2009年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試模擬訓(xùn)練及答案(二)

　　3.C 本題考查作者拜訪澳大利亞的目的。該句的To appreciate this unusual outback monument and to meet the people whose livelihoods depend on it… 明確指出是為了欣賞這個(gè)澳大利亞不尋常的內(nèi)地紀(jì)念碑和見(jiàn)識(shí)牧民賴(lài)以生存的圍欄,C是對(duì)第二個(gè)目的短語(yǔ)的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。

　　4.A 第三段首句中的monument 意為“紀(jì)念碑”，結(jié)合第四段首句For most of its prodigious length，this epic fence…, 其中prodigious 意為“巨大的”，epic意為“史詩(shī)，偉大的”，這三個(gè)詞都表示一種壓抑和尊敬的感情。

　　5.D 該段首句即topic sentence。該句中的…despite the presence of the world’s most obserssive fence 指出fence 是世界上最令人著迷的柵欄，表示對(duì)其的部分肯定。

　　6.B 本題考查澳洲野犬被政府承認(rèn)是不合法的時(shí)間。該句中的Dingoes officially became outlaws in 1830 when government placed a bounty on their heads 明確指出時(shí)間是在1830年。

　　7.D 該句提到，Park officials， who recognize that the fence is to blame，respond to the excess of kangaroos by saying “The fence is there, and we have to live with it.” 即Park 政府已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)到圍欄應(yīng)該為澳大利亞袋鼠過(guò)剩負(fù)責(zé)，只能無(wú)奈地回答“因?yàn)閲鷻谠谀抢铮�我們不得不忍受”。這是一種哲學(xué)的觀點(diǎn)看法。

　　8.the sheep industry。本題考查澳洲野犬繁殖旺盛的原因。該句提到，It is estimated that since

　　sheep arrived in Australia，dingo numbers have increased a hundred fold.意為據(jù)估計(jì)從羊來(lái)到澳大利亞后，野狗的數(shù)量已經(jīng)增加了百倍。明確指出了原因是sheep，其中as a result of ≈since， 由空前的of可知，要填名詞或名詞短語(yǔ)。

　　9.economic terms。本題考查圍欄修建時(shí)考慮的因素。該句提到，The intense private battles between woolgrowers and dingoes have usually served to define the Fence only in economic terms.答案可以直接得出。

　　10.the fence。本題考查澳大利亞袋鼠泛濫的原因。該句明確提出，Now they are ubiquitous for without a native predator the kangaroo population has exploded inside the Fence.即現(xiàn)在它們?cè)跊](méi)有本地食肉動(dòng)物的圍欄內(nèi)到處存在，袋鼠的數(shù)量已經(jīng)劇增。由此可知，the fence 即為袋鼠迅速增長(zhǎng)的原因。

　　Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11―18 DCAACDCB 19―25 BADCDAA

　　Section B

　　26―35 CDBBBACADB

　　Section C

　　36. vehicle 37.space 38.accordance 39.govern 40.earth 41.generally

　　42.motion 43.planetary

　　44.he startd the thinking that led to our current understanding of the laws of motion

　　45.The most important were: first, each planet revolves about the sun in an orbit that is an ellipse

　　46.sweeps over equal areas of the ellipse in equal periods of time