Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are jour 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
The part of the environmental movement that draws my firm's attention is the design of cities. buildings and products. When we designed America's first so-called "green" office building in New York two decades 7L_, we felt very alone. But today, thousands of people come to green building conferences, and the 72 that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to 73 .
Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren't designed for 74 use. The "energy-efficient" sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis 75 indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint, wall covering and carpet. So far 20 years. we've been focusing on these materials 76 to the molecules, looking for ways to make them 77 for people and the planet.
Home builders can now use materials-such as paints that release significantly _78_ amounts of organic compounds -that don't 79 the quality of the air, water, or soil. Ultimately. 80_, our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being "less bad" but on creating 81 healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil _82_ reused by industry again and again. As a matter of _83, the world's largest carpet manufacturer has already _ 84_"_ a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable (可循环用的).
Look at it this way: No one __85 out to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems are } 86 causing these conditions, whether we like it or not. So 87_ of simply trying to reduce the damage, we are _88_ a positive approach. We're giving people high-quality, healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a 89 effect on the world. It's not just the building industry, either. 90_ cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and building. Portland, Seattle and Boston have said they want to be green cities. Chicago wants to be the greenest city in the world.
71. A) ago C) before B) off D) away
72. A) practice C) idea B) outlook D) scheme
73. A) go C) arrive B) come D) continue
74. A) indoor C) relevant B) inward D) flexible
75. A) displayed C) exhibited B) discovered D) revealed
76. A) back C) next B) down D) near
77. A) comfortable C) safe B) cautious D) stable
78. A) reduced C) descended B) revised D) delayed
79. A) deny C) dissolve B) depress D) destroy
80. A) besides C) anyhow B) however D) anyway
81. A)partially C) completely B) exactly D) superficially
82.A)or C) but B)and D) nor
83. A) interest C) principle B) fact D) course
84. A) sketched C) researched B) constructed D) developed
85. A) starts C) looks B) pulls D) makes
86. A) basically C) traditionally B) originally D) inevitably
87. A) because C) instead B) out D) regardless
88. A) adjusting C) adopting B) admitting D) adapting
89. A) functional C) precious B) beneficial D) sensible
90. A) Entire C) Full B) Total D) Complete
2006年6月17日四级考试作文
Part V. Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a poster recruiting volunteers. You should write at Least 120 words following the outline given below :
1．校学生会将组织一次暑假志愿者活动，现招募志愿者
2．本次志愿者活动的目的、活动安排等
3．报名条件及联系方式
Volunteers Needed
