1、2010年6月四級APartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpelling.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:如今不少學生在英語學習中不重視拼寫出現(xiàn)這種情況的原因為了改變這種狀況，我認為DueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpellingPartIIReadingComprehensi

2、on(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.CaughtintheWebAfe

3、wmonthsago,itwasntunusualfor47-year-oldCarlaToebetospend15hoursperdayonline.Shedwakeupearly,turnonherlaptopandchatonInternetdatingsitesandinstant-messagingprogramsleavingherbedforonlybriefintervals.Herhouseholdbillspiledup,alongwiththedishesanddirtylaundry,butittooknear-constantcomplaintsfromherfour

4、daughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.Iwasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapartkindofslippingintoadepression,saidCarla.Iknewthat訐Ididntgetoffthedatingsites,Idjustkeepgoing,detaching(使脫離)herselffurtherfromtheoutsideworld.Toebesconclusion:ShefeltlikeshewasaddictedtotheInternet.Shesnotalone.

5、ConcernaboutexcessiveInternetuseisntnew.Asfarbackas1995,articlesinmedicaljournalsandtheestablishmentofaPennsylvaniatreatmentcenterforoverusersgeneratedinterestinthesubject.Theresstillnoconsensusonhowmuchtimeonlineconstitutestoomuchorwhetheraddictionispossible.ButasrelianceontheWebgrows,therearesigns

6、thatthequestionisgettingmoreseriousattention:Lastmonth,astudypublishedinCNSSpectrumsclaimedtobethefirstlarge-scalelookatexcessiveInternetuse.TheAmericanPsychiatricAssociationmayconsiderlistingInternetaddictioninthenexteditionofitsdiagnosticmanual.Andscoresofonlinediscussionboardshavepoppeduponwhichp

7、eoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtotoomuchtimeontheWeb.TheresnoquestionthatthererepeoplewhoreseriouslyintroublebecausetheyreoverdoingtheirInternetinvolvement,saidpsychiatrist（精神科醫(yī)生）IvanGoldberg.Goldbergcallstheproblemadisorderratherthanatrueaddiction.JonathanBishop,aresearcherinWalesspecializingin

8、onlinecommunities,ismoreskeptical.TheInternetisanenvironment,hesaid.Youcantbeaddictedtotheenvironment.Bishopdescribestheproblemassimplyamatterofpriorities,whichcanbesolvedbyencouragingpeopletoprioritizeotherlifegoalsandplansinplaceoftimespentonline.ThenewCNSSpectrumsstudywasbasedonresultsofanationwi

9、detelephonesurveyofmorethan2,500adults.Likethe2005survey,thisonewasconductedbyStanfordUniversityresearchers.About6%ofrespondentsreportedthattheirrelationshipssufferedbecauseofexcessiveInternetuse.About9%attemptedtoconcealnonessentialInternetuse,andnearly4%reportedfeelingpreoccupiedbytheInternetwheno

10、ffline.About8%saidtheyusedtheInternetasawaytoescapeproblems,andalmost14%reportedtheyfoundithardtostayawayfromtheInternetforseveraldaysatatime.TheInternetproblemisstillinitsinfancy,saidEliasAboujaoude,aStanfordprofessor.Nosingleonlineactivityistoblameforexcessiveuse,hesaid.Theyreonlineinchatrooms,che

11、ckinge-mail,orwritingblogs.Theproblemisnotlimitedtoporn（色情）orgamblingwebsites.ExcessiveInternetuseshouldbedefinednotbythenumberofhoursspentonlinebutintermsoflosses,saidMaressaOrzack,aHarvardUniversityprofessor.Ifitsalosswhereyourenotgettingtowork,andfamilyrelationshipsarebreakingdownasaresult,thenit

12、stoomuch.Sincetheearly1990s,severalclinicshavebeenestablishedintheU.S.totreatheavyInternetusers.TheyincludetheCenterforInternetAddictionRecoveryandtheCenterforInternetBehavior.ThewebsiteforOrzackscenterliststhefollowingamongthepsychologicalsymptomsofcomputeraddiction:Havingasenseofwell-being（幸福）orex

13、citementwhileatthecomputer.Longingformoreandmoretimeatthecomputer.Neglectoffamilyandfriends.Feelingempty,depressedorirritablewhennotatthecomputer.Lyingtoemployersandfamilyaboutactivities.Inabilitytostoptheactivity.Problemswithschoolorjob.Physicalsymptomslistedincludedryeyes,backaches,skippingmeals,p

14、oorpersonalhygiene（衛(wèi)生）andsleepdisturbances.PeoplewhostrugglewithexcessiveInternetusemaybedepressedorhaveothermooddisorders,Orzacksaid.WhenshediscussesInternethabitswithherpatients,theyoftenreportthatbeingonlineoffersasenseofbelonging,andescape,excitementandfun,shesaid.Somepeoplesayrelief.becausethey

15、findthemselvessorelaxed.SomepartsoftheInternetseemtodrawpeopleinmorethanothers.Internetgamersspendcountlesshourscompetingingamesagainstpeoplefromallovertheworld.Onesuchgame,calledWorldofWarcraft,iscitedonmanysitesbyposterscomplainingofagamingaddiction.AndrewHeidrich,aneducationnetworkadministratorfr

16、omSacramento,playsWorldofWarcraftforabouttwotofourhourseveryothernight,butthatsnothingcomparedwiththe40to60hoursaweekhespentplayingonlinegameswhenhewasincollege.Hecutbackonlyafterafull-scalefamilyintervention（干預）,inwhichrelativestoldhimhedgainedweight.Theresthiswholecultureofcompetitionthatsuckspeop

17、leinwithonlinegaming,saidHeidrich,nowafatheroftwo.Peopledoitattheexpenseofeverythingthatwasaconstantintheirlives.Heidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussgamingaddictionregularlytoremindmyselftokeepmyloveforonlinegamesincheck.ToebealsoregularlyvisitsasitewherepostersdiscussInternetoveruse.InAugust,whensh

18、efirstrealizedshehadaproblem,shepostedamessageonaYahooInternetaddictiongroupwiththesubjectline:IhaveanInternetAddiction.Imself-employedandneedtheInternetformywork,butImfailingtoaccomplishmywork,totakecareofmyhome,togiveattentiontomychildren,shewroteinamessagesenttothegroup.Ihavenomoneyorinsurancetog

19、etprofessionalhelp;Icantevenpaymymortgage（抵扌甲貸款）andfacelosingeverything.Sincethen,Toebesaid,shehaskeptherpromisetoherselftocutbackonherInternetuse.Ihaveaboyfriendnow,andImnotinterestedinonlinedating,shesaidbyphonelastweek.Itsalotbetternow.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。WhateventuallymadeCarlaToeberealizeshewassp

20、endingtoomuchtimeontheInternet?Herdaughtersrepeatedcomplaints.Fatigueresultingfromlackofsleep.Thepoorlymanagedstateofherhouse.Thehighfinancialcostsaddingup.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutexcessiveInternetuse?Peopleshouldbewarnedofitsharmfulconsequences.Ithasbecomevirtuallyinevitable.Ithasbeensomewhatexagg

21、erated.Peoplehaventyetreachedagreementonitsdefinition.JonathanBishopbelievesthattheInternetoveruseproblemcanbesolved訐people.trytoimprovetheInternetenvironmentbecomeawareofitsseriousconsequencescanrealizewhatisimportantinlifecanreachaconsensusonitsdefinitionAccordingtoProfessorMaressaOrzack,Internetu

22、sewouldbeconsideredexcessiveif.itseriouslyaffectedfamilyrelationshipsonevisitedpornwebsitesfrequentlytoomuchtimewasspentinchatroomspeoplegotinvolvedinonlinegamblingAccordingtoOrzack,peoplewhostrugglewithheavyrelianceontheInternetmayfeel.discouragedpressureddepressedpuzzledWhydidAndreHeidrichcutbacko

23、nlinegaming?Hehadlostalotofmoney.Hisfamilyhadintervened.Hehadoffendedhisrelatives.Hiscareerhadbeenruined.AndrewHeidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussonlinegamingaddictionto.improvehisonlinegamingskillscurbhisdesireforonlinegamingshowhowgoodheisatonlinegamingexchangeonlinegamingexperienceInoneofthemess

24、agesshepostedonawebsite,ToebeadmittedthatsheExcessiveInternetusehadrenderedToebesopoorthatshecouldntaffordtoseek.Nowthatshesgotaboyfriend,Toebeisnolongercrazyabout.PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofe

25、achconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelin

26、ethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。恒星英語學習網(wǎng)11.Hehasprovedtobeabetterreaderthanthewoman.Hehasdifficultyunderstandingthebook.Hecannotgetaccesstotheassignedbook.Hecannotfinishhisassignmentbeforethedeadline.12.Shewilldrivethemantothesupermarket.Themanshouldbuyacarofhisown.Themanneedntgoshoppingeveryweek

27、.Shecanpickthemanupatthegrocerystore.13.Getmorefoodanddrinks.Askhisfriendtocomeover.Tidyuptheplace.Holdaparty.14.ThetalkscanbeheldanydayexceptthisFriday.HecouldchangehisscheduletomeetJohnSmith.Thefirst-roundtalksshouldstartassoonaspossible.ThewomanshouldcontactJohnSmithfirst.15.Heunderstandsthewoman

28、sfeelings.Hehasgonethroughasimilarexperience.Thewomanshouldhavegoneonthefieldtrip.Theteacherisjustfollowingtheregulations.16.Shewillmeetthemanhalfway.ShewillaskDavidtotalkless.Sheissorrythemanwillnotcome.ShehastoinviteDavidtotheparty.17.FewstudentsunderstandProf.Johnsonslectures.FewstudentsmeetProf.

29、Jonsonsrequirements.ManystudentsfindProf.Johnsonslecturesboring.ManystudentshavedroppedProf.Johnsonsclass.18.Checktheircomputerfiles.Makesomecomputations.Studyacomputerprogram.Assembleacomputer.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.Itallowshimtomakealotoffriends.Itrequireshimto

30、worklonghours.Itenableshimtoapplytheorytopractice.Ithelpshimunderstandpeoplebetter.20.Itisintellectuallychallenging.Itrequireshimtodowashing-upallthetime.Itexposeshimtooilysmokealldaylong.Itdemandsphysicalenduranceandpatience.21.Inahospital.Atacoffeeshop.Atalaundry.Inahotel.22.Gettingalongwellwithco

31、lleagues.Payingattentiontoeverydetail.Planningeverythinginadvance.Knowingtheneedsofcustomers.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.ThepocketmoneyBritishchildrenget.TheannualinflationrateinBritain.ThethingsBritishchildrenspendmoneyon.TherisingcostofraisingachildinBritain.24.Iten

32、ableschildrentolivebetter.Itgoesdownduringeconomicrecession.Itoftenriseshigherthaninflation.Ithasgoneup25%inthepastdecade.25.Saveupfortheirfutureeducation.Payforsmallpersonalthings.Buytheirownshoesandsocks.Makedonationswhennecessary.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

33、ofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。PassageOneQuestions26to29arebas

34、edontheconversationyouhavejustheard.26.Districtmanagers.Regularcustomers.Salesdirectors.Seniorclerks.27.Thesupportprovidedbytheregularclients.Theinitiativeshownbythesalesrepresentatives.Theurgencyofimplementingthecompanysplans.Theimportantpartplayedbydistrictmanagers.28.Someofthemwerepolitical-minde

35、d.Fiftypercentofthemwerefemale.Onethirdofthemwereseniormanagers.Mostofthemwereratherconservative.29.Heusedtoomanyquotations.Hewasnotgendersensitive.Hedidnotkeeptothepoint.Hespenttoomuchtimeondetails.PassageTwoQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.Stateyourproblemtotheheadwaiter.Dema

36、ndadiscountonthedishesordered.Asktoseethemanagerpolitelybutfirmly.Askthenameofthepersonwaitingonyou.31.Youproblemmaynotbeunderstoodcorrectly.Youdontknowifyouarecomplainingattherighttime.Yourcomplaintmaynotreachthepersonincharge.Youcanttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.32.Demandapromptresponse.Prov

37、ideallthedetails.Senditbyexpressmail.Sticktothepoint.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33.FashiondesignerArchitect.Cityplanner.Engineer.34.Dosomevolunteerwork.Getawell-paidpart-timejob.Workflexiblehours.Gobacktoherpreviouspost.35.Fewbaby-sitterscanbeconsideredtrustworth

38、y.Itwilladdtothefamilysfinancialburden.Ababy-sitterisnoreplacementforamother.Thechildrenwontgetalongwithababy-sitter.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youar

39、erequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshould

40、checkwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。Almosteverychild,onthefirstdayhesetsfootinaschoolbuilding,issmarter,more(36),lessafraidofwhathedoesntknow,betteratfindingand(37)thingsout,moreconfident,resourceful(機敏的),persistentand(38)thanhewilleverbeagaininhisschoolingor,unlessheisvery(39)andverylucky,for

41、therestofhislife.Already,bypayingcloseattentiontoand(40)withtheworldandpeoplearoundhim,andwithoutanyschool-type(41)instruction,hehasdoneataskfarmoredifficult,complicatedand(42)thananythinghewillbeaskedtodoinschool,orthananyofhisteachershasdoneforyears.Hehassolvedthe(43)oflanguage.Hehasdiscovereditba

42、biesdontevenknowthatlanguageexistsand(44).Hehasdoneitbyexploring,byexperimenting,bydevelopinghisownmodelofthegrammaroflanguage,(45)untilitdoeswork.Andwhilehehasbeendoingthis,hehasbeenlearningotherthingsaswell,(46),andmanythataremorecomplicatedthantheonestheydotrytoteachhim.PartIVReadingComprehension

43、(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespo

44、ndingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewonesthekindofhigh-tech,solar-paneledmasterpiecesthatmakethecoversofarchitecturemagazines.Butth

45、eU.S.hasmorethan100millionexistinghomes,anditwouldbe_47_wastefultotearthemalldownand_48_themwithgreenerversions.Anenormousamountofenergyandresourceswentintotheconstructionofthosehouses.Anditwouldtakeanaverageof65yearsforthe_49carbonemissionsfromanewenergy-efficienthometomakeupfortheresourceslostbyde

46、stroyinganoldone.Sointhebroadest_50_,thegreenesthomeistheonethathasalreadybeenbuilt.Butatthesametime,nearlyhalfofU.S.carbonemissionscomefromheating,coolingand_51_ourhomes,officesandotherbuildings.Youcantdealwithclimatechangewithoutdealingwithexistingbuildings,saysRichardMoe,thepresidentoftheNational

47、Trust.Withsome_52_,theoldesthomestendtobetheleastenergy-efficient.Housesbuiltbefore1939useabout50%moreenergypersquarefootthanthosebuiltafter2000,mainlyduetothetinycracksandgapsthat_53_overtimeandletinmoreoutsideair.Fortunately,therearea_54_numberofrelativelysimplechangesthatcangreenolderhomes,from_5

48、5_oneslikeLincolnsCottagetoyourownpostwarhome.Andefficiencyupgrades(升級)cansavemorethanjusttheearth;theycanhelp_56_propertyownersfromrisingpowercosts.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。accommodationsclumsydoubtfulexceptionsexpandhistoricincrediblypoweringprotectreducedreplacesenseshiftedsupplyingvastSectionBDirection

49、s:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpass

50、age.Youneverseehim,buttheyrewithyoueverytimeyoufly.Theyrecordwhereyouaregoing,howfastyouretravelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.Theirabilitytowithstandalmostanydisastermakesthemseemlikesomethingoutofacomicbook.Theyreknownastheblackbox.Whenplanesfallfromthesky,asaYemeniairl

51、inerdidonitswaytoComorosIslandsintheIndiaoceanJune30,2009,theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.SowhenaFrenchsubmarine(潛水艇)detectedthedeviceshomingsignalfivedayslater,thediscoverymarkedahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswerekilled.In1958,AustralianscientistD

52、avidWarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorderthatwouldtrackbasicinformationlikealtitudeanddirection.Thatwasthefirstmodeforablackbox,whichbecamearequirementonallU.S.commercialflightsby1960.Earlymodelsoftenfailedtowithstandcrashes,however,soin1965thedevicewascompletelyredesignedandmovedtotherearoftheplane

53、thearealeastsubjecttoimpactfromitsoriginalpositioninthelandingwells(起落架艙).Thesameyear,theFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxes,whichwereneveractuallyblack,bepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.Modernairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:avoicerecorder,whichtrackspilotsconversations,andaflight-datarecor

54、der,whichmonitorsfuellevels,enginenoisesandotheroperatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraftsfinalmoments.Placedinaninsulated(隔絕的)caseandsurroundedbyaquarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainlesssteel,theboxescanwithstandmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2,000F.Whensubmerged,theyrealsoabletoemit

55、signalsfromdepthsof20,000ft.ExpertsbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447,whichcrashednearBrazilonJune1,2009,areinwaternearlythatdeep,butstatisticssaytheyrestilllikelytoturnup.Intheapproximately20deep-seacrashesoverthepast30years,onlyoneplanesblackboxeswereneverrecovered.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。Whatdoesthe

56、authorsayabouttheblackbox?Itensuresthenormalfunctioningofanairplane.Theideaforitsdesigncomesfromacomicbook.Itsabilitytowardoffdisastersisincredible.Itisanindispensabledeviceonanairplane.WhatinformationcouldbefoundfromtheblackboxontheYemeniairliner?Dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.Thetotalnumberofp

57、assengersonboard.Thesceneofthecrashandextentofthedamage.Homingsignalssentbythepilotbeforethecrash.Whywastheblackboxredesignedin1965?Newmaterialsbecameavailablebythattime.Toomuchspacewasneededforitsinstallation.Theearlymodelsoftengotdamagedinthecrash.Theearlymodelsdidntprovidetheneededdata.WhydidtheF

58、ederalAviationAuthorityrequiretheblackboxesbepaintedorangeoryellow?Todistinguishthemfromthecolouroftheplane.Tocautionpeopletohandlethemwithcare.Tomakethemeasilyidentifiable.Toconformtointernationalstandards.WhatdoweknowabouttheblackboxesfromAirFranceFlight447?Thereisstillagoodchanceoftheirbeingrecov

59、ered.Thereisanurgentneedforthemtobereconstructed.Theyhavestoppedsendinghomingsignals.TheyweredestroyedsomewherenearBrazil.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.The$11billionself-helpindustryisbuiltontheideathatyoushouldturnnegativethoughtslikeIneverdoanythingrightintopositiveoneslik

60、eIcansucceed.ButwaspositivethinkingadvocateNormanVincentPealeright?Istherepowerinpositivethinking?ResearchersinCanadajustpublishedastudyinthejournalPsychologicalSciencethatsaystryingtogetpeopletothinkmorepositivelycanactuallyhavetheoppositeeffect:itcansimplyhighlighthowunhappytheyare.Thestudysauthor