大学英语4级新题型试卷2.doc

大学英语四级新题型试卷（2） PART I . Writing (30 MIN) Directions： For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic A letter of Gratitude. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese： 写一封感谢信,在你准备大学英语四级考试期间,Mary不但给你提供许多如何有效安排时间的建议,还把书借给你。在她的帮助下,你顺利地通过考试. A Letter of Gratitude PART II. Reading Comprehension （Skimming and Scanning） (15 MIN) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions．For questions 1—7, mark Y （for YES）if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N（for NO）if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG （for NOT GIVEN）if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8—10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Exploration Of all the characteristics that man has used to distinguish himself from “lower” animals,the desire to explore the unknown may be the most enduring. As the Norwegian polar explorer and oceanographer Fridtjof Nansen observed, “man wants to know, and when he ceases to do so, he is no longer man.” The annual migrations of wildfowl and many other animals certainly cannot be regarded as a form of exploration, because such movements are actually only shifts from one habitat to another for the purpose of avoiding seasonal climatic variations. Likewise, the gradual expansion by certain animals into new ranges is not exploratory but rather merely a shift to a less crowded or more favorable environmental setting. To be sure, mankind also has been involved in movements of this sort when subjected to population and predatory pressures. Then, too, economic and military considerations have frequently been major driving factors in human expansion into new realms. Nonetheless, in numerous instances, mans attempts at exploration have been marked by imaginative leaps across hostile stretches, sometimes at great risk, to reach something undefined simply for its