英语四级模拟训练题五附答案.docx

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英语四级模拟训练题五附答案

ModelTest5

PartIWriting

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

Livingonthecampusoroffthecampus?

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese:

国外很多大学生都选择在校外租房，但也有很多学生还是愿意住在校园内。

假设你是一个留学生，谈谈你的选择和原因。

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.

BearsintheWoods

Despitethetroubledmarkets,theworldeconomyisstillrelativelystrong.Justdon'tbetyourhouseonit.

Thewoodsandthemarket

Ifyoumeetabearinthewoods,trynottopanicorscream;onnoaccountshouldyouturnyourbackandrun.Asmarketsaroundtheworldhaveturnedgrizzlyoverthepasttwoweeks,someinvestorsseemtohaveforgottentheoldhikers'maxim.Afterthreeyearsofbiggains,manystockmarketshavedroppedby10%ormoreinlessthantendays.Theloudestcomplaintshaveechoedaroundemergingmarketsandcommodities.Europehassurrenderedmostofthisyear'sgains.Americanshavesofarescapedlightly,buttheywouldbeunwisetotakecomfort.Theirhousingmarket,therecentrockoftheireconomy,iswhereamuchgrizzliercreatureliesinwait.

Mostinvestorstendtolookfirstatequitymarkets---andtheyhavecertainlyhadagoodrunvirtuallyeverywhere.Yetarepeatoftheslumpaftertheburstingofthedotcombubblein2001--4）2remainshighlyunlikely.In2000shareswerewildlyovervalued.Todayprice/earningsratiosinmoststockmarketsarenear,ifnotbelow,theirlong-termaverages.Thissuggeststhattheslideinsharescouldbeshort-lived.

Inflationorinterestrates?

Sowhathascausedthisburstofvolatility?

Onepopularexplanationpointstothefearsofrisinginflationandhencehigherinterestrates.Yetthissitsoddlywiththedecreaseinbondyieldsandthegoldpriceoverthepastweek:

ifinflationwerethereason,youwouldexpectbothtohaverisen.Therealpuzzleisnotwhyvolatilityhassuddenlyincreased,butwhyithadbeensolowinthepastyearorso.Theanswerseemstobeanabundanceofcheapmoney,whichattractedinvestorsintosatisfaction.Nowtheyarestartingtodemandhigherreturnsonriskierassets.Emerging-marketequities,not（generallysafer）bonds,sufferedthebiggestlossinthepastweek.Itcouldbeahealthycorrection,though.

Whathelpedustoachievegrowthwithlowinflation?

Indeed,therecentsensitivityneednotharmtheworldeconomy,whichevenbearsadmithasperformedgreatly.WorldGDPhasgrownatanannualrateofmorethan4%for11consecutivequarters.Thisisthestrongestupturnformorethan30years.Yetglobalinflationremainshistoricallylow.Stronggrowthwithmildinflationisallthemoreamazinggiventhetriplingofoilpricessince2003.Pastoff-priceshockshavecausedstagflation.

Theworldhassofarshruggedoffhigheroilpriceswiththehelpoftwopowerfuleconomicforces.ThefirstistheopeningupandintegrationintotheworldeconomyofChina,Indiaandotheremergingeconomies,Thishasgiventhebiggestboosttoglobalsupplysincetheindustrialrevolution.

That,inmm,hasmagnifiedthesecondstimulus.Sincetheburstingofthedotcombubble,centralbankshavepumpedoutcheapmoney.In2003averageshort-terminterestratesintheG7economiesfelltotheirlowestinrecordedhistory.Becauseinflationremainedlow,thecentralbankshavebeenslowtomopuptheexcessliquidity.Cheapmoneyhasencouragedhouseholds,especiallyAmericanones,toborrowandspendlavishly.Itisnotjusthousepricesthathavesurgedahead;cheapmoneyhasencouragedinvestorsacrosstheworldtotakebiggerrisks,creatingseveralsmallerbubbles.Togetherthehugeboosttosupply（fromemergingeconomies）andthehugeboosttodemand（fromeasymoney）haveoffsettheburdenofhigheroilprices,creatingtheonce-impossiblecombinationofrobustgrowthandmodestinflation.

Don'tpanic

Theeraofcheapmoneyisnearinganend.Forthefirsttimein15years,thethreebigcentralbanksarenowalltighteningmonetarypolicy.TheEuropeanCentralBankhasalreadyfollowedtheFederalReserve'sleadinraisinginterestrates.Onlynowarethemarketsrealisingthatinterestratesmayrisebymorethantheyhadexpected.Inthelongterm,ratesshouldberoughlyequaltonominalGDPgrowth,butinAmericaandelsewheretheyarestillwellbelowit.OptimistsarguethatAmerica'seconomyiscopingwellwithrisinginterestrates,butitisn'treallyawareoftightmoneyyet.Withouteasycredit,dearoilwillcausemorepain.

Untilrecently,financialmarketsappearedtobebettingthattheGoldilockseconomy—neithertoohot,nortoocold—wassafefromthebears.Thetroubledmarketsareareminderthatsoonerorlatergrowthwillsloworinflationwillrise.Inflationisnotabouttospiralupwardsbutwithdiminishingsparecapacity,itcouldgraduallyrise.AmericahasanextrariskbecauseWallStreetsuspectsthatBenBernanke,theFed'snewchairman,maybeasofttouchoninflation.Ifthatsuspicionpersists,hewillneedtoraiseinterestratesbymorethanotherwise—orinvestorswilldothetighteningforhimbypushingupbondyields.Thatwouldmakeotherassetslookexpensive.

ItisintheAmericanhousingmarketthatthebearmaygrowlloudest.Byborrowingagainstthesurgingpricesoftheirhomes,Americanconsumershavebeenabletokeeponspending.Thehousingmarketisalreadycomingofftheboil.Ifpricesmerelyflatten,theeconomycouldslowsharplyasconsumerspendingandconstructionaresqueezed.Ifhousepricesfallasaresultofhigherbondyields,theAmericaneconomycouldevendipintorecession.LessspendingandmoresavingisjustwhatAmericaneedstoreduceitscurrent-accountdeficit,butforAmericanhouseholdsusedtoyearsofplentyitwillhurt.

Theconfidence

Fortheworld,itisbestthatAmericaslowstoday.Later,imbalanceswillloomevenlarger.Afewyearsago,Japanandtheeuro-areaeconomieswereflatontheirbacks.Nowtheyaregrowing"abovetrend",sotheworlddependslessonAmericathanitoncedid.TheboosttotheworldeconomyfromChinaandIndiawilllastintothefuture,evenallowingformishaps.Wiseinvestorsshouldresisttheurgetoflee,reducetheirholdingsofriskyassetsandstaredownthebear.

1.Asitistruethatpeopleshouldnotturntheirbackandrunwhencomingacrossabearinwoods,theyshouldremembernottodiverttheirmoneyawayfromthemarketwhenpossibleproblemsoccur.

2.Despitearecentdropofabout10%inmanystockmarkets,theworldeconomyisstillexperiencinggains.

3.Duringtherecenteconomicdownturn,SouthAmericancountrieshavealmostlostalltheirgainsinthepreviousyearsofrobustdevelopment.

4.Theauthordoesnotbelieveinflationcausestheslow-downbecauseitisbelievedthattheinterestratesshouldhaverisenifitisso.

5.Accordingtothepassage,recenttroublesdonotharmtheworldeconomybecausesomestatisticsshowthattheworldeconomyisperformingwell.

6.Theauthorthoughtitwasstrangetoseestronggrowthwithmildinflationbecausetheoilprice,whichwasareasoncausingstagflation,tripledin2003.

7.Americanfamiliesareencouragedbycheapmoneytoborrowandspendlavishly.

8.TheworldhassofarshruggedoffhigheroilpriceswiththehelptheopeningupandintegrationintotheworldeconomyofChina,Indiaand______.

9.Forthefirsttimein15years,thethreebigcentralbanksarenowall______.10.______andmoresavingisjustwhatAmericaneedstoreduceitscurrent-accountdeficit.PartⅢListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustrendthefourchoicesmarked[A]、[B]、[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.[A]Europeantradition.[B]Weightsandmeasurement.[C]Employment.[D]USpoliticalsystem.

12.[A]Smith's.[B]Brown's.[C]Susan's.[D]BobandBrown's.

13.[A]Notgettingwhathewants.[B]Acustomthatisnewtohim.

[C]Callingupcustomers.[D]Someofhisgoodfriends.

14.[A]Heseemstiredofdrivingfromhishometohiswork.[B]Hepreferswalkingtodriving.

[C]Heissatisfiedwithdrivingfromhishometowork.[D]Theroadisgoodbutthereisalotoftraffic.

15.[A]Inalibrary.[B]Inabookshop.[C]Inarestaurant.[D]Inadepartmentstore.

16.[A]Apostoffice.[B]Abookstore.[C]Adepartmentstore.[D]Adrugstore.

17.[A]Fatheranddaughter,[B]Teacherandstudent.[C]Doctorandpatient.[D]Bossandsecretary.

18.[A]50minutes.[B]45minutes.[C]15minutes.[D]35minutes.

Conversation1

19.[A]Ataxidriver.[B]Abusdriver.[C]Acollegestudent.[D]Adustman.

20.[A]Sheishavingaheartattack,[B]Shewashurtinanaccident.

[C]Sheishavingababy.[D]Sheissufferingfromastroke,

21.[A]Onthefreeway.[B]Inthetunnel.[C]InMcDonalds.[D]Downtownintraffic.

22.[A]Tohelpthewomanbreatheasier,[B]Tokeepthewomancalmandwarm.

[C]Toputsomethingsoftunderthewoman'shead.[D]Todrivethewomantothehospitalatonce.

Conversation2

23.[A]Extremestress.[B]Hairloss.[C]Declininghealth.[D]Unemployment.

24.[A]Oldfriends.[B]Brotherandsister.[C]Colleaguesfromwork.[D]Bossandemployee.

25.[A]It'sugly.[B]It'sexpensive.[C]Itdoesharmtotheskin.[D]Itmaydropoffhisheadanytime.

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