四級模擬試題1

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Asisshownabove,infrontofacomputerhappilysitsateenager,attemptingtoworkonhishomeworkeffortlessly,withthehelpfromtheinternetfinishingthejobforhim.Therehasbeenaheateddiscussionaboutthispictureinthenewspaperrecently.Simpleasthepictureis,itdoesdemonstratecertainthought-provokingsocialphenomenon.

Thepicturetellsusthatourlifehasbeengreatlyinfluencedandchangedbyscientificandtechnologicaladvances,anintegralparttoeveryaspectofmodernlife.Ontheonehand,theprogresscanenhancepeople’sunderstandingonasubject,improvepeople’slearningcapacityandskills,shrinkthedistancebetweencitiesandevencontinents,smooththecommunicationbetweenresidentsandridofthebarrierbetweenpeople.

PartIWriting

Ontheotherhand,whilecomputers,ashavebeenmentionedabove,helpstudentsfinishtheacademicjob,butthistechnology,atthesametime,killstheircreativethinkingandexplorationspirit.Theeffectofboard-dependencebroughtbyitcausestheyoung,nowadays,evencanseldomspellcorrectly,letalonethenegativeeffectstriggeredbypornmovies,violentvideoclipsandthelike.

Inmyview,whileweareenjoyingtheconveniencesofthescienceandtechnology,weshouldkeepwatchingeyesonthosenegativepractice,andaimtoreducetheproblemsithascaused.Thenthebenefitsoftheseadvanceswilloutweightheseriousproblems.PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

1-5BDCDB6-10DACAD11-15CABBCSectionB16-20DBACD 21-25DBCCCSectionC26.alarming 27.sheer 28.portion31.reverse32.Withoutabaseof33.adequate34.letalone35.representPartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionA36.F/desire37.K/naturally38.H/escape39.G/diversity40.N/respect41.I/establishing42.B/characters43.A/abundant44.O/widen45.M/properlySectionB46.J)47.E)48.D)49.K)50.E)51.I)52.A)53.B)54.H)55.F)SectionCPassage156-60BACADPassage261-65ADCBAPartIVTranslation

Traditionalholidaymealsaredifferentfromeverydaymealsintermsofquantityandquality.Inaddition,somefoodswithalonghistoryandsymbolicsignificanceareindispensableontheseoccasions.Forexample,ontheDragonBoatFestival,adaysetasideinmemoryoftheancientpoetQuYuan,peoplewillholddragonboatracesandeatZongzi,(akindofglutinousricedumplingswrappedinbambooleaves).TheMid-autumnFestivalisanoccasionforviewingthefullmoon. Theroundmoonisasymbolforcompletenessandfamilyreunion.ThespecialfoodofthedayistheYuebing,aroundmooncake.TheSpringFestivalistheChineselunarNewYear’sholiday.Inadditiontothepopularseafood,poultryandmeat,peoplewillpreparetraditionalfood,forexample,Jiaozi,orboileddumplings,andNiangao,ortheyearcakeaccordingtotheirregionalcustom.ListeningScriptsPartIIListeningComprehensionSectionA1.W:Ilivedwithmysisterthissummeranddidn’thavetopayrent.SoIwasabletosavemostofmysalary.

M:Notme.ThemoreIearned,themoreIspent.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?2.M:IhopeIdon’toversleep.I’vesimplygottocatchthefirstflightout.

W:IfIwereyou,I’drequestthewake-upcallfromthefrontdesk.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?3.W:I’venoticedthatyougetlettersfromCanadafromtimetotime.Wouldyoumindsavingthestampsforme?Mysistercollectsstamps.

M:Myroommatealreadyaskedforthem.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?4.M:I’mnevergoingtotrusttherestaurantcriticfromthatmagazineagain!Thatdidn’ttasteanythinglikethemealwehadinChinatown.

W:Itdefinitelywasn’tworththewait.O:Whatdoesthewomanimply?5.M:I’vefinallyfoundaresearchtopicforoursociologyclass.

W:Really?I’mgoingtobeupallnighttryingtocomeupwithsomethingbytomorrow.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?6.W:Mywatchstoppedagain.AndIjustgotanewbattery.M:Whydon’tyoutakeittoSmith’sJewelry.Theycancheckitforyou.Andtheyareprettyreasonable.Q:Whatdoesmanmean?7.W:Whydon’tyouwearthatyellowshirtthatyoursistergaveyouforyourbirthday?M:Ilovethatshirt.Butit’smissingtwobuttons.

Q:Whatdoesmanmean?8.W:Thesupermarketdownthestreetissellingeverythinghalfpricebecausetheyaregoingoutofbusiness.M:Soundslikeanidealtimetostockuponcoffee.Q:Whatdoesmanmean?Conversation1W:Well,I’dliketosummarize－gooverthepointswe’veagreedon.Isthatokay?M:Yes,ofcourse,goahead.W:Well,thefirstpointisthatthepropertyincludesallthelandpresentlyoccupiedbythestationbuildingsandalsotheformercarparkstotheeastofthestation,theofficesheretothewestandthewarehousesalongsidethetracks.Itdoesnotincludethepresentgovernment-ownedhousingonthenorthsideoftheoldrailwaylines.WealsoagreethatthestationwillberenovatedbytheTransportDepartmentandturnedintoamuseum.Isthatanaccuratesummary?M:Yes,that’sright,it’sfine.W:Okay.So,Ithinkthat’sfinethen.Shallwestopthere?Ithinkwe’vegoneasfaraswecantoday.Wejustneedtodecideonournextmeeting.Canwedothatnow?Imeansortoutthenextsteps…

M:Yes,okay…W:Well,asIunderstandit,inournextmeetingweshouldexaminedevelopmentplans.Finally,wewilldrawupcontacts.Thenwe’llneedalittlewhiletoconsiderthecontracts.So,probablyeverythingshouldbeinplaceforsigningcontractsbytheendofSeptember.Doesthatsoundreasonable?M:Yes.September,thatshouldbeokay.Sowhencanwemeettolookatdevelopmentplans?W:CoulditbeMay15?M:May15wouldbeokay,sametime?10a.m.?W:Yes,that’sokay,well,thanksforcomingthen,andI’mgladwe’vebeenabletomakeprogress,toreachagreement,youknow,it’sbeenveryconstructive,andofcoursewe’llsendyouareport.

9.Accordingtothewoman,howwilltheydealwiththestation?10.Whatwilltheydointhenextmeeting?11.Howdoesthewomandescribetheirdiscussion?Conversation2

W:Mahesh,youtrainedasaclassicalIndianmusician,butnowyouspendmostofyourtimeplayingrecordsinnightclubs.Theyaretwoverydifferentthings.M:Well,yes,theyare,butthereissomethingthatconnectsthem.W:Andwhat’sthat?M:Rhythm.Aninterestinrhythm.RhythmisfundamentaltoeverythingthatIdo.Whetherit’stherhythmicsectionofaclassicalIndianraga,orsome“AsianUnderground”electronicbeatsinaclub…W:Andyoumixthetwothings,don’tyou?M:Yes.I’veplayedlivetabla(手鼓)toelectronicaccompanimentinclubsinEurope.M:Howhasthatgonedown?M:Reallywell…IthinkpeoplearegettingboredofordinaryclubsandfacelessDJs.Somelivemusicisagreataddition.W:AndhaveyoutriedDeejay(打碟)foraclassicalIndianaudienceontheotherhand?M:No.I’mnotquitesuretheworld’sreadyforthatyet…still,it’saninterestingidea.W:HowareaudiencesforyourmusicdifferentinIndiaandinEurope?M:Well,theclassicalaudiencesarefarmorecalminEuropethaninIndia.

W:How,doyoumean?M:Well,intheWestpeoplethinktheyhavetorespectthemusic,andtoshowtheirrespecttheyallsitthereveryquietly,asiftheyareatamuseumorsomething.

W:AndinIndia?M:Peopleparticipatemuchmore…they’llclapwhentheyappreciatesomething…andshoutwhentheydon’t!W:Finally,whatdoesthefutureholdforyou?M:AnewrecordintheautumnthennextyearI’mlookingforwardtoanewcollaborationwithsomeLatinAmericanmusicians…I’malwayslookingfornewfrontiers!12.Whatdoesthemansayisfundamentaltoallthathedoes?13.Whydopeoplelikelivemusicaccordingtotheman?14.HowdotheWestaudiencereacttotheman’smusic?15.Whatistheman’splanforthefuture?SectionB—Passage1

JudoandKaratearesportsforself-defense.Theybeganintheeasternpartoftheworld,butnowmanyAmericansenjoythem,too.Infact,schoolsforteachingthemhavebeenopenedallovertheUnitedStatesandCanada. Playersinbothsportsuseonlytheirhands,arms,legsandfeet.Asidefromthat,thetwosportsarequitedifferent.Inkarate,playershiteachotherwiththeopenhandandwiththeclosedfist.Theyalsousethefootforkicking.Injudo,playersaremorelikelytothrowoneanother.Thentheytrytopineachotherdown.Injudo,then,playerstoucheachother.Theyalsomovetheirarmsandlegsinlargecircles.Karatemoves,ontheotherhand,areshortandquick.Playersstandawayfromeachother.Theyonlytouchoneanotherwithquickpunchesandkicks. Canakarateplayerbeatajudoplayer?Itdependsontheplayers.Onesportisnotbetterthantheother.Theyarebothverygoodformsofself-defense.Bothaimtowardcontrolofthemindandbody.AwiseoldmaninJapanhadagoodanswertothequestion.Hesaid,“Wedonotsaytheothermartialartsarebad.Themountaindoesnotlaughattheriverbecauseitislowly,nordoestheriverspeakillofthemountainbecauseitcannotmoveabout.”

16.Whatdowelearnaboutjudoandkarate?17.Whatisthedifferenceofmovesbetweenjudoandkarate?18.Whatdothetwosportsaimat?

Passage2

Areyousomebodywhocan’twakeupinthemorning?Doyouneedtwocupsofcoffeebeforeyoucanstartanewday?Doyoufeelawfulwhenyoufirstwakeup?Scientistssayit’sallbecauseofourgenes.Howdidtheyfindthisout?ResearchersfromtheUniversityofSurreyinterviewed500people.Theyaskedthemquestionsabouttheirlifestyle,forexample,whattimeofdaytheypreferredtodoexerciseandhowdifficulttheyfoundittowakeupinthemorning.Scientiststhemcomparedtheiranswerstothepeople’sDNA.

Theydiscoveredthatweallhavea“clock”gene,alsocalledaPeriod3gene.Thisgenecanbelongorshort.Peoplewhohavethelonggeneareusuallypeoplewhoareverygoodinthemorning,butwhotiredquiteearlyatnight.Peoplewhohavetheshortgeneareusuallypeoplewhoaremoreactiveatnightbutwhohaveproblemswakingupearlyinthemorning.Howdoesithelpustoknowifwehavethelongorshortgene?Scientistssaythat,ifpossible,weshouldtrytochangeourworkinghourstofitour“bodyclock.”Ifyouarea“morningperson”thenyoucouldstartworkearlyandfinishearly.Butifyouarebadinthemorning,thenitmightbebettertostartworkintheafternoonandworkuntillateatnight.Somaybe,insteadofninetofiveitshouldbeseventothreeortwelvetoeight.19.HowdidresearchersfromtheUniversityofSurreygettheresult?20.Howdopeoplewiththelonggenetendtobehave?

21.Whatdoscientistssuggesta“morningperson”do?Passage3

Theideaof“Cittaslow”or“SlowCities”wasinspiredbytheSlowFoodmovementanditwasstartedbythemayorofthesmallItaliantownofGreveinChianti.TheaimofSlowCitiesistomakeourtownsplaceswherepeopleenjoylivingandworking,andwheretheyvalueandprotectthethingsthatmakethetowndifferent.TownswhichwanttobecomeaSlowCityhavetoreducetrafficandnoise,increasethenumberofgreenareas,planttrees,buildpedestrianzones,andpromotelocalbusinessesandtraditions. ManyothersmalltownsinItalyhavejoinedthemovementandithasspreadtoothercountriesallovertheworld,fromtheUKtoJapanandAustralia.AylshamintheUKrecentlybecameaSlowCity,andmostpeoplearedelighted.

“SlowCitiesareabouthavingacommunitylifeinthetown,sopeopledon’tcomehomefromwork,shuttheirdoorsandthat’sit,”saidalocalresident.“It’snot‘slow’asin‘stupid’.Itis‘slow’asintheoppositeof‘frantic’and‘stressful’.Itisaboutqualityoflife.” ButnoteverybodyinAylshamishappy.Forteenagers,whohavetogo25kmtoNorwich,thenearestcity,tobuytrainersorCDs,livinginaSlowCityisnotveryattractive.“It’sallrighthere,”saysLewisCookSixteen,“Butifyouwantexcitement,youhavetogotoNorwich.Weneedmorethingshereforyoungpeople.”22.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthe“SlowCities”movement?23.WhatshouldatowndoifitwantstobecomeaSlowCity?24.HowdomostpeopleinAylshamfeelwhenitjoinedtheSlowCitymovement?

25.HowdoyoungpeoplefeelaboutAylsham?SectionC

Moreandmoreoftheworld’spopulationarelivingintownsorcities.Thespeedatwhichcitiesaregrowinginthelessdevelopedcountriesis(36)