2007年英语四级真题预测(九)

  

84. The Voice Dialer unit is programmed to respond to ____________.
　　 A) what the user wants to say
　　 B) a special vocabulary used by the driver
　　 C) various commands spoken by the user
　　 D) only the telephone numbers and specific control commands

85. This passage centres on ___________.
　　 A) a new hazard on the road
　　 B) different kinds of telephones
　　 C) a safer car telephone
　　 D) Voice Control Systems, Inc

　 Questions 86 to 90 are based on the following passage:

　　 Having no language, infants cannot be told what they need to learn. Yetby the age of three they will have mastered the basic structure of theirnative language and will be well on their way to communicative competence.Acquiring their language is a most impressive intellectual feat. Studies ofhow children learn language generally agree that the most remarkable aspectof this feat is the rapid acquisition of grammar. Nevertheless, the ability
of children to conform to grammatical rules is only slightly more wonderfulthan their ability to learn words. It has been estimated that the averagehigh school graduate in the United States has a reading vocabulary of 80,000words, which includes idiomatic expressions and proper names of people andplaces. This vocabulary must have been learned over a period of 16 years.From the figures, it can be calculated that the average child learns at arate of about 13 new words per day. Clearly a learning process of greatcomplexity goes on at a rapid rate in children.

86. According to the passage, approximately how long does it take children
　　 to learn the basic structure of their native language?
　　 A) One year.　　　　　　　　　　　 B) Three years.
　　 C) About two and half years.　　　 D) Thirteen years.

87. What is the main subject of the passage?
　　 A) Language acquisition in children.
　　 B) Teaching languages to children.
　　 C) How to memorize words.
　　 D) Communicating with infants.

88. The word "feat" in Line 6 is closest in meaning to which of the
　　 following?
　　 A) Experiment.　　　　　　　　　　 B) Idea.
　　 C) Activity.　　　　　　　　　　　 D) Accomplishment.

89. In Line 10, the word "which" refers to _______.
　　 A) their ability　　　　　　　　　 B) reading vocabulary
　　 C) idiomatic expression　　　　　 D) learn ing process

90. According to the passage, what is impressive about the way children learn
　　 vocabulary?
　　 A) They learn words before they learn grammar.
　　 B) They learn even very long words.
　　 C) They learn words very quickly.
　　 D) They learn the most words in high school.

　 WRITING

　　 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a compositionon A Hundred Years from Now in three paragraphs. You are given the first sen-tence each paragraph. Your part of the composition should be no less than 100words, not including the words given. Remember to write clearly.
　　 You should write this composition on the Composition Sheet.

　　　　　　　　　　 A Hundred Years from Now
　　 Some people are pessimistic (?¨¤?￡¤1?|¨??) when they think about the future. __________________________________________________________________________

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　　 Other people believe that man adapts very easily.____________________

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　　 If we are to have a bright future, we have to take measures now._____

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