2009年12月英語四級考試預(yù)測試題及答案(4)

　　【答案解析】

　　1.【解析】[Y]根據(jù)第一段。

　　2. 【解析】[Y]根據(jù)earthquakes strikes in gap 的第一段判斷。

　　3. 【解析】[Y]根據(jù)gaps used to predict quakes 中的最后一段最后一句判斷正確。

　　4.【解析】[N]根據(jù)第十二段，Cows broke their halters and tried to escape. 并沒有交代ran away from their sheds。

　　5. 【解析】[N]這里的cat 指的是cougar。

　　6. 【解析】[N]根據(jù)第十四段最后三句話，我們可以得出，并不是所有的動物都能感受到的。

　　7.【解析】[Y]參看第十五段。

　　8. 【解析】east根據(jù)第三段，But none had occurred in one particular spot east of Naples for many years。

　　9. 【解析】the seismic gap根據(jù)第七段，F(xiàn)inally, after about 50 years, rock in the seismic gap either suddenly breaks or moves under the great stress。

　　10.【解析】the danger zone/the prospective quake zone根據(jù)第十四段，They moved people away from the danger zone and saved thousands of lives. 如果能寫出the prospective quake zone 也是可以的。

　　Part III Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11.M:What’s all that noise? It sounds as if it’s coming from next door. The Nelson aren’t back yet, are they?

　　W:I don’t think so. It must be the window cleaner working upstairs。

　　Q:Where does the woman think the noise is coming from?

　　【解析】[A]女士不同意男士的看法，她認(rèn)為是清洗窗戶的工人在樓上工作弄出的噪音。所以，答案應(yīng)為from upstairs。

　　12.M:I’m going to Edinburgh to arrange for the shipment. Do you think I should go by train or by air?

　　W:I think the best way is to take the coach if you’re not in a hurry. You can see a lot of the beautiful landscape on the way。

　　Q:What is the woman’s suggestion?

　　【解析】[D]女士建議說：如果你不著急的話我想最好的方式是乘長途汽車去。the best way is to take the coach。