大学英语四级新68

［模拟］大学英语四级新68

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnStudentsRunningOnlineShops.Youshouldwriteatleast120

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet

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1.很多大学生在业余时间开网店赚钱

2.有人支持，有人反对

3.我的看法

OnStudentsRunningOnline

Shops_____________________________

范文示例：

OnStudentsRunningOnlineShops

Recently,itisfrequentlyreportedthatastudentcanearn

60,000amonthbyrunninganonlineshop.Hisbusinessideahasinspired

manystudentstosetuptheirownonlineshops.

Somepeopleholdthatbydoingso,studentscangainnotonly

somemoneytoreducethefinancialburdenfortheirfamilybutalso

preciousexperienceofsettingupabusiness.Mostimportantofall,the

competitioninthejobmarketisveryfiercecurrently.Ifstudentscannot

findasatisfactoryjobaftergraduation,anonlineshopcanhelpthem

earntheirliving.Whileothersholdthatthedutyofastudentistostudy.

Runninganonlineshopwilldefinitelydistractstudentsfromtheir

primarytasks.Itequalstoputtingthecartbeforethehorse.

Frommyperspective,Iaminfavoroftheformeropinion.Iagree

thatacquiringknowledgeisofcriticalimportanceforstudents.However,

acquiringpracticalskillsandtheabilitytosurviveisevenmore

important.Inaword,aslongasastudentcanbalancethetwosideswell,

runningabusinessinhisschoolyearsshouldnotbediscouraged.

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.Hegivesupsmoking.

B.Heisfiredbyhisboss.

C.Heisundereconomiccrisis.

D.Hecannothaveaholiday.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］M:HaveyouheardthatPeter'svacationplanswentupinsmoke

whenacrisisaroseintheoffice?W:Whatapity!Hehadplanneditfor

abouthalfayear.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutPeterfromtheconversation?

对话中，男士问女士是否听说彼得的度假计划因为办公室出现危机而成为泡影

了。女士表示遗憾，说彼得已经计划大概半年了，故答案为D)。

第2题：

A.Thecompanyisfarawayfromhishome.

B.Theworkinghoursarenotconvenient.

C.Thejobisnotwellpaid.

D.Hehastodoalotoftraveling.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］W:DoyouknowthatJerrydidn'tacceptthejobofferedbyan

advertisingcompany?M:Yes,thecompanyisatthecentreofcity,near

hishome,buthewouldn'thavebeenabletomakeendsmeet.Q:Whydoes

Jerryturndownthejob?对话中，女士问男士是否知道杰里没有接受

一家广告公司提供的工作，男士回答说他知道，那家广告公司在市中心，离杰里

的家很近，但是这份工作不能让他收支相抵，故答案为0。

第3题：

A.Howtoselectfruits.

B.Howtokeephealthy.

C.Howtohaveagoodsleep.

D.Howtoprotecttheskin.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］W:Thefirstthingweshoulddoistohaveahealthydiet.The

morefruitsyoueat,thebetteryourskinappears.M:Thesamethingwith

vegetables,right?I'mnotsureyou'veheardthatasoundsleepiscrucial

forfitness.Q:Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?对

话中，女士说首先应该做的是饮食健康，水果吃得越多，皮肤就会越好。男士说

蔬菜也一样，他不确定女士是否听说过良好的睡眠对于健康也很重要，故答案为

B)o

第4题：

A.Shiftthephonetothetechnicaldepartment.

B.Helpthemanrepairthecomputeroverthephone.

C.TeachthemanhowtoconnecttheInternet.

D.Gotothetechnicaldepartmentforhelp.

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参考答案：A

［听力原文］M:Hi,mycomputerkeepsgettingdisconnectedfromtheInternet

andIdon'tknowwhy.W:Allright,I'mgoingtotransferyoutoour

technicaldepartmentwheretheycanofferyoumoreassistance.Pleasehold.

Q:What'sthewomangoingtodo?对话中，男士说自己的电脑无法连

网，他不清楚原因。女士说她将把电话转接到技术部门，他们能为男士提供帮助

并请男士稍等，故答案为A）。

第5题：

A.Lindalikesdrinkingtea.

B.Kevindoesn'tfitLinda.

C.Hedoesn'tlikeKevin.

D.Lindashouldstaywithhim.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］M:Linda,Idon'twantyoutostaywithKevinfortoomuchtime.

Don'tgetmewrong.IdothinkKevinisaveryniceperson,butyouhave

toadmitheisn'tyourcupoftea.W:Iguessyou'reright.He'sgota

lotofthingstolearn.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?对话中，男士

对女士说他不希望女士和凯文总待在一起，他觉得凯文人很好，但女士得承认凯

文不是她的那杯茶，即凯文不适合女士，故答案为B）。

第6题：

A.Shefeltverycoldbecauseoftheweather.

B.Shesentthetwoboystothehospital.

C.Shewasfrightenedbytheaccidentscene.

D.Shewenttohelptheinjuredimmediately.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］M:Didyouseethecaraccidentatthestreetcorner?W:Yes,

Iwentcoldallover.Thetwoboyswereseriouslyinjuredandtheywere

senttothehospitalimmediately.Q:Howdidthewomanrespondwhenshe

sawthecaraccident?对话中，男士问女士是否看到发生在街角的车祸，

女士说看到了，她吓得全身战栗，两个男孩儿伤得很严重，被立即送到医院了，

故答案为C）o

第7题：

A.Sheisreallycute.

B.Sheisstillyoung.

C.Sheseemssincere.

D.Shelikessmiling.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］W:Iamonly32thisyear,butthefreshgirlsinmyoffice

alwaystakemeasanoldlady.TheywearT-shirtswithcartoonsandlook

cute.Ialsowanttobelikethat.M:Ithinktherealcuteistosmile

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sincerelyandyouhaveit.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewoman?

对话中，女士说自己今年才32岁，但是办公室里的年轻小女孩儿总是把她当作

老女人，她们穿着带有卡通的T恤，看起来很可爱，她也想那样。男士认为真诚

的笑容才是真的可爱，女士拥有这样的笑容，故答案为A)。

第8题：

A.Thewomanwillbeabletobuyanintelligentcar.

B.Themanisworkinginacarcompanyonintelligentcars.

C.Drivingtoworkisreallyaheadache.

D.Carsthatdrivethemselvesmaybeproducedinthenearfuture.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］W:I'mtiredofdrivingallthewaytoworkandbackeveryday.

Ifonlycarscoulddrivethemselves!M:Well,somecarmanufacturersare

workingonthem.Iguessyou"11soonbuyoneifyoucanaffordit.Q:What

dowelearnfromtheconversation?对话中，女士说她厌倦了每天自

己开车上下班，如果车能够自动开就好了。男士回答说一些汽车制造商正在研究

能自动驾驶的车，他猜想如果女士买得起的话很快就能买一辆了，言外之意就是

这种车不久之后就可以买到了，故答案为D)。

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolong

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhear

fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

［听力原文］

M:Ican'tbelievemyliteratureteacherismakingmereadPrideand

Prejudice!

W:Whynot?(9)It'saclassic;infact,it'soneofmyfavoritenovels.

M:Butit'ssoold.

W:Don'tjudgeabookbyitscover.Doyouknowwhatit'sabout?

M:No,notatall.Ineverreadit.

W:Firstofall,it'salove-relatednovel,setintheearly19thcentury.

M:Ididn'trealizeitwasalove-relatednovel.(10)Whatisthemainplot?

W:(10)It'sbasicallyaboutafatherandamothertryingtomarryofftheir

fivedaughters.

M:Whydoestheywanttodothat?

W:Sincetheydon'thaveason,theyhopethatoneoftheirdaughterswill

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marryawealthyman.Thatway,alloftheirdaughterswillbecaredfor.

M:Won'ttheirdaughtersgettheirinheritance?

W:No,that'stheproblem.Thoughtheyarewell-off,oncetheydie,their

housewillgototheircousin.So,whentheydie,theirdaughterswill

havenothing.

M:Isee.Thissoundsinteresting!Maybemyteacherisn'tsohorribleafter

all.

W:So,areyougoingtoreadthenovelorwatchthemovie?

M:There'samovie?Myteacherdidn'ttellmethat!

W:(ll)That'sprobablybecauseshewantsyoutoreadthebookfirst.

M:(ll)Well,itwouldtakealotlesstime...

W:Howaboutthis?Whenyoufinishthebook,Filgetthemovieandwatch

itwithyou.

M:OK,thatsoundslikeadeal.

第9题：

A.Outdated.

B.Classical.

C.Boring.

D.Horrible.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］WhatdoesthewomanthinkofPrideandPrejudice?题干考

查女士对于《傲慢与偏见》这本书的看法。对话中，女士说《傲慢与偏见》是经

典著作，这本书实际上是她最喜欢的小说之一，故答案为B)。

第10题：

A.Fivedaughtersfoughtoverinheritancefromtheirfather.

B.Afamilysufferedfromnationalprejudice.

C.Pridewasinthewayofloveintheearly19thcentury.

D.Afatherandamothertriedtogettheirfivedaughtersmarried.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］WhatisPrideandPrejudicemainlyaboutaccordingtothewoman?

题干考查女士认为《傲慢与偏见》的主要内容是什么。对话中，男士问女士这本

书的主要情节，女士回答说这本书主要是关于一位父亲和一位母亲想方设法把他

们的五个女儿嫁出去，故答案为D)。

第11题：

A.Itsavesmuchtimetowatchthemoviethantoreadthebook.

B.Themoviecanbeunderstoodafterreadingthebook.

C.Theplotsareeasilyfollowedinthebookthaninthemovie.

D.Itismorehorribletowatchthemoviethantoreadthebook.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］WhatdoesthemansayaboutthemoviePrideandPrejudice

comparedwiththebook?题干考查《傲慢与偏见》的书与电影的比较。对

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话中提到，女士认为老师不告诉男士《傲慢与偏见》有电影版是因为老师想让他

先看书，男士说看电影比看书少花很多时间，故答案为A）。

［听力原文］

M:Doctor,Iamuncomfortable.Iameasytobetired.IfIgoupstairs,

Iwillbeoutofbreath.Itdidn'thappenbefore.MaybeIamseriously

illnow?

W:Don'tworry.Howmuchdoyouweigh?

M:About100kgs.

W:(12)Oh,youareoverweight.Youmustwatchyourweighttokeephealthy.

Toofatisrelatedtoyourdiscomfort.

M:Howtoloseweight?Itrytodoit.ButeverytimeIforgetit.

W:(13)Ithinkthebestwaytoloseweightisdoingexercisessuchas

running,playingtennis,soccer.Besides,youcanhaveabalanceddiet.

M:Whatdoyoumean?DoyoumeanImusthavetheonlymealinadayand

Ican'teatmeat?

W:No,itisn'twhatyouimagine.Youneedn'tdothat.Whatyoumustdo

istoeatmorevegetablesthanmeat,andeatfoodhighinfiber,lowin

fat.(14)Andthemostimportantthingisthatyoumusteatlesssweet.

M:Issweetworstformyhealth?

W:Yes,Ithinkitis.Toomanysweetswillmakeyoufat,andtheyare

alsobadforyourteeth.

M:ItisapitythatIcan'teatdeliciouschocolates.Whatabout

hamburgers,FrenchfriesandCoca-Cola?Ilikethemverymuch.

W:(15)Oh,theyarerubbishfoods.Cutdownonthemifyoucan'tcutthem

out.

M:Ithinkit'shardformetodothat.Youknowtheyarereallydelicious.

W:Yes,you'llbeahealthier,happierperson.Remembertoeatrightfrom

fourfoodgroups;dairy,fruitsandvegetables,grainandmeat.Thoseare

allmysuggestionsforyourhealth.Ifyoustillhavequestions,please

askmeorcallme.

M:Thanksalot.Iwilldowhatyousay.

第12题：

A.Poorsleepatnight.

B.Lackofexercise.

C.Beingoverweight.

D.Eatingtoomuchchocolate.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whatcausestheman'sdiscomfort?题干考查的是造成男士

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不适的原因。对话中，女士说男士超重了，必须注意体重，保持健康，他的不适

和他太胖有关，故答案为C）。

第13题:

A.Havingahealthydiet.

B.Eatingnomeat.

C.Eatingfoodwithhighfiber.

D.Takingexercises.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whatisthemosteffectivewaytoloseweightaccordingtothe

woman?题干询问女士认为最有效的减肥方式是什么。对话中，女士认为减

肥最好的办法是做运动，如跑步、打网球、踢足球等，故答案为D）。

第14题：

A.Eatingmorevegetables.

B.Eatinglesssweetfood.

C.Eatingfoodinlowfat.

D.Eatingnutritiousfoods.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whatisthemostimportantthingtohaveabalanceddiet?题

干询问保持饮食均衡最重要的是什么。对话中，女士说最重要的事情是必须少吃

甜食，故答案为B）。

第15题：

A.Eatthemless.

B.Eatchocolatesonly.

C.Eatsweetdairyinstead.

D.Eatnomorehamburgers.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandowiththerubbishfood?

题干询问关于垃圾食物，女士建议男士做什么。对话中，女士说男士喜欢吃的都

是垃圾食物，如果他不能戒掉的话，就减少食用量，故答案为A）。

SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthree

passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeor

fourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

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［听力原文］

〃TellMeAboutYourself”isthemostpopularwayforhiringmanagersto

startmostone-on-onejobinterviews;getthispartrightandtherest

oftheinterviewwilljustnaturallyfallintoplace.

Thisisajobinterview!Theydonotwanttohearirrelevantstuff

aboutwhereyougotowatchfootballoryourpets'namesorhowyourchild

justlostherfirsttooth.

(16)Whattheydowanttohearisabriefintroductiontoshowhow

yourcareerbroughtyoutothispointofbeinghereinthisroomwiththem.

Thismeansyouneedtoshowwhereandhowyougotstarted,thedecisions

andchangesyoumadealongthewayandthattheroleyouareabouttobe

interviewedfor.Anddoallthisinaboutthreeminutes!

Youhavethreeminutestoholdtheirattention.Themostimportant

thingisyoushouldtellthemhowyoutookupyourfirstjobaftercollege

oruniversityandgainedspecificskillsasyourcareerprogressed.Add

yourpromotionsorappointmentstonewjobrolesandhowyousoughtout

opportunitiestodevelopinyourchosencareerandyourmostrecent

job.(17)Spendmostofyourthreeminutesonhowtheabilitiesyouhave

matchtheneedsofthenewjob.

(18)Oneofthebestinterviewtechniquesistostatemostcarefully

thatwhenyousawthisnewjobbeingadvertised,youbecameveryexcited

becauseoftheclosenessofthematchandthecareerdevelopment

opportunityyouimagined.Andthatiswhyyouaresopleasedtobeatthis

interview.

第16题：

A.Thecareerrelevantquestion.

B.Thepersonalquestion.

C.Whatyoulikemost.

D.Whatyouusuallydo.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］Whatdointerviewerswanttohearmostduringaninterview?

短文中提到要想使面试顺利进行，与工作相关的自我介绍很重要，故答案为A)。

第17题：

A.Yourfirstjobaftercollegegraduation.

B.Yourabilitiesmatchingthenewjob.

C.Yourabilitytocatchopportunities.

D.Yourprogressinthepreviousjobs.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whatshouldyoutalkmostinyourthreeminutes?短文中

提到，你有三分钟时间吸引面试官的注意力，你应该把大部分时间用在谈论你的

能力是如何适合目前这份工作的，故答案为B)。

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第18题:

A.Displayingyourexcitementaboutthejob.

B.Expressingyourthankfulnesstothemanager.

C.Showingyourqualificationforthejob.

D.Demonstratingyourinterestinthejob.

参考答案：c

［听力原文］Whatisoneofthebesttechniquesataninterview?短文

中提到，最好的面试技巧之一就是陈述当你看到这则招聘启事时，你因自己非常

符合工作条件而兴奋不已，故答案为C)。

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［听力原文］

Cellphonehasbecomepartoftherestauranttablesettingbesidesknife,

forkandnapkin.

(19)Distracteddiningisthenewnormwithcustomersconstantly

textingfriends,surfingtheInternet,sendingaphotoofthemealthey

'reabouttochowdownoremailingtheboss.Formanysmart-phoneusers,

it'shardjusttofocusonthemealandcompanyathand.

(20)Now,onerestaurantinLosAngelesisgivingdinersareason

toturnoffthedigitalworld.Itwilloffercustomersa5-percentdiscount

ontheirbilliftheyarewillingtochecktheirphonesatthedoor.The

restaurantislocatedonBeverlyBoulevard.Ithopesthisgivescustomers

awaytotrulysitbackandrelax,enjoytheirmealandactuallytalkwith

friendsandfamilyinperson.

Theowneroftherestaurantexplainsthatit'sreallynotabout

peopledisruptingotherguests.Butbecausetherestaurantishome,and

wantstocreatetheatmosphereofhome.It'sabouttwopeoplesitting

togetherandjustconnecting,withoutthedistractionofaphone.The

ownertriestocreateaplacewhereyoucomeinandreallyenjoythe

experienceandthefoodandthecompany.

Somecustomerssaythatthesuggestionremindsthemtokeepcell

phoneusageoutsidetherestaurant.Whenevertheygointotherestaurant,

oneverytable,therearewineglasses,silverwaresanddelicious

meals.(21)Atfirst,theyarenotquiteusedtoit.Butlater,itbecomes

atrendtogototherestauranttoenjoyaquietperiodwithoutthephone

athand.Theyalsoenjoythediscountofferedbytheconsiderateowners

oftherestaurant.

第19题：

A.Readingtextbooks.

B.Appreciatingphotos.

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C.Meetingtheboss.

D.Usingcellphone.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whatcommonlydistractscustomersfromtheirmealsandcompany?

短文中提到，人们在用餐时不断用手机给朋友发送信息、浏览网页或给老板发邮

件，故答案为D)。norm意为“常态，寻常的事”。

第20题：

A.Offeringdiscounttoattractmorecustomerstoeatthere.

B.Offeringdiscounttomakecustomersputtheirphoneaside.

C.Tryingtocreateahomeenvironmentattherestaurant.

D.Forcingthecustomersnottousetheirphonesintherestaurant.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］WhatistherestaurantinLosAngelesdoing?短文中提到

洛杉矶的一家餐厅推出了一个优惠项目，如果顾客愿意在门口而不是在餐厅内看

手机，就可以打折，故答案为B)。

第21题：

A.Theyarepleasedtoacceptitinthebeginning.

B.Theyenjoytheenvironmentandthediscountatlast.

C.Theofferturnsouttobetotallyafailure.

D.Theyliketheofferbutnottheenvironment.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whataresomecustomers'attitudestotheoffer?短文中

提到顾客们最初不太习惯，但后来很享受餐厅的环境和折扣，故答案为B)。

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［听力原文］

(22)Besidesthecards,cake,candles,andgifts,theremightbeonemore

unexpectedsurpriseinstoreforyouonyourbirthday.It'sahigherrisk

ofdying.

Anewstudysuggeststhatmenandwomenare14percentmorelikely

todieontheirbirthdaythananyotherdayoftheyear.(23)Thiseffect

wasstrongestinpeopleaged60andolder,whowereupto18percentmore

likelytodieontheirbirthday.

Inthelargestudy,researchersanalyzeddatafrommorethan2.4

millionSwisspeoplewhodiedbetween1969and2008.Theytriedto

determineiftherewasanyrelationshipbetweenwhenpeoplediedandthe

causecomparedtotheirbirthdays.

Bothviolentcauses,suchassuicidesandfalls,aswellasstrokes

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andheartdiseasesweretiedtobirthdays.Inaddition,olderpeopleare

distinctlymorevulnerablethanyoungerpeople.

(24)Menweremorelikelytohaveaviolentdeathontheirbirthday.

Itwasbecausetheirchancesofsuicidesincreasedbynearly35percent

andtheiroddsofbeingaccidentvictimsrosebyalmost44percent.Deadly

fallsinmenroseby44percentontheirbirthdays.Andthemore

interestingthingisthenumberoffallsstartedtoincreaseaboutfour

daysbeforethecelebrationtookplace.

(25)Whenitcametonaturalcausesofdeaths,womenwereatgreater

riskofpassingawayfromastrokeontheirbirthday.Itreachedalmost

22percent.Forbothladiesandgentleman,therewasanearly19percent

increaseindyingfromheart-relatedreasons.

第22题：

A.Theinfluenceofone'sbirthdayonhislife,

B.Theunexpectedpresentonone'sbirthday,

C.Thecauseofone'sdeathonhisbirthday,

D.Theunexpectedriskofdeathonone'sbirthday.

参考答案:D

［听力原文］Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?短文中提到，生日时，除

了各种礼物以外，还有一个不速之客，那就是死亡率的增加，故答案为D）。

第23题：

A.Men.

B.Women.

C.Youngpeople.

D.Oldpeople.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whichgroupofpeopleismostlikelytodieontheirbirthday?

短文中提到，在所有人群中，60岁及以上的老人在生日时的死亡率是最高的，

故答案为D）o

第24题：

A.Theyaremorepessimisticthanwomen.

B.Theyaremoreapttogetaheartattack.

C.Theyareweakerunderthepressureofgrowingold.

D.Theyaremorelikelytocommitsuicide.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whyweremenmorelikelytohaveaviolentdeathonbirthday?

短文中提到，男性更有可能在生日时暴死，因为他们自杀以及在事故中遇难的几

率都增加了，故答案为D）。

第25题：

A.Stroke.

B.Highbloodpressure.

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C.Heartdiseases.

D.Cancer.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］Whatnaturalcauseofdeathmadewomenatagreaterrisk?短

文中提到，就自然死亡原因而言，女性更有可能在生日时因中风而去世，故答案

为A)o

SecUonCDirections：InthisseCtion.youwillhearapassage

threetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistenCarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassage

isreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthe

blankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard,finally。when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat

youhavewritten.

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AsaprofessoratalargeAmericanuniversity,Ioftenhearstudents

saying:〃I'monlya1050.〃Theunluckystudentsarespeakingof

the_26onSAT,whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywill_27_the

collegeoruniversityoftheirchoice,ortheywillnothaveachanceto

getahighereducationatall.

Itisobviousthatifstudents_28_theirtestscores,thena

greatamountoftheir_29_isputinthenumber.Studentswhoperform

poorlyontheexamareleftfeelingthatitisallover.Thelowtestscore,

theythink,willmakeit_30_forthemtogetintoagoodcollege.And

withouta_31_fromafamousuniversity,theyfearthatmanyoflife'

sdoorswillremainforeverclosed.

Accordingtoastudy,theSATisonlyareliableindicatorof

astudent'sfutureperformancesinmostcases._32_,itbecomesmuchmore

accuratewhenitissettogetherwithotherindicatorslikeastudent

'shighschoolgrades.EvenifstandardizedtestsliketheSATcouldshow

astudent's_33_,theywillneverbeabletotestthingslikeconfidence,

effortsandwillpower,andareunabletogiveusthefullpictureofa

student'spotentialities.Thisisnottosuggestthatweshould

stop_34_SATscoresinourcollegeadmissionprocess.TheSATis

an_35_testinmanyways,andthescoreisstillausefulmeansoftesting

students.However,itshouldbeonlyoneofmanymethodsused.

［听力原文］

AsaprofessoratalargeAmericanuniversity,Ioftenhearstudentssaying:

"I'monlya1050.〃Theunluckystudentsarespeakingofthe(26)scoreon

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SAT,whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywill(27)beadmittedtothe

collegeoruniversityoftheirchoice,ortheywillnothaveachanceto

getahighereducationatall.

Itisobviousthatifstudents(28)valuehighlytheirtestscores,

thenagreatamountoftheir(29)self-respectisputinthenumber.

Studentswhoperformpoorlyontheexamareleftfeelingthatitisall

over.Thelowtestscore,theythink,willmakeit(30)impossibleforthem

togetintoagoodcollege.Andwithouta(31)degreefromafamous

university,theyfearthatmanyoflife'sdoorswillremainforever

closed.

Accordingtoastudy,theSATisonlyareliableindicatorofa

studentsfutureperformancesinmostcases.(32)Interestingly,it

becomesmuchmoreaccuratewhenitissettogetherwithotherindicators

likeastudent'shighschoolgrades.Evenifstandardizedtestslikethe

SATcouldshowastudent's(33)academicproficiency,theywillneverbe

abletotestthingslikeconfidence,effortsandwillpower,andareunable

togiveusthefullpictureofastudent'spotentialities.Thisisnot

tosuggestthatweshouldstop(34)usingSATscoresinourcollege

admissionprocess.TheSATisan(35)excellenttestinmanyways,andthe

scoreisstillausefulmeansoftestingstudents.However,itshouldbe

onlyoneofmanymethodsused.

第26题：

参考答案：

score

此处应该填入一个名词作speakof的宾语。score意为“分数”。

第27题：

参考答案：

beadmittedto

此处应该填入一个动词或词组与前面的will一起作从句的谓语。beadmitted

to意为“被……录取，准许进入……”。

第28题:

参考答案：

valuehighly

此处应该填入一个动词或词组作句子的谓语。valuehighly意为“高度重视,

非常看重”。

第29题：

参考答案：

self-respect

此处应该填入〜个名词与前面的their共同作介词of的宾语。self-respect

意为“自重，自尊”。

第30题：

参考答案：

impossible

此处应该填入一个形容词作宾语补足语。impossible意为“不可能的”。

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第31题：

参考答案：

degree

此处应该填入一个名词与without共同构成介词短语。degree意为“学位"。

第32题：

参考答案：

Interestingly

此处应该填入一个副词作状语。Interestingly意为“有趣的是，有意思的

是"。

第33题:

参考答案：

academicproficiency

此处应该填入一个名词或词组作student's的中心语。academic

proficiency意为“学业熟练程度”。

第34题：

参考答案：

using

此处应该填入一个动名词构成stopdoingsth.结构。using意为"使用"。

第35题:

参考答案：

excellent

此处应该填入一个形容词作定语，修饰test。excellent意为“极好的，很

棒的”。

PartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthis

section,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven

inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebank

isidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletter

foreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

once.

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