2012年12月英语四级真题及答案第一套)( 六 )


63. What does the author mean by “me-too products”?
[A] Products with on substantial difference. [B] Products tailored to individual users.
[C] Products everyone is eager to possess. [D] Products companies compete a make.
64. What do American businesses give priority to when marketing their products?
[A] The constant updating of their technology.
[B] The speed of putting them on the market.
[C] The quality of their new products.
[D] The pace of product innovation.
65. What is the consumers’ chief concern about high-tech products?
[A] User-friendliness. [B] Product quality.
[C] Place of assembly. [D] Radio emissions.
66. Why does the author suggest supply-chain labeling?
[A] It guarantees the safe shipping of products.
[B] It promotes the competitiveness of the supplier.
[C] Consumers care about where components are made.
[D] Consumers tend to buy products they are familiar with.
Part Ⅴ Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答 。
67. [A] about
[B] with
[C] as
[D] for
68. [A] lonely
[B] tedious
[C] ignored
[D] tough
69. [A] so
[B] but
[C] since
[D] if
70. [A] transfer
[B] select
[C] assemble
[D] gather
71. [A] relative
[B] massive
Try to imagine what it is like to live without electricity. It is boring, UUU67 UUU one thing — no television, on MP3 player, no video games. And you feel UUU68 UUU and disconnected as well — no computer, no Internet, no mobile phone. You can read books, of course — UUU69 UUU at night you won’t have light, other than the flicker(闪烁) of firewood. And about that firewood — you or someone in your family had to UUU70 UUU it during the day, taking you
away from more UUU71 UUU work or schooling,
[C] productive
[D] extensive
72. [A] to
[B] of
[C] amid
[D] under
73. [A] seeking out
[B] giving up
[C] throwing off
[D] carrying away
74. [A] harmful
[B] aggressive
[C] visible
[D] allergic
75. [A] although
[B] whereas
[C] while
[D] because
76. [A]strength
[B] power
[C] source
[D] force
77. [A] desperately
[B] oddly
[C] marvelously
[D] vastly
78. [A] engage
[B] insist
[C] ensure
[D] induce
79. [A] continent
[B] location
[C] territory
[D] planet
80. [A] solemn
[B] severe
[C] compound
[D] comparable
81. [A] that
[B] which
[C] those
[D] ones
82. [A] Unless
[B] Though
[C] Until
[D] Before
83. [A] global
[B] fashionable
[C] grand
[D] famous
84. [A]commanded
[B] withdrawn
[C] offered
[D] received
85. [A] solution
[B] target
[C] obstacle
[D] retreat
86. [A] interrupts
[B] affects
[C] halts
[D] suspends
and in more parts of the world, exposing you 72 UUU danger. That same firewood is used to
cook dinner, UUU73 UUU smoke that can turn the
air inside your home far more UUU74 UUUthan that breathed in an industrial city. You may lack access to modern drugs UUU75 UUU the nearest
hospital does not have continuous UUU76 UUUto keep the medicine refrigerated. You
are UUU77 UUU poor
— and the lack of electricity helps to UUU78 UUU that you’ll stay that way.
That is life for the 1.3 billion people around that UUU79 UUU who lack access to the
grid(电网). It is a UUU80 UUU problem of the developing world and the countryside — more than 95% of UUU81
Without electricity are either in sub-Saharan Africa or developing Asia, and 84% live in rural areas. UUU82 UUU it hasn’t gotten the
attention that UUU83 UUU problems like HIV/AIDS and water shortage have
UUU84 UUU in recent years, lack of power remains
a major UUU85 UUU to any progress in the world’s development.
“Lacking access to electricity UUU86 UUU health, well-being and income,” says Fatih Birol, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency. “It’s a problem the world has to pay attention to.”
Part Ⅵ Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation onAnswer Sheet 2.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答,只需写出译文部分 。
87. David turned away and walked quickly down the street,

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