安徽理工大学第三届英语四级模拟考试试题.docx

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安徽理工大学第三届英语四级模拟考试试题

大学英语四级考试（CET4）

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www.xueshenghui.org

PartI:

Writing（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUsingMobilePhone.Youshouldwriteatleast120words,andbaseyourcompositiononthechartandtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．手机很方便沟通交流。

2．手机大大减少了人们面对面的交流。

3．你认为该如何看待手机。

MyViewpointonUsingMobilePhone

PartII:

ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,mark

　　Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

ScientistsWeighOptionsforRebuildingNewOrleans

　　Asexpertsponderhowbesttorebuildthedevastated（毁坏）city,onequestioniswhethertowalloff—orworkwith—thewater.

　　EvenbeforethedeathtollfromHurricaneKatrinaistallied,scientistsarecautiouslybeginningtodiscussthefutureofNewOrleans.FewseemtodoubtthatthisvitalheartofU.S.commerceandculturewillberestored,butexactlyhowtorebuildthecityanditsdefensestoavoidarepeatcatastropheisanopenquestion.PlansforimprovingitsleveesandrestoringthebarrierofwetlandsaroundNewOrleanshavebeenonthetablesince1998,butfederaldollarsneededtoimplementthemneverarrived.Afterthetragedy,that'sboundtochange,saysJohnDay,anecologistatLouisianaStateUniversity（LSU）inBatonRouge.Andifthereisanupsidetothedisaster,hesays,it'sthat'nowwe'vegotacleanslatetostartfrom."

　　ManyarelookingforguidancetotheNetherlands,acountrythat,justlikebowl-shapedNewOrleans,sitsmostlybelowsealevel,keepingthewateratbaywithaconstructionofamazingscaleandcomplexity.Others,pointingtoVenice'slong-standingadaptations,sayit'sbesttoletwaterflowthroughthecity,depositingsedimenttooffsetgeologicsubsidence—amodelthatwouldrequirearadicalrethinkingofarchitecture.Anotherideaistoletnaturehelpbyrestoringthewetlandbuffersbetweenseaandcity.

　　Butbeforetheoptionscanbeweighed,severalunknownswillhavetobeaddressed.Oneispreciselyhowthecurrentdefensesfailed.Toanswerthat,LSUcoastalscientistsPaulKempandHassanMashriquiarepickingtheirwaythroughthedestroyedcityandsurroundingregion,reconstructingthesizeofwatersurgesbymeasuringtelltalemarksleftonthesidesofbuildingsandhighwaystructures.TheyarefeedingthesedataintoasimulationofthewindandwateraroundNewOrleansduringitsordeal.

　　"Wecan'tsayforsureuntilthisjobisdone,"saysDay,"buttheemergingpictureisexactlywhatwe'vepredictedforyears."Namely,severalcanals—includingtheMRGO,whichwasbuilttospeedshippinginthe1960s—havethecombinedeffectoffunnelingsurgesfromtheGulfofMexicorighttothecity'seasternleveesandthelakesystemtothenorth.Thosesurgesaretoblamefortheflooding."Oneofthefirstthingswe'llseedoneisthecompletebackfillingoftheMRGOcanal,"predictsDay,"whichcouldtakeacoupleofyears."

　　Thelevees,whichhavebeenprovisionallyrepaired,willbeshoredupfurtherinthemonthstocome,althoughtheirlong-termfateisunclear.Betterleveeswouldprobablyhavepreventedmostofthefloodinginthecitycenter.Toprovidefurtherprotection,amobiledamsystem,muchlikeastormsurgebarrierintheNetherlands,couldbeusedtocloseoffthemouthofLakePontchartrain.Butmostexpertsagreethattheseareshort-termfixes.

　　ThebasicproblemforNewOrleansandtheLouisianacoastlineisthattheentireMississippiRiverdeltaissubsidinganderoding,plungingthecitydeeperbelowsealevelandremovingathickcushionofwetlandsthatoncebufferedthecoastlinefromwindandwaves.Partofthesubsidenceisgeologicandunavoidable,butthereststemsfromtheleveesthathavehemmedintheMississippiallthewaytoitsmouthfornearlyacenturytopreventfloodsandfacilitateshipping.Asaresult,riversedimentisnolongerspreadacrossthedeltabutdumpedintotheGulfofMexico.Withoutaconstantstreamoffreshsediment,thebarrierislandsandmarshesaredisappearingrapidly,withaquarter,roughlythesizeofRhodeIsland,alreadygone.

　　Afteryearsofpoliticalwrangling,abroadgrouppulledtogetherbytheLouisianagovernmentin1998proposedamassive$14billionplantosavetheLouisianacoasts,calledCoast2050（nowmodifiedintoaplancalledtheLouisianaCoastalAreaproject）.Wetlandrestorationwasakeycomponent."It'soneofthebestandcheapesthurricanedefenses,"saysDay,whochaireditsscientificadvisorycommittee.

　　Althoughtheplanwasnevergivenmorethantokenfunding,ateamledbyDayhasbeenconductingapilotstudysince2000,divertingpartoftheMississippiintothewetlandsdownstreamofthecity."Theresultsareasgoodaswecouldhavehoped,"hesays,withlandlevelsrisingatabout1centimeterperyear—enoughtooffsetrisingsealevels,saysDay.

　　Evenifthewetlandswererestoredandnewleveeswerebuilt,thecombinationofgeologicsubsidenceandrisingsealevelswilllikelysinkNewOrleansanothermeterby2100.Theproblemmightbesolvedbyanotherambitiousplan,saysRoelBoumans,acoastalscientistattheUniversityofVermontinBurlingtonwhodidhisph.D.atLSU:

shoringupthelowestlandwithaslurryofsedimentpipedinfromtheriver.Themajorityofthebuildingsinthefloodedareaswillhavetoberazedanyway,hesays,"sowhynottakethisopportunitytofixtherootoftheproblem?

"TherivercoulddepositenoughsedimenttoraisethebottomoftheNewOrleansbowltosealevel"in50to60years,"heestimates.Inthemeantime,peoplecouldliveintheseareasVenice-style,withbuildingsbuiltonstilts.Boumanseventakesitastepfurther:

"Youwouldhavetoraiseeverythingabout30centimetersonceevery30years,sowhynotmakethejobeasierbymakinghousesthatcanfloat."

　　Whetherthatistechnicallyorpoliticallyfeasible—Day,forone,callsit"notlikely"—remainstobeseen,especiallybecauseuntilnow,thepoorestresidentslivedinthelowestpartsofthecity.Anydecisiononhowbesttoprotectthecityinthefuturewillbetiedtohowmanypeoplewilllivethere,andwhere."theremaybealargecontingentofresidentsandbusinesseswhochoosenottoreturn,"saysBillGood,anenvironmentalscientistatLSUandmanageroftheLouisianaGeologicalSurvey'sCoastalProcessessection.Itisalsonotyetclearhowdecisionsaboutthereconstructionwillbemade,saysGood,"Sincethereisnoprecedentofcomparablemagnitude."Everylevelofgovernmentissuretobeinvolved,and"theprocessislikelytobeadhoc."

Evenwiththeinevitableminglingofscienceandpolitics,westillhave"auniquechancetobackoutofsomebaddecisions,"saysGood,whogrewupinNewOrleans."Ihopethatwedon'tletthisonce-in-historyopportunityslipthroughourfingersintherushtorebuildthecity:

"

Y（forYES）N（forNO）orNG（forNOTGIVEN）

1.ThepassagegivesageneraldescriptionofthesuggestionstoreconstructNewOrleansafterHurricaneKatrina.

2.TwoexamplestodealwithwaterareNetherlandsandVenice.

3.Thecanalshavenothingtodowiththeflooding.

4.Theleveeswillbeshoredupfurtherwithclearlong-termfate.

5.ThebasicproblemforNewOrleansisthesubsidenceofMississippiRiverdelta.

6.ThekeycomponentofCoast2050iswetlandrestoration.

7.TheplanofCoast2050willgetbillionsoffederalfunding.

8.NewOrleanswilllikelysink________________by2100.

9.Anotherambitiousplanistoshoringupthelowestlandwithaslurryofsediment________________.

10.Howdecisionsaboutthereconstructionwillbemadeisalso________________.

PartIII:

ListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmakethecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Directions:

11．A）Hedidn’tgotoworkbecauseofthebadweather.

B）Hefeltsick,sohetookadayoffathome.

C）Hewasintheoffice,buthedidn’thearthephone.

D）Hewasunwillingtoanswerthephonecall.

12.A）Shepartlyagreeswiththeman’sopinion,thoughnotthoroughly.

B）Shesuggeststhemantowcrkhardfromthismomenton.

C）Shecan’tagreewiththemanmore.

D）Shethinksthatitistoolateforthemantobegintoworkhard.

13.A）Joneswassickheavilylastnight.

B）Jonesdidn’thavegoodimpressionaboutthewoman.

C）Jonesfeltsodepressedlastnightthathetreatedthewomanbadly.

D）Jonesdidn’tlikethedrinkthewomanofferedtohim,sohewasmadather.

14.A）Jennyisquiet.

B）Jennyisunwillingtotalkto