2009年12月英語四級(jí)考試預(yù)測(cè)試題及答案(4)

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard。

　　26. When did the woman want the store to deliver the items?

　　【解析】[D]短文中女士希望商場(chǎng)盡快把商品寄到家里。I asked them to deliver the things as soon as possible從此句中可以看出。

　　27. Was the woman pleased when she saw the items they had delivered?

　　【解析】[D]這位女士打開箱子看到寄來的物品時(shí)非常生氣，文章中有直接表達(dá)的句子，you can just imagine how angry I was。

　　28. What happened in the end?

　　【解析】[A]最終的結(jié)果就是兩周之后，那家商場(chǎng)的人既沒有來取走寄錯(cuò)的物品也沒有把這位女士定的其余的物品寄來。短文最后一句就是答案。They have neither picked up the wrong items nor sent me the rest of my order。

　　Passage Two

　　Researchers have discovered a link between drinking and thinking. A moderate amount of alcohol may help us keep our mental abilities as we age. Brain scans show alcohol abuse kills brain cells. But little is known about the effects of life-long drinking. So moderate drinkers may want to toast new findings from researchers at Duke, Indiana Universities. Dr. Joe Christian of Indiana Universities says men who have one or two drinks each day retain slightly stronger comprehension skills than the non�瞕rinker or the heavy drinker. The doctor and his colleagues gave mental tests to nearly 4,000 male twins between the ages of 66 and 76. The moderate drinkers had slightly better reasoning ability than their brothers who drink more or less. Other studies have found that alcohol in moderation can help the heart. But alcohol abuse can cause bone loss and other health problems. This study was presented at an alcoholism meeting in San Antonio。

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard。

　　29. What has recent research found about drinking?

　　【解析】[C]研究者最近發(fā)現(xiàn)適量的飲酒可以使人變老時(shí)，保持智慧。A moderate amount of alcohol may help us keep our mental abilities as we age。

　　30.How would moderate drinkers feel about the new research findings?

　　【解析】[B]So moderate drinkers may want to toast new findings from researchers at Duke, Indiana Universities. 本題要聽出關(guān)鍵詞toast,為敬酒祝賀之意。即適量飲酒者會(huì)為這個(gè)新發(fā)現(xiàn)舉酒慶祝，所以他們當(dāng)然是高興的。

　　31.Where was the result of the study first made public?

　　【解析】[A]從這一句This study was presented at an alcoholism meeting in San Antonio�？芍�這個(gè)結(jié)果是在一個(gè)會(huì)議上首次展示出來的。關(guān)鍵詞在于meeting。