2005年6月大学英语四级考试试题A卷(4)

　　Passage Four

　　Two hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live some of

　　the world’s largest black bears . They are in northern Pennsylvania’s

　　Mountains ， a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife .

　　The streams ， lakes ， meadows ( 草地)， mountainridges and forests that make

　　the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to

　　the region . Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and

　　important habitats (栖息地) are endangered by highway construction . To protect the

　　Poconos’ natural beauty from irresponsible development . The Nature Conservancy

　　(大自然保护协会)named the area one of America’s “Last Great Places”

　　Operating out of a century-old schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond，

　　Pennsylvania， the conservancy’s bud Cook is working with local people and

　　business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By

　　forging partnerships with people like Francis Altemose， the Conservancy has been

　　able to protect more than 14，000 acres of environmentally important land in the

　　area.

　　Altemose’s family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years

　　ago Francis worked with the Conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland

　　protection program. As a result， his family’s land can be protected from

　　development and the Altemoses will be better able to provide a securefinancial

　　future for their 7-year-old grandson .

　　Cook attributes the Conservancy’s success in the Poconos to having a local

　　presence and a commitment to working with local residents

　　“The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local

　　community，”Cooksaid . “ The people who live there respect the land . They

　　value quite forests ， clear streams and abundant wildlife . They are eager to

　　help with conservation efforts .

　　For more information on how you can help The Nature Conservancy protect the

　　Poconos and the world’s other “ Last Great Places，” please call 1-888-564 6864

　　，or visit us on the World Wide Web at

　　36. The purpose in naming the Poconosas one of America’s “ Last Great Places “

　　is to ________

　　A) gain support from the local community

　　B) protect it from irresponsible development

　　C) make it a better home for black bears

　　D) provide financial security for future generations

　　37. We learn from the passage that _______

　　A) the population in the Pocono area is growing

　　B) wildlife in the Pocono area is dying out rapidly

　　C) the security of the Pocono residents is being threatened

　　D) farmlands in the Pocono area are shrinking fast

　　38. What is important in protecting the Poconos according to Cook ?

　　A) The setting up of an environmental protection website

　　B) Support from organizations like The Nature Conservancy

　　C) Cooperation with the local residents and business leaders

　　D) Inclusion of farmlands in the region’s protection program

　　39. What does Bud Cook mean by “ having a local presence “ (Line 1， Para. 5) ?

　　A) Financial contributions from local business leaders

　　B) Consideration of the interests of the local residents

　　C) The establishment of a wildlife protection foundation in the area

　　D) The setting up of a local Nature Conservancy branch in the Pocono area

　　40 .The passage most probably is ________

　　A) an official document

　　B) a news story

　　C) an advertisement

　　D) a research report

　　Part IIIVocabulary(20 minutes)

　　41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to

　　enter and _______your text more easily .

　　A) registerB) editC) proposeD) discharge

　　42. We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such

　　______colors .

　　A) lowB) humbleC) mildD) dull

　　43. The news has just ______ that the president is going to visit China next

　　month .

　　A) come downB) come upC) come outD) come about

　　44. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if

　　misunderstanding and mistrust were removed .

　　A) tensionB) strainC) stressD) intensity

　　45. The other day ， Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital ， and they did lots

　　and lots of tests on me ， most of them _____ and frightening .

　　A) cheerfulB) horribleC) hostileD) friendly

　　46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it

　　is never of great _____ .

　　A) areB) paymentC) worthD) expense

　　47. The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the

　　room .

　　A)absorbedB) abandonedC) focusedD) centered

　　48. Actually ， information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and

　　the rich .

　　A) linkB) breakC)allyD) bridge

　　49. Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never

　　existed .

　　A) ignoreB) leaveC) refuseD) miss

　　50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a

　　print at a crime ______ .

　　A) stageB) sceneC) locationD) occasion

　　51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language

　　helps to ______ a culture .

　　A) retainB) relateC) remarkD) review

　　52. Companies are struggling to find the right _______between supply and demand

　　， but it is no easy task .

　　A) equationB) formulaC) balanceD) pattern

　　53. Mass advertising helped to _______the emphasis from the production of

　　goods to their consumption .

　　A) varyB) shiftC) layD) moderate

　　54. Because of his excellent administration ， people lived in peace and _____

　　and all previously neglected matters were taken care of .

　　A) convictionB) contestC) consentD) content

　　55. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue ， so don’t talk me ______ buying it

　　A) awayB) downC) outD) into

　　56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _______ way to deal with some

　　stressful situation .

　　A) effectiveB) efficientC) favorableD) favorite

　　57. The situation described in the report ______ terrible ， but it may not

　　happen .

　　A) inclinesB) maintainsC) soundsD) remains

　　58. The company is trying every means to ______ the wholesale price of its

　　products .

　　A) pull downB) put downC) set downD) bring down

　　59.The mayor ______ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in

　　rescuing the earthquake victims.

　　A) rewardedB) awardedC) creditedD) prized

　　60.The native Canadians lived in _______ with nature ， for they respected nature

　　as a provider of life .

　　A) coordinationB) acquaintanceC) contactD) harmony

　　61. Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact

　　have any future _______ .

　　A) at allB) so farC) in allD) on end

　　62. I was impressed _______ the efficiency of the work done in the company .

　　A) inB) aboutC) withD) for

　　63. Now in Britain， wines take up four times as much ______ in the storehouse

　　as both beer and spirits .

　　A)blockB) landC) patchD) space

　　64. His hand shook a little as he _______ the key in the lock .

　　A) squeezedB) insertedC) stuffedD) pierced

　　65 For professional athletes ， _______ to the Olympics means that they have a

　　chance to enter the history books .

　　A) accessB) attachmentC) appealD) approach

　　66 In thelong _______ ， the new information technologies may fundamentally

　　alter out way of .

　　A) viewB) distanceC) jumpD) run

　　67. Allthe arrangements should be completed _______ your departure .

　　A) prior toB) superior toC) contrary toD) parallel to

　　68. We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who

　　will be _______ with an even more competitive market

　　A)tackledB)encounteredC) dealtD) confronted

　　69. In the late seventies ， the amount of fixed assets required to produce one

　　vehicle in Japan was ______ equivalent to that in the United States.

　　A)rudelyB) roughlyC) readilyD) coarsely

　　70 Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster ______ we

　　radically change way welive .

　　A) butB) althoughC) unlessD) lest

　　Part IVShort Answer Questions(15 minutes)

　　We commonly think of sportsmanship in connection with athletic contests， but

　　it also applies to individual outdoor sports. Not everyone who picks up a

　　fishing rod or goes out with a gun is a sportsman. The sportsman first of all

　　obeys the fish and game laws， not because he is liable to be punished as a

　　violator， but because he know that in the main these laws are made for his best

　　interests.

　　The following are some of the things that those who would qualify for

　　membership in the sportsmanship fraternity (圈内人) will do.

　　1.Take no more game than the bag limit provided for by the fish and game laws.

　　The person who comes back from a trip boasting about the large number of fish or

　　game taken is not a sportsman but a game hog (贪得无厌的捕猎者) .

　　2.Observe the unwritten rules of fair play. This means shooting game birds only

　　when the birds are “on the wing”. For the same reason， do not use a shotgun to

　　shoot a rabbit or similar animal while it is sitting or standing still.

　　3.Be careful in removingillegal or undersized fish from the hook . This should

　　be done only after wetting the hands . This is necessary because the body of the

　　fish is covered with a thin ， protective film which will stick to your dry hands

　　. If the hands are dry when the fish is handled ， the film is torn from the body

　　of the fish . Without the protective film ， the fish is more easily attacked by

　　diseases. If you wish to release a fish that is hooked in such a way that it

　　will be impossible to closed to the hook as convenient . In a remarkably short

　　time ， the hook will break down and the fish will remain almost unharmed . Fish

　　have been known to feed successfully while hooks were still in their lips .

　　4.Be sure of the identity of your target before you shoot . Many useful and

　　harmless species of wildlife are thoughtlessly killed by the uninformed person

　　who is out with a gun to kill whatever flies within range .

　　S1In what respect does the author think individual outdoor sports are similar

　　to athletic contests? __________

　　S2A person who goes out fishing with a fishing rod or hunting with a gun is

　　not necessarily _________

　　S3What’s the most important thing a true sportsman should bear in mind when

　　he goes fishing or hunting _______

　　S4Those who violate the fish and game laws will not be ______ for membership

　　in the sportsmanship fraternity

　　S5What are people called when they break the bag limit and boast about their

　　big catch ?_________

　　S6A true sportsman will not shoot an animal which is not ______

　　S7What are people advised to do before they remove illegal or undersized fish

　　from the hook?_______

　　S8What should sportsman do to avoid killing rare species of wildlife

　　?________

　　Part VWriting(30 minutes)

　　For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay [IN honour of

　　teachers on the occasion of Teacher's Day]. You should write at least 120 words

　　following the outline given below:

　　1，向老师表达节日祝贺

　　2，从一件小事来回忆老师的教诲和无私的奉献

　　3，我如何回报老师的关爱

　　Teacher's Day