2019年大学英语四级模拟试题及答案

2019年大学英语四级模拟试题

PartmReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.

Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistof

choicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoice

inthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorresponding

letterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleUnethrough

thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

once.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Themethodformakingbeerhaschangedovertime.Hops(啤

;酉花)，forexample,whichgivemanyamodembeeritsbitterflavor,

area(26)recentadditiontothebeverage.Thiswasfirst

mentionedinreferencetobrewingintheninthcentury.Now,

researchershavefounda(27)ingredientinresidue(残留物)

from5z000-year-oldbeerbrewingequipment.Whilediggingtwo

pitsatasiteinthecentralplainsofChina,scientistsdiscovered

fragmentsfrompotsandvessels.Thedifferentshapesofthe

containers(28)theywereusedtobrew,filter,andstore

beer.Theymaybeancient"beer-makingtools,“andtheearliest

(29evidenceofbeerbrewinginChina,theresearchers

reportedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.

To(30)thattheory,theteamexaminedtheyellowish,

dried(31)insidethevessels.Themajorityofthegrains,about

80%,werefromcerealcropslikebarley(大麦),andabout10%were

bitsofroots,(32)lily,whichwouldhavemadethebeersweeten

thescientistssay.Barleywasanunexpectedfind:thecropwas

domesticatedinWesternEurasiaanddidn'tbecomea

(33)foodincentralChinauntilabout2,000yearsago,

accordingtotheresearchers.Basedonthattiming,theyindicate

barleymayhave(34)intheregionnotasfood,butas

(35)materialforbeerbrewing.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)ArrivedB)B)consumingC)C)directD)D)exclusively

E)includingF)informG)rawH)reached

I)relativelyJ)remainsK)resourcesL)staple

M)suggestN)surprisingO)test

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewith

tenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformation

giveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhich

theinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethan

once.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestions

bymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheBlessingandCurseofthePeopleWhoNeverForget

Ahandfulofpeoplecanrecallalmosteverydayoftheirlivesin

enormousdetail—andafteryearsofresearch,neuroscientists（神经

科学专家）arefinallybeginningtounderstandhowtheydoit.

[A]Formostofus,memoryisamessofblurredandfaded

picturesofourlives.AsmuchaswewouldI汰etoclingontoour

past,eventhesaddestmomentscanbewashedawaywithtime.

[B]AskNimaVeisehwhathewasdoingforanydayinthepast

15years,however;andhewillgiveyouthedetailsoftheweather,

whathewaswearing,orevenwhatsideofthetrainhewassitting

onhisjourneytowork."Mymemoryislikealibraryofvideotapes,

walk-throughsofeverydayofmylifefromwakingtosleeping//

heexplains.

[C]Veisehcanevenputadateonwhenthosetapesstarted

recording:15December2000,whenhemethisfirstgirlfriendathis

bestfriend's16thbirthdayparty.Hehadalwayshadagood

memory,butthethrillofyoungloveseemstohaveshiftedagear

inhismind:fromnowon,hewouldstartrecordinghiswholelifein

detail."1couldtellyoueverythingabouteverydayafterthat.”

[D]Needlesstosay,peoplelikeVeisehareofgreatinterestto

neuroscientistshopingtounderstandthewaythebrainrecordsour

lives.Acoupleofrecentpapershavefinallyopenedawindowon

thesepeople'sextraordinaryminds.Andsuchresearchmighteven

suggestwaysforusalltoreliveourpastwithgreaterclarity.

[E]"Highlysuperiorautobiographicalmemory”(orHSAMfor

short)firstcametolightintheearly2000s,withayoungwoman

namedJillPrice.Emailingtheneuroscientistandmemoryresearcher

JimMcGaughoneday,sheclaimedthatshecouldrecalleveryday

ofherlifesincetheageof12.Couldhehelpexplainherexperiences?

[F]McGaughinvitedhertohislab,andbegantotesther:he

wouldgiveheradateandaskhertotellhimabouttheworldevents

onthatday.Truetoherword,shewascorrectalmosteverytime.

[G]Itdidn'ttakelongformagazinesanddocumentaryfilm­

makerstocometounderstandher“totalrecall”,andthankto

thesubsequentmediainterest,afewdozenothersubjects

(includingVeiseh)havesincecomeforwardandcontactedtheteam

attheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.

[H]Interestingly,theirmemoriesarehighlyself-centred:

althoughtheycanremember“autobiographical“lifeeventsin

extraordinarydetail,theyseemtobenobetterthanaverageat

recallingimpersonalinformation,suchasrandom（任意选取的）lists

ofwords.Noraretheynecessarilybetteratrememberingaround

ofdrinks,say.Andalthoughtheirmemoriesarevast,theyarestill

likelytosufferfrom“falsememories”.Clearly,thereisnosuch

thingasa“perfect“memory-theirextraordinarymindsarestill

usingthesameflawedtoolsthattherestofusrelyon.Thequestion

is,how?

[I]LawrencePatihisattheUniversityofSouthernMississippi

recentlystudiedaround20peoplewithHSAMandfoundthatthey

scoredparticularlyhighontwomeasures:fantasyproneness（倾

向）andabsorption.Fantasypronenesscouldbeconsidereda

tendencytoimagineanddaydream,whereasabsorptionisthe

tendencytoallowyourmindtobecomefullyabsorbedinanactivity

topaycompleteattentiontothesensations（感受）andthe

experiences."Vmextremelysensitivetosounds,smellsand

visualdetail/'explainsNicoleDonohue,whohastakenpartin

manyofthesestudies.〃Idefinitelyfeelthingsmorestronglythan

theaverageperson/7

[J]Theabsorptionhelpsthemtoestablishstrongfoundations

forrecollection,saysPatihis,andthefantasypronenessmeansthat

theyrevisitthosememoriesagainandagaininthecomingweeks

andmonths.Eachtimethisinitialmemorytraceis“replayed”,it

becomesevenstronger.Insomeways,youprobablygothrough

thatprocessafterabigeventlikeyourweddingday,butthe

differenceisthatthankstotheirotherpsychologicaltendencies,the

HSAMsubjectsaredoingitdayin,dayout,forthewholeoftheir

lives.

[K]Noteveryonewithatendencytofantasisewilldevelop

HSAM,though,soPatihissuggeststhatsomethingmusthave

causedthemtothinksomuchabouttheirpast.wMaybesome

experienceintheirchildhoodmeantthattheybecameobsessed^

迷）withcalendarsandwhathappenedtothem,“saysPatihis.

[L]ThepeoplewithHSAMVveinterviewedwouldcertainly

agreethatitcanbeamixedblessing.Ontheplusside,itallowsyou

torelivethemosttransformativeandenrichingexperiences.Veiseh,

forinstance,travelledalotinhisyouth.Inhissparetime,hevisited

thelocalartgalleries,andthepaintingsarenowlodgeddeepinhis

autobiographicalmemories.

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[M]Imaginebeingabletoremembereverypainting；on

everywall,ineverygalleryspace,betweennearly40countries,”

hesays."That'sabigeducationinartbyitself.MWiththis

comprehensiveknowledgeofthehistoryofart,hehassince

becomeaprofessionalpainter.

[N]Donohue,nowahistoryteacher;agreesthatithelped

duringcertainpartsofhereducation."Icandefinitelyremember

whatIlearnedoncertaindaysatschool.Icouldimaginewhatthe

teacherwassayingorwhatitlookedlikeinthebook/7

[O]NoteveryonewithHSAMhasexperiencedthesebenefits,

however.Viewingthepastinhighdefinitioncanmakeitvery

difficulttogetoverpainandregret.〃Itcanbeveryhardtoforget

embarrassingmoments,"saysDonohue."Youfeelthesame

7

emotions-itisjustasrawzjustasfresh...Youcantturnoffthat

streamofmemories,nomatterhowhardyoutry."Veisehagrees.

“Itislikehavingtheseopenwounds-theyarejustapartofyou,"

hesays.

[P]Thismeanstheyoftenhavetomakeaspecialefforttolay

thepasttorest.Bill,forinstance；oftengetspainful“flashbacks”

inwhichunwantedmemoriesintrudeintohisconsciousness,but

overallhehaschosentoseeitasthebestwayofavoidingrepeating

thesamemistakes."Somepeopleareabsorbedinthepastbutnot

opentonewmemories,butthat*snotthecaseforme.Ilook

forwardtoeachdayandexperiencingsomethingnew.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

36.PeoplewithHSAMhavethesamememoryasordinarypeople

whenitcomestoimpersonalinformation.

37.Fantasypronenesswillnotnecessarilycausepeopleto

developHSAM.

38.Veisehbegantorememberthedetailsofhiseveryday

experiencesafterhemethisfirstyounglove.

39.ManymorepeoplewithHSAMstartedtocontact

researchersduetothemassmedia.

40.PeoplewithHSAMoftenhavetomakeeffortstoavoid

focusingonthepast.

41.Mostpeopledonothaveclearmemoriesofpastevents.

42.HSAMcanbebothacurseandablessing.

43.Ayoungwomansoughtexplanationfromabrainscientist

whenshenoticedherunusualmemory.

44.SomepeoplewithHSAMfinditveryhardtogetridof

unpleasantmemories.

45.ArecentstudyofpeoplewithHSAMrevealsthattheyare

liabletofantasyandfullabsorptioninanactivity.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassage

isfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreach

ofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasingleUnethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thephrasealmostcompletesitself:midlifecrisis.Itzsthestage

inthemiddleofthejourneywhenpeoplefeelyouthvanishing,their

prospectsnarrowinganddeathapproaching.

There'sonlyoneproblemwiththecliche(套话).Itisn'ttrue.

“Infact,thereisalmostnohardevidenceformidlifecrisis

otherthanafewsmallpilotstudiesconducteddecadesago,“

BarbaraHagertywritesinhernewbook,LifeReimagined.Thevast

bulkoftheresearchshowsthattheremaybeapause,orashifting

ofgearsinthe40sor50s,butthisshift“canbeexciting,rather

thanterrifying".

BarbaraHagertylooksatsomeofthefeaturesofpeoplewho

turnmidlifeintoarebirth.Theybreakroutines,because“autopilot

isdeath”.Theychoosepurposeoverhappiness—havingaclear

senseofpurposeevenreducestheriskofAlzheimer1sdisease.

Theygiveprioritytorelationships,ascareersoftenrecede（逐渐;炎化）.

LifeReimaginedpaintsapictureofmiddleagethatisfarfrom

gloomy.Midlifeseemslikethesecondbigphaseofdecision­

making.Youridentityhasbeenformed;you7vebuiltupyour

resources;andnowyouhavethechancetotakethebigrisks

preciselybecauseyourfoundationisalreadysecure.

KarlBarthdescribedmidlifepreciselythisway.Atmiddleage,

hewrote,“thesowingisbehind;nowisthetimetoreap.Therun

hasbeentaken;nowisthetimetoleap.Preparationhasbeenmade;

nowisthetimefortheventureoftheworkitself.”

Themiddle-agedperson,Barthcontinued,canseedeathinthe

distance,butmoveswitha°measuredhaste“togetbignew

thingsdonewhilethereisstilltime.

WhatBarthwrotedecadesagoiseventruertoday.Peopleare

healthyandenergeticlonger.Wehavepresidentialcandidates

runningfortheirfirstterminofficeatage68,69and74.Alonger

lifespanischangingthenarrativestructureoflifeitself.Whatcould

havebeenconsideredthebeginningofadescentisnowapotential

turningpoint—theturningpointyouaremostequippedtotakefull

advantageof.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

46.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephrase“midlifecrisis"?

A)Ithasledtoalotofdebate.B)Itiswidely

acknowledged.

C)Itisnolongerfashionable.D)Itmisrepresentsreal

life.

47.HowdoesBarbaraHagertyviewmidlife?

A)Itmaybethebeginningofacrisis.

B)Itcanbeanewphaseofone'slife.

C)Itcanbeterrifyingfortheunprepared.

D)Itmayseeold-agediseasesapproaching.

48.HowismidlifepicturedinthebookLifeReimaginecR

A)Itcanbequiterose.

B)Itcanbeburdensome.

C)Itundergoesradicaltransformation.

D)Itmakesforthebestpartofone7slife.

49.AccordingtoKarlBarth,midlifeisthetime.

A)torelaxB)tomature

C)toharvestD)toreflect

5O.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutmidlifetoday?

A)Itismoremeaningfulthanotherstagesoflife.

B)Itislikelytochangethenarrativeofone'slife,

C)Itismoreimportanttothosewithalongerlifespan.

D)Itislikelytobeacriticalturningpointinone'slife.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inspring,chickensstartlayingagain,bringingawelcome

sourceofproteinatwinter'send.Soifsnosurprisethatcultures

aroundtheworldcelebratespringbyhonoringtheegg.

Sometraditionsaresimple,liketheredeggsthatgetbakedinto

GreekEasterbreads.Otherselevatetheeggintoafancyart,likethe

heavilyjewel-covered"eggs"thatwerefavoredbytheRussians

startinginthe19thcentury.

OneancientformofeggartcomestousfromUkraine.For

centuries,Ukrainianshavebeendrawingcomplicatedpatternson

eggs.Contemporaryartistshavefollowedthistraditiontocreate

eggsthatspeaktotheanxietiesofourage:Lifeisprecious,and

delicate.Eggsare,too.

“There'ssomethingabouttheirdelicatenaturethatappeals

tome,“saysNewYorkercartoonistRozChast.Severalyearsago,

shebecameinterestedineggsandlearnedthetraditionalUkrainian

techniquetodrawherverymodemcharacters."Vvebrokeneggs

ateverystageoftheprocess—fromtheverybeginningtothevery,

veryend.”

Butthere'sanappealinthatvulnerability."There'spartof

thissickeninghorrorofknowingyou'rewalkingontheedgewith

this；thatIkindoflike,knowingthatitcouldallfallapartatany

second/Chast1sdesigns,suchasaworriedmanaloneinatiny

rowboat,reflectthatdelicateness.

TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.

Theelaboratepatternswerebelievedtoofferprotectionagainstevil.

“There'sanancientlegendthataslongastheseeggsare

made,evilwillnotprevailintheworld,“saysJoanBrander,a

Canadianegg-painterwhohasbeenpaintingeggsforover60years,

havinglearnedtheartfromherUkrainianrelatives.

Thetradition,datingbackto300B.C.Zwaslaterincorporated

intotheChristianchurch.Theoldsymbols,however,stillendure.A

decoratedeggwithabirdonit,giventoayoungmarriedcouple,is

awishforchildren.Adecoratedeggthrownintothefieldwouldbe

awishforagoodharvest.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

51.Whydopeopleinmanyculturesprizetheegg?

A)Itisawelcomesignofthecomingofspring.

B)Itistheirmajorsourceofproteininwinter.

C)Itcaneasilybemadeintoaworkofart.

D)Itcanbringwealthandhonortothem.

52.Whatdowelearnaboutthedecorated"eggs"inRussia?

A)Theyareshapedlikejewelcases.

B)Theyarecherishedbytherich.

C)Theyareheavilypaintedinred.

D)Theyarefavoredasaformofart.

53.Whyhavecontemporaryartistscontinuedtheeggarttradition?

A)Eggsserveasanenduringsymbolofnewlife.

B)Eggshaveanovalshapeappealingtoartists.

C)Eggsreflecttheanxietiesofpeopletoday.

D)Eggsprovideauniquesurfacetopainton.

54.WhydoesChastenjoytheprocessofdecoratingeggs?

A)Sheneverknowsiftheeggwillbreakbeforethedesignis

completed.

B)Shecanaddmultipledetailstothedesigntocommunicate

heridea.

C)Shealwaysderivesgreatpleasurefromdesigningsomething

new.

D)Sheisneversurewhatthefinaldesignwilllooklikeuntilthe

end.

55.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutegg-painting?

A)ItoriginatedintheeasternpartofEurope.

B)Ithasahistoryofovertwothousandyears.

C)Itisthemosttime-honoredformoffancyart.

D)Itisespeciallyfavoredasachurchdecoration.

答案

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翻译第一套答案：

珠江是华南第一大河系，流经广州市，是中国第三长的河流，仅次于

长江和黄河。

ThePearlRiver,thelargestriversystemofsouthernChinathat

flowsthroughGuangzhou,isthethirdlongestriverinChina,only

secondtotheYangtzeRiverandtheYellowRiver.

珠江三角洲是中国最发达的地区之一，面积约为11000平方公里。

ThePearlRiverDeltaisoneofthemostdevelopedregionsin

Chinawithanareaofabout11,000squarekilometers.

它在面积和人口方面也是世界上最大的城市聚集区。

Itisalsothegreatesturbanareasinbothsizeandpopulation

allovertheworld.

珠江三角洲九个最大城市共有5,700多万人口。上世纪70年代末中

国改革开放以来，珠江三角洲已成为中国和世界主要经济区域和制造中心

之一。

TheninelargestcitiesofthePearlRiverDeltatotallyhavea

populationofmorethan57million.SincetheChinesereformand

openingupinthelate1970szthePearlRiverDeltahasbecomeone

ofthemajoreconomicregionsandmanufacturingcentersinChina

andtheworld.

2017年6月大学英语四级真题及答案

（第二套）

Part1Writing(25minutes)

(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritean

advertisementonyourcampuswebsitetosellabicycleyouusedat

college.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,

features,conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.You

shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.At

theendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.

Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasingleUnethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

1.A)Themajorityofdriversprefertodriveandparkthemselves.

B)Humandriversbecomeeasilydistractedortiredwhile

driving.

C)Mostdriversfeeluncertainaboutthesafetyofself-driving

cars.

D)Mostdrivershavetestdrivencarswithautomaticbraking

features.

2.A)Theirdriverswouldfeelsafeaftergettingusedtothe

automaticdevices.

B)Theywouldbeunpopularwithdriverswhoonlytrusttheir

ownskills.

C)Theirincreasedcomfortlevelshaveboostedtheirsales.

D)Theyarenotactuallyassafeasautomakersadvertise.

Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

3.A)TheftsofsnowmobiledogsinAlaska.

B)Aseriesofinjuriestosnowmobiledrivers.

C)AttacksonsomeIditarodRacecompetitors.

D)AseriousaccidentintheAlaskasportsevent.

4.A)Hestayedbehindtolookafterhisinjureddogs.

B)HehaswontheAlaskaIditarodRacefourtimes.

C)HereceivedaminorinjuryintheIditarodRace.

D)HehasquitthecompetitioninAlaskaforgood.

Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

5.A)Itsankintotheseaduetooverloading.

B)ItranintoNicaragua'sBigCornIsland.

C)Itdisappearedbetweentwolargeislands.

D)Itturnedoverbecauseofstrongwinds.

6.A)13.B)25.

C)30.D)32.

7.A)Hehashelpedwiththerescueeffort.

B)Heisbeinginvestigatedbythepolice.

C)Hewasdrownedwiththepassengers.

D)Heisamongthosepeoplemissing.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.

Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Both

theconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B)fC)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasingleUnethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

8.A)Atashoppingcentre.B)Atacommunitycollege.

C)Atanaccountancyfirm.D)AtanITcompany.

9.A)Helpingoutwithdatainput.B)Arranging

interviews.

C)Sortingapplicationforms.D)Makingphone

calls.

10.A)Heenjoysusingcomputers.

B)Heneedsthemoneybadly.

C)Hewantstoworkinthecitycentre.

D)Hehasrelevantworkingexperience.

11.A)Purchasesomebusinesssuits.

B)Learnsomecomputerlanguage.

C)Improvehisprogrammingskills.

D)Reviewsomeaccountancyterms.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

12.A)Theyarekeenonhightechnology.

B)Theyarepoorattechnologyskills.

C)TheyoftenlistentoNationalPublicRadio.

D)Theyfeelsuperiorinscienceandtechnology.

13.A)Japanese.B)Germans.

C)Poles.D)Americans.

14.A)Emailing.B)Texting.

C)Science.D)Literacy.

15.A)Itisundergoingadrasticreform.

B)Itlaysemphasisoncreativethinking.

C)Ithasmuchroomforimprovement.

D)Itprioritizestrainingofpracticalskills.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassagesof

lecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordings

willbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleUne

throughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

16.A)Theyhavesmallroots.B)Theygrowwhiteflowers.

C)Theytastelikeapples.D)TheycomefromCentral

Africa.

17.A)Theyturnedfromwhitetopurpleincolor.

B)Theybecamepopularontheworldmarket.

C)Theybecameanimportantfoodforhumans.

D)Theybegantolooklikemodern-daycarrots.

18.A)Theywerefoundquitenutritious.

B)Therewereseriousfoodshortages.

C)Peoplediscoveredtheirmedicinalvalue.

D)Farmmachineshelpedlowertheirprices.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Shecouldupdateherfamilyanytimesheliked.

B)Shecouldcallupherfamilywheneversheliked

C)Shecouldlocateherfriendswherevertheywere.

D)Shecoulddownloadasmanypicturesassheliked.

20.A)Shelikedtoinformherfriendsabouthersuccess.

B)Sheenjoyedreadingherfriends'statusupdates.

C)Shefeltquitepopularamongthem.

D)Shefeltshewasateenageragain.

21.A)Shecouldbarelyrespondtoallher500Facebookfriends.

B)Shespentmoretimeupdatingherfriendsthanherfamily.

C)ShecouldbarelybalanceFacebookupdatesandherwork.

D)Shedidn'tseemtobedoingaswellasherFacebook

friends.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theyhavestrongmuscles.

B)Theylivealongerlifethanhorses.

C)Theyeatmuchlessinwinter.

D)Theycanworklongerthandonkeys.

23.A)ItwasapetofaSpanishking.

B)ItwasboughtbyGeorgeWashington.

C)ItwasbroughtoverfromSpain.

D)ItwasdonatedbyaU.S.Ambassador.

24.A)Theymetandexchangedideasonanimalbreeding.

B)Theyparticipatedinamule-drivingcompetition.

C)Theyshowedandtradedanimalsinthemarket.

D)Theyfedmuleswiththebestfoodtheycouldfind.

25.A)Thewideruseofhorses.B)Thearrivaloftractors.

C)Ashrinkinganimaltrade.D)Agrowingdonkey

population.

PartmReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.

Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistof

choicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoice

inthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorresponding

letterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleUnethrough

thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

once.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

America/sInternetisfesterthaneverbefore,butpeoplestill

complainabouttheirInternetbeingtooslow.

NewYork'sAttorneyGeneral;soffice(26)an

investigationinthefallintowhetherornotVerizon,Cablevisionand

TimeWarneraredeliveringbroadbandthat'sasfastasthe

providers(27)itis.Earlierthismonth,theofficeaskedforthe

public*shelptomeasuretheirspeedresults,sayingconsumers

(28)togetthespeedstheywerepromised."Toomanyofus

maybepayingforonething,andgettinganotherJtheAttorney

Generalsaid.

Iftheinvestigationuncoversanything,itwouldn'tbethefirst

timeatelecomprovidergotinto(29)overthebroadband

speedsitpromisedanddeliveredcustomers.BackinJune,the

FederalCommunicationsCommissionfinedAT&T$100million

over(30)thatthecarriersecretlyreducedwirelessspeeds

aftercustomersconsumedacertainamountof(31).

Evenwhentheystayontherightsideofthelaw,Internet

providersarousecustomers'angeroverbandwidthspeedandcost.

Justthisweek,aninvestigationfoundthatmediaandtelecomgiant

Comcastis

themost(32)provider.Over10months,Comcastre