文都：2008年12月英語四級全真預測試卷(四)

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32.[A]It had many problems.

　　[B]It was the most democratic country in the world.

　　[C]It was fair to women.

　　[D]It had some minor problems to solve.

　　33.[A]The women of some states.

　　[B]The women in the state of Wyoming only.

　　[C]The members of the National Women’s Association.

　　[D]The women in the state of Massachusetts only.

　　34.[A]At the very beginning of the 20th century.

　　[B]At the end of the 19th century.

　　[C]After Susan Anthony’s death.

　　[D]Just before Susan Anthony’s death.

　　35.[A]She worked on the draft of the American Constitution.

　　[B]She was the chairman of the National Women’s Association.

　　[C]She was born in New York and died in Massachusetts.

　　[D]She was an activist in the women’s movement for equal rights.

　　Section C

　　Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　Praise is very useful and important to a person. When a person has done something good and is praised, he feels (36) . Praise may bring his (37) into full play, so he can do better and (38) more in the future. On the (39) , a person may feel upset and downhearted when he has done something good and not (40) praise.

　　The effect of praise is even (41) on children. Studies have (42) that a man will become more active when he is praised. He instinctively turns against a person who continually (43) him. A child’s efforts should never be satirized even if you are attempting to make fun of him.

　　(44) . Praise functions as lubricating oil. (45). It can ease the tension among colleagues and neighbors. (46) . So we should learn to praise others and help to create a light, pleasant atmosphere in which to live.

　　Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

　　Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

　　Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps 47 the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, distributing reading material and giving out 48 .The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and wonders what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture49 notes which do not catch the main points and which become hard even for the 50 to understand.

　　Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be 51 listeners and note�瞭akers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study�瞫kills guides which 52 learners to practice these skills independently. In all cases it is important to 53 the problem before actually starting your studies.

　　It is important to 54 that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of 55 these difficulties is to attend the language and study�瞫kills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic 56 is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.