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四级模拟I121
ModelTestOne
PartIWriting
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthencommentonthepurposeofstudy.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
1.A.Inthemarket.B.Inreligiousprocession.C.Onabus.D.Inahospital.
2.A.Shiapilgrims.B.Pakistan'PrimeMinister.
C.Thevictimsinhospital.D.Thefirstattackvictimsreceivingtreatmentinhospital.
Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
3.A.Thedutyoftheplane.B.Thenumberofpassengers.
C.Thedeathtoll.D.Whenandwheretheplanetookoff.
4.A.ThemilitaryplanecrashedinthehometownofNelsonMandela.
B.Allthesurvivorshadalreadybeenfound.
C.ThepassengersaboardweredoctorsforMandela.
D.Theidentityofthepassengerswasnotsuresofar.
Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
5.A.TheCivilWar.B.TwoTamilTigerrebels.
C.ThedefeatoftheTamilTiger.D.Theanti-corruptioncampaign.
6.A.WeaksuppressionoftheTamilTigersandtheurgencytofightcorruption.
B.SuccessfulsuppressionoftheTamilTigersandtheurgencytofightcorruption.
C.SuccessfulsuppressionoftheTamilTigersandthevictoryagainstcorruption.
D.WeaksuppressionoftheTamilTigersandthevictoryagainstcorruption.
7.A.Thepresidentialcampaignwasnotpersonalized.
B.Thepresident'teamdidcontrolvoteonelectionday.
C.Thepresident'teamwasaccusedofplanningvioleneeonelectionday.
D.Sarath'teammadevioleneeonpurposeonelectionday.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
ConversationOne
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A.Hewillreturntohishometown.B.Hewillplaytennis.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A.Hewantsthewomantopayfortheinsurance.
B.Hewantstogetsomeinsuranceforthecontentofhishome.
C.Hewantstopayfortheinsurance.
D.Hewantstoaskforhisowninsurance.
13.A.Hisapartment.B.Afridgeandastereosystem.
C.Hisfriend'sfridge.D.Hisfriend'sstereosystem.
14.A.Fridgeandstereosystem.B.Watches.C.CDandbooks.D.Television.
15.A.$184.00foratwelve-monthperiod.B.$184.00foratwenty-monthperiod.
C.$814.00forasix-monthperiod.D.$814.00foratwelve-monthperiod.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.B.Theexhaustionofenergyresources.
C.Thedestructionofenergyresources.D.Thespreadoftheblankpowderfromthefires.
17.A.Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.
B.Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtosurvive.
C.Theoillakessoondriedupandstoopedevaporating.
D.Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenaffectedbytheoilwells.
18.A.Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.
B.Toestimatethelossescausedbythefire.
C.Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.
D.Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.
D.Inthecountry-side.
D.Arunawaycriminal.
A.InNewYork.B.Inabank.C.Nearaprison.
20.A.Apoliceman.B.Mr.Blake'soldfriend.C.Aprisonofficial.
B.
21.A.Atleast14milesanhour.
C.Atmost40milesanhour.
22.A.Becauseapolice-carfollowedhim.
C.Becauseitgrewdarkeranddarker.
Atleast40milesanhour.
D.Atmost14milesanhour.
B.Becausehewantedthemaninhiscararrested.
D.Becausehewantedtoreturnhomeearlier.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A.AmuseumexhibitionofAfricanbaskets.
B.Changesinbasket-weaving.
C.DifferencesbetweenAfricanandAmericanbaskets.
D.Thedevelopmentofbasketweavinginonetown.
B.
24.A.Theirmotherstaughtthem.
C.Theylearnedinschool.
25.A.Theysellthemasahobby.
C.Theyusethemontheirfarms.
TheytraveledtoAfrica.
D.Theytaughtthemselves.
B.Theymakethemasahobby.
D.Theymakeandsellthemtomakealiving.
PartIIIReadingComprehension
SectionA
Questions36-45arebasedonthefollowingquestions
Accordingtonewgovernmentfigures,pollutionlevelsarerisingagainafterseveralyearsofgradualdecline.
Data36_FridaybytheEnergyDepartmentshowAmericanfactoriesandpowerplantsputtingmorecarbondioxideintotheatmosphereduringthefirstsixmonthsof2014comparedwiththesameperiodineachofthepasttwoyears.Thefigures37_areversalfirstseenin2013,whenthetrendofsteadilyfallingemissions38_halted.
Thehigheremissionsareprimarilyareflectionofa39—economy,asAmericanbusinesses
burnedmoregasandoiltomeethigherdemand.Buttheshiftalsohighlightsthechallenge40theObamaadministrationasitseekstohonorapledgetosharplycutU.S.emissionsofgreenhousegasesbytheendofthedecade.
Administrationofficialssaidthe41wasnotparticularlysurprisinggiventheimproving
economy,andsomepointedtooneofthereport'brightspots:
Evenastheeconomyexpanded,carbon42fromautomobileshaveremainedessentiallyflat,asmoreAmericansswitchedto
fuel-efficientcarsandtrucks.
Somealsocitedanother43trendinthereport:
Bigjumpsintheuseofalternativeand
renewable44.Solar,windandhydropowerwereupmorethan7percentcomparedwithtwo
yearsago,accordingtothereport,andrenewablesourcesnow45fornearly12percentofthe
country'sdomesticenergyproduction.
A.abruptly
B.account
C.accumulation
D.cited
E.confirm
F.confronting
G.emissions
H.encouraging
I.energy
J.gradually
K.identify
L.increase
M.outstanding
N.recovering
O.released
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
TheEndoftheBook?
[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.
[B]Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?
Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.
[C]Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,et”c.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious”nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhaps
itwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.
[D]Asforchildren'sbooks,whoknows?
Children'sbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasers
arenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.
[E]Forcluestothebook'fsuture,let'losokatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.
[F]Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABible—tobe
sure,alongbook—requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,