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英语四级模拟题二
2010年12月大学英语四级考试模拟题二
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:
WILLPHONESKILLLETTERWRITING?
Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
1.年轻人越来越趋向于打电话
2.信件是否会被电话取缔
3.我的观点
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
HolySquid!
PhotosOfferFirstGlimpseofLiveDeep-SeaGiant
LikesomethingstraightoutofaJulesVernenovel,anenormoustentaclecreatureloomsoutoftheinkyblacknessofthedeepPacificwaters.
Butthisisn‘tsciencefiction.AsetofextraordinaryimagescapturedbyJapanesescientistsmarkthefirst-everrecordofalivegiantsquid(Architeuthis)inthewild.
Theanimal—whichmeasuresroughly25feet(8meters)long—wasphotographed2,950feet(900meters)beneaththeNorthPacificOcean.Japanesescientistsattractedthesquidtowardcamerasattachedtoabaitedfishingline.
Thescientistssaytheysnappedmorethan500imagesofthemassivecephalopodbeforeitbrokefreeaftersnaggingitselfonahook.Theyalsorecoveredoneofthegiantsquid’stwolongesttentacles,whichseveredduringitsstruggle.
Thephotosequence,takenoffJapan‘sOgasawaraIslandsinSeptember2004,showsthesquidhominginonthebaitedlineandenvelopingitin“aballoftentacles.”
TsunemiKuboderaoftheNationalScienceMuseuminTokyoandKyoichiMorioftheOgasawaraWhaleWatchingAssociationreporttheirobservationsthisweekinthejournalProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyB.
“Architeuthisappearstobeamuchmoreactivepredatorthanpreviouslysuspected,usingitselongatedfeedingtentaclestostrikeandtangleprey,”theresearcherswrite.
Theyaddthatthesquidwasfoundfeedingatdepthswherenolightpenetratesevenduringtheday.
GiantBreakthrough
Despitepeople’sfascinationwiththisdeep-seabehemoth,thegiantsquid‘slifeandhabitshaveremainedlargelyamystery.Thelittleinformationknownhasbeenmostlybasedondeadanddyingspecimensthatwerecaughtbycommercialfishingboatsorwashedashore.
Themysteriouscreaturehasinspiredcountlessseamonstertalesandhasbeenthesubjectofvariousscientificexpeditions.
Sincethemid1990stherehavebeenanumberofresearchtripsinsearchofgiantsquid.Camerasattachedtodeep-divingsubsorspermwhaleshavebeenusedtotrytocapturetheelusiveanimalsonfilm,butwithoutsuccess.
TheJapaneseresearchersusedspermwhalesasguidestohelpthempinpointlikelygiantsquidhaunts.Overtheyearswhalershavereportedfindingahighnumberoflargesquidbeaksinthemammals’stomachs,peggingspermwhalesasprimarypredatorsoflargesquid.
Theimagesaregeneratingconsiderableexcitementamongsquidexperts.
“Ithinkit‘swonderfulthatwe’vefinallygotapictureofalivinggiantsquid,”saidRichardEllis,aresearchassociateattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYorkandauthorofTheSearchfortheGiantSquid.
“IthoughtitwouldonlybeamatteroftimebeforesomeonegotimagesofArchiteuthis,”headded.
“Afterall,it‘snotanendangeredspecies,notevenallthatrare,andit’soneofthelargestofallinvertebrates.SotheJapanesefilmfinalybreaksthroughandrendersthestatement‘nobodyhaseverseenalivinggiantsquid’inoperative.”
SquidexpertMartinCollinsoftheBritishAntarcticSurveybasedinCambridge,England,saysthenewimagesarea“fantastic”achievement.
Themarinebiologistsayshewasskepticalthatadedicatedgiantsquidhuntwouldsucceed.Hethoughtthefirstwildsightingwouldprobablycomebyaccident.
“Fairplaytotheseguyswho‘vemadetheeffort,goneoutthereandlookedinwhattheythoughtwasagoodarea,andfoundit,”hesaid.
HuntingforClues
Collinsisespeciallyinterestedincluestheimagesmightprovidetothewaygiantsquidswimandhuntinthedeepocean.
“Seeingtheanimalsonfilmgivesyouatremendousinsightintohowtheylivedownthere,”hesaid.“Itshowstheyareprettyactiveanimals,andthatanswersabigquestionthat’sbeenoutthereforsometime.”
Collinssaysthereweretwocompetingschoolsofthoughtamonggiantsquidexperts.
“Onewastheideathat[giantsquid]werefairlyinactiveandjustdriftedaround,danglingtheirtentaclesbelowthemlikefishinglurestocatchwhatcameby,”hesaid.
“Theothertheorywasthattheywereactuallyquiteactive.Thisnewevidencesupportsthis,suggestingtheyareactivepredatorswhichcanmovereasonablyquickly.”
“Theeffortsthesquidwenttountangleitself[fromthebaitedfishingline]alsoshowstheyarecapableofquitestrongandrapidmovement,”headded.
Thestudyteamreportsthattheseveredtentaclerepeatedlygrippedtheboatdeckandcrewafteritwashauledaboard.Thesquid‘stentaclesarearmedwithsuckers,eachringedwithtinyteethtohelpsnareprey.
Measuring18feet(5.5meters)long,analysisofthetentacleconfirmeditcamefromagiantsquidandallowedtheresearcherstoestimatethetotallengthoftheanimal.
Buttheresearcherscautionthattheirdataassumethetentaclewasseveredatitbase.Ifnot,thesquidmayhavebeenconsiderablylarger.Thelongestgiantsquidonrecordmeasured59feet(18meters),includingitstwoelongatedtentacles.
SheddingLightonGiantSquid
Giantsquid,alongwiththeirclosecousinscolossalsquid(Mesonychoteuthis),havethelargesteyesofanyanimal.
“Giantsquiddohaveparticularlylargeeyes,whichwouldsuggestvisionisimportanttothem.Havingalargeeyeisn’tunusualindeep-seaanimals-youseeitquiteofteninfish.”
Thefactthattheanimalcaughtonfilmwasswimmingintotaldarknesssuggeststhespeciesdetectspreyusingalternativelightsources.“Theonlylightdownthereislikelytobelightproducedbyotheranimals,”saidCollinsoftheBritishAntarcticSurvey.
TheJapaneseteamthinksthatresearchtechniquessimilartotheirowncouldbeusedtobringaboutmorecloseencounterswithgiantsquid.EllisoftheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryagrees.
“I‘msurewecanlearnalotfromananalysisoftheseimages,”hesaid.“Andnowthatwehaveanideaofwheretolookfor[thesquid],wewillundoubtedlygetmorepictures.”
1.ThepassagetalksmainlyaboutthestudyingofalivegiantsquidbyAmericanscientists.
2.Thegiantsquidwasphotographed2,950feetbeneaththeNorthPacificOcean.
3.TheobservationsbyTsunemiKuboderaandKyoichiMoriwasreportedinthejournalProceedingsofRoyalSocietyB.
4.TheJapanesefilmisabreakthroughinthestudyofthegiantsquid’slifeandhabits.
5.Therearethreecompetingschoolsofthoughtamonggiantsquidexperts.
6.Thegiantsquidarecapableofquitestrongandrapidmovement.
7.Thelongestgiantsquidonrecordmeasured18feet.
8.Giantsquid,alongwiththeirclosecousinscolossalsquid,havethelargest________________.
9.Thegiantsquidswimmingintotaldarknessdetectspreyusing________________.
10.TheJapaneseteamthinksthatresearchtechniquessimilartotheirowncouldbeusedtobringaboutmore________________.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.[A]He‘llbespeakingattheendofthemeeting.[C]Hesuddenlydecidednottospeak.
[B]Hewassupposedtospeaklastnightinstead.[D]Healreadyspokeverybrieflytonight.
12.[A]It’stoohigh.[C]It‘scheapindeed.
[B]It’sacceptable.[D]Thewomanshouldhavebargainedforit.
13.[A]Attwoo‘clock.[C]Atfouro’clock.
[B]Atthreeo‘clock.[D]Atfiveo’clock.
14.[A]Shopassistantandcustomer.[C]Storekeeperandcustomer.
[B]Postclerkandcustomer.[D]Waitressandcustomer.
15.[A]Hisgirlfriendcomplainedofhisgoingtothepartywithouther.
[B]Hewastogetherwithhisgirlfriendyesterday.
[C]Hehasbeenbusydatinghisgirlfriendthesedays.
[D]Hebroughthisgirlfriendtotheparty.
16.[A]Sheregrettedhavingboughtthesecond-handcar.
[B]Itisunnecessarytorentanotherhouse.
[C]Theyshouldselltheirsecond-handcarandbuyanewone.
[D]Theycanaffordasecond-handcar.
17.[A]Shelovesthefilmtoo.[C]Sheasksthemantorepeathiswords.
[B]Shedoesn‘tthinkmuchofthefilm.[D]It’snotasgoodassheexpected.
18.[A]Gooutwithhiswife.[C]Stayathomewithhiswife.
[B]Workforextrahours.[D]Gooutwithhisboss.
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.[A]It‘shereditary.[C]Hecombshishairtoomuch.
[B]Theshampooheusedcausedit.[D]Heisoldenoughtolosehair.
20.[A]Usesomespecialshampoo.
[B]Wearawig.
[C]Don’ttrytocombhairoverthebaldorthinpatch.
[D]Gotothedoctorforadvice.
21.[A]Overtheradio.[C]Attheman‘shouse.
[B]Atadoctor’soffice.[D]Atadrugstore.
22.[A]Itsuitshim.[C]Itlooksold.
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