2009年12月英語四級考試模擬訓練及答案(一)

　　W: How much did it cost?

　　M: About 45 thousand dollars.

　　W: 45,000 dollars? For one kilogram weight? That’s more expensive than gold.(25)Is it really worth that much?

　　M: (25)I’m sure it is. Industries depend on our government agency to monitor the accuracy of scales so that when they buy and sell their products there is one standard. Think of the drug industry, for example, those companies rely on high accuracy scales to manufacture and package medicine.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22. What is the conversation mainly about?

　　B)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項均為概括性比較強的短語，由此可以推測，本題考查的內容很有可能是對話的主題。由metals，measuring weight，metric等詞推測，對話可能與金屬或其他某種事物的度量有關系。 女士說她想問男士幾個關于新度量衡的問題(new official standard weight)，由此揭示對話談論的主題是關于衡量重量標準的單位。

　　23. What was the standard weight used to do?

　　A)。【解析】四個選項均為不定式，由此可以推測，本題考查的內容可能是目的或行為。 男士說他們用新標準度量衡來檢測全國的天平(scales)，他們有責任利用它來確保所有的天平都能夠準確地測量1公斤的重量(measure a kilogram accurately)。

　　24. Why was it necessary to replace the old standard weight?

　　C)。【解析】四個選項均描述某件事物的缺點或問題，由此可以推測，本題考查的內容可能是某件事物的弊端。 男士說舊天平會被取代是因為它不夠精準(imprecise)，制造材料低劣(made of poor quality metal)。故正確答案為C)。

　　25. What does Dr.Thomas probably think about the cost of the new weight?

　　C)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項均為對某件事物價值的描述，由此可以推測，本題考查的內容可能是對某件事物價值的評價。女士問男士新度量衡是否物有所值(worth that much)，男士說確定如此。由此可以推斷男士認為新度量衡是物有所值的。故正確答案為C)。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　Jim Thorpe was an American Indian, born on May 28, 1888 in Oklahoma.(26) When he had his education at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania,his athletic coach considered him a splendid athlete and encouraged him to concentrate on sports. From then on, Thorpe participated in almost every aspect of athletics. Whenever he competed in any event, he easily won first place.

　　In the years that followed, he took part in football games against such renowned teams as Harvard and West Point. Thorpe again and again brought his team to victory. In 1912 he was invited to compete in the Olympic Games in Stockholm. There he excelled in several tack events and was presented with first place gold medals. He was the first athlete to capture first place awards in so many track events.

　　When Thorpe returned home from the Olympic Games,(27)he was welcomed with parades and celebration. The president called him the highest type of citizen.(28)However, this was all short-lived because it was found out that at one time Thorpe had been a professional athlete. Since an athlete must be an amateur in order to participate in the Olympic Games, Thorpe did not qualify. Therefore, all of his medals were taken away from him.

　　In later years, Thorpe played baseball and football professionally. His admirers often tried to have his medals returned to him, but in vain. Thorpe died a lonely man in California on May 28, 1953.Today, as always, many still believe Thorpe was the best athlete that ever lived.