英语四级考试标准预测试卷(听力及答案).doc

Key to Tests Test 1 Part Ⅰ Writing 参考范文： Studying Abroad Nowadays, going abroad for study is enjoying a striking popularity among both high school and college students. The popularity is attributed to advantages of studying overseas. In the first place, students can have access to advanced science and technology as well as desirable working conditions which might not be available at home. In the second place, they are exposed to entirely new ideas and trends. What is more, overseas experience is the best opportunity for the reallife use of foreign languages. Yet, we should avoid going abroad blindly. On the one hand, it is expensive. On the other hand, it is probably painful because a completely new environment with different customs and habits may also be a barrier to overseas students and you may find yourself in a strange world and may feel helpless. So we must be sure that we can get better education and experience overseas before making the final decision. Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension （Skimming and Scanning） 文章大意：本文作者直抒胸臆，对电视进行了批判，认为其浪费了人们的时间和精力，简化了人们的思维，使人们不再勤于思考，并表示对未来的担忧，担心电视会影响人们的思维习惯、语言习惯等。 1. N 由第一段最后一句话“The only things Americans do more than watch television are work and sleep”可知工作和睡觉排在看电视前面，因此本题干不正确。 2. Y 由第一、二段可知，人们在20岁前平均花在看电视上的时间为20,000小时，而20岁以后每十年就会增加10,000小时，而“In 10,000 hours you could have learned enough to become an astronomer or engineer”，因此本题干正确。 3. Y 由文章第三段可知电视的问题在于分散了人们的注意力（discourages concentration）和使得人们不愿意付出努力（television encourages us to apply no effort）。 4. N 由第五段“television operates on the appeal to the short attention span”可知电视吸引的是人们短期的注意力。 5. Y 由文章第八段可知有些电视节目让人看不懂，没有有效地与观众沟通，最终导致其让人感觉无聊，令人厌烦。 6. NG 文章只提到“crisis of literacy”，但并未指出其严重性，也未完全将其归咎于电视的负面影响。 7. N 由“Literacy may not be an inalienable human right”可知题干错误，读写能力并非是不可剥夺的权利。 8. arranged in grammatically precise 由文章第九段“I was taught that thought is words, arranged in grammatically precise”可得答案。 9. become more complex, not less 由文章倒数第三段“Everything about this nation.