大學(xué)英語四級新83

［模擬］大學(xué)英語四級新83

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayon

thefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan

180words.

Itisverycommonincollegethatmanystudentsareabsentfrom

theclassandsometeacherstendnottocareaboutit.Whatdoyouthink

ofthisphenomenon?

范文示例：

ShouldClassAttendanceBeStrictlyRequiredinCollege?

Whenmanycollegestudentscomeintoauniversityandbeginan

independentlifeforthefirsttime,theyaresoattractedbythecolorful

worldthatattendingclassisnolongertheprioritytothem.Somany

peoplethinkthatclassattendanceshouldbestrictlyrequiredincollege.

However,Idonotthinkthatthereisanecessitytomakeclassattendance

mandatoryinuniversities.

Amongmanyfactorswhichinfluencemychoice,therearethree

conspicuousaspectsasfollows.Firstly,studentsarenolongerchildren

bythetimetheyenteruniversities.Asgrowing-upadults,theyshould

learnhowtomanagetheirtimeproperlyandtakeresponsibilityfortheir

ownactions.Secondly,theknowledgethatacollegestudentneedsisnot

limitedtobooksandclassesanymore.Collegestudentsshouldnotonly

putwhattheyhavelearntintothesocialpractice,butalsolearnhow

tocommunicateandcooperatewithotherpeopleoutsidethecampus.Thirdly,

somecoursesintheuniversityaretoooutdatedanduselesstoattract

thestudents.

Inconclusion,ratherthansettingrigidrequirementtothe

classattendance,universitiesshouldthinkabouthowtoreformtheir

curriculumtohelptheirstudentsgetpreparedforthefuturelife.

PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthis

section,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeach

newsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththe

newsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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第1題：

A.Kathywillgetpaidmoreasadean.

B.Kathy'shardworkhadapositiveresult.

C.Kathycouldnotaffordwhatshewanted.

D.Kathywillhavemoreworktodoasadean.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］M:DidyouhearthatKathyjustgothiredasthenewdean?W:

Yes.Hereffortreallypaidoff.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?信息明

示題。男士問：“你聽說Kathy剛剛被選為新院長了嗎”？女士回答：“是的。

她的努力終于有回報(bào)了"。paidoff意思為“見成效”“付清”，即Kathy的

努力得到了補(bǔ)償，故選B。

第2題：

A.Shewillhelpthemanlater.

B.Shedoesn'twanttohelpthemanwiththehomework.

C.Themanshoulddothehomeworkhimself.

D.Themanshouldwatchtheprogramfirst.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］M:Remember,youpromisedtohelpmewithmyhomeworkfor

Englishclass.W:ButIwanttowatchthisprogramfirst.Itisalmost

over.Waitamoment,please.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?信息明示題。

男士要女士幫他做英語作業(yè)。女士回答男士說節(jié)目馬上就結(jié)束了，讓他稍等一下。

由此可知女士等會兒會幫助男士，故選A。

第3題：

A.Shedidn'tnoticetheposters.

B.Bettyprobablymadetheposters.

C.Thecollectiondoesn'tbelongtoMaryAnn.

D.MaryAnn'spostersareveryattractive.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］M:DidyounoticethecollectionofpostersonMaryAnn'swall

upstairs?W:Pretty,aren'tthey?Icouldn'tevenmovewhenIsawthe

posterwithabeautifulseashore.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?信息

明示題。男士問：“你看到樓上MaryAnn墻上的海報(bào)了嗎”？女士說它們很漂亮,

當(dāng)她看到有海岸的那張海報(bào)時(shí)，甚至都舍不得離開了，故選D。

第4題：

A.He'dratherexercisebywalkingthanbyplayingtennis.

B.Hedoesn'tliketoworkasmuchashelikestoplaytennis.

C.Hisabilitytoplaytennishasimprovedsincehestartedwalking.

D.Hequitplayingtennisbecauseitwasnotenoughexercise.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］W:Iliketoplaytennisasawaytoexercise.M:Iusedtofeel

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thatway,too,butnowIthinkthatwalkingisabetterwaytoexercise.

Q:Whatcanweinferabouttheman?綜合推斷題。女士說：“我喜歡把打網(wǎng)

球作為一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)”。男士說：“我過去也這樣感覺，但是我現(xiàn)在感覺跑步是一種

更好的鍛煉方式”，故選A。

第5題：

A.Theydon'twanttohearthenewsyet.

B.Healreadytoldthemthenews.

C.Heissurprisedthattheydon'tknowthenews.

D.Theydon'thaveanywaytohearthenews.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］W:Theydon'tknowthenewsyet.M:Theydon't?Q:Whatdoes

themanimply?信息明示題。女士說：“他們還不知道這條新聞”。男士說話

的語氣在說“dor?t”時(shí)用升調(diào)，可見他對女士的話表示懷疑?？梢酝茢嗄腥嗽?/p>

本設(shè)想他們已經(jīng)知道新聞了，故選C。

第6題：

A.Heisamemberofacomputerinformationclub.

B.Hedoesn'twanttoforgetwhathejustlearned.

C.Heisorganizingtheinformationbynumber.

D.Heisleavingwithhisnotes.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］W:Whyareyoutakingallthesenotes?M:SoIcanrememberall

thenewinformation.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?信息明示題。女士問男

士為什么記下來所有的筆記。男士回答說這樣就可以記住所有新的信息了，故選

Bo

第7題：

A.Inabookstore.

B.Inagrocerystore.

C.Inadepartmentstore.

D.Inastationerystore.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］M:Imusthaveyourreceiptforthisshirtinordertoexchange

it.W:OK.Hereitis.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytake

place?信息明示題。男士說：“你必須得有這件襯衫的收據(jù)才可以換一件”。

可以推斷對話發(fā)生在百貨商店里，故選C。

第8題：

A.Therewillbeashortdelay.

B.Therewillbealongdelay.

C.Theflighthasbeencanceled.

D.Theconditionisstilluncertain.

參考答案：A

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［聽力原文］M:Excuseme,hastherebeenanemergency?W:Oh,nosir.There

hasjustbeenastormsotheplanewillleavealittlelaterthisafternoon.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheflight?綜合推斷題。女士說剛剛下了一場暴

風(fēng)雨，所以今天下午的航班將有短期延誤，故選A。

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolong

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhear

fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

［聽力原文］

W:YoumustbeveryexcitedaboutyourtriptoEurope.Whendoyouleave?

M:Injustaweek,andI'mexcited.ButtherearestillafewthingsI

needtodobeforeIleave.

W:Likewhat?

M:Likerenewingmypassport,buyingmyplaneticketandfiguringouthow

todealwithmyapartmentwhileIamgone.

W:Youarenotgoingtogiveupyourapartment,areyou?

M:Noway.Maybeitiseasytofindanotherapartmentaroundhere.But,

Idon'twanttopaythreemonth'srentonanemptyapartment.

W:Well,maybeyoucouldsubletit.

M:Yes,buttowho?

W:Mmn,letmethink.Oh,Iknowjustaperson.Anoldcolleagueofmine,

JimThomas,iscomingheretodosomeresearchthissummer,fromJuneto

August.

M:ThatisexactlywhenI'llbeaway.Itsoundsideal,aslongasthe

landlordagree.

W:Tellyouwhat,I'llbecallingJimthisweekanyway,soI'llmention

ittohimthen.

M:Well,thanks,Jenny.Letmeknowwhathappens.

W:Youarewelcome.Haveanicetrip!

第9題：

A.Hedoesn'thavetimetoleave.

B.Hewouldhavedifficulty.

C?He'spaidherrentforthesummerinadvance.

D.Hedoesn'twanttopaintanotherapartment.

參考答案：C

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［聽力原文］Whydoesn'tthemanwanttogiveuphisapartment?細(xì)節(jié)推斷

題。此對話是有關(guān)男士出國前的準(zhǔn)備情況，女士問男士是否想把公寓退掉，男士

回答說"Idon'twanttopaythreemonth?srentonanemptyapartment,

either",此處雖然不能斷定C為正確，但非常明顯，A、B、D三項(xiàng)都是錯(cuò)誤的,

排除后選C。

第10題：

A.Threeweeks.

B.Onemonth.

C.Threemonths.

D.Overoneyear.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］HowlongwillthemanstayinEurope?細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。由男女對話

可知男士是在發(fā)愁自己出國期間租的房子的問題，所以他房子空閑的時(shí)間應(yīng)該就

是他出國的時(shí)間，由“Idon'twanttopaythreemonth?srentonanempty

apartment,either.”可知他是要出國三個(gè)月，故選C。

第11題：

A.She'sspokentohimonthephone.

B.Shemethimduringhervacationonesummer.

C.Shewentonasummertripwithhim.

D.Sheusedtoworkwithhim.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］HowdoesthewomanknowJimThomas?細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。女士說“Anold

colleagueofmine,JimThomas”，可知女士與Jim曾經(jīng)是同事，故選D項(xiàng)。

第12題：

A.Leaveitvacant.

B.Rentittothewomanheistalkingwith.

C.SubletittoJimThomas.

D.Askhislandlordtosubletit.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Whatwillthemanmostlikelydoabouthisapartment?信息明

示題。女士給男士出主意說他可以把公寓轉(zhuǎn)租給她曾經(jīng)的同事Jim,男士聽到這

個(gè)消息之后很開心，由此可知他是想把公寓轉(zhuǎn)租給Jim的。故選C。排除法也可

以輕易看出A、B、D是錯(cuò)誤的。

［聽力原文］

W:AreyougoingtothefairnextSaturday?

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M:Whatfair?

W:TheannualfairthatouruniversityputsonthefirstSaturdayinJune

toraisemoneyforahospital.Thefairisgoingtobeheldonthe

universityathleticfieldjustlikeinpreviousyears.Haven'tyounoticed

thetentsthathadalreadybeensetup?

M:Yes,Ihave.Whataretheyfor?

W:Theyareforthemanyspecialeventsanddisplays.Therearefoodtent,

musictent,auctiontentandmanymore.Allpaintedindifferentcolors,

suchasorange,blue,green...I'mgoingtohelpservefoodatthefood

tentforafewhoursSaturdayafternoon.

M:Domanypeoplevolunteertohelpout?

W:Oh,yes.Ilikehelping,becauseIreallyenjoyseeingalotofmy

friendsatthefoodtent.Everybodylovestoeat.

M:Sothat'sit.Whatisthegreententusedfor?

W:Oh,itistheauctiontent!AnauctionwilltakeplaceonSaturday

afternoon,andpeoplereallywilltakeouttheirtreasuresforsale.They

donateallkindsofthings.

M:Andalltheprofitsfromthefairalwaysgotosupportthehospital.

Whatagoodidea!Well,Ineedacoupleofbookcases.MaybeIcanfind

someattheauction.Fmgladyoumentionedit.

第13題：

A.Toorganizeactivitiesforthestudents.

B.Togivethestudentschancetomakemoney.

C.Toimprovethereputationoftheuniversity.

D.Toraisefundforahospital.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］Whydoestheuniversityheldthisfair?信息明示題。女士在介

紹這場義賣會時(shí)說：“Theannualfairthatouruniversityputsonthefirst

SaturdayinJunetoraisemoneyforahospital.”是為了給醫(yī)院捐款，故

選D。在題目中看見四個(gè)以to開頭的短語時(shí)，應(yīng)該意識到這是表目的，看四個(gè)

選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容可以判斷出是為了開這次義賣會。

第14題：

A.Toservefood.

B.Forthebandtoplaymusic.

C.Toselldonations.

D.Forentertainment.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Whatisthegreententusedfor?信息明示題。男士問女士綠色

帳篷的用途時(shí)，女士說：“Oh,itistheauctiontent!”很容易選出C,用

來賣捐贈物品的，此處的難點(diǎn)在于auction一詞的詞義，意為“拍賣”，如果不

知道也可以在后來“peoplereallywilltakeouttheirtreasuresforsale”

這句話中可以推斷出，是在賣東西，故選C。

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第15題:

A.Heisconfusedaboutthis.

B.Hethinksthefairisprofitable.

C.Hebelievesitistoocomplicated.

D.Hethinksitisagreatevent.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］Whatistheman'sopinionoftheauction?細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。男士

在結(jié)尾時(shí)說：“Whatagoodidea!WelLIneedacoupleofbookcases.Maybe

Icanfindsomeattheauction.I'mgladyoumentionedit.”這樣捐款

的形式很好，他也有東西想去買。故選D。其他三項(xiàng)對話沒有提及。

SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthree

passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeor

fourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

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［聽力原文］

Cattlehaveservedhumanitysinceprehistoricdaysasbeastsofburden

andassuppliersofleather,meat,andmilk.Someoftheearliestwritten

recordsconcernthesaleofcattle.Thesevaluableanimalsareunusual

inthattheydonothavefrontteethintheirupperjaw.Insteadtheychew

withtheirrearteethandgums.Cowsswallowtheirfoodquicklyandstore

itinthepaunchorrumen,thefirstofthefourcompartmentsintheir

stomachs.Laterthefoodpassesintothesecondstomachorreticulumwhere

itisrolledintolittleballsorcuds.Whileresting,cowscoughupthese

cudsandchewthemmorethoroughly.Thistimethefoodpassesintothe

thirdandthenintothefourthstomach,wheredigestiontakesplace.

Bacteriaincow'sstomachsaidindigestingthecelluloseinstemsofgrass

orhay.

OveronehundredmillionheadofcattleareraisedintheUnited

States.Dairycattleproducemorethanfifteenandone-halfbillion

gallonsofmilkeveryyear.Althoughdairycattlearebredprimarilyto

producemilk,abouthalfthebeefusedintheUnitedStatescomesfrom

dairybreeds.Thisisbecausewhendry(nolongerproducingmilk)they

fattenquicklyandproducehigh-qualitybeef.

第16題:

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A.Thefirststomachcompartment.

B.Thenameoftheupperjaw.

C.Thestomachwheredigestiontakesplace.

D.Thenameofthebacteriainthecow'sstomach.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］Accordingtothepassage,whatistherumen?信息明示題。短

文中指出thepaunchorrumen,thefirstofthefourcompartmentsintheir

stomachso故可知rumen是牛四個(gè)胃中的第一胃。所以選A。

第17題：

A.Foodstorage.

B.Theproductionofmilk.

C.Digestion.

D.Thecreationofcuds.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］Whatisthecow'ssecondstomachusedprimarilyfor?信息明

小題。短文中指出Laterthefoodpassesintothesecondstomachorreticulum

whereitisrolledintolittleballsorcuds.故可知第二個(gè)胃是用來形成

反芻的食物。故選D。

第18題：

A.Cud.

B.Reticulum.

C.Bacteria.

D.Grass.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Whichofthefollowingisessentialinthedigestionof

celluloseinthecow'sstomach?信息明示題。根據(jù)短文中Bacteriaincow'

sstomachsaidindigestingthecelluloseinstemsofgrassorhay.可

知牛胃里的細(xì)菌幫助消化纖維素。故正確答案為C。

［聽力原文］

TheaverageAmericanwillmove13timesinhislifetimeandmostofthose

moveswilltakehimtoanothercity一anewjob,newfriends,sometimes

awholenewlifestyle.Movingofferstheopportunitytomakepersonal

changesaswellastochangetheplacewhereyouliveandwork.Forexample,

youmightwanttochangethewayyoudress,thekindoffriendsyouhave

orwhatyoudoforentertainment.Whennooneknowsyou,youcanmakethese

changesinyourselfandyourlifestylemoreeasilybecauseyourold

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friendsaren'twatchingyouandyoudon'thavethepressureofyourformer

co-workers.

Movingoffersopportunities,butofcourse,itcanalsocause

problems.Ittakestimetoadjustyourselftochangeandyoumightfeel

lonelyandunhappyatfirst.Movingcanalsocauseproblemswithinthe

family.Ifbothhusbandandwifework,probablyonlyoneofthemwill

benefitprofessionallyfromthemove.Theothermayfeelangryand

resentful.Childrenmayalsoresenthavingtoleavetheirfriendsand

schoolbecausetheirparentsdecidetomove.Intheend,movingwillbe

easierifyoucanfocusonthepresent.Thatis,don'twastetimemissing

thelifeyouleftbehind.Instead,startmakinganewlifeinyournew

city.Anddon'tworrythatyoumighthavetomoveagaininacoupleof

years.Thinkaboutwhereyouarenowandmakethemostofit.

第19題：

A.Becauseyouhavemoreopportunities.

B.Becauseyouhavemuchpressureofyourformercolleagues.

C.Becauseyouroldfriendsaren'twatchingyou.

D.Becauseeveryoneknowsyouinanewplace.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Whycanmovingmakeitmucheasierforyoutomakepersonal

change?事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。短文中指出youcanmakethesechangesinyourselfand

yourlifestylemoreeasilybecauseyouroldfriendsaren?twatchingyou

andyoudon'thavethlepressureofyourformerco-workers.所以選C。

第20題:

A.Youmayfeellonelyandunhappyatthebeginning.

B.Youcan'tfindagoodjob.

C.Youmaywastealotoftime.

D.Youhavetoleaveyourchildren.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］Whatproblemmightyoumeetwhenyoumoveaccordingtothe

passage?信息明示題。短文中講到了搬家?guī)淼囊恍﹩栴}。根據(jù)Ittakestime

toadjustyourselftochangeandyoumightfeellonelyandunhappyat

first.可知?jiǎng)傞_始的時(shí)候人們可能會感覺到寂寞，不高興。故選A。

第21題：

A.Youshouldthinkaboutthefuturewhenyoumove.

B.Movingbringsopportunitiesaswellassomeproblems.

C.Husbandandwifedon'tmatterifheorshecanbenefitfromthemove.

D.Childrenarealwayshappytomovetoanewcity.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文中的

句子Movingoffersopportunities,butofcourse,itcanalsocause

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problems.可知搬家在帶來機(jī)會的同時(shí)也帶來了一些問題。所以選項(xiàng)B正確。

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［聽力原文］

Somepeoplethinkthatthebesttimetobeginstudyingaforeignlanguage

isinchildhood,andthattheyoungeryouare,theeasieritistolearn

anotherlanguage.Thereislittleevidence,however,thatchildrenin

languageclassroomslearnforeignlanguagesanybetterthanadultsin

similarclassroomsituations.Infact,adultshavemanyadvantagesover

children:bettermemories,moreefficientwaysoforganizinginformation,

betterstudyhabits,andgreaterabilitytohandlecomplexmentaltasks.

Adultsareoftenbettermotivatedthanchildren:theyseelearninga

foreignlanguageasnecessaryforeducationorcareer.Inaddition,adults

areparticularlysensitivetocorrectnessofgrammarandappropriateness

ofvocabulary,twofactorsthatreceivemuchattentioninmostlanguage

classrooms.

Agedoeshavesomedisadvantages,however.Forinstance,adults

usuallywanttolearnaforeignlanguageinahurry,unlikechildrenwho

candevotemoretimetolanguagemastery.Also,adultshavecomplex

communicationneedsthatextendbeyondtheabilitytocarryonasimple

conversation.Adultsneedtobeabletoargue,persuade,expressconcern,

object,explain,andpresentinformationaboutcomplexmattersthat

pertaintotheirworkoreducation.Becausemostadultsdonotliketo

appearfoolish,theyoftendenythemselvesopportunitiestopracticefor

fearofmakingmistakes,notgettingtheirmessageacross,orappearing

ridiculouslyincompetent.

第22題:

A.Bettermemories.

B.Betterstudyhabits.

C.Moreefficientwaysofconveyinginformation.

D.Greaterabilitiestodealwithcomplextasks.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Instudyingaforeignlanguage,whichofthefollowingisnot

oneoftheadults'advantages?細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。短文中提到adultshavemany

advantagesoverchildren：bettermemories,moreefficientwaysof

organizinginformation,betterstudyhabits,andgreaterabilitytohandle

complexmentaltasks.可知A、B、D都是成年人學(xué)習(xí)語言的優(yōu)勢，選項(xiàng)C中

conveyinginformation在文章中沒有提及，故選C。

第23題：

A.Theycanspendmoretimeinmasteringlanguage.

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B.Theydon'tmakethingsmorecomplex.

C.Theyhaveagoodmemory.

D.Theyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］Comparedwithadults,whatadvantagedochildrenhaveaccording

tothepassage?事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。短文中提到…childrenwhocandevotemoretime

tolanguagemastery可知與成人相比，兒童可以花費(fèi)更多的時(shí)間來學(xué)習(xí)語言，

故選Ao

第24題：

A.Becausetheyhavecomplexcommunicationneeds.

B.Becausetheydon'twanttoappearstupid.

C.Becausetheyarealwaysinahurry.

D.Becausetheyhavetofinishworkfirst.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］Whydoadultsdenythemselvesopportunitiestopracticea

foreignlanguage?信息明示題。短文中提到Becausemostadultsdonotlike

toappearfoolish,theyoftendenythemselvesopportunitiestopractice

forfearofmakingmistakes,所以B正確。

第25題：

A.Whoarethebetterlanguagelearners,childrenoradults?

B.Whydoadultslearnaforeignlanguage?

C.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofadultsinlearning

language?

D.Whatarethetroublesandworriesofadultsinlearninglanguage?

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?主旨大意題。短文首先講與兒

童相比，成人學(xué)習(xí)語言的優(yōu)勢，接著第二段又講了成人學(xué)習(xí)語言的劣勢。由此可

知選項(xiàng)C正確。

SecUonCDirections：InthisseCtion.youwillhearapassage

threetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistenCarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassage

isreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthe

blankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard,finally。when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat

youhavewritten.

HowmuchdoyouknowaboutThanksgivingDay?ItisatypicalAmerican

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holiday.The_26ofthanksgivinghasalwaysbeenpeaceandplenty,

healthandhappiness.

Itisahistorical,nationaland_27_holidaythatbeganwith

thePilgrims.ThefirstThanksgivingDaywascelebratedbythe

English_28_inPlymouth,MassachusettsonDecember12,1621.Aftera

goodharvestinthefall,thePilgrimsinvitedIndians,theirgoodfriends

tohaveabig_29_outdoorsatlongtablestothankGodforhisloveand

mercy.Theyate,drankandplayedgamesforthreedays.Afterthat,

ThanksgivingDayswerecelebrated_30_.Andin1941the

Congress_31_thefourthThursdayinNovembertobeanationalday.Today

theAmericansusuallyholdabigfamilydinnertocelebratetheholiday,

whichoften_32_fourdays.Theyhavesuchtraditionalfoodasroast

turkey,pumpkinpie,apples,cranberrysauce,andsoon.Theyrelaxand

enjoyfamily33_.AtraditionalThanksgivingdinneralsotakesplace

yearlyattheWhiteHouse.Americanfootballgamesarealsoplayed

everywhere._34_peoplewatchthegameontelevision.

InChinaThanksgivingDayisbecomingpopular.Onthisday

numerouspeoplesayouttheirloveandshowtheir_35_tothefamily,

friends,colleaguesandevensomestrangers.

［聽力原文］

HowmuchdoyouknowaboutThanksgivingDay?ItisatypicalAmerican

holiday.The(26)themeofthanksgivinghasalwaysbeenpeaceandplenty,

healthandhappiness.

Itisahistorical,nationaland(27)religiousholidaythatbegan

withthePilgrims.ThefirstThanksgivingDaywascelebratedbythe

English(28)settlersinPlymouth,MassachusettsonDecember12,1621.

Afteragoodharvestinthefall,thePilgrimsinvitedIndians,theirgood

friendstohaveabig(29)feastoutdoorsatlongtablestothankGodfor

hisloveandmercy.Theyate,drankandplayedgamesforthreedays.After

that,ThanksgivingDayswerecelebrated(30)irregularly.Andin1941the

Congress(31)declaredthefourthThursdayinNovembertobeanationalday.

TodaytheAmericansusuallyholdabigfamilydinnertocelebratethe

holiday,whichoften(32)lastsfourdays.Theyhavesuchtraditionalfood

asroastturkey,pumpkinpie,apples,cranberrysauce,andsoon.They

relaxandenjoyfamily(33)reunion.AtraditionalThanksgivingdinneralso

takesplaceyearlyattheWhiteHouse.Americanfootballgamesarealso

playedeverywhere.(34)Millionsofpeoplewatchthegameontelevision.

InChinaThanksgivingDayisbecomingpopular.Onthisdaynumerous

peoplesayouttheirloveandshowtheir(35)gratitudetothefamily,

friends,colleaguesandevenstrangers.

第26題：

參考答案：

theme

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此處應(yīng)填入名詞，作句子的主語。theme意為“主題”。文章認(rèn)為感恩節(jié)的

主題一直都是太平、富裕，健康、幸福。

第27題:

參考答案：

religious

此處應(yīng)填人形容詞，與空格前的historical,national構(gòu)成并列。religious

意為“宗教的”。

第28題：

參考答案：

settlers

此處應(yīng)填入名詞，被English修飾，與其一起作前面介詞by的賓語，而且

應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)。settlers意為“居住者”。

第29題：

參考答案：

feast

此處應(yīng)填人名詞，被big修飾，作不定式tohave的賓語。文中指出清教徒

邀請他們的好朋友印第安人在戶外擺起長桌舉行盛大宴會，來感謝上帝的垂愛和

仁慈。

第30題:

參考答案：

irregularly

此處應(yīng)填人副詞，修飾謂語動(dòng)詞werecelebratedoirregularly意為“不

定期地”。

第31題：

參考答案：

declared

此處應(yīng)填入動(dòng)詞，作句子的謂語，并且應(yīng)用過去式。文中意思是說1941年,

國會宣布每年11月的第四個(gè)星期四為全國性的節(jié)日。

第32題：

參考答案：

lasts

此處應(yīng)填人動(dòng)詞，作非限制性定語從句的謂語，由于先行詞為dinner,謂語

動(dòng)詞應(yīng)該用第三人稱單數(shù)。lasts意為“持續(xù)”。

第33題:

參考答案：

reunion

此處應(yīng)填人名詞，familyreunion意為"家庭團(tuán)聚"，作enjoy的賓語。

第34題:

參考答案：

Millionsof

此處應(yīng)填入表示數(shù)量的詞或詞組，來修飾空格后的people,文中是指數(shù)百萬

人通過電視觀看足球比賽。

第35題:

參考答案：

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gratitude

此處應(yīng)填人名詞，被空格前的their修飾，作動(dòng)詞show的賓語。gratitude

意為“感激”。

PartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthis

section,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven

inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebank

isidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletter

foreachitemonAnswerSheet2witha