大学英语四级考试模拟试题.docx

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大学英语四级考试模拟试题

2009年6月大学英语四级考试模拟试题

北京新东方学校

PartIWriting（30minutes）

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上。

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions：

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestion17,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）.Forquestions8—10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowtoChooseGoodCarbsWhenFoodShopping

Whentalkingaboutcarbohydrates（碳水化合物食品）–orcarbs,womenondietmayshowyouapokerface.Yes,carbsdoraisebloodsugar.Butcuttingthemoutofyourdietisnottherightanswer.Therearemanygoodreasons.Thetrickiscontrollingthetypesofcarbsyoueatandhowmuchofthemyouconsume.You'lldefinitelywanttoupyourintakeofwholegrains,notonlyfortheirfiberbutalsofortheirantioxidants,vitamins,andminerals.HereIofferyousometipstochoosegoodcarbswhenyoudofoodshopping.

1.Choosecerealwithatleast5gramsoffiberperserving.Amongotherbenefits,fiberhelpsyoufeelfullsoyoucangetthroughthemorningwithonlyasmallsnack,ifanything,beforelunch.Fiberfrombrancerealisalsoassociatedwithlessinflammationinwomenwithtype2diabetes.That'simportantbecauseexpertsbelieveinflammationplaysamajorroleindiabetesaswellasthedevelopmentofheartdisease.ThePhysicians'HealthStudyfoundthatdoctorswhoatewhole-graincerealeverydaywere28percentlesslikelytohaveheartfailureover24years.

2.Buyold-fashionedoatsinsteadofinstant-cerealpackets.Ifyou'redebatingbetweenoatmealandcoldcereal,chooseoatmeal.Ithasfewercaloriesthanmostcoldcereals,and,unlikemostcoldcereals,oatmealishighinsugar-stabilizingsolublefiber.Infact,researchhasfoundthateatingonecupofoatmealfiveorsixtimesaweekcanreducetheriskofgettingtype2diabetesby39percent.Italsohelpslowercholesterol.Buttheinstantbreakfastpacketsusuallycontainaddedsugar,nottomentionsodium,whichcanraisebloodpressure.Apple-flavoredinstantoatmealfromapackethas229milligramsofsodium.Acupofrolledoatshasonly3milligramsofsodium—anditshearty,chewytexturejustcan'tbebeat.

3.Choosebreadwiththeword"whole"inthefirstingredient.Lookingatthebread'scolorwon'ttellyouifit'sreallywholegrain—youhavetoreadtheingredientslist.Breadsthatlist"enrichedwheatflour"astheprimaryingredienthavebeenstrippedofmostoftheirnutrients—infact,about11vitaminsandmineralsarelostintheprocess.Breadsthatareenrichedalsocontainaddedsugarandfat.

4.Embracechewy,denseloaveswithvisiblekernels.Evenifyouchooseabreadthat's100percentwholewheat,itmaynotbeasfriendlytoyourbloodsugarasitcouldbe.Ifthewheathasbeenfinelygroundtothepointthatthebreadhasthetextureofwhitebread,itwillbedigestednearlyasfastaswhitebreadandhavesimilareffectsonyourbloodsugar.Coarsergrainstakelongertodigestandwillraisebloodsugarmoreslowly.Health-foodstoreswillhavethiskindofbreadifyourlocalsupermarketdoesnot.

5.Lookforextra-fiberbreads.Somecompaniesaresellingbreadwithincreasedfiberandfewercarbs;twoslicescontainthesameamountofcarbohydratesthatareinonesliceofregularbread.YoucanalsofindEnglishmuffinsthathave8gramsoffiberperservingfor100calories—that's35percentofyourdailyfibertarget.Consuming25gramsoffiberadayhelpslowercholesterolandcontrolbloodsugarlevels.

6.Increaseyourstockofcannedbeansandlentils（扁豆）.Theseare"complexcarbs"thatalsosupplyaloadofproteinwithoutalotofcaloriesorfat,makingthemnearlyperfectfoods.Keepblackbeans,kidneybeans,pintobeans,chickpeas,whitebeans,andlentilsonhandtoaddtoyoursoups,salads,andpastadishes.Tossingjusthalfacupofcannedchickpeasintotonight'ssaladwilladd6gramsoffiberand6gramsofprotein.

7.Upgradeyourpastatowholewheat.Youmightthinkthere'snothingworseforyourbloodsugarthanpasta,butthankstothedurumwheat（黑小麦）it'smadefromandthestructureoftheproteininpastadough,that'snottrue.Asitturnsout,pastahasonlyamoderateeffectonbloodsugarlevels--muchmoremodestthanthatofthewhiteItalianbreadyoumighteatwithyourmeal.Butyou'llgetaboutthreetimesthefiberperservingifyouchoosewholewheat.Notallbrandsandshapestasteasgoodinwholewheat;experimenttofindoneyoulike.

8.Alsolookforpowered-uppastas.Theycontainextraproteinandevenmorefiber.Somearemadefromgrainssuchasoats,spelt,andbarley,inadditiontodurumwheat,andsincethesegrainsarehigherinsolublefiberthanwheat,thesepastasshouldbefriendliertoyourbloodsugar.

9.Reachforbrownriceinsteadofwhite.Whitericeisarefinedcarbohydrate,whichwillquicklyconverttoglucose（葡萄糖）inthebodyandsendyourbloodsugarsoaring.Brownrice,ontheotherhand,isawholegrain;acupofcookedbrownricehas4gramsoffiber,comparedtojust1graminwhiterice.Evenbrownriceraisesbloodsugarmorethanoatmealorbarley,butstill,itoffersthebenefitsofawhole-grainfood.

10.Youcanchooseconvertedriceaswell.Thericeissteamedbeforeit'shusked,allowingtheindividualgrainstoabsorbmorenutrients.Itraisesbloodsugarslightlylessthanbrownricedoes,thoughitdoesn'tcontainasmuchgood-for-youfiberorasmanynutrientsasbrownricedoes.

11.Buyabagofbarley.Oneofthemostunderappreciatedcerealgrains,barleycanbeusedinsteadofriceornoodlesinsoups,stews,andbeansalads.Thankstoitsimpressivestashofsolublefiber,whichslowsthedigestionoffoodandthereforetheriseofbloodsugar,it'smuchfriendliertobloodsugarthanriceformostpeople.Anditlowerscholesteroltoboot.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；8-10题在答题卡1上

1.Fiberincerealcanhelpyou_____.

A.feelfullandgetthroughthemorningwithasmallsnack

B.improveyourappetiteandhaveasmuchfoodasyoucan

C.domorningexercisewithoutworryingaboutyourhealth

D.getridofmanydiseasessuchasdiabetesorheartattack

2.Youshouldchooseold-fashionedoatmealbecause_____thancoldcereal.

A.itcontainsmorecaloriesandlessfiber

B.itisricherinfatwhilehigherinfiber

C.ithasfewercaloriesandmuchmorefiber

D.itismucheasiertocookandtastesbetter

3.Breadslisting“enrichedwheatflour”inthefirstingredient_____.

A.arebetterthanthosewiththeword“whole”

B.havebeenstrippedofmostoftheirnutrients

C.haverichnutrientsbutareveryexpensive

D.arehealthyandnevercontainsugarandfat

4.Eightgramsoffiberperservingfor100caloriesis______ofone’sdailyfibertarget.

A.28%

B.39%

C.35%

D.25%

5.Cannedbeansandlentils_____.

A.haveasmuchcaloriesandfatassugarandbutter

B.arerichinproteinaswellascaloriesandfat

C.arenotrecommendedbytheauthorofthepassage

D.supplymuchproteinwithlittlecaloriesorfat

6.Pastamadefromthedurumwheathas______effectonbloodsugarlevelsthanthewhiteItalianbread.

A.muchmoremodest

B.muchlessmodest

C.asmodestas

D.muchstronger

7.Whyshouldonelookforpowered-uppastas?

A.Theyarecheapandeasytofindinthesupermarket.

B.Theycontainextraproteinandevenmorefiber.

C.Theyareverylikelytoincreaseyourbloodsugar.

D.Theyofferyoumoreenergythanotherpastas.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethoughthecentre.

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡2上作答。

11.Ashe’llteachthemantooperatethecomputer

Bshewillwaitforhersister

Cshedoesn’tthinkhissisterisagoodtypist

Dshethinksthemanshouldbuyacomputer

12.Ashewantstoborrowtheman’sstudentcard

Btheticketsarelessexpensivethansheexpected

Cshewon’tbeabletogetanydiscountfortheticket

Dtheperformanceturnsouttobedisappointing

13.Ait’sfarfrombeingreadyBitcontainssomevaluableideas

CsheneedsanotherweektogetitreadyDithasnothingtodowiththeinternet

14.AintheairportBinthetrainstationCinthemeetingroomDintheoffice

15.Aalessonrequiresstudent’sactiveinvolvement

Bstudentsusuallytakeanactivepartinalecture

Cmoreknowledgeiscoveredinalecture

Dthereisalargergroupofpeopleinterestedinlesson

16.AThepicturesofnightviewarereallybetterthanheexpected

BHedidn’tknowhowhefinishedhisroleintheplay

CThefilmhasn’tbeenprocessedyet

DHedidn’thaveenoughfilm

17.Atheyshouldn’tchangetheirplan

Btheyshouldchangetheirmind

Cthetennisgamewon’tlastlong

Dweatherforecastsarenotreliable

18.AIt’sbasedonalotofresearch

BIcanbefinishedinafewweeks’time

Cithasdrawncriticismfromlotsofpeople

Ditfallsshortofhertutor’sexpectations

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.AAvacationtriptoYellowstonePark

BAlecturebyavisitingprofessor

CHerbiologythesis

DAresearchprojectonYellowstonePark

20.AMorebuffaloaresurvivingthewinter

BFewerbuffaloaredyingofdisease

CMorebuffaloarebeingborn

DFewer