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第四套
Part I Writing
On a Harmonious Dormitory Life
Dormitory life is an indispensable part of college life. But sometimes the harmony in the dormitory be disturbed in one way or another.
As is known to all, a harmonious dormitory life is important to college students and benefits all the members. On one hand, we can have a good rest and put our heart into study. On the other hand, we will have a good mood and enjoy being together.
There are several ways to create and maintain a harmonious dormitory life. Firstly, you have to evaluate your life-style and try to get rid of your dirty habits, if there are any. Secondly, when an annoying situation arises, you’ll just have to learn to tolerate each other and co-exist. Thirdly, you’ll have to share with each other and make good friends.
In conclusion, we should try our best to build a harmonious dormitory life for the sake of good study and good life.
点评：“和谐”成为我们当今社会词频概率最高用词，就社会而言，倡导建立和谐社会；就家庭而言，提倡建设和谐家庭；就校园来讲，则要建立和谐校园；和谐两字似乎无所不在，大学生宿舍生活同样需要和谐。本预测题与四级考试热点密切相关，又为典型的校园生活主题，值得关注。

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
本文从失业这个话题入手，分析了失业的利弊。并通过列举一些失业者的经历，论证失业并非就是完全令人沮丧的灾难。

1. N 大意题。文章述及数人失业后给各自生活带来了令人意想不到的好处，并未表明失业即福的观点。
2. Y 先找到Lisa Perez这个名字。Community Involvement标题下第一段 “…become obsessed with homemaking…” 即证明了该命题表述正确。
3. Y Community Involvement标题下的第四段提到 “…to meet powerful and wellconnected people.” 所以该陈述是正确的。
4. N Community Involvement标题下的第三段，Perez 说“Volunteering takes the focus off of you. One thing you have that’s still valuable is your time. And, of course, you learn that there are thousands of people with a life that’s much worse than yours,” 可见Perez并没有后悔做义务工作。
5. Y 标题Continuing Education下的第一段第二句话“This is a lot of time, especially for hard-charging high-performers who are not used to having any free time.”表明了该陈述正确。
6. NG 先从文章中找到 Bellavance 这个名字，然后细读会发现文章并没有明确提及他提高自己的计算技能。
7. N 根据domestic affairs可基本确定此题信息出自标题Family matters中的内容，在第一段找到对应句“In addition to pursuing training or volunteering, some displaced careerists use their time off work to attend to family matters.”，由此可以断定他们只是更多地参与到家庭事务中，绝非全权掌管家事，所以陈述不对。
8. a huge boost/increase in confidence 陈述中的人名就是关键信息词，内容属于标题Family matters中的事例，在最后一段第一句话提到“One of the unexpected benefits was the huge boost in confidence he gained from his role as caregiver.”，所以Mr. Rappaport意外的收获就是信心大增。
9. scriptwriting and the movie business 同样根据人名锁定陈述对应的句子在标题Discovery and Exploration的第二段“Michael Ross…recently spent his 10 months of unemployment playing guitar and exploring his lifelong interest in scriptwriting and the movie business.”，直接填空即可。
10. shoring up family bonds 本题为全文“unemployment ‘blessings’”的总结，自然应该在文章最后一段寻找相关内容，对应的句子是“These job seekers pursued service, continuing education and shoring up family bonds”，同样可以直接填空。

Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11. B 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. B 21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. A
11. M: Excuse me, can you please tell me how to get to the people’s bank of China?
W: Sure. Go straight for two blocks, then turn left and walk three more blocks until you get to the drugstore. It’s right across the street.
Q: How far must the man walk to get to the bank?
12. W: I’m crazy about the blue woolen sweater in the window. Could I see it, please?
M: We’re about to mark down all of our winter goods, including our jackets, suits, and woolen sweaters in several colors. Why don’t you wait until Friday?
Q: What does the man suggest that the woman do?
13. W: Did you hear that the neighborhood convenience store was held up last night?
M: Yes, I heard it on the radio this morning.
Q: What happened at the convenience store last night?
14. W: Don’t wolf down your lunch. It’s not good for you.
M: Ok, mom, but the boys will be here any minute, and I don’t want to miss the game.
Q: What did the woman ask her son not to do?
15. W: This is Mrs. Jones. My heater is not getting any power and the temperature is going to get down below freezing. Could you come over and fix it?
M: This is our busiest time of the year, but I will speak to one of our men about getting over there sometime today.
Q: Who has Mrs. Jones called to come over?
16. M: Did you hear Eva’s presentation in the meeting last night?
W: How she could be so calm in front of such a large audience is really beyond me.
Q: What does the woman imply?
17. M: You know I’m not too sure if the new salary will be high enough or if even the new position is really what I want. Besides, I like the work that I’m doing now.
W: It sounds as though you’ve already made up your mind about what you are going to do.
Q: What is the man thinking about?
18. W: I’m getting absolutely nowhere with these physics problems.
M: How about my going through them with you?
Q: What does the man mean?Now you’ll hear two long conversations.

Conversation One
M: Excuse me, I understand that this office helps students with housing. Is that right?
W: Are you a student in the intensive English program? May I see your ID card? Um, yes, we can certainly help you. Where are you staying now?
M: I just arrived yesterday. I’m staying at the hotel across the street.
W: Okay, please complete this form. Will you be living alone or do you have a family with you? Or, would you be interested in sharing housing?
M: Yes, I have a wife and child. They aren’t here yet, but they’ll be coming as soon as I am settled in. My daughter is 4.
W: We have two choices available. This two-bedroom is two blocks from campus, but it doesn’t have central heat and air. There is a slot in the wall for a unit air conditioner if you want one. It’s $ 500 a month. Then, for $ 650 a month, there is this one. It’s in a modern apartment complex, about 10 minutes from the university by bicycle, but it’s closer to shopping, a movie theater, and other things. And the complex has a swimming pool and laundromat(自助洗衣店).
M: Could I see them both? I’m not sure which I would want at the moment. Sure I’d love to be closer to school, but my wife and daughter would probably like the benefits of the other one.
W: Sure. We can go right now if you would like.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. Where is the man living currently?
20. What size apartment does the man need?
21. What does the man think is the most important difference between the two apartments the woman discusses?
22. What is the biggest drawback of the less expensive apartment according to the woman?

Conversation Two
M: Excuse me. My watch stopped running and I’m not sure what’s wrong with it.
W: Well, let me look at it.
M: OK. It’s a new watch. I’ve only had it for about a year.
W: Hmm. It seems that it just needs a new battery. They only last about a year, you know.
M: Oh, that’s a relief. I was hoping it wasn’t broken or something. In fact, last week I got some water on it and I was afraid that the water might have ruined it. How much is a new battery?
W: It’s six ninety-nine plus tax.
M: Oh dear, that seems like a lot. I thought my friend said she paid about three ninety-nine for a battery.
W: Well, she may have. But we’re a watch repair shop and we install your battery and then guarantee it for a year. If you have the watch cleaned here we guarantee it for an additional three months.
M: Well, I guess you get what you pay for. I’ll get my battery here. How long will it take to put it in?
W: Usually I can do it right away, but right now I’m way behind in my repair of a large shipment of watches. They all need to be fixed by this afternoon. Can you leave your watch here until about 5 P.M.?
M: Oh dear. I’m afraid I can’t. I need to get back and I have to work this evening. So I couldn’t pick it up by five. And I have to have it by tomorrow.
W: Well, then maybe I can just squeeze it in now. It’ll only take a few minutes. Can you wait?
M: OK. I’d really appreciate that. Sure, I’ll wait.
W: OK. Just sit down over there. I’ll have it fixed in a few minutes.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What is the problem with the man’s watch?
24. How much did the man’s friend pay for a battery?
25. What is special about the shop’s service?

Section B
26. C 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. B
Passage One
A tiny village somewhere in Britain was badly affected by a cat. The cat was stuck in the middle of the road due to being over frightened by the speeding vehicles. A passionate truck driver stopped his truck beside the street in order to help the frightened cat. However, something out of imagination happened. His truck slipped down the road since it was not firmly locked. It crashed into four parked cars, crashed through a bush, ran alongside a river and damaged several blocks of houses. The cat bit the driver on the hand while he was carrying it, which resulted in an injury.
Here is another story about cats. A family cat rescued a nine-month old child by informing the parents who were then cooking in the house. The cat cried out loudly when it saw the baby struggling in the river beside the house. The parents said the cat would receive a good reward of a beautiful coat for its extraordinary deed.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What happened to the cat that affected a village?
27. Who was hurt in the first story?
28. Where did the second story about cats occur?
29. What would the parents give to cat as a reward in the second story?

Passage Two
The professors of California University agreed in a seminar that, “automobiles have posed a great danger to human health”. “Automobiles not only pollute the air and lead to traffic jams, but more importantly, they also make it unnecessary for people to walk, which resulted in an increasing rate of heart diseases,”said Dr. W.H. Peterson, professor of medical science. CNN reported that Dr. W.H. Peterson’s sharp criticism caused a hot debate on the campus of California University. “The debate opened a starting of human retrospection over their industrialized results. Humans had to consider the problem caused by themselves,” Dr. Peterson said. “Humans restricted their concern to only the natural disasters and environmental strategies before.”
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. What is the theme of this passage?
31. What is the reason for the increase of heart diseases?
32. What do people then have to handle?

Passage Three
If you are like most people, then it is more likely that you are smarter in spring than in any other season.
Mr. Wilson, a famous scientist, discussed the influence of different climates on the human mind based on research drawn from many kinds of people. Eventually, he concluded that temperature and climate have significant effects on thinking. He decided that warm weather hinders people’s creative thinking, while cold weather facilitates. It does not mean that in summer people think less, however it does mean that people tend to be least creative in summer compared with other seasons. Spring seems to contribute most to people’s thinking. Fall follows, then winter. So it seems reasonable to get a lot of rest in summer.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. What is the main idea of the passage?
34. In which temperature do people have the best thinking?
35. Which statement is true of the heard passage?

Section C
Americans learn sports as part of their education. They learn two or more ball (36)games, such as football or basketball. At high school, they choose groups of boys or girls to make (37) teams. They choose those who are best at that sport. These teams (38) compete against teams from other schools. In many schools, students learn wrestling, running, tennis, golf and swimming. They have teams for some of these sports, too.
The games between schools are often very (39) exciting. Other students, the ones not on the team, love to watch them. They let everyone know this by shouting and (40) cheering, when their team plays well.
There is a special (41) club, of girls and boys, mostly girls, who jump up and down and shout for their football team. They call themselves (42) cheerleaders, because they lead everyone in shouts and cheers. They wear clothes of a (43) special color—the color of their school’s team. The football players wear that color, too. Each school has a team color and a team name. Cheerleaders call out the team name in their cheers. (44) They practice for many hours to learn the special jumping and cheering moves.Cheerleading is almost a sport itself. Every classroom has an American flag in it. (45)From elementary to high school, students start each day by standing up and showing respect to the flag.They put their hands over their hearts and say “the Pledge of Allegiance”. (46) This is a promise to the country, which was written by people who came to the US over 200 years ago.By standing and showing respect to the flag ,people think about the United States and its freedoms.

Part IVReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. E 此处应填入E项，be voluntary to 为固定搭配,意为“自愿地做某事”，符合题意。
48. H 此处应填入一个名词，而desire通常和介词for搭配，此处句子的意思为“控制我们对能源无止境的欲望以停止对环境的破坏”。
49. A 此处应填入一个形容词，根据上下文意思应选A项，意即:全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远,以至于我们无需为此担心。
50. B 此处应填入一个名词，根据上下文意思与computer搭配的名词为B项。
51. F 根据上下文意思，本段均说明全球变暖这一环境变化，所以此处应表达气候变化之意，F为正确选项。
52. L 该题较为简单，表示“全球的气温比上个世纪上升了1华氏”，应能迅速找出正确答案。
53. I 全球变暖的结果令人担心，常识告诉我们其后果之一就是冰川融化，所以ice 与melt 搭配并符合句意，I为正确选项。
54. K 与上题一样，此处也是全球变暖的后果之一（海岸受到侵蚀），此处应填入一个现在分词，因此应选K。
55. N 该题较为简单，应填入一个复数名词，所以填入changes项。
56. D 选D项，the whole world为固定搭配，选项J是个干扰项，表示“地球正在消亡”，但是文章没有提到，而且有点言过其实了。

Section B
Passage One
57. D 细节理解题 文章的第二段提到“What they are working belong to no assignments. They remain there because they desire to be—they can not resist the attraction of the computers.”表明这些学生是由于无法抗拒电脑的诱惑而非做作业才彻夜呆在电脑前的。可见是沉迷于电脑的学生。所以选D。
58. A 细节理解题根据第一题的信息，这些学生不是主修电脑编程的最好的学生,而仅仅是沉迷于电脑的“黑客”。而其余的选项在文章中均有体现。故答案为A。
59. B 推断题第三段提到“they might have difficulty being employed, choosing to travel from one computing room to another.”既然这些学生可以自由选择一个又一个的电脑房，那就可以推断出大学的电脑房是对所有人开放的。
60. C 推断题第一段的最后两句话、第三段的最后一句话以及最后一段第一句话“Professors of computer science are nowadays shedding more light on this hacker phenomenon and are on the watch for latent hackers and more and more severe computer addictives.”都表明了作者的焦急态度。
61. D 主题推断题文章一开始就提到了沉迷于电脑的学生，然后又举了一个电脑“黑客”“废寝忘食”的例子。最后大学教授分析了“黑客”现象的发生原因。可见最适当的标题应该是D。

Passage Two
62. A 句意理解题文章第一句的意思是“没有人比John Moon更懂得E-mail废话成堆的特点。”所以选A项（John Moon清楚地知道E-mail是在浪费资源）。
63. D 细节理解题 第四段第二句表示“Talk Labs公司管理的邮件中有20％是不速之客……（About 20% of the Email Talk Labs manages is uninvited …）”由此可见，公司的工作重点并不是处理垃圾邮件。此外，其他三项均可在第一段和第二段中找到对应点，所以选D。
64. D 推断题代词that的指代对象应该从前一句中寻找。前一句指出“……为了存储和管理上述信息，这些公司仅今年一年就可能要在系统建设上增加100%到150%的费用。（…compani