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第八套

710分四级模拟题第八套

PartIWriting（30minutes）

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上。

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1~7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8~10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

IsYourLifeWorth30MinutesaDay?

Don’tbeafraidoftheEword─itcouldmeanyoursurvival.Peoplewhoaren’tengaginginregularexercisecanreapsignificanthealthbenefitsiftheyaccumulate30minutesofmoderate-intensityphysicalactivitymostdaysoftheweek.

Whatcanhelppreventstroke（中风）,heartdiseaseandsomecancer?

Whatcanliftdepression,easearthritis（关节炎）painandincreaseboththelengthandqualityoflife─tonamejustafewofitsbenefits?

“Ifpackedintoapill,”sumsupDr.RobertButler,formerdirectoroftheNationalInstituteonAging,“itwouldbethesinglemostwidelyprescribed（写处方）andbeneficialmedicineinthenation.“Bestofall,itisfreeandavailabletoeveryone.”

ExerciseCanHelpPeopleStayHealthy

Giveup?

TheansweristheEword:

exercise.Butyoudon’thavetochangeintogymshortsor,heavenforbid,sweatforanhour.Instead,theU.S.SurgeonGeneral’sreportPhysicalActivityandHealthoffersthissimpleexerciseprescription:

peoplewhoaren’tengaginginregularexercisecanreapsignificanthealthbenefitsiftheyaccumulate30minutesofmoderate-intensityphysicalactivitymostdaysoftheweek.

AmericansExpendMuchLessEnergyandTimeonExercise

Americanstodayexpendmuchlessenergythandidpreviousgenerations,perhapsasmuchasafewhundredcaloriesperdayless.Allthe“advances”thatmakeourliveseasier─likee-commerce（电子商务）,andautomaticdoors─contributetothecurrentepidemic（流行病）ofobesity（肥胖）andrelateddisease.

Expertssaythatifyouexpendjusttenextracaloriesadaybybeingmoreactive,overayearyoucanloseapound─mostlyfat.Andifyouburn150extracaloriesaday─theequivalentofa30-minutes’walk─inayearthat’stenpounds.（Ifyoualsoeat150caloriesless─that’sabouthalfacandybar─youcouldloseanadditionaltenpounds.）

Thesadfactisthatonlyabout15percentofAmericanadultsengageregularlyinvigorousphysicalactivityforatleast20minutesthreetimesaweek.Morethan60percentarenotregularlyphysicallyactive,and25percentaretotallysedentary（久坐的）.

TheBenefitofModerateExercise

Yetthebenefitsofmoderateexerciseareamazing.Considerhowexercisehelpsthefollowing:

diabetes（糖尿病）.ThenumberofAmericansdiagnosedwithdiabeteshasincreasedsixfoldsince1958,toarecordhighoftenmillion.Thisalarmingriseislinkedtoourexpandingwaistlines,junkfooddietandinactivity.Someexpertsfeelthatthemostcommonformofdiabetesispreventablewithaproperdiet─andregularactivity.Indiabetics,thehormoneinsulin（荷尔蒙胰岛素）doesnotproperlyregulateglucose（葡萄糖）levelsintheblood.Whenpeopleexercise,thebodyfuelstheactivitybytakingglucoseoutoftheirbloodtouseforenergy.

ExerciseCanHelpPatientsSufferingfromtheFollowingDiseases

HeartAttacksandStroke.Oneofthesimplest,safest,leastexpensiveandmosteffectivestrategiesforimprovinghearthealthisfrequentlyneglected:

exercise.Itreducesbloodpressureandcanhelpraisethelevelof“good”cholesterol（胆固醇）,whilelowering“bad”cholesterolwhencombinedwithdietarychanges.

Remember:

foreveryonepercentreductioninbloodcholesterol,theoccurrenceofcoronary（冠状动脉的）heartdiseaseisreducedbytwopercent.Moreover,peoplewhoexerciseonehourperdaycuttheirriskforstrokenearlyinhalf,accordingtoastudyof11,130HarvardUniversityalumni（男女校友）.

MentalHealth.WhenaskedwhyshestartedswimmingduringherfreshmanyearatBostonUniversity,world-classenduranceswimmerJulieRidgereplied,“Itwasamentalthing”.Whilesedentarypeoplemayassumethatworkingoutisaboutlookinggood,habitualexerciserslikeRidgeknowthatitislargelyaboutfeelinggood.Agrowingbodyofresearchshowsthatphysicalactivitydoes,indeed,exerta“feelgood”effectthatcanworkasapowerfultreatmentfordepression.

Arthritis.Manypeople─includingsomephysicians─stillhaven’theardthenewmessagethatexercisecanhelppeoplewitharthritisnowaffectingnearly43millionAmericans.“We’vecomefromthinkingthatphysicalfitnesswasimpossibleforpeoplewitharthritistoknowthatexerciseisoneofthebestwaystomanagetheirdiseaseandminimizetheirdisability,”saysMarianMinor,anassociateprofessorofPhysicaltherapyattheUniversityofMissouri,Columbia.

Exercisecanreducepainbykeepingjoints（关节）flexibleandthemusclesaroundthejointsstrong.Apersonwitharthritiswhohasothermedicalconditionsoralotofpainshouldgetaphysician’sreferral（建议）toaphysicaltherapistwhocandesignanindividualizedexerciseprogram.

Cancer.EachyearoveramillionAmericanslearntheyhavecancer─thesecondleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitesStatesafterheartdisease.In1996theAmericanCancerSocietyaddedregularphysicalactivitytothelistofpreventivemeasuresitadvocates.Accordingtoonelargestudyofpeopleatvariouslevelsoffitness,theleastfitmendiedfromcancerataratemorethanthreetimeshigherthanthatofthemostfitmen.And,notesInformedDecisions,theAmericanCancerSociety’sguidetothedisease,anearlierstudyfound“theleastfitwomenhadfully16timesthecancerdeathrateofthemostfitwomen.”

Scientistsstilldon’tknowtheprecisemechanismsbywhichexerciseappearstoexertan“anticancer”effect,butcurrentthinkingpointstophysicalactivity’seffectontheimmuneandendocrine（内分泌的）system.

SoChoosetoMove.Stopviewingexerciseasa“workout”andstartthinkingofitasplay─awelcomedailyrecess（暂歇）thatfreesyourbodyfromtheconfinesofitsworkadayroutines.Andifyouhaveanyhealthconcerns,youshould,ofcourse,consultaphysicianfirst.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；8~10题在答题卡1上。

1.Americanstodayexpendmoreenergythantheirforefathersinthepast.

2.Inaway,somemodernconveniencesresultinpeople’sobesityandrelateddiseases.

3.Exerciseisafreeandavailablewayforpeopletobeawayfromillness.

4.Exercisecanhelpincreasebloodpressureandlowerthelevelof“good”cholesterolwhileraising“bad”cholesterolwhencombinedwithdietarychanges.

5.MoreandmoreAmericanadultstakepartinphysicalactivityregularly.

6.Regularandmoderatephysicalactivityhasbeneficialeffectonpeople’shealth.

7.Exercisecanhelpsmokersanddrinkersgetridofcigarettesmokinganddrinking.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A）HeisanAmerican.B）Notmentioned

C）HeisaChinese.D）HeisaJapanese.

12.A）Herhometownhaschangedalot.

B）Shehasn’tgonetoanyplace.

C）Tohersurprise,themanhasn’tseenherforalongtime.

D）Sheisnolongerthewomanshewasthreeyearsago.

13.A）ThewomanheardAnnwasworkinginahospital.

B）ThemansawAnnkilledinanaccident.

C）Annsurvivedanaccident.

D）Annwaskilledinanaccident.

14.A）11:

20.B）9:

20.C）Around10.D）Around13.

15.A）Itisneithercoldnorhotinhishometown.

B）Itisveryhotinhishometown.

C）It’squitecoldinhishometown.

D）It’ssowarmhere.

16.A）Thelectureisexcellent.

B）Thelectureisverybad.

C）Sheissomewhatinterestedinthelecture.

D）Sheisastonishedbythelecture.

17.A）BecauseTomwasn’tathome.

B）Becausethemandidn’tgettherighttelephonenumber.

C）BecauseTomwastoobusytocome.

D）BecausetherewassomethingwrongwithTom’sphone.

18.A）Thewomansufferedfromherstomachtroubleduringthetrip.

B）Thewomanatetoomuchduringthetrip.

C）Thewomansufferedfromseasicknessduringthetrip.

D）Thewomanwasfrightenedbythebigwaves.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Tofindoutifhehastheflu.

B）Tofindouthowtomaintainanutritiousdiet.

C）Tofindouthowtopreventillness.

D）Tofindouttheresultofbloodtest.

20.A）Hegetsillatthesametimeeveryyear.

B）Hedoesn’tgetenoughexercise.

C）Heoftenhasdifficultysleeping.

D）He’ssickwithinfluenzathroughoutthewinter.

21.A）He’sunwillingtobeimmunized.

B）Hedoesn’tgetenoughrest.

C）Heforgetstotakehismedicine.

D）Hedoesn’tdresswarmlyenough.

22.A）Physicalexaminationaregivenfreethere.

B）Hecangetaninfluenzavaccinationthere.

C）He’llbeabletogetaprescriptionformedicinethere.

D）He’llfindliteratureonnutritionthere.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Thebuildingstherearealmostthesame.

B）Thebuildingstherearegrayandugly.

C）Thecityisheavilypopulated.

D）Alloftheabove.

24.A）It’smorecrowdedthanTokyo.

B）