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大学英语四级考试模拟试题三All spiders possess poison glands but very few of them are dangerous to humans, of the 600+species in Britain only 12 (at least one of these is a recent human assisted colonist) are strong enough to pierce the human skin, and apart from allergies, none are more dangerous than a common wasp. Most spiders have 8 eyes (though some have 6,4,2 or 0), as well as 8 legs. (by the way if you count the claws as separate leg section which you shouldnt really then their legs have 8 parts as well coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, tarsus, metatarus, claws) There are more than 32000 known species of spider in the world. No human being has ever been officially recorder as having died as the result of a tarantula bite. All spiders are carnivorous and feed only on liquids, i.e. their preys natural juices and the breakdown products of external digestion (meaning they spit, exude or inject digestive juices onto/into their prey ad suck up the resulting soup). So why not invite some to your next social do? Whats In a Name The word Arachnida comes from the Greek word Arachne who was the daughter of Idmon of Colophon in Lydia, a dyer by trade. Arachne herself was a weaver, the best in all the known world. However in a foolish moment she challenged Athene, the daughter of Zeus and goddess of, among other things, waving to a weaving competition. Arachne wove so perfect a cloth that she tore it to shreds. Arachne became depressed after this and in the end she hung herself. Athene stirred to remorse at the knowledge of what her anger had wrought turned the rope Arachne had used to hang herself into a web and Arachne herself into a spider so that the beauty of her spinning should not be lost to the world ever again. The Great Household Spider Safari There are just over six hundred different sorts of spider in the British Isles. But of these only a handful are commonly found in houses. At the front of the head are a pair of what appear to be small legs. These are called palps and are used to guide food to the spiders mouth. The front of the head also has a group of six or eight eyes. On the underside of the body at the rear, are four or six small conical bumps or cylinders. There are the spinnerets from which the spider produces the silk to make its webs. Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by looking at their palps. Males have swollen ends to their palps which makes them look as if they are wearing boxing gloves, these are often strange shapes if looked at with a hand lens. Females have normal looking palps that are not swollen at the ends. The largest spider is the Goliath spider, the female of which grows to reach a leg span of ten inches. The largest spider in Britain is the Cardinal spider which is a close cousin of Tim Tegenaria. Females can achieve a leg span of four and a half inches. It is known as the Cardinal spider as it was common in Hampton Court when Cardinal Wolsey lived there. The sight of these long legged spiders wandering around the palace at night used to frighten him. So far 32000 different kinds of spider have been discovered from all over the world. Britain has 630 different kinds of spider of which 250 are tiny Money spiders. The smallest of which has a body less than one millimeter long. 1.All the silk produced by spiders construct webs to catch their food 2.Not all the poison glands possessed by spiders are dangerous to human beings. 3.Spiders often kill humans in Britain when they pierce human skin. 4.After seeing her enemy commits suicide, Arachne turned Athena into a spider. 5.TimTegenaria spiders are closely related to tarantula spiders; both are found in Britain.6.So far32000 different kinds of spiders have been discovered from all over the world. 7.Money spiders are the smallest spiders found in the Arachnids family. 8.There are more than known species of spider in the world. 9.Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by . 10.The largest spider is Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section ADirections: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 though the centre.注意：此部分答题在答题卡2上作答。11.A) It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer.B) It was mainly meant for cancer patients.C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40. D) It was frequently interrupted by commercials.12.A) The man is fond of traveling. B) The woman is a photographer.C) The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest.D) The man admires the womans talent in writing.13.A) The man regrets being absent-minded. B) The woman saved the man some trouble.C) The man placed the reading list on a desk. D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket.14.A) He quit teaching in June. B) He has left the army recently.C) He opened a restaurant near the school. D) He has taken over his brothers business.15.A) She seldom reads books from cover to cover. B) She is interested in reading novels.C) She read only part of the book. D) She was eager to know what the book was about.16.A) She was absent all week owing to sickness. B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.17.A) The speakers want to rent the Smiths old house.B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.D) The Smiths new house is not far from their old one.18.A) The man had a hard time finding a parking space.B) The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.C) The woman was offended by the mans late arrival.D) The man couldnt find his car in the parking lot.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didnt make any reservation.C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.D) The hotel clerk couldnt find his reservation for that night.20.A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.B) There was a conference going on in the city.C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs. D) It was a busy season for holiday-makers.21.A) It was free of charge on weekends. B) It had a 15% discount on weekdays.C) It was offered to frequent guests only. D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.22.A) Demand compensation from the hotel. B) Ask for an additional discount.C) Complain to the hotel manager. D) Find a cheaper room in another hotel.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23.A) An employee in the city council at Birmingham.B) Assistant Director of the Admissions Office.C) Head of the Overseas Students Office. D) Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.24.A) Nearly fifty percent are foreigners. B) About fifteen percent are from Africa.C) A large majority are from Latin America.D) A small number are from the Far East.25.A) She will have more contact with students. B) It will bring her capability into fuller play.C) She will be more involved I policy-making.D) It will be less demanding than her present job.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.A) Her parents thrived in the urban environment.B) Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm.C) Her parents immigrated to America. D) Her parents set up an ice-cream store.27.A) He taught English in Chicago. B) He was crippled in a car accident.C) He worked to become an executive. D) He was born with a limp.28.A) She was fond of living an isolated life. B) She was fascinated by American culture.C) She was very generous in offering help. D) She was highly devoted to her family.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29.A) He suffered a nervous breakdown. B) He was wrongly diagnosed.C) He was seriously injured. D) He developed a strange disease.30.A) He was able to talk again. B) He raced to the nursing home.C) He could tell red and blue apart. D) He could not recognize his wife.31.A) Twenty-nine days. B) Two and a half months. C) Several minutes. D) Fourteen hours.32. A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.B) The avoided appearing on television.C) They released a video of his progress.D) They declined to give details of his condition.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33.A) For people to share ideas and show farm products.B) For officials to educate the farming community.C) For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.D) For farmers to celebrate their harvests.34.A) By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.B) By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.C) By offering to do volunteer work at the fair.D) By performing a special skill at the entrance.35.A) They contribute to the modernization of American farms.B) They help to increase the state governments revenue.C) They provide a stage for people to give performances.D) They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.Section CDirections: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.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。Students pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well (36) _, but some of them arent very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in (37) _ to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their childrens difficulties.For one thing, parents are often not (38) _ of the kinds of problems their children face. They dont realize that the (39) _ is keener, that the required (40) _ of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. (41) _ to seeing As and Bs on high school report cards, they may be upset when their childrens first (42) _ college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently (43) _ why John or Mary isnt doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. (44) _.Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and (45) _. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, (46) _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 you 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. As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and 47 the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly 48 forward. At that moment, the air-hostess 49 .She looked very pale, but was quite 50 .Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she 51 everyone that the pilot had 52 and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at 53 how to drive a car. After a moment 54 , a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilots cabin. Moving the pilot 55 , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the 56 instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously close to ground, but to everyones relief, it soon began to climb. A. although B. anxious C. thrown D. shifted E. appeared F. urgent G. presented H. aside I. even J. informed K. calm L. least M. fainted N. length O. hesitation Section B Direction: There are 2 passage in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. In the early days of the internet, many people worried that as people in the rich world embraced new computing and communications technologies, people in the poor world would be left stranded on the wrong side of a “digital divide.” Yet the debate over the digital divide is founded on a myth hat plugging poor countries into the internet will help them to become rich rapidly. This is highly unlikely, because the digital divide is not a problem in itself, but a symptom of deeper, more important divides: of income, development and literacy. Fewer people in poor countries than in rich ones own computers and have access to the internet simply because they are too poor, are illiterate, or have other more immediate concerns, such as food, health care and security. So even if it were possible to wave a magic wand and cause a computer to appear in every household on earth, it would not achieve very much: a computer is not useful if you have no food or electricity and cannot read. Yet such Wand-waving through the construction of specific local infrastructure projects such as rural telecenters is just the sort of thing for which the UNs new fund is intended. This sort of thing is the wrong way to go about addressing the inequality in access to digital technologies: it is treating the symptoms, rather than the underlying causes. The benefits of building rural computing centers, for example, are unclear. Rather than trying to close the divide for the sake of it, the more sensible goal is to determine how best to use technology to promote bottom-up development. And the answer to that question turns out to be remarkably clear: by promoting the spread not of PCs and the Internet, but of mobile phones. 57. What is the main idea of this passage? A) Plugging poor countries into the Internet will help them to become rich rapidly. B) Poor countries should be given more basic devices other than advanced ones. C) Rich countries should help poor ones becoming rich. D) People in poor countries cannot afford devices such as computer. 58. What did the author mean by referring digital divide. (Line 3, Para. 1)? A) Digital technology will make the gap between rich world and poor world wider. B) Digital technology will divide people into rich and poor world. C) People can be divided digitally. D) To divide people in digital world is wrong. 59. We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that. A) people in poor countries cannot use computer because of illiteracy. B) poor people cannot use computers. C) there would be no magic to cause a computer to appear in every household on earth. D) people in poor countries need more basic living conditions than computers. 60. Considering the following sentences, which one would the author most agree? A) Digital technology is useless. B) Digital divide will help poor countries becoming rich. C) Poor people need more immediate concerns, such as food, health care and security. D) Mobile phones should be promoted firstly. 61. The following passage will probably be: A) How to promote using of mobile phones. B) How to use technology to promote bottom-up development. C) The benefits of building rural computing centers. D) How to meet the need of food, health and security in poor countries.Passage Two Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星 ) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called