14级A班四六级模拟题1.doc

2014级A班四六级模拟题（1）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your view on peoples addiction to plastic surgeries. You should give sound argument to support your views and write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section AShort Conversations: 1. AShe copied another course guide. BShe decided to skip class.CShe went to the library instead DShe shared a friends course guide.2. AHe forgot his office number.BHe went to the language laboratory.CHe doesnt want to work.DHe needs to think about it.3. AStart writing at once.BAsk for his friends suggestions.CCome up with another idea.DGet the professors approval.4. AHe has been on vacation the whole month.BHe finds the work as hard as ever.CHe has benefited from the womans help.DHes thinking of working for the woman.5. AShe will watch the movie later.BHer watch is broken.CHer television set isnt working. DShe will watch TV while she eats.6. AShe has done half of it already.BShe agrees that it is very long.CThey have all semester to do it.DTheres nothing wrong with it.7. AThe man couldnt attend the festival.BThe man would pick her up earlier.CThe festival would be celebrated for seven days.DThere would be thirty people attending the festival.8. AHe thinks children can be satisfied easily.BHe thinks the publishers shouldnt produce so many junk books.CHe thinks we are short of good childrens books.DHe thinks children have no taste at all.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. AShe was invited only for the weekend.BThe weather was too hot.CShe had an appointment.DShe had school work to do.10. AShe had to go home.BShe was too tired to continue.CShe had to finish her schoolwork.DShe was thirsty.11. AThe water was too cold. BThe water was too deep.CShe doesnt know how to swim.DShe didnt have enough time.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. AWhether or not snowflakes can be analyzed.BHow snowflakes are formed.CWhat causes a snowstorm.DWhere the largest snowflakes can be found.13. AShe has never seen snow before.BShe is conducting a research on snow.CShe wants to make artificial snow.DShe has just read about snowflakes.14. AThe shape of the dust particles in the air.BThe relative humidity.CThe temperature of the air.DThe geography of the area.15. AInspect snowflakes more carefully.BMake a copy of the article.CWrite down more information.DDraw diagrams of the different shapes.Section BPassage One16. ATo explain a new requirement for graduation.BTo interest students in a community service project.CTo discuss the problems of elementary school students.DTo recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.17. AHe advises students participating in a special program.BHe teaches part-time in an elementary school.CHe observes elementary school students in the classroom.DHe helps students prepare their resumes.18. AContact the elementary school.BSign up for a special class.CSubmit a resume to the dean.DTalk to Professor Howard.Passage Two19. AThe use of oversized freight containers.BSafety problems with railroad tracks. CThe growth of the automotive industry.DThe high cost of meeting environmental regulations.20. ATo make the railway operation safer. BTo offer passengers more comfortable journeys. CTo meet the demand of shipping larger loads. DTo connect the railway network with the highways.21. AIt contributes less to air pollution than truck industry. BIts competitors are inconsiderate of customers. CIt preserves a traditional way of doing business. DIt creates personal fortunes for investors.Passage Three22. AThey took objective tests.BThey specialized in one subject. CThey spoke instead of writing.DThey were timed by electric clocks.23. AModem industry must have developed before the Middle Ages. BModem industry must have developed around the 19th century. CModem industry must have developed in Greece or Rome. DModern industry must have developed machines to take tests.24. AObjective tests.BSpoken tests. CPersonal tests.DSubjective tests.25. AThe features of the exams in the Middle Ages. BHow to perform well in both spoken and written exams, CHow did the forms of exams evolve. DThe different exams designed for people of different ages.Section CThe northern Italian city of Milan banned all traffic from its streets for 10 hours on Sunday in an attempt to reduce smog. The measure which was first26_ on a trial basis in the year 2007 is triggered whenever pollution exceeds the statutory limit for 12 consecutive days. Satellite 27_shows Milan to be one of the most polluted cities in Europe. An28 _ 120,000 vehicles will be affected by the move. According to the major daily newspaper in the city, the most polluting vehicles have been banned from driving through the city center since Thursday. But on Sunday, there 29_ be no traffic between 8:00 and 18:00.The ban is imposed when pollution exceeds fifty 30_ of particulates per cubic meter of air over 12 days. The last time the full ban was in force was in February. The move is not popular with all 31_who argue that the citys public transport system should be improved to 32_from using their cars. Local Green Party councilor Enrico Fedrighini said cars with three or four people inside should be offered33_ , for example. One or two car-free Sundays each month will not do anything to 34 _ the smog crisis, he told the daily newspaper in the city. Public transport was to be bolstered during the day, with an extra metro trains and buses35_Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section A In fact, even without humans, the Earths climate changes. Some climate change is _36_.But, as greenhouse gases are added to the atmosphere,human influence “emerges” from natural variability. Droughts, one of the most intensely studied climate events,are a perfect example of a(n) _37_with both natural and human influences. Separating the _38_strengths of the influences is a challenge for scientists. However, with the large social and economic costs of droughts, it is a challenge the scientists must _39_. In a very recent study published in the Journal of Climate, authors Richard Seager and Martin Hoerling cleverly used climate models forced by sea surface temperatures to _40_how much of the past centurys North American droughts have been caused by ocean temperatures, natural variability and human influences. Droughts can be caused by a(n) _41_of separate or international phenomena. At its root, drought results from the low _42_of water falling and some times higher temperatures (which increase evaporation rates). The beginning of drought can often be linked to variations in ocean temperatures. It is also found that the oceans can affect the atmosphere to create conditions that are _43_responsible for drought. Whats more, temperature increases _44_with human-driven global warming also play a role. This _45_agrees with other researchers who have shown that, while human-emitted greenhouse gas warming may not cause a particular drought, it can make drought come on earlier, faster, and harder than it otherwise would.A) associated I)qualityB) attached J)quantityC) conclusion K)relativeD) conduct L)ridiculousE) distinguish M)simplyF) effect N)undertakeG) natural O)variety H) partlySection BHow to Make Attractive and Effective PowerPoint PresentationsA) Microsoft PowerPoint has dramatically changed the way in which academic and business presentations are made. This article outlines few tips on making more effective and attractive PowerPoint presentations.The TextB) Keep the wording clear and simple. Use active, visual language. Cut unnecessary wordsa good rule of thumb is to cut paragraphs down to sentences, sentences into phrases, and phrases into key words. Limit the number of words and lines per slide. Try the Rule of Five-five words per line, five lines per slide. If too much text appears on one slide, use the AutoFit feature to split it between two slides. Click within the placeholder to display the AutoFit Options button (its symbol is two horizontal lines with arrows above and below), then click on the button and choose Split Text between Two Slides from the submenu.C) Font size for titles should be at least 36 to 40, while the text body should not be smaller than 24.Use only two font styles per slideone for the title and the other for the text. Choose two fonts that visually contrast with each other. Garamond Medium Condensed and Impact are good for titles, while Garamond or Tempus Sans can be used for the text body.D) Embed the fonts in your presentation, if you are not sure whether the fonts used in the presentation are present in the computer that will be used for the presentation. To embed the fonts: (1) On the File menu, click Save As. (2) On the toolbar, click Tools, click Save Options, select the Embed TrueType Fonts check box, and then select Embed characters in use only.E) Use colors sparingly; two to three at most. You may use one color for all the titles and another for the text body. Be consistent from slide to slide. Choose a font color that contrasts well with the background.F) Capitalizing the first letter of each word is good for the title of slides and suggests a more formal situation than having just the first letter of the first word capitalized. In bullet point lines, capitalize the first word and no other words unless they normally appear capped. Upper and lower case lettering is more readable than all capital letters. Moreover, current styles indicate that using all capital letters means you are shouting. If you have text that is in the wrong case, select the text, and then click Shift+F3 until it changes to the case style that you like. Clicking Shift+F3 toggles the text case between ALL CAPS, lower case, and Initial Capital styles.G) Use bold or italic typeface for emphasis. Avoid underlining, it clutters up the presentation.Dont center bulleted lists or text. It is confusing to read. Left align unless you have a good reason not to. Run “spell check” on your show when finished.The BackgroundH) Keep the background consistent. Simple, light textured backgrounds work well. Complicated textures make the content hard to read. If you are planning to use many clips in your slides, select a white background. If the venue of your presentation is not adequately light-proof, select a dark-colored background and use any light color for text. Minimize the use of “bells and whistles” such as sound effects, “flying words” and multiple transitions. Dont use red in any fonts or backgrounds. It is an emotionally overwhelming color that is difficult to see and read.The ClipsI) Animations are best used subtly; too much flash and motion can distract and annoy viewers. Do not rely too heavily on those images that were originally loaded on your computer with the rest of Office. You can easily find appropriate clips on any topic through Google Images. While searching for images, do not use long search phrases as is usually done while searching the web-use specific words.J) When importing pictures, make sure that they are smaller than two megabytes and are in a .jpg format. Larger files can slow down your show. Keep graphs, charts and diagrams simple, if possible. Use bar graphs and pie charts instead of tables of data. The audience can then immediately pick up the relationships.The PresentationK) If you want your presentation to directly open in the slide show view, save it as a slide show file using the following steps. Open the presentation you want to save as a slide show. On the File menu, click Save As. In the Save as type list, click PowerPoint Show. Your slide show file will be saved with a ppt file extension. When you double-click on this file, it will automatically start your presentation in slide show view. When youre done, PowerPoint automatically closes and you return to the desktop. If you want to edit the slide show file, you can always open it from PowerPoint by clicking Open on the File menu.L) Look at the audience, not at the slides, whenever possible. If using a laser pointer, dont move it too fast. For example, if circling a number on the slide, do it slowly. Never point the laser at the audience. Black out the screen (use “B” on the keyboard) after the point has been made, to put the focus on you. Press the key again to continue your presentation.M) You can use the shortcut command CtrlP to access the Pen tool during a slide show. Click with your mouse and drag to use the Pen tool to draw during your slide show. To erase everything youve drawn, press the E key. To turn off the Pen tool, press Esc once.MiscellaneousN) Master Slide Set-Up: The “master slide” will allow you to make changes that are reflected on every slide in your presentation. You can change fonts, colors, backgrounds, headers, and footers at the “master slide” level. First, go to the “View” menu. Pull down the “Master” menu. Select the “slide master” menu. You may now make changes at this level that meet your presentation needs.46. The ways in which academic and business presentations are made have been changed by Microsoft PowerPoint.47. When making the PowerPoint, the wording of the text should not be complicated.48. In each slide, the font styles for the title and the text should contrast with each other.49. A more formal situation is capitalizing the first letter of the first word.50. Centering bulleted lists or text can not help to read.51. Sound effects should be used as less frequently as possible.52. When importing pictures, make sure that they are smaller than two megabytes.53. When making the presentation, you should look at the audience as possible as you can.54. Pressing the E key can help you to erase everything youve drawn.55. In order to meet your presentation needs, you can make changes at the “slide master” level.Section CDirections：There are 2 passages 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. Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.By 1970, according to a World Wildlife Fund report, only about 4,500 tigers survived throughout the world-half of them in India. Mr. Foresters, who followed and counted tiger footprints, estimated that in May 1972 only about 1,800 tigers existed in India. Project Tiger Supported by W.W.F. was immediately launched. Nine tiger reserves(保留地) were created, with armed guards protecting them.The project provided opportunities for researchers from India and abroad to study tigers in the reserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits. Studies show that a male tiger may control a hunting territory of between 10 and 20 square kilometers, depending on its age, size and strength. Theterritory of male includes the smaller territories(领地) of three or four tigresses. A tiger marks the boundaries of its territories by spraying urine and other bodily liquids on bushes. But it tries to avoid territorial fights, being guided by the distinctive body smell of other tigers. Tigers fight to death only when a tigress is defending her young, or when a tiger is guarding a tigress from the attentions of other males.The popular image of the tiger is that of a merciless and unconquerable hunter. But studies show that it catches only one of 20 victims it tries to attack.Fears have recently developed that Project Tiger has been too successful. It has enabled the tiger population to double (by mid-80 S), but Indias human population has also grown out of control. Currently it is 750 million and likely to be 900 million by the end of the century. Land problem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that some rich forests are reserved for tigers. A growing number of attacks by tigers on man has added to the hostility .56. The ultimate aim of Project Tiger is to _.A. study the growth rate of tigers B. protect tigers from being killed C. promote the breeding of young tigers D. analyze the behavioral patterns of tigers57. Studies have s