文都：2008年12月英語四級全真預(yù)測試卷(六)

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　When a sleepy driver has trouble in keeping his eyes on the road and gets too close to another car, an alarm sound will warn the driver. If nothing is done, the car will automatically come to a stop and in this way prevent an accident. This is a new device which will soon be tested in an experimental car in Japan. The computer warning system keeps track of a driver’s condition by monitoring his heart beat with signals transmitted from a band round his wrist. The wrist band records the driver’s pulse which measures the heat beat. Each pulse in the wrist sends a signal to the computer. By analyzing the pulse rate, the computer can determine whether a driver is drunk, sleeping or ill. Devices in other parts of the car can also tell the computer if the car is too close to another vehicle or is moving dangerously. The computer will sound the alarm when a problem arises, and will automatically stop the car if the driver ignores the warning.

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26.Why is a computer system installed in an experimental car?

　　【解析】C題目是問為什么計算機系統(tǒng)要被裝在實驗的車里，文章已開始說如果兩輛車離得太近的時候，有沒有什么措施，車就會自動的停止，這樣就會防止事故的發(fā)生，所以選C。

　　27.What did the computer system do first when a problem arises?

　　【解析】B文章的最后說如果有事情發(fā)生的時候，車里的計算機系統(tǒng)就會發(fā)出警報，所以選B。

　　28.What is special about the new computer system?

　　【解析】D袖口記錄了司機的脈搏，也就是心跳，每次脈沖都會傳遞給計算機一個信號，通過分析脈沖頻率，計算機能夠分辨出司機是否醉酒、睡覺。所以選D。

　　Passage Two

　　Men have traveled ever since they first appeared on the earth. In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure but to find new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from hostile neighbors, or to find more favorable climates. They traveled on foot. Their journeys were long, tiring, and often dangerous.

　　Being intelligent and creative, they soon discovered easier ways of traveling. They rode on the backs of their domesticated animals; they hollowed out tree trunks and, by using bits of wood as paddles, were able to travel across water. Later they traveled, not from necessity, but for the joy and excitement of seeing and experiencing new things. This is still the main reason why we travel today.

　　Scientists have invented machines that can explore outer space. Eventually there will be cheap day excursions to the moon and honeymoons on Venus. People will be able to fly from one planet to another in nasty little arrow�瞫haped tubes. I say “people” because I have no intention of being one of them.

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29.Which of the following is not the reason for men in primitive times to travel?

　　【解析】D屬細節(jié)題。該題是問四個選項中哪一個不是原始社會人們旅行的理由。文章第一段中說：In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure but to find new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from hostile neighbors, or to find more favorable climates.(在原始社會，人們旅行不是為了享受快樂，而是為了給他們的牛羊找到新牧場，逃離不和睦的鄰居，或者找到氣候條件更好的地方。)前三個選項均有提及，故正確答案是D項。

　　30.What made it easier for men to travel later?

　　【解析】C屬細節(jié)題。文中第二段說：Being intelligent and creative, they soon discovered easier ways of traveling. They rode on the backs of their domesticated animals; they hollowed out tree trunks and, by using bits of wood as paddles, were able to travel across water.(他們富有智慧和創(chuàng)造力，很快就發(fā)現(xiàn)了更便捷的旅行方式。他們騎在他們飼養(yǎng)的動物背上旅行，將樹干挖空做船，木片做槳，在水上航行。)C項符合此意，故為正確選項。

　　31.What can we infer from the passage?

　　【解析】C屬推理題。從文中最后段的最后兩句話"“People will be able to fly from one planet to another in nasty little arrow�瞫haped tubes. I say “people” because I have no intention of being one of them.”可推斷出作者沒有在太空飛行的意圖。故C為正確選項。

　　Passage Three

　　When I was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my eyesight wasn’t good enough. So I had to give up the idea. I went to university and studies physics. I wanted to stay on there and do research, but my father died at about that time. So I thought I’d better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm.

　　I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then, they appointed a new managing director. I didn’t get on with him, so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me, but on my way to the interview I met a friend who was working for a travel agency. He offered me a job in Spain. And I’ve always liked Spain, so I took it.

　　I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided to stay here. Then we had a baby and I wasn’t earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evenings.

　　I liked the English teaching more than working for the travel agency, and then the owner of the school offered me a full�瞭ime job as a teacher. So I resigned from the agency. Two years later, the owner of the school wanted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am.