恩波2008年12月大学英语四级全真模拟题答案（四）

　　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。