2009年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试题(三)

　　6. Carol Kornhaber and her husband don’t have too much financial pressure because ___________.

　　A) they have parents who are rich B) they don’t have children to feed

　　C) they both have a high salary D) they both have work and they are thrifty

　　7. After a layoff, the employees who keep their jobs usually have to ___________.

　　A) find another job in case they are fired B) do what their bosses tell them to

　　C) work longer hours to avoid being fired D) do the work left by the laid-off workers

　　8. According to Salary.com, compared with three years ago, the desire for time off is up almost ________.

　　9. According to the poll from Salary.com, the majority of employees preferred to ________ if they had the choice.

　　10. Larry Schumer said that most companies succeeded based on a motivated and capable __________.

　　Part III 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. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

　　Questions 11 to 20 are based on the following passage.

　　A pioneering study into the effects of a mother’s fat intake during pregnancy on her child’s health when he or she grows up is being launched at the University of Southampton.

　　The research will investigate whether the type and amount of fat a mother eats during pregnancy 11 the risk of heart disease, 12 high blood pressure, in her child when he or she reaches adulthood.

　　Although the link between high fat diets and high blood pressure is well known, there has been 13 research into the connection between a woman’s diet and her child’s risk of hypertension (高血压).

　　The study, which is 14 by the British Heart Foundation, is led by Dr Graham Burdge, British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Science.