大学英语四级新83

［模拟］大学英语四级新83

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayon

thefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan

180words.

Itisverycommonincollegethatmanystudentsareabsentfrom

theclassandsometeacherstendnottocareaboutit.Whatdoyouthink

ofthisphenomenon?

范文示例：

ShouldClassAttendanceBeStrictlyRequiredinCollege?

Whenmanycollegestudentscomeintoauniversityandbeginan

independentlifeforthefirsttime,theyaresoattractedbythecolorful

worldthatattendingclassisnolongertheprioritytothem.Somany

peoplethinkthatclassattendanceshouldbestrictlyrequiredincollege.

However,Idonotthinkthatthereisanecessitytomakeclassattendance

mandatoryinuniversities.

Amongmanyfactorswhichinfluencemychoice,therearethree

conspicuousaspectsasfollows.Firstly,studentsarenolongerchildren

bythetimetheyenteruniversities.Asgrowing-upadults,theyshould

learnhowtomanagetheirtimeproperlyandtakeresponsibilityfortheir

ownactions.Secondly,theknowledgethatacollegestudentneedsisnot

limitedtobooksandclassesanymore.Collegestudentsshouldnotonly

putwhattheyhavelearntintothesocialpractice,butalsolearnhow

tocommunicateandcooperatewithotherpeopleoutsidethecampus.Thirdly,

somecoursesintheuniversityaretoooutdatedanduselesstoattract

thestudents.

Inconclusion,ratherthansettingrigidrequirementtothe

classattendance,universitiesshouldthinkabouthowtoreformtheir

curriculumtohelptheirstudentsgetpreparedforthefuturelife.

PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthis

section,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeach

newsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththe

newsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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第1题：

A.Kathywillgetpaidmoreasadean.

B.Kathy'shardworkhadapositiveresult.

C.Kathycouldnotaffordwhatshewanted.

D.Kathywillhavemoreworktodoasadean.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］M:DidyouhearthatKathyjustgothiredasthenewdean?W:

Yes.Hereffortreallypaidoff.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?信息明

示题。男士问：“你听说Kathy刚刚被选为新院长了吗”？女士回答：“是的。

她的努力终于有回报了"。paidoff意思为“见成效”“付清”，即Kathy的

努力得到了补偿，故选B。

第2题：

A.Shewillhelpthemanlater.

B.Shedoesn'twanttohelpthemanwiththehomework.

C.Themanshoulddothehomeworkhimself.

D.Themanshouldwatchtheprogramfirst.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］M:Remember,youpromisedtohelpmewithmyhomeworkfor

Englishclass.W:ButIwanttowatchthisprogramfirst.Itisalmost

over.Waitamoment,please.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?信息明示题。

男士要女士帮他做英语作业。女士回答男士说节目马上就结束了，让他稍等一下。

由此可知女士等会儿会帮助男士，故选A。

第3题：

A.Shedidn'tnoticetheposters.

B.Bettyprobablymadetheposters.

C.Thecollectiondoesn'tbelongtoMaryAnn.

D.MaryAnn'spostersareveryattractive.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］M:DidyounoticethecollectionofpostersonMaryAnn'swall

upstairs?W:Pretty,aren'tthey?Icouldn'tevenmovewhenIsawthe

posterwithabeautifulseashore.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?信息

明示题。男士问：“你看到楼上MaryAnn墙上的海报了吗”？女士说它们很漂亮,

当她看到有海岸的那张海报时，甚至都舍不得离开了，故选D。

第4题：

A.He'dratherexercisebywalkingthanbyplayingtennis.

B.Hedoesn'tliketoworkasmuchashelikestoplaytennis.

C.Hisabilitytoplaytennishasimprovedsincehestartedwalking.

D.Hequitplayingtennisbecauseitwasnotenoughexercise.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］W:Iliketoplaytennisasawaytoexercise.M:Iusedtofeel

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thatway,too,butnowIthinkthatwalkingisabetterwaytoexercise.

Q:Whatcanweinferabouttheman?综合推断题。女士说：“我喜欢把打网

球作为一项运动”。男士说：“我过去也这样感觉，但是我现在感觉跑步是一种

更好的锻炼方式”，故选A。

第5题：

A.Theydon'twanttohearthenewsyet.

B.Healreadytoldthemthenews.

C.Heissurprisedthattheydon'tknowthenews.

D.Theydon'thaveanywaytohearthenews.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］W:Theydon'tknowthenewsyet.M:Theydon't?Q:Whatdoes

themanimply?信息明示题。女士说：“他们还不知道这条新闻”。男士说话

的语气在说“dor?t”时用升调，可见他对女士的话表示怀疑。可以推断男人原

本设想他们已经知道新闻了，故选C。

第6题：

A.Heisamemberofacomputerinformationclub.

B.Hedoesn'twanttoforgetwhathejustlearned.

C.Heisorganizingtheinformationbynumber.

D.Heisleavingwithhisnotes.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］W:Whyareyoutakingallthesenotes?M:SoIcanrememberall

thenewinformation.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?信息明示题。女士问男

士为什么记下来所有的笔记。男士回答说这样就可以记住所有新的信息了，故选

Bo

第7题：

A.Inabookstore.

B.Inagrocerystore.

C.Inadepartmentstore.

D.Inastationerystore.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］M:Imusthaveyourreceiptforthisshirtinordertoexchange

it.W:OK.Hereitis.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytake

place?信息明示题。男士说：“你必须得有这件衬衫的收据才可以换一件”。

可以推断对话发生在百货商店里，故选C。

第8题：

A.Therewillbeashortdelay.

B.Therewillbealongdelay.

C.Theflighthasbeencanceled.

D.Theconditionisstilluncertain.

参考答案：A

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［听力原文］M:Excuseme,hastherebeenanemergency?W:Oh,nosir.There

hasjustbeenastormsotheplanewillleavealittlelaterthisafternoon.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheflight?综合推断题。女士说刚刚下了一场暴

风雨，所以今天下午的航班将有短期延误，故选A。

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolong

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhear

fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

［听力原文］

W:YoumustbeveryexcitedaboutyourtriptoEurope.Whendoyouleave?

M:Injustaweek,andI'mexcited.ButtherearestillafewthingsI

needtodobeforeIleave.

W:Likewhat?

M:Likerenewingmypassport,buyingmyplaneticketandfiguringouthow

todealwithmyapartmentwhileIamgone.

W:Youarenotgoingtogiveupyourapartment,areyou?

M:Noway.Maybeitiseasytofindanotherapartmentaroundhere.But,

Idon'twanttopaythreemonth'srentonanemptyapartment.

W:Well,maybeyoucouldsubletit.

M:Yes,buttowho?

W:Mmn,letmethink.Oh,Iknowjustaperson.Anoldcolleagueofmine,

JimThomas,iscomingheretodosomeresearchthissummer,fromJuneto

August.

M:ThatisexactlywhenI'llbeaway.Itsoundsideal,aslongasthe

landlordagree.

W:Tellyouwhat,I'llbecallingJimthisweekanyway,soI'llmention

ittohimthen.

M:Well,thanks,Jenny.Letmeknowwhathappens.

W:Youarewelcome.Haveanicetrip!

第9题：

A.Hedoesn'thavetimetoleave.

B.Hewouldhavedifficulty.

C・He'spaidherrentforthesummerinadvance.

D.Hedoesn'twanttopaintanotherapartment.

参考答案：C

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［听力原文］Whydoesn'tthemanwanttogiveuphisapartment?细节推断

题。此对话是有关男士出国前的准备情况，女士问男士是否想把公寓退掉，男士

回答说"Idon'twanttopaythreemonth?srentonanemptyapartment,

either",此处虽然不能断定C为正确，但非常明显，A、B、D三项都是错误的,

排除后选C。

第10题：

A.Threeweeks.

B.Onemonth.

C.Threemonths.

D.Overoneyear.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］HowlongwillthemanstayinEurope?细节推断题。由男女对话

可知男士是在发愁自己出国期间租的房子的问题，所以他房子空闲的时间应该就

是他出国的时间，由“Idon'twanttopaythreemonth?srentonanempty

apartment,either.”可知他是要出国三个月，故选C。

第11题：

A.She'sspokentohimonthephone.

B.Shemethimduringhervacationonesummer.

C.Shewentonasummertripwithhim.

D.Sheusedtoworkwithhim.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］HowdoesthewomanknowJimThomas?细节推断题。女士说“Anold

colleagueofmine,JimThomas”，可知女士与Jim曾经是同事，故选D项。

第12题：

A.Leaveitvacant.

B.Rentittothewomanheistalkingwith.

C.SubletittoJimThomas.

D.Askhislandlordtosubletit.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whatwillthemanmostlikelydoabouthisapartment?信息明

示题。女士给男士出主意说他可以把公寓转租给她曾经的同事Jim,男士听到这

个消息之后很开心，由此可知他是想把公寓转租给Jim的。故选C。排除法也可

以轻易看出A、B、D是错误的。

［听力原文］

W:AreyougoingtothefairnextSaturday?

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M:Whatfair?

W:TheannualfairthatouruniversityputsonthefirstSaturdayinJune

toraisemoneyforahospital.Thefairisgoingtobeheldonthe

universityathleticfieldjustlikeinpreviousyears.Haven'tyounoticed

thetentsthathadalreadybeensetup?

M:Yes,Ihave.Whataretheyfor?

W:Theyareforthemanyspecialeventsanddisplays.Therearefoodtent,

musictent,auctiontentandmanymore.Allpaintedindifferentcolors,

suchasorange,blue,green...I'mgoingtohelpservefoodatthefood

tentforafewhoursSaturdayafternoon.

M:Domanypeoplevolunteertohelpout?

W:Oh,yes.Ilikehelping,becauseIreallyenjoyseeingalotofmy

friendsatthefoodtent.Everybodylovestoeat.

M:Sothat'sit.Whatisthegreententusedfor?

W:Oh,itistheauctiontent!AnauctionwilltakeplaceonSaturday

afternoon,andpeoplereallywilltakeouttheirtreasuresforsale.They

donateallkindsofthings.

M:Andalltheprofitsfromthefairalwaysgotosupportthehospital.

Whatagoodidea!Well,Ineedacoupleofbookcases.MaybeIcanfind

someattheauction.Fmgladyoumentionedit.

第13题：

A.Toorganizeactivitiesforthestudents.

B.Togivethestudentschancetomakemoney.

C.Toimprovethereputationoftheuniversity.

D.Toraisefundforahospital.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whydoestheuniversityheldthisfair?信息明示题。女士在介

绍这场义卖会时说：“Theannualfairthatouruniversityputsonthefirst

SaturdayinJunetoraisemoneyforahospital.”是为了给医院捐款，故

选D。在题目中看见四个以to开头的短语时，应该意识到这是表目的，看四个

选项内容可以判断出是为了开这次义卖会。

第14题：

A.Toservefood.

B.Forthebandtoplaymusic.

C.Toselldonations.

D.Forentertainment.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whatisthegreententusedfor?信息明示题。男士问女士绿色

帐篷的用途时，女士说：“Oh,itistheauctiontent!”很容易选出C,用

来卖捐赠物品的，此处的难点在于auction一词的词义，意为“拍卖”，如果不

知道也可以在后来“peoplereallywilltakeouttheirtreasuresforsale”

这句话中可以推断出，是在卖东西，故选C。

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第15题:

A.Heisconfusedaboutthis.

B.Hethinksthefairisprofitable.

C.Hebelievesitistoocomplicated.

D.Hethinksitisagreatevent.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whatistheman'sopinionoftheauction?细节推断题。男士

在结尾时说：“Whatagoodidea!WelLIneedacoupleofbookcases.Maybe

Icanfindsomeattheauction.I'mgladyoumentionedit.”这样捐款

的形式很好，他也有东西想去买。故选D。其他三项对话没有提及。

SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthree

passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeor

fourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

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［听力原文］

Cattlehaveservedhumanitysinceprehistoricdaysasbeastsofburden

andassuppliersofleather,meat,andmilk.Someoftheearliestwritten

recordsconcernthesaleofcattle.Thesevaluableanimalsareunusual

inthattheydonothavefrontteethintheirupperjaw.Insteadtheychew

withtheirrearteethandgums.Cowsswallowtheirfoodquicklyandstore

itinthepaunchorrumen,thefirstofthefourcompartmentsintheir

stomachs.Laterthefoodpassesintothesecondstomachorreticulumwhere

itisrolledintolittleballsorcuds.Whileresting,cowscoughupthese

cudsandchewthemmorethoroughly.Thistimethefoodpassesintothe

thirdandthenintothefourthstomach,wheredigestiontakesplace.

Bacteriaincow'sstomachsaidindigestingthecelluloseinstemsofgrass

orhay.

OveronehundredmillionheadofcattleareraisedintheUnited

States.Dairycattleproducemorethanfifteenandone-halfbillion

gallonsofmilkeveryyear.Althoughdairycattlearebredprimarilyto

producemilk,abouthalfthebeefusedintheUnitedStatescomesfrom

dairybreeds.Thisisbecausewhendry(nolongerproducingmilk)they

fattenquicklyandproducehigh-qualitybeef.

第16题:

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A.Thefirststomachcompartment.

B.Thenameoftheupperjaw.

C.Thestomachwheredigestiontakesplace.

D.Thenameofthebacteriainthecow'sstomach.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］Accordingtothepassage,whatistherumen?信息明示题。短

文中指出thepaunchorrumen,thefirstofthefourcompartmentsintheir

stomachso故可知rumen是牛四个胃中的第一胃。所以选A。

第17题：

A.Foodstorage.

B.Theproductionofmilk.

C.Digestion.

D.Thecreationofcuds.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whatisthecow'ssecondstomachusedprimarilyfor?信息明

小题。短文中指出Laterthefoodpassesintothesecondstomachorreticulum

whereitisrolledintolittleballsorcuds.故可知第二个胃是用来形成

反刍的食物。故选D。

第18题：

A.Cud.

B.Reticulum.

C.Bacteria.

D.Grass.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whichofthefollowingisessentialinthedigestionof

celluloseinthecow'sstomach?信息明示题。根据短文中Bacteriaincow'

sstomachsaidindigestingthecelluloseinstemsofgrassorhay.可

知牛胃里的细菌帮助消化纤维素。故正确答案为C。

［听力原文］

TheaverageAmericanwillmove13timesinhislifetimeandmostofthose

moveswilltakehimtoanothercity一anewjob,newfriends,sometimes

awholenewlifestyle.Movingofferstheopportunitytomakepersonal

changesaswellastochangetheplacewhereyouliveandwork.Forexample,

youmightwanttochangethewayyoudress,thekindoffriendsyouhave

orwhatyoudoforentertainment.Whennooneknowsyou,youcanmakethese

changesinyourselfandyourlifestylemoreeasilybecauseyourold

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friendsaren'twatchingyouandyoudon'thavethepressureofyourformer

co-workers.

Movingoffersopportunities,butofcourse,itcanalsocause

problems.Ittakestimetoadjustyourselftochangeandyoumightfeel

lonelyandunhappyatfirst.Movingcanalsocauseproblemswithinthe

family.Ifbothhusbandandwifework,probablyonlyoneofthemwill

benefitprofessionallyfromthemove.Theothermayfeelangryand

resentful.Childrenmayalsoresenthavingtoleavetheirfriendsand

schoolbecausetheirparentsdecidetomove.Intheend,movingwillbe

easierifyoucanfocusonthepresent.Thatis,don'twastetimemissing

thelifeyouleftbehind.Instead,startmakinganewlifeinyournew

city.Anddon'tworrythatyoumighthavetomoveagaininacoupleof

years.Thinkaboutwhereyouarenowandmakethemostofit.

第19题：

A.Becauseyouhavemoreopportunities.

B.Becauseyouhavemuchpressureofyourformercolleagues.

C.Becauseyouroldfriendsaren'twatchingyou.

D.Becauseeveryoneknowsyouinanewplace.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whycanmovingmakeitmucheasierforyoutomakepersonal

change?事实细节题。短文中指出youcanmakethesechangesinyourselfand

yourlifestylemoreeasilybecauseyouroldfriendsaren?twatchingyou

andyoudon'thavethlepressureofyourformerco-workers.所以选C。

第20题:

A.Youmayfeellonelyandunhappyatthebeginning.

B.Youcan'tfindagoodjob.

C.Youmaywastealotoftime.

D.Youhavetoleaveyourchildren.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］Whatproblemmightyoumeetwhenyoumoveaccordingtothe

passage?信息明示题。短文中讲到了搬家带来的一些问题。根据Ittakestime

toadjustyourselftochangeandyoumightfeellonelyandunhappyat

first.可知刚开始的时候人们可能会感觉到寂寞，不高兴。故选A。

第21题：

A.Youshouldthinkaboutthefuturewhenyoumove.

B.Movingbringsopportunitiesaswellassomeproblems.

C.Husbandandwifedon'tmatterifheorshecanbenefitfromthemove.

D.Childrenarealwayshappytomovetoanewcity.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?主旨大意题。根据短文中的

句子Movingoffersopportunities,butofcourse,itcanalsocause

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problems.可知搬家在带来机会的同时也带来了一些问题。所以选项B正确。

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［听力原文］

Somepeoplethinkthatthebesttimetobeginstudyingaforeignlanguage

isinchildhood,andthattheyoungeryouare,theeasieritistolearn

anotherlanguage.Thereislittleevidence,however,thatchildrenin

languageclassroomslearnforeignlanguagesanybetterthanadultsin

similarclassroomsituations.Infact,adultshavemanyadvantagesover

children:bettermemories,moreefficientwaysoforganizinginformation,

betterstudyhabits,andgreaterabilitytohandlecomplexmentaltasks.

Adultsareoftenbettermotivatedthanchildren:theyseelearninga

foreignlanguageasnecessaryforeducationorcareer.Inaddition,adults

areparticularlysensitivetocorrectnessofgrammarandappropriateness

ofvocabulary,twofactorsthatreceivemuchattentioninmostlanguage

classrooms.

Agedoeshavesomedisadvantages,however.Forinstance,adults

usuallywanttolearnaforeignlanguageinahurry,unlikechildrenwho

candevotemoretimetolanguagemastery.Also,adultshavecomplex

communicationneedsthatextendbeyondtheabilitytocarryonasimple

conversation.Adultsneedtobeabletoargue,persuade,expressconcern,

object,explain,andpresentinformationaboutcomplexmattersthat

pertaintotheirworkoreducation.Becausemostadultsdonotliketo

appearfoolish,theyoftendenythemselvesopportunitiestopracticefor

fearofmakingmistakes,notgettingtheirmessageacross,orappearing

ridiculouslyincompetent.

第22题:

A.Bettermemories.

B.Betterstudyhabits.

C.Moreefficientwaysofconveyinginformation.

D.Greaterabilitiestodealwithcomplextasks.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Instudyingaforeignlanguage,whichofthefollowingisnot

oneoftheadults'advantages?细节辨认题。短文中提到adultshavemany

advantagesoverchildren：bettermemories,moreefficientwaysof

organizinginformation,betterstudyhabits,andgreaterabilitytohandle

complexmentaltasks.可知A、B、D都是成年人学习语言的优势，选项C中

conveyinginformation在文章中没有提及，故选C。

第23题：

A.Theycanspendmoretimeinmasteringlanguage.

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B.Theydon'tmakethingsmorecomplex.

C.Theyhaveagoodmemory.

D.Theyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］Comparedwithadults,whatadvantagedochildrenhaveaccording

tothepassage?事实细节题。短文中提到…childrenwhocandevotemoretime

tolanguagemastery可知与成人相比，儿童可以花费更多的时间来学习语言，

故选Ao

第24题：

A.Becausetheyhavecomplexcommunicationneeds.

B.Becausetheydon'twanttoappearstupid.

C.Becausetheyarealwaysinahurry.

D.Becausetheyhavetofinishworkfirst.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whydoadultsdenythemselvesopportunitiestopracticea

foreignlanguage?信息明示题。短文中提到Becausemostadultsdonotlike

toappearfoolish,theyoftendenythemselvesopportunitiestopractice

forfearofmakingmistakes,所以B正确。

第25题：

A.Whoarethebetterlanguagelearners,childrenoradults?

B.Whydoadultslearnaforeignlanguage?

C.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofadultsinlearning

language?

D.Whatarethetroublesandworriesofadultsinlearninglanguage?

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?主旨大意题。短文首先讲与儿

童相比，成人学习语言的优势，接着第二段又讲了成人学习语言的劣势。由此可

知选项C正确。

SecUonCDirections：InthisseCtion.youwillhearapassage

threetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistenCarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassage

isreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthe

blankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard,finally。when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat

youhavewritten.

HowmuchdoyouknowaboutThanksgivingDay?ItisatypicalAmerican

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holiday.The_26ofthanksgivinghasalwaysbeenpeaceandplenty,

healthandhappiness.

Itisahistorical,nationaland_27_holidaythatbeganwith

thePilgrims.ThefirstThanksgivingDaywascelebratedbythe

English_28_inPlymouth,MassachusettsonDecember12,1621.Aftera

goodharvestinthefall,thePilgrimsinvitedIndians,theirgoodfriends

tohaveabig_29_outdoorsatlongtablestothankGodforhisloveand

mercy.Theyate,drankandplayedgamesforthreedays.Afterthat,

ThanksgivingDayswerecelebrated_30_.Andin1941the

Congress_31_thefourthThursdayinNovembertobeanationalday.Today

theAmericansusuallyholdabigfamilydinnertocelebratetheholiday,

whichoften_32_fourdays.Theyhavesuchtraditionalfoodasroast

turkey,pumpkinpie,apples,cranberrysauce,andsoon.Theyrelaxand

enjoyfamily33_.AtraditionalThanksgivingdinneralsotakesplace

yearlyattheWhiteHouse.Americanfootballgamesarealsoplayed

everywhere._34_peoplewatchthegameontelevision.

InChinaThanksgivingDayisbecomingpopular.Onthisday

numerouspeoplesayouttheirloveandshowtheir_35_tothefamily,

friends,colleaguesandevensomestrangers.

［听力原文］

HowmuchdoyouknowaboutThanksgivingDay?ItisatypicalAmerican

holiday.The(26)themeofthanksgivinghasalwaysbeenpeaceandplenty,

healthandhappiness.

Itisahistorical,nationaland(27)religiousholidaythatbegan

withthePilgrims.ThefirstThanksgivingDaywascelebratedbythe

English(28)settlersinPlymouth,MassachusettsonDecember12,1621.

Afteragoodharvestinthefall,thePilgrimsinvitedIndians,theirgood

friendstohaveabig(29)feastoutdoorsatlongtablestothankGodfor

hisloveandmercy.Theyate,drankandplayedgamesforthreedays.After

that,ThanksgivingDayswerecelebrated(30)irregularly.Andin1941the

Congress(31)declaredthefourthThursdayinNovembertobeanationalday.

TodaytheAmericansusuallyholdabigfamilydinnertocelebratethe

holiday,whichoften(32)lastsfourdays.Theyhavesuchtraditionalfood

asroastturkey,pumpkinpie,apples,cranberrysauce,andsoon.They

relaxandenjoyfamily(33)reunion.AtraditionalThanksgivingdinneralso

takesplaceyearlyattheWhiteHouse.Americanfootballgamesarealso

playedeverywhere.(34)Millionsofpeoplewatchthegameontelevision.

InChinaThanksgivingDayisbecomingpopular.Onthisdaynumerous

peoplesayouttheirloveandshowtheir(35)gratitudetothefamily,

friends,colleaguesandevenstrangers.

第26题：

参考答案：

theme

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此处应填入名词，作句子的主语。theme意为“主题”。文章认为感恩节的

主题一直都是太平、富裕，健康、幸福。

第27题:

参考答案：

religious

此处应填人形容词，与空格前的historical,national构成并列。religious

意为“宗教的”。

第28题：

参考答案：

settlers

此处应填入名词，被English修饰，与其一起作前面介词by的宾语，而且

应用复数。settlers意为“居住者”。

第29题：

参考答案：

feast

此处应填人名词，被big修饰，作不定式tohave的宾语。文中指出清教徒

邀请他们的好朋友印第安人在户外摆起长桌举行盛大宴会，来感谢上帝的垂爱和

仁慈。

第30题:

参考答案：

irregularly

此处应填人副词，修饰谓语动词werecelebratedoirregularly意为“不

定期地”。

第31题：

参考答案：

declared

此处应填入动词，作句子的谓语，并且应用过去式。文中意思是说1941年,

国会宣布每年11月的第四个星期四为全国性的节日。

第32题：

参考答案：

lasts

此处应填人动词，作非限制性定语从句的谓语，由于先行词为dinner,谓语

动词应该用第三人称单数。lasts意为“持续”。

第33题:

参考答案：

reunion

此处应填人名词，familyreunion意为"家庭团聚"，作enjoy的宾语。

第34题:

参考答案：

Millionsof

此处应填入表示数量的词或词组，来修饰空格后的people,文中是指数百万

人通过电视观看足球比赛。

第35题:

参考答案：

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gratitude

此处应填人名词，被空格前的their修饰，作动词show的宾语。gratitude

意为“感激”。

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