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新四级样题及答案新四级样题及答案(含听力录音材料)　PartⅠWriting(30minutes)　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。　　PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)　　Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.　　Forquestions1-7,mark　　Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;　　N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;　　NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.　　Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.　　Landfills　　Youhavejustfinishedyourmealatafastfoodrestaurantandyouthrowyouruneatenfood,foodwrappers,drinkcups,utensilsandnapkinsintothetrashcan.Youdon’tthinkaboutthatwasteagain.Ontrashpickupdayinyourneighborhood,youpushyourcanouttothecurb,andworkersdumpthecontentsintoabigtruckandhaulitaway.Youdon’thavetothinkaboutthatwasteagain,either.Butmaybeyouhavewondered,asyouwatchthetrashtruckpullaway,justwherethatgarbageendsup.　　AmericansgeneratetrashatanAstonishingrateoffourpoundsperdayperperson;whichtranslatesto600,000tonsperdayor210milliontonsperyear!Thisisalmosttwiceasmuchtrashperpersonasmostothermajorcountries.Whathappenstothistrash?Somegetsrecycled(回收利用)orrecoveredandsomeisburned,butthemajorityisburiedinlandfills.　　HowMuchTrashIsGenerated?　　Ofthe210milliontonsoftrash,orsolidwaste,generatedintheUnitedStatesannually,about56milliontons,or27percent,iseitherrecycled(glass,paperproducts,plastic,metals)orcomposted(做成堆肥)(yardwaste).Theremainingtrash,whichismostlyunrecyclable,isdiscarded.　　HowIsTrashDisposedof?　　ThetrashproductionintheUnitedStateshasalmosttripledsince1960.Thistrashishandledinvariousways.About27percentofthetrashisrecycledorcomposted,16percentisburnedand57percentisburiedinlandfills.Theamountoftrashburiedinlandfillshasdoubledsince1960.TheUnitedStatesrankssomewhereinthemiddleofthemajorcountries(UnitedKingdom,Canada,Germany,FranceandJapan)inlandfilldisposal.TheUnitedKingdomrankshighest,buryingabout90percentofitssolidwasteinlandfills.　　WhatIsaLandfill?　　Therearetwowaystoburytrash:　　nDump—anopenholeinthegroundwheretrashisburiedandthatisfullofvariousanimals(rats,mice,birds).(Thisismostpeople’sideaofalandfill!)　　nLandfill—carefullydesignedstructurebuiltintoorontopofthegroundinwhichtrashisisolatedfromthesurroundingenvironment(groundwater,air,rain).Thisisolationisaccomplishedwithabottomlineranddailycoveringofsoil.　　¨Sanitarylandfill—landfillthatusesaclaylinertoisolatethetrashfromtheenvironment　　¨Municipalsolidwaste(MSW)landfill—landfillthatusesasynthetic(plastic)linertoisolatethetrashfromtheenvironment　　Thepurposeofalandfillistoburythetrashinsuchawaythatitwillbeisolatedfromgroundwater,willbekeptdryandwillnotbeincontactwithair.Undertheseconditions,trashwillnotdecompose(腐烂)much.Alandfillisnotlikeacompostpile,wherethepurposeistoburytrashinsuchawaythatitwilldecomposequickly.　　ProposingtheLandfill　　Foralandfilltobebuilt,theoperatorshavetomakesurethattheyfollowcertainsteps.Inmostpartsoftheworld,thereareregulationsthatgovernwherealandfillcanbeplacedandhowitcanoperate.Thewholeprocessbeginswithsomeoneproposingthelandfill.　　IntheUnitedStates,takingcareoftrashandbuildinglandfillsarelocalgovernmentresponsibilities.Beforeacityorotherauthoritycanbuildalandfill,anenvironmentimpact

1　　studymustbedoneontheproposedsitetodetermine:　　ntheareaoflandnecessaryforthelandfill　　nthecompositionoftheunderlyingsoilandbedrock　　ntheflowofsurfacewateroverthesite　　ntheimpactoftheproposedlandfillonthelocalenvironmentandwildlife　　nthehistoricalvalueoftheproposedsite　　BuildingtheLandfill　　Oncetheenvironmentalimpactstudyiscomplete,thepermitsaregrantedandthefundshavebeenraised,thenconstructionbegins.First,accessroadstothelandfillsitemustbebuiltiftheydonotalreadyexist.Thereroadswillbeusedbyconstructionequipment,sanitation(环卫)servicesandthegeneralpublic.Afterroadshavebeenbuilt,diggingcanbegin.IntheNorthWakeCountryLandfill,thelandfillbegan10feetbelowtheroadsurface.　　WhatHappenstoTrashinaLandfill?　　Trashputinalandfillwillstaythereforaverylongtime.Insidealandfill,thereislittleoxygenandlittlemoisture.Undertheseconditions,trashdoesnotbreakdownveryrapidly.Infact,whenoldlandfillshavebeenduguporsampled,40-year-oldnewspapershavebeenfoundwitheasilyreadableprint.Landfillsarenotdesignedtobreakdowntrash,merelytoburyit.Whenalandfillcloses,thesite,especiallythegroundwater,mustbemonitoredandmaintainedforupto30years!　　HowIsaLandfillOperated?　　Alandfill,suchastheNorthWakeCountyLandfill,mustbeopenandavailableeveryday.Customersaretypicallymunicipalitiesandconstructioncompanies,althoughresidentsmayalsousethelandfill.　　Neartheentranceofthelandfillisarecyclingcenterwhereresidentscandropoffrecyclablematerials(aluminumcans,glassbottles,newspapersandpaperproducts).Thishelpstoreducetheamountofmaterialinthelandfill.Someofthesematerialsarebannedfromlandfillsbylawbecausetheycanberecycled.　　Ascustomersenterthesite,theirtrucksareweighedatthescalehouse.Customersarechargedtippingfeesforusingthesite.Thetippingfeesvaryfrom$10to$40perton.Thesefeesareusedtopayforoperationcosts.TheNorthWakeCountyLandfillhasanoperatingbudgetofapproximately$4.5million,andpartofthatcomesfromtippingfees.　　Alongthesite,therearedrop-offstationsformaterialsthatarenotwantedorlegallybannedbythelandfill.Amulti-materialdrop-offstationisusedfortires,motoroil,lead-acidbatteries.Someofthesematerialscanberecycled.　　Inaddition,thereisahouseholdhazardouswastedrop-offstationforchemicals(paints,pesticides,otherchemicals)thatarebannedfromthelandfill.Thesechemicalsaredisposedofbyprivatecompanies.Somepaintscanberecycledandsomeorganicchemicalscanbeburnedinfurnacesorpowerplants.　　Otherstructuresalongsidethelandfillaretheborrowedareathatsuppliesthesoilforthelandfill,therunoffcollectionpondandmethane(甲烷)station.　　Landfillsarecomplicatedstructuresthat,whenproperlydesignedandmanaged,serveanimportantpurpose.Inthefuture,newtechnologiescalledbioreactorswillbeusedtospeedthebreakdownoftrashinlandfillsandproducemoremethane.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；8-10题在答题卡1上。　　1.Thepassagegivesageneraldescriptionofthestructureanduseofalandfill.　　2.MostofthetrashthatAmericansgenerateendsupinlandfills.　　3.ComparedwithothermajorIndustrializedcountries,Americaburiesamuchhigherpercentageofitssolidwasteinlandfills.　　4.Landfillsarelikecompostpilesinthattheyspeedupdecompositionoftheburiedtrash.　　5.Inmostcountriestheselectionofalandfillsiteisgovernedbyrulesandregulations.　　6.IntheUnitedStatesthebuildingoflandfillsisthejobofbothfederalandlocalgovernments.　　7.Hazardouswasteshavetobetreatedbeforebeingdumpedintolandfills.　　PartⅢListeningComprehension(35minutes)　　SectionA

2　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。11.A)Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.　　B)Themanhasn’tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.　　C)Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturnedtothewoman.　　D)Thetoolsthemanborrowedfromthewomanaremissing.　　12.A)Savetimebyusingacomputer.C)BorrowMartha’scomputer.　　B)Buyherowncomputer.D)Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper.　　13.A)HehasbeentoSeattlemanytimes.　　B)Hehaschairedalotofconferences.　　C)Heholdsahighpositioninhiscompany.　　D)HelivedinSeattleformanyyears.　　14.A)Teacherandstudent.C)Managerandofficeworker.　　B)Doctorandpatient.D)Travelagentandcustomer.　　15.A)Sheknowstheguywhowillgivethelecture.　　B)Shethinksthelecturemightbeinformative.　　C)Shewantstoaddsomethingtoherlecture.　　D)She’llfinishherreportthisweekend.　　16.A)Anartmuseum.C)Acollegecampus.　　B)Abeautifulpark.D)Anarchitecturalexhibition.　　17.A)Thehousesforsaleareofpoorquality.　　B)Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy.　　C)Thehousingdevelopersprovidefreetripsforpotentialbuyers.　　D)Themanisunwillingtotakealookatthehousesforsale.　　18.A)Talkingaboutsports.C)Readingnewspapers.　　B)Writinguplocalnews.D)Puttingupadvertisements.　　Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　19.A)Thebenefitsofstrongbusinesscompetition.　　B)Aproposaltolowerthecostofproduction.　　C)Complaintsabouttheexpenseofmodernization.　　D)Suggestionsconcerningnewbusinessstrategies.　　20.A)Itcostmuchmorethanitsworth.　　B)Itshouldbebroughtup-to-date.　　C)Itcallsforimmediaterepairs.　　D)Itcanstillbeusedforalongtime.　　21.A)Thepersonnelmanagershouldbefiredforinefficiency.　　B)Afewengineersshouldbeemployedtomodernizethefactory.　　C)Theentirestaffshouldberetrained.　　D)Better-educatedemployeesshouldbepromoted.　　22.A)TheircompetitorshavelongbeenadvertisingonTV.　　B)TVcommercialsarelessexpensive.　　C)Advertisinginnewspapersaloneisnotsufficient.　　D)TVcommercialsattractmoreinvestments.

3　　Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　23.A)Searchingforreferencematerial.　　B)Watchingafilmofthe1930s’.　　C)Writingacoursebook.　　D)Lookingforajobinamoviestudio.　　24.A)It’stoobroadtocopewith.C)It’scontroversial.　　B)It’sabitoutdated.D)It’soflittlepracticalvalue.　　25.A)Attheendoftheonlinecatalogue.　　B)AttheReferenceDesk.　　C)InTheNewYorkTimes.　　D)IntheReader’sGuidetoPeriodicalLiterature.　　SectionB　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,　　youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken　　onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe　　fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron　　AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　PassageOne　　Questions26to28arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　26.A)Syntheticfuel.C)Alcohol.　　B)Solarenergy.D)Electricity.　　27.A)Airtrafficconditions.C)Roadconditions.　　B)Trafficjamsonhighways.D)Newtrafficrules.　　28.A)Gothroughahealthcheck.C)Arriveearlyforboarding.　　B)Takelittleluggagewiththem.D)Undergosecuritychecks.　　PassageTwo　　Questions29to31arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　29.A)Beauty.C)Luck.　　B)Loyalty.D)Durability.　　30.A)Hewantedtofollowthetraditionofhiscountry.　　B)Hebelievedthatitsymbolizedaneverlastingmarriage.　　C)Itwasthroughthatabloodvesselinthatfingerleddirectlytotheheart.　　D)Itwassupposedthatthediamondonthatfingerwouldbringgoodluck.　　31.A)Thetwopeoplecanlearnabouteachother’slikesanddislikes.　　B)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetodecideiftheyareagoodmatch.　　C)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetoshopfortheirnewhome.　　D)Thetwopeoplecanearnenoughmoneyfortheirwedding.　　PassageThree　　Questions32to35arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　32.A)Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.　　B)Becausenotourguidesareavailable.

4　　C)Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.　　D)Becausetheuniversityiseverywhereinthecity.　　33.A)Theysettheirownexams.　　B)Theyselecttheirownstudents.　　C)Theyawardtheirowndegrees.　　D)Theyorganizetheirownlaboratorywork.　　34.A)Mostofthemhavealonghistory.　　B)Manyofthemarespecializedlibraries.　　C)Theyhousemorebooksthananyotheruniversitylibrary.　　D)TheyeachhaveacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.　　35.A)Veryfewofthemareengagedinresearch.　　B)Theywerenotawardeddegreeuntil1948.　　C)Theyhaveoutnumberedmalestudents.　　D)Theywerenottreatedequallyuntil1881.　SectionC　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44t046youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhovejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。　　PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)　　SectionA　　Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofch0icesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.　　Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　WhenRobertoFelizcametotheUSAfromtheDominicanRepublic,heknewonlyafewwordsofEnglish.Educationsoonbecamea47.“Icouldn’tunderstandanything,”hesaid.He48fromhisteachers,camehomeintears,andthoughtaboutdroppingout.　　ThenMrs.Malave,abilingualeducator,begantoworkwithhimwhileteachinghimmathandscienceinhis49Spanish.“ShehelpedmestaysmartwhileteachingmeEnglish,”hesaid.Giventhechancetodemonstratehisability,he50confidenceandbegantosucceedinschool.　　Today,heisa51doctor,runshisownclinic,andworkswithseveralhospitals.Everyday,heusesthelanguageandacademicskillshe52throughbilingualeducationtotreathispatients.　　Roberto’sstoryisjustoneof53successstories.Researchhasshownthatbilingualeducationisthemost54waybothtoteachchildrenEnglishandensurethattheysucceedacademically.InArizonaandTexas,bilingualstudents55outperformtheirpeersinmonolingualprograms.Calexico,Calif.,implementedbilingualeducation,andnowhasdropoutratesthatarelessthanhalfthestateaverageandcollege56ratesofmorethan90%.InE1Paso,bilingualeducationprogramshavehelpedraisestudentscoresfromthelowestinTexastoamongthehighestinthenation.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　A)wonderI)hid　　B)acquiredJ)prominent

5　　C)consistentlyK)decent　　D)regainedL)countless　　E)nightmareM)recalled　　F)nativeN)breakthrough　　G)acceptanceO)automatically　　H)effective　　SectionB　　Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatement.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),D).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　PassageOne　　Question57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　“Tear’emapart!”“Killthefool!”“Murderthereferee(裁判)!”　　Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含义)maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent”asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.　　Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent”is“adversary”;“enemy”“onewhoopposesyourinterests.”Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtoeveryactionnomatterhowgross,maybeconsideredjustifiable.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed,“Aretheywetenoughnow?”　　Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthesuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent’sintentionalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.　　Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongs,therebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.　　Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate”is“colleague”;“friend”;“companion.”Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent”.　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?　　A)Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.　　B)Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.　　C)Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.　　D)Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.　　58.Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers_______.　　A)aretooeagertowin　　B)treattheirrivalsasenemies　　C)areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffended　　D)cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitions　　59.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?　　A)Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball.　　B)Herefusedtocontinuethegame.

6　　C)Heclaimedthatrefereewasunfair.　　D)HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.　　60.Accordingtothepassage,playersinagamemay______.　　A)kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce　　B)liedownonthegroundasanactofprotest　　C)deliberatelythrowtheballatanyoneillegallyblockingtheirway　　D)keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegame　　61.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationunsportsimprovedby________.　　A)regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees　　B)callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageinthecourt　　C)raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibility　　D)changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfield　　PassageTwo　　Questions62to66arebasedinthefollowingpassage.　　IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge(保护区)(ANWR)tohelpsecureAmerica’senergyfuture?PresidentBushcertainlythinksso.HehasarguedthattappingANWR’soilwouldhelpeaseCalifornia’selectricitycrisisandprovideamajorboosttothecountry’senergyindependence.Butnooneknowsforsurehowmuchcrudeoilliesburiedbeneaththefrozenearth,withthelastgovernmentsurvey,conductedin1998,projectingoutputanywherefrom3billionto16billionbarrels.　　Theoilindustrygoeswiththehighendoftherange,whichcouldequalasmuchas10%ofU.S.consumptionforaslongassixyears.Bypumpingmorethan1millionbarrelsadayfromthereserveforthenexttwotothreedecades,lobbyistsclaim,thenationcouldcutbackonimportsequivalenttoallshipmentstotheU.S.fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.Anoilboomwouldalsomeanamultibillion-dollarwindfall(意外之财)intaxrevenues,royalties(开采权使用费)andleasingfeesforAlaskaandtheFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocatesofdrillingsay,damagetotheenvironmentWouldbeinsignificant.“We’veneverhadadocumentedcaseofanoilrigchasingdeeroutontothepackice,”sayAlaskaStateRepresentativeScottOgan.　　Notsofast,sayenvironmentalists.StickingtothelowendofgovernmentestimatestheNationalResourcesDefendsCouncilsaystheremaybenomorethan3.2billionbarrelsofeconomicallyrecoverableoilinthecoastalplainofANWR,adropinthebucketthatwoulddovirtuallynothingtoeaseAmerica’senergyproblems.Andconsumerswouldwaituptoadecadetogainanybenefits,becausedrillingcouldbeginonlyaftermushbargainingoverleases,environmentalpermitsandregulatoryreview.AsforANWR’simpactontheCaliforniapowercrisis,environmentalistspointoutthatoilisresponsibleforonly1%oftheGoldenState’selectricityoutput---andjust3%ofthenation’s.　　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。　　62.WhatdoesPresidentBushthinkoftappingoilinANWR?　　A)ItwillincreaseAmerica’senergyconsumption.　　B)Itwillexhaustthenation’soilreserves.　　C)Itwillhelpreducethenation’soilimports.　　D)ItwillhelpsecurethefutureofANWR.　　63.WelearnfromthesecondparagraphthattheAmericanoilindustry_________.　　A)showslittleinteresttappingoilinANWR　　B)expecttostopoilimportsfromSaudiArabia　　C)tendtoexaggerateAmerica’srelianceonforeignoil　　D)believesthatdrillingforANWRwillproducehighyields　　64.ThoseagainstoildrillingANWRarguethat________.　　A)itwilldraintheoilreservesintheAlaskanregion　　B)itcandolittletosolveU.S.energyproblem　　C)itcancauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment

7　　D)itwillnothavemuchcommercialvalue　　65.Whatdotheenvironmentalistsmeanbysaying“Notsofast”(Line1,Psra.3)?　　A)Don’tbetoooptimistic.　　B)Don’texpectfastreturns.　　C)Theoildrillingshouldbedelayed.　　D)Oilexploitationtakesalongtime.　　.66.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatoilexploitationbeneathANWR’sfrozenearth　　________.　　A)involvesalotoftechnologicalproblems　　B)remainsacontroversialissue　　C)isexpectedtogetunderwaysoon　　D)willenabletheU.S.tobeoilindependent　　PartVCloze(15minutes)　　Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.The67yougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually68youmoneyorcanadd69thecost.　　Takethe70exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmight71thatyouaremakingthe72buyifyouchooseone73lookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest74price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatit75twiceaslongasamoreexpensive76todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwell77yourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.　　Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou78whenyougooutshopping?　　Ifyou79yourhome,yourcaroranyvaluable80inexcellentcondition,you’llbesavingmoneyinthelong81.　　Beforeyoubuyanew82,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticular83.　　Beforeyoubuyanexpensive84,oraservice,docheckthepriceand85isonoffer.Ifpossible,choose86threeitemsorthreeestimates.　　67.A)formC)way　　B)fashionD)method　　68.A)saveC)raise　　B)preserveD)retain　　69.A)upC)in　　B)toD)on　　70.A)easyC)simple　　B)singleD)similar　　71.A)convinceC)examine　　B)acceptD)think　　72.A)properC)reasonable　　B)bestD)most　　73.A)itsC)whose　　B)whichD)what　　74.A)forC)in　　B)withD)on　　75.A)spendsC)lasts　　B)takesD)consumes　　76.A)modeC)sample

8　　B)copyD)model　　77.A)causeC)leave　　B)makeD)bring　　78.A)adoptC)stick　　B)layD)adapt　　79.A)reserveC)store　　B)decorateD)keep　　80.A)productsC)material　　B)possessionD)ownership　　81.A)runC)period　　B)intervalD)time　　82.A)applianceC)utility　　B)machineryD)facility　　83.A)functionC)target　　B)purposeD)task　　84.A)componentC)item　　B)elementD)particle　　85.A)whatC)that　　B)whichD)this　　86.A)ofC)by　　B)inD)from　　PartVITranslation(5minutes)　　Directions:CompletethesentencesonAnswerSheet2bytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题2上作答。 　　大学英语四级考试试点考试样卷(听力文字稿)　　TapeScriptofListeningComprehension　　SectionA　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　11.W:Simon,couldyoureturnthetoolsIlentyouforbuildingthebookshelflastmonth?　　M:Uh,well,Ihatetotellyouthis…butIcan’tseemtofindthem.　　Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?　　12.W:I’mgoingtoMartha’shouse.Ihaveapapertocomplete,andIneedtousehercomputer.　　M:Whydon’tyoubuyoneyourself?Thinkhowmuchtimeyoucouldsave.　　Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewoman.do?　　13.W:BobsaidthatSeattleisagreatplaceforconferences.　　M:He’scertainlyinapositiontomakethatcomment.He’sbeentheresooften.　　Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutBob?　　14.W:Mr.Watson,Iwonderwhetherit’spossibleformetotakeavacationearlynextmonth.　　M:Didyoufilloutarequestform?　　Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

9　　15.M:Doyouwanttogotothelecturethisweekend?Iheartheguywho’sgoingtodeliverthelecturespentayearlivingintherainforest.　　W:Great!I’mdoingareportontherainforest.MaybeIcangetsomenewinformationtoaddtoit.　　Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?　　16.W:Wow!Idolikethiscampus:allthebigtrees,thegreenlawns,andtheoldbuildingswithtallcolumns.It’sreallybeautiful.　　M:Itsureis.ThearchitectureofthesebuildingsisintheGreekstyle.Itwaspopularintheeighteenthcenturyhere.　　Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?　　17.M:Thisarticleisnothingbutadvertisingforhousingdevelopers.Idon’tthinkthehousesforsalearehalfthatgood.　　W:Comeon,David.Whysonegative?We’rethinkingofbuyingahome,aren’twe?Justatriptolookattheplacewon’tcostusmuch.　　Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?　　18.M:Wouldyoupassmethesportssection,please?　　W:Sure,ifyougivemetheclassifiedadslocalnewssection.　　Q:Whatarethespeakersdoing?　　Nowyou’llheartwolongconversations.　　ConversationOne　　W:Hello,Gary.How’reyou?　　M:Fine!Andyourself?　　W:Can’tcomplain.Didyouhavetimetolookatmyproposal?　　M:No,notreally.Canwegooveritnow?　　W:Sure.I’vebeentryingtocomeupwithsomenewproductionandadvertisingstrategies.Firstofall,ifwewanttostaycompetitive,weneedtomodernizeourfactory.Newequipmentshould’vebeeninstalledlongago.　　M:Howmuchwillthatcost?　　W:Wehaveseveraloptionsrangingfromonehundredthousanddollarsallthewayuptohalfamillion.　　M:OK.We’llhavetodiscussthesecostswithfinance.　　W:Weshouldalsoconsiderhumanresources.I’vebeentalkingtopersonnelaswellasourstaffatthefactory.　　M:Andwhat’sthepicture?　　W:We’llprobablyhavetohireacoupleofengineerstohelpusmodernizethefactory.　　M:Whataboutadvertising?　　W:Marketinghassomeinterestingideasfortelevisioncommercials.　　M:TV?Isn’tthatabittooexpensiveforus?What’swrongwithadvertisinginthepapers,asusual?　　W:Quitefrankly,it’sjustnotenoughanymore.Weneedtobemoreaggressiveinordertokeepaheadofourcompetitors.　　M:Willwebeabletoaffordallthis?　　W:I’lllookintoit,butIthinkhighercostswillbejustified.Theseinvestmentswillresultinhigherprofitsforourcompany.　　M:We’llhavetolookatthefiguresmoreclosely.Havefinancedrawupabudgetfortheseinvestments.　　W:Allright.I’llseetoit.　　Questions19to20arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　19.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?　　20.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheequipmentoftheirfactory?　　21.Whatdoesthewomansuggestabouthumanresources?　　22.WhydoesthewomansuggestadvertisingonTV?　　ConversationTwo　　W:Sir,you’vebeenusingtheonlinecatalogueforquiteawhile,IsthereanythingIcandotohelpyou?　　M:Well,I’vegottowriteapaperaboutHollywoodinthe30sand40s,andI’mreallystruggling.Therearehundredsofbooks,andIjustdon’tknowwheretobegin.

10　　W:Yourtopicsoundsprettybig.Whydon’tyounarrowitdowntosomethinglike…uh…thehistoryofthestudiosduringthattime?　　M:Youknow,Iwasthinkingaboutdoingthat,butmorethat30bookscameupwhenItypedin“moviestudios.”　　W:Youcouldcutthatdownevenfurtherbylistingthespecificyearsyouwant.Tryadding“1930s”or“1940s”ormaybe“GoldenAge.”　　M:“GoldenAge”isagoodidea.Letmetypethatin…Hey,look,just6booksthistime.That’salotbetter.　　W:Oh…anotherthinyoumightconsider…haveyoutriedlookingforanymagaxineornewspaperarticles?　　M:No,I’veonlybeensearchingforbooks.　　W:Well,youcanlookupmagazinearticlesintheReader’sGuidetoPeriodicalLiterature.AndwedohavetheLosAngeles.Timesavailableoverthere.Youmightgothroughtheirindexestoseeifthere’sanythingyouwant.　　M:Okay,IthinkI’llgetstartedwiththesebooksandthenI’llgooverthemagazines.　　W:Ifyouneedanyhelp,I’llbeoverattheReferenceDesk.　　M:Great,thanksalot.　　Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　23.Whatisthemandoing?　　24.Whatdoesthelibrarianthinkofthetopicthemanisworkingon?　　25.Wherecanthemanfindtherelevantmagazinearticles?　　SectionB　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.AttheendofEACHPASSAGE,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B*,C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　PassageOne　　Inthenextfewdecadespeoplearegoingtotravelverydifferentlyfromthewaytheydotoday.Everyoneisgoingtodriveelectricallypoweredcars.Soinafewyearspeoplewon’tworryaboutrunningoutofgas.　　Someofthelargeautomobilecompaniesarereallymovingaheadwiththisnewtechnology.F&CMotors,amajorautocompany,forexample,isholdingapressconferencenextweek.Atthepressconferencethecompanywillpresentitsnew,electronicallyoperatedmodels.　　Transportationinthefuturewon’tbelimitedtotheground.Manypeoplepredictthattrafficwillquicklymovetothesky.Inthecomingyears,insteadofradioreportsaboutroadconditionsandhighwaytraffic,newsreportswilltalkabouttrafficjamsinthesky.　　Buttheskyisn’tthelimit.Inthefuture,you’llprobablyevenbeabletotakeatriptothemoon,Insteadoflisteningtoregularairplaneannouncements,you’llhearsomeonesay,“Thespacecrafttothemoonleavesintenminutes.Pleasecheckyourequipment.Andremember,nomorethantenouncesofcarry-onbaggageareallowed.” 　　Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　26.Whatwillbeusedtopowercarsinthenextfewdecades?　　27.Whatwillfuturenewsreportsfocusonwhentalkingabouttransportation?　　28.Whatisthespecialrequirementforpassengerstravelingtothemoon?　　PassageTwo　　Theperiodofengagementisthetimebetweenthemarriageproposalandtheweddingceremony.Twopeopleagreetomarrywhentheydecidetospendtheirlivestogether.　　Themanusuallygivesthewomanadiamondengagementring?ThattraditionissaidtohavestartedwhenanAustrianmangaveadiamondringtothewomanhewantedtomarry.Thediamondrepresentedbeauty.Heplaceditonthethirdfingerofherlefthand.Hechosethatfingerbecauseitwasthoughtthatabloodvesselinthatfingerwentdirectlytotheheart.Today,weknowthatthisisnottrue.Yetthetraditioncontinues.

11　　Americansgenerallyareengagedforaperiodofaboutoneyeariftheyareplanningaweddingceremonyandparty.Duringthetime,friendsofthebridemayholdapartyatwhichwomenfriendsandfamilymembersgivethebridegiftsthatshewillneedasawife.Thesecouldincludecookingequipmentornewclothing.　　Friendsofthemanwhoisgettingmarriedmayhaveabachelorpartyforhim.Thisusuallytakesplacethenightbeforethewedding.Onlymenareinvitedtothebachelorparty.　　Duringthemarriageceremony,thebrideandherwould-behusbandusuallyexchangegoldringsthatrepresenttheideathattheirunionwillcontinueforever.Thewifeoftenwearsboththeweddingringandengagementringonthesamefinger.Thehusbandwearshiringonthethirdfingerofhislefthand.　　Manypeoplesaythepurposeoftheengagementperiodistopermitenoughtimetoplanthewedding.Butthemainpurposeistoletenoughtimepasssothetwopeoplearesuretheywanttomarryeachother.Eitherpersonmaydecidetobreaktheengagement.Ifthishappens,thewomanusuallyreturnstheringtotheman;theyalsoreturnanyweddinggiftstheyhavereceived.　　Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　29.Whatwasthediamondringsaidtorepresent?　　30.WhydidtheAustrianmanplacethediamondringonthethirdfingerofthelefthandofhiswould-bewife?　　31.Whatisthechiefadvantageofhavingtheengagementperiod?　　PassageThree　　“Whereistheuniversity?”isaquestionmanyvisitorstoCambridgeask,butnoonecouldpointtheminanyonedirectionbecausethereisnocampus.Theuniversityconsistsofthirty-oneself-governingcolleges.Ithaslecturehalls,libraries,laboratories,museumsandofficesthroughoutthecity.　　Individualcollegeschoosetheirownstudents,whohavetomeettheminimumentrancerequirementssetbytheuniversity.Undergraduatesusuallyliveandstudyintheircolleges,wheretheyaretaughtinverysmallgroups.Lectures,andlaboratoryandpracticalworkareorganizedbytheuniversityandheldinuniversitybuildings.　　Theuniversityhasahugenumberofbuildingsforteachingandresearch.Ithasmorethansixtyspecialistsubjectlibraries,aswellastheUniversityLibrary,which,asacopyrightlibrary,isentitledtoacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.　　Examinationsaresetanddegreesareawardedbytheuniversity.Itallowedwomentotaketheuniversityexamsin1881,butitwasnotuntil1948thatthey,wereawardeddegrees.　　Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　32.WhyisitdifficultforvisitorstolocateCambridgeUniversity?　　33.WhatdoesthepassgetellusaboutthecollegesofCambridgeUniversity?　　34.WhatcanbelearnedfromthepassageaboutthelibrariesinCambridgeUniversity?　　35.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutwomenstudentsinCambridgeUniversity?　　SectionC　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethree.whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.　　RussiaisthelargesteconomicpowerthatisnotamemberoftheWorldTradeOrganization.Butthatmaychange.LastFriday,theEuropeanUnionsaiditwouldsupportRussia’s(36)efforttobecomeaW.T.O.member.　　RepresentativesoftheEuropeanUnionmetwithRussian(37)officialsinMoscow.Theysignedatradeagreementthattooksixyearsto(38)negotiate.　　Russiacalledthetradeagreement(39)balanced.Itagreedtoslowlyincreasefuelpriceswithinthecountry.Italsoagreedtopermit(40)

12competition.initscommunicationsindustryandtoremovesomebarrierstotrade.　　In(41)exchangeforEuropeansupporttojointheW.T.O>,RussianPresidentPutinsaidthatRussiawouldspeedupthe(42)processtoapprovetheKyotoProtocol,aninternational(43)environmentalagreementtoreducetheproductionofharmfulindustrialgases.(44)These“greenhousegases”trapheatintheatmosphereandareblamedforchangingtheworld’sclimate.　　RussiahadsignedtheKyotoProtocol,buthasnotyetapprovedit.Theagreementtakeseffectwhenithasbeenapprovedbynationsthatproduceatleast55percentoftheworld’sgreenhousegases.(45)Butcurrently,nationsproducingonly44percenthaveapprovedtheProtocol.Russiaproducesabout17percentoftheworld’sgreen-housegases..TheUnitedStates,theworld’sbiggestproducer,withdrewfromtheKyotoProtocolafterPresidentBushtookofficein2001.So,Russia’sapprovalisrequiredtoputtheKyotoProtocolintoeffect.　　(46)TojointheW.T.O.,acountrymustreachtradeagreementswithmajortradingcountriesthatarealsoW.T.O.members.RussiamuststillreachagreementswithChina,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUnitedStates.参考答案　Key　　PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)　　1.Y2.Y3.N4.N5.Y6.N7.NG　　8.municipalitiesandconstructioncompanies　　9.$10to$40　　10.drop-offstations　　PartIIIListeningComprehension　　SectionA　　11.D12.B13.A14.C15.B　　16.C17.D18.C19.D20.B　　21.B22.C23.A24.A25.D　　SectionB　　26.D27.A28.B29.A30.C　　31.B32.D33.B34.B35.B　　SectionC　　36.effort37.officials38.negotiate39.balanced　　40.competition41.exchange42.process43.environmental　　44.These“greenhousegases”trapheatintheatmosphereandareblamedforchangingtheworld’sclimate.　　45.Butcurrently,nationsproducingonly44percenthaveapprovedtheProtocol.Russiaproducesabout17percentoftheworld’sgreenhousegases.　　46.TojointheW.T.O.,acountrymustreachtradeagreementswithmajortradingcountriesthatarealsoW.T.O.members.　　PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)　　SectionA　　47.E48.I49.F50.D51.J　　52.B53.L54.H55.C56.G　　SectionB　　57.A58.B59.D60.C61.D

13　　62.C63.D64.B65.A66.B　　PartVCloze　　67.C68.A69.B70.C71.D　　72.B73.C74.C75.B76.D　　77.B78.A79.D80.B81.A　　82.A83.B84.C85.A86.D　　PartVITranslation　　87.whether(itis)heatedornot　　88.didhechargemetoomuch/didheoverchargeme　　89.comparedwithmine/incomparisonwithmin　　90.halfasmuch(money)　　91.toattributetheirchildren’ssuccessto