四级英语模拟考试题Word格式.docx

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D）ThelowestpriceofgoldonAfricanmarkets.

2.A）Whenthepricefelltoitslowestlevel.

B）Whengoldpricesreachedinvestors’settargets.

C）Whenlotsofphysicalgoldwasconsumed.

D）Whentheyareinthefuturesmarket.

Question3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

3.A）Birdsandbatsmayflyintotheturningblades.

B）Birdsandbatscan’tstandhighwindspeed.

C）Windturbinescanproduceelectricity.

D）Windturbinescanreleasepoisonousgas.

4.A）Itismadeofiron.

B）Itismadeofsteel.

C）Itismadeofplastic.

D）Itismadeofpaperboard.

Question5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

5.A）Thehotconditions.

B）Thecoldconditions.

C）Thewetconditions.

D）Thedryconditions.

6.A）Pollutionwillbemoreseriousinpopularbeaches.

B）Waterqualitymayreachthelowestleavel.

C）Peoplemaybecomeinfectedwithdiseases.

D）Awarningsystemwillbeextremelyurgent.

7.A）Lessthan18hours.

B）18to24hours.

C）Morethan24hours.

D）Morethan48hours.

SectionB

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorresbondingletteronAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Shehasn’tseensnow.

B）Shedoesn'

tliketoski.

C）Sheisafraidofskiing.

D）Shelivesveryfarawayfromtheskifield.

9.A）Actlikeacat.

B）Goupstepbystep.

C）Standinthemiddle.

D）Goupasquicklyaspossible.

10.A）Crossthetips.

B）Stopleaningforward.

C）Pointthetipstogether.

D）Movetoagentleplace.

11.A）Pleasedbutafraid.

B）Happybutnervous.

C）Pleasedandproud.

D）Excitingandsatisfied.

ConversationTwo

Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Sheishonestandhardworking.

B）Sheisverycompetentforthejob.

C）Shelikesherjobverymuch.

D）Sheishardworkingbutnotcompetent.

13.A）Designingaterrificweb.

B）Designingabasicweb.

C）BuidingaterrificBBS.

D）Designingaterrificprogram.

14.A）Shelearnedtheskillsatafamousuniversity.

B）Shelearnedtheskillsbyherself.

C）Shedidn’tdowellatschool.

D）Shereceivedsomeprofessionaltraining.

15.A）Letherleaveimmediately.

B）Getanexperiencedmantohelpher.

C）Fireherinaweek.

D）Lethergetsomeprofessionaltraining.

SectionC

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorresbondingletteronAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Question16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Sippingaglassofwinebeforegettingintobed.

B）Drinkingacupofteaonehourbeforesleep.

C）Exercisingoneoneortwohoursbeforebedtime.

D）Takingahotshowerhalfanhourbeforebedtime.

17.A）Listentosomequietmusic.

B）Getoutofbedtillbeingsleepyagain.

C）Trytorelaxourmind.

D）Readsomeinterestingarticles.

18.A）Approachestogetabetternight’ssleep.

B）Theharmoflackofsleep.

C）Effectsofmoderntechnologyonsleep.

D）Benefitsofagoodsleep.

PassageTwo

Question19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Herteacherfoundthatshehadgreatskill.

B）Shedidn'

thavetroubleatschoolanymore.

C）Shecouldfollowalltherulesfromthenon.

D）Shefoundshecouldexpressherselfwithpainting.

20.A）Shedepositeditinthebank.

B）Shegaveittothesickchildren.

C）Shecontributedittocharitableorganization.

D）Shegaveitouttothosewhoneededit.

21.A）Hecompletedhisbiggestcharityprojectunitnow.

B）HegetamessagefromObamaandlawmakers.

C）HeaskedforhelpforthosehomelesschildreninAmerica.

D）Hemanagedtoraisetensofthousanddollars.

22.A）Heenjoyedcommunityserviceworkeversincehewasverylittle.

B）Windturbinescanproduceeletricity.

C）Birdsandbatscan’tstandhighwindspeed.

PassageThree

Question23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Itdoesn’tworkasexpected.

B）Itcandohramtochildren.

C）Itfindoutseriousinjuries.

D）Itcanprovidedetailedimageofthebrian.

24.A）Manychildrensuffergreatlyfrombraininjury.

B）Manychildrenarethreatenedbylungcancer.

C）Childrensuffermorefrombraininjurythanfromcancer.

D）Childrenhaveahighriskofdevelopingcancer.

25.A）Whenachildagedtwohasnobrokenboneintheskull.

B）Whenachildagedtenloseconsciousness.

C）Whenachildagedonehasnoseriousheadache.

D）Whenachildagednienhasnormalmentalactivity.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

Infamilieswithtwoworkingparents,fathersmayhavemoreimpactonachild'

slanguagedevelopmentthanmothers,anewstudysuggests.

Researchers2692familiesfrom11childcarecentersbeforetheirchildrenwereayearold,interviewingeachtoestablishincome,levelofeducationandchildcarearrangements.Overall,itwasagroupofwell-educatedmiddle-classfamilies,withmarriedparentsbothlivinginthehome.

Whenthechildrenwere2,researchersvideotapedthemathomeinfree-playsessionswithbothparents,27alloftheirspeech.ThestudywillappearintheNovemberissueofTheJournalofAppliedDevelopmentofPsychology.

Thescientistsmeasuredthe28numberofutterances（话语）oftheparents,thenumberofdiffe-rentwordstheyused,thecomplexityoftheirsentencesandother29oftheirspeech.Onaverage,fathersspokelessthanmothersdid,buttheydidnotdifferinthelengthofutterancesorproportionofquestionsasked.

Finally,theresearchers30thechildren'

sspeechatage3,usingastandardizedlanguagetest.Theonlypredictorsofhighscoresonthetestwerethemother'

slevelofeducation,the31ofchildcareandthenumberofdifferentwordsthefatherused.

Theresearchersare32whythefather'

sspeech,andnotthemother'

s,hadaneffect.

"

It'

swell33thatthemother'

slanguagedoeshaveanimpact,"

saidNadyaPancsofar,theleadauthorofthestudy.Itcouldbethatthehigh-functioningmothersinthestudyhad34hadastronginfluenceontheirchildren'

sspeechdevelopment,Ms.Pancsofarsaid,"

oritmaybethatmothersare35inawaywedidn'

tmeasureinthestudy."

A）already

B）analyzed

C）aspects

D）characters

E）contributing

F）describing

G）established

H）quality

I）quoted

J）recording

K）recruited

L）total

M）unconscious

N）unsure

O）yet

DefinitionsofObesity

A）HowdoesonedefinewhenapersonisconsideredtobeobeseandnotjustsomewhatoverweightHeight-weighttablesgivean 

approximateguidelineastowhetheroneissimplyoverweightorhaspassedintotheobesestage.

B）TheWorldHealthOrganizationrecommendsusinga 

formulathattakesintoaccountaperson'

sheightandweight.The"

BodyMassIndex"

（BMI）iscalculatedbydividingtheperson'

sweightinkilogramsbythesquareoftheirheightinmeters,andisthusgiveninunitsofkg/m2.ABMIof18.5-24.9isconsideredtobethehealthiest.ABMIofbetween25and29.9isconsideredtobeoverweight,whileaBMIofover30isconsideredtobeobese.

C）However,itisrecognizedthatthisdefinitionislimitedasitdoesnottakeintoaccountsuchvariablesasage,genderandethnicorigin,thelatterbeingimportantasdifferentethnicgroupshaveverydifferentfatdistributions.Anothershortcomingisthatitisnotapplicabletocertainverymuscularpeoplesuchasathletesandbodybuilders,whocanalsohaveartificiallyhighBMIs.AgenciessuchastheNationalCholesterolEducationProgram（NCEP）intheUSAandtheInternationalDiabetesFoundation（IDF）arestartingtodefineobesityinadultssimplyintermsof 

waistcircumference.

HealthEffectsofObesity

D）Over2000yearsago,the 

GreekphysicianHippocrateswrotethat"

personswhoarenaturallyveryfatareapttodieearlierthanthosewhoareslender"

.Thisobservationremainsverytruetoday.Obesityhasamajorimpactonaperson'

sphysical,socialandemotionalwell-being.Itincreasestheriskofdevelopingdiabetesmellitustype2（"

matureonsetdiabetes"

）andalsomakesType2diabetesmoredifficulttocontrol.Thusweightlossimprovesthelevelsofbloodglucoseandbloodfats,andreducesbloodpressure.Theassociationbetweenobesityandcoronaryheartdiseas