciesofftheendangeredlist.Since1988,whenDr.NormanMyersandhiscolleaguesbegandescribingthesehotspotsinaseriesofscientificpapersandarguingfortheirprotection,theyhavebecomeafocusofworldwideconservationefforts.Privateorganizationsandgovernmentagencies,includingtheWorldBank,havemadepreserving25suchecologicalarksatoppriorityforfinancingandprotectivelegislation.Butagrowingchorusofscientistsiswarningthatdirectingconservationfundstohotspotsmaybearecipeformajorlossesinthefuture.Ofspeciesthatliveonland,nearlyhalfofallplantsandmorethanathirdofallanimalsarefoundonlyinthehotspots.Buttheydonotincludemanyrarespeciesandmajoranimalgroupsthatliveinlessbiologicallyrichregions(“coldspots”).Andthehot-spotconceptdoesnotfactorintheimportanceofsomeecosystemstohumanbeings,thescientistsargue.Thisdebatehasbeensimmeringquietlyamongbiologistsforyears;however,itiscomingtoaboilnowwiththepublicationofanarticleinthecurrentissueofAmericanScientistarguingthat“callstodirectconservationfundingtotheworld’sbiodiversityhotspotsmaybebadinvestmentadvice.”“Thehot-spotconcepthasgrownsopopularinrecentyearswithinthelargerconservationcommunitythatitnowriskseclipsingallotherapproaches,”writetheauthorsofthepaper.“Theofficersanddirectorsofalltoomanyfoundations,non-governmentalorganizationsandinternationalagencieshavebeenseducedbythesimplicityofthehotspotidea,”theygoon.“Weworrythattheinitiallyappealingideaofgettingthemostspeciesperunitareais,infact,athoroughlymisleadingstrategy.”Buthotspotshavetheirardentdefenders,notablyDr.NormanMyersandDr.RussellMittermeier.Dr.Myerssayshotspotshavebeensuccessfulatattractingattentionandfinancingforconservationintropicalcountries.“Andthathasbeengood,”hesaid.“Nooneissuggestingthatoneinvestsolelyinhotspots,butifyouwanttoavoidextinctions,youhavetoinvestinthem.”26.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A)ADebateonPreservingHotSpotsB)AnIntroductiontoHotSpotsC)HotSpotsvs.ColdSpotsD)HowtoFinanceHotSpots27.Hotspotsoccupyasmallpercentageoftheearth’slandsurfacewith_____________.A)athirdofallplantsB)manymajoranimalgroupslivingincoldspotsC)richbiologicaldiversityD)manyrarespecieslivingincoldspots28.Criticsofhotspotsholdtheopinionthat________.A)hotspotsarealwaysasimportantascoldspotsB)itisunwisetoinvestlargelyinhotspotsC)governmentsshouldchoosethebesttimetoinvestinhotspotsD)thehot-spotapproachisamisleadingstrategyfromtheverybeginning29.AccordingtoDr.NormanMyers,_________.A)protectingandinvestinginhotspotscansavespeciesfromextinctionB)conservationeffortsshouldnotcenteronhotspotsC)governmentsshouldinvestmostincoldspotsD)thehot-spotapproachnowisnotasgoodasitwasinthepast30.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthehot-spotapproach?A)Critical.B)Neutral.C)Supportive.D)Doubtful.PartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Twomillionyearsago,justastheEarth’sprimitiveapemenwereevolvingintobig-brainedhumans,apairofsupernovaeexplosionsoccurrednearEarth.Ourplanetwasbuffeted(冲击)withblastsofradiation—with31effects.“Thesesupernovaewould32awayourprotectiveozonelayer,”saidDrNarcisoBenitezofJohnsHopkinsUniversity.Earthlostitsprotection33ultravioletlight.Allsortsofmutational(突变)damagetoanimals’DNAwouldhaveoccurred.Newspeciescouldhaveemerged34.ItispossiblethatHomosapiens(智人)mayhavebeenoneofthese.Thelikely35ofasupernova’sradiationledscientistsinthepast36thatonemayhaveaffected37onEarth.Beniteznowbelievesthat38twosupernovaeoccurrednearEarthtwomillionyearsago:Thefirstwouldhaveblastedspacefree39interstellarparticles;andthesecondwouldhavestruckEarthatfullforce,40itsozonelayer.ObservationsofspacearoundourSunhaverevealedthat,41therestofthegalaxy,spacenearushasli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)competitive(竞争的)，根据句意，超市增加广告投入以证明其价格是最有竞争力的，所以N)符合句意要求，为答案。13.F)。该空应该填入非谓语动词形式，并且能与with搭配。查看选项，只有compare能与with搭配，意思是“与……相比”，结构是comparesth.withsth.，所以用在非谓语结构中的形式是compared而不是comparing。14.O)。该空应该填入非谓语动词。本题考查的是单词的词义和用法，查看相关选项，锁定featuring，词义是“由……主演，以……为特色”，为及物动词，该处的意思是“广告活动由名人代言”。15.D)。该空应该填入一个介词。此处讲的是零售商减少了在广告方面的投入，2007年的统计数据显示他们在广告方面的投入排名第17位，在2008年他们在广告方面的排名是第25位。16.M)。该空应该填入动词的过去分词。查看相关选项G)launched、K)reduced和M)scaled。also提示该句提到的情况应该和上文提到的retailer的情况相同，即削减广告投入，所以可能选reduced和scaled，但reduce为及物动词，后面不能用介词back。scaleback的意思是“按比例逐步减少”。17.K)。该空应该填入动词的过去式。查看相关选项G)launched和K)reduced。该句提到的Vauxhall是例子，用来证明前文提到的汽车生产商削减市场投入，故应填入reduced以在语意上和前文保持一致性。18.I)。该空应该填入名词。查看相关选项I)necessity(需要，必要性)和J)contribution(贡献)。根据句意，“大量增加广告费用”是“吸引更多的顾客”的条件。19.B)。该空应该填入形容词。查看相关选项A)conscientious(尽责的)和B)conscious(有意识的，特别注意的)，顾客当然是对价格“特别注意”，而不是“尽责”。20.G)。该空应该填入动词的过去分词。查看相关选项G)launched。短语launchawar的意思是“发动战争”，符合句意，为答案。SectionBPassageOne21.D)。参见文章第四段“ThediseaseisfoundinmorethanonehundredcountriesinAfrica,Asia,thewesternPacificOcean,theMiddleEastandCentralandSouthAmerica.”可知，在世界上100多个国家已经发现疟疾这种疾病，如在非洲、亚洲、太平洋西海岸、中东、中美洲和南美洲。再根据本段第一句话“TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saysmosquitoescarryorganismsthatcausediseaseanddeathformillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.”得知，疟疾这种疾病能够造成数百万人死亡，所以可以推测出在上述地区由于疟疾而产生的死亡率很高。因此，选择D)选项，疟疾在欧洲和北美洲有较低的死亡率。22.C)。本题是考查读者对于文章的具体理解，即蚊子的成长先后顺序。由第二段“Theinsectleavestheeggsinanystandingwater.”可知，蚊子首先将卵排在静止的水中，即c;由第三段“Theeggsproduceworm-likecreaturescalledlarvaeintwodaystoafewmonths.”可知，两天或几个月后，卵就孵化成蠕虫状的幼虫，即d;由第三段“Afterfourtotendays,theychangeagain,intocreaturescalledpupas.”可知，四到十天后，幼虫改变形态，变成蛹，即b;由第三段最后一句话“Adultmosquitoespullthemselvesoutofthepupasandflyaway.”可知，蚊子长成后破茧而出，即a。所以，C)是正确选项。23.B)。参见文章第四段“TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysmosquitoescarryorganismsthatcausediseaseanddeathformillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.”可知，世界卫生组织称蚊子携带的生物体可以引发疾病，并导致世界上数百万人死亡，所以选择B)。A)、C)、D)三项与原文不符。24.C)。参见第六段“Theyaredesignedtopreventtheparasitesfromdevelopinginthebody.”可知，药物的研制是为了阻止体内寄生虫的生长发育，故选C)。其余三项与原文不符。25.A)。文章前三段是在讲蚊子的生长过程，后面几段主要讲由蚊子传播的疾病，主要是疟疾，所以A)是正确