英语四级模拟真题.doc

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2015英语四级小题训练

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A）victimsB）technologyC）roleD）respectivelyE）projectsF）offers

G）informationH）imagesI）forwardJ）especiallyK）entire

L）cooperativeM）comprehensiveN）assumingO）acting

PART1Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.

　　Aswarspreadstomanycornersoftheglobe,childrensadlyhavebeendrawnintothecenterofconflicts.InAfghanistan,Bosnia,andColombia,however,groupsofchildrenhavebeentakingpartinpeaceeducation__1__.Thechildren,afterlearningtoresolveconflicts,tookonthe__2__ofpeacemakers.TheChildren'sMovementforPeaceinColombiawasevennominated（提名）fortheNobelPeacePrizein1998.groupsofchildren__3__aspeacemakersstudiedhumanrightsandpovertyissuesinColombia,eventuallyformingagroupwithfiveotherschoolsinBogotaknownasTheSchoolsofPeace.

　　Theclassroom__4__opportunitiesforchildrentoreplaceangry,violentbehaviorswith__5__,peacefulones.Itisintheclassroomthatcaringandrespectforeachpersonempowerschildrentotakeastep__6__towardbecomingpeacemakers.Fortunately,educatorshaveaccesstomanyonlineresourcesthatare__7__usefulwhenhelpingchildrenalongthepath

　　topeace.TheYoungPeacemakersClub,startedin1992,providesaWebsitewithresourcesforteachersand__8__onstartingaKindnessCampaign.TheWorldCentersofCompassionforChildrenInternationalcallattentiontochildren'srightsandhowtohelpthe__9__ofwar.StartingaPeacemakers'Clubisapraiseworthyventureforaclassandonethatcouldspreadtootherclassroomsandideallyaffectthecultureofthe__10__school.

PART2Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.

　　　TheArtofFriendship

　　A）OneeveningafewyearsagoIfoundmyselfinananxiety.Nothingwasreallywrong myfamilyandIwerehealthy,mycareerwasbusyandsuccessful--Iwasjustfeelingvaguelydownandinneedofafriendwhocouldraisemyspirits,someonewhowouldmeetmeforcoffeeandletmerantuntilthecloudslifted.Idialedmybestfriend,whonowlivesacrossthecountryinCalifornia,andgothervoicemail.That'swhenitstartedtodawnonme--lonesomenesswasattherootofmydreariness.Mysociallifehaddwindledtoalmostnothing,butsomehowuntilthatmomentI'dbeentoobusytonotice.Nowithitmehard.Myoldfriends,buddiessincecollegeorevenchildhood,knoweverythingaboutme;whentheyleft,theyhadtakenmycontextwiththem.

　　B）Researchhasshownthelong-rangenegativeconsequencesofsocialisolationonone'shealth.Butmyconcernsweremoreshort-term.Ineededtofeelunderstoodrighttheninthewaythatonlyagirlfriendcanunderstandyou.Iknewitwouldbewrongtoexpectmyhusbandtoreplacemyfriends:

Hecouldn't,andevenifhecould,towhomwouldIthencomplainaboutmyhusband?

SoIresolvedtoacquirenewfriends--womenlikemewhohadkidsandenjoyedrollingtheireyesattheworldalittlebitjustasIdid.SinceI'dbemakingfriendswithmoreintentionthanI'devergiventheprocess,IrealizedIcouldbeselective,thatIcouldineffectdesignmyownsociallife.Thedownside,ofcourse,wasthatIfeltprettyfrightened.

　　C）Afterall,it'sawholelothardertomakefriendsinmidlifethatitiswhenyon're younger--afact  womanI'vespokenwithpointoutagainandagain.AsLeslieDanzig,41,aChicagotheaterdirectorandmother,seesit,whenyou'reinyourteensand20s,you'remoreorlessfriendswitheveryoneunlessthere'sareasonnottobe.Yourcollegeroommatebecomesyourbestpalatleastpartlyduetoproximity.Nowthereneedstobeareasontobefriends."TherearemanypeopleI'mcomfort-ablearound,butIwouldn'tgosofarastocallthemfriends.Comfortisn'tenoughtosustainarealfriendship,"Danzigsays.

　　D）Atfirst,findingnewcompanionsfeltawkward.At40Icouldn'trunuptopeoplethewaymy4-year-olddaughtersdointheplaygroundandask,"Willyoubemyfriend?

 Everytimeyoustartanewrelationship,you'revulnerableagain,"agreesKathleenHall,DMin,founderandCEOoftheStressInstitute,inAtlanta."You'reasking,'Wouldyouliketocomeintomylife?

'Itmakesusself-conscious."

　　E）Fortunately,mydiscomfortsoonpassed.Irealizedthatasamaturefriendseekermyvulnerabilityriskwasactuallyprettylow.Ifsomeonedidn'ttakemeuponmyoffer,sowhat:

Iwasn'tinjuniorhigh,whenImighthavebeenrejectedforhavingthewrongclothesorhair.AtmyageIhaveamassedenoughself-esteemtorealizethatIhaveplentytooffer.

　　F）We'reallsobusy,infact,thatmutualinterests--say,inaproject,class,orcausethatwealreadymaketimefor--becometheperfectcatalystsforbringingusincontactwithcandidatesforcamaraderie.MichelleMertes,35,ateacherandmotheroftwoinWausau,Wisconsin,saysanewfriendshemadeatchurchcameasapleasantsurprise."InhighschoolIchosefriendsbasedontheirpopular-ityandhowbeingpartoftheircirclemightreflectonme.Now'sit'soursharedvaluesand activitiesthatcount."Mertessaysherpal,withwhomsheorganizedthechurch'syouthprograms,isnothinglikeherbuttheirdriveandorganizationalskillsmakethemidealfriends.

　　G）Happily,asawkwardasmakingnewfriendscanbe,self-esteemissuesdonotfactorin--oriftheydo,youcaneasilyputthemintoperspective.Danzigtellsofthemotherofachildinherson'spre-school,atall,beautifulwomanwhoismarriedtoabig-dealrockmusician."Isaidtomyhusband,she'stoocoolforme,'"shejokes."Igetintimidatedbypeople.ButonceIgottoknowher,sheturnedouttobeprettylaid-backandfriendly."Intheendtherewasnochemistrybetweenthem,sotheydidn'tbecomegoodpals."Irealizedthatweweren'teachother'stype,butitwasn'tabouthierarchy."Whatmidlifefriendshipisabout,itseems,isreflectingthepersonyou'vebecome（orarestillbecoming）backatyourself,thusreinforcingtheprogressyou'vemadeinyourlife.

　　H）HarleneKatzman,41,alawyerinNewYorkCity,notesthatheroldestfriendsknewherbackwhenshewaslesssureofherself.Asmuchasshelovesthem,shebelievestheysometimesrespondtois-suesinlightofwhosheoncewas.Anoldchumhasthegoodsonyou.Withrecentlymadefriends,youcanturnoveranewleaf.

　　I） Anewfriend,chosenright,canalsohelpyoupointyourboatinthedirectionyouwanttogo.HannaDershowitz,39,anattorneyandmotherinLosAngeles,foundthatanewacquaintancefromworkwasexactlywhatsheneededinafriend.InadditiontolikingandrespectingJulia,Dershowitzhadafeelingthatthefitandathleticyoungerwomanwouldhelphertogetinshape.

　　J） Whileyou'rebusymakingnewfriends,rememberthatyoustillneedtonurtureyouroldones.WeaskedMarlaPaul,authorofTheFriendshipCrisis:

Finding,Making,andKeepingFriendsWhenYou"reNotaKidAnymore,forthebestwaystomaintaintheseimportantrelationships.Keepin  touch.Yourfriendsshouldbeapriority;scheduleregularlunchdatesorcoffeecatch-upsessions,nomatterhowbusyyouare.Knowherbusiness.Keeptrackofimportanteventsinafriend'slifeandshowyoursupport.Callore-mailtoletherknowyou'rethinkingofher.Speakyourmind.Tellafriend（politely）ifsomethingshedidreallyupsetyou.Ifyoucan'tbetotallyhonest,thenyouneedtoreexaminetherelationship.Acceptherflaws.Nooneisperfect,soworkaroundherquirks--she'schronicallylate,orshe'sabitnegative--tocutdownonfrustrationandfights.Boostherego.Heartfeltcomplimentsmakeeveryonefeelgreat,sotellherhowmuchyoulovehernewsweaterorwhatagreatjobshedidonaworkproject

46.LeslieDanzigthoughtmakingfriendsatone'smiddleageneededsomereasons.

　　47.Awell-chosennewfriendcanhelpyougointhedirectionthatyoulike.

　　48.Afewyearsagotheauthorfeltlonelyanddepressedwhenshephonedherbestfriendinanothercitywhowasmuchwantedthenbutunavailable.

　　49.AccordingtoKathleenHall,onemightfeelsensitiveinthefirstcurseofmakingnewfriends.

　　50.Midlifefriendshipcanhelpyourealizeyourdirectionoflifeandreinforcetheprogressyou'vemadeinyourlife.

　　51.InMafiaPaul'sbook,tobeabetterfriend,youshouldkeeptrackwithyourfiiends,careforyourfriend'sjob,expressyourself,acceptherflawsandcomplimentyourfriendforher/hisgooddressingandjob.

　　52.Fortheauthor,agirlfriendmightbetherightpersontounder"standherand erasehernegativefeeling.

　　53.AccordingtoMichelleMetes,midlifefriendshipisbasedonthesharedvaluesandactivities

　　54.Asamaturefriendseeker,theauthorfindsherselfwithenoughconfidencetoofferandtakerejectionwithgrace.

　　55.Withnewlymadefriends,youcanhaveachancetotakeonanewlookinyourlife.

PART3Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice。

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