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英语四级全新版期末测试题2

上海师范大学标准试卷

2010~2011学年第二学期考试日期2011年6月29日

大学英语（09全新版四级期末A卷）

专业本、专科年级班姓名___学号_____________

题号

一

二

三

四

五

六

总分

我承诺，遵守《上海师范大学考场规则》，诚信考试。

签名：

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PartI.ReadinginDepth10%（做在答题纸上）

Directions:

ThecontentofthefollowingpassageisrelatedtoUnit6inBook4.Youarerequiredtochooseonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgivenonthepaper.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsonthelistmorethanonce.

A.obligedB.realisticC.bewilderedD.struggleE.individual

F.multiplyG.pouringH.seemsI.tyrannyJ.domestic

K.ourselvesL.feelingsM.futileN.nurturedO.relax

Canyouswitchofffromthecaresoflifeand____1___?

Manypeopletodaycannot.Theyfeelinsteadthattheyare___2_____tobeonthegoallthetime.Thepaceoflife____3___togroweverfaster.Asaresult,feelingsofstressarecommonaspeople____4_____tocopewithwhattheyseeasashortageoftime.Suchwidespread____5____areinpartcausedbythelargequantityofinformationthatcomes___6____inonus.Nolongerisitpossible,asitwasinthepast,forahandfulofpeopletomasterthewholerangeofhumanknowledge.Instead,any___7____canonlycommandafractionofthetotalknowledgeavailable.Itmaybearguedthatitis____8____toevenattempttodoso.Weshouldlearntosetmore____9____goalsforourselvesifwearetohopetoescapefromthe____10____oftime.

PartII.SkimmingandScanning10%（做在答题纸上）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatDoDogsandCatsBringtoUs?

Man’sbestfriendishelpingreformyoungoffendersandalongwithcats,researchshows,givingownersbetterhealth.

Unwanteddogsbringcriminalstoheel

Foraprojectdesignedtofightrecidivism（累犯）（amongsomeoftheworstyoungoffendersintheUnitedStates）,ithasasomewhatunexpectedtitle.ProjectPoochisnotthesortofnamedestinedtomakechildrensleepeasierintheirbedsatnight.

Theprojectgivesjuvenilemurderers,rapistsandarmedrobbersabadlybehaveddogtolookafterandseeifitimprovestheirbehaviour.

TheprojectatOregon’sMacLarenyouthcorrectionalfacilityhashada100%successrateincuttingreoffending.Intheperiodstudied,between1993and1999,around100youngoffendersagedbetween18and24caredforwaywarddogs.Sofar,notoneisbackbehindbars.

“I’mreallypleasedwiththesuccess,butI’mnotaltogethersurprised,”saidJoanDalton,whorunsProjectPooch.“Thesewerekidswhohadneverhadanyresponsibilityandweweretakingthemandsaying,‘hey,thisissomethingyou'reinchargeof,somethingyou’reresponsiblefor’.”

ProjectPoochtakesindogsfromlocaldogsheltersthathavebehaviouralproblems,suchasaggressivenessorexcessivebarking.Theyarethenpairedoffwithyoungoffenders,mostofwhomhavebeenconvictedofseriouscrimessuchasmurderandsexualassault.

Theyoungoffendershavetolookafterthedogssevendaysaweek,feedthem,walkthem,andtakethemthroughobedience（顺从）training,untiltheycanbegiventofamilieswhoarelookingforadog.

“Ithinktheprojectworksbecausethekidsseetheeffectthebadbehaviourofthedoghasonthemanditallowsthemtoseetheeffecttheirbadbehaviourhasonothers,”saidMrsDalton.“Youcouldreallyseethechangeinthekids,andthathasobviouslycarriedthroughwhentheyleftthecorrectionalfacility.”

Atthe10thInternationalConferenceonHuman-AnimalInteractionsinGlasgow,MrsDaltonsaidshehopedtheprojectwouldbeextendedtoothercorrectionalinstitutionsacrosstheUS.“Butfundingisabigproblem,”sheadded.

Itisnot,however,merelyyoungoffenderswhobenefitfromhavingadog----everyonedoes.

Petsmakeownershealthier

Accordingtoresearchunveiledattheconference,petownersvisittheirdoctorsbetween15%and20%lessthanpeoplewhodonotownanimals.Inastudycarriedoutamong11,000peopleinGermany,2,000peopleinAustraliaand1,000peopleinChina,researchersdiscoveredthatevenafterthingslikegenderandincomeweretakenintoaccount,petownersvisitedtheirdoctors8%less.

“Thisisthefirsttimeastudyhasbeendonewherepeoplehavebeenrepeatedlyinterviewedandithasreallybeenshownconclusivelythatpetownershavebetterhealththannon-petowners,”saidBruceHeadey,fromtheUniversityofMelbourne.“Idon’tthinkyoucangiveanysinglereasonwhypetownerslivelonger,butIthinkcompanionshiphasalottodowithit.”

Forpeopleintendingtoprolongtheirlifebybuyingagoldfish,however,thereisanoteofcaution:

thestudyonlyshowsconclusivelythatowningacatoradoghelpscutvisitstothedoctor.

Butanyonetakingthetroubletolookafteradogwhodoesfallseriouslyillmayfindanotherbenefittopetownership.

AstudyintheUSonpeoplewhosufferedheartattacks,revealedthatpetownersareuptofourtimesmorelikelytosurvivethannon-petowners.

ErikaFriedman,fromtheUniversityofMaryland,saidthatinherstudydogownershadasurprisinglyhighsurvivalratecomparedwithnon-petowners.

“Thereareanumberofstudieswhichshowthatinamoderatelystressfulsituationpetscanloweryourstressresponses,”shesaid.

“Wethinkthiscarriesoverintoeverydaylifeand,fordogowners,theirpetcanhelpthemstayaliveafteraheartattack.”

Butitisnotjustdogsthatrelievestress.InamoreanecdotalUKsurveycarriedouton500catownersagedover55bythecharityCatsProtection,mostcatownerssaidtheirpethelpedthemovercomestressandloneliness.

Perhapsmoreworryingly,some75%ofcatownersquestionedsaidtheypreferredcatstohumans.

DennisTurner,presidentoftheconference,saidtheresearchunveiledyesterdayrevealedthedependencybetweenpetownersandtheirpets.“Thehuman-animalbondhasindeedcomeofage,”hesaid.

Animalmagic

·Forgetspendingmoneyonunusedvitaminsupplementsandenergyonunwantedgymvisits,thesecrettobetterhealthispet----orspecificallycatanddog----ownership.Theaveragepetownervisitstheirdoctor20%lessthannon-petowners.

·Intheeventofacardiacarrest,itprobablypaystocallthepetshopshortlyaftertheemergencyservices.Dogownersarefourtimesmorelikelytostayalivefollowingaheartattackthanthosewholivealifewithoutman’sbestfriend.

·Inasurveydestinedtodonothingtoreverseclichesaboutwhoownscats,catownersagedover55saidtheirpetsalleviatelonelinessandmakethemfeellessstressed.Soenamouredbytheirfelinefriendsarethecatownersthat75%prefertheircompanytohumans.

1.ProjectPoochaimstohelpjuvenilereoffendersandbringspeacetothetroubledneighborhoods.

2.ThedogsintheprojectPoocharebroughtinbytheirownersandwouldbereturnedtotheownersafterthetraining.

3.TheProjectPoochhasbroughtasenseofresponsibilitytothekidswhopairedwiththewaywarddogs.

4.Projectslike“ProjectPooch”researchontheinteractionbetweenHumanbeingsandAnimals.

5.Accordingtotheresearch,becauseofthecompanionshipbroughtoutbypet-raising,petownersarelesslikelytogotohospital.

6.Petcansaveownerwhosufferfromheartattacksandlowertheowner’sstressresponses.

7.Thewriterdoesn’tthinkitisgoodforthepetownerstopreferonlypetsastheirlifecompanions.

8.isabigproblemforprojectslike“Pooh”tobecarriedoutinthecorrectionalinstitutionsinUnitedStates.

9.Thereisn’tanyspecificreasonwhypetscanorsavetheowners’lives,butcompanionshiphascontributedalottoit.

10.Whenoneisdiagnosedofcardiacdiseases,itissuggestedtocallthepetshopbecausedogownersarefourtimesmorelikelyto________________afteraheartattackthanthosewithoutdogs.

以下第三部分到第五部分做在答题卡上，题号与卡上要对应）

PartIII.ListeningComprehension20%

SectionA15%

Directions:

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

11.

A）Inasupermarket.

B）Inanaccountingdepartment.

C）Inalawoffice.

D）Inabank.

12.

A）Itisappropriate.

B）Itistooinformal.

C）Itistooformal.

D）Itisnotnormal.

13.

A）Becauseit’stoolatenowtocallMary.

B）BecauseMarydoesn’tgetupuntilsixo’clock.

C）Becauseshehasabadmemory.

D）BecauseshewantedtocallMarybeforetherateswentup.

14.

A）Thatshehaddislikednovelsuntilshewenttocollege.

B）Thatshewouldratherreadnovelsthanhistorybooks.

C）Thatsheenjoyedtheclasseventhoughtheteacherwaspoor.

D）Thatherstudyofliteraturespoiledherenjoyment.

15.

A）15pence.

B）15%ofthebill.

C）50pence.

D）5%ofthebill.

16.

A）Thatshe’snotcomingbecausesheisoffended.

B）Thatshethinkstheywillbeangryifshedoesn’tcome.

C）Thatshehasotherplans.

D）Thatshe’llcomeifshehastime.

17.

A）Thatsheisshy.

B）Thatshedoesn’tliketoplay.

C）Thatsheistimid.

D）Thatsheisplayful.

18.

A）To