2009年英语四级(CET-4)考试新题型预测试卷(4)-中大网校

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1、中大网校引领成功职业人生 2009年英语四级(CET-4)考试新题型预测试卷(4)总分：100分 及格：60分 考试时间：120分Part I Writing (30mintes)(1)Long Holidays _ _ _Directions : For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Long Holidays. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese :

2、 1.长假给大学生带来的好处； 2.长假可能给大学生带来的问题 3.我应当怎样利用好长假Part II Reading Comprehension (15 minutes)(1)Directions：In this part，you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet lFor questions TSE,choose the best answer from the four choices marked A， B，C and DComplet

3、e the sentences with the information given in the passageLinguistic Ability of ChildrenAScientists may finally have an explanation for why children reign supreme when it comes to learning new languageUsing MRI and animation technology to study the brains of childrenresearchers like Dr.Paul Thompson

4、of UCLA have discovered that children are processing language information in a different region of the brain than adultsBThere are different areas in the brain controlling different functions in our livesWhen we brush our teeth，sign our names or drive a car，we dont consciously think：“move the right

5、hand up and down like this，”“capitalize this letter，”or“turn the wheel 30 degrees to the left”These are examples of automatic brain functionWhen children acquire language，this same part of the brain， called the“deep motor area，”is what they use，so the language is like second natureCBut when adults l

6、earn a second or third language，their brains operate differentlyThe window of opportunity to imprint information and skills in the deep motor region of the brain is widest during early childhood and nearly shut by the time we reach about l 8Thereforeadults have to store information elsewhere，in a mo

7、re active brain regionAs a consequence，adults usually think sentences through in a native tongue and then translate them wordby-word，instead of thinking automatically in another language as a child wouldEven for people with extensive training in fl second language as an adult，who feel their speech i

8、s automatic，on a neurological level the brain is still operating differently from a childsDResearch into the neurology of language acquisition is proving useful because understanding the“geographic”differences of language learning in children versus adults may influence teachers and their decisions

9、about foreign language instruction. As an example, Thompson says simply teaching young children the sounds and accents of other languages at an earlier age may be valuable, even if they are not getting full instruction in the language. Learning those sounds later in life from a neurological perspect

10、ive can be more difficult.E. There is no proof of any physiological change that fundamentally alters language learning between childhood and adulthood. Non-physiological explanations are available for every observation made thus far, and they are just as plausible as the physiological explanations.

11、The notion that children are physiologically different from adults with respect to language learning is accepted linguistic dogma, not proven fact. The dogma is most readily accepted by linguists who cant learn other languages, and is considered the most questionable by people who have learne(2)What

12、 is almost closed when we become adults?A. The ability to process language informatioB. Automatic brain functioC. Window of opportunitD. Second natur(3)What kind of teachers does the latest research affect?A. Bilingual teacherB. Teachers in physiologC. Native language teacherD. Foreign language teac

13、her(4)What do non-physiological and physiological explanations have in common?A. ParadoB. DilemmC. PlausibilitD. Ambiguou(5)What is used to show that young children use a much larger area of the brain than older children or adults?A. Electrical measurementB. MRI and animation technologC. A specially

14、 developed prograD. The unique ability to imprint informatio(6)It is the brains left hemisphere that is more suitable for language development,_A. even if it is surgically removedB. even if it is injuredC. because it is .fully-developed by birthD. because it is plastic enough to reshape(7)Paragraph

15、H mainly discuss_A. thinking things throughB. a larger brain capacityC. specialist areD. the critical timePart II Reading Comprehension (15 minutes)(1)Linguistic Ability of ChildrenAScientists may finally have an explanation for why children reign supreme when it comes to learning new languageUsing

16、MRI and animation technology to study the brains of childrenresearchers like Dr.Paul Thompson of UCLA have discovered that children are processing language information in a different region of the brain than adultsBThere are different areas in the brain controlling different functions in our livesWh

17、en we brush our teeth，sign our names or drive a car，we dont consciously think：“move the right hand up and down like this，”“capitalize this letter，”or“turn the wheel 30 degrees to the left”These are examples of automatic brain functionWhen children acquire language，this same part of the brain， called

18、 the“deep motor area，”is what they use，so the language is like second natureCBut when adults learn a second or third language，their brains operate differentlyThe window of opportunity to imprint information and skills in the deep motor region of the brain is widest during early childhood and nearly

19、shut by the time we reach about l 8Thereforeadults have to store information elsewhere，in a more active brain regionAs a consequence，adults usually think sentences through in a native tongue and then translate them wordby-word，instead of thinking automatically in another language as a child wouldEve

20、n for people with extensive training in fl second language as an adult，who feel their speech is automatic，on a neurological level the brain is still operating differently from a childsDResearch into the neurology of language acquisition is proving useful because understanding the“geographic”differen

21、ces of language learning in children versus adults may influence teachers and their decisions about foreign language instruction. As an example, Thompson says simply teaching young children the sounds and accents of other languages at an earlier age may be valuable, even if they are not getting full

22、 instruction in the language. Learning those sounds later in life from a neurological perspective can be more difficult.E. There is no proof of any physiological change that fundamentally alters language learning between childhood and adulthood. Non-physiological explanations are available for every

23、 observation made thus far, and they are just as plausible as the physiological explanations. The notion that children are physiologically different from adults with respect to language learning is accepted linguistic dogma, not proven fact. The dogma is most readily accepted by linguists who cant l

24、earn other languages, and is considered the most questionable by people who have learned languages with native proficiency in adulthood.F. It is wrong to say that changes happen after a certain age, because it happens all the time. At early age, brains develop rapidly and it is important for a child

25、 to receive enough input to form and develop the language center in his bra(2)Even if adults receive much training in a second language their brains are still operating differently from childrens on a_.(3)Although young children use large areas of the brain for language processing early in life, the

26、y later utilize_ as this enhances language-learning.Part IV Reading Comprehension Reading in Depth (35 minutes)(1)Directions : In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Re

27、ad the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.QuestionsTSEare based

28、 on the following passage.Perhaps like most Americans you have some extra pounds to shed. You may even have tried a fad(时尚) diet or two, but found yourself right back where you1. The key to weight loss is regular2activity. And surprisingly, you dont have to give up eating or make the gym your second

29、 home to see long-term,3effects. Your body needs a certain amount of energy to maintain basic4such as breathing, blood circulation and digestion. The energy required to keep your organs functioning is referred to as the resting or basal metabolic rate.Any time you are active,5energy is required. It

30、is obtained from glycogen (糖原) and fat stored in the blood, liver, and muscles. The key to losing weight is to draw on the fat rather than on the carbohydrate reserves. Which of the two energy sources you use depends on the intensity and6of your activity? The higher the intensity, the more your body

31、 will pull from the stored carbohydrates. The lower the intensity, the7your body will rely on fat as its fuel.Aerobic exercise is most8for weight loss. When you perform aerobic activities you9contract large muscle groups such as your legs and arms. Walking, running, rollerblading, swimming, dancing,

32、 and jumping jacks are all forms of aerobic activity. Surprisingly, if your aerobic activity is low to moderately intense and of long duration, you will bum more fat than if you had10in a short burst of high-intensity exercise. In short, a brisk 30-minute walk will bum fat while a 100-yard sprint wi

33、ll burn glycogen.(2)The key to weight loss is regular2activity.(3)you dont have to give up eating or make the gym your second home to see long-term,3effects.(4)Your body needs a certain amount of energy to maintain basic4such as breathing,(5)Any time you are active,5energy is required.(6)Which of th

34、e two energy sources you use depends on the intensity and6of your activity?(7)the7your body will rely on fat as its fuel.(8)Aerobic exercise is most8for weight loss.(9)When you perform aerobic activities you9contract large muscle groups such as your legs and arms. (10)you will bum more fat than if y

35、ou had10in a short burst of high-intensity exercise.Part IV Reading Comprehension Reading in Depth (35 minutes)(1)Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D You sh

36、ould decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions TSEare based on the following passage.Cheating is nothing new. But today, education and administrations are finding that instances of academic dishonesty on t

37、he part of students have become more frequent - and are less likely to be punished - than in the past. Cheating appears to have gained acceptance among good and poor students alike.Why is student cheating on the rise? No one really knows. Some blame the trend on a general loosening of moral values a

38、mong todays youth. Others have attributed increased cheating to the fact that todays youth are far more pragmatic (实际的) than their idealistic predecessors. Whereas in the late sixties and early seventies, students were filled with visions about changing the world, todays students feel great pressure

39、 to conform and succeed. In interviews with students at high schools and colleges around the country, both young men and women said that cheating had become easy. Some suggested they did it out of spite for teachers they did not respect. Others looked at it as a game. Only if they were caught, some

40、said, would they feel guilty. People are competitive, said a second-year college studentnamed Anna, from Chicago. Theres an underlying fear. If you dont do well, your life is going to be mined. The pressure is not only from parents and friends but from yourself. To achieve. To succeed. Its almost as

41、 though we have to outdo other people to achieve our own goals. Edward Wynne, editor of a magazine blames the rise in academic dishonesty in the schools.He claims that administrators and teachers have been too hesitant to take action. Dwight Huber,chairman of the English Department at Amarillo sees

42、the matter differently, blaming the rise in cheating on the way students evaluated. I would cheat if I felt I was being cheated, Mr. Huber said. He feels that as long as teachers give short-answer tests rather than essay questions and rate students by the number of facts they can memorize rather tha

43、n by how well they can synthesize in-formation, students will try to beat the system. The concept of cheating is based on the false assumption that the system is legitimate and there is something wrong with the individuals whos doing it, he said, Thats too easy an answer. Weve got to start looking a

44、t the system.TSEducators are finding that students who cheat_.A. have poor academic recordslB. use the information in late yearsC. can be academically weak or strongD. are more likely to be punished than before(2)According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?A. A change in the e

45、ducational system will eliminate the need to cheaB. The problem of student cheating has its roots in deeper problemC. Students do not cheat on essay testD. Punishment is an effective method of stopping cheatin(3)Which of the following statements reflects the information in the passage?A. The educati

46、onal system and its administrators are partly to blame for the rise in the cheatinB. The student who cheats must be at fault because the system is correcC. The 1960s vision of changing the world led students to conforD. Punishment for cheaters has always been severe in this countr(4)The phrase the i

47、ndividuals in Line 9, Para. 3 refers to_A. students who practice cheatingB. parents who put pressure on their childrenC. school administrators who approve of short-answer testsD. teachers who are too hesitant to take actions against cheating(5)The author probably would agree with the point of view t

48、hat_A. students who cheat should be expelled from schoolB. parents alone must take responsibility for the rise in student cheatingC. the educational system is sound, and students must follow every ruleD. the educational system in this country would benefit from a thorough evaluation(6)Directions: Th

49、ere are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A , B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passa

50、ge OneQuestions TSEare based on the following passage.The word conservation has a thrifty meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase fa

51、ster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were limitless and inexhaustible. Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and wh

52、ich means that, as in living body, an un- healthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; timber was still cheap because it c6uld be brought in any quantity from distant

53、woodlands; soil destruction and fiver floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the Word conservation had nothing of the meaning that it has of us today.For the sake of ourselves and-those who will come after us, we must

54、now set about repairing the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyones daily life. To know about the water table in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds (流域) need the pr

55、otection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, mature trees, becaus

56、e living space for most of mans fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only. in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.TSAccording to the author, the greatest mistake of

57、 our forefathers was that_A. they had no idea of scientific forestryB. they were not aware of the significance of .nature studyC. they had little or no sense of environmental protectionD. they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials(7)It can be inferred from the third paragraph that ear

58、lier generation didnt realize_A. the importance of the proper use of landB. the interdependence of water, soil, and living thingsC. the value of the beauty of natureD. the harmfulness of soil destruction and river floods(8)To avoid the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that_A. we plan

59、t more treesB. we return to natureC. natural sciences be taught to everybodyD. environmental education be directed to everyone(9)What does the author imply by saying living space., is figured., also in cubic volume above the earth in Para. 3 ?A. We need to take some measures to protect .spacB. We mu

60、st preserve good living conditions for both birds and rand animalC. Our living space should be measured in cubic volumD. Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smalle(10)The authors attitude towards the current situation in the exploitation of natural resources is_A. criticalB. neutraC

61、. positiveD. suspiciousPart V Cloze (15 minutes)(1)Directions : There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on An

62、swer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most1held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder even if it means2off the pavement into a busy street!3you must pass under a ladder you can4bad luck by crossing your fingers and5them crossed until you have seen a dog.6, you may lick your finger and7a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the8has dried.Another common9