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文都英语 2008年12月英语四级预测试卷(二)
2008-12-19来源:和谐英语
Passage Three
There are three groups of English learners: beginners, intermediate learners, and learners of special English. Beginners need to learn the basics of English. Students who have reached an intermediate level benefit from learning general English skills. But what about student who want to learn specialist English for their work or professional life? Most students, who fit into this third group have a clear idea about what they want to learn. A bank clerk, for example, wants to use this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy. For a start, the variety is enormous. Every field from air line pilots to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to have an uptodate knowledge of that specialist language, and not many teachers are exposed to working environments outside the classroom. These issues have influenced the way specialist English is taught in schools. This type of course is usually known as English for Specific Purposes or ESP and there are ESP courses for almost every area of professional and working life. In Britain, for example, there are courses which teach English for doctors, lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people working in the hotel industry. By far, the most popular ESP courses are for business English.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What is the characteristic of learners of special English?
【解析】D学习特殊英语的学习者的特点是他们明确地知道自己要学什么。They know clearly what they want to learn.
33. Who needs ESP courses most?
【解析】A最需要ESP课程的是那些专门从事某项职业的人员，因此正确答案为professionals。
34. What are the most popular ESP courses in Britain?
【解析】B 短文最后一句点出了本题的答案，在英国最流行的特殊英语课是关于商务英语的。By far, the most popular ESP courses are for business English.
35. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
【解析】C这篇文章主要讲了些什么?很显然，全文都在讲特殊英语，即ESP，English for Specific Purposes。
Section C
36.【答案】undoubtedly
【解析】undoubtedly意为“毋庸置疑地，的确”。煤毋庸置疑将成为重要的能源。
37.【答案】supplies
【解析】supply意为“供应，供给”。煤毋庸置疑将成为重要的能源，由于天然气和石油资源供应的逐渐减少。
38. 【答案】appears
【解析】appear意为“出现，看来，似乎”。虽然煤看似是黑色的，但是在高倍显微镜下，它还有黄色，橘色和红色。
39.【答案】giant
【解析】giant意为“巨大的”。煤大约形成于三亿年前，由巨大的树木和沼泽里的其他植物形成的。
40. 【答案】swamps
【解析】swamp意为“沼泽”。煤大约形成于三亿年前，由巨大的树木和沼泽里的其他植物形成的。
41. 【答案】carbon
【解析】carbon意为“碳”。它们包含的元素有氧，氢以及碳。
42. 【答案】shape
【解析】shape意为“形状，形态”。随着地表形态的改变，树木和植物被埋在地下。
43. 【答案】pressed
【解析】press 意为“压，挤压”。地表的压力作用于树木和植物之上。
44. 【答案】Coal can be taken from under ground mines found deep in the earth or from strip mines which are found near the earths surface
45.【答案】Although miners still are needed in any coal mining operation, today heavy machinery does much of the hard work
46.【答案】The coal miners of today owe much to the union to which they belong the United Mine Workers of America
Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)
Section A
47.【解析】B save 本文主要讲理智的购物可以省很多钱的问题。你购买一件物品或者一份服务的方式真的可以给你省钱或者让你多花钱，所以此处空格填save，节省。
48.【解析】G simple 就拿吹风机做一个简单的例子。空格处用simple形容例子符合文章所表达的意思。
49.【解析】C best 如果你要买一个吹风机，当你选了一个外观你非常喜欢而且价格又是最便宜的，你一定认为你买了最好的东西。make the best buy即是说买了最好的东西。
50.【解析】I in 以怎样的价格用固定短语in price。最便宜的价格就是the cheapest in price。
51.【解析】K model 意为“样式，型”。当你把它买回家，你才发现它要花两倍于较贵的吹风机所花的时间来吹干你的头发。a more expensive model更贵的一款。
52.【解析】Nadopt 意为“采用”。那么你外出购物时应该采用什么样的原则呢?adopt principles “采用原则”，principles 需要用adopt 来搭配。
53.【解析】A possession 意为“拥有物”。如果你想要你的家，你的车，或者任何一件值钱的物品处于一种良好的状态中，你应以长远的眼光来省钱。
54.【解析】D appliance 意为“用品，器具”。在你买一个新的用品之前，先与有这个物品的人交流一下。
55.【解析】L item 在买一个贵的东西之前，要看好价格和正在出售的物品。item可用来指代物品。
56.【解析】F from 这个空格前是动词choose，从中作出选择即用介词from来搭配。
Section B
Passage One
57.【解析】C细节推理题。本文讨论了友谊的重要性。不论是青少年还是老年人，都需要朋友的陪伴。没有人是孤立的，每个人都是社会的一部分，都需要他人的爱，陪伴和关心。文章第二段表明人都需要陪伴和归属感。文章第二段提到没有朋友的青少年和丧偶的老年人常常会有心理问题，并提到陪伴和归属感是他们共同的需求，所以C为正确答案。答案A和B都过于武断，作者只是说一般而言，并没有说一定会，所以不对。
58.【解析】C细节题。“No man is an island” (Line 1, Para. 3) 的意思是，每个人都是社会的一部分。第三段第二句话解释了这句引言的意思， “In other words, we are all parts of society”所以C为正确答案。
59.【解析】C细节推理题。友谊的亲密程度主要取决于人的个性。见第四段第二句，“The degree or intensity of friendship varies depending on the personality of the individuals ...”所以C为正确答案。
60.【解析】D细节推理题。作者认为多数人的亲密朋友并不多。见第五段第二句，“Close friends can be formed at any stage in ones life but they are usually very rare”在人生的任何阶段都可以交到亲密的朋友，但数量通常很少，由此推断D为正确答案。
61.【解析】C词义推测题。“irrespective”(第五段最后一句)这个词语的意思是不论，不考虑。见最后一句，“Irrespective of the level of intimacy, all friendships are based on ...”不论亲密的程度如何，任何友谊都是建立在互惠，诚实和爱的基础之上的。根据上下文，可推测出这个词语的意思是不论，不考虑。所以C为正确答案。
There are three groups of English learners: beginners, intermediate learners, and learners of special English. Beginners need to learn the basics of English. Students who have reached an intermediate level benefit from learning general English skills. But what about student who want to learn specialist English for their work or professional life? Most students, who fit into this third group have a clear idea about what they want to learn. A bank clerk, for example, wants to use this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy. For a start, the variety is enormous. Every field from air line pilots to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to have an uptodate knowledge of that specialist language, and not many teachers are exposed to working environments outside the classroom. These issues have influenced the way specialist English is taught in schools. This type of course is usually known as English for Specific Purposes or ESP and there are ESP courses for almost every area of professional and working life. In Britain, for example, there are courses which teach English for doctors, lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people working in the hotel industry. By far, the most popular ESP courses are for business English.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What is the characteristic of learners of special English?
【解析】D学习特殊英语的学习者的特点是他们明确地知道自己要学什么。They know clearly what they want to learn.
33. Who needs ESP courses most?
【解析】A最需要ESP课程的是那些专门从事某项职业的人员，因此正确答案为professionals。
34. What are the most popular ESP courses in Britain?
【解析】B 短文最后一句点出了本题的答案，在英国最流行的特殊英语课是关于商务英语的。By far, the most popular ESP courses are for business English.
35. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
【解析】C这篇文章主要讲了些什么?很显然，全文都在讲特殊英语，即ESP，English for Specific Purposes。
Section C
36.【答案】undoubtedly
【解析】undoubtedly意为“毋庸置疑地，的确”。煤毋庸置疑将成为重要的能源。
37.【答案】supplies
【解析】supply意为“供应，供给”。煤毋庸置疑将成为重要的能源，由于天然气和石油资源供应的逐渐减少。
38. 【答案】appears
【解析】appear意为“出现，看来，似乎”。虽然煤看似是黑色的，但是在高倍显微镜下，它还有黄色，橘色和红色。
39.【答案】giant
【解析】giant意为“巨大的”。煤大约形成于三亿年前，由巨大的树木和沼泽里的其他植物形成的。
40. 【答案】swamps
【解析】swamp意为“沼泽”。煤大约形成于三亿年前，由巨大的树木和沼泽里的其他植物形成的。
41. 【答案】carbon
【解析】carbon意为“碳”。它们包含的元素有氧，氢以及碳。
42. 【答案】shape
【解析】shape意为“形状，形态”。随着地表形态的改变，树木和植物被埋在地下。
43. 【答案】pressed
【解析】press 意为“压，挤压”。地表的压力作用于树木和植物之上。
44. 【答案】Coal can be taken from under ground mines found deep in the earth or from strip mines which are found near the earths surface
45.【答案】Although miners still are needed in any coal mining operation, today heavy machinery does much of the hard work
46.【答案】The coal miners of today owe much to the union to which they belong the United Mine Workers of America
Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)
Section A
47.【解析】B save 本文主要讲理智的购物可以省很多钱的问题。你购买一件物品或者一份服务的方式真的可以给你省钱或者让你多花钱，所以此处空格填save，节省。
48.【解析】G simple 就拿吹风机做一个简单的例子。空格处用simple形容例子符合文章所表达的意思。
49.【解析】C best 如果你要买一个吹风机，当你选了一个外观你非常喜欢而且价格又是最便宜的，你一定认为你买了最好的东西。make the best buy即是说买了最好的东西。
50.【解析】I in 以怎样的价格用固定短语in price。最便宜的价格就是the cheapest in price。
51.【解析】K model 意为“样式，型”。当你把它买回家，你才发现它要花两倍于较贵的吹风机所花的时间来吹干你的头发。a more expensive model更贵的一款。
52.【解析】Nadopt 意为“采用”。那么你外出购物时应该采用什么样的原则呢?adopt principles “采用原则”，principles 需要用adopt 来搭配。
53.【解析】A possession 意为“拥有物”。如果你想要你的家，你的车，或者任何一件值钱的物品处于一种良好的状态中，你应以长远的眼光来省钱。
54.【解析】D appliance 意为“用品，器具”。在你买一个新的用品之前，先与有这个物品的人交流一下。
55.【解析】L item 在买一个贵的东西之前，要看好价格和正在出售的物品。item可用来指代物品。
56.【解析】F from 这个空格前是动词choose，从中作出选择即用介词from来搭配。
Section B
Passage One
57.【解析】C细节推理题。本文讨论了友谊的重要性。不论是青少年还是老年人，都需要朋友的陪伴。没有人是孤立的，每个人都是社会的一部分，都需要他人的爱，陪伴和关心。文章第二段表明人都需要陪伴和归属感。文章第二段提到没有朋友的青少年和丧偶的老年人常常会有心理问题，并提到陪伴和归属感是他们共同的需求，所以C为正确答案。答案A和B都过于武断，作者只是说一般而言，并没有说一定会，所以不对。
58.【解析】C细节题。“No man is an island” (Line 1, Para. 3) 的意思是，每个人都是社会的一部分。第三段第二句话解释了这句引言的意思， “In other words, we are all parts of society”所以C为正确答案。
59.【解析】C细节推理题。友谊的亲密程度主要取决于人的个性。见第四段第二句，“The degree or intensity of friendship varies depending on the personality of the individuals ...”所以C为正确答案。
60.【解析】D细节推理题。作者认为多数人的亲密朋友并不多。见第五段第二句，“Close friends can be formed at any stage in ones life but they are usually very rare”在人生的任何阶段都可以交到亲密的朋友，但数量通常很少，由此推断D为正确答案。
61.【解析】C词义推测题。“irrespective”(第五段最后一句)这个词语的意思是不论，不考虑。见最后一句，“Irrespective of the level of intimacy, all friendships are based on ...”不论亲密的程度如何，任何友谊都是建立在互惠，诚实和爱的基础之上的。根据上下文，可推测出这个词语的意思是不论，不考虑。所以C为正确答案。
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