【正文】 xic 53 . British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it 54 nitrates(硝酸鹽). These feed the seed and help the flower grow.　　Engineers have designed a small 55 window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away.　　We39。t hit an obstacle in the trial runs.　　Even if none of the vehicles finishes the race this year, DARPA39。t reveal the exact route until two hours before the start of the race on Saturday.　　But the obstacles on the Fontana qualification courseincluding a steel—enforced tunnel that wipes out a vehicle39?！　G (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.　　For questions 810, plete the sentences with the information given in the passage.　　Robot Cars to Do Battle in Desert Race　　When 15 petitors lined up in Nevada last year for the . Defense Department39。s race.　　Levandowski, who had to postpone his graduate studies when he couldn39。t hit an obstacle in the trial runs is ________________.　　Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)　　Section A　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.　　11. [A] At the department store. [C] In the restaurant.　　[B] At the office. [D] In the drug store.　　12. [A] The man shouldn39。s parents and starting one39。s jugular vein, which 84 blood from the head back to the heart, has lots of oneway valves in it. In the giraffe39。預(yù)讀題干發(fā)現(xiàn) only 這種絕對(duì)化表達(dá)，在閱讀文章時(shí)要格外留意。女士說(shuō)兩塊面料一塊是純羊毛的另一塊是合成纖維的。男士問(wèn)女士幾種熱帶天氣現(xiàn)象的區(qū)別是什么，女士回答說(shuō)是wind velocity(風(fēng)速)，所以A正確。言外之意，琳達(dá)能力很強(qiáng)，要她才能解決的問(wèn)題應(yīng)該比較復(fù)雜，只有A最符合題意?！　?. rugged, reallife conditions。s duty is ________.　　[A] supporting the family while the wife is financial　　[B] defending the family while the wife is running the home　　[C] financial while the wife is running the home　　[D] independent while the wife is dependent　　64. Everything is decided in a family ________.　　[A] by the couple [C] by brothers and sisters　　[B] with the help of their parents [D] with the help of aunts and uncles　　65. What is TRUE concerning the book Pride and Prejudice?　　[A] It is the best book on marriage.　　[B] It is a handbook of marriage.　　[C] It gives quite some ideas of English social life in the past.　　[D] It provides a lot of information of former time wealthy families.　　66. With regard to marriage in Britain, present day girls differ from form er time girls in ________.　　[A] the right to marry [C] choosing husbands　　[B] more parental support [D] social position　　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.　　An adult giraffe39。s life in the following aspects EXCEPT that ________.　　[A] it involves a change in one39。s robot race in Nevada was a great success.　　3. It is a surprise that up to 43 teams came for this year39。s race is TerraMax, a massive truck originally built by the Wisconsinbased Oshkosh Truck Corporation for the . Marine corps.　　In last year39。2011年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)全真預(yù)測(cè)試卷及答案　　Part I Writing (30 minutes)　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:　　給你的外國(guó)朋友寫(xiě)一封信，告訴他(她)你已經(jīng)被美國(guó)的一所大學(xué)錄取，但你苦惱的是自己的聽(tīng)力和口語(yǔ)水平不夠，你想尋求他(她)對(duì)于如何提高聽(tīng)力和口語(yǔ)的建議。s race, TerraMax managed to go only miles (2 kilometers). Team leader Gary Schmiedel expects to do much better this year. He pointed to the new allwheel steering feature on the truck as an important addition.　　We can move this large, 15ton ( ton) payload vehicle in a turn that39。s race called the Grand Challenge.　　4. The Pentagon39。s behavior　　[B] it keeps information for later use　　[C] it warns people not to do things repeatedly　　[D] it enables one to remember events that happened in the past　　59. What is the author39。s head is about six feet above its heart. This means that to 67 enough blood up to the brain the circulatory 68 must be strong enough to keep the blood at very high pressure.　　Biologists have known for some time that giraffes solve this problem by having 69 high blood pressure, about 70 that of human beings. But an international team of biologists began to 71 about this. If giraffes have such high blood pressure, they should have a 72 problem with swelling in their legs and feet. Why don39。本題內(nèi)容是關(guān)于跑道(course)上設(shè)置的障礙物(obstacles)的，可推知答案在小標(biāo)題 Unknown Course 下，其中第五段給出了答案。15. B 綜合推斷題?！　?2. A 信息明?！　?6. D 信息明示題。答案在小標(biāo)題 Ghostrider 下第四段。t black out when they drink?　　The answer to the 77 feet problem, the researchers found, is that giraffes have 78 the researchers call a natural antigravity suit. It 79 out that the skin and other 80 in their legs and feet are 81 stiffer and tougher than those of other 82 . As a result, the blood vessels in the leg cannot swell.　　Therefore, the blood has nowhere to go but back to the heart. What about blood rushing to the head 83 the giraffe bends down to drink? The researchers found that the giraffe39。s memory capacity according to the author?　　[A] It can be expanded by language. [C] It may keep all the information in the past.　　[B] It can remember all the bined words. [D] It may change what has been stored in it.　　61. Human beings make themselves different from other animals by _______.　　[A] having the ability to perceive