大学英语四级考前全真模拟试题.docx

1、大学英语四级考前全真模拟试题Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write ashort essay entitled Internet and the Distance among People following theoutline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.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

2、关系疏远了许多3.我们应该怎么做Internet and the Distance among People_Part IIReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 1.5 minutes to go over thepassage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four

3、choices marked A), B), C) and D ). For questions8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Healthy habitscan help you live longerLeda Beierle has livedthrough World War I and II, the Great Depression, Louisvilles 1937 flood and18 US presidents,When she was born 100 yearsa

4、go, the Titanic had yet to sink.Beierle, who is mentallysharp and lives on her own, suspects that shes still around because ofgood living, which she describes as no smoking or drinking, andgood luck.I cantcomplain, she said, shortly after her birthday earlier this month.I havent had any serious matt

5、er with me. Some people live longbecause theyve essentially won the genetic lottery, said Brian Kennedy, anexpert on aging who also happens to be Beierles grandson.They chose the rightparents, said Kennedy, president and chief executive officer of theCalifornia-based Buck Institute for Research on A

6、ging.But for the rest of us, health behaviors do matter, he and otherssay.Its like 30 percentgenetics, 70 percent lifestyle, said Dr. Deborah Danner of theSanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. After you turn 80, its more genetics than anything else,because if

7、youmake it to 80 and you dont have heart disease, hypertension ( 高血压 ) allthose kind of things youre very unlikely to getthem. Last year, the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionreleased a study showing that people who practiced healthy habits lived longerthan those who didnt. Those beha

8、viors included eating healthfully, getting regularphysical activity, keeping alcohol use moderate, and never smoking.Dr. Roxanne Sukol, medical director of the Cleveland ClinicsWellness Enterprise, tells people to place an emphasis on being active; makingsmart dietary choices such as avoiding trans

9、fat; and managing stress.I think the most important choices that we make are at theintersection of those three aspects, said Sukol,who suggests shiftingyour diet away from packaged and processed foods. Soda, potato chips,even granola bars.I dont eat anything that has 52 ingredients in theingredient

10、list. She also advocates a daily walk or other physical activity, suchas yard work.Kennedy suggests getting good-quality sleep and taking steps toslash excess calories.Cutting back on red meat also might be helpful. In a studypublished online this month by the Archives of Internal Medicine, research

11、ersat the Harvard School of Public Health found that regular consumption of redmeat,especially processed meat, was associated with an increased risk ofmortality.Eating one serving a day of unprocessed red meat was associated witha 13 percent risk of mortality. Having a serving a day of processed mea

12、t, suchas one hot dog or two slices of bacon, was associated with a 20 percent increasedrisk.In a study published online this month by the Journal of theAmerican Medical Association, people who met a half dozen or more recommendedcardiovascular health measures had a lower risk of death than people w

13、ho met a lotfewer ones. The factors or behaviors included being physically active, eating ahealthy diet and not smoking.Other factors includedhaving normal blood pressure, blood sugar, total cholesterol (胆固醇 ) and weight.Sukol strongly recommendsnot smoking.Cigarette smoking isassociated with a numb

14、er of serious illnesses, not the least of which ishardening of the arteries, and that affects your heart, your brain, yourkidneys, everything, she said.Positivity also may play arole in living longer.Danner and colleaguesanalyzed the autobiographies of about 180 Catholic nuns, scoring them onemotion

15、al content. The autobiographies were written when the women were intheir late teens and early 20s.Some were morepositive than others, said Danner, director of education and outreach forthe Alzheimers Disease Center at Sanders-Brown. They would have similarevents, but some people would describe them

16、as just matter-of-fact- I wasbore-in contrast to I was welcomed into this joyous world. The study, which waspublished in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in May 2001,found that the sisters who used more positive emotion words in thoseearly writings lived 8 to 10 years longer, Danner

17、said.If youre morepositive, something bad can happen, but youre quickly able to work throughit, she said.And as you do that, then it has less stress on your bodysorgans. Some of Beierles relativescredit her positivity, in addition to good genes, with helping her to live toage 100.Beierle, a mother o

18、f two,also stayed active for most of her life, doing things like swimming and award-winningbowling.But Kennedy, 45, said manycentenarians have not followed the health advice being preached today.If you askcentenarians when they were in their 50s what did they do, what you find isthat they tended to

19、be a little bit heavier than the average population, theywere more likely to smoke, they did drink a little bit less, but thats even abit surprising because moderate alcohol consumption is associated withlongevity, he said.They werentvegetarians. They didnt exercise. Nothing we tell people to do. Bu

20、t theyrethe exception, not the rule. Ultimately, Kennedy said,You can take charge of your own aging. 1.Beierle thinks she lives long because _.A) she exercises a lotB) she doesnt take things seriouslyC) she has a good lifestyle and good luckD) she has good genetics2.If you win the genetic lottery, y

21、ou are likely to _.A) develop healthy habitsB) develop cardiovascular problemsC) live a healthy lifeD) live longer than other people3. Which of the following is TRUE according to Dr. Danner?A) Its genes that determine whether a person can live for morethan 80 years.B) Its lifestyle that determines w

22、hether a person can live formore than 80 years.C) A person who doesnt have vital diseases at his or her 80should thank the genes he or she has inherited.D) People who are already over 80 years old can hardly get heartdisease and hypertension.4.Which of the following is NOT recommended if a person is

23、 makingsmart dietary choices?A) Avoiding trans fat.B) Choosing foods that have fewer ingredients.C) Choosing foods that are well packaged and finely processed.D) Reading carefully the ingredient list before making choices.5.In a study published by _, some researchers found thateating too much red me

24、at was linked to anincreased risk of mortality.A) Archives of Internal MedicineB) Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyC) Journal of the American Medical AssociationD) Harvard School of Public Health6.In this passage, who strongly recommends not smoking?A) Beierles grandson.B) Researchers at

25、the Harvard School of Public Health.C) Dr. Deborah Danner of the Sanders-Brown Center.D) Medical director of the Cleveland Clinics Wellness Enterprise,7.Why were the autobiographies of about 180 Catholic nunsanalyzed?A) To find out whether positivity may play a role in livinglonger.B) To find out wh

26、ether a lot of exercise will affect peopleshealth.C) To determine the causes of some health problems.D) To gather some data about living under stress.8.In a study, Danner found the nuns _lived 8 to 10 yearslonger.9.According to some of Beierles relatives, Beierles positivity,in addition to good gene

27、s, helps her _10. According to Kennedy, those centenarians who have not followedthe health advice are _Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversationsand 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or morequestions will be asked about what was said. Both the

28、conversation and thequestions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause.During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D ), anddecide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

29、11. A) Hell help the woman move them.B) Hell keep them for the woman.C) He can carry them with one hand.D) He has a few more of them for the woman.12. A) He spends too much money.B) He seems to love watching television.C) He has bought an expensive watch.D) He should watch more television,13. A) Boo

30、king a flight to Spain.B) Paying for private lessons.C) Giving Spanish tests to students.D) Studying continually for two days.14. A) They should be prepared for the possible rain.B) It will rain much later in the week.C) They need to buy another umbrella.D) The weather forecast is often unreliable.15. A) He is humorous.B) He is carelessC) He is thoughtful.D) He is helpful.16. A) Hes unable to appear on the court.B) He should