2010年12月大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷一

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononetopic:CityProblems.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.越来越多的人涌入大城市，有些问题随之产生

2.比较明显的大问题有……

3.我对这种现象的想法

CityProblems

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

ScientistsWeighOptionsforRebuildingNewOrleans

Asexpertsponderhowbesttorebuildthedevastated(毁坏)city,onequestioniswhethertowalloff—orworkwith—thewater.

EvenbeforethedeathtollfromHurricaneKatrinaistallied,scientistsarecautiouslybeginningtodiscussthefutureofNewOrleans.FewseemtodoubtthatthisvitalheartofU.S.commerceandculturewillberestored,butexactlyhowtorebuildthecityanditsdefensestoavoidarepeatcatastropheisanopenquestion.PlansforimprovingitsleveesandrestoringthebarrierofwetlandsaroundNewOrleanshavebeenonthetablesince1998,butfederaldollarsneededtoimplementthemneverarrived.Afterthetragedy,that'sboundtochange,saysJohnDay,anecologistatLouisianaStateUniversity(LSU)inBatonRouge.Andifthereisanupsidetothedisaster,hesays,it'sthat'nowwe'vegotacleanslatetostartfrom."

ManyarelookingforguidancetotheNetherlands,acountrythat,justlikebowl-shapedNewOrleans,sitsmostlybelowsealevel,keepingthewateratbaywithaconstructionofamazingscaleandcomplexity.Others,pointingtoVenice'slong-standingadaptations,sayit'sbesttoletwaterflowthroughthecity,depositingsedimenttooffsetgeologicsubsidence—amodelthatwouldrequirearadicalrethinkingofarchitecture.Anotherideaistoletnaturehelpbyrestoringthewetlandbuffersbetweenseaandcity.

Butbeforetheoptionscanbeweighed,severalunknownswillhavetobeaddressed.Oneispreciselyhowthecurrentdefensesfailed.Toanswerthat,LSUcoastalscientistsPaulKempandHassanMashriquiarepickingtheirwaythroughthedestroyedcityandsurroundingregion,reconstructingthesizeofwatersurgesbymeasuringtelltalemarksleftonthesidesofbuildingsandhighwaystructures.TheyarefeedingthesedataintoasimulationofthewindandwateraroundNewOrleansduringitsordeal.

"Wecan'tsayforsureuntilthisjobisdone,"saysDay,"buttheemergingpictureisexactlywhatwe'vepredictedforyears."Namely,severalcanals—includingtheMRGO,whichwasbuilttospeedshippinginthe1960s—havethecombinedeffectoffunnelingsurgesfromtheGulfofMexicorighttothecity'seasternleveesandthelakesystemtothenorth.Thosesurgesaretoblamefortheflooding."Oneofthefirstthingswe'llseedoneisthecompletebackfillingoftheMRGOcanal,"predictsDay,"whichcouldtakeacoupleofyears."

Thelevees,whichhavebeenprovisionallyrepaired,willbeshoredupfurtherinthemonthstocome,althoughtheirlong-termfateisunclear.Betterleveeswouldprobablyhavepreventedmostofthefloodinginthecitycenter.Toprovidefurtherprotection,amobiledamsystem,muchlikeastormsurgebarrierintheNetherlands,couldbeusedtocloseoffthemouthofLakePontchartrain.Butmostexpertsagreethattheseareshort-termfixes.

ThebasicproblemforNewOrleansandtheLouisianacoastlineisthattheentireMississippiRiverdeltaissubsidinganderoding,plungingthecitydeeperbelowsealevelandremovingathickcushionofwetlandsthatoncebufferedthecoastlinefromwindandwaves.Partofthesubsidenceisgeologicandunavoidable,butthereststemsfromtheleveesthathavehemmedintheMississippiallthewaytoitsmouthfornearlyacenturytopreventfloodsandfacilitateshipping.Asaresult,riversedimentisnolongerspreadacrossthedeltabutdumpedintotheGulfofMexico.Withoutaconstantstreamoffreshsediment,thebarrierislandsandmarshesaredisappearingrapidly,withaquarter,roughlythesizeofRhodeIsland,alreadygone.

Afteryearsofpoliticalwrangling,abroadgrouppulledtogetherbytheLouisianagovernmentin1998proposedamassive$14billionplantosavetheLouisianacoasts,calledCoast2050(nowmodifiedintoaplancalledtheLouisianaCoastalAreaproject).Wetlandrestorationwasakeycomponent."It'soneofthebestandcheapesthurricanedefenses,"saysDay,whochaireditsscientificadvisorycommittee.

Althoughtheplanwasnevergivenmorethantokenfunding,ateamledbyDayhasbeenconductingapilotstudysince2000,divertingpartoftheMississippiintothewetlandsdownstreamofthecity."Theresultsareasgoodaswecouldhavehoped,"hesays,withlandlevelsrisingatabout1centimeterperyear—enoughtooffsetrisingsealevels,saysDay.

Evenifthewetlandswererestoredandnewleveeswerebuilt,thecombinationofgeologicsubsidenceandrisingsealevelswilllikelysinkNewOrleansanothermeterby2100.Theproblemmightbesolvedbyanotherambitiousplan,saysRoelBoumans,acoastalscientistattheUniversityofVermontinBurlingtonwhodidhisph.D.atLSU:shoringupthelowestlandwithaslurryofsedimentpipedinfromtheriver.Themajorityofthebuildingsinthefloodedareaswillhavetoberazedanyway,hesays,"sowhynottakethisopportunitytofixtherootoftheproblem?"TherivercoulddepositenoughsedimenttoraisethebottomoftheNewOrleansbowltosealevel"in50to60years,"heestimates.Inthemeantime,peoplecouldliveintheseareasVenice-style,withbuildingsbuiltonstilts.Boumanseventakesitastepfurther:"Youwouldhavetoraiseeverythingabout30centimetersonceevery30years,sowhynotmakethejobeasierbymakinghousesthatcanfloat."

Whetherthatistechnicallyorpoliticallyfeasible—Day,forone,callsit"notlikely"—remainstobeseen,especiallybecauseuntilnow,thepoorestresidentslivedinthelowestpartsofthecity.Anydecisiononhowbesttoprotectthecityinthefuturewillbetiedtohowmanypeoplewilllivethere,andwhere."theremaybealargecontingentofresidentsandbusinesseswhochoosenottoreturn,"saysBillGood,anenvironmentalscientistatLSUandmanageroftheLouisianaGeologicalSurvey'sCoastalProcessessection.Itisalsonotyetclearhowdecisionsaboutthereconstructionwillbemade,saysGood,"Sincethereisnoprecedentofcomparablemagnitude."Everylevelofgovernmentissuretobeinvolved,and"theprocessislikelytobeadhoc."

Evenwiththeinevitableminglingofscienceandpolitics,westillhave"auniquechancetobackoutofsomebaddecisions,"saysGood,whogrewupinNewOrleans."Ihopethatwedon'tletthisonce-in-historyopportunityslipthroughourfingersintherushtorebuildthecity:"

1.ThepassagegivesageneraldescriptionofthesuggestionstoreconstructNewOrleansafterHurricaneKatrina.

2.TwoexamplestodealwithwaterareNetherlandsandVenice.

3.Thecanalshavenothingtodowiththeflooding.

4.Theleveeswillbeshoredupfurtherwithclearlong-termfate.

5.ThebasicproblemforNewOrleansisthesubsidenceofMississippiRiverdelta.

6.ThekeycomponentofCoast2050iswetlandrestoration.

7.TheplanofCoast2050willgetbillionsoffederalfunding.

8.NewOrleanswilllikelysink________________by2100.

9.Anotherambitiousplanistoshoringupthelowestlandwithaslurryofsediment________________.

10.HowdecisionsaboutthereconstructionwillbemaPartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.[A]Themandoesn'twanttoseeMr.Williams.

[B]Mr.JonesisinaninferiorpositiontoMr.Williams.

[C]Mr.Jonesusedtobeincharge.

[D]Mr.Williamsdoesn'twanttoseetheman.

12.[A]Theyneedtomakemoreefforts.[C]Theothershavedonethegreaterpartofit.

[B]Shefeltabitannoyed.[D]They'vefinishedmorethanhalfofit.

13.[A]Shefeltverysorry.[C]Shewasinahurry.

[B]Shefeltabitannoyed.[D]Shewassurprised.

14.[A]Theknifebelongstohim.[C]ThemanonceborrowedBob'sknife.

[B]Bobshouldmindhisownbusiness.[D]Bob'sknifeisn'tasgoodasthatoftheman.

15.[A]He'llmissthemeetingthatafternoon.[C]Hewon'tmissthemeeting.

[B]Hecan'thaveanappointmentwiththehost.[D]Heisahardworkingman.

16.[A]Becauseshedidn'tfulfillherpromise.

[B]Becausehermotherwouldbeveryangry.

[C]Becauseshecan'tfinishthejobaheadofschedule.

[D]Becauseshewouldbethelasttofinishthejob.

17.[A]Healwaystalksonthephoneforthatlongifit'stollfree.

[B]Theyhadsomuchfreetimetotalkonthephoneforthatlong.

[C]Theytalkedonthephonefortoolong.

[D]Hewantstoknowwhattheytalkedabout.

18.[A]Atarestaurant.[C]Intheoffice.

[B]Atthecinema.[D]Atadepartmentstore.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.[A]HeisateacherofEnglishinCambridge.[C]HeisaconsultanttoaScottishcompany.

[B]Heisaspecialistincomputerscience.[D]HeisaBritishtouristtoChina.

20.[A]22℃[C]25℃

[B]23℃[D]34℃

21.[A]WithanEnglishfamily.[C]Withalanguageteacher.

[B]Inaflatnearthecollege.[D]Inastudentdormitory.

22.[A]Certainthingscannotbelearnedfrombooks.

[B]Foreignstudentshadbetterliveoncampus.

[C]Choiceofwheretolivevariesfrompersontoperson.

[D]Britishfamiliesusuallywelcomeforeignstudents.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.[A]Waystodeterminetheageofafossil.[C]Acomparisonoftwoshellfishfossils.

[B]Theidentityofafossilthewomanfound.[D]Plansforafieldtriptolookforfossils.

24.[A]Hehasneverseenafossilthatold.[C]Itisprobablyarecentspecimen.

[B]Itcouldbemanymillionsofyearsold.[D]Hewillaskthelabhowolditis.

25.[A]Takeittoclass.[C]Takeittothelab.

[B]Putitinhercollection.[D]Leaveitwithherprofessor.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.[A]Shedidn'twanttobeatypist.[C]Shewasnotenthusiasticabouttyping.

[B]Shewasnotenergeticenoughtodothejob.[D]Sheneverwenttoauniversity.

27.[A]Becausenobodywantedtohireherasapilot.

[B]Becauseshewantedtoprovethatawomancouldflyanairplane.

[C]Herparentsdidn'twanttohireapilot.

[D]Shedidnothaveenoughmoneytohireapilot.

28.[A]Vienna.[C]India.

[B]Baghdad.[D]Australia.

PassageTwo

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.[A]Readingmagazinearticles.[C]Writingresearchpapers.

[B]Reviewingbookreports.[D]Selectinginformationsources.

30.[A]Gatheringnon-relevantmaterials.[C]Sharingnoteswithsomeoneelse.

[B]Stealinganotherperson'sideas.[D]Handinginassignmentslate.

31.[A]Inthestudent'sownwords.[C]Inshortphrases.

[B]Indirectquotations.[D]Inshorthand.

32.[A]Itshouldbeassimilatedthoroughly.[C]Itshouldbeparaphrasedbytheauthor.

[B]Itshouldbeenclosedinquotationmarks.[D]Itshouldbeauthorizedbythesource.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.[A]Seasonalvariationsinnature.

[B]Howintelligencechangeswiththechangeofseasons.

[C]Howwecanimproveourintelligence.

[D]Whysummeristhebestseasonforvacation.

34.[A]Summer.[C]Fall.

[B]Winter.[D]Spring.

35.[A]Allpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthanintheotherseasonsoftheyear.

[B]Heathasnoeffectonpeople'smentalabilities.

[C]Peoplelivingneartheequatorarethemostintelligent.

[D]Bothclimateandtemperatureexertimpactonpeople'sintelligence.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblank,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Buildingafterbuildingunderwater.(36)________inshelters.Thousandsofothersunsurewheretogo.(37)________forhelp.Anarchy.Bodiesinstreets.ThisiswhatoneofAmerica'shistoriccitieswas(38)________tothisweekbyapowerfulstorm,Katrina.

OfficialswanteveryonestillleftinNewOrleans,Louisiana,toleavefornow.The(39)________ofNewOrleanssaysthousandsmaybedead.(40)________Katrinaalsocauseddeathand(41)________inpartsofMississippiandAlabamaalongtheGulfofMexico.FederalofficialsreportedFridaythatmorethanonemillionfivehundredthousandhomesandbusinesses(42)________withoutelectricpower.

NewOrleansPartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Blueistheworld'sfavoritecolor.Itisalsothecolormostoften47withintellectandauthority.

Mostuniformsareblue.InGreekandRomanmythology,blueisthecolorofskygods.IntheOldTestament,Godis48bydeepblue.Blueandturquoise(青绿色)arerepresentedbytheIslamicreligion.Itisthe49colorinthemosquesoftheworld.

Bluesymbolizestruth,peaceandcooperation.ItisthecoloroftheflagoftheUnitedNationsandofEurope.Asthecoolestcolorofthespectrum,itisthehuemostlikelytohavearecedingeffect.Asintheskiesandwaterthat50us,blueisseenasapeacefuland51color.Bluelighthasseento52bloodpressurebycalmingthenervoussystemhencerelaxingthebodyandmind.Bluecreateslargeairyspaces.Itmakesroomsbigger.

Thewrongshadeofbluecanbeuncomfortable.Itcanalsobecoldandsterile(枯燥的)unless53withwarmercolors.

Lightandsoftbluemakesusfeelquietandprotectedfromthebustle(喧闹)and54oftheday.Bluebedroomsarerestful.Bluebathroomsareappropriatelywatery.Blue55depthwithgreensandreds.Darkbluerepresentsthenightmakinguscalm.Itsapparentlycalmingeffectmakesittheperfecttoneforthequieter56ofyourlivingspace.

[A]represented[I]activity

[B]engage[J]zones

[C]refreshing[K]foolish

[D]surround[L]line

[E]curved[M]acquires

[F]dominant[N]associated

[G]lower[O]rash

[H]balanced

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthesection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C],and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Question57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mostshoplifters(商店扒手)agreethattheJanuarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthehard-workingthief.Withtheshopssocrowdedandthestaffsobusy,itdoesnotrequireanyextraordinarytalenttohelpyoutotakeoneortwolittlethingsandescapeunnoticed.Itisknown,inthebusiness,as"hoisting".

Butthehoistinggameisnotwhatitusedtobe.Evenattheheightofthesales,shoplifterstodayneverknowiftheyarebeingwatchedbyoneofthoseevillittleballsthathangfromtheceilingsofsomanydepartmentstoresabovethemostdesirablegoods.

Asifthatwasnottroubleenoughforthem,theycannowbefilmedatworkandobligedtoattendashowingoftheirperformanceincourt.

SelfridgeswasthefirstbigLondonstoretoinstallclosed-circuitvideotapeequipmenttowatchitssalesfloors.InOctoberlastyearthestorewonitsfirstcourtcaseforshopliftingusingaevidenceavideotapeclearlyshowingacouplestealingdresses.Itwasanimportanttestcasewhichencouragedotherstorestoinstallsimilarequipment.

Whentheballs,calledsputniks,firstmakeanappearanceinshops,itwaswidelybelievedthattheironlyfunctionwastofrightenshoplifters.Theirsomewhatridiculousappearances,thecuriousholesandredlightsgoingonandoff,certainlymakethetheorybelievable.

Itdidnottakelong,however,forseriousshoplifterstostartshowingsuitablerespect.SoonaftertheequipmentwasinoperationatSelfridges,storedetectiveBrianChadwickwassittinginthecontrolroomwatchingawomansecretlyputtingbottlesofperfumeintoherbag.

"Assheturnedtogo,"Chadwickrecalled,"shesuddenlylookedupatthe'sputnik'andstopped.Shecouldnotpossiblyhaveseenthatthecamerawastrainedonherbecauseitiscompletelyhidden,butshemusthavehadafeelingthatIwaslookingather."

"Foramomentshepaused,butthenshereturnedtocounterandstartedputtingeverythingback.Whenshehadfinished,sheopenedherbagtowardsthecameratoshowitwasemptyandhurriedoutofthestore."

57.Januaryisagoodmonthforshopliftersbecause________.

[A]theydon'tneedtowaitforstafftoservethem

[B]theydon'tneedanypreviousexperienceasthieves

[C]therearesomanypeopleinthestore

[D]Januarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthem

58.Thesputnikshangingfromtheceilingareintended________.

[A]towatchthemostdesirablegoods[C]tofrightenshopliftersbytheirappearance

[B]tomakefilmsthatcanbeusedasevidence[D]tobeusedasevidenceagainstshoplifters

59.ThecaselastOctoberwasimportantbecause________.

[A]thestoregotthedressesback

[B]theequipmentwasabletofrightenshoplifters

[C]othershopsfoundoutabouttheequipment

[D]thekindofevidencesuppliedwasacceptedbycourt

60.Thewomanstealingperfume________.

[A]guessedwhatthesputnikswerefor[C]couldseethecamerafilmingher

[B]wasfrightenedbyitsshape[D]knewthatthedetectivehadseenher

61.Thewoman'sactionbeforeleavingthPartVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D]ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.

Todaythecaristhemostpopular67oftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.Ithascompletely68thehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarfor6990percentofallpersonal70.

MostAmericansareableto71cars.Theaveragepriceofa72madecarwas,500in1950,740in1960andup73750in1975.DuringthisperiodAmericanearmanufacturerssetabout74theirproductsandworkefficiency.

Meanwhile,theyearlyincomeofthe75familyincreasedfrom1950to197576thanthepriceofcars.Forthisreason,77anewcartakesasmaller78ofafamily'stotalearningstoday.

In195179ittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamily's80tobuyanewcar.In1962,anewcar818.3ofafamily'sannualearnings.By1975itonlytook4.7582income.Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnically83tomodelsfrompreviousyears.

The84oftheautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomy85thecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspendmoremoney86theircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem.

67.[A]kinds[B]means[C]mean[D]types

68.[A]denied[B]reproduced[C]replaced[D]ridiculed

69.[A]hardly[B]nearly[C]certainly[D]somehow

70.[A]trip[B]works[C]business[D]travel

71.[A]buy[B]sell[C]race[D]see

72.[A]quickly[B]regularly[C]rapidly[D]recently

73.[A]on[B]to[C]in[D]about

74.[A]raising[B]making[C]reducing[D]improving

75.[A]unusual[B]interested[C]average[D]big

76.[A]slowest[B]equal[C]faster[D]less

77.[A]bringing[B]obtaining[C]having[D]purchasing

78.[A]part[B]half[C]number[D]side

79.[A]clearly[B]proportionally[C]obviously[D]suddenly

80.[A]income[B]work[C]plants[D]debts

81.[A]used[B]spent[C]cost[D]needed

82.[A]months[B]dollar[C]family[D]year

83.[A]famous[B]quick[C]superior[D]inferior

84.[A]running[B]notice[C]influence[D]discussion

85.[A]then[B]so[C]as[D]which

86.[A]starting[B]leaving[C]keeping[D]repairing

PartVITranslation(5minutes)

Directions:CompletethesentencesonAnswerSheet2bytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.

87.Thechairmanrequested________________________(所有书面资料都要储存在电脑硬盘上).

88.________________________(如果我是你)，Iwouldhaveacceptedsuchanoffergivenbythemanager.

89.Doyoumind________________________(推迟这次会议到本季度末)?

90.________________________(考虑到各种各样的因素)，oursubjectsshouldberearrangedtomeettherequirementsofthecurriculum.

91.________________________(理完发之后)，ProfessorSmithwentstraightlytothelaboratorytoproceedwithhisexperiments.2010年12月大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷一答案详解

PartIWriting

CityProblems

Nowsdays,millionsofmigrantworkersflockintocitiesinsearchofjobsandbetterliving.However,withthesharpriseintheurbanpopulation,manyproblemsariseinthedevelopmentofcities.

Firstly,citiesbecomemoreandmorecrowded,puttingmuchpressureupontransportation,housing,sanitation,education,employmentandsoon.Cityservicesandfacilitieshavebeenstrainedtoabreakingpoint.Secondly,agrowingnumberofprivatecarsemitahugeamountofcarbondioxide,leavingtheairmercilesslypolluted.Whatismore,thecityisalsothreatenedbyanincreaseincrime.Thereisnotasingledaypassingwithoutthereportofsomeonebeingrobbed,kidnappedorevenmurdered.

Lastbutnotleast,city-dwellersarenotonlyseparatedfromthenaturebutalsoisolatedfromeachother,evennotknowingnameoftheirnext-doorneighbor.

Alltheseproblemshaveharmedtheattractivenessofthecity.Morepeoplemayseektoliveinthesuburbsifthereisn'tanyimprovement.

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

1.Y文章开头提到expertsponderhowbesttorebuildthedevastatedcity,并在第三段简要介绍了重建的几种方案，随后文章详细地阐述了各种建议，由此可知该句正确。

2.Y根据题干中的信息词NetherlandsandVenice定位到原文第三段。文中关于前者的描写是keepingthewateratbay,关于后者蝗是letwaterflowthroughthecity,由此可知题干表述正确。

3.N根据题干中的信息词canals和flooding定位到原文第五段，该段提到运河的作用是funnelingsurges,而Thosesurgesaretoblamefortheflooding,早些可知运河与洪灾是有关系的故该句错误。

4.N根据题干中的信息词levees及long-termfate定位到原文第六段第一句话，可知theirlong-termfateisunclear,故该句表述错误。

5.Y根据题干中的信息词basicproblemforNewOrleans定位到原文第七段第一句话，可知题干表述与原文相符。

6.Y根据题干中的信息词Coast2050定位到原文第八段，在Coast2050后明确提到Wetlandrestorationwasakeycomponent,可知题干表述正确。

7.NG根据题干中的信息词Coast2050定位到原文倒数第三段第一句，可得到答案。

8.anothermeter.根据题干中的信息词by2100定位到原文倒数第三段第一句，可得到答案。

9.pipedinfromtheriver.根据题干中的信息词anotherambitiousplan定位到原文倒数第三段第二句，可得到答案。

10.notyetclear.根据题干的中的信息词decisions和reconstruction定位到倒数第二句，可知关于城市的重建方案沿无定论。

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

11.C综合推断题。男士说他想找琼斯先生，女士说琼斯先生已经不在这儿了，现在是威廉斯先生负责，由此推断，琼斯先生以前是这儿的负责人，所以C正确。

12.D同义替换题。选项中morethanhalf与女士说的thegreaterpart构成同义替换，所以D正确。

13.B综合推断题。从女士的话Can'tyouknockonthedoor...可以推断出，女士对男士不敲门就进她的办公室感到有些生气，所以B正确。

14.B综合推断题。女士说鲍勃认为男士不该用那么好的刀去修理东西，男士让女士告诉鲍勃这不是他(鲍勃)的刀，由此可知，男士认为鲍勃应该少管闲事(mindone'sownbusiness),所以B正确。

15.C综合推断题。男士问女士此次聚会持续多长时间，他四点钟还要去参加一个会议，女士安慰男士说主人三点钟有约会，由此可知，聚会肯定会在三点以前结束，不会影响男士四点开会，所以C正确。

16.A综合推断题。男士问女士为什么那么焦虑，只有一个人在她之前完成，女士则说自己已向妈妈承诺了要得第一，由此推断，女士之所以感到焦虑是因为她没能实现自己的诺言，所以A正确。

17.C综合推断题。女士说自己昨晚和朋友在电话里聊了两个小时，男士问：“难道电话费免费吗?"由男士的反问语气可以推断出，他认为女士和朋友的通话时间太长了，所以C正确。注意对话中的toll意为"电话费。"

18.D综合推断题。由对话中的color,size,taketheblueone可以推断，对话发一在商店里，应试是营业员与顾客的对话所以D正确。

19.B信息明示题。弗朗西斯博士说他担任咨询工作，接着又说自己和计算机科学系同事相处得很好，由此可知，他是位电脑专家，所以B正确。

20.C信息明示题。弗朗西斯博士说Cambridgewouldbewarmer,around25,所以C正确。对话还集中出现了其他几个数字，考生在听录音时要注意数字与地点的对应。

21.A信息明示题。弗朗西博士虽然开始提到了stayinthecollege-ownedflats,但接着就谈了住公寓的坏处¬¬¬¬——与社会脱节，还说李丽是名语言教师，应从社会中学习，并在最后提到了findinganEnglishhostfamily,这才是他给李丽的最终建议，所以A正确。

22.A综合推断题。弗朗西斯博士以Ali为例来说明上文提到的观点Ithinklearningfromsocietyisavaluableexperience.由此推断，他认为从社会中可以学到从书本上学不到的东西，所以A正确。

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23.B综合推断题。女士找到了