2010年12月英语四级考试全真预测试卷(1)

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. [A] Reading magazine articles. [C] Writing research papers.

　　[B] Reviewing book reports. [D] Selecting information sources.

　　30. [A] Gathering non-relevant materials. [C] Sharing notes with someone else.

　　[B] Stealing another person’s ideas. [D] Handing in assignments late.

　　31. [A] In the student‘s own words. [C] In short phrases.

　　[B] In direct quotations. [D] In shorthand.

　　32. [A] It should be assimilated thoroughly. [C] It should be paraphrased by the author.

　　[B] It should be enclosed in quotation marks. [D] It should be authorized by the source.

　　Passage Three

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

　　33. [A] Seasonal variations in nature.

　　[B] How intelligence changes with the change of seasons.

　　[C] How we can improve our intelligence.

　　[D] Why summer is the best season for vacation.

　　34. [A] Summer. [C] Fall.

　　[B] Winter. [D] Spring.

　　35. [A] All people are less intelligent in summer than in the other seasons of the year.

　　[B] Heat has no effect on people’s mental abilities.

　　[C] People living near the equator are the most intelligent.

　　[D] Both climate and temperature exert impact on people‘s intelligence.

　　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 blank， 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.

　　Building after building under water. (36) ________ in shelters. Thousands of others unsure where to go. (37) ________ for help. Anarchy. Bodies in streets. This is what one of America’s historic cities was (38) ________ to this week by a powerful storm， Katrina.

　　Officials want everyone still left in New Orleans， Louisiana， to leave for now. The (39) ________ of New Orleans says thousands may be dead. (40) ________ Katrina also caused death and (41) ________ in parts of Mississippi and Alabama along the Gulf of Mexico. Federal officials reported Friday that more than one million five hundred thousand homes and businesses (42) ________ without electric power.

　　New Orleans is famous for its wild Mardi Gras (43) ________ and night life in the French Quarter. (44) ________________________. New Orleans has depended on levees， dams made of earth， to control floods from the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.

　　Katrina struck on Monday. New Orleans avoided a direct hit. But two of the levees failed the next day. Most of the city was flooded. Helicopters dropped huge sandbags to fill the breaks. (45) ________________________.

　　America faces one of the worst natural events in its history. President Bush says the recovery will take years. (46) ________________________. The Bush administration is expected to ask for more in the weeks to come.

　　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 bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may

　　not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

　　Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

　　Blue is the world‘s favorite color. It is also the color most often 47 with intellect and authority.

　　Most uniforms are blue. In Greek and Roman mythology， blue is the color of sky gods. In the Old Testament， God is 48 by deep blue. Blue and turquoise (青绿色)are represented by the Islamic religion. It is the 49 color in the mosques of the world.

　　Blue symbolizes truth， peace and cooperation. It is the color of the flag of the United Nations and of Europe. As the coolest color of the spectrum， it is the hue most likely to have a receding effect. As in the skies and water that 50 us， blue is seen as a peaceful and 51 color. Blue light has seen to 52 blood pressure by calming the nervous system hence relaxing the body and mind. Blue creates large airy spaces. It makes rooms bigger.