考试吧恩波：2008年12月四级预测试卷及解析(四)

　　Passage Two

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

　　30. A) People cannot live without automobiles.

　　B) Many cars violate the regulations.

　　C) Cars cause health problems.

　　D) Many American people work in cars.

　　31. A) Because of the air pollution. B) Because of the heavy traffic.

　　C) Because of the accidents. D) Because of the less walk.

　　32. A) Reduce the population. B) Solve the man-made problems.

　　C) Smooth the heavy traffic. D) Limit the number of automobiles.

　　Passage Three

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

　　33. A) Natural changes in four seasons.

　　B) The effect of season on human thinking.

　　C) How to improve our mental ability.

　　D) If it is reasonable to spend holidays in summer.

　　34. A) Warm. B) Hot. C) Cold. D) Moderate.

　　35. A) People are least clever in spring.

　　B) Temperature has some effect on human thinking.

　　C) People tend to be intelligent in summer.

　　D) People’s intelligence does not vary with seasons.

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times, when the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　American learn sports as part of their education. They learn two or more ball (36) , such as football or basketball. At high school, they choose groups of boys or girls to make (37) . They choose those who are best at that sport. These teams (38) 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) . Other students, the ones not on the team, love to watch them. They let everyone know this by shouting and (40) , when their team plays well.

　　There is a special (41) , of girls and boys, mostly girls, who jump up and down and shout for their football team. They call themselves (42) , because they lead everyone in shouts and cheers. They wear clothes of a (43) 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) . Cheerleading is almost sport itself. Every classroom has an American flag, in it. (45) . They put their hands over their hearts and say “the Pledge of Allegiance”. (46) .By standing and showing respect to the flag, people think about the United States and its freedoms.

　　Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.