大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷二Model Test Two

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年

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月大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷二

Model Test Two

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, mark

Y

(for

YES)

if

the

statement

agrees

with

the

information

given

in

the

passage;

N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;

NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.

For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the

passage.

Holy Squid! Photos Offer First Glimpse of Live Deep-Sea Giant

Like

something

straight

out

of

a

Jules

Verne

novel,

an

enormous

tentacle

creature looms out of the inky blackness of the deep Pacific waters.

But

this

isn't

science

fiction.

A

set

of

extraordinary

images

captured

by

Japanese scientists mark the first-ever record of a live giant squid (Architeuthis)

in the wild.

The

animal

—

which

measures

roughly

25

feet

(8

meters)

long

—

was

photographed 2,950 feet (900 meters) beneath the North Pacific Ocean. Japanese

scientists attracted the squid toward cameras attached to a baited fishing line.

The

scientists

say

they

snapped

more

than

500

images

of

the

massive

cephalopod

before

it

broke

free

after

snagging

itself

on

a

hook.

They

also

recovered one of the giant squid's two longest tentacles, which severed during its

struggle.

The

photo

sequence,

taken

off

Japan's

Ogasawara

Islands

in

September

2004, shows the squid homing in on the baited line and enveloping it in

tentacles.

Tsunemi Kubodera of the National Science Museum in Tokyo and Kyoichi

Mori

of

the

Ogasawara

Whale

Watching

Association

report

their

observations

this week in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

appears

to

be

a

much

more

active

predator

than

previously

suspected,

using

its

elongated

feeding

tentacles

to

strike

and

tangle

prey,

the

researchers write.

They

add

that

the

squid

was

found

feeding

at

depths

where

no

light

penetrates even during the day.

Giant Breakthrough

Despite people's fascination with this deep-sea behemoth, the giant squid's

life

and

habits

have

remained

largely

a

mystery.

The

little

information

known

has

been

mostly

based

on

dead

and

dying

specimens

that

were

caught

by

commercial fishing boats or washed ashore.

The

mysterious

creature

has

inspired

countless

sea

monster

tales

and

has

been the subject of various scientific expeditions.

Since the mid 1990s there have been a number of research trips in search of

giant

squid.

Cameras

attached

to

deep-diving subs

or

sperm

whales have

been

used to try to capture the elusive animals on film, but without success.

The

Japanese

researchers

used

sperm

whales

as

guides

to

help

them

pinpoint likely giant squid haunts. Over the years whalers have reported finding

a high number of large squid beaks in the mammals' stomachs, pegging sperm

whales as primary predators of large squid.

The images are generating considerable excitement among squid experts.

think

it's

wonderful

that

we've

finally

got

a

picture

of

a

living

giant

squid,

said

Richard

Ellis,

a

research

associate

at

the

American

Museum

of

Natural History in New York and author of The Search for the Giant Squid.

Architeuthis,

of the largest of all invertebrates. So the Japanese film finaly breaks through and

renders the statement 'nobody has ever seen a living giant squid' inoperative.

Squid

expert

Martin

Collins

of

the

British

Antarctic

Survey

based

in

Cambridge, England, says the new images are a

The marine biologist says he was skeptical that a dedicated giant squid hunt

would

succeed.

He

thought

the

first

wild

sighting

would

probably

come

by

accident.

in what they thought was a good area, and found it,

Hunting for Clues

Collins is especially interested in clues the images might provide to the way

giant squid swim and hunt in the deep ocean.

on film gives you a tremendous insight into how they

live

down

there,

he

said.

shows

they

are

pretty

active

animals,

and

that

answers a big question that's been out there for some time.

Collins says there were two competing schools of thought among giant squid

experts.

was

the

idea

that

[giant

squid]

were

fairly

inactive

and

just

drifted

around, dangling their tentacles below them like fishing lures to catch what came

by,

other

theory

was

that

they

were

actually

quite

active.

This

new

evidence

supports

this,

suggesting

they

are

active

predators

which

can

move

reasonably quickly.

also shows they are capable of quite strong and rapid movement,

The study team reports that the severed tentacle repeatedly gripped the boat

deck and crew after it was hauled aboard. The squid's tentacles are armed with

suckers, each ringed with tiny teeth to help snare prey.

Measuring

18

feet

(5.5

meters)

long,

analysis

of

the

tentacle

confirmed

it

came from a giant squid and allowed the researchers to estimate the total length

of the animal.

But the researchers caution that their data assume the tentacle was severed

at it base. If not, the squid may have been considerably larger. The longest giant

squid

on

record

measured

59

feet

(18

meters),

including

its

two

elongated

tentacles.

Shedding Light on Giant Squid

Giant

squid,

along

with

their

close

cousins

colossal

squid

(Mesonychoteuthis), have the largest eyes of any animal.

important to them. Having a large eye isn't unusual in deep-sea animals-you see

it quite often in fish.

The

fact

that

the

animal

caught

on

film

was

swimming

in

total

darkness

suggests the species detects prey using alternative light sources.

down there is likely to be light produced by other animals,

British Antarctic Survey.

The

Japanese

team

thinks

that

research

techniques

similar

to

their

own

could be used to bring about more close encounters with giant squid. Ellis of the

American Museum of Natural History agrees.

sure

we

can

learn

a

lot

from

an

analysis

of

these

images,

he

said.

now

that

we

have

an

idea

of

where

to

look

for

[the

squid],

we

will

undoubtedly get more pictures.

1.

The

passage

talks

mainly

about

the

studying

of

a

live

giant

squid

by

American scientists.

2. The giant squid was photographed 2,950 feet beneath the North

Pacific

Ocean.

3. The observations by Tsunemi Kubodera and Kyoichi Mori was reported

in the journal Proceedings of Royal Society B.

4. The Japanese film is a breakthrough in the study of the giant squid's life

and habits.

5. There are three competing schools of thought among giant squid experts.

6. The giant squid are capable of quite strong and rapid movement.

7. The longest giant squid on record measured 18 feet.

8. Giant squid, along with their close cousins colossal squid, have the largest

________________.

9.

The

giant

squid

swimming

in

total

darkness

detects

prey

using

________________.

10. The Japanese team thinks that research techniques similar to their own

could be used to bring about more ________________.

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions:

In

this

part

there

is

a

short

passage

with

5

questions

or

incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or

complete the staements in the fewest possible words. Write your answers in the

spaces provided on Answer Sheet 2.

Culture shock is so named because of the effect it has on people when they

enter

a

new

culture.

Experts

have

been

interested

in

these

effects

and

have

agreed on five basic stages of culture shock. These stages are general and should

only be used as a reference. Not every individual will go through each stage, and

one stage may last longer than another for different individuals.

The

hardest

thing

for

most

travelers

to

deal

with

is

the

emotional

coaster

new

culture,

and

the

next

moment

very

negative.

It

seems

common

that

international

visitors

and

immigrants

vacillate

(

犹豫不定

)between

loving

and

hating a new country. Feelings of separation and alienation can be intensified if

they do not have a sense of fitting in or belonging.

Fatigue is another problem people face when entering a new culture. There

can

be

a

sense

of

a

greater

need

for

sleep.

This

is

due

not

only

to

physical

tiredness, but also to mental fatigue. This mental fatigue comes from straining to

comprehend the language, and coping with new situations.

The impact of culture shock can vary from person to person. There can be

significant

differences

because

some

people

may

be

better

prepared

to

enter

a

new culture. Four factors which play into these are personality, language ability,

length of stay, and the emotional support received.

It

is

logical

to

think

that

when

people

are

deprived

of

their

familiar

surroundings they will feel disoriented. One solution some have found is to bring

a

few

small

reminders

of

home.

Pictures,

wall

hangings,

favorite

utensils,

and

keepsakes(

纪念品

)are

all

good

candidates

to

make

things

feel

more

familiar.

Another helpful

activity is

to establish little routines that become familiar over

time. Even better is fitting things that were part of the regular routine back in

the home country into the routine established in the new culture. This will make

people feel more at home.

47.

According

to

the

1st

paragraph,

experts

have

interests

in

________________.

48. Emotional

49.

When

entering

a

new

culture,

the

problems

people

face

are

________________.

50. Coping with new situations may result in ________________.

51. According to the author, the more effective way to solve

is ________________.

Section B

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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 [C]. You should decide on the best choice and mark the

corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.

Sixteen

years

ago,

Eileen

Doyle's

husband,

an

engineer,

took

his

four

children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never