2009年12月英语四级考试模拟试题及答案详解

A) The oil producers. B) The energy sectors. C) The oil consumers. D) The policy makers.

30. What’s the passage mainly talking about?

A) National companies in the U.K. should produce more oil and gas.

B) The increasing demand and use of energy should be controlled.

C) New efficient energy methods should be investigated and widely used.

D) China, India and the Middle East should do more to protect the environment.

Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.

Schools have been vilified (中伤) for giving kids access to soda in vending machines. 31 new data suggests that school soft drink sales may not be an important 32 in how much soda kids drink.

33 compared soda consumption among nearly 500 students in Maine 34 attended seven schools over two school years. Four of the schools cut back on soft drink availability at the schools, while three of the schools made no 35 .

Notably, all the students were drinking less soda 36 the end of the study period, but there were no 37 differences in overall soft drink 38 among the different schools. The data suggests that curbing soft drink availability at school doesn’t 39 in significant changes in beverage consumption patterns. While there were no changes in overall soda

consumption, there was a notable shift in diet soda drinking among girls. If the school 40 soda availability, girls were 41 likely to drink diet soda, 42 to girls in schools that made no

changes.

The data is the latest to suggest that schools may not 43 as big a role in kids’ poor eating habits 44 widely believed. Last year, The American Journal of Public Health published a provocative (发人深思的) study 45 that childhood weight problems often get 46 in the summer, when kids are out of school.

Data from kindergarteners and first graders 47 that body mass index increased two to three times as fast in summer as 48 the regular school year.

Notably, even children who were too thin and needed to gain weight appeared 49 better eating habits during the school year. They 50 gained more weight while in school and less in the summer.

31. A) While B) And C) For D) But

32. A) factor B) part C) place D) indicator

33. A) Teachers B) Students C) Researchers D) Doctors

34. A) which B) why C) where D) who

35. A) efforts B) progress C) changes D) contributions

36. A) by B) in C) for D) on

37. A) helpful B) meaningful C) helpless D) meaningless

38. A) consumption B) consumer C) assurance D) assurer

39. A) lead B) cause C) result D) believe

40. A) set back B) cut off C) cut up D) set out

41. A) less B) more C) least D) most

42. A) comparing B) compare C) compared D) comparison

43. A) take B) use C) act D) play

44. A) as B) so C) for D) since

45. A) described B) describing C) showed D) showing

46. A) better B) worse C) best D) worst

47. A) found B) find C) discovered D) discover

48. A) over B) during C) with D) among

49. A) being B) to be C) having D) to have

50. A) really B) truly C) actually D) partially

Part V Translation (5 minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

51. Some people laughed at her, but after a while _______________ (他们开始认真对待她了).

52. He thought that life was just _____________________ (一连串无休止的聚会).

53. She was so tired that _______________________ (她不能将注意力集中在工作上).

54. He has worked in the company for ten years, and _____ ____________(为公司的

发展做出了重要贡献).

55. _______________ (在经济危机的压力之下) , many companies began to dismiss employees. Part I Writing

One possible version:

College Students Learning Budgeting

It seems that today, many college students lack enough money to deal with their daily expenses.

The reasons for this are various. First of all, the increasing cost of living makes them spend a large part of their living allowances that their parents give them. Secondly, they also have to pay for their studies. For example, they have to buy dictionaries, books, etc. Lastly, they also spend money on their free time activities. However, most of the time, they don’t manage the money wisely.

It is important for college students to learn how to budget. They can take notes of their monthly expenses. If they spend too much on entertainment, for instance, they have to control their spending the next month. They should learn to keep their money in the bank. Only when they need money should they withdraw a small amount. Part II Reading Comprehension

(Skimming and Scanning)

1. B)。参见第一段中“In the past few years, human resources experts say time off has consistently placed among the top three employee concerns, along with compensation and staffing levels ...”可知，过去几年中雇员对休息时间的关注程度有所提高。