2008年12月大学英语四级考试全真模拟试题答案

    Part I Writing （参考范文）

　　How to Solve the Problem of Heavy Traffic
　　With the population explosion, the traffic in cities becomes heavier and heavier. People find it difficult to get to where they are heading for. In addition, they are more likely to be stuck somewhere in a traffic jam and even get involved in a traffic accident.
　　To solve the problem, there might be two solutions. The first one is to build more roads. By doing so, we can lower the degree of crowdedness in the streets and speed up the flow of traffic. But more roads will take up too much land. The second solution is to open up more bus lines. As a result, the number of bicycles and cars will be cut down. Unfortunately, it also has a drawback: it will bring inconvenience to those who live or work far away from bus routes.
　　In fact, the best solution as I see it is to adopt both solutions at the same time because either has its advantages and disadvantages. Only in this way can we efficiently solve the problem of heavy traffic.

    评析： 本文结构清晰，中心突出。第一段开门见山，运用主题句，提出本文要解决的问题， 然后又具体说明解决问题的方法。第二段直接提出两个解决方案说明解决交通可以从两发面进行，最后一段总的提出最好的解决办法。

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

    1.答案为 Y. 本题主要考查考生对词汇的理解。文章的第一段中出现了“…life without stress would be dull and unexciting.”和 “…too much stress can seriously affect your physical and mental well-being.”其中，dull and unexciting 对应题中的uninteresting； physical and mental well-being 对应physically and psychologically.

    2.答案为 Y. 本题对应文章第一段中的 “A major challenge in today's stress-filled world is to make the stress in your life work for you instead of against you.”句子的意思是“在当今充满压力的世界中，你面对的一个主要挑战是如何把生活的压力变成对你有利的因素，而非不利的因素。”题目的意思是“在当今充满压力的世界中，我们应该把握住生活的压力，而不是被它左右。”题目和原句表述一致。考生可以根据分解对应的技巧，将题目分解对应，也可以完全与原文句对应。

    3.答案为N. 作者在第一段中写到：“Too much emotional stress can result in physical illness， …” 依次可判断，本题的因果关系倒置，故为错。

    4.答案为 NY. 文中提到“If the stress-causing conditions continue， your body will need time to make repairs，…”，但未明确具体的时间量，所以题中的2到3天是文章没有的信息。

    5.答案为 Y. 本题是对文章中的“While it‘s impossible to live completely free of stress and distress， it is possible to prevent some distress as well as to minimize its impact when it can’t be avoided.”所做的paraphrase.平时加强这方面的练习，有助于解答此类题目。

    6.答案为 N. 本题是推断题。考生要注意在最后一个relaxation technique里，作者用到的begin， toes， finish， facial muscles等词，说明progressive指的是从下到上的顺序，而不是增加活动肌肉的强度。

    7.答案为 NG. 本题是概括题。文章中在减轻生活中的压力上，提出“Try Physical Activity， Share Your Stress， Take Care of Yourself， Make Time for Yourself， Make a List of the Things You Need to Do， Go ahead and Cry， Create a Quiet Scene， Avoid Self-Medication， Relax”， 但没有给出压力大需要去住院的建议。

    8.答案为 at least a half hour.在文中小标题“Make Time for Yourself” 段中，可以找到“Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy.”。考生应该知道题中的set aside与原句中的allow都是“留出”的意思。

    9.答案为 to learn how to relax.在文中小标题“Relax” 段中，可以找到“The best strategy for reducing or avoiding stress altogether is to learn how to relax.”。句中有对应信息。

    10.答案为 to be calmer， healthier and happier.从文中的结尾句“The result is， you will be calmer， healthier and happier.”可以反推出减少压力和郁闷的目的。