2009年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试题(二)

　　53. We have many reasons to believe ______________ (一个更加光明美好的未来在等着我们).

　　54. ___________________________ (除董事长之外的所有董事会成员都投票赞成我的建议) to set up a branch office on the outskirts of town.

　　55. _______________ (孩子们没有去滑雪)，the children went skating last Sunday.

　　Part I Writing

　　One possible version:

　　Talent Is More than a Certificate

　　With the increase of students in China’s higher education institutions, there is a striking trend of more and more graduates flooding into the market to hunt for a job. Confronted with fierce and cold competition, they must use everything they have to take advantage of the rare opportunities they are given. Sometimes, whether or not they have a certain educational certificate is enough to leave them a success or failure.

　　This practice is not particularly fair or justified. For one thing, the certificate is only a piece of paper that does not reveal one’s actual ability. Sometimes a person’s qualities and capabilities may be hidden inside his or her mind. For another, just as a Chinese saying puts it: “In every art, there is a good master.” It is generally recognized that one’s genuine ability and knowledge are measurable through social practice and not his or her grades on tests. What’s more, the over-emphasis on the certificate will inevitably result in side effects, for example, the widespread manufacture of fake graduate certificates.

　　As far as I’m concerned, what you have done in your spare time may be a criterion on which to judge whether you are talented, creative, sympathetic and cooperative or not. An individual’s personal ethical quality, sometimes, is more important than his or her brilliant academic record.

　　Part II Reading Comprehension

　　(Skimming and Scanning)

　　1. B)。根据文章第二段，可以判断B)为正确选项。

　　2. D)。根据文章第三段最后两句“To make ... the Forbes ... the richest Americans ... billionaire ... $1.3 billion.”可以判断只有D)表达正确。A)、B)和C)分别出现在第六段、第十三段和第十九段。

　　3. B)。根据文章第五段第一句“Twenty years ago ...”和第四句“Now he’s a 49-year-old ...”可以计算出B)是正确的。

　　4. C)。根据文章第十段第三句“so I read books and magazines about money management and investing ...”判断C)符合原文的表达，这也符合“Educate yourself”这一部分表达的主题。