12月英語四級考試(改革題型)模擬試卷二

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2013年12月英語四級考試(改革題型)模擬試卷二

Part I Writing.(30 minutes)

2013年12月英語四級考試(改革題型)模擬試卷二

　　0、1.近年來，“微博”越來越流行，許多人利用“微博”來表達(dá)心聲、交流想法、傳遞信息：

　　2.“微博”流行的原因;

　　3.目前“微博”中可能存在的問題。
　Section A

　　36、Questions 36-46 are based on the following passage.

　　The typical pre—industrial family not only had a good many children，but numerous other dependents as well—grandparents，uncles，aunts and cousins.Such“extended”families were suited for survival in slow paced ___36___societies.But such families are hard to___37___.They are immobile.

　　Industrialism demanded masses of workers ready and able to move off the land in pursuit of jobs，and to move again whenever necessary.Thus the extended family38 shed its excess weight and the so called“nuclear”family emerged—a stripped—down，portable family unit___39___0nly of parents and a small set of children.

　　This new style of family,far more___40___than the traditional extended family，became the standard model in all the industrial countries.Super-industrialism，however,the next stage of ec0—technological development，___41___ even higher mobility.Thus we may expect many among the people of the future to carry the streamlining process，a step further by remaining children，cutting the family down to its more___42___components，a man and a woman.Two people，perhaps with matched careers，will prove more efficient at navigating through education and social status，through job changes and geographic relocations，than the ordinarily child—cluttered family.A___43___maybe the postponement of children，rather than childlessness.Men and women today are often torn in___44___between a commitment to career and a commitment to children.In the future，many___45___will side aside this problem by deferring the entire task of raising children until after retirement.

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　Section B

　　46、回答46-56題：

　　A)Are you at a loss for creative book report ideas for your students?If yes.then this article will help you make reading and reviewing books more creative for your class.In an age of PSPs，Xbox，anime and gaming arcades，reading has lost its foothold in the list of hobbies that children tend to cite.

　　Most of the reading that kids do today,comes in the form of compulsory books that they need to read for school and maybe that is the reason they find reading to be an insurmountable and boring task.If you want to inculcate the love for languages and literary masterpieces in your students and want them to devour books everyone should read，then a good way of going about the same would be to get them to start working on creative book report ideas.While working on creative ideas for book reports，your students will have to understand the book in a way that allows them to come up with new ways to present to the class，the essence of the book.

　　B)As a teachel while egging your students to activate their creative gray cells.you will have to help them out with basic ideas that they can work on.Depending on the age bracket that your students belong to，the creative book report ideas will vary.This is so，not just because of the varying attention spans that children of various age groups posses but also because of the amount of work that kids can put into the report.While a middle school student wiIl be comfortable handling a handy cam，a student from elementary school will be more fascinated if he is working with paints and puppets.So do you want to know how to write a book report creatively?In this article.we will list out for you，a couple of good creative book report ideas for elementary students and for middle school students.

　　C)A book report sandwich is a good creative idea for book reports.As a teacher you can get drawings of a sandwich on sheets of Paper that are of the color of the ingredients of your sandwich，for example，a cream sheet of paper to resemble mayonnaise，red to represent tomato and likewise.Ob.

　　viously,each ingredient should be cut in a way that when assembled together,it looks like a sandwich.Now,give each of your students one of these book sandwiches to create their book report.

　　It can start with the name of the book and the author’s name on the top slice of the sandwich.The second ingredient can have the summary of the book on it.Each subsequent ingredient can have a description of the main characters，the setting of the book，the plot，and then his or her views about the book.Once they are done with their book reports，they can staple the book sandwich together and then，you can create a class bulletin board with all the book report sandwiches on display.

　　D)One of the good techniques to retell a story,it is also one of the favorite creative book report ideas among students.The job that the student will have is to read the book and then pick a few objects at his/her home which will allow him/her to retell the story in a way that makes it interesting for his/ her audience.Every time he/she picks out an object from the bag to report the book he/she has read， there has to be a valid connection between the book and the object，which the student can first ask the audience to guess and then go ahead and explain it.This idea is spin—off on the normal show and tells and allows for an interactive book report session.

　　E)This is one of the creative ideas for book reports in which.as the teacher, you will have to divideyour class into groups and give them one book each.The students can then read the book and get together and write a play and act it out for the class.To give a deeper insight into the book，one of the students can play the role of the author and as a group，the students can try and recreate the thought Drocess of the author.The student playing the role of the author can then interrupt the play at lmportant iunctllres and talk about the reasons for these twists in the play and how he/she came up with these plot lines.

　　F)As a voung adult，your student’s fascination may go beyond the immediate concerns of the book.

　　He/she may want to understand the circumstances in which the book was written，the times then，the events happening in the world and get the author’s perspective about the book.Encourage your students to mink on those lines.Divide the class into pairs and give each pair one book to read.Let them then do the roles of the author and a journalist.You can have an interview session in front of the class.enabling them to dissect the book and get a peek into the author’s world.

　　G)In a technology—obsessed world，it maybe a very tiny minority of your class that does not get excited with the Drospect of shooting a film.One of the best creative book report ideas for middle school， you will need to divide the class into groups and give them at least two months to adapt the book that thev have been assigned，into a film.The movie should have a well—adapted screenplay,and allother prerequisites，like a lighting engineer,sound engineer, costume designer,etc.At the end of the given time，the film can be screened in front of the class and then discussed.

　　H)If you are on the lookout for good individual creative book report ideas，then this one could be for you.Assign every student a book and then ask them to start maintaining a diary,from the author’sDoint of vie w.Ask them to come up with imaginary incidents from the author’s life and use historical events to explain why the author wrote the book in a certain manner.Alternately, you can also ask your students to give a surrogate ending to the story.

　　I)These are just few of the options that you could use to inspire your students to come up with creative book report ideas.As kids we tend to be more imaginative and creative .Encourage your students to mink om of the box and appreciate them for their efforts.This will help you have a class that is not only lively and inquisitive by nature but also a class that will cultivate a love for words.

　　Teachers can create a class bulletin board to display all the book report sandwiches after their students finish their reports.

　　47、 Adopting the method of knowing your author,teachers can encourage students to think beyond the immediate concerns of the book.

　　48、 Asking me students to write from their own point of view is suitable for teachers who are on the lookout for good individual creative book report ideas.

　　49、 Retelling a story is one of the favorite creative book report ideas among students and it tells and allows for an interactive book report session.

　　50、 Nowadays，most of book children read are those they need to read for school.

　　51、 Teachers tend to be more imaginative and creative as kids.

　　52、 While working on creative ideas for book reports，students will have to understand the book.

　　53、 The creative book report ideas vary according to ages because children in different age groups have different attention span.

　　54、 If teachers ask their students to shoot a film about a book，they should give them no fewer than two months.

　　55、 Teachers have to divide their class into groups and give them one book each is a good creative book report ideas.

　Section C

　　56、Questions 56-61 are based on the following passage.

　　The ownership of pets brings a variety of benefits that the uninitiated would never believe.For every tale of shredded cushion，flattened plants，and chew slippers，there is another testimony of intelligence，sympathy and undying devotion.Now the gowing body of research into the medical and social advantages of pet ownership has confirmed what pet owners have always intuitively known that pets are not just loving companions but actually do us good.Researchers have established the value of pets in soothing and reassuring humans，particularly when ill，lonely or in distress.Perhaps the unquestioning love and approval pets give us is something we don’t always get from out human nearest and dearest.

　　Our makeshift understanding psychology leads many of us to view very close relationships with pets with suspicion.Childless couples in particular give rise to speculation，but a consultant in animal behavior says，“There is no evidence that a pet is a direct substitute for child.”And while many adults feel foolish if caught talking to their pets，they have no need to.The experts say you cannot have a close relationship with a pet without treating it as a person and that talking to a pet is notun healthy.—simply a way of establishing camaraderie.

　　The shaking helplessness of a young puppy or fluffy kitten stirs protective instincts deep within us and prompts many parents to buy pets for their children in the hope of instilling a sense of responsibility and caring and acceptance of the facts of life and death.Hut animals don’t have to besoft and fond to bring out the best in us.A social worker encouraged aggressive boys to handle ferrets—“if handled correctly they respond with friendship;if incorrectly they bite.”

　　There seems to be no doubt that，emotionally and physically,our pets do us good—there is a Drice to be paid.When loved animal dies，it is often a traumatic event—and then where do we tum for comfort?

　　Pets are sometimes criticized because they_______.

　　A.lack intelligence

　　B.are destructive

　　C.need considerable care

　　D.demand affection

　　57、 The idea that animals are a substitute for children is_______.

　　A.supported by research

　　B.encouraged by psychologists

　　C.an argument for keeping a pet

　　D.a common prejudice

　　58、 Talking to animals is_______.

　　A.silly

　　B.suspicious

　　C.beneficial

　　D.stimulating

　　59、 A ferret is probably a kind of_______.

　　A.tame animal

　　B.fierce anitaal

　　C.lovely animal

　　D.tamable animal

　　60、 The writer believes that pets are valuable to children because they_______.

　　A.return affection

　　B.are comforting

　　C.need looking after

　　D.are protective

　　61、Questions {TSE} are based on the following passage.

　　Politics is an emotional business.Still，many people found themselves unusually moved by the historic presidential inauguration.Watching the huge crowds，we saw laughter,cheers，hugs—but also many tears.

　　It made us wonder ,why do people cry ?It is believed that tears must be good for us—a way to calm the mind and cleanse the soul.Yet studies show that crying sometimes makes people feel worse.

　　Three researchers in Florida and the Netherlands recently looked more deeply into the subject.

　　They examined detailed descriptions of crying experiences.Psychologist Jonathan Rottenberg at the University of South Florida says they wanted to study crying as it happens in everyday life，not in a laboratory.The team analyzed information from the International Study on Adult Crying.As Dart of that study,3，000 people in different countries，mostly college students，wrote about recent crying experiences.They noted causes，surroundings and any people involved in the event.They also reported how they felt after they cried.

　　Professor Rottenberg says the research showed that all crying experiences are not created equally.

　　Crying does not always make a person feel better,he says.About lo percent of people reported feeling worse after they cried.But a third felt better after crying.And a majority reported the experience was helpful.The research showed that people who cry alone may not do as well as those with others around.

　　People who reached out for emotional support at the time——and received it——reported better resuIts from the crying experience.But those who felt shame or embarrassment while crying were less likely to report that crying had been helpful.

　　Research has shown that women cry more often and more intensely than men，but it mav not be to better effect.The new findings did not show that a person’s sex was a predictor of beneficial crying.

　　In other words，just because women cry more does not mean they are more likely to have a"good"cry.

　　The paper entitled/s Crying Beneficial?appeared in December in Current Directions in Psychologica，Science.Scientists say the science of crying is still in its infancy.

　　According to the passage，which of the following statements about crying is TRUE?

　　A.Crying is absolutely good for people’s health.

　　B.Those crying with others around will feel better than those crying alone.

　　C.Crying will help a lot for those who felt shame or embarrassment while crying.

　　D.The benefits of crying are related to a person’s sex.

　　62、 Shedding tears is believed to do good to us because______.

　　A.it enables us to recover an easy mind

　　B.it helps us solve the problem

　　C.it arouses others’sympathy

　　D.it can wash our body

　　63、 Studies show that one will not feel better after crying when______.

　　A.shedding tears with others around