大學生英語四級真題模擬試卷5份

大學英語四級考試真題試卷

PartIWriting

(25minutes)

(請于正式開考后半小時內完成該部分，之后將進行聽力考試)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyou

havetwooptionsupongraduaiion:oneistoworkinastate-ownedbusinessandthe

otherinajointventure.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessayto

explainthereasonsforyourdecision.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomore

than180words.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension

(30minutes)

PartDIReadingComprehension(40

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletterPleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwill

matchtheoffense.Butwhenitcomestooneofthecrudestcrimes—animal

fighting-things(26)workoutthatway.Dog-fightingvictimsare(27)

andkilledforprofitand"sport,"yettheircriminalabusersoftenreceivea

(28)sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyhalfofall

federally-convictedanimalfightersonlygetprobation(緩開U).

Someprogresshasbeenmadeintheprosecution(起訴)ofanimalfighters.But

federaljudgesoftenrelyheavilyontheU.S.SentencingGuidelineswhenthey

(29)penalties,andinthecaseofanimalfighting,thoseguidelinesare

outdatedandextremely(30).

TheU.S.SentencingCommission,which(31)thesesentencing

guidelines,isrevisitingthem,proposingtoraisetheminimumsentencefrom6-12to

21-27months.Thisisastepintheright(32),butwe*dliketoseetheU.S.

SentencingCommissionmakefurtherchangestotheguidelines.

Alongwiththiseffort,we'reworkingwithanimaladvocatesandstateandfederal

lawmakersto(33)anti-crueltylawsacrossthecountry,aswellassupporting

lawsandpoliciesthatassistoverburdenedanimal(34)thatcareforanimal

fightingvictims.Thishelpis(35)importantbecausethehighcostofcaring

foranimalvictimsisamajorfactorthatpreventspeoplefromgettinginvolvedin

crueltycasesinthefirstplace.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

A.ConvenientB.createsC.criticallyD.determineE.direction

F.HesitateG.inadequateH.inspiredI.methodJ.minimal

K.RarelyL.sheltersM.strengthenN.sufferingsO.tortured

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheSecrettoRaisingSmartKids

A)Ifirstbegantoinvestigatethebasisofhumanmotivation-andhowpeople

persevereaftersetbacks—asapsychologygraduatestudentatYaleUniversityinthe

1960s.AnimalexperimentsbypsychologistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniahad

shownthatafterrepeatedfailures,mostanimalsconcludethatasituationishopeless

andbeyondtheircontrol.Aftersuchanexperienceananimaloftenremainspassive

evenwhenitcaneffectchange-astatetheycalledlearnedhelplessness.

B)Peoplecanlearntobehelpless,too.Whydosomestudentsgiveupwhenthey

encounterdifficulty,whereasotherswhoarenomoreskilledcontinuetostriveand

learn?Oneanswer,Isoondiscovered,layinpeople'sbeliefsaboutwhytheyhad

failed.

C)Inparticular,attributingpoorperformancetoalackofabilitydepresses

motivationmorethandoesthebeliefthatlackofeffortistoblame.WhenItolda

groupofschoolchildrenwhodisplayedhelplessbehaviorthatalackofeffortledto

theirmistakesinmath,theylearnedtokeeptryingwhentheproblemsgottough.

Anothergroupofhelplesschildrenwhoweresimplyrewardedfbrtheirsuccesson

easierproblemsdidnotimprovetheirabilitytosolvehardmathproblems.These

experimentsindicatedthatafocusoneffortcanhelpresolvehelplessnessand

generatesuccess.

D）Later,Idevelopedabroadertheoryofwhatseparatesthetwogeneralclasses

oflearners—helplessversusmastery-oriented.Irealizedthesedifferenttypesof

studentsnotonlyexplaintheirfailuresdifferently,buttheyalsoholddifferent

''theories"ofintelligence.Thehelplessonesbelieveintelligenceisafixed

characteristic:youhaveonlyacertainamount,andthat'sthat.Icallthisa"fixed

mind-set（思維模式）."Mistakescracktheirself-confidencebecausetheyattribute

errorstoalackofability,whichtheyfeelpowerlesstochange.Theyavoidchallenges

becausechallengesmakemistakesmorelikely.Themastery-orientedchildren,onthe

otherhand,thinkintelligenceisnotfixedandcanbedevelopedthrougheducationand

hardwork.Suchchildrenbelievechallengesareenergizingratherthanintimidating

（令人生畏）；theyofferopportunitiestolearn.Studentswithsuchagrowthmind-set

weredestined（注定）forgreateracademicsuccessandwerequitelikelytooutperform

theircounterparts.

E）Wevalidatedtheseexpectationsinastudyinwhichtwootherpsychologists

andImonitored373studentsfbrtwoyearsduringthetransitiontojuniorhighschool,

whentheworkgetsmoredifficultandthegradingmorestrict,todeterminehowtheir

mind-setsmightaffecttheirmathgrades.Atthebeginningofseventhgrade,we

assessedthestudents'mind-setsbyaskingthemtoagreeordisagreewithstatements

suchasnYourintelligenceissomethingverybasicaboutyouthatyoucan'treally

change.HWethenassessedtheirbeliefsaboutotheraspectsoflearningandlookedto

seewhathappenedtotheirgrades.

F）Aspredicted,thestudentswithagrowthmind-setfellthatlearningwasa

moreimportantgoalthangettinggoodgrades.Inaddition,theyheldhardworkin

highregard.Theyunderstoodthatevengeniuseshavetoworkhard.Confrontedbya

setbacksuchasadisappointingtestgrade,studentswithagrowthmind-setsaidthey

wouldstudyharderortryadifferentstrategy.Thestudentswhoheldafixedmind-set,

however,wereconcernedaboutlookingsmartwithlessregardforleaming.Theyhad

negativeviewsofeffort,believingthathavingtoworkhardwasasignoflow

ability.Theythoughtthatapersonwithtalentorintelligencedidnotneedtoworkhard

todowell.Attributingabadgradetotheirownlackofability,thosewithafixed

mind-setsaidthattheywouldstudylessinthefuture,trynevertotakethatsubject

againandconsidercheatingonfuturetests.

G)Suchdifferentoutlookshadadramaticimpactonperformance.Atthestartof

juniorhigh,themathachievementtestscoresofthestudentswithagrowthmind-set

werecomparabletothoseofstudentswhodisplayedafixedmind-set.Butasthework

becamemoredifficult,thestudentswithagrowthmind-setshowedgreater

persistence.Asaresult,theirmathgradesovertookthoseoftheotherstudentsbythe

endofthefirstsemester-andthegapbetweenthetwogroupscontinuedtowiden

duringthetwoyearswefollowedthem.

H)Afixedmind-setcanalsohindercommunicationandprogressinthe

workplaceanddiscourageorignoreconstructivecriticismandadvice.Research

showsthatmanagerswhohaveafixedmind-setarelesslikelytoseekorwelcome

feedbackfromtheiremployeesthanaremanagerswithagrowthmind-set.

I)Howdowetransmitagrowthmind-settoourchildren?Onewayisbytelling

storiesaboutachievementsthatresultfromhardwork.Forinstance,talkingabout

mathematicalgeniuseswhoweremoreorlessbornthatwayputsstudentsinafixed

mind-set,butdescriptionsofgreatmathematicianswhofellinlovewithmathand

developedamazingskillsproduceagrowthmind-set.

J)Inaddition,parentsandteacherscanhelpchildrenbyprovidingexplicit

instructionregardingthemindasalearningmachine.Idesignedaneight-session

workshopfor91studentswhosemathgradesweredecliningintheirfirstyearof

juniorhigh.Forty-eightofthestudentsreceivedinstructioninstudyskillsonly,

whereastheothersattendedacombinationofstudyskillssessionsandclassesin

whichtheylearnedaboutthegrowthmind-setandhowtoapplyittoschoolwork.In

thegrowthmind-setclasses,studentsreadanddiscussedanarticleentitled"YouCan

GrowYourBrain.uTheyweretaughtthatthebrainislikeamusclethatgetsstronger

withuseandthatlearningpromptsthebraintogrownewconnections.Fromsuch

instruction,manystudentsbegantoseethemselvesasagentsoftheirownbrain

development.Despitebeingunawarethatthereweretwotypesofinstruction,teachers

reportedsignificantmotivationalchangesin27%ofthechildreninthegrowth

mind-setworkshopascomparedwithonly9%ofstudentsinthecontrolgroup.

K)Researchisconverging(匯聚)ontheconclusionthatgreataccomplishment

andevengeniusistypicallytheresultofyearsofpassionanddedicationandnot

somethingthatflowsnaturallyfromagift.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

36.Theauthor'sexperimentshowsthatstudentswithafixedmind-setbelievehaving

toworkhardisanindicationoflowability.

37.Focusingoneffortiseffectiveinhelpingchildrenovercomefrustrationand

achievesuccess.

38.Wecancultivateagrowthmind-setinchildrenbytellingsuccessstoriesthat

emphasizehardworkandloveoflearning.

39.Students*beliefaboutthecauseoftheirfailureexplainstheirattitudetoward

setbacks.

40.Intheauthor'sexperiment,studentswithagrowthmind-setshowedgreater

perseveranceinsolvingdifficultmathproblems.

41.Theauthorconductedanexperimenttofindoutabouttheinfluenceofstudents*

mind-setsonmathlearning.

42.Afterfailingagainandagain,mostanimalsgiveuphope.

43.Informingstudentsaboutthebrainasalearningmachineisagoodstrategyto

enhancetheirmotivationforlearning.

44.Peoplewithafixedmind-setbelievethatone'sintelligenceisunchangeable.

45.Intheworkplace,feedbackmaynotbesowelcometomanagerswithafixed

mind-set.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AsapersonwhowritesaboutfoodanddrinkforalivingoIcouldn,ttellyou

thefirstthingaboutBillPerryorwhetherthebeershesellsarethatgreat.ButIcan

tellyouthatIlikethisguy.That'sbecauseheplanstobantippinginfavorof

payinghisserversanactuallivingwage

Ihatetipping.

Ihateitbecauseit'sanobligationdisguisedasanoption.Ihateitforthepost

一dinnermathitrequiresofme.Butmostly.IhatetippingbecauseIbelieve1

wouldbeinabetterplaceifpaydecisionsregardingemployeesweresimplyleftupto

theiremployers,asisthecustominvirtuallyeveryotherindustry.

Mostofyouprobablythinkthatyouhatetipping,too.Researchsuggests

otherwise.Youactuallylovetipping!Youliketofeelthatyouhaveavoiceinhow

muchmoneyyourservermakes.Nomatterhowthemathworksout,you

persistentlyviewrestaurantswithvoluntarytippingsystemsasbeingabettervalue,

whichmakesitextremelydifficultforrestaurantsandbarstodoawaywiththetipping

system.

OneargumentthatyoutendtohearalotfromtheprO-tippingcrowdseems

logicalenough：theserviceisbetterwhenwaitersdependontips,presumably

becausetheyseeabenefittosuccessfullyveilingtheircontemptforyou.Well,if

thisweretrue,wewouldallbeslippingafew100-dollarbillstoourdoctorson-the

wayouttheirdoors,too.Butasitturnsout,waitersseeonlyatinybumpintips

whentheydoanexceptionaljobcomparedtoapassableone.Waiters,keen

observersofhumanitythattheyare.arecatchingontothis；inonepoll,afull30%

saidtheydidn'tbelievethejobtheydidhadanyimpactonthetipstheyreceived.

Socomeon,folks：getonboardwithditchingtheoutdatedtipsystem.Paya

littlemoreupfrontforyourbeerorburger.SupportBillPerry'spub?andanyother

barorrestaurantthatdoesn'taskyoutododrunkenmath.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

46.WhatcanwelearnaboutBillPerryfromthepassage?

A)Herunsapubthatservesexcellentbeer.

B)Heintendstogetridofthetippingpractice.

C)Hegiveshisstaffaconsiderablesumfortips.

D)Helivescomfortablywithoutgettinganytips.

47.Whatisthemainreasonwhytheauthorhatestipping?

A)Itsetsabadexamplefbrotherindustries.

B)Itaddstotheburdenofordinarycustomers.

C)Itforcesthecustomertocompensatethewaiter.

D)Itposesagreatchallengeforcustomerstodomath.

48.Whydomanypeoplelovetippingaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Theyhelpimprovethequalityoftherestaurantstheydinein.

B)Theybelievewaitersdeservesuchrewardsforgoodservice.

C)Theywanttopreserveawonderfultraditionoftheindustry.

D)Theycanhavesomesayinhowmuchtheirserversearn.

49.Whathavesomewaiterscometorealizeaccordingtoasurvey?

A)Servicequalityhaslittleeffectontipsize.

B)Itisinhumannaturetotrytosaveontips.

C)Tipsmakeitmoredifficulttopleasecustomers.

D)Tipsbenefitthebossratherthantheemployees.

50.Whatdoestheauthorargueforinthepassage?

A)Restaurantsshouldcalculatethetipsforcustomers.

B)Customersshouldpaymoretipstohelpimproveservice.

C)Waitersdeservebetterthanjustrelyingontipsforaliving.

D）Waitersshouldbepaidbyemployersinsteadofcustomers.PassageTwo

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthepast,fallingoilpriceshavegivenaboosttotheworldeconomy,but

recentforecastsforglobalgrowthhavebeentoneddown,evenasoilpricessink

lowerandlower.Doesthatmeanthelinkbetweenloweroilpricesandgrowthhas

weakened?

Someexpertssaytherearestillgoodreasonstobelievecheapoilshouldheatup

theworldeconomy.Consumershavemoremoneyintheirpocketswhentheyfre

payinglessatthepump.Theyspendthatmoneyoffotherthings,whichstimulates

theeconomy.

Thebiggestgainsgotocountriesthatimportmostoftheiroillike

China.Japan,andIndia.Butdoesn'ttheextramoneyinthepocketsofthose

countries1consumersmeananequallossinoil-producingcountries,cancellingoutthe

gains?Notnecessarily,sayeconomicresearcherSaraJohnson."Manyoilproducers

builtuphugereservefundswhenpriceswerehigh,sowhenpricesfalltheywilldraw

ontheirreservestosupportgovernmentspendingandsubsidies（補貝占）fortheir

consumers.

Butnotalloilproducershavebigreserves.InVenezuela,collapsingoilprices

havesentitseconomyintofree-fall.

EconomistCarlWeinbergbelievesthenegativeeffectsofplungingoilpricesare

overwhelmingthepositiveeffectsofcheaperoil.Theimplicationisasharpdeclinein

globaltrade,whichhasplungedpartlybecauseoil-producingnationscan'taffordto

importasmuchastheyusedto.

SaraJohnsonacknowledgesthattheglobaleconomicbenefitfromafallinoil

pricestodayislikelylowerthanitwasinthepast.Onereasonisthatmorecountries

arebigoilproducersnow,sothenationssufferingfromthepricedropaccountfora

largershareoftheglobaleconomy.

Consumers,intheU.S.atleast,areactingcautiouslywiththesavingsthey're

gettingatthegaspump,asthememoryoftherecentgreatrecessionisstillfreshin

theirmind.Andanumberofoil-producingcountriesaretrimmingtheirgasoline

subsidiesandraisingtaxes,sothenetsavingsforglobalconsumersisnotasbigasthe

oilpriceplungemightsuggest.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

51.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?

A)Thereasonsbehindtheplungeofoilprices.

B)Possiblewaystostimulatetheglobaleconomy.

C)Theimpactofcheapoilonglobaleconomicgrowth.

D)Theeffectoffallingoilpricesonconsumerspending.

52.Whydosomeexpertsbelievecheapoilwillstimulatetheglobaleconomy?

A)Manufacturerscanproduceconsumergoodsatamuchlowercost.

B)Loweroilpriceshavealwaysgivenabigboosttotheglobaleconomy.

C)Oilpricesmayriseorfallbuteconomiclawsarenotsubjecttochange.

D)Consumerswillspendtheirsavingsfromcheapoilonothercommodities.

53.Whathappensinmanyoil-exportingcountrieswhenoilpricesgodown?

A)Theysuspendimportofnecessitiesfromoverseas.

B)Theyreduceproductiondrasticallytoboostoilprices.

C)Theyusetheirmoneyreservestobackupconsumption.

D)Theytrytostoptheireconomyfromgoingintofree-fall.

54.HowdoesCarlWeinbergviewthecurrentoilpriceplunge?

A)Itisonethathasseennoparallelineconomichistory.

B)Itsnegativeeffectsmorethancanceloutitspositiveeffects.

C)Itstillhasachancetogiverisetoaboomintheglobaleconomy.

D)Itseffectsontheglobaleconomygoagainstexistingeconomiclaws.

55.Whyhaven'tfallingoilpricesboostedtheglobaleconomyastheydidbefore?

A)Peoplearenotspendingallthemoneytheysaveongas.

B)Theglobaleconomyislikelytoundergoanotherrecession.

C)Oilimportersaccountforalargerportionoftheglobaleconomy.

D)Peopletheworldoverareafraidofafurtherplungeinoilprices.

PartIVTranslation

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassage

fromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

在中國文化中，黃顏色是一種很重要的顏色，因為它具有獨特的象征意義。

在圭蝗(feudal)社會中，它象征統(tǒng)治者的權力和權威。那時，黃色是專為皇帝使

用的顏色，皇家宮殿全都漆成黃色，皇袍總是黃色的，而普通老百姓是禁止穿黃

色衣服的。在中國，黃色也是收獲的象征。秋天莊稼成熟時，田野變得一片金黃。

人們興高采烈，慶祝豐收。

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答

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大學生英語四級真題試卷

Writing

(30minutes)

(請于正式開考后半小時內完成該部分，之后將進行聽力考試)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanashorteasyonthe

importanceofspeakingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast_120

wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeach

newsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet]withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

Questions1to2arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Annoyed.C)Confused.

B)Scared.D)Offended.

2.A)Itcrawledoverthewoman5shands.

B)Itwounduponthesteeringwheel.

C)Itwaskilledbythepoliceonthespot.

D)Itwascoveredwithlargescales.

Questions3to4arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Astudyofthefast-foodservice.

B)Fastfoodcustomersatisfaction.

C)McDonald'snewbusinessstrategies.

D)Competitioninthefast-foodindustry.

4.A)Customers*higherdemands.

B)Theinefficiencyofemployees.

C)Increasedvarietyofproducts.

D)Therisingnumberofcustomers.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Internationaltreatiesregardingspacetravelprograms.

B)Legalissuesinvolvedincommercialspaceexploration.

C)U.S.governmentJsapprovalofprivatespacemissions.

D)Competitionamongpublicandprivatespacecompanies.

6.A)Deliverscientificequipmenttothemoon.

B)Approveanewmissiontotravelintoouterspace.

C)Workwithfederalagenciesonspaceprograms.

D)LaunchamannedspacecrafttoMars.

7.A)Itissignificant.

B)Itispromising.

C)Itisunpredictable.

D)Itisunprofitable.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronSheet/wiihasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardo

8.A)VisitingherfamilyinThailand.

B)ShowingfriendsaroundPhuket.

C)SwimmingaroundaThaiisland.

D)LyinginthesunonaThaibeach.

9.A)ShevisitedaThaiorphanage.

B)ShemetaThaigirl'sparents.

C)ShelearnedsomeThaiwords.

D)ShesunbathedonaThaibeach.

10.A)Hisclasswillstartinaminute.

B)Hehasgotanincomingphonecall.

C)Someoneisknockingathisdoor.

D)Hisphoneisrunningoutofpower.

11.A)HeisinterestedinThaiartworks.

B)Heisgoingtoopenasouvenirshop

C)Hecollectsthingsfromdifferentcountries.

D)HewantstoknowmoreaboutThaiculture.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Buyingsomefitnessequipmentforthenewgym.

B)Openingagymandbecomingpersonaltrainers.

C)Signingupfbraweight-losscourse.

D)Tryingoutanewgymintown.

13.A)Professionalpersonaltraining.

B)Freeexerciseforthefirstweek.

C)Adiscountforahalf-yearmembership.

D)Additionalbenefitsforyoungcouples.

14.A)Thesafetyofweight-lifting.

B)Thehighmembershipfee.

C)Therenewalofhismembership.

D)Theoperationoffitnessequipment.

15.A)Shewantsherinvitationrenewed.

B)Sheusedtodo200sit-upseveryday.

C)Sheknowsthebasicsofweight-lifting.

D)Sheusedtobethegym'spersonaltrainer.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1wilhasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theytendtobenervousduringinterviews.

B)Theyoftenapplyforanumberofpositions.

C)Theyworryabouttheresultsoftheirapplications.

D)Theysearchextensivelyforemployers'information.

17.A)Getbetterorganized.

B)Edittheirreferences.

C)Findbetter-paidjobs.

D)Analyzethesearchingprocess.

18.A)Providetheirdataindetail.C)Makeuseofbettersearchengines.

B)Personalizeeachapplication.D)Applyformorepromisingpositions.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Ifkidsdidnotlikeschool,reallearningwouldnottakeplace.

B)Ifnotforcedtogotoschool,kidswouldbeoutinthestreets.

C)Ifschoolsstayedthewaytheyare,parentsweresuretoprotest.

D)Ifteachingfailedtoimprove,kidswouldstayawayfromschool.

20.A)Allowthemtoplayinterestinggamesinclass.

B)Trytostiruptheirinterestinlabexperiments.

C)Letthemstayhomeandlearnfromtheirparents.

D)Designactivitiestheynowenjoydoingonholidays.

21.A)Allowkidstolearnattheirownpace.

B)Encouragekidstolearnfromeachother.

C)Organizekidsintovariousinterestgroups.

D)Takekidsoutofschooltolearnatfirsthand.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)ItisespeciallypopularinFloridaandAlaska.

B)Itisamajorsocialactivityamongtheyoung.

C)Itisseenalmostanywhereandonanyoccasion.

D)Itisevenmoreexpressivethanthewrittenword.

23.A)ItislocatedinabigcityinIowa.

B)Itisreallymarveloustolookat.

C)Itoffersfreedanceclassestoseniors.

D)Itofferspeopleachancetosocialize.

24.A)Theirstateofmindimproved.C)Theyenjoyedbetterhealth.

B)Theybecamebetterdancers.D)Theirrelationshipstrengthened.

25.A)Itisfun.C)Itisexhausting.

B)Itislife.D)Itisrhythmical.

PartHIReadingComprehension(40

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordfareachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletterPleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowing