新動力：2008年12月英語四級全真模擬試題(二)

　　Passage Two

　　What does the word "library" mean to you? Do you think a library is a large, silent room containing hundreds of books? It may surprise you to learn that there are other kinds of libraries. Most libraries do lend books, but some also lend art, music, and even toys!

　　In some libraries, you can borrow an excellent reproduction of a famous painting for your home for several weeks. Then, you can return it and bring another one home.

　　This is also true for records. You may choose your favorite record and take it home. There you may listen to it as often as you like. Later you may return it and try something else.

　　Toy-lending is a new idea in libraries. In a toy library children's toys and games are classified by age groups just as books usually are. Children may play with anything in the library, and instead of demanding silence, toy libraries encourage children to make noise! Toy libraries not only provide toys and games for children, but also give them a place to meet and play with other children.

　　29.What are some of the things that you can borrow from a library?

　　30.What is toy-lending?

　　31.In what kind of library can children make as much noise as they want?

　　32.Besides toys and games, what else do toy libraries provide for children?

　　29. 答案：D

　　解析：細節(jié)題。從原文Most libraries do lend books, but some also lend art, music, and even toys!可知道D是正確答案。關(guān)鍵是考生在做聽力時要養(yǎng)成做筆記的習慣，尤其在聽到被列舉的事物時。

　　30. 答案：C

　　解析：邏輯判斷題。從原文最后一段，我們可以看出toy-lending是圖書館提供的一種新型服務(wù)，所以C是正確答案。

　　31. 答案：A

　　解析：細節(jié)題。從原文toy libraries encourage children to make noise!可知道A是正確答案。

　　32. 答案：D

　　解析：細節(jié)題。從原文Toy libraries not only provide toys and games for children, but also give them a place to meet and play with other children.可知道D是正確答案。另外，not only...,but also也是相關(guān)信息的關(guān)鍵詞。

　　Passage Three

　　"I am seventy years old," says the gray-haired lady proudly to a man.

　　"Did you hear that, everyone?" says the man to the people in the room. "This lovely lady is just seventy years young! And she doesn't look a day over fifty。"

　　He has been careful not to use the word "old". In a society where youth is so admired, old age is often seen as something sad, something to fight against. Americans prefer not to say "old people." They use the expression "senior citizens." They do not talk about "old people's" homes, but "retirement" homes.

　　In fact, the man is not so wrong. Seventy is not very old these days. People in the U.S are living longer and longer. In 1980, 12 percent of Americans were over sixty-five years old. By 2030, 21 percent will be over sixty-five. Improved medical care means that people are living longer.

　　However, Americans are no longer happy to accept the gray hair, bald heads, and boring clothes of their own parents. American women spend millions of dollars a year on operations to lift their faces and make those ugly wrinkles disappear. Men are prepared to spend even more on operations to plant new hair on their bald heads. It's worth any money to look young.

　　33.Why do Americans like to use the expression "senior citizen"?

　　34.Which of these is a direct reason for Americans' longer life?

　　35.Why do Americans spend millions of dollars on their faces?

　　33. 答案：A

　　解析：細節(jié)題。從原文In a society where youth is so admired, old age is often seen as something sad, something to fight against.我們可以知道美國老年人在稱謂上有意回避old這個字。