09年英语四级考试模拟题及答案6.docx

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09年英语四级考试模拟题及答案6

09年12月英语四级考试模拟题及答案（6）

  PartIWriting（30minutes）

　　Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled“HowtoConductPatrioticEducationAmongtheYouthofToday”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

　　1.我国爱国主义教育的现状;

　　2.爱国主义教育的重要意义;

　　3.如何在青少年中开展爱国主义教育?

　　PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

　　Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

　　Work-lifebalance:

Waystorestoreharmonyandreducestress

　　Findingwork-lifebalanceintoday’sfrenetically（疯狂）pacedworldisnosimpletask.

　　Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyoumissoutonarewardingpersonallife.Thenagain,whenyoufacechallengesinyourpersonallife,suchascaringforanagingparentorcopingwithmaritalproblems,concentratingonyourjobcanbedifficult.

　　Whethertheproblemistoomuchfocusonworkortoolittle,whenyourworklifeandyourpersonallifefeeloutofbalance,stress—alongwithitsharmfuleffects—istheresult.

　　Thegoodnewsisthatyoucantakecontrolofyourwork-lifebalance—andgiveyourselfthetimetodothethingsthataremostimportanttoyou.Thefirststepistorecognizehowtheworldofworkhaschanged.Thenyoucanevaluateyourrelationshiptoworkandapplysomespecificstrategiesforstrikingahealthierbalance.

Howworkinvadesyourpersonallife

　　TherewasatimewhenemployeesshowedupforworkMondaythroughFridayandworkedeight-tonine-hourdays.Theboundariesbetweenworkandhomewerefairlyclearthen.Buttheworldhaschangedand,unfortunately,theboundarieshaveblurredformanyworkers.Here’swhy:

　　●Globaleconomy.Asmoreskilledworkersenterthegloballabormarketandcompaniesoutsourceormovemorejobstoreducelaborcosts,peoplefeelpressuredtoworklongerandproducemorejusttoprotecttheirjobs.

　　●Internationalbusiness.Workcontinuesaroundtheworld24hoursadayforsomepeople.Ifyouworkinaninternationalorganization,youmightbeoncallaroundtheclockfortroubleshootingorconsulting.

　　●Advancedcommunicationtechnology.Manypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoworkanywhere—fromtheirhome,fromtheircarandevenonvacation.Andsomemanagersexpectthis.

　　●Longerhours.Employerscommonlyaskemployeestoworklongerhoursthanthey’rescheduled.Often,overtimeismandatory（强制性的）.Ifyouhopetomoveupthecareerladder,youmayfindyourselfregularlyworkingmorethan40hoursaweektoachieveandexceedexpectations.

　　●Changesinfamilyroles.Today’smarriedworkeristypicallypartofadual-careercouple,whichmakesitdifficulttofindtimetomeetcommitmentstofamily,friendsandcommunity.

　　Marriedtoyourwork

　　Itcanbetemptingtorackupthehoursatwork—especiallyifyou’retryingtoearnapromotionorsomeextramoneyforachild’seducationoradreamvacation.Forothers,workingmorehoursfeelsnecessaryinordertomanagetheworkload.

　　Butifyou’respendingmostofyourtimeatwork,yourhomelifewilllikelypaytheprice.Considertheprosandconsofworkingextrahoursonyourwork-lifebalance:

　　●Fatigue.Yourabilitytothinkandyoureye-handcoordinationdecreasewhenyou’retired.Thismeansyou’relessproductiveandmaymakemoremistakes.Thesemistakescanleadtoinjuryorreworkandnegativelyimpactyourprofessionalreputation.

　　●Family.Youmaymissoutonimportantevents,suchasyourchild’sfirstbikeride,yourfather’s60thbirthdayoryourhigh-schoolreunion.Missingoutonimportantmilestonesmayharmrelationshipswithyourlovedones.

　●Friends.Trustedfriendsareakeypartofyoursupportsystem.Butifyou’respendingtimeattheofficeinsteadofwiththem,you’llfinditdifficulttonurturethosefriendships.

　　●Expectations.Ifyouregularlyworkextrahours,youmaybegivenmoreresponsibility.Thiscouldcreateanever-endingandincreasingcycle,causingmoreconcernsandchallenges.

　　Sometimesworkingovertimeisimportant.Ifyouworkforacompanythatrequiresmandatoryovertime,youwon’tbeabletoavoidit,butyoucanlearntomanageit.Mostimportantly,saynowhenyou’retootired,whenit’saffectingyourhealthorwhenyouhavecrucialfamilyobligations.

　　Strikingthebestwork-lifebalance

　　Formostpeople,juggling（巧妙处理）thedemandsofcareerandpersonallifeisanongoingchallenge.Withsomanydemandsonyourtime—fromovertimetofamilyobligations—itcanfeeldifficulttostrikethisbalance.Thegoalistomaketimefortheactivitiesthatarethemostimportanttoyou.

　　Herearesomeideastohelpyoufindthebalancethat’sbestforyou:

　　●Learntosayno.Whetherit’saco-workeraskingyoutospearhead（充当先锋）anextraprojectoryourchild’steacheraskingyoutomanagetheclassplay,rememberthatit’sOKtorespectfullysayno.Whenyouquitdoingthethingsyouonlydooutofguiltorafalsesenseofobligation,you’llmakemoreroominyourlifefortheactivitiesthataremeaningfultoyouandbringyoujoy.

　　●Leaveworkatwork.Makeaconsciousdecisiontoseparateworktimefrompersonaltime.Whenwithyourfamily,forinstance,turnoffyourcellphoneandputawayyourlaptopcomputer.

　　●Manageyourtime.Organizehouseholdtasksefficiently.Dooneortwoloadsoflaundryeveryday,ratherthansavingitallforyourdayoff.Aweeklyfamilycalendarofimportantdatesandadailylistofto-doswillhelpyouavoiddeadlinepanic.Ifyouremployeroffersacourseintimemanagement,signupforit.

●Getenoughsleep.There’snothingasstressfulandpotentiallydangerousasworkingwhenyou’resleep-deprived.Notonlyisyourproductivityaffected,butalsoyoucanmakecostlymistakes.Youmaythenhavetoworkevenmorehourstomakeupforthesemistakes.

　　●Communicateclearly.Limittime-consumingmisunderstandingsbycommunicatingclearlyandlisteningcarefully.Takenotesifnecessary.

　　●Nurtureyourself.Setasidetimeeachdayforanactivitythatyouenjoy,suchaswalking,workingoutorlisteningtomusic.

　　●Setasideonenighteachweekforrecreation.Takethephoneoffthehook,powerdownthecomputerandturnofftheTV.Discoveractivitiesyoucandowithyourpartner,familyorfriends,suchasplayinggolf,fishingorcanoeing.Makingtimeforactivitiesyouenjoywillrejuvenate（使年轻）you.

　　Remember,strikingawork-lifebalanceisn’taone-shotdeal.Creatingbalanceinyourlifeisacontinuousprocess.Balancedoesn’tmeandoingeverything.Examineyourprioritiesandsetboundaries.Befirminwhatyoucanandcannotdo.Onlyyoucanrestoreharmonytoyourlifestyle.

　　1.Whatwillhappenifyourworklifeandpersonallifefeeloutofbalance?

　　A）Youwillhavelittletimetofinishyourwork.

　　B）Youmayfeelstress,whichwillaffectyounegatively.

　　C）Youwillhavealotoftimetosharewithyourfamily.

　　D）Youwillneverbalancethecombinationoflifeandwork.

　　2.Theboundariesbetweenworkandhomehaveblurredforthefollowingreasons,EXCEPT_______.

　　A）globaleconomyB）changesinfamilyroles

　　C）advancedcommunicationtechnologyD）highdivorcerate

　3.Whatwillhappenifyou’respendingmostofyourtimeatwork?

　　A）Youwilllosebothhealthandwealth.B）Youwillbehatedbyyourlovedones.

　　C）Youwillloseallyourfriends.D）Youmaybegivenmoreresponsibility.

　　4.Accordingtothepassage,you’dbettersaynotomandatoryovertimewhen_______________.

　　A）yougetboredwiththeworkB）youarenotinterestedinthework

　　C）youcan’tgetadditionalallowanceD）youhavecrucialfamilyobligations

　　5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

　　A）Youshoulddothethingspeopleaskyoutodowithoutfeelingguilty.

　　B）Youshouldn’tdothethingspeopleaskyoutodoifyoudon’twantto.

　　C）Todothingspeopleaskyoutodocanbringyoualotofjoy.

　　D）Todothingsforyourselfismoremeaningfulthantodothingsforothers.

　　6.WhatwillNOThappenifyoudon’tgetenoughsleep?

　　A）Youwillfeelstressedwhileworking.B）Youwillhavenosenseofexhaustion.

　　C）Youcanmakecostlymistakes.D）Youwillhavelowproductivity.

　　7.Whatdoestherealbalancemeanaccordingtotheauthor?

　　A）Examiningprioritiesanddecidingwhatisthemostimportanttoyou.

　　B）Doingeverythingyouwanttodowhetheryoucandoitornot.

　　C）Sayingyestoeverybodyinordertomaintaingoodrelationships.

　　D）Beingfirmthatworkingovertimewillstrikeawork-lifebalance.

　　8.Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyouwon’thaveenoughtimetoenjoyyour_______________.

　　9.Youhaveslowresponsesandyoureye-handcoordinationdecreaseswhenyou’re________.

10.Youcansavealotoftimeandavoidmisunderstandingsifyoucommunicateclearlyand____________.

　　PartIIIReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）（25minutes）

　　■SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

　　Questions11to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Majorretailersandcarmanufacturershaveslashed（削减）theirmarketingbudgetsinthesixmonthstoOctober,2008,asthefinancialcrisishastakenitstoll,whilesupermarketshave11advertisingspendinginabattletoprovethatthey