最新英语四级模拟题 试题 4.docx
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最新英语四级模拟题试题4
2010年12月最新英语四级模拟题试题(4)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition
onthetopic:
OnlineEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingthe
outlinegivenbelowinChinese:
1.目前网络教育形成热潮
2.我认为形成这股热潮的原因是……
3.我对网络教育的评价
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
TheWorldinaGlass:
SixDrinksThatChangedHistory
TomStandageurgesdrinkerstosavorthehistoryoftheirfavoritebeveragesalongwiththetaste.
TheauthorofAHistoryoftheWorldin6Glasses(Walker&Company,June2005),StandagelaudsthelibationsthathavehelpedshapeourworldfromtheStoneAgetothepresentday.
"Theimportantdrinksarestilldrinksthatweenjoytoday,"saidStandage,atechnologyeditorattheLondon-basedmagazinetheEconomist."Theyarerelics(纪念物)ofdifferenthistoricalperiodsstillfoundinourkitchens."
Takethesix-pack,whosecontentsfirstfizzedatthedawnofcivilization.
Beer
TheancientSumerians,whobuiltadvancedcity-statesintheareaofpresent-daylraq,beganfermenting(发酵)beerfrombarleyatleast6,000yearsago.
"Whenpeoplestartedagriculturethefirstcropstheyproducedwerebarleyorwheat.Youconsumethosecropsasbreadandasbeer,"Standagenoted."It’sthedrinkassociatedwiththedawnofcivilization.It’sassimpleasthat."
Beerwaspopularwiththemassesfromthebeginning.
"Beerwouldhavebeensomethingthatacommonpersoncouldhavehadinthehouseandmadewhenevertheywanted,"saidLindaBisson,amicrobiologistattheDepartmentofViticultureandEnologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.
"Theguyswhobuiltthepyramidswerepaidinbeerandbread,"Standageadded."ItwasthedefiningdrinkofEgyptandMesopotamia.Everybodydrankit.Todayit’sthedrinkoftheworkingman,anditwasthenaswell."
Wine
Winemaybeasoldorolderthanbeer—thoughnoonecanbecertain.
Paleolithichumansprobablysampledthefirst"wine"asthejuiceofnaturallyfermentedwildgrapes.Butproducingandstoringwineproveddifficultforearlycultures.
"Tomakewineyouhavetohavefreshgrapes,"saidBisson,theUCDavismicrobiologist."forbeeryoucanjuststoregrainandaddwatertoprocessitatanytime."
Makingwinealsodemandedpotterythatcouldpreservethepreciousliquid.
"Winemaybeeasiertomake[thanbeer],butit’shardertostore,"Bissonadded."Formostancientculturesitwouldhavebeenhardtocatch[fermentinggrapejuice]aswineonitswayto[becoming]vinegar."
Suchcaveatsandtheexpenseofproducingwinehelpedthebeveragequicklygainmorecachet(威望)thanbeer.Winewasoriginallyassociatedwithsocialelitesandreligiousactivities.
Winesnobberymaybenearlyasoldaswineitself.GreeksandRomansproducedmanygradesofwineforvarioussocialclasses.
Thequestforqualitybecameaneconomicengineandlaterdroveculturalexpansion.
"Onceyouhadregions[likeGreeceandRome]thatcoulddistinguishthemselvesasmakinggoodstuff,itgavethemaneconomicboost,"Bissonsaid."Beerjustwasn’tasspecial."
Spirits
Hardliquor,particularlybrandyandrum,placated(安抚)sailorsduringthelongseavoyagesoftheAgeofExploration,whenEuropeanpowerspliedtheseasduringthe15th,16th,andearly17thcenturies.
RumplayedacrucialpartofthetriangulartradebetweenBritain,Africa,andtheNorthAmericancoloniesthatoncedominatedtheAtlanticeconomy.
StandagealsosuggeststhatrummayhavebeenmoreresponsiblethanteafortheindependencemovementinBritain’sAmericancolonies.
"DistillingmolassesforrumwasveryimportanttotheNewEnglandeconomy,"heexplained."WhentheBritishtriedtotaxmolassesitstruckattheheartoftheeconomy.Theideaof’notaxationwithoutrepresentation’originatedwithmolassesandsugar.Onlyattheenddiditrefertotea."
GreatBritain’slongtimesuperiorityatseamayalsooweadebttoitsnavy’sdrinkofrum-basedchoice,grog(掺水烈酒),whichwasmadeacompulsorybeverageforsailorsinthelate18thcentury.
"Theywouldmakegrogwithrum,water,andlemonorlimejuice,"Standagesaid."Thisimprovedthetastebutalsoreducedillnessandscurvy.Fleetphysiciansthoughtthatthishaddoubledtheefficiencyofthefleet."
Coffee
Thestoryofmoderncoffeestartsinthe
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