四六级考级资料.doc

CET4考前综合训练资料（学生版）

中国地质大学（武汉）

外国语学院大二教研室

2010年4月

目录
一、套题演练PP1-8

二、专项训练 PP9-63
阅读专项训练 PP9-25

听力专项训练 PP26-37
训练1 PP26-28
训练2 PP39-31
训练3 PP32-34
训练4 PP35-37

写作专项训练 PP38-45

完形填空专项训练PP46-59

翻译专项训练PP60-63

三、综合串讲材料 PP64-71

一、套题演练

大学英语四六级综合训练试题

Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic “College Students Learning Budgeting”. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1. 大学生经常生活费不够用;
2. 造成这一现象的原因;
3. 学会理财很重要，大学生应该
College Students Learning Budgeting

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.
　　For questions 1-7, mark
　　Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
　　N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
　　NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.
For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

　　Will We Run Out of Water?
　　Picture a “ghost ship” sinking into the sand, left to rot on dry land by a receding sea. Then imagine dust storms sweeping up toxic pesticides and chemical fertilizers from the dry seabed and spewing them across towns and villages.
　　Seem like a scene from a movie about the end of the world? For people living near the Aral Sea in Central Asia, it’s all too real. Thirty years ago, government planners diverted the rivers that flow into the sea in order to irrigate(provide water for)farmland. As a result, the sea has shrunk to half its original size, stranding ships on dry land. The seawater has tripled in salt content and become polluted, killing all 24 native species of fish.
　　Similar large-scale efforts to redirect water in other parts of the world have also ended in ecological crisis, according to numerous environmental groups. But many countries continue to build massive dams and irrigation systems, even though such projects can create more problems than they fix. Why? People in many parts of the world are desperate for water, and more people will need more water in the next century.
　　“Growing populations will worsen problems with water,” says Peter H. Gleick, an environmental scientist at the Pacific Institute for studies in Development, Environment, and Security, a research organization in California. He fears that by the year 2025, as many as one third of the world’s projected 8.3 billion people will suffer from water shortages.
　　Where Water Goes
　　Only 2.5 percent of all water on Earth is freshwater, water suitable for drinking and growing food, says Sandra Postel, director of the Global Water Policy Project in Amherst, Mass. Twothirds of this freshwater is locked in glaciers and ice caps. In fact, only a tiny percentage of freshwater is part of the water cycle, in which water evaporates and rises into the atmosphere, then condenses and falls back to Earth as precipitation(rain or snow).
　　Some precipitation runs off land to lakes and oceans, and some becomes groundwater, water that seeps into the earth. Much of this renewable freshwater ends up in remote places like the Amazon river basin in Brazil, where few people live. In fact, the world’s population has access to only 12,500 cubic kilometers of freshwater—about the amount of water in Lake Superior. And people use half of this amount already. “If water demand continues to climb rapidly,” says Postel, “there will be severe shortages and damage to the aquatic environment.”
　　Close to Home
　　Water woes may seem remote to people living in rich countries like the United States. But Americans could face serious water shortages, too especially in areas that rely on groundwater. Groundwater accumulates in aquifers, layers of sand and gravel that lie between soil and bedrock. (For every liter of surface water, more than 90 liters are hidden underground.)Although the United States has large aquifers, farmers, ranchers, and cities are tapping many of them for water faster than nature can replenish it. In northwest Texas, for example, over pumping has shrunk groundwater supplies by 25 percent, according to Postel.
　　Americans may face even more urgent problems from pollution. Drinking water in the United States is generally safe and meets high standards. Nevertheless, one in five Americans every day unknowingly drinks tap water contaminated with bacteria and chemical wastes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. In Milwaukee, 400,000 people fell ill in 1993 after drinking tap water tainted with cryptosporidium, a microbe that causes fever, diarrhea and vomiting.
　　The Source
　　Where do contaminants come from? In developing countries, people dump raw sewage into the same streams and rivers from which they draw water for drinking and cooking; about 250 million people a year get sick from water borne diseases.
　　In developed countries, manufacturers use 100,000 chemical compounds to make a wide range of products. Toxic chemicals pollute water when released untreated into rivers and lakes. (Certain compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, have been banned in the United States.)
　　But almost everyone contributes to water pollution. People often pour household cleaners, car antifreeze, and paint thinners down the drain; all of these contain hazardous chemicals. Scientists studying water in the San Francisco Bay reported in 1996 that 70 percent of the pollutants could be traced to household waste.
　　Farmers have been criticized for overusing herbicides and pesticides, chemicals that kill weeds and insects but that pollute water as well. Farmers also use nitrates, nitrogen-rich fertilizer that help plants grow but that can wreak havoc on the environment Nitrates are swept away by surface runoff to lakes and seas. Too many nitrates “over enrich” these bodies of water, encouraging the buildup of algae, or microscopic plants that live on the surface of the water. Algae deprive the water of oxygen that fish need to survive, at times choking off life in an entire body of water.
　　What’s the Solution?
　　Water expert Gleick advocates conservation and local solutions to water-related problems; governments, for instance, would be better off building small-scale dams rather than huge and disruptive projects like the one that ruined the Aral Sea.
　　“More than 1 billion people worldwide don’t have access to basic clean drinking water,” says Gleick.“There has to be a strong push on the part of everyone—governments and ordinary people—to make sure we have a resource so fundamental to life.”
　　1. That the huge water projects have diverted the rivers causes the Aral Sea to shrink.
　　2. The construction of massive dams and irrigation projects does more good than harm.
　　3. The chief causes of water shortage are population growth and water pollution.
　　4. The problems Americans face concerning water are groundwater shrinkage and tap water pollution.
　　5. According to the passage all water pollutants come from household waste.
　　6. The people living in the United States will not be faced with water shortages.
7. Water expert Gleick has come up with the best solution to water-related problems.
8. According to Peter H. Gleick, by the year 2025, as many as ________of the world’s people will suffer from water shortages.
　　9. Two thirds of the freshwater on Earth is locked in ________.
10. In developed countries, before toxic chemicals are released into rivers and lakes, they should be treated ______in order to avoid.

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A],[B],[C]and[D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11. [A] The man is out of shape.
　 [B] The man doesn’t need a new racket.
　 [C] The man also needs new tennis shoes.
　 [D] The man spent too much on his tennis shoes.
12. [A] She prefers chemistry.
　 [B] She hasn’t got a partner yet.
　 [C] She is too tired of chemistry.
　 [D] She is too busy to work on her chemistry.
13.[A] Customer and waitress.
　 [B] Teacher and student.
　 [C] Boss and secretary.
　 [D] Lawyer and client.
14. [A] He was satisfied with the service on the ship.
　 [B] It was the first time he had been abroad.
　 [C] He had never been on a warship.
　 [D] He has been on the warship before.
15.[A] He is confident.
　 [B] He is worried.
　 [C] He is bored.
　 [D] He is angry.
16. [A] The woman offered to help the man find his box.
　　[B] The man doesn’t know where to go.
　　[C] The woman will buy the man’s lunch for him.
　　[D] The woman will give the man a treatment.
17. [A] It’s enjoyable.
　 [B] It’s terrific.
　 [C] It’s too modern.
　 [D] It’s old-fashioned.
18.[A] Near the stairs.
　 [B] On the platfomp3.
　 [C] At the ticket office.
　 [D] At the infomp3ation desk.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. [A] In a college bookstore.
　 [B] In a lecture hall.
　 [C] In a library.
　 [D] In a dormitory.
20. [A] English.
　 [B] Biology.
　 [C] Introduction to English Literature.
　 [D] A required course.
21. [A] He lives on the 10th floor of Butler Hall.
　 [B] He never wants to listen to students.
　 [C] He used to teach biology.
　 [D] He is an excellent professor.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. [A] When to move.
　 [B] Where to live the following year.
　 [C] How much time to spend at home.
　　[D] Whose house to visit.
23. [A] Take some money to the housing office.
　 [B] Infomp3 the director of student housing in a letter.
　 [C] Fill out a fomp3 in the library.
　 [D] Maintain a high grade average.
24. [A] Both live on campus.
　 [B] Both live off campus.
　 [C] The man lives on campus; the woman lives off campus.
　 [D] The woman lives on campus; the man lives off campus.
25. [A] Grades.
　 [B] Privacy.
　 [C] Sports.
　 [D] Money.

Section B
Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C]and [D].Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. [A] The importance of advertisement.
　 [B] The society’s great need of advertisement.
　 [C] The origin of advertisement.
　 [D] The prosperity of advertisement.
27. [A] The local governments.
　 [B] Their owners families.
　 [C] Advertisements.
　 [D] The audience.
28. [A] Advertising is personal.
　　[B] Advertisements are convincing.
　　[C] Advertisements are unreliable.
　　[D] Advertisements are misleading.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. [A] The games shouldn’t be held in Salt Lake City.
　 [B] The games have met their environmental goals.
　 [C] The games did little to protect the environment.
　 [D] The games have caused lasting damages to the area.
30. [A] Sports competition.
　 [B] Cultural exchange.
　 [C] Economic development.
　 [D] Environmental protection.
31. [A] Building ski jumps farther away from the city.
　 [B] Developing better public transportation in the city.
　 [C] Planting more trees around the fields.
　 [D] Promoting the use of cleaner energy.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. [A] Diet.
　 [B] Weight control.
　 [C] Aerobic exercise.
　 [D] Eating habits and exercise.
33. [A] Nuts.
　 [B] Sugar.
　 [C] Vegetable oil.
　 [D] Dairy products.
34. [A] Forty or fifty minutes of exercise once a week.
　 [B] Twenty or thirty minutes of exercise every day.
　 [C] Fifteen or twenty minutes of exercise five days a week.
　 [D] Thirty or forty minutes of exercise three or four days a week.
35. [A] Carbohydrates.
　 [B] Indirect fat.
　 [C] Body fluid.
　 [D] Fat.

Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Today, students who want to learn English in the US have a wide choice of courses and institutions to (36)________from. And, because the US is such a big country, they also have a huge (37) ________of locations in which to study. The US has a long (38) ________of teaching English because, (39) _________its history, the country has welcomed (40) _________from all over the world, most of whom have needed to learn English. Today, the US’s English language teaching sector is well developed and its teachers are highly qualified and (41) ________American universities and colleges welcome many thousands of (42) ______students each year, who (43)________on degree or post graduate courses. (44) _______________________________________________________ . These courses are called Intensive English Language Programs and (45)____________ In addition to language tuition, Intensive English Language Programs give students (46) __________________________________________________________________________________.

Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)
Section A
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. Read 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.

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
　　Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of