考试吧恩波：2008年12月四级预测试卷及解析(四)

　　Section B

　　26. C 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. B

　　Passage One

　　A tiny village somewhere in Britain was badly affected by a cat. The cat was stuck in the middle of the road due to being over frightened by the speeding vehicles. A passionate truck driver stopped his truck beside the street in order to help the frightened cat. However, something out of imagination happened. His truck slipped down the road since it was not firmly locked. It crashed into four parked cars, crashed through a bush, ran alongside a river and damaged several blocks of houses. The cat bit the driver on the hand while he was carrying it, which resulted in an injury.

　　Here is another story about cats. A family cat rescued a nine-month old child by informing the parents who were then cooking in the house. The cat cried out loudly when it saw the baby struggling in the river beside the house. The parents said the cat would receive a good reward of a beautiful coat for its extraordinary deed.

　　Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. What happened to the cat that affected a village?

　　27. Who was hurt in the first story?

　　28. Where did the second story about cats occur?

　　29. What would the parents give to cat as a reward in the second story?

　　Passage Two

　　The professors of California University agreed in a seminar that, “automobiles have posed a great danger to human health”. “Automobiles not only pollute the air and lead to traffic jams, but more importantly, they also make it unnecessary for people to walk, which resulted in an increasing rate of heart diseases,”said Dr. W.H. Peterson, professor of medical science. CNN reported that Dr. W.H. Peterson’s sharp criticism caused a hot debate on the campus of California University. “The debate opened a starting of human retrospection over their industrialized results. Humans had to consider the problem caused by themselves,” Dr. Peterson said. “Humans restricted their concern to only the natural disasters and environmental strategies before.”

　　Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　30. What is the theme of this passage?

　　31. What is the reason for the increase of heart diseases?

　　32. What do people then have to handle?

　　Passage Three

　　If you are like most people, then it is more likely that you are smarter in spring than in any other season.

　　Mr. Wilson, a famous scientist, discussed the influence of different climates on the human mind based on research drawn from many kinds of people. Eventually, he concluded that temperature and climate have significant effects on thinking. He decided that warm weather hinders people’s creative thinking, while cold weather facilitates. It does not mean that in summer people think less, however it does mean that people tend to be least creative in summer compared with other seasons. Spring seems to contribute most to people’s thinking. Fall follows, then winter. So it seems reasonable to get a lot of rest in summer.

　　Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　33. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　34. In which temperature do people have the best thinking?

　　35. Which statement is true of the heard passage?

　　Section C

　　Americans learn sports as part of their education. They learn two or more ball (36)games, such as football or basketball. At high school, they choose groups of boys or girls to make (37) teams. They choose those who are best at that sport. These teams (38) compete against teams from other schools. In many schools, students learn wrestling, running, tennis, golf and swimming. They have teams for some of these sports, too.

　　The games between schools are often very (39) exciting. Other students, the ones not on the team, love to watch them. They let everyone know this by shouting and (40) cheering, when their team plays well.

　　There is a special (41) club, of girls and boys, mostly girls, who jump up and down and shout for their football team. They call themselves (42) cheerleaders, because they lead everyone in shouts and cheers. They wear clothes of a (43) special color—the color of their school’s team. The football players wear that color, too. Each school has a team color and a team name. Cheerleaders call out the team name in their cheers. (44) They practice for many hours to learn the special jumping and cheering moves.Cheerleading is almost a sport itself. Every classroom has an American flag in it. (45)From elementary to high school, students start each day by standing up and showing respect to the flag.They put their hands over their hearts and say “the Pledge of Allegiance”. (46) This is a promise to the country, which was written by people who came to the US over 200 years ago.By standing and showing respect to the flag ,people think about the United States and its freedoms.