2006年1月英語四級考試預測樣卷1

    Part III  (15points, 30 minutes)

    Section I :Error Correction           (15 minutes)

    Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank, lf you add a word, put an insertion mark in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash in the blank.

    The World Health Organization (WHO) says its ten-year

    campaign to remove leprosy ( 麻風病) as a world health

    problem has been successful. Doctor Brundtland, head of the

    WHO, says a number of leprosy cases around the world has        S1.

    been cut of ninety percent during the past ten years. She says      S2.

    efforts are continuing to complete end the disease.                  S3.

    Leprosy is caused by bacteria spread through liquid from

    the nose and mouth. The disease mainly effects the skin and        S4.

    nerves. However, if leprosy is not treated it can cause permanent

    damage for the skin, nerves, eyes, arms or legs.                    S5.

    In 1999, an international campaign began to end leprosy.

    The WHO, governments of countries most affected by the

    disease, and several other groups are part of the campaign.

    This alliance guarantees that all leprosy patients, even they       S6.

    are poor, have a right to the most modern treatment.

    Doctor Brundtland says leprosy is no longer a disease

    that requires life-long treatments by medical experts. Instead,

    patients can take that is called a multi-drug therapy. This                S7.

    modern treatment will cure leprosy in 6 to 12 months,

    depend on the form of the disease. The treatment combines         S8.

    several drugs taken daily or once a month. The WHO has

    given multi-drug therapy to patients freely for the last five         S9.

    years. The members of the alliance against leprosy plan to

    target the countries which still threatened by leprosy. Among         S10

    the estimated 600,000 victims around the world, the WHO

    believes about 70% are in India. The disease also remains a

    problem in Africa and South America.

    Section B Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)

    Directions: In this part there is a short passage -with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).

    As researchers learn more about how children's intelligence develops, they are increasingly sur­prised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligence — the child's understanding of language, learning patterns, curiosity — are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins, children's achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language- related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.

    In view of their power, it's sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child's intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.

    Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course, children shouldn't be pushed to read by their parents, but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually — and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four-and five-year-olds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.

    Questions: (注意：答題盡量簡短，超過10個詞要扣分。每條橫線限寫一個英語單詞，標點符號不占格)

    S1. What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the school on children's intelli1gence?

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    S2. What do researchers conclude about children's learning patterns?

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    S3. In which area may school play a more important role?

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    S4. Why did many parents fail to make the most of their children's intelligence?

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    S5. The author suggests in the last paragraph that parents should be encouraged to

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    Part IV       Writing       (15 points, 30 minutes)

    Liu Wei has won the first prize at the 21st Century Speech Contest. Write a letter of congratulations to him.

    You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address.