大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)四級(jí)真題試題

PartIWriting

(30minutes)

(請(qǐng)于正式開考后半小時(shí)內(nèi)完成該部分，之后將進(jìn)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

onSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

Questions1to2arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.

B)ANewHampshireman'sjokewithfriendsonhiswife.

C)Afather'smessageforhisdaughter.

D)Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.

2.A)Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.

B)Shewantedtohonorherfather'spromise.

C)Shehadbeenaskedbyherfathertodoso.

D)Shcwasexcitedtoseeherfather'shandwriting.

Questions3to4arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheardo

3.A)Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.

B)SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.

C)Twomillionbeeswereinfectedwithdisease.

D)Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.

4.A)Itapologizedtoitscustomers.

B)Itwasforcedtokillitsbees.

C)Itlostahugestockofbees.

D)Itlost2.5milliondollars.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.

B)Ittookoffandlandedonafootballfield.

C)Itprovedtobeofhighcommercialvalue.

D)Itmadeaseriesofsharpturnsinthesky.

6.A)Engineeringproblems.C)Inadequatefunding.

B)Theairpollutionitproduced.D)Theoppositionfromthemilitary.

7.A)Itusesthelatestaviationtechnology.

B)Rfliesfasterthanacommercialjet.

C)ltisasafermeansoftransportation.

D)Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

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

correspondingleneronSheet1卬〃//asinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Itseemsadepressingtopic.

B)Ilsoundsquitealarming.

C)Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.

D)ltisgettingmoreseriousthesedays.

9.A)ThemandoesntunderstandSpanish.

B)Thewomandoesn'treallylikedancing.

C)Theydon'twantsomethingtoonoisy.

D)Theycan'tmakeittothetheatreintime.

10.A)ItwouldbemorefunwithoutMr.Whiteheadhosting.

B)Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudience'sattention.

C)Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverwatched.

D)Itisashowinappropriateforanightofcharity.

11.A)Watchacomedy.C)Booktheticketsonline.

B)Goandseethedance.D)Seeafilmwiththeman.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Mostofherschoolmatesareyoungerthansheis.

B)Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.

C)Todiscoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.

D)Todeterminewhatfeelingsmicehave.

17.A)Whentheyarehungry.C)Whentheysmellfood.

B)Whentheyarethirsty.D)Whentheywantcompany.

18.A)Theysearchforfoodingroups.

B)Theyareoverweightwhenfoodisplenty.

C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.

D)Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)IlsconstructionstartedbeforeWorldWarI.

B)Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.

C)Itisefficientlyusedfortransport.

D)Itisoneofthebestintheworld.

2().A)Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.

B)Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.

C)Toenablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.

D)Tospeedupthetransportationofgoods.

21.A)Inthe1970s.C)Inthe1950s.

B)Inthe1960s.D)Inthe1940s.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Chattingwhiledriving.

B)Messagingwhiledriving.

C)Drivingunderage.

D)Speedingonhighways.

23.A)Agadgettoholdaphoneonthesteeringwheel.

B)Agadgettochargethephoneinacar.

C)Adevicetocontrolthespeedofavehicle.

D)Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.

24.A)Thecarkeepsflashingitsheadlights.

B)Thecarslowsdowngraduallytoahalt.

C)Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.

D)Theygetawarningontheirsmartphone.

25.A)Installingacamera.C)Checkingtheiremails.

B)Usingaconnectedapp.D)Keepingadailyrecord.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoices^iveninawordbankfollowing

thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolar

panels.Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbytheinsurancecompany

inside.Whenthetowerwasfirst(26)in1962,itwascoveredwiththin

squarestones.Thesesmallsquarestonesbecameaproblemforthebuildingand

continuedtofalloffthefacefor40yearsuntilamajorrenovationwas(27).

Duringthisrenovationthebuilding'sowners,CIS,(28)thesolarpanel

company,Solarcentury.Theyagreedtocovertheentirebuildinginsolarpanels.In

2004,thecompletedCIStowerbecameEurope'slargest(29)ofvertical

solarpanels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge(30)hasneverbeen

repeatedsince.

Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,andtheCIS

towerwaschosenasoneofthe“10bestgreenenergyprojects".Foralongtimeafter

thisrenovationproject,itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas

(31)overtakenbytheMillbankTower.

GreenbuildingslikethisarenT(32)cost-efficientfortheinvestor,butit

doesproducemuchlesspollutionthanthatcausedbyenergy(33)through

fossilfuels.Assolarpanelsget(34),theworldislikelytoseemore

skyscraperscoveredinsolarpanels,collectingenergymuchliketreesdo.Imaginea

worldwherebuildingthetallestskyscraperwasn'taraceof(35)，butrather

onetocollectthemostsolarenergy.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}k2上作答。

A)cheaperB)cleanerC)collectionD)competed

E)constructedF)consultedG)dimensionH)discovered

I)eventuallyJ)heightK)necessarilyL)production

M)rangeN)scaleO)undertaken

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletterAnswerSheet2.

AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,VeniceFaces“Endangered”List

[A]Onarecentfallmorning,alargecrowdblockedthestepsatoneofVenice'smain

touristsites,theRialtoBridge.TheRialtoBridgeisoneofthefourbridgesspanning

theGrandCanal.Itistheoldestbridgeacrossthecanal,andwasthedividingline

betweenthedistrictsofSanMarcoandSanPolo.Butonthisday,therewasatwist：

itwasfilledwithVenetians,nottourists.

[B]"Peoplearecheeringandholdingtheircartsintheair,saysGiovanniGiorgio,

whohelpedorganizethemarchwithagrass-rootsorganizationcalled

Generazione'90.Thecartshereferstoaresmallshoppingcarts-thesymbolofa

trueVenetian.t4Itstartedasajoke,“hesayswithalaugh."Theideawastoput

bladesonthewheels!Youknow?LikeBenHur.Preciselylikethat,youjustgo

aroundandrunpeopledown."

[C]Veniceisoneofthehottesttouristdestinationsintheworld.Butthat*saproblem.

Upto90,000touristscrowditsstreetsandcanalseveryday-faroutnumbering

the55,000permanentresidents.Thetouristincreaseisonekeyreasonthecity's

populationisdownfrom175,000inthe1950s.TheoutnumberedVenetianshave

beensteadilyfleeing.Andthosewhostickaroundaretiredoflivinginaplace

wheretheycan'tevengettothemarketwithoutswimmingthroughaseaof

picture-snappingtourists.Imagine,navigatingthrough50,000peoplewhileonthe

waytoschoolortowork.

[D]LauraChigi,agrandmotheratthemarch,saysthelocalandnational

governmentshavefailedtodoanythingaboutthecrowdsfordecades,because

they'reonlyinterestedintourism-theprimaryindustryinVenice,worthmore

than$3billionin2015.“Veniceisacashcow,“shesays,“andeveryonewantsa

piece."

[E]JustbeyondSt.Mark'sSquare,acruiseshippasses,oneofhundredseveryyear

thatappearovertheirmedieval（中世紀(jì)的）surroundings.Theirmassivewake

creatswavesatthebottomofthesea,weakeningthefoundationsofthe

centuries-oldbuildingsthemselves.EverytimeIseeacruiseship,Ifeelsad,“

Chigisays."Youseethemuditdrags；thedestructionitleavesinitswake?

Thathurtstheancientwoodenpolesholdingupthecityunderwater.Onedaywe

'11seeVenicebreakdown.”

[F]Foratime,UNESCO,theculturalwingoftheUnitedNations,seemedtoagree.

Twoyearsago,itputItalyonnotice,sayingthegovernmentwasnotprotecting

Venice.UNESCOconsiderstheentirecityaWorldHeritageSite,agreathonor

thatmeansVenice,attheculturallevel,belongstoalloftheworld'speople.In

2014,UNESCOgaveItalytwoyearstomanageVenice,sflourishingtourismor

thecitywouldbeplacedonanotherlist——WorldHeritageInDanger,joiningsuch

sitesasAleppoandPalmyra,destroyedbythewarinSyria.

[GIVenice'sdeadlinepassedwithbarelyamurmur（陰E噥）thissummer,justas

UNESCOwasmeetinginIstanbul.Onlyonerepresentative,JadTabetfrom

Lebanon,triedtoraisetheissue.4<Forseveralyears,thesituationofheritagein

Venicehasbeenworsening,andithasnowreachedadramaticsituation,“Tabet

toldUNESCO.k*Wchavetoactquickly,thereisnotamomenttowaste.M

[H]ButUNESCOdidn'tevenholdavote."It'sbeenpostponeduntil2017,"says

AnnaSomers,thefounderandCEOofTheArtNewspaperandtheformerhead

ofVeniceinPeril,agroupdevotedtorestoringVenetianart.Shesaysthemain

reasontheU.N.culturalorganizationdidn'tvotetodeclareVeniceaWorld

HeritageSiteInDangerisbecauseUNESCOhasbecomeintenselypoliticized.

Therewouldhavebeensomeback-roomnegotiations.

[I]ItalyboastsmoreUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesthananyothercountryinthe

world,grantingitconsiderablepowerandinfluencewithintheorganization.The

formerheadoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCentre,whichoverseesheritage

sites,isFrancescoBandarin,aVenetianwhonowservesasUNESCO'sassistant

director-generalforculture.

[J]Earlierthisyear,ItalysignedanaccordwithUNESCOtoestablishataskforceof

policeartdetectivesandarchaeologists（考古學(xué)家）toprotectculturalheritage

fromnaturaldisastersandterrorgroups,suchasISIS.TheaccordunderlinedItaly

'sglobalreputationasagoodstewardofartandculture.

[K]ButaddingVenicetotheUNESCOendangeredlist-whichisdominatedbysites

indevelopingandconflict-riddencountries-wouldbeaninternational

embarrassment,andcouldevenhurtItaly*sprofitabletourismindustry.The

ItalianCultureMinistrysaysitisunawareofanygovernmenteffortstopressure

UNESCO.Asfortheorganizationitself,itdeclinedarequestforaninterview.

[L]Thecity'scurrentmayor,LuigiBrugnaro,hasridiculedUNESCOandtolditto

minditsownbusiness,whilecontinuingtosupportthecruiseshipindustry,which

employs5,000Veniceresidents.

[M]AsfbrVenetians,theyYebeyondfrustratedandhopingfbrasolutionsoon,"【t'sa

nightmareforme.Somesituationsarereallydifficultwithtouristsaround,“

saysGiorgioashenavigatesaroundaswellingcrowdattheRialtoBridge.k4There

arejustsomanyofthem.Theyneverknowwheretheyaregoing,anddonot

walkinanorderlymanner.Navigatingthestreetscanbeexhausting.”

[NIThenithitshim:Thiscrowdisn'tmadeupoftourists.They'reVenetians.Giorgio

sayshe'sneverexperiencedtheRialtoBridgethiswayinallhis22years.<cFor

once,wearetheoneswhoareblockingthetraffic,“hesaysdelightedly."Itfeels

unreal.Itfeelslikewe'resomeformofendangeredspecies.It'sjustnice.The

feelingisjustpure,nBut,heworries,iftourismisn'tmanagedandhisfellow

localscontinuetomovetothemainland,hisgenerationmightbethelastwhocan

callthemselvesnativeVenetians.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

36.Thepassingcruiseshipswillunderminethefoundationsoftheancientbuildingsin

Venice.

37.TheItaliangovernmenthasjustreachedanagreementwithUNESCOtotake

measurestoprotectitsculturalheritage.

38.TheheritagesituationinVenicehasbeendeterioratinginthepastfewyears.

39.ThedecreaseinthenumberofpermanentresidentsinVeniceismainlyduetothe

increaseoftourists.

4O.Iftourismgetsoutofcontrol,nativeVenetiansmaydesertthecityaltogetherone

day.

41.UNESCOurgedtheItaliangovernmenttoundertakeitsresponsibilitytoprotect

Venice.

42.TheparticipantsintheVenetianmarchusedshoppingcartstoshowtheywere100%

localresidents.

43.IgnoringUNESCO'swarning,themayorofVenicemaintainshissupportofthe

city'stourismindustry.

44.0newomansaysthatfordecadestheItaliangovernmentandlocalauthoritieshave

onlyfocusedontherevenuesfromtourism.

45.UNESCOhasnotyetdecidedtoputVeniceonthelistofWorldHeritageSitesIn

Danger.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

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

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Losingyourabilitytothinkandrememberisprettyscary.Weknowtheriskof

dementia(癡呆癥)

increaseswithage.Butifyouhavememoryslips,youprobablyneedn'tworry.

Thereareprettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementiaandage-relatedmemory

loss.

Afterage5(),it'squitecommontohavetroublerememberingthenamesof

people,placesandthingsquickly,saysDr.KirkDaffnerofBrighamandWomen's

HospitalinBoston.

Thebrainagesjustliketherestofthebody.Certainpartsshrink,especiallyareas

inthebrainthatareimportanttolearning,memoryandplanning.Changesinbrain

cellscanaffectcommunicationbetweendifferentregionsofthebrain.Andbloodflow

canbereducedasbloodvesselsnarrow.

Forgettingthenameofanactorinafavoritemovie,forexample,isnothingto

worryabout.Butifyouforgettheplotofthemovieordon'trememberevenseeingit,

thafsfarmoreconcerning,Daffnersays.

Whenyouforgetentireexperiences,hesays,thafs“aredflagthatsomething

moreseriousmaybeinvolved”.Forgettinghowtooperateafamiliarobjectlikea

microwaveoven,orforgettinghowtodrivetothehouseofafriendyou'vevisited

manytimesbeforecanalsobesignsofsomethinggoingwrong.

Buteventhen,Daffnersays,peopleshouldn'tpanic.Therearemanythingsthat

cancauseconfusionandmemoryloss,includinghealthproblemsliketemporary

stoppageofbreathingduringsleep,highbloodpressure,ordepression,aswellas

medications（藥物）likeantidepressants.

Youdon'thavetofigurethisoutonyourown.Daffnersuggestsgoingtoyour

doctortocheckonmedications,healthproblemsandotherissuesthatcouldbe

affectingmemory.Andrhebestdefenseagainstmemorylossistotrytopreventitby

buildingupyourbrain'scognitive（認(rèn)知的）reserve,Daffnersays.

“Readbooks,gotomovies,takeonnewhobbiesoractivitiesthatforceoneto

thinkinnovelways,“hesays.Inotherwords,keepyourbrainbusyandworking.And

alsogelphysicallyactive,becauseexerciseisaknownbrainbooster.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

46.Whydoes(heauthorsaythatoneneedn'tbeconcernedaboutmemoryslips?

A)Notallofthemaresymptomsofdementia.

B)Thcyoccuronlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople.

C)Notallofthemarerelatedtoone'sage.

D)Theyarequitecommonamongfifty-year-olds.

47.Whathappensaswebecomeagedaccordingtothepassage?

A)Ourinteractionskillsdeteriorate.

B)Somepartsofourbrainstopfunctioning.

C)Communicationwithinourbrainweakens.

D)Onrwholebrainstartsshrinking.

48.Whichmemory-relatedsymptomshouldpeopletakeseriously?

A)Totallyforgettinghowtodoone'sdailyroutines.

B)Inabilitytorecalldetailsofone'slifeexperiences.

C)Failurctorememberthenamesofmoviesoractors.

D)OccasionalIyconfusingtheaddressesofone'sfriends.

49.Whatshouldpeopledowhensignsofseriousmemorylossshowup?

A)Checkthebrain'scognitivereserve.

B)Stopmedicationsaffectingmemory.

C)Turntoaprofessionalforassistance.

D)Excruiscluimpiovclliuirwell-being.

5O.WhatisDr.Daffner'sadviceforcombatingmemoryloss?

A)Havingregularphysicalandmentalcheckups.

B)Takingmedicinethathelpsboostone'sbrain.

C)Engaginginknownmemoryrepairactivities.

D)Stayingactivebothphysicallyandmentally.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AletterwrittenbyCharlesDarwinin1875hasbeenreturnedtotheSmithsonian

InstitutionArchives（檔案館）bytheFBIafterbeingstolentwice.

“Werealizedinthemid-1970sthatitwasmissing,saysEffieKapsalis,head

oftheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives.Itwasnotedasmissingandlikelytakenby

anintern（實(shí)習(xí)生）,fromwhattheFBIistellingus.Wordgotoutthatitwasmissing

whensomeoneaskedtoseetheletterfbrresearchpurposes,"andtheintemputthe

letterback."Theinternlikelytooktheletteragainoncenobodywaswatchingit.”

Decadespassed.Finally,theFRTreceivedatipthatthestolendocumentwas

locatedveryclosetoWashington,D.C.Theirartcrimeteamrecoveredtheletterbut

wereunabletopresschargesbecausethetimeoflimitationshadended.TheFBI

workedcloselywiththeArchivestodeterminethattheletterwasbothauthenticand

definitelySmithsonian'sproperty.

TheletterwaswrittenbyDarwintothankanAmericangeologist,Dr.Ferdinand

VandeveerHayden,forsendinghimcopiesofhisresearchintothegeologyofthe

regionthatwouldbecomeYellowstoneNationalPark.

Theletterisinfairlygoodcondition,inspiteofbeingoutofthecareoftrained

museumstafffbrsolong.uItwasluckilyingoodshape,"saysKapsalis.4<andwejust

havetodosomeminorthingsinordertobeabletounfoldit.Ithassomeglueonit

thathascoloreditslightly,butnothingthatwillpreventusfromusingit.Afteritis

repaired,wcwilllakedigitalpholobofilandthatwillbeavailableonline.Oneofuui

goalsistogetitemsofhighresearchvalueorinteresttothepubliconline.”

Itwouldnowbedifficultforanintern,visitororathieftostealadocumentlike

this."'Archivingpracticeshavechangedgreatlysincethe1970s,"saysKapsalis,“and

wekeepourhighvaluedocumentsinasafethatIdon'tevenhaveaccessto."

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

51.WhathappenedtoDarwin'sletterinthe1970s?

A)ItwasrecoveredbytheFBI.

B)Itwasstolenmorethanonce.

C)Itwasputinthearchivesforresearchpurposes.

D)ItwaspurchasedbytheSmithsonianArchives.

52.WhatdidtheFBIdoaftertherecoveryoftheletter?

A)Theyproveditsauthenticity.

B)Theykeptitinaspecialsafe.

C)Theyarrestedthesuspectimmediately.

D)Theypressedcriminalchargesinvain.

53.WhatisDarwin'sletterabout?

A)TheevolutionofYellowstoneNationalPark.

B)HiscooperationwithanAmericangeologist.

C)Somegeologicalevidencesupportinghistheory.

D)Hisacknowledgementofhelpfromaprofessional.

54.WhatwilltheSmithsonianInstitutionArchivesdowiththeletteraccordingto

Kapsalis?

A)Reserveitforresearchpurposesonly.

B)Tuniilintoanobjuclofhighinterest.

C)Keepitapermanentsecret.

D)Makeitavailableonline.

55.WhathasthepasthalfcenturywitnessedaccordingtoKapsalis?

A)Growinginterestinrareartobjects.

B)Radicalchangesinarchivingpractices.

C)Recoveryofvariousmissingdocuments.

D)Increasesinthevalueofmuseumexhibits.

PartIVTranslation

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassage

fromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)真題試卷

PartIWriting

(30minutes)

(請(qǐng)于正式開考后半小時(shí)內(nèi)完成該部分，之后將進(jìn)行聽力考試)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementon

yourcampuswebsitetosellsomeofthecoursebooksyouusedatcollege.Your

advertisementmayincludeabriefdescriptionoftheircontent,theircondition,their

priceandyourcontactinfonnation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomore

than180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

(25minutes)

PartmReadingComprehension(40

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletterPleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonSheel2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmayno!use

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asifyouneededanotherreasontohatethegym,itnowturnsoutthatexercise

canexhaustnotonlyyourmuscles,butalsoyoureyes.Fearnot,however,forcoffee

canstimulatethemagain.During(26)exercise,ourmusclestireastheyrun

outoffuelandbuildupwasteproducts.Muscleperformancecanalsobeaffectedbya

(27)called"centralfatigue,inwhichanimbalanceinthebody'schemical

messengerspreventsthecentralnervoussystemfromdirectingmusclemovements

(28).Itwasnotknown,however,whethercentralfatiguemightalsoaffect

motorsystemsnotdirectly(29)intheexerciseitself,suchasthosethat

movetheeyes.Tofindout,researchersgave11volunteercyclistsacarbohydrate(碳

水化合物的)(30)eitherwithamoderatedoseofcaffeine(咖啡因)，which

isknowntostimulatethecentralnervoussystem,orasaplacebo(安慰劑)without,

during3hoursof(31).Afterexercising,thescientiststestedthecyclistswith

eye-trackingcamerastoseehowwelltheirbrainscouldstill(32)theirvisual

system.Theteamfoundthatexercisereducedthespeedofrapideyemovementsby

about8%,(33)theirabilitytocapturenewvisualinformation.Thecaffeine,

theequivalentoftwostrongcupsofcoffee,was(34)toreversethiseffect,

withsomecyclistsevendisplaying(35)eyemovementspeeds.Soitmightbe

agoodideatogetsomeoneelsetodriveyouhomeafterthatmarathon.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

A)cautiouslyB)commitC)controlD)cycling

E)effectivelyF)increasedG)involvedH)limited

I)phenomenonJ)preventingK)sensitiveL)slowing

M)solutionN)sufficient0)vigorous

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteron卬"Sheet2.

Teamspirit

[A]Teamshavebecomethebasicbuildingblocksoforganizations.Recruitment

advertisementsroutinelycallfor“teamplayers”.Businessschoolsgradetheirstudents

inpartontheirperformanceingroupprojects.Officemanagersknockdownwallsto

encourageteambuilding.Teamsareasoldascivilization,ofcourse:evenJesushad

12co-workers.ButanewreportbyDeloitte,4tGlobal