2009年12月英语四级考试预测试题及答案(4)

　　In this case there was a machine to monitor what the dogs were sensing. Many times, however, our machines record nothing out of the ordinary, even though animals know a quake is coming. The animals might be sensing something we so measure but do not recognize as a warning. Discovering what animals sense, and learning how they know it is a danger signal, is a job for future scientists。

　　1.Since no one had predicted the precise date of the earthquake striking east of Naples, people there suffered heavy loss in the destruction。

　　2.A seismic gap is located at the junction of two interlocking plates in the Earth, and where no seismic activity has been recorded for a long time。

　　3.From the passage we learn that a regular striking pattern can be found in an active earthquake region。

　　4.During an earthquake in China 1975, cows broke their halters and ran away from their sheds。

　　5.As it is used in Paragraph 13, the word “cat” refers to a typical domestic cat。

　　6.All animals but men can notice tiny changed in air pressure, gravity, or the magnetism of Earth。

　　7.The dogs mentioned in Paragraph 15 had sensed both the low booms and the minor quakes following them。

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　　8.Dr. Caputo based his prediction upon the fact that lots of earthquakes had recently occurred in all areas around Naples but its___________。

　　9.According to the author’s information, every 50 years or so, a mighty earthquake will be recorded at___________________。

　　10.Chinese scientists evacuated people from_____________after they had noticed the strange behavior of some animals as well as physical changes in the earth。

　　Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C]and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。