【决战2010年12月四级】大学英语四级考试押题试卷 (4).pdf

决战2010年12月四级 大学英语四级考试押题试卷 含答案 Part Writing Directions For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled On Food Safety Issues You should write at least 150 wordsfollowing the outline given below 1 食品安全的现状 2 造成食品安全问题的原因 3 我们应该如何应对 On Food Safety Issues 这道题您没有回答 答案 范文 On Food Safety Issues Whileitis true that there is a declineinthe number of cases related to fake foods and foods of poor quality the safety of food remains a serious probleminthis industry Food born diseases are largely responsible for high levels of sickness and mortalityinthe general public particularly for infants young children and the elderly There are various reasons for this heart breaking fact In my opinion the responsibility goes for the most part to the food producers especially those who fail to meet safety standards In order to make the most profit some food producers may even intentionally use such chemicals as pesticides animal drugs etc during manufacturing and processing just to make food look or taste good Atthe sametime thegovernment departments responsible for quality control fall to fulfill their duties which makes thedanger turn into a reality Besides the media actually cheat the customersintheir deliberate efforts to advertise the problematic food To make sure the food we eat is safe the supervision of food production should be highly responsible What s more itis important for the government to drastically increase legal penalties on those who neglect food safety regulations Nevertheless the general public should be more aware that a healthy life relies on thesafety of foodstuff 写作点拨 本文要求就食品安全问题展开讨论 根据提纲 第一段陈述目前食品安全的现状 及其对人 民身体健康的危害 第二段分析造成食品安全问题的原因 第三段针对食品安全问题提出应对 的措施 Part Reading Comprehension Skimming and Scanning Directions In this part you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1 For questions 1 4 mark Y forYES ifthe statement agrees with theinformation giveninthepassage N for NO ifthe statement contradicts theinformation giveninthepassage NG for NOT GIVEN ifthe information is not giveninthepassage For questions 5 10 complete thesentences with the information giveninthe passage Ways to Take It to the Next Level No matter what you re doing there comes a time when you are going to want to take things up a notch Maybe it s your career evenifthings are going along fine right now ultimately you d like to get a promotion increase your client base or reach a larger audience Or maybe it s a hobby that you think you d like to turn into a career Getting started with anything can be a struggle but once you reach a certain level of success it can be hard to figure out how to make whateveritis you do truly remarkable The things we do have a way of developing their own inertia andifwe re not careful we get carried alonginthe routine without ever realizing the full potential of what weand our lives can be How can you shakethings up a bit What do you have to do to take your project your career your product or your life to thenext level Read on 1 Build Your Brand The strength of your brand is how well you are associated with whatever you do When people hear the word lifehack they think of personal productivity and when they hear personal productivity they think of lifehack It sa pretty strong brand Some people have equally strong brands when you hear about permission marketing chances are you think of Seth Godin How strongly is your name linked with what you do What could you do to link them more strongly Somethings to consider Traditional marketing Commercials print ads billboards bus wraps anything that gets your name and messageinpeople s faces There are a few problems though people might mistake your message linking you with the wrong specialty people tend to tune out alotof advertising as a survival mechanism people often respond negatively to blatant 炫耀的 branding efforts it s quite expensive blogging Ablog is a conversation with your audience and can help build up a loyal following that actually cares about what you do Word of mouth Hard to create and hard to fake but very effective Seek out people with a great deal of influence and focus on convincing them of your value If Seth Godin wrote on his blog that you were the best web writer he knew of we can bet that within the day your career would be at the next level maybe thelevel after that even 2 Build YourAudience Make aconcerted effort to increasethe number of people who know about you Branding is part of this but it s notallof it Give something away find a new outlet tell everyone you meet what you do hand out cards wherever you go show up at conferences and exhibitions go to your kids class rooms and talk about what you do and makeitinteresting enough that they tell their parents Make yourself useful so people have a compelling reason to pay attention 3 IncreaseYourOutput Give your audience whoever that is more of what they expect from you Double triple or sextuple your output If you re a writer write twice as much If you re an actor get into more plays If you rea filmmaker pledge to produce four short films this year instead of one Make a painting a day Aim to top your sales quotas by 50 every month Do whateverittakes to make yourself more productive Learn to do whatever you doinhalf the time then halveitagain 4 ImproveYour Output Make whatever you make twice as well Improve the quality of your work until people have no choice but to stop and gape 目瞪口呆 Create standards for your output and aim to top them every single time Take classes read book follow a mentor practice twice as much commit yourself to doing whatittakes to master your craft or profession 5 Expand Your Niche 合适的位置 职业 Do what you do now but with a wider outlook If you write about dogs start writing about petsin general If you sell widgets get into the widget case business If you re a musician learn how to produce Think about the people whose needs you aren t meeting and figure out how to meet them Don t try to create a new niche altogether just look for ways to complement and leverage 影响 the work you realready doing 6 RestrictYour Niche Or do the opposite Focus yourself on a narrow part of your niche until you rethe only one doing it If you write about sports write about baseball then write about left handed pitchers If you make household appliances make appliances for college students and then for left handed college students maybe If you paint landscapes paint trees If you do marketing consulting offer viral marketing techniques that work with teenage boys Become the person people have to go to when they have very specialized needs becauseyou rethe only one that does it 7 Cross Develop Figure out how to use what you knowinan entirely different way If you coach little leaguers write a book about coaching If you offer one on oneorganization coaching work with a developer to create home organization software If you re a TV camera operator tutor middle scholarsinvideo podcasting Find a new way to challenge yourself and put your knowledge to the test while developing new knowledge and skills 8 Expand Your Network Your audience are the people who buy read or otherwise use your product your network are the people that help you make it market it or distribute it Focus on building strong relationships with a variety of people bothinand out of your profession Don t try to fakeit strong relationships have to be genuine or they won t last Join a social networking site like Linked In and workitlike mad Go to trade shows conferences and exhibitions and talk to every exhibitor and every presenter Make a list of 20 peopleinyour field you want to know and e mail them introductions Build relationships with yourl0best clients Build relationships with someone from your top competitors ff that s legal Join a professional organization and run for an office Obviously these are notallexclusive you can and sometimes have to do more than one at the same time And they renotailnecessary some even contradict others Butallof them shake up your routines and make people pay attention to you whether those people are potential clients potential customers or potential partners None of these are keys to instant success All of them require hard work and time to show any effect If you re ready to takeitto the next level and you re ready to putinthe work and commitment that entails then go through the list and ask yourself how each item could help get you there 1 According to the author the brand you use apparently reveals your social statusand personalities 这道题您没有回答 答案 定位 由题干中the brand可定位到第一个小标题下首段首句The strength of your brand is how well you are associated with whatever you do 精解 段首处设题 本题考查对自我品牌塑造的认识 根据原句可知 个人品牌的强弱表明了 自我与自我作为的联系程度 因此题干中说个人所使用的品牌揭示了自身的利 会地位和个性 的说法与原文不符 2 Traditional strategy of making oneself advertised may sometimes bring unexpected negative effects apart from high cost 这道题您没有回答 答案 定位 根据unexpected negative effects和high cost可定位到第一个小标题下第二段列举的第一点 中末句最后部分 people often respond negatively to blatant branding efforts it s quite expensive 精解 复杂句及特殊标点符号处设题 本题考查大众对自我标榜的态度 原文末句主干部分谈 到自我标榜会带来问题 之后冒号内部分将问题具体罗列 该句最后罗列的内容 respond negatively和it s quite expensive与题干对应 因此题干说法与原文相符 3 To build your audience you d better catch the opportunities to be acquainted with people and try to catch their attention on you 这道题您没有回答 答案 定位 由题干中acquainted with people 和 attention可分别定位到第二个小标题下首句Make a concerted effort to increase the number of people who know about you和末句Make yourself useful so people have acompelling reason to pay attention 精解 段落首尾处设题 本题考查争取听众的方法 手段 第二个小标题下首句部分与题干中 catch the opportunities to be acquainted with people相符 末句与题干中catch their attention on you 相符 因此题干的说法是正确的 4 Increasingone s output turns out to be the most importantstrategyinfulfillingthe self improvement 这道题您没有回答 答案 定位 由题干中increase your output可定位到第三个小标题下 精解 段落中心大意处设题 本题考查多产与个人发展的关系 根据原文第三个小标题下内容 大意可知 该段主要陈述了多产的目的和方法 并未将该策略在个人发展中的重要性排列 题 干说法在文中并未提及 5 To improve your output you d better create a standard for your output and are determined to overtakeit 这道题您没有回答 答案 every single time 定位 由题干中imprve output和standard可定位到第四个小标题第三句Create standards for your output and aim to top them every single time 精解 此处要求填入状语 来修饰全句 本题考查提高工作质量的方法 第四个小标题第三句 说要想提高质量就要为自己工作制定标准 而后每次都要超越原有标准 因此原句中every single time符合题干的要求 即为答案 6 It s advised to extend your professional interests to fields that complement and leverage the work 这道题您没有回答 答案 you re already doing 定位 由题干中complement和leverage可定位到第五个小标题下末句Don t try to create a new niche altogether just look for ways to complement and leverage thework you realready doing 精解 此处要求填入部分修饰前面的名词thework 本题考查扩大视野与目前工作的关系 根 据原句中look for ways to complement 做的事要与目前工作相互补充 及leverage the work you re already doing 所做之事要对目前工作产生巨大影响 可判断you realready doing符合要求 7 If you are outstandingina certain field you are more likely to be relied on when people have 这道题您没有回答 答案 very specialized needs 定位 由题干中certain field可定位到第六个小标题下末句Becomethe person people have to go to when they have very specialized needs because you rethe only one that does it 此处 certain field 和 specialized needs呼应 精解 此处要求填入名词性短语 作have的宾语 本题考查精于专业知识的意义 根据原句可 知 精于专业知识 当人们有这方面的专门需求时 便会受人青睐 因此原句中when引导的状 语从句宾语即为本题答案 8 Using what you knowinother fields offers you the chance not only to test the knowledge but also to develop 这道题您没有回答 答案 new knowledge and skills 定位 由题干中test the knowledge可定位到第七个小标题下末句Find a new way to challenge yourself and put your knowledge to the test while developing new knowledge and skills 精解 此处要求填入名词性短语作develop的宾语 本题考查在某一领域内的知识在其他领域的 应用情况 原句破折号后部分是对原有知识运用的进一步阐释 可知developing new knowledge and skills是原有知识发展的结果 故可得答案new knowledge and skills 9 It s necessary for you to build sincere relationships with peopleinyour profession as well as those 这道题您没有回答 答案 out of your profession 定位 由题干中your profession可定位到第八个小标题下首段第二句Focus on building strong relationships with a variety of people bothinand out of your profession 精解 本题考查应与何人建立真诚的关系 根据题干as well as短语可判断 其后部分应与前面 的inyour profession并列 原句中介词短语out of your profession符合文意 且满足题干语法需要 即为答案 10 People as potential clients customers or partnershelp you to benoticed by othersand to 这道题您没有回答 答案 shake up your routines 定位 由题干中potential clients customers or partners可定位到第八个小标题下第二段第三句 Butallof them shakeup to you whether those potential customers or potential partners 精解 此处要求填入动词短语与and前的动词不定式短语并列 本题考查潜在的客户 合作伙伴 等对个人的发展所起的作用 根据原文意思 原句中与make people pay attention to you并列的 shakeup your routines即为本题答案 Part Listening Comprehension SectionA 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 Questions 11 to 18 are based on theconversation you have just heard 语音播放语音下载 11 A They will have something to eat B They will go to thehospital C They will stay at home and have meal D They will go to the dentist s 这道题您没有回答 回答错误 答案 B 听力原文 M Mom I m not feeling well My stomach aches I can hardly stand thepain Ouch W Have you eaten anything bad honey Oh you look so pale You must go and seethe doctor Q What arethey going to do 听前猜测 四个选项中均出现they will 由此判断本题考查将要发生的事情 精解 对话中 男士说他胃疼得都受不了了 女士问他是不是吃了什么坏了的东西 他的脸色 看起来很苍白 必须得去医院 故本题答案为B 12 A Who is going to get the job B Their opinions on Mr Johnson C Their opinions on Ms Brown D Thedifferences between Mr Johnson and Ms Brown 这道题您没有回答 回答错误 答案 A 听力原文 W Who do you think should get thejob How about Mr Johnson M Mr Johnson I m not sure He is a nice fellow of course and easy to get along with But I doubt his professional expertise I think Ms Brown is better I mean she is cut out forit Q What arethe two speakerstalking about 听前猜测 除A 外其他三个选项均是名词短语 根据其意义推测本题提问对话主题 精解 对话中 女士问男士觉得谁应该得到这个工作 会是Mr Johnson吗 男士说虽然Mr Johnson人很好 容易相处 但是缺少专业知识 他觉得Ms Brown才是最佳人选 故本题答案 为A 13 A Rich people B Computers and lawyers C Amurder D Crime 这道题您没有回答 回答错误 答案 D 听力原文 M Rich people don t useviolence to steal They use computersand lawyers W Atleast a computer won t shoot and kill people I think violent crime is morehorrible than white collar crime Q What do they talk about 听前猜测 四个选项均为名词 推测本题提问对话主题 精解 对话中 男士说有钱人通过计算机和律师偷盗 而不是暴力 女士说至少计算机不会杀 人 并认为暴力犯罪比白领犯罪更可怕 故正确答案为D 拓展 white collar crime意为 白领犯罪 指诈骗 贪污一类的罪案 14 A She will ask Allen to send her home B Edward will drive her home C She will take a taxi home D Drive homeinher own car 这道题您没有回答 回答错误 答案 A 听力原文 W Edward can you drive me home after work today My car brokedown this morning and it s still inthe garage M I m sorry I have adate with Kate at dinnertime Maybe you can askAllen He is showing off his new Farrarilately He would be glad to send you home Q How will the woman go hometoday probably 听前猜测 四个选项都是关于she回家的方式 推测本题提问女士如何回家 精解 对话中 女士请Edward送自己回家 因为她的车坏了 还在修 Edward 男士 说他与Kate 晚饭时有约会 提议女士找Allen送她回家 因为Allen最近总在炫耀新买的法拉利 故A 为本题 答案 15 A Alice will possibly get ajobinan electronics company B Thechances forAlice to get a jobinan electronicscompany are slim C Alice will make herself successful after entering an electronics company D Alice isn t worried about finding a good job right now 这道题您没有回答 回答错误 答案 B 听力原文 M I m told that Alice is trying to find a jobinan electronicscompany W As far as I know sheis good at anything but electronics Q What does the woman imply 听前猜测 根据四个选项中的关键词组Alice get a job electronics company可知对话内容与 Alice找工作有关 且与Alice能否在电子公司任职有关 精解 对话中 男士说他被告知Alice正努力寻找在电子公司工作的机会 而女士说据她所知 Alice什么都擅长 除了电子学 言外之意是她不认为Alice会成功 故B 为本题答案 16 A He wantsto be amodel B He cares too much about his appearance C He is about to attend an interview D He isincharge of an apartment 这道题您没有回答 回答错误 答案 C 听力原文 M Do I look good I mean will the interviewers like my clothes I want to give them a good impression W You look great honey Remember be yourself Anyway they ale looking for someonewho knowshow to run an apartment not a model Q What can we know about theman 听前猜测 根据四个选项中的关键词组be a model appearance interview incharge of an apartment推测本题对话涉及男士的外表和工作情况 精解 对话中 男士向女士询问他看起来怎么样 面试官是否会喜欢他的衣着 因为他想给他 们一个好的印象 女士说他看起来棒极了 但是他要记得要相信自己 因为面试官们要找的是 一个有能力管理一个部门的人 而不是一个模特 故本题答案为C 17 A He called Helen and shegave him her permission B Hehithis thumb becauseof carelessness C He called the landlord but he didn t get through D He wasallowed to hammer things into walls by the landlord 这道题您没有回答 回答错误 答案 D 听力原文 W You can t iust decide to start hammering things into walls You need to get permission first Have you checked with the landlord M Calm down I got his number from Helen gave him a call and he gave me thethumb up Q What does the man mean 听前猜测 根据四个选项中的关键词called permission allowed推测本题对话中涉及打电话并 请求某人的允许 精解 对话中 女士说男士不能私自在墙上钉东西 问他是否得到了房东的许可 男士说他从 Helen那里获知了房东的电话号码 已打电话给他并得到了允许 故D 为本题答案 拓展 give sb sth the thumb up 意思是 同意某人 某事 18 A She likes the kung fu part best B She thinks thatitis exciting and excellent C She doesn t show much interestinit D She thinksitas boring asTV 这道题您没有回答 回答错误 答案 C 听力原文 M The movie is really exciting Authentic explosions spectacular car chases excellent special effects and kung fu you know that smy favorite part How do you likeit W I am wondering why I let you talk me into going I really should have chosen to stay at home and watch TV Q What does the woman think of themovie 听前猜测 根据四个选项中的关键词likes thinks interest boring可推测本题提问女士对某事 物的态度 根据kung fu exciting TV推测该事物应是某部电影 精解 对话中 男士对某部电影的评价充满溢美之词 而女士的回答表明她后悔跟男士一起去 看了这部电影 根据should have done的言外之意 应该做某事却没做 可知女士对这部电影毫无 兴趣 故本题答案为C Questions 19 to 21 arebased on the conversation you have just heard 语音播放语音下载 19 A Thepassenger catches a taxi for a short trip B Thedriver notices thepassenger gazing upward at thetall buildings C Thepassenger does not understand therules for tipping drivers D Thedriver finds thepassenger lost on the street beforepicking her up 这道题您没有回答 回答错误 答案 B 听力原文 19 21 W Well I mgoing to the Na