6月英語四級考試考前模擬考試試題及答案(一)

2010年6月英語四級考試考前模擬考試試題及答案（一）

ModelTestOne

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicChoosinganOccupation.Youshould

writeatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.選擇職業(yè)是一個人要面對的眾多難題之一。

2.需要花時間去選擇職業(yè)。

3.選擇職業(yè)時可以向多人尋求建議和幫助。

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyardanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet

1.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage。

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage。

WillWcRunOutofWater?

Pictureaughostship“sinkingintothesand,lefttorotondrylandbyarecedingsea.Thenimagineduststormssweepirg

uptoxicpesticidesandchemicalfertilizersfromthedryseabedandspewingthemacrosstownsandvillages<>

Seemlikeascenefromamovieabouttheendoftheworld?ForpeoplelivingneartheAralSeainCentralAsia,it,sall

tooreal.Thirtyyearsago,governmentplannersdivertedtheriversthatflowintotheseainordertoirrigate(providewater

for)farmland.Asaresult,theseahasshrunktohalfitsoriginalsize,strandingshipsondryland.Theseawalerhastripled

insaltcontentandbecomepolluted,killingall24nativespeciesoffish。

Similarlarge-scaleeffortstoredirectwaterinotherpartsoftheworldhavealsoendedinecologicalcrisis,according

tonumerousenvironmentalgroups.Butmanycountriescontinuetobuildmassivedamsandirrigationsystems,eventhoughsuch

projectscancreatemoreproblemsthantheyfix.Why?Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldaredesperateforwater,andmorepeople

willneedmorewaterinthenextcentury。

Growingpopulationswillworsenproblemswithwater,“saysPeterH.Gleick,anenvironmentalscientistatthePacific

InstituteforstudiesinDevelopment,Environment,andSecurity,aresearchorganizationinCalifornia.Hefearsthatbythe

year2025,asmanyasonethirdoftheworldJsprojected8.3billionpeoplewillsufferfromwatershortages?

WhereWatsrGoes

Only2.5percentofallwateronEarthisfreshwater,watersuitablefordrinkingandgrowingfood,saysSandraPostel,

directoroftieGlobalWaterPolicyProjectinAmherst,Mass.Twothirdsofthisfreshwaterislockedinglaciersandice

caps.Infact,onlyatinypercentageoffreshwaterispartofthewatercycle,inwhichwaterevaporatesandrisesintothe

atmosphere,thencondensesandfallsbacktoEarthasprccipitation(rainorsnow)°

Someprecipitationrunsofflandtolakesandoceans,andsomebecomesgroundwater,waterthatseepsintotheearth.Much

ofthisrenewablefreshwaterendsupinremotepkcesliketheAmazonriverbasininBrazil,wherefewpeoplelive.Infact,

theworld*spopulationhasaccesstoonly12,500cubickilometersoffreshwater-abouttheamountofwaterinLakeSuperior.

Andpeopleusehalfofthisamountalready.Tfwaterdemandcontinuestoclimbrapidly,"saysPostel,“therewillbesevere

shortagesanddamagetotheaquaticenvironment0"

ClosetoHome

WaterwoesmayseemremotetopeoplelivinginrichcountriesliketheUnitedStates.ButAmericanscouldfaceseriouswater

shortages,toaespeciallyinareasthatrelyongroundwater.Groundwateraccumulatesinaquifers,layersofsandandgravel

thatliebetweensoilandbedrock.(Foreveryliterofsurfacewater,morethan90litersarehiddenundergroundo)Although

theUnitedStateshaslargeaquifers,farmers,ranchers,andcitiesaretappingmanyofthemforwaterfasterthannaturecan

replenishit.InnorthwestTexas,forexample,overpumpinghasshrunkgroundwatersuppliesby25percent,accordingtoPostel。

Americansmayfaceevenmoreurgentproblemsfr)mpollution.DrinkingwaterintheUnitedStatesisgenerallysafeandmeets

highstandards.Nevertheless,oneinfiveAmericanseverydayunknowinglydrinkstapwatercontaminatedwithbacteriaandchemical

wastes,accordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.InMilwaukee,400,000peoplefellillin1993afterdrinkingtapwater

taintedwithCryptosporidium,amicrobethatcausesfever,diarrheaandvomiting.

TheSource

Wheredocontaminantscomefrom?Indevelopingcountries,peopledumprawsewageintothesamestreamsandriversfromwhich

theydrawwaterfordrinkingandcooking;about250millionpeopleayeargetsickfromwaterbornediseases。

Indevelopedcountries,manufacturersuse100,000chemicalcompoundstomakeawiderangeofproducts.Toxicchemicalspollute

waterwhenreleaseduntreatedintoriversandlakes.(Certaincompounds,suchaspolychlorinatedbiphenyls,orPCBs,havebeen

bannedintheUnitedStates(?)

Butalmosteveryonecontributestowaterpollution.Peopleoftenpourhouseholdcleaners,carantifreeze,andpaintthinners

downthedrain：allofthesecontainhazardouschemicals.ScientistsstudyingwaterintheSanFranciscoBayreportedin19￡6

that70percentofthepollutantscouldbetracedtohouseholdwastoo

Farmershavebeencriticizedforoverusingherbicidesandpesticides,chemicalsthatkillweedsandinsectsbutthatpollute

wateraswell.Farmersalsousenitrates,nitrogen-richfertilizerthathelpplantsgrowbutthatcanwreakhavoconthe

environment.Nitratesaresweptawaybysurfacerunofftolakesandseas.Toomanynitrates“overenrich"thesebodiesof

water,encouragingthebuildupofalgae,ormicroscopicplantsthatliveonthesurfaceofthewater.Algaedeprivethewater

ofoxygenthatfishneedtosurvive,attimeschokingofflifeinanentirebodyofwater0

What*stheSolution?

WaterexpertGleickadvocatesconservationandlocalsolutionstowater-relatedproblems;governments,forinstance,would

bebetteroffbuildingsmal1-scaledamsratherthanhugeanddisruptiveprojectsliketheonethatruinedtheAralSea。

“Morethan1billionpeopleworldwidedon'thaveaccesstobasiccleandrinkingwaler,nsaysGleicko“Therehastobe

astrongpushonthepartofeveryone-governmentsandordinarypeople-tomakesurewehavearesourcesofundamentaltolife。"

1.ThatthehugewaterprojectshavedivertedtheriverscausestheAralSeatoshrink。

2.Theconstructionofmassivedamsandirrigationprojectsdocsmoregoodthanharm。

3.Thechiefcausesofwatershortagearepopulationgrowthandwaterpollution.

4.TheproblemsAmericansfaceconcerningwateraregroundwatershrinkageandtapwaterpollution。

5.Accordingtothepassageal1waterpollutantscomefromhouseholdwaste0

6.ThepeoplelivingintheUniledStateswillnotbefacedwithwatershortages0

7.WaterexpertGleickhascomeupwiththebestsolutiontowater-relatedproblems.,

1.[Y][N][NG]2.[Y][N][NG]3.[Y][N][NG]4.[Y][N][NG]

5.[Y][N][NG]6.[Y][N][NG]7.[Y][N][NG]

8.AccordingtoPeterH.Gleick,bytheyear2025,asmanyasoftheworld,speoplewillsufferfromwatershortages。

9.TwothirdsofthefreshwateronEarthislockedin。

10.Indevelopedcountries,beforetoxicchemicalsarereleasedintoriversandlakes,theyshouldbetreatedinorderto

avoido

PartIIIListeningConqirehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhich

isthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.[A]Waitforthesaletostart0

[B]Gctfurtherinformationaboutthesale。

[C]CalltheTVstationtobesureiftheadistrue。

[D]Buyanewsuit.

12.[A]lledoesn*tthinkthatJohnisill。

[B]HcthinksthatperhapsJohnisnotinverygoodhcaltho

[C]HeisawarethatJohnisilL

[D]Hedoesn*tthinkthatJohnhasaverygoodknowledgeofphysics0

13.[A]Beforesix。

[B]Atsix。

[C]Aftersix.?

[D]Afterseven0

14.[A]Itisbigger(>

[B]Ithasaprettiercolor?

[C]Ithasalargeryard.

[D]Itisbrighter?

15.[A]AustralianandAmericano

[B]Guestandhost.

[C]Husbandandwife。

[D]Professorandstudent<>

16.[A]l：30.

[Bill：00.

[C]9：30.

[D]10:00.

17.[A]Heprefersstayingathomebecausethebusistoolate0

[B]Heprefersstayingathomebecausehedoesn,tliketotravel?

[C]Hepreferstakingabusbecausetheplanenakeshimnervous?

[D]Hepreferstravelingwiththewoman0

18.[A]Ilethinkssheshouldvisithercousin。

[B]Hercousindoesn'tvisitveryoften0

[C]Hercousinisfeelingalotbettertoday0

[D]Hedoesn,tthinkhercousinhasbeenathometoday?

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。

19.[A]Twodifferenttypesofbonesinthehumanbody。

[B]Howboneshelpthebodymove。

[C]Howbonescontinuouslyrepairthemselves0

[D]Thechsmicalcompositionofhumanbones0

20.[A]Theydefendtheboneagainstviruses。

[B]Theypreventoxygenfromenteringthebone。

[C]Theybreakdownbonetissue。

[D]Theyconnectthebonetomuscle(issue。

21.[A]Theyhavedifficultyidentifyingthesecells。

[B]Theyaren'tsurehowthesecellsworko

?They'velearnedhowtoreproducethesecells。

[D]They,vefoundsimilarcellsinotherspecies0

22.D\]Tolearnhowtopreventabonedisease。

[B]Tounderstanddifferencesbetweenbonetissueandothertissue。

[C]Tofindouthowspecializedbonecellshaveevolved?

[D]Tocreateartificialbonetissue0

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardo

19.[A]Twodifferenttypesofbonesinthehumanbody.

[B]Ilowboneshelpthebodymove。

[C]Howbonescontinuouslyrepairthemselves。

[D]Thechsmicalcompositionofhumanbones,?

20.[A]Theydefendtheboneagainstviruses0

[B]Theypreventoxygenfromenteringthebone。

[C]Theybreakdownbonetissue。

[D]Theyconnectthebonetomuscletissue。

21.[A]Theyhavedifficultyidentifyingthesecells。

[B]Theyaren,tsurehowthesecellswork。

[C]They'velearnedhowtoreproducethesecells0

[D]They,vefoundsimilarcellsinotherspecies0

22.[A]Tolearnhowtopreventabonedisease。

[B]Tounderstanddifferencesbetweenbonetissueandothertissue?

[C]Tofindouthowspecializedbonecellshaveevolved?

[D]Tocreateartificialbonetissue。

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardo

23.[A]Anewfuelforbuses?

[B]Thecausesofairpollution?

[C]Awaytoimprovefuelefficiencyinbuses。

[D]Careersinenvironmentalengineering0

24.[A]Hercarisbeingrepaired。

[B]Shewantstohelpreducepollution..

[C]Parkingisdifficultinthecity.

[D]Thecostoffuelhasincreased0

25.[A]Afuelthatburnscleanly0

[B]Anoiladditivethathelpscoolengines,?

[C]Amaterialfromwhichfiltersaremade.

[D]Aninsulatingmaterialsprayedonenginepartso

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Both

thepassageaidthequestionswi11bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesnarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyjuhavejustheard0

26.[A]Fromthreetofivemonths..

[B]Threenonthso

[C]FivemDnthso

[D]FourmDnthso

27.[AlWatshtraffic。

[B]Obeycommands。

[C]Crossstreetssafely-

[D]Guardthedoor.

28.[A]Threeweeks(.

[B]Twoweekso

[C]Fourweekso

[D]Fiveweeks。

PassageT*'o

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyiuhavejustheard?

29.[A]Twotofourtimes。

[B]FourtDsixtimes.

[C]Fourtjeighttimeso

[D]Sixtotentimes。

30.[A]SlespingpillsmadepeoplegointoREMsleepquickly。

[B]Peoplehadmoredreamsaftertheytooksleepingpills0

[C]Peoplebecameangryeasilybecausetheydidn'ttakesleepingpills。

[D]SleepingpillspreventedpeoplefromgoingintoREMsleep0

31.[?\]Peopledreamsoastosleepbetter。

[B]PeopledreaminordernottogointoREMsleep。

[C]Becausetheymayrunintodifficultproblensintheirdreams。

[D]Becauseintheirdreamstheymayfindtheanswerstotheirproblems.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard(>

32.[A]Asalesrepresentative。

[B]Astoremanager。

[C]Acommitteechairperson。

[D]Aclasspresidento

33.[A]Todeterminewhowillgraduatethisyear。

[B]Todiscusstheseatingarrangement□

[C]Tochoosethechairpersonoftheceremonies。

[D]Tobeginplanningthegraduationceremonies。

34.[A]Theirnames,phonenumbersandjobpreference。

[B]ThenamesandaddressesoftheirguestSo

[C]Thenanesofthecommitteetheyworkedonlastyear。

[D]Theirdormitoryname,addressandphonenumber。

35.[A]Inanhour。

[B川extweek。

[C]Inonemonth*

[D]Nextyear。

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshould

listencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanks

numberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofill

inthemissin?information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemain

pointsinyouownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten?

IntheEnglish(36)system,studentstakethreeveryimportantexaminations.Thefirstistheeleven-plus,whichis

(37)attheageofelevenoralittlepast.Atonetimethe(38)or(39)shownontheelevenpluswould

have(40)ifachildstayedinschool.Now,however,allchildrencontinuein(41)schools,andtheeleven-plvs

determineswhichcoursesofstudythechildwillfollow.Attheageoffifteenorsixteen,thestudentsare(42)_________for

theOrdinary(43)oftheGeneralCertificateofEducation.(44).Oncestudentshavepassedthisexam,theyare

allowedtospecialize,sothattwothirdsormoreoftheircourseswillbeinphysics,chemistry,classicallanguages,or

whatevertheywishtostudyatgreaterlength.(45).Evenattheuniversities,studentsstudyonlyintheirconcentrated

area,andveryfewstudentseverventureout-sidethatsubjectagain.(46)。

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfrem

alistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.

Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce?

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassageo

ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.Earlyinthe1900smost

AmericantownsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwasalwaysthe47ofatown.Thisstreetwas1inedonthebothsides

withmany48businesses.Here,shopperswalkedintostorestolookatallsortsofmerchandise:clothing,furniture,hardware,

groceries.Inaddition,someshopsoffered49.Thereshopsincludeddrugstores,restaurants,shoerepairstores,andbarber

orhairdressingshops.Butinthe1950s,achangebeganto50place.ToomanyautomobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreetwhile

toofewparkingplaceswere51toshoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded,merchantsbegantolookwithinterestattheopen

spacesoutsidethecitylimits.Openspaceiswhattheircardrivingcustomers52.Andopenspaceiswhattheygotwhenthe

firstshoppingcentrewasbuilt.Shoppingcenters,orrathermalls,53asacollectionofsmallnewstoresawayfromcrowded

citycenters.Attractedbyhundredsoffreeparkingspace,customersweredrawnawayfrom54areastooutlyingmalls.Andthe

growing55ofshoppingcentersledinturntothebuildingofbiggerandbetterstockedstores.Bythelate1970s,manyshoppirg

mallshadalmostdevelopedintosmalIcitiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe56ofthestopshopping,mallswere

transformedintolandscapedparks,withbenches,fountains,andoutdoorentertainment,

[A]designed[F]convenience[K]cosmetics

[B]take[G]services[L]started

[C]heart[1]fame[M]downtown

[D]needed[I]various[N]available

[E]though[J]popularityfO]cheapness

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre。

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassageo

Cultureisoneofthemostchallengingelementsoftheinternationalmarketplace.Thissystemoflearnedbehaviorpatterns

characteristicofthemembersofagivensocietyisconstantlyshapedbyasetofdynamicvariables:language,religion,values

andattitudes,mannersandcustoms,aesthetics,technology,education,andsocialinstitutions.Tocopewiththissystem,2n

internationalmanagerneedsbothfactualandinterpretiveknowledgeofculture.Tosomeextent,thefactualknowledgecanbe

learned;itsinterpretationcomesonlythroughexperience。

Themostcomplicatedproblemsindealingwiththeculturalenvironmentstemfromthefactthatonecannotlearnculture-ore

hastoliveit.Twoschoolsofthoughtexistinthebusinessworldonhowtodealwithculturaldiversity.Oneisthatbusiness

isbusinesstieworldaround,followingthemodelofPepsiandMcDonald's.Insomecases,globalizationisafactoflife;

however,culturaldifferencesarestillfarfromconverging。

Theotherschoolproposesthatcompaniesmusttailorbusinessapproachestoindividualcultures.Settinguppoliciesard

proceduresineachcountryhasbeencomparedtoanorgantransplant：thecriticalquestioncentersaroundacceptanceorrejection.

Themajorchallengetotheinternationalmanageristomakesurethatrejectionisnotaresultofculturalmyopiaorevenblindness0

Fortuneexaminedtheinternationalperformanceofadozenlargecompaniesthatearn20percentormoreoftheirrevenue

overseas.Theinternationallysuccessfulcompaniesallshareanimportantquality:patience.Theyhavenotrushedintosituatiors

butratherbuilttheiroperationscarefullybyfoKowingthemostbasicbusinessprinciples.Theseprinciplesaretoknowyotr

adversary,krowyouraudience,andknowyourcustomer。

57.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

[A]A11internationalmanagerscanlearnculture。

[B]Businessdiversityisnotnecessary□

[C]Viewsdifferonhowtotreatcultureinbusinessworldo

[D]Mostpeopledonotknowforeignculturewell。

58.Accordingtotheauthor,themodelofPepsi。

[A]isinlinewiththetheoriesthatthebusinessisbusinesstheworldaround

[B]isdifferentfromthemodelofMcDonald*s

[C]showsthereverseofglobalization

[D]hasconvergedculturaldifferences

59.Thetw?schoolsofthought。

[A]bothproposethatcompaniesshouldtailorbusinessapproachestoindividualcultures

[B]bothadvocatethatdifferentpoliciesbesetupindifferentcountries

[C]admittheexistenceofculturaldiversityinbusinessworld

[D]bothAandB

60.Thisarticleissupposedtobemostusefulforthose。

[A]whoareinterestedinresearchingthetopicofculturaldiversity

[B]whohaveconnectionstomorethanonetypeofculture

[C]whowanttotravelabroad

[D]whowanttorunbusinessonInternationalScale

61.AccordingtoFortune,successfulinternationalcompanies。

[A]earn23percentormoreoftheirrevenueoverseas

[B]allhavethequalityofpatience

[C]willfsllowtheoverseaslocalcultures

[D]adoptthepolicyofinternationalization

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassageo

TherearepeopleinItalywhocan'tstandsoccer.NotallCanadianslovehockey.AsimilarsituationexistsinAmerica,

wheretherearethoseindividualsyoumaybeonecfthemwhoyawnorevenfrownwhensomebodymentionsbaseball.Baseballto

themmeansboringhourswatchinggrownmeninfunnytightoutfitsstandingaroundinafieldstaringawaywhileverylittle

ofanythinghappens.Theytellyouit'sagamebettersuitedtothe19thcentury,slow,quiet,andgentlemanly.Thesearethe

samepeopley)umaybeoneofthemwholovefootballbecausethere'sthesportthatglorifies“thehit”。

Bycontrast,baseballseemsabstract,cool,silent,stillo

OnTVthegameisfracturedintoadozenperspectives,replays,close-ups.Thegeometryofthegame,however,isessential

tounderstandingit.Youwillcontemplatethegamefromonepointasapainterdocshissubject;youmay,ofcourse,project

yourselfintothegame.Itisinthisprojectionthatthegameaffordssomuchspaceandtimeforinvolvement.TheTVwon't

doitforyou。

Take,forexample,thethirdbaseman.Yousitbehindthethirdbasedugoutandyouwatchhimwatchinghomeplate.Hislegs

areapart,kneesflexed.Hisarmshangloose.Hedoesalotofthis.Theskepticstillcannotthinkofanyothersportssostill,

sopassive.Batwatchwhathappenseverytimethepitcherthrows:thethirdbasemangoesuponhistoes,flexeshisarmsor

bringstheglovetoapointinfrontofhim,takesasteprightorleft,backwardorforward,perhapsheglancesacrossthe

fieldtocheckhisfirstbaseman,sposition.Supposethepitchisaball.MNothinghappened,“yousay."Icouldhavehad

myeyesclosed,“

Theskepticandtheinnocentmustplaythegame.Andthisinvolvementinthestandsisnomoreintellectualthanlistening

tomusicis.Watchthethirdbaseman.Smooththedirtinfrontofyouwithonefoot;smooththepocketinyourglove;watch

theeyesofthebatter,thespeedofthebat,thesoundofhorsehideonwood.Iffootballisasymphonyofmovementandtheatre,

baseballischambermusic,aspaciousinterlockingofnotes,choresandresponses0

62.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith。

[A]thedifferenttastesofpeopleforsports

[B]thedifferentcharacteristicsofsports

[C]thcattractionoffootball

[D]theattractionofbaseball

63.Thosewhodon'tlikebaseballmaycomplainthat。

[A]itisonlytothetasteoftheold

[B]itinvolvesfewerplayersthanfootball

[C]itisnotexcitingenough

[D]itispretentiousandlooksfunny

64.Theauthoradmitsthat0

[A]baseballistoopeacefulfortheyoung

[B]baseballmayseemboringwhenwatchedonTV

[C]footballismoreattractingthanbaseball

[D]basebal1ismoreinterestingthanfootbal1

65.Bystating“Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed。”theauthormeans(4thparagraphlastsentence)。

[A]thethirdbasemanwouldrathersleepthanplaythegame

[B]evenifthethirdbasemanclosedhiseyesamomentago,itcouldmakenodifferencetotheresult

[C]thethirdbasemanissogoodatbasebal1thathecouldfinishthegamewitheyesclosedallthetimeanddohiswork

well

[D]theconsequencewassobadthathecouldmtbeartoseeit

66.Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor0

[A]likesfootball

[B]hatesfootball

[C]hatesbaseball

[D]likesbasebal1

PartVCloze(15minutes)

Directi