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英语四级模拟题七
2011年6月英语四级模拟题七
四级作文:
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoafriendwhowillcometoyourcitytoseeyou.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
假设你是李明,你的一个朋友张伟准备到你所在的城市来旅游,但你有事不能接待。
写封信给他,解释你不能接待的原因,并说明你所做的安排。
ALettertoaFriend
DearZhangWei,
I’mgladtoknowthatyouarecomingtomycityduringthesummervacation.
However,I’mafraidthere’ssomebadnews.I’mplanningtotakepartinaninternationalconferencetobeheldinanothercityduringthetimeofyourvisit.Allthetopscientistsinmyfieldwillshowupattheconference.Moreimportantly,I’mluckyenoughtohavebeenselectedtogiveaspeechonbehalfofmyresearchteamattheConference.Ireallycan’tmissit.
Iunderstandthatit’llbeyourfirsttimetothiscityandI’myouronlyfriendhere.I’veaskedmyroommatetomeetyouattheairport,andyoucanstayinmyroom.Heisaverynicepersonandhewillshowyouaroundthecity.Hopeyoutwowillgetonwellandhaveaniceholiday!
Yours,
LiMing
点评:
本预测题与2001年6月考查的ALettertoaSchoolmate类似,所不同是写作提示有所不同,2001年6月作文题是写信对校友来度假表示欢迎并在信中提出建议和注意事项,而本预测题是对朋友来访不能接待,同时在信中说明原因及具体安排,内容不一,但话题相仿,写作思路相似,值得关注。
四级阅读:
Untilthe1980s,theAmericanhomelesspopulationcomprisedmainlyoldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infact,a25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thistransient(变化无常的)andfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems—bothlegalandeducational—foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.
EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350,000tothreemillion.Likewise,estimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.AU.S.DepartmentofEducationreport,basedonstateestimates,statesthatthereare220,000homelessschool-agechildren,aboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis,ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildren,andthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.
Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthe“throwaway”youthswhohavebeencastoftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthem,manyofwhomarenotcountedaschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.
Federallaw,theStewartB.McKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987,includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.TheeducationalprovisionsoftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschildrenhavetherighttoafree,appropriateeducation.
1.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat____.
A)thewriterhimselfishomeless,eveninhiseighties
B)manyolderhomelessresidentsaregoingonstrikein25cities
C)thereisaseriousshortageofacademicfacilities
D)homelesschildrenaredeniedtheopportunityofreceivingfreeeducation
2.TheNationalCoalitionforthehomelessbelievesthatthenumberofhomelesschildrenis_____.
A)350,000
B)1,500,000
C)440,000
D)110,000
3.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttoestimate.Thereasonmightwellbe____.
A)thehomelesschildrenaretooyoungtobecountedaschildren
B)thehomelesspopulationisgrowingrapidly
C)thehomelesschildrenusuallystayoutsideschool
D)somehomelesschildrenaredesertedbytheirfamilies
4.TheMcKinneyActismentionedinthispassageinordertoshowthat___.
A)theeducationalproblemsofhomelesschildrenarebeingrecognized
B)theestimatesonhomelesschildrenarehardtodetermine
C)theaddressofgrade-schoolchildrenshouldbelocated
D)allhomelesspeopleareentitledtofreeeducation
5.Thepassagemainlydealswith____.
A)thelegalproblemsofthehomelesschildren
B)theeducationalproblemsofhomelesschildren
C)thesocialstatusofoldermales
D)estimatesonthehomelesspopulation
【答案及详解】
答案:
CCDAB
直到20世纪80年代,美国无家可归的人口主要包括的还是年龄较大的男性。
现在,社会上年龄较小的一些人也面临无家可归的威胁。
的确,美国市长会议在1987年对25个城市进行了一项调查,结果表明,在无家可归的人口中,儿童的增长比例是最快的。
许多无家可归的儿童都聚集在城市的中心地带。
其中学龄儿童四处流浪,饱受惊吓。
这给已经负担考试大过重的城市教学和教学管理带来了许多额的外的麻烦,其中既涉及法律问题又涉及教育问题。
美国无家可归的人口数量估计在35万到300万人之间。
同样,无家可归的学龄儿童人数也无法做出准确的估计。
一份根据各州估计数字而得出的美国教法的育部的报告指出,有22万无家可归的学龄儿童,其中约有三分之一没有按规定上学。
然而国家关于无家可归人员的联盟会却估计,这样的儿童人数至少还应该多一倍,其中半数以上没有正常入学。
有一部分无家可归的人口尤其难以统计,就是那些遭家庭遗弃的“浪荡”少年。
据纽约小学中心估计,这样的人口有150万左右。
其中还有许多小孩没有估计进去,因为这些小孩不呆在安全的家中,却往往独自在街头流浪。
联邦法律(1987年斯图尔德•B•麦肯尼无家可归人员救助法案)有一部分专门指出了无家可归儿童的教育需要。
法案中有关于教育的条款所。
Cancerisfearedbyeveryone.Andthisfearisreachingepidemic(流行性)proportions.Notthediseaseitself—thereisnosuchthingasacancerepidemic.Exceptforlungcancer,mostlycausedbycigarettesmoking,theincidenceratesarelevelingoff,andinthecaseofsomekindsofcanceraredecreasing.Butthefearofcanceriscatching,andthecountrystandsatriskofananxiety,Theearthitselfiscomingtoseemlikeahugecarcinogen(致癌物).Theordinary,moreorlessscientificstatementthatsomethingbetween80and90percentofallcancersareduntothingsintheenvironmentistakentomeanthatnoneofuswillbesafeuntilthewholeenvironmentis“cleanedup.”Thisisnotatallthemeaning.
The80-percentcalculationisbasedontheunthinkabledifferencesintheincidenceofcancerinvarioussocietiesaroundtheworld—forexample,thehighproportionoflivercancerinAfricaandtheFarEast,stomachcancerinJapan,breastcancerinWesternEuropeandNorthAmerica,andtherelativelylowfiguresforbreastcancerinJapanandpartsofAfricaandforlivercancerinAmerica.Thesedataindicatetheremaybespecialandspecificenvironmentalinfluences,largelybasedonpersonallife-style,thatdeterminetheincidenceofvariousformsofcancerindifferentcommunities—butthatisallthedatasuggest.Theoverallincidenceofcancer,countingupallthecases,isprobableroughlythesameeverywhere.
1.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttomeaningtothephrase“levelingoff”?
A)Becameverypopular
B)Reacheditslowestlevelinpopularity
C)Stoppedbeingpopular
D)Stoppedincreasingitspopularity
2.Accordingtothepassage,theincidenceofcancerisgenerallybelieved_____.
A)tobebasedoninactivelifestyle
B)tobeduetoanxiety
C)toresultfromenvironmentalinfluences
D)tobecausedbyheavysmoking
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter’sopinionabouttherelationshipbetweencancerandenvironmentis_____.
A)positive
B)negative
C)neutral
D)approving
4.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterseemstofeelthat_____.
A)cancerriskisontherise
B)thewholeearthresemblesahugecarcinogen
C)theriskofcatchingcancerisnotsogreatasmostpeopleconceive
D)cancercanbecuredsoonerorlater
5.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestTITLEforthepassage?
A)CancerandEnvironment
B)TheFearCausedbyCancers
C)DataonCancerIncidence
D)CanceranditsInvestigation
【答案及详解】
D,C,B,C,A
大家都害怕癌症,这种恐慌正在蔓延开来。
倒不是惧怕癌症本身,癌症也并非流行病。
除了主要由于抽烟引起的肺癌之外,癌症的发病率不但稳定下来,而且有些还正在减少。
但人们却都谈“癌”色变,陷入一种惶恐不安之中。
地球本身看上去就越来越像一个巨大的致癌物。
有一种多多少少带点科学性的普遍说法,认为80%到90%的癌症都是由于环境中的物质引起的。
也就是说,直到把整个环境都“清洁干净”,我们才没有危险。
然而,数据所说明的真正含义根本不是这样。
80%这个数据是基于全球不同地区癌症发病率的差异统计出来的。
比如,非洲和远东地区肝癌比例高,日本胃癌比例高,西欧和北美乳腺癌比例高,但是日本和非洲部分地区乳腺癌病例较少,美洲肝癌病例也较少。
这些差异使人难于置信。
这些数据表明,不同地区癌症的发病率可能受到环境中某些具体和特殊的影响,其实这种影响主要是由个人的生活方式决定的。
所以数据不能说明全部情况。
如果把所有病例合计起来,也许各地总体发病率都大致相同。
AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadgoodnewstoreport:
Thedamageanddeathtoll(死亡人数)couldhavebeenmuchworse.Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,andearthquakeofsimilar__1__thatshookAmericain1998claimed25,000victims.
Injuriesanddeathswere__2__lessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:
31a.m.Onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighway.Inaddition,__3__madetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmore__4__toquakes.
Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resist-antmeantfirmyet__5__materials,suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationto__6__theimpactofgroundvibrations.Themost__7__designsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports,calledsmartbuildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.Whengroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwould__8__thebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreater__9__tocitieswhereearthquakesofentakeplace.
Thenewsmartstructurescouldbevery__10__tobuild.However,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.
[A]changes
[B]flexible
[C]decrease
[D]recent
[E]push
[F]reduce
[G]relatively
[H]safety
[I]resistant
[J]expensive
[K]force您看到来自的新闻
[L]accordingly
[M]intensity
[N]security
[O]opposed
【答案及详解】
Answers:
1.选M)。
此处应填名词,作介词of的宾语,作为后置定语修饰earthquake,说明该名词是“地震”的自然属性。
选项中的名词有changes,safety,intensity和security,只有intensity可以表示地震的强度,故选M)。
2.选G)。
此处应填副词,用来修饰形容词less。
选项中的副词有relatively“相对的”和accordingly“相应的”,第一段说这次地震和1998年的那次地震程度一样,但造成的损失却小很多,再从后句中“高速路上的车辆不是很多”可以推断:
这次的地震造成的“死伤人数”与1998年比少很多,即少是相对的,故选G)
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