2009年12月英語四級考試模擬訓練及答案(一)

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

　　26. Where was Thorpe’s athletic talent discovered?

　　C)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項都是表示地點的狀語，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容可能跟某件事情發(fā)生的地點有關(guān)。

　　早在Thorpe還在Carlisle Indian School上學的時候(had his education at the Carlisle Indian School)，他的體育教練(athletic coach)就發(fā)現(xiàn)了他卓越的運動才能(splendid athlete)，并鼓勵他專心從事運動(concentrate on sports)。故正確答案為C)。

　　27. How did American people receive Thorpe when he came back from Stockholm in 1912?

　　B)。【解析】四個選項都是They開頭，都是對待某人的態(tài)度，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容可能是關(guān)于一些人怎么對待某個人的。 當Thorpe 1912年從Stockholm回來的時候，美國人民為他舉行了游行(parades)和慶祝(celebration)。故正確答案為B)。

　　28. Why were Thorpe’s medals taken away from him?

　　D)。【解析】四個選項都是Because開頭的，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容是關(guān)于某件事情發(fā)生的原因。按照當時的規(guī)則，參加奧林匹克運動會的運動員必須是業(yè)余選手(an amateur)，Thorpe曾經(jīng)是職業(yè)選手(professional athlete)，這并不符合規(guī)定，所以他的獎牌被收回(taken away)。故正確答案為D)。

　　Passage Two

　　About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people. Many of these words are technical words. When there is a new invention of discovery, a new word may be coined after the inventor or scientist.

　　It is interesting to observe how many common English words have found their way into the language from the names of people. For example, “sandwich”, you may eat everyday. Lord Sandwich who lived from 1718 to 1792 used to sit at the gambling table eating slices of bread with meat in between. This kind of eating tastes delicious.(29)As the Lord was the only one among his friends who ate bread in that way, his friends began to call the“bread-Sandwich”for fun. Later on the word became part of the English language.

　　The word “boycott” means to refuse to have anything to do with somebody or something. This word is another example. The word comes from a man called Captain Boycott. He was a land agent in 1880 and he collected rents and taxes for an English landowner in Ireland.(30)But the Captain was a very harsh man. He treated his poor tenants very badly. His tenants decided not to speak to him at all. (31)Eventually word got back to the landowner and the Captain was removed. The word “boycott” became popular and was used by everyone to mean the kind of treatment that was received by Captain Boycott.

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

　　29. Who coined the word “sandwich”?

　　【解析】C)。四個選項都是關(guān)于人物的詞，由此可以推測，本題內(nèi)容與人物有關(guān)。 由于Lord Sandwich是他的朋友里面唯一一個那樣吃面包的人(only one among his friends who ate bread in that way)，他的朋友們開始叫這種食物“bread-Sandwich”(Sandwich面包)�？梢娮畛跏褂胹andwich這個詞的人是Lord Sandwich的朋友們。

　　30. What didn’t the tenants like?

　　【解析】B)。四個選項中有兩個是不定式，有兩個是人物身份，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容可能與人物的態(tài)度有關(guān)系。佃農(nóng)們都不喜歡Boycott，因為他對待佃農(nóng)的態(tài)度很差(treated his poor tenants very badly)，佃農(nóng)們于是決定不和他說話(not to speak to him)。故正確答案為B)。