2020年度冬大学英语四级考试模拟题一

冬大学英语四级考试模拟题一

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冬大学英语四级考试模拟题一

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30

minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicofCity

Problems,Youshouldwriteatleast120words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese：

1.越来越多的人涌入大城市，有些问题随之产生

2.比较明显的大问题有……

3.我对这种现象的想法

CityProblems

注意:此部分试题在答题卡I上。

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions：Inthispart,youwillhave15minutesto

gooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswerSheetLForquestions1-7,

mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswith

theinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradicts

theinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnot

giveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththe

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informationgiveninthepassage.

ScientistsWeighOptionsforRebuildingNewOrleans

Asexpertsponderhowbesttorebuildthe

devastated(毁坏)city,onequestioniswhetherto

walloff-orworkwith■—thewater.

EvenbeforethedeathtollfromHurricane

Katrinaistallied,scientistsarecautiously

beginningtodiscussthefutureofNewOrleans.

FewseemtodoubtthatthisvitalheartofU.S.

commerceandculturewillberestored,butexactly

howtorebuildthecityanditsdefensestoavoida

repeatcatastropheisanopenquestion.Plansfor

improvingitsleveesandrestoringthebarrierof

wetlandsaroundNewOrleanshavebeenonthe

tablesince1998,butfederaldollarsneededto

implementthemneverarrived.Afterthetragedy,

thafsboundtochange,saysJohnDay,anecologist

atLouisianaStateUniversity(LSU)inBaton

Rouge.Andifthereisanupsidetothedisaster,he

says,ifsthat'nowwe'vegotacleanslatetostart

Manyarelookingforguidancetothe

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Netherlands,acountrythat,justlikebowl-shaped

NewOrleans,sitsmostlybelowsealevel,keeping

thewateratbaywithaconstructionofamazing

scaleandcomplexity.Others,pointingtoVenice's

long-standingadaptations,sayifsbesttoletwater

flowthroughthecity,depositingsedimenttooffset

geologicsubsidence-amodelthatwouldrequirea

radicalrethinkingofarchitecture.Anotherideais

toletnaturehelpbyrestoringthewetlandbuffers

betweenseaandcity.

Butbeforetheoptionscanbeweighed,several

unknownswillhavetobeaddressed.Oneis

preciselyhowthecurrentdefensesfailed.To

answerthat,LSUcoastalscientistsPaulKempand

HassanMashriquiarepickingtheirwaythrough

thedestroyedcityandsurroundingregion,

reconstructingthesizeofwatersurgesby

measuringtelltalemarksleftonthesidesof

buildingsandhighwaystructures.Theyare

feedingthesedataintoasimulationofthewind

andwateraroundNewOrleansduringitsordeal.

“Wecan'tsayforsureuntilthisjobisdone,“

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saysDay,“buttheemergingpictureisexactlywhat

we'vepredictedforyears."Namely,severalcanals

一includingtheMRGO,whichwasbuilttospeed

shippinginthe1960s—havethecombinedeffectof

funnelingsurgesfromtheGulfofMexicorightto

thecity'seasternleveesandthelakesystemtothe

north.Thosesurgesaretoblamefortheflooding.

“Oneofthefirstthingswe'llseedoneisthe

completebackfillingoftheMRGOcanal/9predicts

Day,“whichcouldtakeacoupleofyears.”

Thelevees,whichhavebeenprovisionally

repaired,willbeshoredupfurtherinthemonths

tocome,althoughtheirlong-termfateisunclear.

Betterleveeswouldprobablyhavepreventedmost

ofthefloodinginthecitycenter.Toprovide

furtherprotection,amobiledamsystem,muchlike

astormsurgebarrierintheNetherlands,couldbe

usedtocloseoffthemouthofLakePontchartrain.

Butmostexpertsagreethattheseareshort-term

fixes.

ThebasicproblemforNewOrleansandthe

LouisianacoastlineisthattheentireMississippi

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Riverdeltaissubsidinganderoding,plungingthe

citydeeperbelowsealevelandremovingathick

cushionofwetlandsthatoncebufferedthe

coastlinefromwindandwaves.Partofthe

subsidenceisgeologicandunavoidable,butthe

reststemsfromtheleveesthathavehemmedinthe

Mississippiallthewaytoitsmouthfornearlya

centurytopreventfloodsandfacilitateshipping.

Asaresult,riversedimentisnolongerspread

acrossthedeltabutdumpedintotheGulfof

Mexico.Withoutaconstantstreamoffresh

sediment,thebarrierislandsandmarshesare

disappearingrapidly,withaquarter,roughlythe

sizeofRhodeIsland,alreadygone.

Afteryearsofpoliticalwrangling,abroad

grouppulledtogetherbytheLouisiana

governmentin1998proposedamassive$14billion

plantosavetheLouisianacoasts,calledCoast

2050(nowmodifiedintoaplancalledthe

LouisianaCoastalAreaproject).Wetland

restorationwasakeycomponent.“It'soneofthe

bestandcheapesthurricanedefenses/9saysDay,

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whochaireditsscientificadvisorycommittee.

Althoughtheplanwasnevergivenmorethan

tokenfunding,ateamledbyDayhasbeen

conductingapilotstudysince,divertingpartof

theMississippiintothewetlandsdownstreamof

thecity."Theresultsareasgoodaswecouldhave

hoped,“hesays,“withlandlevelsrisingatabout1

centimeterperyear-enoughtooffsetrisingsea

levels”，saysDay.

Evenifthewetlandswererestoredandnew

leveeswerebuilt,thecombinationofgeologic

subsidenceandrisingsealevelswilllikelysink

NewOrleansanothermeterby2100.Theproblem

mightbesolvedbyanotherambitiousplan,says

RoelBoumans,acoastalscientistattheUniversity

ofVermontinBurlingtonwhodidhisPh.D.at

LSU：shoringupthelowestlandwithaslurryof

sedimentpipedinfromtheriver.Themajorityof

thebuildingsinthefloodedareaswillhavetobe

razedanyway,hesays,“sowhynottakethis

opportunitytofixtherootoftheproblem?”The

rivercoulddepositenoughsedimenttoraisethe

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bottomoftheNewOrleansbowltosealevel“in50

to60years/9heestimates.Inthemeantime,people

couldliveintheseareasVenice-style,with

buildingsbuiltonstilts.Boumanseventakesita

stepfurther："Youwouldhavetoraiseeverything

about30centimetersonceevery30years,sowhy

notmakethejobeasierbymakinghousesthatcan

float?9?

Whetherthatistechnicallyorpolitically

feasible—Day,forone,callsit"notlikely”一

remainstobeseen,especiallybecauseuntilnow,

thepoorestresidentslivedinthelowestpartsofthe

city.Anydecisiononhowbesttoprotectthecityin

thefuturewillbetiedtohowmanypeoplewilllive

there,andwhere,“theremaybealargecontingent

ofresidentsandbusinesseswhochoosenotto

return,99saysBillGood,anenvironmentalscientist

atLSUandmanageroftheLouisianaGeological

Survey'sCoastalProcessessection.Itisalsonot

yetclearhowdecisionsaboutthereconstruction

willbemade,saysGood,“Sincethereisno

precedentofcomparablemagnitude."Everylevel

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ofgovernmentissuretobeinvolved,and“the

processislikelytobeadhoc.”

Evenwiththeinevitableminglingofscience

andpolitics,westillhave“auniquechancetoback

outofsomebaddecisions/9saysGood,whogrew

upinNewOrleans.66Ihopethatwedon'tletthis

once-in-historyopportunityslipthroughour

fingersintherushtorebuildthecity”.

1.Thepassagegivesageneraldescriptionofthe

suggestionstoreconstructNewOrleansafter

HurricaneKatrina.

2.Twoexamplestodealwithwaterare

NetherlandsandVenice.

3.Thecanalshavenothingtodowiththeflooding.

4.Theleveeswillbeshoredupfurtherwithclear

long-termfate.

5.ThebasicproblemforNewOrleansisthe

subsidenceofMississippiRiverdelta.

6.ThekeycomponentofCoast2050iswetland

restoration.

7.TheplanofCoast2050willgetbillionsof

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federalfunding.

8.NewOrleanswilllikelysink

by2100.

9.Anotherambitiousplanistoshoringupthe

lowestlandwithaslurryofsediment

10.Howdecisionsaboutthereconstructionwillbe

madeisalso.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8short

conversationsand2longconversations.Attheend

ofeachconversationfoneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversation

andthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthe

pause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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11.A.Sittingforacontest.B.Makingan

appointment.

C.Orderingatypingmachine.D.Applying

forasecretary'spost.

12.A.Theteacherpostponedthemeeting.

B.Therewon'tbeanexamthisafternoon.

C.Thestudentswillattendthemeeting.

D.Thestudentswillhaveaphysical

examination.

13.A.Thecauseoftheflood.B.Theeffects

oftheflood.

C.Floodsofthepasttwentyyears.D.Theheroic

fightagainstaflood.

14.A.Sheisnotinterestedinthearticle.

B.Shehasgivenhemanmuchtrouble.

C.Shewouldliketohaveacopyofthearticle.

D.Shedoesn'twanttotakethetroubletoread

thearticle.

15.A.Shehasonlyanoldone.B.Shehas

noneatpresent.

C.Hersisterhasgivenherone.D.Shehas

lentittosomeoneelse.

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16.A・He'ssurprisedshechosethatagency.

B.Hewonderswhysheisstillkeepingthejob.

C.Hedoesn'tknowwhenherclassesstarted.

D.Hedoubtsifshemakesmuchmoneynow.

17.A.Themanagreeswiththewoman.

B.Themanisannoyedbythewoman.

C.Themandisagreeswiththewoman.

D.Themanexpressesnoopiniononthe

woman'sremark.

18.A.Thewomandoesnotwanttogotothe

movies.

B.Themanistootiredtogotothemovies.

C.Thewomanwantstogotothemovies.

D.Themanwantstogooutfordinner.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

19.A.Therelationshipofpurchasestotimespent

inshopping.

B.Thelengthoftimerequiredfordrugstore

shopping.

C.Theincreasesinthesizeandstockof

drugstores.

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D.Thebuyingofclothingfromdepartment

stores.

20.A.Adruggisfssuggestion.B.Anarticle.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Asalesclerk's

comment.

21.A.Peopleenjoyshoppinginit.

B.Peoplespendlittletimeinit.

C.Peoplearemorelikelytobuysomethinginit

iftimeislimited.

D.Peoplespendtoomuchtimereadingarticles

aboutquickcuressoldindrugstore.

22.A.Theyknowwhattheywanttobuy.B.

Theyhavelittlemoneytospend.

C.Theytalkthemselvesoutofpurchase.D.

Theyshopatthecheapeststores.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

23.A.Hehasalotoffreetime.B.Sheknows

helikesacting.

C.Manyofhisfriendsareactors.D.He's

lookingforanactingjob.

24.A.Hehasn'tbeeninaplayforalongtime.

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B.Hehastorearrangehiseveningschedule.

C.Hemightnotlikethewaythegroupworks.

D.Hisschoolworkhastakenupmostofhistime.

25.A.Enjoytherehearsal.B.Learnhis

partquickly.

C.SeeheronWednesday.D.Pickherup

onThursday.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3short

passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

somequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle

linethroughthecentre,

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

26.A.Parents.B.Children.

C.Breadwinners.D.Bankmanagers.

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27.A.Tohelplearntoberealistic.B.To

helpincreasetheirsavings.

C.Tohelpmanagetheirmoneywell.D.To

helptesttheirpower-control.

28.A.Fillintheexpensesastheyreallyare.

B.Avoidspendingmoneyonexpensivethings.

C.Setasideafixedamountofmoneyassavings.

D.Listincomeandexpensesontwopiecesof

paper.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

29.A.Childrencanhavefunfromit.

B.Peoplecanachievepersonalexcellencefrom

it.

C.Thewinnerwillbegreatlyhonored.

D.Itcanrealizethedreamsofanentirenation.

30.A.BecauseBrazilwontheWorldCup.

B.Becausetherewasalwayswonderfulfootball

matchesinBrazil.

C.Becausethemostfamousfootballerlivedin

Brazil.

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D.Becausetheywantedtolearnthebestfootball

skills.

31.A.Toprovethatfootballistheworld'smost

importantsport.

B.ToshowthatBrazilisbetterthanallothers.

C.TocompareScotlandwithBrazil.

D.Toexplaintheessenceofsport.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

32.A.Toimprovehercomputerprogram.

B.ToAndouttheirattitudestowardsfood.

C.Tofindoutdetailsshecanmakeuseof.

D.Topredictwhatfoodthey911likeinthefuture.

33.A.Peoplebelievewhatthecomputertells

them.

B.Peoplecanbeledtobelieveinsomething

false.

C.Peopletendtoforgettheirchildhood

experiences.

D.Peoplearenotalwaysawareoftheir

personalities.

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34.A.Iftheylearnitisharmfulforhealth.

B.Iftheylietothemselvesthattheydon'twant

it.

C.Iftheyarewillingtoletdoctorscontroltheir

minds.

D.Iftheythinktheyoncehadabadexperience

ofeatingit.

35.A.Whetheritismoral.B.Whoitis

bestfor.

C.Whenitiseffective.D.Howitshouldbe

used.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassage

threetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirst

time,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.

Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,you

arerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36

to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.For

blanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredto

fillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,you

caneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheard

orwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.

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Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上

作答。

Millionsofpeopleareenrolledineveningadult

education(36)acrossAmerica.

Communitycollegeshavebecomepopularand

their(37)haveincreasedrapidly.

Largeuniversitiesare(38)more

coursesintheeveningsforadultstudents.Inthis

way,the(39)formoreeducationis

beingmet.

Onereasonforthisisthatmanyolderpeople

arechangingtheir(40),Theyare

lookingfordifferentcareers.Anotherreasonis

that(41)costsofmanyhouseholdthings

haverecentlygreatly(42).Adultsare

takingcourseslikeplumbingandelectricalrepair.

Thiswaytheyhopethatthehighcostsforrepairs

canbe(43).

(44)

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.Engineers,teachersand

businessmenaretakingadulteducationclasses.

Theyhavefoundthatmoreeducationisneededto

dotheirjobswell.(45)

,Accountingandbusinesscoursesarealso

takenbymanyadultstudents.Somestudents

attendclassestoearndegrees.(46)

.Thelivesofmanypeoplehave

beenenrichedbecauseofadulteducation.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewith

tenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordfor

eachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninaword

bankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemark

thecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.You

maynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

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once.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Blueistheworld9sfavoritecolor.Itisalsothe

colormostoften47withintellectandauthority.

Mostuniformsareblue.InGreekandRoman

mythology,blueisthecolorofskygods.IntheOld

Testament,Godis48bydeepblue.Blueand

turquoise（青绿色）arerepresentedbytheIslamic

religion.Itisthe49colorinthemosquesofthe

world.Bluesymbolizestruth,peaceand

cooperation.ItisthecoloroftheflagoftheUnited

NationsandofEurope.Asthecoolestcolorofthe

spectrum,itisthehuemostlikelytohavea

recedingeffect.Asintheskiesandwaterthat50us,

blueisseenasapeacefuland51color.Bluelight

hasseento52bloodpressurebycalmingthe

nervoussystemhencerelaxingthebodyandmind.

Bluecreateslargeairyspaces.Itmakesrooms

bigger.Thewrongshadeofbluecanbe

uncomfortable.Itcanalsobecoldandsterile（枯燥

的）unless53withwarmercolors.Lightandsoft

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bluemakesusfeelquietandprotectedfromthe

bustle（喧闹）and54oftheday.Bluebedroomsare

restful.Bluebathroomsareappropriatelywatery.

Blue55depthwithgreensandreds.Darkblue

representsthenightmakinguscalm.Its

apparentlycalmingeffectmakesittheperfecttone

forthequieter56ofyourlivingspace.

[A]represented[B]engage[C]

refreshing[D]surround

[E]curved[F]dominant[G]lower

[H]balanced

[l]activity[j]zones[K]

foolish[L]line

[M]acquires[N]associated[O]rash

SectionB

Directions：Thereare2passagesinthesection.

Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarked[AJ,[B],[C],and[DJo

Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle

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linethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Question57to61arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Mostshoplifters（商店扒手）agreethatthe

Januarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthe

hard-workingthief.Withtheshopssocrowded

andthestaffsobusy,itdoesnotrequireany

extraordinarytalenttohelpyoutotakeoneortwo

littlethingsandescapeunnoticed.Itisknown,in

thebusiness,as“hoisting”。

Butthehoistinggameisnotwhatitusedtobe.

Evenattheheightofthesales,shoplifterstoday

neverknowiftheyarebeingwatchedbyoneof

thoseevillittleballsthathangfromtheceilingsof

somanydepartmentstoresabovethemost

desirablegoods.

Asifthatwasnottroubleenoughforthem,

theycannowbefilmedatworkandobligedto

attendashowingoftheirperformanceincourt.

SelfridgeswasthefirstbigLondonstoreto

installclosed-circuitvideotapeequipmenttowatch

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itssalesfloors.InOctoberlastyearthestorewon

itsfirstcourtcaseforshopliftingusingaevidence

avideotapeclearlyshowingacouplestealing

dresses.Itwasanimportanttestcasewhich

encouragedotherstorestoinstallsimilar

equipment.

Whentheballs,calledsputniks,firstmakean

appearanceinshops,itwaswidelybelievedthat

theironlyfunctionwastofrightenshoplifters.

Theirsomewhatridiculousappearances,the

curiousholesandredlightsgoingonandoff,

certainlymakethetheorybelievable.

Itdidnottakelong,however,forserious

shoplifterstostartshowingsuitablerespect.Soon

aftertheequipmentwasinoperationatSelfridges,

storedetectiveBrianChadwickwassittinginthe

controlroomwatchingawomansecretlyputting

bottlesofperfumeintoherbag.

“Assheturnedtogo,“Chadwickrecalled,

“shesuddenlylookedupatthe'sputnik'and

stopped.Shecouldnotpossiblyhaveseenthatthe

camerawastrainedonherbecauseitiscompletely

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hidden,butshemusthavehadafeelingthatIwas

lookingather.”

“Foramomentshepaused,butthenshe

returnedtocounterandstartedputtingeverything

back.Whenshehadfinished,sheopenedherbag

towardsthecameratoshowitwasemptyand

hurriedoutofthestore.”

57.Januaryisagoodmonthforshoplifters

because.

[A]theydon'tneedtowaitforstafftoserve

them

LB]theydon'tneedanypreviousexperienceas

thieves

[C]therearesomanypeopleinthestore

[D]Januarysalesofferwonderfulopportunities

forthem

58.Thesputnikshangingfromtheceilingare

intended.

[A]towatchthemostdesirablegoods

[C]tofrightenshopliftersbytheirappearance

LB]tomakefilmsthatcanbeusedasevidence

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ED]tobeusedasevidenceagainstshoplifters

59.ThecaselastOctoberwasimportantbecause

o

[A]thestoregotthedressesback

[B]theequipmentwasabletofrighten

shoplifters

[C]othershopsfoundoutabouttheequipment

ED]thekindofevidencesuppliedwasaccepted

bycourt

60.Thewomanstealingperfume.

[A]guessedwhatthesputnikswerefor

[C]couldseethecamerafilmingher

LB]wasfrightenedbyitsshape[D]

knewthatthedetectivehadseenher

61.Thewoman'sactionbeforeleavingthestore

showsthatshe.

[A]wassorryforwhatshehaddone

[B]wasafraidshewouldbearrested

[C]decidedshedidn'twantwhatshehadpicked

up

[D]wantedtoproveshehadnotintendedto

stealanything

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PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedinthefollowing

passage.

Thelargestsharkknowntous,Megalodon,is

extinct.Orisit?CarcharodonMegalodon,

commonlyknownasMegalodon,isbelievedto

havelivedbetween1millionand5millionyears

agoandthoughttohavebeen52feetlong.Itis(or

was)asharkthathadajaw7ormorefeetwide.

Fairlyrecently,therehasbeensomespeculation

aboutwhetheritisextinctorjustoutofreach.But

fewpeoplebelievethatMegalodonhasfounda

homedeepintheocean.

Therearemanyknown“LivingFossils^^：

Coelacanth,SeaCucumbers,SeaUrchins,Lobsters,

SeaStars.Thecommononeslikelobstersandsea

urchinsarenotreallylookedonasanything

amazing.They'vebeenaroundforthousandsof

yearsormore,andareeasilyaccessibletous.

Whatiftheyweren'taccessibleandyetstill

existed?Wewouldlabelthemextinct.The

discoveryofaliveCoelacanth,afishlongbelieved

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extinct,challengedsomescientistslong-heldbeliefs

onextinction.Therehavebeenrecentdiscoveries

ofincrediblylargesquid,anddeep-seafishnever

beforeseenbyscientists.

Inthe1960stheU.S.Navysetupunderwater

microphonesaroundtheworldtotrackSoviet

submarines.Thenetwork,knownastheSound

SurveillanceSystem,stillliesdeepbelowthe

ocean'ssurfaceinalayerofwaterknownasthe

9

“deepsoundchanneFoThetemperatureand

pressureofthechannelallowsoundwavesto

travelundisturbed.NOAA'sAcousticMonitoring

ProjecthasbeenusingtheSoundSurveillance

Systemtolistenforchangesinoceanstructurelike

oceancurrentsorvolcanicactivity.Mostofthe

soundsrecordedarecommonandofnoconcern.

Onesound,identifiedin1977byU.S.Navy“spy”

sensors,wasodd.Itwasobviouslyamarineanimal

butthecallwasmorepowerfulthananyofthe

callsmadebyanyotherreportedseacreature.It

wastoobigforawhale.Coulditbeadeep-sea

monster?Onepossibilitywasagiantsquid,but

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nooneissure.Itwasnamed“Bloop"。Coulditbe

Megalodon?IfMegalodonisstillalivedownin

thebottomoftheocean,wemaysomedaysoon

discoverit.Thenwhat?Deepseadivingwill

neverbethesame,thafsforsure!

62.ThefollowingiscommonlyknownEXCEPT

•

[A]Megalodon,thelargestshark,isextinct

[B]Megalodonisnotextinctbutjustoutof

reach

EC]Megalodonwas52feetlongandhadajaw7

ormorefeetwide

ED]Megalodonlivedbetweenseveralmillion

yearsago.

63.Whatmakesscientistsdoubtaboutthebelief

thatMegalodonisextinct?

[A]Thediscoveryofmany“LivingFossils"o

[C]ThediscoveryofaliveCoelacanth.

[B]Thediscoveryofthefossilsoflobsters.

[D]Thediscoveryofthefossilsofseaurchins.

64.Whatwasspecialintheirrecordedsounds?

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[A]TOlistenforchangesinoceanstructure.

[B]TOlistenforchangesofoceancurrentsor

volcanicactivity.

EC]ToMakesurewhethertherewasagiant

squiddeepintheocean.

ED]TOfollowthetrackoftheSovietwarships

underwater.

65.Whatwasspecialintheirrecordedsounds?

[A]Astrange,powerfulanimalsoundwasheard.

EC]Aseamonster'ssoundwasheard.

[B]Abigwhale'ssoundwasheard.

[D]Agiantsquid'ssoundwasheard.

66.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

[A]Scientists9discoveriesalwayschange

people'sbelief.

LB]Therearetoomanysecretstobediscovered.

[C]Megalodonmaybestillalivedeepinthe

ocean.

ED]“Deepsoundchannel”allowssoundwaves

totravelundisturbed.

PartVCloze(15minutes)

Directions：Thereare20blanksinthefollowing

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passage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

marked[AJ,[B],[CJand[DJontheright

sideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthat

bestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswersheet2withasingle

linethroughthecenter.

Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovided

daytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.

Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distance

transportation.Todaythecaristhemostpopular

67oftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.It

hascompletely68thehorseasameansofeveryday

transportation.Americansusetheircarfor6990

percentofallpersonal70.MostAmericansare

ableto71cars.Theaveragepriceofa72madecar

was,500in1950,740in1960andup73750in

1975.DuringthisperiodAmericanear

manufacturerssetabout74theirproductsand

workefficiency.Meanwhile,theyearlyincomeof

the75familyincreasedfrom1950to197576than

thepriceofcars.Forthisreason,77anewcar

takesasmaller78ofafamily9stotalearningstoday.

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In195179ittook8.1monthsofanaverage

family's80tobuyanewcar.In1962,anewcar81