大學(xué)英語四級考試模擬試卷12

大學(xué)英語四級考試模擬試卷12

PartIWriting

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled"Clear

YourPlate"Campaignfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutno

morethan180words.

1.什么是“光盤行動”；

2.實(shí)行“光盤行動”的必要性；

3.為了建設(shè)“節(jié)約型社會”，我們應(yīng)該……

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

2、A.Itisanon-profitorganization.

B.ItlocatesintheU.S.cityofDenver,Colorado.

C.Ithelpsteenagerslearnaboutenvironmentandleadership.

D.Ithelpsteacherscombineclassroomstudieswithenvironmentalprojects.

3、A.Theywillbefinishedinsixweeks.

B.Thegoalistohelpstudentsbetterunterstandtheenvironment.

C.Theteachershelpstudentssolveenvironmentalproblems.

D.Thelocalenvironmentalistshelpstudentsfindsolutions.

4、A.Highways.

B.Citystreets.

C.TheU.S.-Canadaborder.

D.Snow-strickenregions.

5、A.24.

B.25.

C.40.

D.48.

6、A.InPalestine.B.InGaza.C.InIsrael.D.InEurope.

7、A.Theyoccupiedthembyforce.

B.JewishleftthemtoPalestiniansasgifts.

C.Private,foreigndonorsgivethemthesegreenhouses.

D.ThePalestiniangovernmentdistributedthemtocitizens.

SectionB

8、A.Therelationshipofpurchasestotimespentinshopping.

B.Thelengthoftimerequiredfordrugstoreshopping.

C.Theincreasesinthesizeandstockofdrugstores.

D.Thepurchaseofclothingfromdepartmentstores.

9、A.Adruggist'ssuggestion.

B.Anarticle.

C.Anadvertisement.

D.Asalesclerk'scomment.

10、A.Peopleenjoyshoppinginit.

B.Peoplespendlittletimeinit.

C.Peoplearemorelikelytobuysomethinginitiftimeislimited.

D.Peoplespendtoomuchtimereadingarticlesaboutquickcuressoldinthedrugstore.

11、A.Theyknowwhattheywanttobuy.

B.Theyhavelittlemoneytospend.

C.Theytalkthemselvesoutofpurchase.

D.Theyshopatthecheapeststores.

12、A.Soccer.

B.Americanfootball.

C.Rugby.

D.Basketball.

13、A.Theplayersusearoundballinthegame.

B.Theplayersuseanellipticballinthegame.

C.Theplayerscannotpasstheballwiththeirhands.

D.Theplayerscanonlypasstheballwiththeirhands.

14、A.BothprefersoccertoAmericanfootball.

B.BothpreferAmericanfootballtosoccer.

C.BelindapreferssoccertoAmericanfootball.

D.MartinpreferssoccertoAmericanfootball.

15、A.Shethoughtitwasasoccergame.

B.She'dliketosharetheman'shobby.

C.Shewasexcitedaboutthegamegoingon.

D.Shewantedtoseehowviolentitis.

SectionC

16、A.Theymustpayoffthetuitionfortheireducation.

B.Theymusthavethemilitarytraining.

C.Theymusttakepartincollegecourses.

D.TheymustserveonactivedutyintheArmy.

17、A.Theforeignstudentsshouldhavebigfinancialsupport.

B.Thestudentsmustsatisfyphysicalandeducationalrequirements.

C.Thestudentsshouldpaythetuitionallbythemselves.

D.ThestudentsshouldjointheAmericanArmy.

18、A.Innativegovernment.B.InWestPointacademy.

C.Inhomelanduniversity.D.AtlocalAmericanEmbassy.

19、A.ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.

B.Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.

C.Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.

D.Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.

20、A.Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.

B.Theyenjoyedlivingalifeofease.

C.Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.

D.Theywereknowntobecreative.

21、A.Chattingwithherancestors.

B.Furnishinghercountryhouse.

C.Polishingallthesilverwork.

D.Doingneedleworkbythefire.

22、A.Stateyourproblemtotheheadwaiter.

B.Demandadiscountonthedishesordered.

C.Asktoseethemanagerpolitelybutfirmly.

D.Askthenameofthepersonwaitingonyou.

23、A.Yourproblemmaynotbeunderstoodcorrectly.

B.Youdon'tknowifyouarecomplainingattherighttime.

C.Yourcomplaintmaynotreachthepersonincharge.

D.Youcan'ttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.

24、A.Demandapromptresponse.

B.Provideallthedetails.

C.Senditbyexpressmail.

D.Sticktothepoint.

PartmReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

OneinfiveUSworkersregularlyattendsafter-workdrinkswithco-workers,wherethemost

common25rangefrombad-mouthing（說...的壞話）anotherworkertokissingacolleague

anddrinkingtoomuch,accordingtoastudy26onTuesday.

Mostworkersattendso-calledhappyhoursto27withcolleagues,although15percent

gotohearthelatestofficegossipand13percentgobecausetheyfeelobligated,saidthesurvey

conductedforCareerB,anonlinejobsite.

Astowhathappenswhentheafter-workdrinksflow,16percentreportedbad-mouthinga

colleague,10percentsharedasecretaboutacolleague,8percentkissedacolleagueand8

percentsaidtheydranktoomuchandacted28.5percentsaidtheyhadsharedasecretabout

thecompany,and4percent29tosingingkaraoke.

While21percentofthosewhoattendsayhappyhoursaregoodfor30,85percentsaid

attendinghadnothelpedthemget31tosomeonehigheruporgetabetterposition.

Anequalnumberofmenandwomensaidtheyattendhappyhourswithco-workers,with

youngerworkersaged25to34mostlikelyandworkersover55least32toattend.

Overall,21percentofworkersattendhappyhourswithco-workersand,ofthose,33a

quartergoatleastonceamonth.

Thesurveywas34onlinebyHarrisInteractiveonbehalfofCareerBamong

6,987full-timeemployees.

A.bond

B.acknowledged

C.nearly

D.specially

E.anywhere

F.mishaps

G.obligated

H.likely

I.conducted

J.idly

K.unprofessionally

L.networking

M.released

N.confessed

O.researched

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraph

ismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2,"'

FemalePower

Acrosstherichworldmorewomenareworkingthaneverbefore.Copingwiththischange

willbeoneofthegreatchallengesofthecomingdecades.

A.Theeconomicempowermentofwomenacrosstherichworldisoneofthemost

remarkablerevolutionsofthepast50years.Itisremarkablebecauseoftheextentofthechange:

Millionsofpeoplewhowereoncedependentonmenhavetakencontroloftheirowneconomic

fates.Itisremarkablealsobecauseithasproducedsolittlefriction:Achangethataffectsthemost

intimateaspectsofpeople'sidentitieshasbeenwidelywelcomedbymenaswellaswomen.

B.Therichworldhasseenagrowingdemandforwomen'slabour,andthedemandhas

beenmatchedbysupply:Womenareincreasinglywillingandabletoworkoutsidethehome.The

vacuumcleanerhasplayeditspart.Improvedtechnologyreducedtheamountoftimeneededfor

thetraditionalfemaleworkofcleaningandcooking.Theexpansionofhighereducationhasalso

boostedjobprospectsforwomen,improvingtheirvalueonthejobmarketandshiftingtheirrole

modelsfromstay-at-homemotherstosuccessfulprofessionalwomen.In1963,62%of

college-educatedwomenintheUnitedStateswereinthelabourforce,comparedwith46%ofthose

withahighschooldiploma.Today80%ofAmericanwomenwithacollegeeducationareinthe

labourforcecomparedwith67%ofthosewithahighschooldiplomaand47%ofthosewithoutone.

C.Oneofthemostsurprisingthingsaboutthisrevolutionishowlittleovert（公開的）

celebrationithasengendered.Mostpeoplewelcomethechange.Butfewarecheering.Thisis

partlybecauseyoungwomentaketheiropportunitiesforgranted.Itispartlybecauseformany

womenworkrepresentseconomicnecessityratherthanliberation.Therichworld'sgrowingarmy

ofsinglemothershavelittlechoicebuttowork.Agrowingproportionofmarriedwomenhavealso

discoveredthattheonlywaytheycanpreservetheirhouseholds'livingstandardsistojointheir

husbandsinthelabourmarket.InAmericafamilieswithstay-at-homewiveshavethesame

inflation-adjustedincomeassimilarfamiliesdidintheearly1970s.Butthebiggestreasonisthat

therevolutionhasbroughtplentyofproblemsinitswake.

D.Oneobviousproblemisthatwomen'srisingaspirationshavenotbeenfulfilled.Theyhave

beenencouragedtoclimbontotheoccupationalladderonlytodiscoverthatthemiddlerungsare

dominatedbymenandtheupperrungsareoutofreach.Only2%ofthebossesofFortune500

companiesandfiveofthoseintheFTSE100stockmarketindexarewomen.Womenmakeupless

than13%ofboardmembersinAmerica.Theupperranksofmanagementconsultanciesandbanks

aredominatedbymen.InAmericaandBritainthetypicalfull-timefemaleworkerearnsonlyabout

80%asmuchasthetypicalmale.

E.Thisnodoubtowessomethingtoprejudice.Butthebiggestreasonwhywomenremain

frustratedismoreprofound:Manywomenareforcedtochoosebetweenmotherhoodandcareers.

ChildlesswomenincorporateAmericaearnalmostasmuchasmen.Motherswithpartnersearn

lessandsinglemothersmuchless.Thecostofmotherhoodisparticularlysteepforfast-track

women.Traditionally"female"jobssuchasteachingmixwellwithmotherhoodbecausewagesdo

notrisemuchwithexperienceandhoursarerelativelylight.Butatsuccessfulfirmswagesrise

steeplyandschedulesaredemanding.Futurebossesareexpectedtohaveworkedinseveral

departmentsandcountries.Professional-servicesfirmshaveanup-or-outsystemwhichrewards

themostdedicatedwithlucrative（有利可圖的）partnerships.Thereasonfortheincomegapmay

thusbetheoppositeofprejudice.Itisthatwomenarejudgedbyexactlythesamestandardsas

men.

F.ThisHobson'schoice（無選擇余地）isimposingahighcostonbothindividualsandsociety.

Manyprofessionalwomenrejectmotherhoodentirelyfortheircareer.Somechoosenottoworkat

all,representingalosstocollectiveinvestmentintalent.Butachoicemustbemade.Astudyof

graduatesoftheUniversityofChicago'sBoothSchoolofBusinessbyMarianneBertrandandher

colleaguesfoundthat,tento16yearsaftergraduating,justoverhalfofthosewhohadchosento

havechildrenwereworkingfull-time.Aboutaquarterwereworkingpart-timeandjustundera

quarterhadleftthelabourforce.Italsoleavesmanyformerhigh-flyersfrustrated.Evenwell-off

parentsworrythattheyspendtoolittletimewiththeirchildren,thankstocrowdedschedulesand

theever-buzzingBlackBerry.Forpoorerparents,juggling（試圖維持平衡）thetwindemandsofwork

andchild-rearingcanbeanightmare.Childcareeatsaterrifyingproportionofthefamilybudget,

andmanychildmindersareuntrained.Butquittingworktolookafterthechildrencanmeanfinancial

disaster.Britishchildrenbroughtupintwo-parentfamilieswhereonlyoneparentworksarealmost

threetimesmorelikelytobepoorthanchildrenwithtwoparentsatwork.

G.Thecorporateworldisdoingevermoretoaddressthelossoffemaletalentandthe

difficultyofcombiningworkwithchildcare.Manyelitecompaniesarerethinkingtheirpromotion

practices.AddleshawGoddard,alawfirm,hascreatedtheroleoflegaldirectorasanalternativeto

partnershipsforwomenwhowanttocombineworkandmotherhood.Ernst&Youngandother

accountingfirmshaveincreasedtheireffortstomaintainconnectionswithwomenwhotaketimeoff

tohavechildrenandtheneasethembackintowork.

H.Home-workingisincreasinglyfashionable.Morethan90%ofcompaniesinGermanyand

Swedenallowflexibleworking.Agrowingnumberoffirmsarelearningtodividetheworkingweek

innewways-judgingstaffonannualratherthanweeklyhours,allowingthemtoworkninedaysa

fortnight,lettingthemcomeinearlyorlateandallowinghusbandsandwivestosharejobs.Almost

halfofSunMicrosystems'semployeesworkathomeorfromnearbysatelliteoffices.Companies

areevenrethinkingthestructureofcareers,aspeopleliveandworklonger.Barclaysisoneof

manyfirmsthatallowfiveyears'unpaidleave.JohnLewisoffersasix-monthpaidsabbatical（休假）

topeoplewhohavebeeninthecompanyfor25years.Companiesareallowingpeopletophase

theirretirement.Child-bearingyearswillthusmakeupasmallerproportionofwomen'spotential

workinglives.Spellsoutofthelabourforcewillbecomelessamarkoffemaleexceptionalism.

I.Fasterchangeislikelyaswomenexploittheireconomicpower.Manytalentedwomenare

alreadyhopping（離開）offthecorporatetreadmilltoformcompaniesthatbettermeettheirneeds.

InthepastdecadethenumberofprivatelyownedcompaniesstartedbywomeninAmericahas

increasedtwiceasfastasthenumberownedbymen.Women-ownedcompaniesemploymore

peoplethanthelargest500companiescombined.EdenMcCallumandAxiomLegalhaveapplieda

networkmodeltotheirrespectivefieldsofmanagementconsultancyandlegalservices:Network

membersworkwhenitsuitsthemandthecompaniesusetheirscaletomakesurethatclientshave

theirproblemsdealtwithimmediately.

35、Firmsexpectfuturebossestohaveworkedinseveraldepartmentsandcountries.

36、Oneofthemostamazingthingsabouttheeconomicempowermentofwomenacrossthe

richworldisthatitgetslittlevisiblecelebration.

37、Onemeasuremanyelitecompaniestaketokeepfemaletalentsistoreconsidertheir

promotionpractices.

38、ForthoseworkinginBarclays,theyhavethechancetotakeanunpaidleavelastingfive

years.

39、Itisdifficultforpoorparentstobalanceworkandchild-rearing.

40、Oneproblemwomenwhohavebeenencouragedtopursueprofessionalgoalsmayface

isthattheirdesiretoreachtheupperranksishardtomeet.

41、Theeconomicempowermentofwomenacrosstherichworldisconsideredremarkable

partlyinthatitbringseconomicindependencetomillionsofwomen.

42、Manytalentedwomenstarttheirownbusinesstobettermeettheirneeds.

43、Thebiggestobstacleformanywomentoclimbontothetopoftheircareerladderistheir

responsibilityoflookingafterchildren.

44、Jobprospectsforwomenhavebeenraisedthankstotheprogressoftechnologyand

highereducation.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

ForgetBrother,CanYouSpareaDime?Thethemesongofthisrecessionmightwellbe

"Mother,CanYouWriteaCheck?"Thedistressingeconomyhasresultedinincreasingnumbersof

parentsandgrandparentshelpingouttheirstrappedadultchildrenandgrandkidswithhomedown

payments,credit-cardbailouts（緊急財政援助），andsparecash-oftenatthesametimeasparents

aretryingtoconfrontnewretirementbudgets.

"Weareseeingatonofthis,"saysRossLevin,anEdina,Minn.,financialadviser.

"Sometimesit'sagreatideaandsometimesitisnot.Youhavetomakesureyouputonyourown

oxygenmaskfirst."

Some62percentofvisitorstoGhavehelpedtheirkidsfinanciallyinthe

pastyear,with70percentofthatgrouphandingovercashtohelptheiradultchildrenand

grandchildrenwithdailyexpenses,saysthesite'sCEO,JerryShereshewsky.Anotherpopular

categoryishousing;inthelastyearmanyparentshavecoughedupdownpaymentstohelptheir

kidsgetintohomeswhilethe$8,000first-timehomebuyer'screditwasineffect.

Thenthere'sthedebt-bailoutsituation.AsurveyrecentlyconductedbyCfor

Newsweekfoundthat42percentoffolkswithadultchildrenhavehelpedthempayoffcarloans,

creditcards,medicalbills,andmore.

NoneofthisissurprisingtoShereshewsky,whoseesthetrendasanaturalresultof

changingfamiliesandthedistributionofwealth."Thisiswhereallthemoneyis——andit'swherethe

moneyis,despitethefactthatwe'vehadthismeltdown."Ingeneral,thebaby-boomgenerationis

farwealthierthantheirchildrenare,andhasalowerunemploymentratethan20-somethings.He

saysthatthevastmajorityofmulti-generationhouseholdsnowinvolveadultchildren(and

sometimestheirchildren)movinginwithagingparents.Baby-boomparentsgenerallyaspireto

helpingtheirkidsandtheirgrandchildrenanddon'twanttowaituntiltheyaredeadtodoit.

"Youshouldgivewhileyou'reyoungenoughtoenjoythefruitsofwhatyou'redoing,"says

Shereshewsky,whoispersonallyconsideringgettingareversemortgageonhishomewhenit

comestimetohelphis20-somethingkidswithhomepurchases.

45、Accordingthepassage,peopleareregardedas"strapped"iftheyare.

A.joblessintherecession

B.infinancialdifficulties

C.dependentontheirparents

D.troubledbycreditcarddebt

46、RossLevinthinksthatsometimes,itisnotagreatideathat.

A.parentshelpouttheiradultchildren

B.adultchildrenspendmorethantheyearn

C.parentshaveconfrontednewretirementbudget

D.adultchildrendisregardparents'difficulties

47>Withthefirst-timehomebuyer'scredit,.

A.childrendidnothavetoturntoparentsforhelp

B.childrenfounditeasiertodealwithdownpayment

C.parentsstillhadtohelppayforthedownpayment

D.parentsfeltrelievedfromexpenseonhousing

48、Whatdoweknowaboutthepeopleofthebaby-boomgeneration?

A.Mostofthembecomeparentsintheirtwenties.

B.Mostofthemprefertolivewiththeirchildren.

C.Theyarewillingtotakecareoftheiragingparents.

D.Theyhaveahigheremploymentratethantheirkids.

49Shereshewskyismostlikelytoagreethat.

A.parentsshouldhelpouttheiradultkids

B.youngpeopleshouldbeindependent

C.parentsshouldenjoytheirownlives

D.youngpeopleshouldhelptheirparents

PassageTwo

Around1975anumberofbookswerewrittenaboutstrangeoccurrencesintheBermuda

Triangle,apartoftheAtlanticOceanoffthesoutheastcoastofftheU.S.Theytoldthestoriesof

planesandshipsthatdisappearedfornounderstandablereasonandwereneverfoundagain.

Theytoldaboutshipswhichwerefoundundamagedbutwithnooneonthem.Accordingtothe

books,morethan1,000peopledisappearedintheTrianglefrom1945to1975.

Accordingtosomewriters,therewerenonaturalexplanationsformanyofthe

disappearances,sotheysuggestedotherexplanations.Forexample,accordingtothewriter,some

strangeandterriblepowerexistsintheTriangle.Accordingtoanotherwriter,peoplefromspace

arelivingatthebottomoftheAtlantic,andsometimestheyneedhumansailorsandairmenfortheir

research.Theseideaswerenotscientific,buttheyweregoodadvertisements.Thebooksaboutthe

BermudaTrianglewereimmediatesuccesses.

However,thebooksgivelittleevidencetosupporttheirunusualideas.Inaddition,they

ignoreatleastthreeimportantfactsthatsuggestnaturalreasonsformanyoftheoccurrences.First,

messagesfromsomeoftheshipsandaircraftwhichlaterdisappearedgiveusevidenceof

problemswithnavigationalinstruments.Similarstoriesaretoldbyofficerswhowereondutyon

planesandshipswhichfinallymanagedtocomethroughtheTrianglewithoutdisaster.Second,the

weatherinthispartoftheAtlanticOceanisveryunpredictable.Dangerousstormsthatcancause

problemsevenforexperiencedpilotsandsailorscanbeginsuddenlyandwithoutwarning.Finally,

theBermudaTriangleisverylarge,andmanypeople,bothexperiencedandinexperienced,sail

andflythroughit.Perhapsthefigureof1,000deathsinthirtyyearsshockssomepeople,but,infact,

thefigureisnotunusualforanareaofoceanthatissolargeandthatiscrossedbysomanyships.

Theevidencewhichexists,therefore,supportsoneconclusionaboutBermudaTriangle:We

donotneedstoriesaboutpeoplefromspaceorstrangeunnaturalpowerstoexplainthe

disappearances.

50、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Alienssaidtobefromotherplanets.

B.UnpredictableweatherintheAtlanticOcean.

C.StrangeoccurrencesintheBermudaTriangle.

D.DifferentexplanationsforthedisappearancesintheBermudaTriangle.

51、WhyweretheexplanationsgiveninsomeofthebooksaboutBermudaTriangle

unscientific?

A.Thewritersgavenoevidencetosupporttheirideas.

B.Thewriterspursuedimmediatesuccess.

C.Thewriterswerenotscientists.

D.Thebookswerewrittenasadvertisements.

52、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisonepossiblereasonforthedisappearances?

A.Thesailorsandairmenweretakenawaybypeoplefromspaceforscientificresearch.

B.Somenavigationalinstrumentsranoutoforderandthereforecausedtheships'sinking

andtheplanes'crashing.

C.Thesailorsandairmencouldnotstandtheextremeweatherconditionsandtheydied

naturaldeath.

D.Somesailorsandairmenwereinexperiencedandwereresponsiblefortheaccidents.

53、Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthoragreewith?

A.TheconclusionssuggestedinthebooksabouttheBermudaTriangleisreasonable.

B.ThelargenumberofdeathsintheBermudaTrianglebetween1945and1975isshocking.

C.Perhapstheweatherhassomethingtodowiththedisappearances.

D.Mostofthedisappearanceswerecausedbyinstrumentsthatfailedtowork.

54、Whatcanbelearnedfromthispassage?

A.ThedisappearancesinBermudahavesomethingtodowithaliens.

B.Peoplehavenotdeterminedthecausesofthesedisappearances.

C.Thedisappearancescanonlybeexplainedbyscientists.

D.Thedisappearancesarecausedbysomeunnaturalpowers.

PartIVTranslation

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto

English.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

55、電視相親節(jié)目

電視相親節(jié)目就是以相親和婚姻為主題的娛樂真人秀節(jié)目。該類節(jié)目所討論的話題除去婚姻和

愛情外，還包括中國當(dāng)今社會盛行的拜金、房奴(housingmortgageslave)和剩女等話題。例如，某

相親節(jié)目的一位女嘉賓拒絕男嘉賓的追求時曾說“寧可坐在寶馬車?yán)锟?，也不愿坐在自行車的后座笑”?/p>

除了非議，相親節(jié)目卻也為忙碌的年輕單身男女提供了一個全新的交友平臺。

答案：

PartIWriting

1、［范文］

"ClearYourPlate"Campaign

"ClearYourPlate"Campaign,asthenamesuggests,meansthatwhenhavingdinners

outside,weshouldeatupallthefoodwehaveorderedorwrapuptheleftoversandtakethemback

homewhenhavingdinnersoutside.Thiscampaignwaslaunchedonthemicro-blogin2012,and

nowithasspreadtothewholesociety.Itintendstoremindpeoplethatweshouldstillpractice

economyevenifwearemuchbetter-offnow.

Inmyopinion,itisdefinitelynecessarytocarryout"ClearYourPlate"campaign.Poverty

andstarvationarestilltheseriousproblemsthreateningthousandsofpeopleintheworldnowand

about10millionpeopledieofhungereachyear.Soeveryoneshouldtreasurethelifewehavenow,

andcarryontheChinesetraditionofbeingthrifty.

Tobuildaresource-conservingsociety,eachoneshoulddohisbit.Wecouldpractice

economyinmanyways,suchasturningoffthelightandthewatertapafteruse,makinggooduse

ofpublictransportation;reducingtheuseofdisposablestuff,etc.Onlywheneveryonehasthe

awarenessofbeingthriftycanourcountryachieveitsgoalofsustainabledevelopment.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

2、B

［聽力原文］

TheCottonwoodInstituteisanon-profitgroupthatworkswithteenagersintheU.S.cityof

Denver.Colorado.Ithelpsthemlearnaboutleadershipwhilealsolearningabouttheenvironment.

JulietLunaattendsNewVistaHighSchool.Shesaysitisnotdifficulttopersuadeyoung

peopletogointothemountainsandsearchforsolutionstoenvironmentalproblems.

"Gettingkidsoutintotheenvironmentinspiresthemtoprotectit,becauseifyoudon'tknow

whatyou'reprotecting,whywouldyoubother?"

TheCottonwoodInstituteworkswithteacherstohelpthemcombineclassroomstudieswith

environmentalprojects.

Agroupofstudentschooseanenvironmentalproblemtosolve.Oversixortwelveweeks,

theylookforanswersandjoinwithlocalenvironmentaliststomakethosesolutionswork.Afterthe

projectends,thestudentshaveagreaterunderstandingoftheenvironment.

WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutTheCottonwoodInstitute?

［解桐事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由新聞可知，CottonwoodInsMtute是一個非盈利性的組織；它幫助青少年

了解領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力和環(huán)境；它幫助老師將課堂學(xué)習(xí)與環(huán)境項(xiàng)目相結(jié)合。A、C、D均符合新聞原意。選項(xiàng)B與

新聞事實(shí)不符。故選B。

3、B

［聽力原文］