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大学英语四级分类模拟题409Reading ComprehensionSection AGender equality is a well-defined by-product of human development. It always 1 to how to focus attention on women empowerment. Meanwhile womenempowerment confronts challenges 2 in translating the responsibilitiesto gender equality into action. Gender discrimination is the prime 3 of endemic (地方性的) poverty leading to skyrocketing HIV prevalence. Witha 4 to making gender equality a reality as a core commitment, women empowerment has to be the stepping stone to sustainable development.HIV/AIDS epidemic is 5 in Africa and mounting all over the world mostly due to gender discrimination, stigmatization (偏见) and unsafe sex practice. To make the spread of epidemic flagged (使衰退), widening gender gaps must be 6 . Nowadays young women and girls are at a much higher risk than men. According to the findings of surveys and case studies conducted in Africa, adolescent girls are 5-6 times more likely to be 7 by HIV virus than boys.According to the social development specialist and AIDS researcher Mohammad Khairul Alam, "It should be realized that there is no alternative to develop and enhance life skills of 8 girls and women to cope withepidemic. They may be assisted on the 9 levels to become engaged in grooming their confidence and organized. At the same time, their voices should be allowed to be heard loud and clear. Thus the collective effort of women is born with the sense or purpose that they will be stirred up to share perceptions improving their 10 to reproductive health related information and services."A. abandoned I. inclinesB. access J. infectedC. breaking K. ragingD. combated L. sourceE. competitively M. variousF. conservative N. viewG. constantly O. vulnerableH. happensSection BHow to Build Team SpiritA. It is a well-known fact that an organisation can achieve a greater success if a few people get united and work towards a goal together. An ordinary team can perform better provided they are motivated. There are many instances, where a team approach has succeeded better compared to an organisation which is riddled with politics and managers who only think about themselves.B. In fact this is a basic problem among many people as they always tendto develop "Frog Syndrome." The frog syndrome does not allow other colleagues to go up the ladder, which leads the organisation to become an ordinary organisation. Today the biggest problem many companies are facing is how to develop team spirit among people. This is a very crucial point for the organisation to make difference in today's highly competitive environment. How can we develop such things today? Of course, there are many ways which are given below.C. The role of manager is to ensure that the people become cohesive (有凝聚力的) and feel proud to be the members of the team. It is quite possible provided the manager himself is a team leader. He has to set the right target, create enthusiasm among the people, develop a positive attitude among the people and motivate them at the right time. If done, it is nothing that succeeds like success.D. Right team spirit brings within the organisation a vibrant feeling to an insider as well as outsider. There is always willingness to walk an extra mile among people to achieve the set objective. This leads to more congenial (令人愉快的) atmosphere within the organisation. How many companies have succeeded in doing the same? Does it bring smile to an ordinary person working in the organisation? If yes, that organisation really can survive for a longer time.E. A happy employee always tends to achieve better. Many companies tend to take care of external customer but tend to forget the internal customers. Hence, companies should do retrospective (回顾的) analysis on satisfaction level of the internal employee. But how many companies bother to do that?A real smile can help the organisation to achieve better sales because SMILE = Sell More in Less Effort. How many people can bring smile on the face of a person? Therefore, there are few organisations which excel. However, this is possible provided the manager becomes a mentor.F. People always look towards a manager as mentor who can correct, guide and give constructive criticism. Manager should go where the colleagues working under him require him to go. He should help his colleagues during the need of the hour. Can a manager develop himself to be a mentor so that people can rely on his advice? A manager, if redevelop himself as a mentor, can definitely bring the team spirit among the people. But how many managers can be a mentor? Many times a manager himself is a grumbler (爱发牢骚的人) and creates a polluted environment within the organisation as his personality may not be fit to do a particular job. Therefore, a manager should analyse his own personality along with his colleagues' and ensure that his personality along with his colleagues' personality be suited to do the particular job. Application of sales grid (方格) approaches will definitely help him to understand his own personality as well as his colleagues'. This analysis can help to take corrective action and will create greater sense of responsibility and motivation among the people. We must motivate ourselves to motivate others.G. This is possible provided a manager make the job more challenging. In fact during a survey conducted by the author in India, the No. 1 motivator factor is job enrichment. How many managers try to create innovations in their job functions of their colleagues and associates? How many managers remove the fear of instability? How many managers ask themselves what new things they or their teams have done? If this is done regularly, the demotivation does not arise. Ordinary people can perform extraordinary things provided they bring the motivation and team spirit among the people. This is quite possible and a manager has a role to play. He should be proactive (主动的) in building team spirit and take action.H. There are certain people who because of the past experience can destroythe team spirit. Therefore, it is suggested that managers should identify "this grumbler" at right time and take corrective measures immediately. The cancerous cell should not be allowed to develop or proliferate (扩散). A proper counseling can help the manager to correct the situation. He should not develop a dual personality. For example, in the office the tap is leaking, however, he does not bother as he feels that it is the job of administration but when he goes home he makes sure that the leakage of the tap is corrected. The dichotomy (分裂) behavior of the person cannot help him to develop team spirit. The manager should develop fatherhood of a spastic (痉挛的) child who is very caring, understanding his child. He has to therefore correct him, mend him with hope that the future will be bright.I. Managers must educate a colleague while working. A study among the field force revealed that the field representatives like to have a leader who is good at product knowledge and selling skills. During the visit of a leader if he ensures that he gives one or two new points to his colleagues, then the interaction between the two becomes more fruitful. Fox example, if a zonal manager visits his team, he may take up the product training in the conference or during the field work followed by a written test of the same subject. This concept was tried by the author in one of his client's companies wherein he noticed that the representative never used to respect his senior because of his lack of knowledge on the product. This process of inculcating (教授) the habit of interactions between the two brought a better team spirit and respect for each other. This activity resulted into higher productivity of the area.11、 If the manager develops himself as a team leader, it may increase the possibility of people feeling proud to be members of the team.12、 Companies devote themselves to making their employees happy because this can help them achieve better sales performance in less effort.13、 Managers shall identify people who destroy the team spirit and correct the situation by proper counseling.14、 It is difficult for many managers to become a mentor who can offer reliable advice to their colleagues at the right time.15、 According to a study, field representatives would like their manager having a good command of product knowledge and selling skills.16、 The analysis of a manager's personality and his colleagues' may make people more responsible and motivated.17、 Sometimes the managers in some companies hinder the way of other colleagues' career development.18、 A survey shows the most effective motivator factor is job enrichment.19、 A manager should not develop a dual personality because it is not good for the development of team spirit.20、 Right team spirit can create a relaxing atmosphere within the company, which will benefit the company in a long run.Section CPassage OneFuture historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history of our own times. They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates. What's more, they will not have to rely solely on the written words. Films, gramophone (留声机) records and magnetic tapes will provide them with a puzzling amount ofinformation. They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task. He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available. Even seemingly insignificant remains can shed interesting light on the history of early man.Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent (来临) of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons. Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate that this assumption is incorrect.Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory teeth of mammoths (猛犸象). The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age, which began about 35,000 B.C. and ended about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code. They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and phases of the moon. It is, in fact, a primitive type of calendar. It has long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simply a form of artistic expression. They had a definite meaning, for they were as near as early man could get to writing. It is possible that there is a definite relation between these paintings and the markings that sometimes accompany them. It seems that man was making a real effort to understand the seasons 20,000 years earlier than has been supposed.21、 Compared with the historians investigating the distant past, future historians ______.A. have to depend only on the written words to get related informationB. may feel more puzzled facing so much informationC. have more evidence and resources to get related informationD. may have difficulty in collecting related information22、 Why did historians assume calendars came into being with the emergence of agriculture?A. The markings the nomads used to record dates had close relationship with agriculture.B. The codes depicted on the nomads' walls were all about agriculture.C. Man needed to understand something about seasons when developing agriculture.D. The passage of days and the phases of the moon were recorded according to agriculture seasons.23、 How have historians been able to read the markings made by nomads?A. By correlating paintings that accompany them.B. By studying the dots, lines and symbols made by nomads.C. By deducing what they can only from markings of the same place.D. By connecting them with other markings in various parts of the world.24、 What is the scientific research result that has recently come to light?A. Nomads traveled widely in various parts of the world.B. Calendars came into being earlier than we used to assume.C. Nomads carved the bones and teeth of the animals they killed.D. The markings nomads carved on walls had a definite meaning.25、 What do we learn about the paintings found on the walls?A. They have a definite relation with the markings.B. They contain no more meanings except their artistic merits.C. They are thought to be disconnected with ancient calendars.D. They are invariably accompanied by dots, lines and symbols. Passage TwoIncreasingly lax office culture means we have not two wardrobes (衣柜)—work and play—but one. Is anything allowed at work?When Emily Birch got dressed for work on a recent Monday morning, she didn't plug in the iron, and she didn't pull out a can of starch (淀粉类食物). She didn't even search for a lint roller. Birch, 46, hopped out of bed and donned (穿上) the first thing she could find. "An ancient old tie-dyed T-shirt and a pair of army shorts," she says, laughing. "I just sort of threw on clothes." Thusly prepped, she ate breakfast and went into the office—by walking into the next room.As a Pennsylvania-based editor for a California publishing company, Birch is one of the country's growing number of telecommuters. For her, "going into work" is walking over from her bedroom into her home office, where she sometimes checks e-mail in her pajamas. "I'm spending less money on clothes, because I'm not dressing up for other people," she says.Telecommuting is changing our culture—and so are the fields we're choosing to work in. The Department of Labor calls computer-system design and related services "among the fastest growing industries in the economy", and says sectors of software engineering and data systems are the most likely to surge over the next years—jobs you can do from anywhere, no-suit-required. Sartorial strictures have been loosening for decades. The start-up ethos (风气) of the 1990s dotcom boom meant jeans and T-shirts took the place of cuff links and pocket squares. Suits, and being a suit, were out of style. And as tech companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft helped create a nation of mobile workers, each company helped entrench the notion that looking smart isn't as material as being smart. Google cofounder Sergey Brin, for example, describes his company's dress code as that of an "untidy student", and Google's relaxed attitude toward dress and hours (as well as its friendliness toward working remotely) is part of its allure for employees. Those same lax standards have seeped into other sectors: Centuries-old American companies like Ford, Procter & Gamble, and General Motors have allowed their employees in most departments to dress casually.26、 What is the current trend at work discussed in the passage?A. Flexible working hours. C. Working remotely.B. Dressing casually. D. Relaxed attitude towards work.27、 What does the author say about Birch?A. She opens her own company at home.B. She lives in California now.C. She does her work at home.D. She doesn't like dressing up for other people.28、 What do we learn about telecommuting from the passage?A. It influences the field we choose to work in.B. It is the fastest growing industry in the developed world.C. It will be the most potential industry over the next five years.D. It leads to the change of our work culture.29、 What's the view of the Department of Labor on sectors of software and data system?A. They are the fastest growing industry.B. They will develop steadily over the next years.C. They will see a sudden great increase in the next years.D. They provide jobs that require employees to wear suits.30、 What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. Lax office culture has just started.B. Some companies think good looking doesn't mean anything.C. Google's relaxed attitude mainly aims to attract employees.D. Old companies aren't interested in lax standards.答案:Reading ComprehensionSection A1、[解析] 本空应填动词。
大学英语四级考试模拟试题(附答案)
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在中国，英语四级考试是衡量大学生英语水平的重要考试之一。
为了帮助学生更好地准备英语四级考试，本文将介绍一些相关的模拟题目，以供参考。
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通过模拟试题的练习，考生可以更好地熟悉考试题型和考试形式，提高答题效率和准确性。
下面将给大家介绍一份4级题库的模拟试题，供考生们进行练习。
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专业英语四级模拟试卷409(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. CLOZE 4. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 5. READING COMPREHENSION 6. WRITINGPART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 听力原文：The Internet is a worldwide communication network that links computers at schools, colleges, businesses, and other sites. The Internet includes collections of information put together by faculty and students at different schools, by government officials, by social service agencies, and, increasingly, by specific businesses or industries. Other sources of information on the Internet are the many discussion groups, or news groups, where people from all over the world exchange ideas on an astounding range of topics. The groups themselves are organized under the name Usenet. If your school is connected to the Internet, you can use the network to locate information such as government documents, discussion groups, electronic journals, library catalogs, as well as complete texts that are in the public domain (works without copyrights or with expired copyrights). Current works protected by copyright law including practically all books and journals published in the last seventy-five years are unlikely to be available free of charge.1．正确答案：The Internet is a worldwide communication network that links computers at schools, colleges, businesses, and other sites. The Internet includes collections of information put together by faculty and students at different schools, by government officials, by social service agencies, and, increasingly, by specific businesses or industries. Other sources of information on the Internet are the many discussion groups, or news groups, where people from all over the world exchange ideas on an astounding range of topics. The groups themselves are organized under the name Usenet. If your school is connected to the Internet, you can use the network to locate information such as government documents, discussion groups, electronic journals, library catalogs, as well as complete texts that are in the public domain (works without copyrights or with expired copyrights). Current works protected by copyright law including practically all books and journals published in the last seventy-five years are unlikely to be available free of charge.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: InSections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.听力原文：M: Morning. I’d like to ask some questions about your insurance policies.W: Please sit down. How can I help you?M: I bought a house recently and would like to insure it and its contents.W: I see. Here’s a pamphlet about our home insurance policy. We’ve named our policy “umbrella”. May I ask how much you paid for your home and where you live? These are the two main things that decide how much your premiums is. M: I understand. I live in the Bronson area and paid $100,000 for my home. W: Let me just check that on my computer. Bronson is a low risk area, so your premiums will probably be around $100 a month. The other thing to take into account is deductibles. M: In this pamphlet it says that the minimum amount for deductibles is $2000. What does that mean exactly? W: It means that the first $2000 of any claim you make must be paid by you. The insurance policy covers any amount above that, up to the agreed limit. M: Oh, I see. That’s fine. If I have a claim, how long does it take to make a settlement? I’ve heard that with some insurance companies, it can take months. W: That is of great concern to out clients. We aim to satisfy all claims within a month, but we can’t guarantee that.2．What is the conversation mainly about?A．Purchasing a house.B．Making a pamphlet.C．Signing a contract.D．Asking information about insurance policy.正确答案：D解析：主旨大意题。
大学英语四级分类模拟题404
大学英语四级分类模拟题404大学英语四级分类模拟题404Reading ComprehensionSection AMore young Americans have become better educated. This reflects a 1 in the labor market, which has increasingly rewarded post-secondary education. At the same time, the economy has seen a decrease in well-paid manual labor that required skills learned on the job or in trade schools. The shift to a more service-oriented economy means universities and colleges have 2 trade schools and apprenticeships.On the one hand that is good because it makes the American labor force better educated. Theoretically, it should also increase meritocracy (精英教育). Much of the income. 3 in America can be explained by the earning differential between college and non-college graduates. As more people attend university, income differences should be reduced. But as university education becomes more widely 4 , should curricula change? Between labor-market demand and innate ability, probably only a fraction of the populationbenefit 5 from doing so.On the other hand, America 6 from title inflation. A university degree is now a prerequisite (必要条件) to middle-class membership. Rather than just being 7 of education, it is also an expensive and time-consuming signal. The high rate of entrance examination masks a grave problem. Dropping out of university is at 8 levels, especially among low-income Americans. Starting but not finishing a degree 9 in a considerable loss of time and money. Many poor students drop out not just because of cost,but because they find themselves unprepared and frustrated. Offering more practical degrees could be part of the solution to this problem, though it is not a 10 solution.A. available I. equaledB. consists J. proofC. conversely K. replacedD. decrease L. resultsE. delicate M. shiftF. difference N. suffersG. economically O. sufficientH. epidemicSection BA Grassroots RemedyA. Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don't run the streets. Every one of them instinctively heads to the park or the river. It is my profound belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.B. But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失).I spent my boyhood climbing trees on Streatham Common, South London. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and odd new perceptions aboutin the US: Families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivitydisorder (多动症). Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.C. A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, academic levels were raised across the entire school. Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.D. Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School in Streatham, with its harsh tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners fantasising about wildlife. But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.E. One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places. The life of old people is measurablybetter when they have access to nature. The increasing emphasis for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.F. In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world. Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, "A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its restorative process helps reduce anger and impulsive behaviour." Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.G. We tend to look on nature conservation as some kind of favour that human beings are granting to the natural world. The error here is far too deep: Not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is profoundly damaging. Human beings are a species of mammals (哺乳动物). For seven million years they lived on the planet as part of nature. Our ancestral selves miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a pint of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that. We need the wild world. It is essential to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without the wild world we are not more but less civilised. Without other living things around us we are less than human.H. There are several ways to find harmony with the natural world. By walking you can break the rhythm of permanentlybeing under a roof. Get off a stop earlier, make a circuit of the park at lunchtime, walk the child to and fromOr you can take a moment, every now and then, to sit in an open space. In the garden, anywhere that's not in the office, anywhere out of the house, away from the routine. Sit under a tree, look at water, and feel refreshed, ever so slightly renewed.I. The best way to enjoy the natural world is by yourself; the second best way is in company. Take a drink outside with a good person, a good gathering: talk with the sun and the wind with birdsong for background. Expand your boundaries. Learn five species of bird, five butterflies, five trees, five bird songs. That way, you see and hear more, and your mind responds gratefully to the greater amount of wildness in your life. Pay a visit to the places you always wanted to visit: by the seaside, in the country, in the hills. Take a weekend break, a day-trip, get out there and do it: for the scenery, for the way through the woods, for the birds, for the bees. Go somewhere special and bring specialness home. It lasts forever, after all.11、 Nowadays children are deprived of the freedom to get close to nature.12、 It is extremely harmful to think that humanity and the natural world can be separated.13、 Children who have chances to explore natural areas are less likely to be involved in bullying.14、 To go outside with a good person is also a good way of enjoying the natural world.15、Elderly people benefit from their contact with nature and enjoy a life of better quality.16、Dr William Bird suggests in his study that access to nature contributes to the reduction of violence.17、 A study in Sweden shows that more access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.18、 The author believes that we would not be so civilised without the wild world.19、According to the author, people instinctively seek nature in different ways.20、 The author suggests that we provide more green spaces for children with ADHD.Section CPassage OneWater shortages on planet Earth? It seems impossible. Images of our planet from outer space show vast oceans, lakes as big as small countries, and wide rivers flowing with incredible volume. How can there not be enough water? But the fact is that the world is facing the prospect of water shortages caused by population growth, uneven supplies of water, pollution, and other factors. The United Nations predicts that water shortages could hinder the economic growth of some countries and lead to food shortages and, even possibly, to international conflicts.Is there enough water for everyone in the world? According to the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development, humans currently use about half of the 12,500 cu km (立方千米) of water that is readily available from groundwater, rivers, and lakes. So by a simple measure of liters and gallons, there is enough water to quench (结束) the thirst of every creature and plant, every field, and every industry now existing.But water remains a fixed resource. "Given an expected population increasenot leave much room for increased consumption," the U.N. commission said.A certain amount of water must be set aside to support the environment. Humans cannot drain the world's lakes, rivers, and aquifers (蓄水层) without causing catastrophic (灾难性的) environmental damage.The world's population has been growing enormously. The U.N. estimates that it will be over 9 billion by 2050. The amount of water available to each person decreases as the population grows, raising the possibility of water shortages.Water shortages will not come all at once in every part of the world. Just as the world's population is unevenly distributed by region, so is the annual supply of renewable water. Rainfall and snowfall are determined by uneven weather patterns and landscape, and as a result, some areas of the world get more precipitation (降水量) than others. This leads to the uneven distribution of water all over the world.21、 What's the purpose to mention the images of our planet from outer space in the first paragraph?A. To demonstrate the great impact of water shortages on Earth.B. To show the serious problem of water shortages on Earth.C. To explain why water shortages on Earth seem impossible.D. To present the beauty of the Earth and our love for it.22、 What result will water shortages bring according to the passage?A. It will lead to population growth and uneven supplies of water.B. It will make the present vast oceans become deserts.C. It will have serious consequences for the well-being of humans.D. It will impose an intolerable economic burden on all theresidents on Earth.23、What will happen if humans drain the world's lakes, rivers and aquifers?A. The thirst of existing creature will be quenched.B. The environment will be damaged severely.C. The species diversity will not be totally mined.D. Humans' lifestyles will be changed.24、 What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Uneven supplies of water are caused by uneven distributed population.B. Water shortages will break out in every country simultaneously some day.C. Some areas won't suffer water shortages because they have more lakes and rivers.D. The annual supply of renewable water is determined by weather patterns and landscape.25、 What does the author intend to convey in writing this passage?A. Water shortages have had serious effects on society.B. Water remains a fixed resource but the need for it continues increasing.C. The world has to deal with the problems arising from water shortages.D. The world is facing the danger of water shortages.Passage TwoFor the most part, it seems, workers in rich countries have little to fear from globalization, and a lot to gain. But is the same thing true for workers in poor countries7 The answer is that they are even more likely than their rich-country counterparts (植物相当的人) to benefit, because they have less to lose and more togain.Orthodox (传统的) economics takes an optimistic line on integration and the developing countries. Openness to foreign trade and investment shouldis scarce, so the returns on investment there should be higher than those in the industrialized countries, where the best opportunities to make money by adding capital to labor have already been used up. If poor countries lower their barriers to trade and investment, rich foreigners will want to send over some of their capital.If this inflow of resources arrives in the form of loans or portfolio investment (组合投资), it will supplement domestic savings and loosen the financial constraint on additional investment by local companies. If it arrives in the form of new foreign-controlled operations, FDI, so much the better: This kind of capital brings technology and skills from abroad packaged along with it, with less financial risk as well. In either case, the addition to investment ought to push incomes up, partly by raising the demand for labor and partly by making labor more productive.This is why workers in FDI-receiving countries should be in an even better position to profit from integration than workers in FDI-sending countries. Also, with or without inflows of foreign capital, the same static and dynamic gains from trade should apply in developing countries as in rich ones. This gain-from-trade logic often arouses suspicion, because the benefits seem to come from nowhere. Surely one side or the other must lose. Not so. The benefits that a rich country gets through trade do not come at the expense of its poor- country trading partners, or vice versa. Recall that according to the theory, trade is a positive-sumgame. In all these transactions, both sides—exporters and importers, borrowers and lenders, shareholders and workers—can gain.26、 Why are workers in poor countries more likely to benefit from globalization than those in rich countries?A. They can get more chances to gain a good job during the process of globalization.B. They can get more financial aid during the process of globalization.C. They have nothing to lose during the process of globalization.D. They have less to lose and more to gain during the process of globalization.27、What's the attitude of Orthodox economics towards integration and the developing countries?A. Negative.B. Positive.C. Neutral.D. Unsure.28、What can be the ultimate result of the inflow of resources?A. It will supplement domestic savings.B. It will loosen the financial constraint.C. It will push up people's incomes.D. It will introduce advanced technology and skills from abroad.29、 Who will benefit more from integration?A. Workers in FDI-receiving countries. C. Workers in the developed world.B. Workers in FDI-sending countries. D. Workers in theindustrialized countries.30、 What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Poor countries get the most profits during the process of trade.B. Rich countries get profits from trade at poor countries' expense.C. Poor countries get more profits from trade than rich ones.D. All aspects involved in the transactions of trade can get profits. 答案:Reading ComprehensionSection A1、[解析] 本空应填名词。
《英语四级考试模拟试题》
英语四级考试模拟试题介绍英语四级考试是中国大学英语能力考试的一部分，也是许多大学生所必须参加的一项考试。
为了更好地帮助考生提高英语水平，以下是一套模拟试题，涵盖了四个测试部分：听力、阅读、写作和翻译。
听力部分Section 1对话1： John: Hi, Mary. Are you free this Saturday evening? Mary: Yes, I am. What's up? John: I'm planning to go see a movie. Would you like to come along? Mary: That sounds great! What time is it? 请回答以下问题：1. Who is going to see a movie? 2. When are they going to see the movie?对话2： Amy: Excuse me, do you know where the nearest post office is? Tom: Yes, there is a post office two blocks away from here. Amy: Thank you! Is it open on weekends? Tom: No, unfortunately not. It's only open during weekdays. 请回答以下问题： 1. Where is the nearest post office?2. When is the post office open?Section 2Passage 1: Nowadays, more and more people prefer shopping online rather than going to physical stores. It offers convenience and a wide range of products to choose from without leaving your home. 请回答以下问题： 1. What are some advantages of online shopping mentioned in the passage?Passage 2: Space exploration has always been an exciting field for scientists and enthusiasts alike. It has contributed to numerous technological advancements and has expanded our knowledge of the universe. 请回答以下问题： 1. Why is space exploration important?阅读部分阅读理解题目略...写作部分作文题目：电子书和纸质书之间的选择现如今，随着科技的发展，许多人更倾向于购买电子书来阅读。
大学英语四级考试模拟试题
大学英语四级考试模拟试题第一部分：听力理解（共20小题）1.问题：What is the main topic of the conversation? 答案：The maintopic of the conversation is about travel plans.2.问题：What does the man imply about his work schedule? 答案：The man implies that his work schedule is flexible....第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题）1.问题：What can be inferred from the passage about the author? 答案：The author has a strong interest in ancient history.2.问题：What does the word "deficit" in paragraph 3 mean? 答案：The word "deficit" means a lack or shortage of something. ...第三部分：综合英语（共10小题）1.问题：According to the passage, what are some commonmisconceptions about meditation? 答案：•Meditation requires complete silence and stillness. •Meditation is only for religious or spiritual purposes.•Meditation is time-consuming and difficult.2.问题：What does the phrase "mindfulness-based stress reduction"refer to? 答案：The phrase refers to a program that helpsindividuals reduce stress through mindfulness techniques....第四部分：写作（共1篇）题目: The Impact of Social Media on Society介绍: Social media has become an integral part of our lives and has greatly influenced society as whole. In this essay, I will discuss some key impacts of social media on society.正文: 1. Communication: Social media platforms have revolutionized communication, enabling individuals to connect with others around the world and share information in real-time. This has both positive and negative effects on society.rmation dissemination: Social media allows for the rapid spreadof news and information, but it also presents challenges in terms of fake news and misinformation. Society must learn to criticallyevaluate the information they consume....结论: Overall, social media has had a profound impact on society, influencing various aspects of our lives. It is important for individuals to be aware of both the positive and negative effects of social media and use it responsibly.第五部分：翻译（共5小题）请将以下句子翻译成英文： 1. 我正在学习如何使用新的软件。