文都英语 2008年12月英语四级预测试卷(二)

　　Conversation Two
　　M:Do you know what happened to me today? I was so embarrassed.
　　W:What?
　　M: Well, Dr. Browns class finished 10 minutes early, so I went to the library between classes. I knew I didnt have much time, but I wanted to get these books on the Industrial Revolution. I looked them up in the card catalogue and went right to the stack and found them. So I put them in my bookbag and headed back towards the door. Then it happened. The exit gate in front of the door wouldnt open, and the guard immediately warned me that I hadnt checked out my books. He thought I was trying to steal them.
　　W:That mustve been embarrassing. But why didnt the exit gate open?
　　M: I asked them that. It seems that the books in the library are all magnetically coded, and when you check them out, the librarian behind the desk demagnetizes them, then the exit gate will open.
　　W:How interesting! I still dont quite understand how they do it, though. Ill have to go to the library and see it for myself.
　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have heard.
　　23.Why did the man decide to go to the library?
　　【解析】A 布朗教授的课提前十分钟下课了，因此我决定在课间去趟图书馆。Dr. Browns class finished 10 minutes early, so I went to the library between classes.
　　24. After getting the books, what did the man do?
　　【解析】D男生拿到书之后直接把书塞到书包里了So I put them in my bookbag and headed back towards the door.从这句话中可得出答案。
　　25.According to the man, what happens to all the books in the library?
　　【解析】B从男生的话中可看出图书馆里的所有书都经过特殊编码了。It seems that the books in the library are all magnetically coded。
　　Section B
　　Passage One
　　The first step to stop drug abuse is knowing why people start to use drugs. The reasons people abuse drugs are as different as people are from one to another. But there seems to be one common thread: people seem to take drugs to change the way they feel. They want to feel better or feel happy or to feel nothing. Sometimes, they want to forget or to remember. People often feel better about the roseleaf when they are under the influence of drugs. But the effects dont last long. Drugs dont solve problems. They just postpone them. No matter how far drugs may take you, its always around trip. After a while, people who miss drugs may feel worse about themselves, and then they may use more drugs. If someone you know is using or abusing drugs, you can help. The most important part you can play is to be there. You can let your friends know that you care. You can listen and try to solve the problem behind your friends need to use drugs. Two people together can often solve a problem that seems too big for one person alone. Studies of heavy abusers in the United States show that they felt unloved and unwanted. They didnt have close friends to talk to. When you or your friends take the time to care for each other, youre all helping to stop drugs abuse. After all, what is a friend for?
　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　26.Why do some people abuse drugs?
　　【解析】B 人们吸毒是想改变自己的感受，想觉得快乐些，美好些。从以下两句话中可以看出。But there seems to be one common thread: people seem to take drugs to change the way they feel. They want to feel better or feel happy or to feel nothing.
　　27. According to the passage, what is the best way to stop friends from abusing drugs?
　　【解析】A帮助朋友戒毒的最好方法是帮助解决他的心理问题。吸毒者常常觉得自己不被爱，不被人所需要。作为朋友，应该做的就是陪伴在其左右，聆听他的痛苦和问题，让他感受到温暖和关爱。
　　28. What are the findings of the studies about heavy drug users?
　　【解析】A 从下面这句话中可以得出结论。Studies of heavy abusers in the United States show that they felt unloved and unwanted.研究表明严重的吸毒者都是觉得自己不被爱不被需要的，因此他们需要的是关心和关爱。
　　Passage Two
　　A sixyearold boy has been found alive after spending four days and five nights in an icebox that was buried under tons of ruins in Thursdays big earthquake. The boy Tom was found early yesterday in the village of Sem as rescuers were working to pull his father out of the ruins of their home. Hearing a faint cry of “Get me out. Get me out”, rescuers dug down another one point five meters and found the boy in the icebox. He was pronounced in a good condition, suffering only four or five slight wounds. Toms eight brothers and sisters died in the earthquake which officials say may have killed as many as 50,000 people, By Sunday foreign doctors were leaving the earthquake areas as hope had faded of finding any more survivors.
　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　29. What happened to the boy in earthquake?
　　【解析】B He was pronounced in a good condition, suffering only four or five slight wounds.从中看出男孩只受了一点儿小伤。
　　30. How many days had passed before the boy was rescued?
　　【解析】A四天五夜four days and five nights，因此答案为四天左右about four days.
　　31. How did the boy survive the big earthquake?
　　【解析】C 男孩躲在冰箱里，因此侥幸在地震中生存了下来。