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大学英语四级考前全真模拟试题
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledInternetandtheDistanceamongPeoplefollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
1.互联网已成为生活中重要的组成部分
2.互联网既拉近了人们之间的距离,也使人际关系疏远了许多
3.我们应该怎么做
InternetandtheDistanceamongPeople
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PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave1.5minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
Healthyhabitscanhelpyoulivelonger
LedaBeierlehaslivedthroughWorldWarIandII,theGreatDepression,Louisville's1937floodand18USpresidents,
Whenshewasborn100yearsago,theTitanichadyettosink.
Beierle,whoismentallysharpandlivesonherown,suspectsthatshe'sstillaroundbecauseof"goodliving,"whichshedescribesasnosmokingordrinking,andgoodluck.
"Ican'tcomplain,"shesaid,shortlyafterherbirthdayearlierthismonth."Ihaven'thadanyseriousmatterwithme."
Somepeoplelivelongbecausethey'veessentiallywonthegeneticlottery,saidBrianKennedy,anexpertonagingwhoalsohappenstobeBeierle'sgrandson.
"Theychosetherightparents,"saidKennedy,presidentandchiefexecutiveofficeroftheCalifornia-basedBuckInstituteforResearchonAging.
Butfortherestofus,healthbehaviorsdomatter,heandotherssay.
"It'slike30percentgenetics,70percentlifestyle,"saidDr.DeborahDanneroftheSanders-BrownCenteronAgingattheUniversityofKentuckyinLexington,Ky."Afteryouturn80,it'smoregeneticsthananythingelse,becauseifyoumakeitto80andyoudon'thaveheartdisease,hypertension(高血压)——allthosekindofthings——you'reveryunlikelytogetthem."
Lastyear,theU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionreleasedastudyshowingthatpeoplewhopracticedhealthyhabitslivedlongerthanthosewhodidn't.Thosebehaviorsincludedeatinghealthfully,gettingregularphysicalactivity,keepingalcoholusemoderate,andneversmoking.
Dr.RoxanneSukol,medicaldirectoroftheClevelandClinic'sWellnessEnterprise,tellspeopletoplaceanemphasisonbeingactive;makingsmartdietarychoicessuchasavoidingtransfat;andmanagingstress.
"Ithinkthemostimportantchoicesthatwemakeareattheintersectionofthosethreeaspects,"saidSukol,whosuggestsshiftingyourdietawayfrompackagedandprocessedfoods."Soda,potatochips,evengranolabars...Idon'teatanythingthathas52ingredientsintheingredientlist."
Shealsoadvocatesadailywalkorotherphysicalactivity,suchasyardwork.
Kennedysuggestsgettinggood-qualitysleepandtakingstepstoslashexcesscalories.
Cuttingbackonredmeatalsomightbehelpful.InastudypublishedonlinethismonthbytheArchivesofInternalMedicine,researchersattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthfoundthatregularconsumptionofredmeat,especiallyprocessedmeat,wasassociatedwithanincreasedriskofmortality.
Eatingoneservingadayofunprocessedredmeatwasassociatedwitha13percentriskofmortality.Havingaservingadayofprocessedmeat,suchasonehotdogortwoslicesofbacon,wasassociatedwitha20percentincreasedrisk.
InastudypublishedonlinethismonthbytheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,peoplewhometahalfdozenormorerecommendedcardiovascularhealthmeasureshadalowerriskofdeaththanpeoplewhometalotfewerones.Thefactorsorbehaviorsincludedbeingphysicallyactive,eatingahealthydietandnotsmoking.
Otherfactorsincludedhavingnormalbloodpressure,bloodsugar,totalcholesterol(胆固醇)andweight.
Sukolstronglyrecommendsnotsmoking.
Cigarettesmoking"isassociatedwithanumberofseriousillnesses,nottheleastofwhichishardeningofthearteries,andthataffectsyourheart,yourbrain,yourkidneys,everything,"shesaid.
Positivityalsomayplayaroleinlivinglonger.
Dannerandcolleaguesanalyzedtheautobiographiesofabout180Catholicnuns,scoringthemonemotionalcontent.Theautobiographieswerewrittenwhenthewomenwereintheirlateteensandearly20s.
"Someweremorepositivethanothers,"saidDanner,directorofeducationandoutreachfortheAlzheimer'sDiseaseCenteratSanders-Brown."Theywouldhavesimilarevents,butsomepeoplewoulddescribethemasjustmatter-of-fact-‘Iwasbore'-incontrastto‘Iwaswelcomedintothisjoyousworld.'"
Thestudy,whichwaspublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyinMay2001,"foundthatthesisterswhousedmorepositiveemotionwordsinthoseearlywritingslived8to10yearslonger,"Dannersaid.
"Ifyou'remorepositive,somethingbadcanhappen,butyou'requicklyabletoworkthroughit,"shesaid.
"Andasyoudothat,thenithaslessstressonyourbody'sorgans."
SomeofBeierle'srelativescreditherpositivity,inadditiontogoodgenes,withhelpinghertolivetoage100.
Beierle,amotheroftwo,alsostayedactiveformostofherlife,doingthingslikeswimmingandaward-winningbowling.
ButKennedy,45,saidmanycentenarianshavenotfollowedthehealthadvicebeingpreachedtoday.
"Ifyouaskcentenarianswhentheywereintheir50swhatdidtheydo,whatyoufindisthattheytendedtobealittlebitheavierthantheaveragepopulation,theyweremorelikelytosmoke,theydiddrinkalittlebitless,butthat'sevenabitsurprisingbecausemoderatealcoholconsumptionisassociatedwithlongevity,"hesaid.
"Theyweren'tvegetarians.Theydidn'texercise.Nothingwetellpeopletodo.Butthey'retheexception,nottherule."
Ultimately,Kennedysaid,"Youcantakechargeofyourownaging."
1.Beierlethinkssheliveslongbecause__________.
A)sheexercisesalot
B)shedoesn'ttakethingsseriously
C)shehasagoodlifestyleandgoodluck
D)shehasgoodgenetics
2.Ifyouwinthegeneticlottery,youarelikelyto__________.
A)develophealthyhabits
B)developcardiovascularproblems
C)liveahealthylife
D)livelongerthanotherpeople
3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoDr.Danner?
A)It'sgenesthatdeterminewhetherapersoncanliveformorethan80years.
B)It'slifestylethatdetermineswhetherapersoncanliveformorethan80years.
C)Apersonwhodoesn'thavevitaldiseasesathisorher80shouldthankthegenesheorshehasinherited.
D)Peoplewhoarealreadyover80yearsoldcanhardlygetheartdiseaseandhypertension.
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrecommendedifapersonismakingsmartdietarychoices?
A)Avoidingtransfat.
B)Choosingfoodsthathavefeweringredients.
C)Choosingfoodsthatarewellpackagedandfinelyprocessed.
D)Readingcarefullytheingredientlistbeforemakingchoices.
5.Inastudypublishedby__________,someresearchersfoundthateatingtoomuchredmeatwaslinkedtoan
increasedriskofmortality.
A)ArchivesofInternalMedicine
B)JournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology
C)JournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation
D)HarvardSchoolofPublicHealth
6.Inthispassage,whostronglyrecommendsnotsmoking?
A)Beierle'sgrandson.
B)ResearchersattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth.
C)Dr.DeborahDanneroftheSanders-BrownCenter.
D)MedicaldirectoroftheClevelandClinic'sWellnessEnterprise,
7.Whyweretheautobiographiesofabout180Catholicnunsanalyzed?
A)Tofindoutwhetherpositivitymayplayaroleinlivinglonger.
B)Tofindoutwhetheralotofexercisewillaffectpeople'shealth.
C)Todeterminethecausesofsomehealthproblems.
D)Togathersomedataaboutlivingunderstress.
8.Inastudy,Dannerfoundthenuns__________lived8to10yearslonger.
9.AccordingtosomeofBeierle'srelatives,Beierle'spositivity,inadditiontogoodgenes,helpsher__________
10.AccordingtoKennedy,thosecentenarianswhohavenotfollowedthehealthadviceare__________
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.A)He'llhelpthewomanmovethem.
B)He'llkeepthemforthewoman.
C)Hecancarrythemwithonehand.
D)Hehasafewmoreofthemforthewoman.
12.A)Hespendstoomuchmoney.
B)Heseemstolovewatchingtelevision.
C)Hehasboughtanexpensivewatch.
D)Heshouldwatchmoretelevision,
13.A)BookingaflighttoSpain.
B)Payingforprivatelessons.
C)GivingSpanishteststostudents.
D)Studyingcontinuallyfortwodays.
14.A)Theyshouldbepreparedforthepossiblerain.
B)Itwillrainmuchlaterintheweek.
C)Theyneedtobuyanotherumbrella.
D)Theweatherforecastisoftenunreliable.
15.A)Heishumorous.
B)Heiscareless
C)Heisthoughtful.
D)Heishelpful.
16.A)He'sunabletoappearonthecourt.
B)Heshould