2009年12月英语四级考试模拟训练及答案一

1、Part Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled A Good Teacher-student Relationship. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.1. 良好的师生关系很重要2. 怎样建立良好的师生关系3. 你是如何做的A Good Teacher-student RelationshipPart Readin

2、g Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)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 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the

3、sentences with the information given in the passage.The Great Australian FenceA war has been going on for almost a hundred years between the sheep farmers of Australia and the dingo, Australias wild dog.To protect their livelihood,the farmers build a wire fence, 3,307 miles of continuous wire networ

4、k, reaching from the coast of South Australia all the way to the cotton fields of eastern Queensland, just shore of the Pacific Ocean.The Fence is Austrelias version of the Great Wall of China, but even longer, erected to keep out hostitle invaders, in the case hordes of yellow dogs.The empire it pr

5、eserves is that of the woolgrowers, sovereigns of the worlds second largest sheep flock, after C hinassome 123 million head and keepers of a wool export business worth four billion dollars.Never mind that more and more people conservationists, politicians, taxpayers and animal loverssay that such a

6、barrier would never be allowed today on ecological grounds.With sections of it almost a hundred years old, the dog fence has become, as conservationist Lindsay Fairweather ruefully admits, an icon of Australian frontier ingenuity.To appreciate this unusual outback monument and to meet the people who

7、se livelihoods depend on it.,I spendt part of an Australian autumn traveling the wire.Its known by different names in different states: the Dog Fence is South Australia, the Broder Fence in New South Wales and the Barrier Fence in Queensland. I would call it simly the Fence.For most of its prodigiou

8、s length, this epic fence winds like a river across a landscape that, unless a big rain has fallen, scarely has rivers. The eccentric route, prescribed mostly by property lines, provides a sampler of outback topography: the Fence goes over sand dunes, past salt lakes, up and down rock-strewn hills,

9、through dense scrub and across barren plains.The Fence stays away from towns. Where it passes near a town, it has actually become a tourist attraction visited on bus tours. It marks the traditional dividing line between cattle and sheep. Inside, where the dingoes are legally classified as vermin, th

10、ey are shot, poisoned and trapped. Sheep and dingoes do not mix and the Fence sends that message mile after mile.What is this creature that by itself threatens an entire industry, infliciting several millions of dollars of damage a year despite the presence of the worlds most obsessive fence ? Cousi

11、n to the coyote and the jackal, descended from the Asian wolf, Canis lupus dingo is introduced to Australia more than 3,500 years ago probably with Asian seafarers who landed on the north coast. The adaptable dingo spread rapidly and in a short time became the top predator, killing off all its marsu

12、pial competitors. The dingo looks like a small wolf with a long nose, short pointed ears and a bushy tail. Dingoes rarely bark ; they yelp and howl. Standing about 22 inches at the shoulderslightly taller than a coyote the dingo is Australias largest land fresh-eating animal.The woolgrowers war agai

13、nst dingoes, which is similar to the sheep ranchers rage against coyotes in the US, started not long after the first European settlers landed in 1788, bringing with them a cargo of sheep. Dingoes officially became outlaws in 1830 when governments placed a bounty on their heads. Today bounties for pr

14、oblem dogs killing sheep inside the Fence can reach $500. As pioneers penetrated the interior with their flocks of sheep, fences replaced shepherds until, by the end of the 19 th century, thousands of miles of barrier fencing crisscrossed the vast grazing lands.The dingo started out as a quiet obser

15、ver, writes Roland Breckwoldt, in A Very Elegant Animal; The Dingo, but soon came to represent everything that was dark and dangerous on the continent.It is estimated that since sheep arrived in Australia, dingo numbers have increased a hundredfold. Though dingoes have been eradicated from parts of

16、Australia, an educated guess puts the population at than a million.Eventually government officials and graziers agreed that one well-maintained fence, placed on the outer rim of sheep country and paid for by taxes levied on woolgrowers, should supplant the maze of private netting. By 1960, three sta

17、tes joined their barriers to form a single dog fence.The intense private battles between woolgrowers and dingoes have usually served to define the Fence only in economic terms. It marks the difference between profit and loss.Yet the Fence casts a much broader ecological shadow for it has become a ki

18、nd of terrestrial dam, deflecting the flow of animals inside and out. The ecological side effects appear most vividly at Sturt National Park. In 1845, explorer Charles Sturt led an expedition through these parts on a futile search for an inland sea. For Sourt led an expedition through these parts on

19、 a futile search for an inland sea. For Sturt and other early explorers, it was a rare event to see a kangaroo. Now they are ubiquitous for without a native predator the kangaroo population has exploded inside the Fence.Kangaroos are now cursed more than dingoes. They have become the rivals of sheep

20、, competing for water and grass. In response state governments cull (to kill animals to reduce their populations ) more than three million kangaroos a year to keep Australias national symbol from overrunning the pastoral lands. Park officials, who recognize that the fence is to blame, respond to the

21、 excess of kangaroos by saying “The fence is there, we have to live with it.”1. Why was the fence built ?A)To separate the sheep from the cattle.B)To protect the Australian wool industry.C)To act as a boundary between properties.D)To stop the dingoes from being slaughtered by farmers.2.On what point

22、 do the conservationists and politicians agree ?A)Wool exports are vial to the economy.B)The number of dogs needs to be reduced.C)The fence poses a threat to the environment.D)The fence acts a useful frontier between states.3.The author visitor Australia_.A)to study Australian farming methodsB)to in

23、vestigate how the fence was constructedC)because he was interested in life around the fenceD)because he wanted to learn more about the wool industry4.How does the author feel about the fence ?A)Impressed B)Delighted C)Shocked D)Annoyed5.From the sixth paragraph we know that_.A)dingoes are known to a

24、ttack humansB)the fence serves a different purpose in each stateC)the dingo is indigenous to AustraliaD)the fence is only partially successful6.The authorities first acknowledge the dingo problem in the year of _.A)1778 B)1830 C)1845 D)19607.How do the park officials feel about the fence ?A)Angry B)

25、Proud C)Pleased D)Philosophical8.Dingoes have flourished as a result of _.9.Woolgrowers and dingoes have usually defined the Fence only in _.10.Kangaroos have increased in number because of _.Part Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short convers

26、ations 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

27、 D),and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。11.A)Changing her clothes. B)Driving her car.C)Having a meal. D)Typing an essay.12.A)He cant find his new apartment.B)He had a bigger apartment before

28、C)He finds the new apartment too big for him.D)He is having a hard time finding anapartment.13.A)He gave half of it to his friend. B)He threw half of it away.C)He kept all the paper. D)He threw half of it away and kept the rest.14.A)It will probably rain tomorrow. B)It will rain much later in the we

29、ek.C)He needs to buy another umberella. D)The weather forecasters almost never agree.15.A)Hes already spoken to the technician. B)The woman should make the repairs herself.C)The technician didnt call. D)The technician has already arrived.16.A)He is tired of doing homework. B)He finds it hard to fall

30、 asleep.C)He is used to staying up all night. D)He has to finish his homework.17.A)She gave a lecture to the psychology class.B)She advised the woman to see a psychologist.C)She persuaded the woman not to take the course.D)She convinced the woman to apply to graduate school.18.A)They will eat lunch

31、at a restaurant. B)They will eat their lunch in the park.C)They will go home for lunch D)They have not decided yet.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A)He is waiting for files from his boss.B)He is awaiting phones calls and going through files.C)He is expecting L

32、ucys phones calls.D)He is handing the office work for his wife.20.A)Cain can deal with the office work at home, and even turn to his wife for his help.B)Cain can leave the office work to his wife.C)Cain can take a rest and enjoy himself with the tennis play.D)Lucy can play for she shes got much nice

33、r legs.21.A)play tennis with LilyB)take a couple of hours to play with LucyC)drop everything and do with the exercisesD)take a short run with Lucy around the parkQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22.A)Not mentioned. B)BritishC)Chinese D)American23.A)She walked alon

34、e in the street nearby and found a place fo dinner.B)She enjoyed the beer and food in the revolving bar on the roof.C)She appreciated the overview of the whole city on the roof.D)She enjoyed herself in the American pub and in the revolving bar on the roof.24.A)loves to go to karaoke for singingB)lik

35、es going to pub for enjoymentC)loves to go to dinner in the Hard Rock CafeD)likes going to the revolving bar on the roof of the hotel25.A)they have dinner together with Sammys wife in the hotelB)they enjoy dinner in the Hard Rock CafeC)they have dinner first and then sing karaoke together with Sammy

36、s wifeD)they have good time in the revolving bar on the roof of the hotelSection 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 ch

37、oose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.A)800,000. B)6 millionC)6 billion D)200 milli

38、on27.A)disease B)food shortageC)wars D)all of the above28.A)A gradual increase B)A sharp increaseC)A gradual decrease D)A sudden decreasePassage TwoQuestions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29.A)Those who are spoiled and self-centered themselves.B)Those who expected to have sev

39、eral children but could only have one.C)Those who like to give expensivee jewels to their children.D)Those who give birth to their only child when they are below thirty.30.A)Because their parents wants them to share the family burden.B)Because their parents are too strict with them in their educatio

40、n.C)Because they have nobody to play with.D)Because their parents want them to grow up as fast as possible.31.A)Two type of only children.B)Parentsresponsibilities.C)The necessity of family planning.D)The relationship betweeen parents and children.32.A)They have no sisters or brothers.B)They are ove

41、rprotected by their parents.C)Their parents expect too much of them.D)Their parents often punish them for minor faults.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33.A)To prevent car accidents. B)To monitor the drivers health.C)To drive the car automatically. D)To me

42、asure the drivers pulse.34.A)It sends out signals for help. B)It takes over the driving immediately.C)It stops the car automatically. D)It sounds an alarm to warn the driver.35.A)It can measure the drivers alcohol level in the blood.B)It bases its analysis on the drivers heartbeat.C)It can quicken t

43、he drivers respone to emergencies.D)It monitors the signals transmitted from the drivers brain.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 se

44、cond 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 po

45、ints in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Any man-made (36)_ launched into (37)_ will move in (38)_ with the same laws that (39)_ the motions of the planet about the sun, and the moon about the (40)_.Prior t

46、o the time of Copernicus, man (41) _accepted the belief that the earth was the center of the solar system. But efforts to explain the (42) _ of the planets on this assumption failed. Copernicus pointed out that the difficulties in explaining observations of (43)_ movement disappeared if one assumed

47、that the sun was the center of the solar system,and that the planets revolved about the sun.Years later, Galileo took up the defense of Copernicus theory. With experiments such as the dropping of two objects of different size and weight from the Learn Tower of Pisa, (44)_.In the early seventeenth ce

48、ntury, Johannes Kepler formulated laws that described the motionsof the planets about the sun. (45)_, second, the imaginary line from the center of the sun to the center of a planet(called the radius vector) (46)_.Part Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this

49、section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are requested to select on word for each black 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 the blank is indentified by a letter.Please mark the correc

50、sponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centtre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.The American patent system, provided for in the Constitution, was designed to encourage the creati

51、on and use of new technology. An inventor would describe the invention, both in writing and with drawings, and _47_ the description with a model to a government official. If the invention was judged to be _48_ and beneficial, the official would give the inventor a patent. The patent meant that for 1

52、4 years the inventor owned the new invention. Inventors could _49_ their ideas to manufacturers or just use them themselves. The government would not _50_ any other patent for the same idea, and the inventor could _51_ anyone of using the patented idea with- out paying the owner of the patent for _5

53、2_ to use it.A useful patent meant that the inventor could make a lot of money. In exchange for this gover- nmental protection, the government published the patent _53_ , which had to provide enough information so that other people could understand the inventionthus adding to the general_54_technolo

54、gical knowledge. And at the end of the 14 years, anyone could use the invention for_55_.The idea behind the patent system was twofold: it would increase the amount of technology, by providing a way for people to make money out of new ideas, and it would make new technology widely available, by publi

55、cizing ideas that might _56_ be kept as trade secrets.A) license I ) specificationsB) however J ) yieldC) accuse K) issueD) submit L) chargeE) convenient M) availabeF) permission N) otherwiseG) enable O) originalH) freeSection BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is follow

56、ed 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(选自CET4,2008.6)Questions 57 to 61 are based on the f

57、ollowing passage.Gobal warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21 st century, butregardless of whether it is or isntwe wont do much about it. We will agrue over it and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemn-sounding commitments to avoid it. But the more dramatic and m