2014年英语四级考试每日一练(1月16日)
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单项选择题
1、Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B , C and D You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Questionsare based on the following passage.
Now the Bush team is pushing hard an idea which is inherited from the Clinton administration and which, in some way, builds on the debt-relief initiative. For the very poorest countries, America strongly favors moving from loans to grants, though other industrial-country donors are still doubtful of the wisdom of this. Giving grants, they argue, will cut future aid flows because some of the funding for loans on generous terms comes from money which has been repaid to donors.
America takes the view that, since many developing-country loans will never be repaid, main- ly because the recipients (接受者)cannot afford to make large payments to their creditors, it makes more sense to treat them as grants in the first place. The Bush administration has threatened to hold up the provision of the funds used for this sort of aid, International Development Assistance(IDA), if it cannot persuade everyone else to come on board. All members talked about having made progress in this area, but it remains a stumbling block.
Work is also under way in the IMF and the G7 to reform the international financial system. This now has two objectives. One is to make it harder for terrorist organizations to obtain funding by cracking down on money laundering and increasing financial transparency. The other is to reduce the occurrence and severity of financial crises in emerging-market countries. On this, American views seem to have prevailed. The G7 meeting on April 19th and 20th ended with an unexpected decision to proceed with an American plan to include collective action clauses in future loans taken out by emerging-market governments. The idea is that in the event of a delay of payment -- such as that by Argentina last December -- a government could negotiate with a "super majority" of its creditors to restructure its debts, rather than, as now, have a small minority of creditors able to weaken such attempts.
This market-based approach is still controversial, and implementing it could be difficult given the previous reluctance of governments to include such clauses in loan contracts ( lest they appear to be signaling a readiness to default (拖欠) even as they borrow). Work on IMF plans for more far-reaching reforms of supreme debt, on which the Bush team recently appeared to pour cold water, is to proceed at the same time. The two approaches, said the G7, are "complementary".
According to the passage, America favors moving from loans to grants on the purpose of_________
A.making more money for the donors
B.relieving debt of the poorest countries
C.solvin
2、Questions am based on the following passage.
The best title for this passage would be ______________
3、根据以下资料回答题
Geographers who study mobility are most probably interested in __________.
4、根据以下资料回答题
In the author's opinion,when new ideas become fashionable,it is desirable to __________.
5、Questions are based onthe following passage.
Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle's husband,an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packeda small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and ina state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, therehad been nothing wrong with their marriage.
Every day of the year a small group of menand women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or agoodbye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, theirworries and their confused families behind them.
Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearlyas many women were reported missing from home --
the highest in 15 years. Manydid return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and arenow living a new life somewhere under a different identity.
To those left behind this form ofdesertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence. Even thefinality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection orfailure. Worse than that ,people can be left with an unfinished marriage, notknowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free tostart a fresh life.
Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believesmost departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive."It's typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore otherpeople's pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing yourself, is ahighly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feelguilty, upset and empty."
When her husband left home,Eileen Doyle________
A.could not forgive him fortaking the children
B.had been expecting it tohappen for some time
C.could not understand why
D.blamed herself for what hadhappened
填空题
6、You must get to the station before 3,__________(否则你会赶不上火车).
7、Much _____________(尽管他非常喜欢自己的女友) , he does not get annoyed with her sometimes.
8、根据以下材料回答:
According to the passage, visualization works _______.
9、The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. “Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren’t comparable fabrics that can just replace what you’re doing and what your customers are used to,” he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.
Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs (企业家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New sustainable special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional (过渡型的) cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material. “Mainstream is about to occur,” says Hahn.
Some analysts (分析师) fl are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer. When asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: “Not that I’m aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isn’t too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind. But—thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers—one day it will be.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
What is said about FutureFashion?
A.It inspired many leading designers to start going green.
B.It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.
C.It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.
D.It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable.
简答题
10、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
中西方饮食习惯(eating habits)存在极大的差异。不同于西方那种每人一盘食物的饮食习惯,在中国,菜肴是被放在饭桌上让大家共同分享是。如果你在中国主人家做客,就要做好有一大桌子食物的心理准备。中国人对于自己的烹饪文化(culture of cuisine)感动非常自豪。而且有时候,中国主人会用他们的筷子把食物夹到你的碗里或盘子中。这是礼貌的体现。
1、Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B , C and D You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Questionsare based on the following passage.
Now the Bush team is pushing hard an idea which is inherited from the Clinton administration and which, in some way, builds on the debt-relief initiative. For the very poorest countries, America strongly favors moving from loans to grants, though other industrial-country donors are still doubtful of the wisdom of this. Giving grants, they argue, will cut future aid flows because some of the funding for loans on generous terms comes from money which has been repaid to donors.
America takes the view that, since many developing-country loans will never be repaid, main- ly because the recipients (接受者)cannot afford to make large payments to their creditors, it makes more sense to treat them as grants in the first place. The Bush administration has threatened to hold up the provision of the funds used for this sort of aid, International Development Assistance(IDA), if it cannot persuade everyone else to come on board. All members talked about having made progress in this area, but it remains a stumbling block.
Work is also under way in the IMF and the G7 to reform the international financial system. This now has two objectives. One is to make it harder for terrorist organizations to obtain funding by cracking down on money laundering and increasing financial transparency. The other is to reduce the occurrence and severity of financial crises in emerging-market countries. On this, American views seem to have prevailed. The G7 meeting on April 19th and 20th ended with an unexpected decision to proceed with an American plan to include collective action clauses in future loans taken out by emerging-market governments. The idea is that in the event of a delay of payment -- such as that by Argentina last December -- a government could negotiate with a "super majority" of its creditors to restructure its debts, rather than, as now, have a small minority of creditors able to weaken such attempts.
This market-based approach is still controversial, and implementing it could be difficult given the previous reluctance of governments to include such clauses in loan contracts ( lest they appear to be signaling a readiness to default (拖欠) even as they borrow). Work on IMF plans for more far-reaching reforms of supreme debt, on which the Bush team recently appeared to pour cold water, is to proceed at the same time. The two approaches, said the G7, are "complementary".
According to the passage, America favors moving from loans to grants on the purpose of_________
A.making more money for the donors
B.relieving debt of the poorest countries
C.solvin
2、Questions am based on the following passage.
The best title for this passage would be ______________
3、根据以下资料回答题
Geographers who study mobility are most probably interested in __________.
4、根据以下资料回答题
In the author's opinion,when new ideas become fashionable,it is desirable to __________.
5、Questions are based onthe following passage.
Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle's husband,an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packeda small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and ina state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, therehad been nothing wrong with their marriage.
Every day of the year a small group of menand women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or agoodbye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, theirworries and their confused families behind them.
Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearlyas many women were reported missing from home --
the highest in 15 years. Manydid return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and arenow living a new life somewhere under a different identity.
To those left behind this form ofdesertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence. Even thefinality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection orfailure. Worse than that ,people can be left with an unfinished marriage, notknowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free tostart a fresh life.
Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believesmost departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive."It's typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore otherpeople's pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing yourself, is ahighly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feelguilty, upset and empty."
When her husband left home,Eileen Doyle________
A.could not forgive him fortaking the children
B.had been expecting it tohappen for some time
C.could not understand why
D.blamed herself for what hadhappened
填空题
6、You must get to the station before 3,__________(否则你会赶不上火车).
7、Much _____________(尽管他非常喜欢自己的女友) , he does not get annoyed with her sometimes.
8、根据以下材料回答:
According to the passage, visualization works _______.
9、The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. “Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren’t comparable fabrics that can just replace what you’re doing and what your customers are used to,” he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.
Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs (企业家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New sustainable special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional (过渡型的) cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material. “Mainstream is about to occur,” says Hahn.
Some analysts (分析师) fl are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer. When asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: “Not that I’m aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isn’t too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind. But—thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers—one day it will be.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
What is said about FutureFashion?
A.It inspired many leading designers to start going green.
B.It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.
C.It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.
D.It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable.
简答题
10、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
中西方饮食习惯(eating habits)存在极大的差异。不同于西方那种每人一盘食物的饮食习惯,在中国,菜肴是被放在饭桌上让大家共同分享是。如果你在中国主人家做客,就要做好有一大桌子食物的心理准备。中国人对于自己的烹饪文化(culture of cuisine)感动非常自豪。而且有时候,中国主人会用他们的筷子把食物夹到你的碗里或盘子中。这是礼貌的体现。
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