英语四级考试仿真模拟试卷2012-03-06

英语四级考试仿真模拟试卷（卷一）写作第1页：英语四级考试仿真模拟试卷英语四级考试即将举行，还有不到两个星期的时间，请同学们做好冲刺准备。以下试题请严格按照考试时间答题。PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicChoosinganOccupation.Youshould120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.选择职业是一个人要面对的众多难题之一。2.需要花时间去选择职业。3.选择职业时可议和帮助。【写作思路】本文是一篇关于择业的议论文。短文需要说明慎重择业相当重要，并提出多种指导择业的方法。ChoosinganOccupationOneofthemostimportantproblemsayoungpersonfacesisdecidingwhattodo.Therearesomepeople,ofcourse,whofromthetimearesixyearsold“know”thattheywanttobedoctorsorpilotsorfirefighters,butthemajorityofusdonotgetaroundtomakingadecisionaboutanoccupationorcareeruntilsomebodyorsomethingforcesustofacetheproblem.Choosinganoccupationtakestime,andtherearealotofthingsyouhavetothinkaboutasyoutrytodecidewhatyouwouldliketodo.Youmayfindthatyouwillhavetotakespecialcoursestoqualifyforaparticularkindofwork,oryoumayfindoutthatyouwillneedtogetactualworkexperiencetogainenoughknowledgetoqualifyforaparticularjob.Fortunately,therearealotofpeopleyoucanturntoforadviceandhelpinmakingyourdecision.Atmostschools,thereareteacherswhoareprofessionallyqualifiedtogiveyoudetailedinformationaboutjobqualifications.Andyoucantalkoveryourideaswithfamilymembersandfriendswhoarealwaysreadytolistenandtooffersuggestions.【快速阅读】PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.EarthquakeCanScientistsPredictKillerEarthquakes?ThedatewasNovember23,1980.PeoplenearNaples,insouthernItaly,felttheEarthrollandshake.Earthquake!Suddenlybuildingscametumblingdown.Cracksappearedintheearth.Withinminutes,entiretownsweredestroyed.Thousandsofpeopleweredead.Thousandsmorewereinjured.Asrescuerssearchedthroughtherubble,manypeoplemusthavewondered,ofonlythevictimshadknownaheadoftime,manylivescouldhavebeensaved.Actually,anItalianscientistdidpredictthatsuchaquakewouldhappen.In1977Dr.M.CaputooftheUniversityDegilesStudiinRomewarnedthatalargequakewouldsoonstriketheeastofNaples.Unfortunately,hecouldn’tpredicttheexacttimeanddateofthequake.Dr.Caputomadehisgeneralpredictionaftertalkingwithscientistsat54earthquakemonitoringstationsthroughoutItaly.HelearnedthatmanyearthquakeshadrecentlyrockeddifferentareasaroundNaples.ButnonehadoccurredinoneparticularspoteastofNaplesformanyyears.Dr.Caputofeltthattheareawaslongoverdueforalargequake.Anditwas.EarthquakeStrikesinGapThequakeoccurredinaregionthatDr.Caputocalledaseismicgap.Aseismicgapisanareainanactiveearthquakeregionwherenoearthquakeorseismicactivityhasbeenrecordedinalongtime.SeismicgapsarelocatedwheretwolargeplatesintheEarthhavebecomestuck.Whentheplatesslidepasteachother,theysometimesbecamelockedinplace.Asimilarthinghappenswhenyoumakearunningleaponasidewalkwhilewearingsneakers.Whenyoulandonbothfeet,thesneakersgrabontoroughsurface.Frictiontendstoholdyourfeetbackwhiletherestofyourbodygoesforward.Youmayendupfallingflatonyourface.Inthecaseofplates,however,theunevensurfacesbetweentheplatescausetheplatestoremainlockedinplaceforyears.Hugepressurebuildsupbehindeachplate.Periodically,ashudder,ortremor,isrecordedassomeofthisenergyisreleased.Finally,afterabout50years,rockintheseismicgapbreaksormovesunderthegreatstress.Thissuddenreleaseofenergysendsshockwavesthroughtherocklayersabove.Thegroundshakes,sidewalkscrack,andbuildingstumble.Amightyquakehasstruck.GapsUsedToPredictQuakesManygeologistshaveusedwhatiscalledtheseismicgaptechniquetoaccuratelypredictearthquakes.ThetechniquewasfirstdevelopedbySovietearthquakeexpertDr.V.FodotovduringhisstudiesofancientandrecentJapaneseearthquakes.Dr.Fodotovwasmarkingthelocation,size,anddateofallknownquakesinJapanwhenhenoticedastrikingpattern.AllmajorearthquakeswerefoundtooccurinonlyafewisolatedspotsinJapan.Eachofthesespots,henoted,experiencedamajorquakeonlyonceevery50to60years.Dr.Fodotovconcludedthatspotsthathadn’thadaquakeinmorethan50yearswere“ripe”foraquake.TheRussianscientistnamedtheselocationsseismicgaps.Inthepastseveralyears,geologistsfromothercountrieshavefoundseismicgapsinotherpartsoftheworld.Aftermakingdetailedstudiesofpastquakesintheseregions,thegeologistswereabletomakeanaccuratepredictionofwhenaquakewouldoccur.HowDoAnimalsKnowWhenanEarthquakeIsComing?Scientistswhotrytopredictearthquakeshavegottensomenewhelpersrecently—animals.That’sright,animals.Scientistshavebeguntocatchontowhatfarmershaveknownforthousandsofyears.Animalsoftenseemtoknowinadvancethatanearthquakeiscoming,andtheyshowtheirfearbyactinginstrangeways.BeforeaChinesequakein1975,snakesawokefromtheirwintersleepearlyonlytofreezetodeathinthecoldair.Cowsbroketheirhaltersandtriedtoescape.Chickensrefusedtoentertheircoop.Allofthisunusualbehavior,aswellasphysicalchangesintheearth,alertedChinesescientiststothecomingquake.Theymov