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四级模拟练习一
四级练习
(一)考试时间:
90分钟满分:
73分
Part1SkimmingandScanning
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestions.Forquestions1-7,chooseY(YES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage,chooseN(NO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage,chooseNG(NOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
Questions1to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.
TheRealDangerofSharks(鲨鱼)
Withrowafterrowofsharp,whiteteeth,amouthaswideasitsbodyandanelectricalsixthsensetotrackdownitsvictims,sharksareeasilyseenasthemostfrighteningcreatureoftheseaformostpeople.
Muchofthatfearisunreasonable,however.Humansjustaren'tonthemenuofmostsharks.
GeorgeBurgessdirectstheInternationalSharkAttackFile(档案,案卷),thebiggestlistingofsharkattacksintheworld.Hesaysevenwithmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldsplashingaroundatthebeach,swimminginthesea,divingdownintotheocean,andfishingnearsharks,thereareusuallyfewerthan75sharkattackseachyear.
Humansaren'tonthemenu
Thefactisthatifalltypesofsharkswereinterestedingrabbinghumanbeings,Iwouldn'tbetalkingabout75attacksayear.I'dbetalkingthousandsandthousands,"Burgesssays."InFloridaifyouflyinanairplanealongtheshoreline,you'llseesharksswimminginandamongstpeopleonaday-to-daybasis,withoutproblems."
Althoughtheyarenotcommon,sharkattacksdohappenandNorthAmericagetsmorethanitsfairshare.Inasurveyofsharkattackstakenfor2000,theUnitedStatesexperienced51oftheyear's79attacksrecordedworldwide.MostoftheUSattacksoccurredinFloridawherethebeach-goingpopulationislarge.
The2000statisticsrepresentsthemostattackseverrecordedinthepast40yearsthatresearchershavebeenkeepingtrackof.Therewere10deathsin2000:
threeinAustralia,twoinTanzania,andoneeachinFiji,Japan,NewGuinea,NewCaledoniaandtheUnitedStates.For1997,theInternationalSharkAttackFilelists56unprovokedsharkattacks.MorethanhalfofthosetookplaceinNorthAmericanwatersand10resultedindeath.
UnprovokedsharkattacksinCanadaareveryuncommon,buttheydohappenaswell.Theearliestsharkattackeverrecordedtherehappenedin1851andinvolvedahalf-meter-longsharkwithalongtail.Amorerecentattack,in1987,probablyinvolvedadifferentsortofsharkthatiscommontothemid-Atlantic.SharkAttackFilerecordsindicatethatbothoftheseattackswereprovoked.Burgesssaystwocommonwaysofprovokingasharkarepullingonitstailandremovingafishhookfromitsmouth.
TherehavebeenonlytwounprovokedsharkattacksinCanadianwaters,thefirstonebeingin1972offVancouverIsland,PortHardy,"hesays."Theotheronewasin1977.AdiveroffthecoastofNewfoundlandapparentlywasbittenbyablueshark.That'stheonlyonethat,bymostpeople'sdefinition,wouldreallybeconsidereda'sharkattack'."Fortunately,therehavebeennodeathsthere.
Caseofmistakenidentity
Ifsharksdon'tnormallyattackhumans,whydotheycomeafterusatall?
Burgesssaystheanswerissimple:
sharksmakemistakes.
Sharksoftengrabpeopleintheheatofbattle.They'refightingthecurrentsandbreakingwaves.Theyprobablymakequickdecisionsandgoafterwhattheythinkisafishanddiscoverthatit'sahumanfoot."
Butmostsharksquicklyrealizetheirmistakeandletgo."Noanimalwithabrainwouldattacksomethingtwiceitssize.Sotheseareclearlycaseswherethesharkhasmadeamistake."
Unfortunately,evenifmistakeshappen,theresultscanstillbedeadly(致命的).Theteethofevenasmallsharkcandoatremendousamountofdamagetopeopleand,ifnottreatedimmediately,avictimcanbleedtodeath.
Manbitesshark
Despitetheincreaseinthenumberofreportedsharkattacks,thenumberofsharksintheworld'soceansisactuallydecreasing."Therealstoryisn't'Sharkbitesman',"Burgesssays."It's'Manbitesshark'.We'reknockingoffsharksallovertheworld,insomecasesseverely."Infact,heestimateshumanskillabout300,000sharkseachyearforeveryoneofusthatdiesfollowingasharkattack.Thisisaroughestimate,accordingtosomeotherresearchers,whosuggestthesharkdeathcountis70millioneveryyear,bynetcatchalone.
Most,butnotall,sharksdieinfishingnets,unintendedvictimsofourhungerforseafood.In1998,agreatwhitesharkwaswasheduponaSouthAfricanbeach.Scientistssayitwasprobablysickanddying.Butalmostimmediately,frightenedbeach-goerssetinonthe4.4-tonanimalwithanythingheavythattheycouldputtheirhandson.Inminutes,theybeatthesharktodeath.Burgessasksforunderstandingofthesharks,askingpeopletorecognizetheoceansasaforeignandthreateningplace,wheresharkssimplyruleaskingofthefoodchain.
Dangerofdivingwithsharks
Eventhoughoneofthebestwaystogettoknowsharksistodiveamongthem,Burgesssayshedoesn'tliketheideaofeco-tourism(生态旅游)operatorsfeedingsharksaroundgroupsofeagerdivers.Thefeedingshowsdisturbthedistribution(分发,分配)ofsharksaroundtheocean.Theyeventrainthefishtoassociatediversandtheirboatswithfreefood.That'sjustplaindangerousforeveryotherdiveroutthere.
Worstofall,hefearsforthesharksthemselvesifapersoniseverinjuredatoneofthesevideo-camera-happytouristtraps.
Youknowwhat'sgoingtohappen.Thatvideoandthosestillsaregoingtohitthepress,they'regoingtohiteveryTVshow,andthey'regoingtomakeeverynewspaper.Andyouknowwho'sgoingtobethebadguyinallthat.Thesharksaregoingtobeblamed.Themovieimageofthekillersharksisgoingtobereinforced."
Withsharkpopulationsshrinkinginmanypartsoftheworld,that'sthelastthingthisbeautifuloceancreatureneeds.
1.Mostpeoplethinkofsharksasthemostfrighteninganimalofthesea.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
2.Sharksoftentakepeopleasfood,soitisreasonableforpeopletofearthem.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
3.GeorgeBurgessfliesaboveFloridabeacheseverydayandseessharksswimmingnearpeople.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
4.TherearemorereportsofsharkattacksintheUSthaninanyothercountry.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
5.InCanada,it'scommonforsomeonetobeattackedwithoutprovokingashark.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
6.Whensharksattackpeople,it'susuallybecausetheyhavemadeamistake.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
7.Mostoften,sharksquicklyletgoofapersonaftertheyhavebittenhim.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
8.Burgessaskspeopletounderstandsharksasthekingofanoceanthatis.
9.Becauseofthefeedingshowsofeco-tourismoperators,sharksassociatediverswith.
10.Theideaofakillersharkisathatisreinforcedbyreportsofsharkattacks.
Part2UnderstandingShortConversations
Directions:
Inthissectionyou'llhearsomeshortconversations.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhear.
11.
A.Sheisnothonest.
B.Hersonhasgraduatedallonhisown.
C.Hersonisnothonest.
D.Shehasdonealottohelpherson.
12.
A.Themanislookingforaplacetolivein.
B.Themanhasahouseforrent.
C.Thewomanisasecretary.
D.Thetwospeakersareoldfriends.
13.
A.Hewantedtoseethenextshow.
B.Hebegantofeelhungry.
C.Hewasn'tthinkingabouttheshow.
D.Hewantedtogetfoodforher.
14.
A.Thewomancamewithhim.
B.Thedayissunnyandbeautiful.
C.Herememberedtojointhewoman.
D.Hehasnothingtodoonthisday.
15.
A.Themandoesn'tlikelaughing.
B.Themanistryingtoslowdown.
C.Themanisrunningtooslowly.
D.Themanisrunningtoofast.
16.
A.Askherbossformoremoney.
B.Askherbosswhyshe'smakingless.
C.Seeifherbossknowsshe'smakingless.
D.Seeifthecostoflivinghaschanged.
17.
A.Inanoffice.
B.Athome.
C.Inahospital.
D.Inaclassroom.
18.
A.Husbandandwife.
B.Boyfriendandgirlfriend.
C.Motherandson.
D.Daughterandfather.
Part3UnderstandingLongConversations
Directions:
Inthissectionyou'llhearalongconversationorconversations.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhear.
Questions19to23arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.
19.
A.Abookthattheyreadaboutlovingone'sfamily.
B.Aspecialoccasionthatiscomingupsoon.
C.Thewaystheywanttoacttowardtheirownfamilies.
D.Thegratitudetheyhavefortheirfamilymembers.
20.
A.Classmates.
B.Brotherandsister.
C.Motherandson.
D.Fatheranddaughter.
21.
A.Sheworkstwojobs.
B.Sheisonlytoohappytohelpothers.
C.Shecanbesillysometimes.
D.Sheknowsallaboutlove.
22.
A.Shethinksherfamilyismuchtoosillytolove.
B.Shethinksherfamilytaughtheralotaboutlove.
C.Shethinksthemanissillybecauseofwhathesays.
D.Shethinksthemanloveshisfamilymorethanothers.
23.
A.Writeabook.
B.Giveagift.
C.Sendaletter.
D.Giveaparty.
Questions24to28arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.
24.
A.Thewomanwasnotveryhappy.
B.Newsthatthehusbandwascheating.
C.Asayingaboutsmilingandcrying.
D.Areportthatmorehusbandshadgirlfriends.
25.
A.Inalawyer'soffice.
B.Inaworkplace.
C.Inthewoman'shome.
D.Intheman'shome.
26.
A.Shedoesn'tfeellikesmiling.
B.Shehastostayintheoffice.
C.Somethingiswrongwithherhead.
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