冬大学英语四考试模拟题一.doc

--2011年冬大学英语四级考试模拟题一PartIWriting（30minutes）Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicofCityProblems.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese：1.越来越多的人涌入大城市,有些问题随之产生2.比较明显的大问题有……3.我对这种现象的想法CityProblems注意：此部分试题在答题卡I上。PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）Directions：Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,markY（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.ScientistsWeighOptionsforRebuildingNewOrleansAsexpertsponderhowbesttorebuildthedevastated（毁坏）city,onequestioniswhethertowalloff—orworkwith—thewater.EvenbeforethedeathtollfromHurricaneKatrinaistallied,scientistsarecautiouslybeginningtodiscussthefutureofNewOrleans.FewseemtodoubtthatthisvitalheartofU.S.commerceandculturewillberestored,butexactlyhowtorebuildthecityanditsdefensestoavoidarepeatcatastropheisanopenquestion.PlansforimprovingitsleveesandrestoringthebarrierofwetlandsaroundNewOrleanshavebeenonthetablesince1998,butfederaldollarsneededtoimplementthemneverarrived.Afterthetragedy,that’sboundtochange,saysJohnDay,anecologistatLouisianaStateUniversity（LSU）inBatonRouge.Andifthereisanupsidetothedisaster,hesays,it’sthat‘nowwe’vegotacleanslatetostartfrom.”ManyarelookingforguidancetotheNetherlands,acountrythat,justlikebowl-shapedNewOrleans,sitsmostlybelowsealevel,keepingthewateratbaywithaconstructionofamazingscaleandcomplexity.Others,pointingtoVenice’slong-standingadaptations,sayit’sbesttoletwaterflowthroughthecity,depositingsedimenttooffsetgeologicsubsidence—amodelthatwouldrequirearadicalrethinkingofarchitecture.Anotherideaistoletnaturehelpbyrestoringthewetlandbuffersbetweenseaandcity.Butbeforetheoptionscanbeweighed,severalunknownswillhavetobeaddressed.Oneisp