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新东方在线四六级新东方在线四六级··基础阶段测评基础阶段测评Part Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled Shortage of Fresh Water by commenting on the saying, “Do not let our tears be the last drop of water on the Earth. “ You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Shortage of Fresh Water_Part Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A) Get a job on campus. C) Visit the electronics company. B) Take an electronics course. D) Apply for a job in an electronics company. 2. A) He no longer watches much television. B) He prefers the comedies from the sixties. C) Television comedies havent improved since the sixties. D) He hasnt seen many of the old shows. 3. A) The woman is satisfied that the book has been returned. B) The woman doesnt lend books to people. C) The man is too embarrassed to borrow a book from the woman. D) The man cant find the book he borrowed from the woman. 4. A) Shes never been to a debate. C) She cant go to the state competition. B) She thinks the team was eliminated. D) She cant know if the team was successful. 5. A) Buy a new television for the woman. B) Check to see if the womans television has been repaired. C) Fix the womans television. D) Send the womans television to her house. 6. A) He wants to learn to play the violin. C) His band will perform next week. B) He wants to play in the band. D) He cant play the violin well. 7. A) She also plans to get a pet. C) Animals will soon be allowed in Dans building. B) Dan is allergic to cats. D) Dan will get a lift to his apartment from a relative. 8. A) The result is satisfactory despite the poor performance. B) The team will not qualify for the final because of the poor play. C) The team could not play better in the final. D) The team should have won the game. Questions 9 to I1 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) Because his lecture notes werent very good. B) Because he didnt understand the lecture. C) Because he didnt attend the lecture. D) Because his research was on the same topic as the lecture. 10. A) Survival strategies for extreme Antarctic cold. C) The principal causes of global warming. B) Why inactive volcanoes become active. D) The effects of volcanoes on the Antarctic ice sheet. 11. A) That a snow cover can cause ice to melt. C) How water flows into the ocean. B) How heat can prevent ice from melting. D) Why volcanoes have a slippery surface. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) She was impressed by it. C) She was amazed that it had opened so soon. B) It was a waste of money. D) She didnt like it as much as the other wings. 13. A) He took a tour of the city. C) He wrote an article about it. B) He read about it. D) He worked there as a guide. 14. A) They came from the original wing. C) Theyre similar in shape. B) Theyre made of the same material. D) They were designed by the same person. 15. A) It was made of aluminum. C) It wouldnt move in the wind. B) It wasnt large enough. D) It was too heavy to put up. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) Content of speech is more important than tone of voice. B) Voice quality has a strong effect on listeners. C) Effective speakers must use visual aids. D) A microphone is essential in large rooms. 17. A) Always use a loudspeaker. C) Never vary the volume. B) Avoid large rooms. D) Not to shout. 18. A) By pausing. C) By lowering registers. B) By raising pitch. D) By pointing to a chart. Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) Gathering non-relevant materials. C) Sharing notes with someone else. B) Stealing another persons ideas. D) Handing in assignments late. 20. A) Research assistants. C) Careless authors. B) Magazine publishers. D) Inexperienced students. 21. A) In the students own words. C) In short phrases. B) By quoting directly. D) By making a summary. Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) To encourage people to participate in a club activity. B) To introduce a new kind of bicycle. C) To inform bicycle beginners about New Jerseys traffic laws. D) To warn tourists about bicycling on the roadways. 23. A) Its large number of bicycle clubs. C) Its network of superhighways. B) Its geographic variety. D) Its mild climate. 24. A) Because some of them are inaccessible to new riders. B) Because some of them commemorate the development of the bicycle. C) Because they are nice places to visit on bicycle tours. D) Because they help to make New Jersey a wealthy state. 25. A) To save money on equipment. B) To instruct newcomers about bicycle maintenance. C) To ensure that everyone knows about the historical sites. D) To help keep participants from getting lost. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. There is growing dissatisfaction toward rich people, according to a new online poll. The poll by the China Youth Daily (26) _ sina.com has highlighted the apparent (27) _over the countrys widening income gap. Nearly 8, 000 people filled in online (28) _ last week, and when asked to use three words to describe the societys rich, the top (29) _ were “extravagant“, “greedy“ and “corrupt“. About 57 percent of those (30) _ said that “extravagant“ was the best word to describe the rich, followed closely by “greedy“. (31) _ , despite their dissatisfaction, 93 percent of those polled wished they could be rich too, and that richer people should be “socially (32) _ “. Some 33 percent of respondents also praised rich people for being “smart“. Nearly 90 percent of respondents agreed that most people in society, including themselves, (33) _speak up for the poor but were (34) _ to take action and actually do something for them. The survey comes on the heels of a heated debate over comments made by renowned economist Mao Yushi, who said a couple of days ago that he was speaking for the rich and working for the poor. A report released by the Asian Development Bank last Wednesday revealed that Chinas Gini coefficientan indicator of the wealth dividerose from 0. 407 in 1993 to 0. 473 in 2004. An earlier Chinese Academy of Social Sciences report said that the richest 10 percent of Chinese families now own more than 40 percent of all private assets, while the poorest 10 percent in the country share less than 2 percent of the total wealth. The countrys income gap is close to that of Latin America, the report which (35) _ in January said. Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. In the second half of the twentieth century, many countries of the South began to send students to the industrialized countries for further education. They 36 needed supplies of highly trained personnel to 37 a concept of development based on modernization. But many of these students decided to stay on in the developed countries when they had finished their training. In the 1960s, some Latin American countries tried to solve this problem by setting up special “return“ programs to encourage their professionals to come back home. These programs received support from international bodies such as the International Organization for Migration, which in 1974 enabled over 1, 600 38 scientists and technicians to return to Latin America. In the 1980s and 1990s, “temporary return“ programs were set up in order to make the best use of trained personnel 39 strategic positions in the developed countries. This gave rise to the United Nations Development Programs Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate Nationals, which encourages technicians and scientists to work in their own countries for short periods. But the brain drain from these countries may well increase in 40 to the new laws of the international market in knowledge. Recent studies 41 that the most developed countries are going to need more and more highly qualified professionals around twice as many as their educational systems will be able to produce, or so it is thought. As a 42 there is an urgent need for developing countries which send students abroad to give 43 to fields where they need competent people to give muscle to their own institutions, instead of encouraging the training of people who may not come back because there are no professional outlets for them. And the countries of the South must not be content with institutional structures that simply take back professionals sent abroad; they must introduce 44 administrative procedures to encourage them to return. If they do not do this, the brain drain is 45 to continue. A) forecast I) qualified B) flexible J) dismissing C) neutrally K) result D) preference L) occupying E) detach M) urgently F) bound N) skeptical G) implement O) response H) consequence Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. The Great Charter TryoutA) Long before Sci Academy, a charter school in New Orleans, had graduated its first senior class, the school was being heaped with accolades (称赞). In September 2010, when Sci Academy was just two years old, its 200excited studentsthen all freshmen and sophomoresfiled into Greater St. Stephen Baptist church, next door to the school. Together with local dignitaries (显要人物), journalists, and a brass band, the students watched on huge screens as the leaders of six charter schools from around the country appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. At the end of the show, they watched as Oprah handed each charter-school leaderincluding Ben Marcovitz, Sci Academys foundera $1 million check. B) Sci Academy is a flagship charter school and a model of the new data-driven, business-infused approach to education that has won its worship in New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, education reformers swept away what remained of the traditional public schools in what had been one of the nations lowest-performing districts. In their place, charters promised choice and increased accountability (负责制). More than 75 percent of New Orleans kids landed in schools controlled by the so-called Recovery School District, which was heavily dominated by charter schools. C) “This transformation of the New Orleans educational system may turn out to be the most significant national development in education since desegregation, “ wrote Neerav Kingsland, the CEO of New Schools for New Orleans, the citys leading venture-philanthropy group incubating local charter schools, a year ago. “New Orleans students have access to educational opportunities that are far superior to any in recent memory. “D) But eight years after Hurricane Katrina, there is evidence that the picture is far more complicated. Seventy-nine percent of RSD charters are still rated D or F by the Louisiana Department of Education. Sci is one of two RSD high schools to earn a B; there are no A-rated open-admission schools. In a school system with about 42, 000 mostly poor African-American kids, every year thousands are out of school at any given timebecause they are on suspension, have dropped out, or are incarcerated. Even at successful schools, such as the highly regarded Sci Academy, large numbers of students never make it to graduation, and others are unlikely to make it through college. E) Figuring out what has taken place in the New Orleans schools is not just a matter of interest to local residents. From cities like New York to towns like Muskegon Heights, Michigan, market-style reforms have been widely considered as the answer to Americas educational woes. New Orlea