-
2009
年
6
月英语四级考试真题及答案
Part I
Writing
（
30
minutes
）
注意：此部分试题在答题卡
1
上。
Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30
minutes to write a short essay on
the
topic
of
Free
Admission
to
Museums
.
You
should
write
at
least
120
words
following the outline given below:
1.
越来越多的博物馆免费开放的目的是什么？
2.
也会带来一些问题
3.
你的看法
Free
Admission to Museums
Part II
Reading
Comprehension
(Skimming
and
Scanning)
（
15
minutes
）
Directions:
In
this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the
passage quickly
and answer the
questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7,
choose the best
answer from the four
choices
marked A
）
，
B
）
，
C
）
and
D
）
. For
questions 8-10,
complete the
sentences with the information given in the
passage.
How Do You See Diversity?
As a manager,
Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants
for some of the
positions with her
company. During one interview, she noticed that
the candidate
never
made
direct
eye
contact.
She
was
puzzled
and
somewhat
disappointed
because she liked the individual
otherwise.
He
had a perfect resume and gave good responses to
her questions, but the fact
that he
never looked her in the eye said
“
untrustworthy,
”
so she
decided to offer
the job to her second
choice.
“
It
wasn
’
t until I attended a
diversity workshop that I realized the person we
passed over was the perfect
person,
”
Tiffany confesses.
What she hadn
’
t known at
the time of the interview was that the
candidate
’
s
“
different
”
behavior
was simply a
cultural misunderstanding.
He was an Asian-American raised in a household
where
respect for those in authority
was shown by averting (
避开
)
your eyes.
“
I was just thrown off by
the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was
cultural,
”
Tiffany says.
“
I
missed out, but will not miss that opportunity
again.
”
Many of us have had similar
encounters with behaviors we perceive as
different.
As
the
world
becomes
smaller
and
our
workplaces
more
diverse,
it
is
becoming
essential
to
expand
our
understanding
of
others
and
to
reexamine
some
of
our
false assumptions.
Hire
Advantage
At
a
time
when
hiring
qualified
people
is
becoming
more
difficult,
employers
who can eliminate invalid biases
(
偏见
) from the process have a
distinct advantage.
My company,
Mindsets LLC, helps organizations and individuals
see their own blind
spots. A real
estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the
positive difference such
training can
make.
“
During my Mindsets coaching
session, I was taught how to recruit a diversified
workforce. I recruited people from
different cultures and skill sets. The agents were
able to utilize their full potential
and experiences to build up the company. When
the real estate market began to change,
it was because we had a diverse agent pool
that we were able to say in the real
estate market much longer than others in the
same profession.
”
Blinded by Gender
Dale is an account
executive who attended one of my workshops on
supervising
a diverse workforce.
“
Through one of the
sessions, I discovered my personal
bias,
”
he
recalls.
“
I learned I had
not been looking at a person as a whole person,
and
being
open
to
differences.
”
In
his
case,
the
blindness
was
not
about
culture
but
rather gender.
“
I
had a management position open in my department;
and the two finalists were
a man and a
woman. Had I not attended this workshop, I would
have automatically
assumed the man was
the best candidate because the position required
quite a bit
of
extensive
travel.
My
reasoning
would
have
been
that
even
though
both
candidates were great and could have
been successful in the position, I assumed
the woman would have wanted to be home
with her children and not
travel.
”
Dale
’
s
assumptions
are
another
example
of
the
well-
intentioned
but
incorrect
thinking
that
limits
an
organization
’
s
ability
to
tap
into
the
full
potential
of
a
diverse
workforce.
“
I
learned
from
the
class
that
instead
of
imposing
my
gender
biases
into
the
situation,
I
needed
to
present
the
full
range
of
duties,
responsibilities
and
expectations to all candidates and
allow them to make an informed
decision.
”
Dale
credits the workshop,
“
because it helped me make
decisions based on
fairness.
”
Year
of the Know-It-All
Doug
is
another
supervisor
who
attended
one
of
my
workshops.
He
recalls
a
major
lesson learned from his own employee.
“
One of my most
embarrassing moments was when I had a Chinese-
American
employee put in a request to
take time off to celebrate Chinese New Year. In my
ignorance,
I
assumed
he
had
his
dates
wrong
’
,
as
the
first
of
January
had
just
passed. When I advised
him of this, I gave him a tong talking-to about
turning in
requests early with the
proper dates.
“
He patiently waited, then
when I was done, he said he would like Chinese New
Year off, not the Western New Year. He
explained politely that in his culture the new
year did not begin January first, and
that Chinese New Year, which is tied to the
lunar
cycle,
is
one
of
the
most
celebrated
holidays
on
the
Chinese
calendar.
Needless to say, I felt very
embarrassed in assuming he had his dates mixed up.
But
I
learned
a
great
deal
about
assumptions, and that
the
timing
of
holidays
varies
considerably from culture to culture.
“
Attending the diversity
workshop helped me realize how much I could learn
by
simply
asking
questions
and
creating
dialogues
with
toy
employees,
rather
than
making
assumptions
and
trying
to
be
a
know-it-
all,
”
Doug
admits.
“
The
biggest
thing
I
took
away
from
the
workshop
is
learning
how
to
be
more
‘
< br>inclusive
’
to
differences.
”
A Better Bottom Line
An
open
mind
about
diversity
not
only
improves
organizations
internally,
it
is
profitable
as well. These comments from a customer service
representative show
how an inclusive
attitude can improve sales.
“
Most of my customers speak
English
as a second language. One of
the best things my company has done is to contract
with a language service that offers
translations over the phone. It
wasn
’
t until my
boss received
Mindsets
’
training that she
was able to understand how important
inclusiveness
was
to
customer
service.
As
a
result,
our
customer
base
has
increased.
”
Once we start
to see people as individuals, and discard the
stereotypes, we can
move
positively
toward
inclusiveness
for
everyone.
Diversity
is
about
coming
together
and
taking
advantage
of
our
differences
and
similarities.
It
is
about
building
better communities and organizations that enhance
us as individuals and
reinforce our
shared humanity.
When we begin to question our
assumptions and challenge what we think we
have learned from our past, from the
media, peers, family, friends, etc., we begin to
realize
that
some
of
our
conclusions
are
flawed
(
有缺陷的
)
or
contrary
to
our
fundamental
values.
We
need
to
train
ourselves
to
think
differently,
shift
our
mindsets and realize that diversity
opens doors for all of us, creating opportunities
in organizations and communities that
benefit everyone.
< br>注意：此部分试题请在答题卡
1
上作答。
1. What
bothered Tiffany during an interview with her
candidate
？
A
）
He just wouldn
’
t
look her in the eye.
B
）
He
was slow in answering her questions.
C
）
His resume didn
’
t
provide the necessary information.
D
）
His answers to some of her questions
were irrelevant.
2. Tiffany
’
s
misjudgment about the candidate stemmed from
_______.
A
）
racial stereotypes
B
）
invalid personal bias
C
）
cultural ignorance
D
）
emphasis on physical appearance
3. What is
becoming essential in the course of economic
globalization according
to the author?
A
）
Hiring qualified technical and
management personnel.
B
）
Increasing understanding of people of
other cultures.
C
）
Constantly updating knowledge and
equipment.
D
）
Expanding domestic and international
markets.
4.
What kind of organization is Mindsets LLC?
A
）
A
real estate agency.
B
）
A
personnel training company.
C
）
A cultural exchange organization.
D
）
A
hi-tech company.
5. After one of the workshops, account
executive Dale realized that ____.
A
）
he had hired the wrong person
B
）
he
could have done more for his company
C
）
he had not managed his workforce well
D
）
he
must get rid of his gender bias
6. What did Dale think of
Mindsets LLC
’
s workshop?
A
）
It
was well-intentioned but poorly conducted.
B
）
It
tapped into the executives
’
full potential.
C
）
It
helped him make fair decisions.
D
）
It met
participants
’
diverse needs.
7.
How
did
Doug,
a
supervisor,
respond
to
a
Chinese-American
employee
’
s
request for leave?
A
）
He told him to get the dates right.
B
）
He
demanded an explanation.
C
）
He
flatly turned it down.
D
）
He
readily approved it.
8.
Doug felt ________ when he realized that his
assumption was wrong.
9.
After
attending
Mindsets
’
workshops,
the
participants
came
to
know
the
importance of ______ to their business.
10.
When
we
view
people
as
individuals
and
get
rid
of
stereotypes,
we
can
achieve diversity and
benefit from the _______ between us.
Part III
Listening
Comprehension
（
35
minutes
）
Section A
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
will
hear
8
short
conversations
and
2
long
conversations.
At
the
end
of
each
conversation,
one
or
more
questions will be asked about what was
said. Both the conversation
and
the
questions
will
be
spoken
only
once.
After
each
question
there
will
be
a
pause.
During
the
pause,
you
must
read
the
four
choices marked
A
）
，
B
）
，
C
）
and
D
）
，
and decide which is the best
answer. Then mark the corresponding
letter on Answer Sheet 2 with
a single
line through the centre.
<
/p>
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡
2
上作答。
11.
A
）
She expected
more people at her party.
B
）
She
enjoys entertaining small children.
C
）
She
threw a surprise party for her friend.
D
）
She
has always enjoyed great popularity.
12.
A
）
They are not
used to living in a cold place.
B
）
They feel lucky to live in Florida.
C
）
They are going to have a holiday.
D
）
They have not booked their air tickets
yet.
13.
A
）
He was pleased
to get the medal.
B
）
He
was very courageous.
C
）
He
used to be a firefighter.
D
）
He
was accused of causing a fire.
14.
A
）
Make a
profitable investment.
B
）
Buy
a new washing machine.
C
）
Get
parts for the machine from Japan.
D
）
Have the old washing machine fixed.
15.
A
）
He is pleased
with his exciting new job.
B
）
He
finds the huge workload unbearable.
C
）
He
finds his office much too big for him.
D
）
He
is not to excited about his new position.
16.
A
）
The woman is
going to hold a big party tomorrow.
B
）
The
man has no idea what the right thing to do is.
C
）
The woman doesn
’
t
know how to get to the party.
D
）
The
man offers to drive the woman to the party.
17.
A
）
Drawing up a
business plan.
B
）
Discussing a term paper.
C
）
Finalizing a contract.
D
）
Reviewing a co-authored article.
18.
A
）
She ordered
some paper.
B
）
She
had the printer repaired.
C
）
She
chatted online with a friend.
D
）
She
filled in an application form.
Questions 19 to
22 are based on the conversation you have just
heard.
19.
A
）
His health is
getting worse.
B
）
He
can no longer work at sea.
C
）
His
past life upsets him a good deal.
D
）
He
has not got the expected pension.
20.
A
）
She passed
away years ago.
B
）
She
used to work as a model.
C
）
She
has been working at a clinic.
D
）
She
has been seriously ill for years.
21.
A
）
She has made
lots of money as a doctor.
B
）
She
is going to take care of her old dad.
C
）
She
has never got on with her father.
D
）
She
is kind and generous by nature.
22.
A
）
Ho dines out
with his wife every weekend.
B
）
He
is excellent but looks bad-tempered.
C
）
He
does not care about his appearance.
D
）
He
is not quite popular with his patients.
Questions 23 to
25 are based on the conversation you have just
heard.
23.
A
）
The man has
sent the order to the woman by mistake.
B
）
Some of the telephone systems
don
’
t work properly.
C
）
Some of the packs do not contain any
manuals.
D
）
The
quality of the goods is not up to the standard.
24.
A
）
Send a service
engineer to do the repairs.
B
）
Consult her boss about the best
solution.
C
）
Pass the man
’
s
order to the right person.
D
）
Solve the problem at her
company
’
s cost.
25.
A
）
Ideal.
B
）
Temporary.
C
）
Partial.
D
）
Creative.
Section B
Directions:
In this section, you will hear 3 short
passages. At the end of each
passage,
you will hear some questions. Both the passage and
the
questions will be spoken only once.
After you hear a question, you
must
choose the best answer from the four choices
marked A
）
，
B
）
，
C
）
and
D
）
. Then mark the
corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡
2
上作答。
Passage One
Questions 26 to
28 are based on the conversation you have just
heard.
26.
A
）
It is
entertaining.
B
）
It
is a costly hobby.
C
）
It
takes lots of time.
D
）
It
requires training.
27. A
）
They can harm nearby plants.
B
）
They may catch some disease.
C
）
They fight each other for food.
D
）
They may pollute the environment.
28.
A
）
Place the food
on warmer spots.
B
）
Use
prepared feed mixtures only.
C
）
Avoid using any contaminated food
D
）
Continue the feeding till it gets warm.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
29.
A
）
He will betray
even his best friends.
B
）
He
is able to make up good excuses.
C
）
He
will lie whenever he wants.
D
）
He
tries to achieve his goal at any cost.
30.
A
）
She made him
apologize.
B
）
She readily forgave him.
C
）
She
broke up with him.
D
）
She
refused to answer his calls.
31.
A
）
Buy her a new
set of tires.
B
）
Help clean her apartment.
C
）
Lend her his batteries.
D
）
Move furniture for her.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
32.
A
）
The atmosphere
they live in is rather unreal.
B
）
Their parents put too much pressure on
them.
C
）
It
’
s hard for
them to get along with other kids.
D
）
They have to live in the shadow of
their parents.
33. A
）
He always boasts about his rich father.
B
）
He will grow up to be good for nothing.
C
）
He has too much to know the value of
things.
D
）
He
is too young to manage his inherited property.
34.
A
）
She wants
Amanda to get professional care.
B
）
She
has no experience in raising children.
C
）
She
wants to show off her wealth.
D
）
She
has no time to do it herself.
35.
A
）
The lifestyle
depicted in Hollywood movies.
B
）
The
worship of money, beauty and pleasure.
C
）
The
attention the media focuses on them.
D
）
The
pursuing of perfection in performance.
Section C
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
will
hear
a
passage
three
times.
When
the
passage is read for the first time, you
should listen carefully for its
general
idea. When the passage is read for the second
time, you
are required to fill in the
blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the
exact words you have just heard. For
blanks numbered from 44 to
46 you
are
required
to
fill
in
the
missing
information.
For
these
blanks,
you can either use the exact words you have just
heard or
write down the main points in
your own words. Finally, when the
passage is read for the third time, you
should check what you have
written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡２上作答。
Around 120
years ago, Ebbinghaus began his study of memory. H
e
（
36
）
_
___ on
studying how quickly the human
mind can remember
（
37
）
____. One result of his
research
is
known
as
the
total
time
hypothesis
（假
设）
，
which
simply
means
the
amount
you learn
（
38
）
____ on the time you spend trying to less
it. This can be
taken as our first rule
of learning.
Although it is usually true that
studying for four hours is better than studying
for
one, there is the question of how
we should use the four hours. For example, is it
better to study for four hours
< br>（
39
）
____ or to
study for one hour a day for four days
in a
（
40
）
____? The answer, as you may have
（
41
）
____
, is that it is better to spread
out
the study times. This
（
42
）
____, through which too can
learn more
（
43
）
____ by
dividing
our
practice
time,
is
known
as
the
distribution
of
practice
effect.
Thus,
（
44
）
<
/p>
________________________________________
__.
But
we
’
re not finished yet. We
haven
’
t considered how we
should study over very
short periods of
time.
（
45
）
<
/p>
________________________________________
__. Should you
look at the same word in
rapid succession, or look at the word and then
have some
delay before you look at it a
gain?
（
46
）
< br>
___________________________________
_______.
Part IV
Reading Comprehension
（
Reading in
Depth
）
（
25
minutes
）
Section A
Directions:
In
this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.
You are required to
select one word for
each blank from a list of choices given in a word
bank
following
the
passage.
Read
the
passage
through
carefully
before making your choices. Each choice
in the bank is identified by
a
letter.
Please
mark
the
corresponding
letter
for
each
item
on
Answer Sheet 2 with a
single line through the centre. You may not
use any of the words in the bank more
than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based
on the following passage.
Every year in the first week of my
English class, some students inform me that
writing is too hard. They never write,
unless assignments __47__ it. They find the
writing process __48__ and difficult.
How
awful
to
be
able
to
speak
in
a
language
but
not
to
write
in
it
---
__49__
English, with its rich vocabulary.
Being able to speak but not write is like living
in an
__50__
mansion(
豪宅
) and never
leaving one small room. When I meet students who
think they can
’
t
write, I knots, as a teacher my __51__ is to show
them the rest of the
rooms. My task is
to build fluency while providing the opportunity
inherent in any
writing
activity
to
__52__
the
moral
and
emotional
development
of
my
students.
One great way to
do this is by having students write in a journal
in class every day.
Writing ability is like strength
training. Writing needs to be done __53__, just
like
exercise; just as muscles grow
stronger with exercise, writing skills improve
quickly
with writing practice. I often
see a rise in student confidence and __54__ after
only a
few weeks of journal writing.
Expressing
oneself
in
writing
is
one
of
the
most
important
skills
I
teach
to
strengthen the whole student. When my
students practice journal writing, they are
practicing for their future academic,
political, and __55__ lives. They build skills so
that some day they might write a great
novel, a piece of sorely needed legislation,
or the perfect love letter. Every day
that they write in their journals puts them a step
__56__ to fluency, eloquence
（雄辩）
，
and command
of language.
注意
：此部分试题请在答题卡
2
上作答。
A
）
closer
I
）
painful
B
）
daily
J
）
performance
C
）
emotional
K
）
profession
D
）
enhance
L
）
remarkably
E
）
enormous
M
）
require
F
）
especially
N
）
sensitive
G
）
hinder
O
）
urge
H
）
mission
Section
B
Directions:
There are 2 passages in this section.
Each passage is followed by some
questions
or
unfinished
statements.
For
each
of
them
there
are
four
choices
marked
A
）
，
B
）
，
C
）
and
D
）
. You should decide on the
best choice and mark the
corresponding
letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line
through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the
following passage.
The
January
fashion
show,
called
FutureFashion,
exemplified
how
far
green
design
has
come. Organized
by the New
York-based
nonprofit
Earth Pledge,
the
show inspired many top
designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the
first time.
Several have since made
pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The
designers
who
undertake
green
fashion
still
face
many
challenges.
Scott
Hahn,
cofounder
with
Gregory
of
Rogan
and
Loomstate,
which
uses
all-organic
cotton,
says
high-quality sustainable
materials can still
be
tough
to
find.
“
Most
designers
with existing labels are finding there
aren
’
t comparable fabrics
that can
just replace what
you
’
re doing and what your
customers are used to,
”
he
says. For
example,
organic
cotton
and
non-
organic
cotton
are
virtually
indistinguishable
once woven into a dress. But some
popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have
few eco-friendly equivalents.
Those who do
make the switch are finding they have more
support. Last year the
influential
trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its
participation fee
for young green
entrepreneurs
（企业家）
who attend
its two springtime shows in Los
Angeles
and New York and gave special recognition to
designers whose collections
are at
least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50
green designers, up from
fewer than a
dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to
announce a major
initiative aimed at
helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy
transitional
（过渡
型的）
cotton at
higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply
of a key sustainable
material.
“
Mainstream is about to
occur,
”
says
Hahn.
Some
analysts
（分析师）
are
less
sure.
Among
consumers,
only
18%
are
even
aware that ecofashion exists, up from
6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion
writer, is an example of the
unconverted consumer. When asked if she owned any
sustainable clothes, she replied:
“
Not that
I
’
m aware
of.
”
Like most consumers,
she
finds little time to shop, and when
she does, she
’
s on the hunt
for
“
cute stuff that
isn
’
t
too
expensive.
”
By
her
own
admission,
green
just
isn
’
t
yet
on
her
mind.
But
—
thanks to the
combined efforts of designers, retailers and
suppliers
—
one day
it will be.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡
2
上作答。
57.
What is said about FutureFashion?
A
）
It inspired many leading designers to
start going green.
B
）
It
showed that designers using organic fabrics would
go far.
C
）
It
served as an example of how fashion shows should
be organized.
D
）
It
convinced the public that fashionable clothes
should be made durable.
58. According to Scott Hahn, one big
challenge to designers who will go organic
is that ____.
A
）
much more time is needed to finish a
dress using sustainable materials
B
）
they have to create new brands for
clothes made of organic materials
C
）
customers have difficulty telling
organic from non-organic materials
D
）
quality organic replacements for
synthetics are not readily available
59. We learn from Paragraph
3 that designers who undertake green fashion ____.
A
）
can
attend various trade shows free
B
）
are readily recognized by the fashion
world
C
）
can
buy organic cotton at favorable prices
D
）
are gaining more and more support
60. What is
Natalie Hormilla
’
s attitude
toward ecofashion?
A
）
She
doesn
’
t seem to care about
it.
B
）
She
doesn
’
t think it is
sustainable.
C
）
She
is doubtful of its practical value.
D
）
She is very much opposed to the idea.
61. What does
the author think of green fashion?
A
）
Green products will soon go mainstream.
B
）
It
has a very promising future.
C
）
Consumers have the final say.
D
）
It
will appeal more to young people.
Passage Two
Questions 62 to
66 are based on the following passage.
Scientists
have
devised
a
way
to
determine
roughly
where
a
person
has
lived
using a strand
（缕）
of hair, a technique that
could help track the movements of
criminal suspects or unidentified
murder victims.
The method relies on measuring how
chemical variations in drinking water show
up in people
’
s
hair.
“
< br>You
’
re what you eat and
drink, and that
’
s recorded
in your hair,
”
said Thure
Ceiling, a
geologist at the University of Utah.
While U.S. diet is
relatively identical, water supplies vary. The
differences result
from weather
patterns. The chemical composition of rainfall
changes slightly as rain
clouds move.
Most
hydrogen
and
oxygen
atoms
in
water
are
stable,
but
traces
of
both
elements are also
present as heavier isotopes
（同位素）
. The heaviest rain
falls first.
As a result, storms that
form over the Pacific deliver heavier water to
California than
to Utah.
Similar patterns exist
throughout the U.S. By measuring the proportion of
heavier
hydrogen
and
oxygen
isotopes
along
a
strand
of
hair,
scientists
can
construct
a
geographic timeline. Each inch of hair
corresponds to about two months.
Cerling
’
s
team
collected
tap
water
samples
from
600
cities
and
constructed
a
map of the regional differences. They
checked the accuracy or the map by testing
200 hair samples collected from 65
barber shops.
They
were
able
to
accurately
place
the
hair
samples
in
broad
regions
roughly
corresponding to the movement of rain
systems.
“
It
’
s
not
good
for
pinpointing
（精确定位）
，
”
Ceding
said.
“
It
’
s
good
for
eliminating many
possibilities.
”
Todd Park, a local
detective, said the method has helped him learn
more about an
unidentified woman whose
skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake.
The
woman
was
5
feet
tall.
Police
recovered
26
bones,
a
T-shirt
and
several
strands of hair.
When Park heard about the
research, he gave the hair samples to the
researchers.
Chemical
testing
showed
that
over
the
two
years
before
her
death,
she
moved
about every two
months.
She
stayed in the Northwest, although the test could
not be more specific than
somewhere
between eastern Oregon and western Wyoming.
“
It
’
s
still a substantial area,
”
Park said.
“
But
it narrows it way down for
me.
”
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡
2
上作答
。
62. What is the
scientists
’
new discovery?
A
）
One
’
s hair growth
has to do with the amount of water they drink.
B
）
A
person
’
s hair may reveal
where they have lived.
C
）
Hair analysis accurately identifies
criminal suspects.
D
）
The
chemical composition of hair varies from person to
person.
63.
What does the author mean by
“
You
’
re what you eat and
drink
”
（
Line 1, Para.
3
）？
A
）
Food and drink affect
one
’
s personality
development.
B
）
Food and drink preferences vary with
individuals.
C
）
Food and drink leave traces in
one
’
s body tissues.
D
）
Food and drink are indispensable to
one
’
s existence.
64. What is said about the
rainfall in America
’
s West?
A
）
There is much more rainfall in
California than in Utah.
B
）
The
water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves
inland.
C
）
Its
chemical composition is less stable than in other
areas.
D
）
It
gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward.
65. What did
Cerling
’
s team produce in
their research?
A
）
A
map showing the regional differences of tap water.
B
）
A
collection of hair samples from various barber
shops.
C
）
A
method to measure the amount of water in human
hair.
D
）
A
chart illustrating the movement of the rain
system.
66.
What is the practical value of
Cerling
’
s research?
A
）
It helps analyze the quality of water
in different regions.
B
）
It
helps the police determine where a crime is
committed.
C
）
It
helps the police narrow down possibilities in
detective work.
D
）
It
helps identify the drinking habits of the person
under investigation.
Part V
Cloze
minutes
）
（
15
Directions:
There
are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each
blank there
are four choices marked
A
）
，
B
）
，
C
）
and
D
）
on the right side of the
paper. You should choose the ONE that
best fits into the passage.
Then mark
the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a
single
line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡２上作答。
Kimiyuki Suda
should be a perfect customer for
Japan
’
s car-makers.
He
’
s young,
successful
executive
at
an
Internet-
services
company
in
Tokyo
and
has
plenty
of
disposable __67__. He used to own
Toyota
’
s Hilux Surf, a sport
utility vehicle. But
now he uses __68__
subways and trains.
“
It
’
s
not inconvenient at all,
”
he
says. __69__,
“
having a car
is so 20th century.
”
Suda reflects a
worrisome __70__ in Japan; the automobile is
losing its emotional
appeal, __71__
among the young, who prefer to spend their money
on the latest
electronic
devices.
__72__
mini-cars
and
luxury
foreign
brands
are
still
popular,
everything in
between is __73__. Last year sales fell 6.7
percent, 7.6 percent __74__
you
don
’
t
count
the
mini-
car
market.
There
have
been
__75__
one-year
drops
in
other
nations:
sales
in
Germany
fell
9
percent
in
2007
__76__
a
tax
increase.
But
experts say Japan is
__77__ in that sales have been decreasing steadily
__78__ time.
Since 1990, yearly new-car
sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4 million
units in
2007.
Alarmed by this state of __79__, the
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
（
JAMA
）
__80__
a
comprehensive
study
of
the
market
in
2006.
It
found
that
a
__81__ wealth gap, demographic
（人口结构）
changes
and __82__ lack of interest in
cars led
Japanese to hold their __83__ longer, replace
their cars with smaller ones
__84__
give up car ownership altogether. JAMA __85__ a
further sales decline of 1.2
percent
this year. Some experts believe that if the trend
continues for much longer,
further
consolidation
（合并）
in the
automotive sector is __86__.
67. A
）
profit
C
）
income
B
）
payment
D
）
budget
68. A
）
mostly
C
）
occasionally
B
）
partially
D
）
rarely
69. A
）
Therefore
C
）
Otherwise
B
）
Besides
D
）
Consequently
70. A
）
drift
C
）
current
B
）
tide
D
）
trend
71. A
）
remarkably
C
）
specially
B
）
essentially
D
）
particularly
72. A
）
While
C
）
When
B
）
Because
D
）
Since
73.
A
）
surging
C
）
slipping
B
）
stretching
D
）
shaking
74. A
）
unless
C
）
as
B
）
if
D
）
after
75. A
）
lower
C
）
broader
B
）
slighter
76.
A
）
liable to
B
）
in
terms of
77.
A
）
unique
B
）
similar
78.
A
）
over
B
）
against
79.
A
）
mess
B
）
boom
80.
A
）
proceeded
B
）
relieved
81.
A
）
quickening
B
）
widening
82. A
）
average
B
）
massive
83.
A
）
labels
B
）
cycles
D
）
larger
C
）
thanks to
D
）
in
view of
C
）
mysterious
D
）
strange
C
）
on
D
）
behind
C
）
growth
D
）
decay
C
）
launched
D
）
revised
C
）
strengthening
D
）
lengthening
C
）
abundant
D
）
general
C
）
vehicles
D
）
devices