2023年12月大學英語四級考試模擬題一

2023年12月大學英語四級考試模擬題一PartIWriting〔30minutes〕Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononetopic:CityProblems.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese：1.越來越多的人涌入大城市，有些問題隨之產(chǎn)生2.比擬明顯的大問題有……3.我對這種現(xiàn)象的想法CityProblemsPartIIReadingComprehension〔SkimmingandScanning〕〔15minutes〕Directions：Inthispart，youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,markY〔forYES〕ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N〔forNO〕ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG〔forNOTGIVEN〕iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10，completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.ScientistsWeighOptionsforRebuildingNewOrleansAsexpertsponderhowbesttorebuildthedevastated〔毀壞〕city,onequestioniswhethertowalloff—orworkwith—thewater.EvenbeforethedeathtollfromHurricaneKatrinaistallied，scientistsarecautiouslybeginningtodiscussthefutureofNewOrleans.FewseemtodoubtthatthisvitalheartofU.S.commerceandculturewillberestored，butexactlyhowtorebuildthecityanditsdefensestoavoidarepeatcatastropheisanopenquestion.PlansforimprovingitsleveesandrestoringthebarrierofwetlandsaroundNewOrleanshavebeenonthetablesince1998，butfederaldollarsneededtoimplementthemneverarrived.Afterthetragedy,that’sboundtochange,saysJohnDay,anecologistatLouisianaStateUniversity〔LSU〕inBatonRouge.Andifthereisanupsidetothedisaster，hesays，it’sthat‘nowwe’vegotacleanslatetostartfrom.“ManyarelookingforguidancetotheNetherlands，acountrythat，justlikebowl-shapedNewOrleans，sitsmostlybelowsealevel，keepingthewateratbaywithaconstructionofamazingscaleandcomplexity.Others，pointingtoVenice‘slong-standingadaptations，sayit’sbesttoletwaterflowthroughthecity，depositingsedimenttooffsetgeologicsubsidence—amodelthatwouldrequirearadicalrethinkingofarchitecture.Anotherideaistoletnaturehelpbyrestoringthewetlandbuffersbetweenseaandcity.Butbeforetheoptionscanbeweighed，severalunknownswillhavetobeaddressed.Oneispreciselyhowthecurrentdefensesfailed.Toanswerthat，LSUcoastalscientistsPaulKempandHassanMashriquiarepickingtheirwaythroughthedestroyedcityandsurroundingregion，reconstructingthesizeofwatersurgesbymeasuringtelltalemarksleftonthesidesofbuildingsandhighwaystructures.TheyarefeedingthesedataintoasimulationofthewindandwateraroundNewOrleansduringitsordeal.〞Wecan‘tsayforsureuntilthisjobisdone，“saysDay，〞buttheemergingpictureisexactlywhatwe’vepredictedforyears.“Namely，severalcanals—includingtheMRGO，whichwasbuilttospeedshippinginthe1960s—havethecombinedeffectoffunnelingsurgesfromtheGulfofMexicorighttothecity‘seasternleveesandthelakesystemtothenorth.Thosesurgesaretoblamefortheflooding.〞Oneofthefirstthingswe’llseedoneisthecompletebackfillingoftheMRGOcanal，“predictsDay，〞whichcouldtakeacoupleofyears.“Thelevees，whichhavebeenprovisionallyrepaired，willbeshoredupfurtherinthemonthstocome，althoughtheirlong-termfateisunclear.Betterleveeswouldprobablyhavepreventedmostofthefloodinginthecitycenter.Toprovidefurtherprotection，amobiledamsystem，muchlikeastormsurgebarrierintheNetherlands，couldbeusedtocloseoffthemouthofLakePontchartrain.Butmostexpertsagreethattheseareshort-termfixes.ThebasicproblemforNewOrleansandtheLouisianacoastlineisthattheentireMississippiRiverdeltaissubsidinganderoding，plungingthecitydeeperbelowsealevelandremovingathickcushionofwetlandsthatoncebufferedthecoastlinefromwindandwaves.Partofthesubsidenceisgeologicandunavoidable，butthereststemsfromtheleveesthathavehemmedintheMississippiallthewaytoitsmouthfornearlyacenturytopreventfloodsandfacilitateshipping.Asaresult，riversedimentisnolongerspreadacrossthedeltabutdumpedintotheGulfofMexico.Withoutaconstantstreamoffreshsediment，thebarrierislandsandmarshesaredisappearingrapidly，withaquarter，roughlythesizeofRhodeIsland，alreadygone.Afteryearsofpoliticalwrangling，abroadgrouppulledtogetherbytheLouisianagovernmentin1998proposedamassive$14billionplantosavetheLouisianacoasts，calledCoast2050〔nowmodifiedintoaplancalledtheLouisianaCoastalAreaproject〕。Wetlandrestorationwasakeycomponent.〞It‘soneofthebestandcheapesthurricanedefenses，“saysDay，whochaireditsscientificadvisorycommittee.Althoughtheplanwasnevergivenmorethantokenfunding，ateamledbyDayhasbeenconductingapilotstudysince2000，divertingpartoftheMississippiintothewetlandsdownstreamofthecity.〞Theresultsareasgoodaswecouldhavehoped，“hesays，withlandlevelsrisingatabout1centimeterperyear—enoughtooffsetrisingsealevels，saysDay.Evenifthewetlandswererestoredandnewleveeswerebuilt，thecombinationofgeologicsubsidenceandrisingsealevelswilllikelysinkNewOrleansanothermeterby2100.Theproblemmightbesolvedbyanotherambitiousplan，saysRoelBoumans，acoastalscientistattheUniversityofVermontinBurlingtonwhodidhisph.D.atLSU：shoringupthelowestlandwithaslurryofsedimentpipedinfromtheriver.Themajorityofthebuildingsinthefloodedareaswillhavetoberazedanyway，hesays，〞sowhynottakethisopportunitytofixtherootoftheproblem？“TherivercoulddepositenoughsedimenttoraisethebottomoftheNewOrleansbowltosealevel〞in50to60years，“heestimates.Inthemeantime，peoplecouldliveintheseareasVenice-style，withbuildingsbuiltonstilts.Boumanseventakesitastepfurther：〞Youwouldhavetoraiseeverythingabout30centimetersonceevery30years，sowhynotmakethejobeasierbymakinghousesthatcanfloat.“Whetherthatistechnicallyorpoliticallyfeasible—Day，forone，callsit〞notlikely“—remainstobeseen，especiallybecauseuntilnow，thepoorestresidentslivedinthelowestpartsofthecity.Anydecisiononhowbesttoprotectthecityinthefuturewillbetiedtohowmanypeoplewilllivethere，andwhere.〞theremaybealargecontingentofresidentsandbusinesseswhochoosenottoreturn，“saysBillGood，anenvironmentalscientistatLSUandmanageroftheLouisianaGeologicalSurvey’sCoastalProcessessection.Itisalsonotyetclearhowdecisionsaboutthereconstructionwillbemade，saysGood，〞Sincethereisnoprecedentofcomparablemagnitude.“Everylevelofgovernmentissuretobeinvolved，and〞theprocessislikelytobeadhoc.“Evenwiththeinevitableminglingofscienceandpolitics，westillhave〞auniquechancetobackoutofsomebaddecisions，“saysGood，whogrewupinNewOrleans.〞Ihopethatwedon‘tletthisonce-in-historyopportunityslipthroughourfingersintherushtorebuildthecity：“1.ThepassagegivesageneraldescriptionofthesuggestionstoreconstructNewOrleansafterHurricaneKatrina.2.TwoexamplestodealwithwaterareNetherlandsandVenice.3.Thecanalshavenothingtodowiththeflooding.4.Theleveeswillbeshoredupfurtherwithclearlong-termfate.5.ThebasicproblemforNewOrleansisthesubsidenceofMississippiRiverdelta.6.ThekeycomponentofCoast2050iswetlandrestoration.7.TheplanofCoast2050willgetbillionsoffederalfunding.8.NewOrleanswilllikelysink________________by2100.9.Anotherambitiousplanistoshoringupthelowestlandwithaslurryofsediment________________.10.Howdecisionsaboutthereconstructionwillbemadeisalso________________.PartIIIListeningComprehension〔35minutes〕SectionADirections：Inthissection，youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation，oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked［A］，［B］，［C］and［D］，anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.［A］Themandoesn’twanttoseeMr.Williams.［B］Mr.JonesisinaninferiorpositiontoMr.Williams.［C］Mr.Jonesusedtobeincharge.［D］Mr.Williamsdoesn‘twanttoseetheman.12.［A］Theyneedtomakemoreefforts.［C］Theothershavedonethegreaterpartofit.［B］Shefeltabitannoyed.［D］They’vefinishedmorethanhalfofit.13.［A］Shefeltverysorry.［C］Shewasinahurry.［B］Shefeltabitannoyed.［D］Shewassurprised.14.［A］Theknifebelongstohim.［C］ThemanonceborrowedBob‘sknife.［B］Bobshouldmindhisownbusiness.［D］Bob’sknifeisn‘tasgoodasthatoftheman.15.［A］He’llmissthemeetingthatafternoon.［C］Hewon‘tmissthemeeting.［B］Hecan’thaveanappointmentwiththehost.［D］Heisahardworkingman.16.［A］Becauseshedidn‘tfulfillherpromise.［B］Becausehermotherwouldbeveryangry.［C］Becauseshecan’tfinishthejobaheadofschedule.［D］Becauseshewouldbethelasttofinishthejob.17.［A］Healwaystalksonthephoneforthatlongifit‘stollfree.［B］Theyhadsomuchfreetimetotalkonthephoneforthatlong.［C］Theytalkedonthephonefortoolong.［D］Hewantstoknowwhattheytalkedabout.18.［A］Atarestaurant.［C］Intheoffice.［B］Atthecinema.［D］Atadepartmentstore.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.［A］HeisateacherofEnglishinCambridge.［C］HeisaconsultanttoaScottishcompany.［B］Heisaspecialistincomputerscience.［D］HeisaBritishtouristtoChina.20.［A］22℃［C］［B］23℃［D］34℃21.［A］WithanEnglishfamily.［C］Withalanguageteacher.［B］Inaflatnearthecollege.［D］Inastudentdormitory.22.［A］Certainthingscannotbelearnedfrombooks.［B］Foreignstudentshadbetterliveoncampus.［C］Choiceofwheretolivevariesfrompersontoperson.［D］Britishfamiliesusuallywelcomeforeignstudents.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.［A］Waystodeterminetheageofafossil.［C］Acomparisonoftwoshellfishfossils.［B］Theidentityofafossilthewomanfound.［D］Plansforafieldtriptolookforfossils.24.［A］Hehasneverseenafossilthatold.［C］Itisprobablyarecentspecimen.［B］Itcouldbemanymillionsofyearsold.［D］Hewillaskthelabhowolditis.25.［A］Takeittoclass.［C］Takeittothelab.［B］Putitinhercollection.［D］Leaveitwithherprofessor.SectionBDirections：Inthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked［A］，［B］，［C］and［D］。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.［A］Shedidn’twanttobeatypist.［C］Shewasnotenthusiasticabouttyping.［B］Shewasnotenergeticenoughtodothejob.［D］Sheneverwenttoauniversity.27.［A］Becausenobodywantedtohireherasapilot.［B］Becauseshewantedtoprovethatawomancouldflyanairplane.［C］Herparentsdidn‘twanttohireapilot.［D］Shedidnothaveenoughmoneytohireapilot.28.［A］Vienna.［C］India.［B］Baghdad.［D］Australia.PassageTwoQuestions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29.［A］Readingmagazinearticles.［C］Writingresearchpapers.［B］Reviewingbookreports.［D］Selectinginformationsources.30.［A］Gatheringnon-relevantmaterials.［C］Sharingnoteswithsomeoneelse.［B］Stealinganotherperson’sideas.［D］Handinginassignmentslate.31.［A］Inthestudent‘sownwords.［C］Inshortphrases.［B］Indirectquotations.［D］Inshorthand.32.［A］Itshouldbeassimilatedthoroughly.［C］Itshouldbeparaphrasedbytheauthor.［B］Itshouldbeenclosedinquotationmarks.［D］Itshouldbeauthorizedbythesource.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33.［A］Seasonalvariationsinnature.［B］Howintelligencechangeswiththechangeofseasons.［C］Howwecanimproveourintelligence.［D］Whysummeristhebestseasonforvacation.34.［A］Summer.［C］Fall.［B］Winter.［D］Spring.35.［A］Allpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthanintheotherseasonsoftheyear.［B］Heathasnoeffectonpeople’smentalabilities.［C］Peoplelivingneartheequatorarethemostintelligent.［D］Bothclimateandtemperatureexertimpactonpeople‘sintelligence.SectionCDirections：Inthissection，youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblank，youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Buildingafterbuildingunderwater.〔36〕________inshelters.Thousandsofothersunsurewheretogo.〔37〕________forhelp.Anarchy.Bodiesinstreets.ThisiswhatoneofAmerica’shistoriccitieswas〔38〕________tothisweekbyapowerfulstorm，Katrina.OfficialswanteveryonestillleftinNewOrleans，Louisiana，toleavefornow.The〔39〕________ofNewOrleanssaysthousandsmaybedead.〔40〕________Katrinaalsocauseddeathand〔41〕________inpartsofMississippiandAlabamaalongtheGulfofMexico.FederalofficialsreportedFridaythatmorethanonemillionfivehundredthousandhomesandbusinesses〔42〕________withoutelectricpower.NewOrleansisfamousforitswildMardiGras〔43〕________andnightlifeintheFrenchQuarter.〔44〕________________________.NewOrleanshasdependedonlevees，damsmadeofearth，tocontrolfloodsfromtheMississippiRiverandLakePontchartrain.KatrinastruckonMonday.NewOrleansavoidedadirecthit.Buttwooftheleveesfailedthenextday.Mostofthecitywasflooded.Helicoptersdroppedhugesandbagstofillthebreaks.〔45〕________________________.Americafacesoneoftheworstnaturaleventsinitshistory.PresidentBushsaystherecoverywilltakeyears.〔46〕________________________.TheBushadministrationisexpectedtoaskformoreintheweekstocome.PartIVReadingComprehension〔ReadinginDepth〕〔25minutes〕SectionADirections：Inthissection，thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Blueistheworld‘sfavoritecolor.Itisalsothecolormostoften47withintellectandauthority.Mostuniformsareblue.InGreekandRomanmythology，blueisthecolorofskygods.IntheOldTestament，Godis48bydeepblue.Blueandturquoise〔青綠色〕arerepresentedbytheIslamicreligion.Itisthe49colorinthemosquesoftheworld.Bluesymbolizestruth，peaceandcooperation.ItisthecoloroftheflagoftheUnitedNationsandofEurope.Asthecoolestcolorofthespectrum，itisthehuemostlikelytohavearecedingeffect.Asintheskiesandwaterthat50us，blueisseenasapeacefuland51color.Bluelighthasseento52bloodpressurebycalmingthenervoussystemhencerelaxingthebodyandmind.Bluecreateslargeairyspaces.Itmakesroomsbigger.Thewrongshadeofbluecanbeuncomfortable.Itcanalsobecoldandsterile〔枯燥的〕unless53withwarmercolors.Lightandsoftbluemakesusfeelquietandprotectedfromthebustle〔喧鬧〕and54oftheday.Bluebedroomsarerestful.Bluebathroomsareappropriatelywatery.Blue55depthwithgreensandreds.Darkbluerepresentsthenightmakinguscalm.Itsapparentlycalmingeffectmakesittheperfecttoneforthequieter56ofyourlivingspace.［A］represented［I］activity［B］engage［J］zones［C］refreshing［K］foolish［D］surround［L］line［E］curved［M］acquires［F］dominant［N］associated［G］lower［O］rash［H］balancedSectionBDirections：Thereare2passagesinthesection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked［A］，［B］，［C］，and［D］。YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestion57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mostshoplifters〔商店扒手〕agreethattheJanuarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthehard-workingthief.Withtheshopssocrowdedandthestaffsobusy，itdoesnotrequireanyextraordinarytalenttohelpyoutotakeoneortwolittlethingsandescapeunnoticed.Itisknown，inthebusiness，as〞hoisting“。Butthehoistinggameisnotwhatitusedtobe.Evenattheheightofthesales，shoplifterstodayneverknowiftheyarebeingwatchedbyoneofthoseevillittleballsthathangfromtheceilingsofsomanydepartmentstoresabovethemostdesirablegoods.Asifthatwasnottroubleenoughforthem，theycannowbefilmedatworkandobligedtoattendashowingoftheirperformanceincourt.SelfridgeswasthefirstbigLondonstoretoinstallclosed-circuitvideotapeequipmenttowatchitssalesfloors.InOctoberlastyearthestorewonitsfirstcourtcaseforshopliftingusingaevidenceavideotapeclearlyshowingacouplestealingdresses.Itwasanimportanttestcasewhichencouragedotherstorestoinstallsimilarequipment.Whentheballs，calledsputniks，firstmakeanappearanceinshops，itwaswidelybelievedthattheironlyfunctionwastofrightenshoplifters.Theirsomewhatridiculousappearances，thecuriousholesandredlightsgoingonandoff，certainlymakethetheorybelievable.Itdidnottakelong，however，forseriousshoplifterstostartshowingsuitablerespect.SoonaftertheequipmentwasinoperationatSelfridges，storedetectiveBrianChadwickwassittinginthecontrolroomwatchingawomansecretlyputtingbottlesofperfumeintoherbag.〞Assheturnedtogo，“Chadwickrecalled，〞shesuddenlylookedupatthe’sputnik‘a(chǎn)ndstopped.Shecouldnotpossiblyhaveseenthatthecamerawastrainedonherbecauseitiscompletelyhidden，butshemusthavehadafeelingthatIwaslookingather.“〞Foramomentshepaused，butthenshereturnedtocounterandstartedputtingeverythingback.Whenshehadfinished，sheopenedherbagtowardsthecameratoshowitwasemptyandhurriedoutofthestore.“57.Januaryisagoodmonthforshopliftersbecause________.［A］theydon’tneedtowaitforstafftoservethem［B］theydon‘tneedanypreviousexperienceasthieves［C］therearesomanypeopleinthestore［D］Januarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthem58.Thesputnikshangingfromtheceilingareintended________.［A］towatchthemostdesirablegoods［C］tofrightenshopliftersbytheirappearance［B］tomakefilmsthatcanbeusedasevidence［D］tobeusedasevidenceagainstshoplifters59.ThecaselastOctoberwasimportantbecause________。［A］thestoregotthedressesback［B］theequipmentwasabletofrightenshoplifters［C］othershopsfoundoutabouttheequipment［D］thekindofevidencesuppliedwasacceptedbycourt60.Thewomanstealingperfume________.［A］guessedwhatthesputnikswerefor［C］couldseethecamerafilmingher［B］wasfrightenedbyitsshape［D］knewthatthedetectivehadseenher61.Thewoman’sactionbeforeleavingthestoreshowsthatshe________.［A］wassorryforwhatshehaddone［B］wasafraidshewouldbearrested［C］decidedshedidn‘twantwhatshehadpickedup［D］wantedtoproveshehadnotintendedtostealanythingPassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedinthefollowingpassage.Thelargestsharkknowntous，Megalodon，isextinct.Orisit？CarcharodonMegalodon，commonlyknownasMegalodon，isbelievedtohavelivedbetween1millionand5millionyearsagoandthoughttohavebeen52feetlong.Itis〔orwas〕asharkthathadajaw7ormorefeetwide.Fairlyrecently，therehasbeensomespeculationaboutwhetheritisextinctorjustoutofreach.ButfewpeoplebelievethatMegalodonhasfoundahomedeepintheocean.Therearemanyknown〞LivingFossils“：Coelacanth，SeaCucumbers，SeaUrchins，Lobsters，SeaStars.Thecommononeslikelobstersandseaurchinsarenotreallylookedonasanythingamazing.They’vebeenaroundforthousandsofyearsormore，andareeasilyaccessibletous.Whatiftheyweren‘taccessibleandyetstillexisted？Wewouldlabelthemextinct.ThediscoveryofaliveCoelacanth，afishlongbelievedextinct，challengedsomescientists’long-heldbeliefsonextinction.Therehavebeenrecentdiscoveriesofincrediblylargesquid，anddeep-seafishneverbeforeseenbyscientists.Inthe1960stheU.S.NavysetupunderwatermicrophonesaroundtheworldtotrackSovietsubmarines.Thenetwork，knownastheSoundSurveillanceSystem，stillliesdeepbelowtheocean‘ssurfaceinalayerofwaterknownasthe〞deepsoundchannel“。Thetemperatureandpressureofthechannelallowsoundwavestotravelundisturbed.NOAA’sAcousticMonitoringProjecthasbeenusingtheSoundSurveillanceSystemtolistenforchangesinoceanstructurelikeoceancurrentsorvolcanicactivity.Mostofthesoundsrecordedarecommonandofnoconcern.Onesound，identifiedin1977byU.S.Navy〞spy“sensors，wasodd.Itwasobviouslyamarineanimalbutthecallwasmorepowerfulthananyofthecallsmadebyanyotherreportedseacreature.Itwastoobigforawhale.Coulditbeadeep-seamonster？Onepossibilitywasagiantsquid，butnooneissure.Itwasnamed〞Bloop“。CoulditbeMegalodon？IfMegalodonisstillalivedowninthebottomoftheocean，wemaysomedaysoondiscoverit.Thenwhat？Deepseadivingwillneverbethesame，that‘sforsure！62.ThefollowingiscommonlyknownEXCEPT________.［A］Megalodon，thelargestshark，isextinct［B］Megalodonisnotextinctbutjustoutofreach［C］Megalodonwas52feetlongandhadajaw7ormorefeetwide［D］Megalodonlivedbetweenseveralmillionyearsago.63.WhatmakesscientistsdoubtaboutthebeliefthatMegalodonisextinct？［A］Thediscoveryofmany〞LivingFossils“。［C］ThediscoveryofaliveCoelacanth.［B］Thediscoveryofthefossilsoflobsters.［D］Thediscoveryofthefossilsofseaurchins.64.Whatwasspecialintheirrecordedsounds？［A］Tolistenforchangesinoceanstructure.［B］Tolistenforchangesofoceancurrentsorvolcanicactivity.［C］ToMakesurewhethertherewasagiantsquiddeepintheocean.［D］TofollowthetrackoftheSovietwarshipsunderwater.65.Whatwasspecialintheirrecordedsounds？［A］Astrange，powerfulanimalsoundwasheard.［C］Aseamonster’ssoundwasheard.［B］Abigwhale‘ssoundwasheard.［D］Agiantsquid’ssoundwasheard.66.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage？［A］Scientists‘discoveriesalwayschangepeople’sbelief.［B］Therearetoomanysecretstobediscovered.［C］Megalodonmaybestillalivedeepintheocean.［D］〞Deepsoundchannel“allowssoundwavestotravelundisturbed.PartVCloze〔15minutes〕Directions：Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked［A］，［B］，［C］and［D］ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.Todaythecaristhemostpopular67oftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.Ithascompletely68thehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarfor6990percentofallpersonal70.MostAmericansareableto71cars.Theaveragepriceofa72madecarwas，500in1950，740in1960andup73750in1975.DuringthisperiodAmericanearmanufacturerssetabout74theirproductsandworkefficiency.Meanwhile，theyearlyincomeofthe75familyincreasedfrom1950to197576thanthepriceofcars.Forthisreason，77anewcartakesasmaller78ofafamily‘stotalearningstoday.In195179ittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamily’s80tobuyanewcar.In1962，anewcar818.3ofafamily‘sannualearnings.By1975itonlytook4.7582income.Inaddition，the1975carsweretechnically83tomodelsfrompreviousyears.The84oftheautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomy85thecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspendmoremoney86theircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem.67.［A］kinds［B］means［C］mean［D］types68.［A］denied［B］reproduced［C］replaced［D］ridiculed69.［A］hardly［B］nearly［C］certainly［D］somehow70.［A］trip［B］works［C］business［D］travel71.［A］buy［B］sell［C］race［D］see72.［A］quickly［B］regularly［C］rapidly［D］recently73.［A］on［B］to［C］in［D］about74.［A］raising［B］making［C］reducing［D］improving75.［A］unusual［B］interested［C］average［D］big76.［A］slowest［B］equal［C］faster［D］less77.［A］bringing［B］obtaining［C］having［D］purchasing78.［A］part［B］half［C］number［D］side79.［A］clearly［B］proportionally［C］obviously［D］suddenly80.［A］income［B］work［C］plants［D］debts81.［A］used［B］spent［C］cost［D］needed82.［A］months［B］dollar［C］family［D］year83.［A］famous［B］quick［C］superior［D］inferior84.［A］running［B］notice［C］influence［D］discussion85.［A］then［B］so［C］as［D］which86.［A］starting［B］leaving［C］keeping［D］repairingPartVITranslation〔5minutes〕Directions：CompletethesentencesonAnswerSheet2bytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.87.Thechairmanrequested________________________〔所有書面資料都要儲存在電腦硬盤上〕。88.________________________〔如果我是你〕，Iwouldhaveacceptedsuchanoffergivenbythemanager.89.Doyoumind________________________〔推遲這次會議到本季度末〕？90.________________________〔考慮到各種各樣的因素〕，oursubjectsshou