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 giraffe'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 don't giraffes have swollen feet?

　　Giraffes should have 73 problem, too. Every time they bend heads 74 to drink, the blood should 75 to their heads and have a hard time 76 back up (when the head is down) to the heart. How come giraffes don'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 anti-gravity 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 giraffe's jugular vein, which 84 blood from the head back to the heart, has lots of one-way valves in it. In the giraffe's neck, there are lots of muscles that flex and relax repeatedly as the animal moves its head and sucks 85 drinking water. By squeezing the valved jugular vein, they 86 blood moving back to the heart even while the animal is drinking.

　　67. [A] bring [B] produce [C] transfer [D] pump

　　68. [A] structure [B] system [C] function [D] organism

　　69. [A] unusually [B] generally [C] uncomfortably [D] commonly

　　70. [A] half [B] multiple [C] double [D] pair

　　71. [A] investigate [B] wonder [C] undertake [D] learn

　　72. [A] terrible [B] unreliable [C] unsolvable [D] advisable

　　73. [A] other [B] some [C] others [D] another

　　74. [A] up [B] down [C] toward [D] aside

　　75. [A] crush [B] brush [C] push [D] rush

　　76. [A] following [B] returning [C] plowing [D] pouring

　　77. [A] healthy [B] swollen [C] dreary [D] radical

　　78. [A] what [B] where [C] that [D] those

　　79. [A] reveals [B] indicates [C] figures [D] turns

　　80. [A] tissues [B] vessels [C] pores [D] organs

　　81. [A] many [B] very [C] much [D] less

　　82. [A] giraffes [B] animals [C] people [D] creatures

　　83. [A] whenever [B ] whatever [C] however [D] wherever

　　84. [A] reflects [B] releases [C] receives [D] carries

　　85. [A] in [B] up [C] to [D] from

　　86. [A] permit [B] prevent [C] retain [D] keep

　　Part VI Translation (5 minutes)

　　Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

　　87. Living in the desert has many problems, ________________________(缺水并不是惟一的問題).

　　88. The production ________________________ (增加到每月500噸)by the end of this month.

　　89. Some children put much emphasis ________________________(有足夠的錢以便到外面去痛快享受).

　　90. Please ________________________(不要忘記讓你姐姐到超市買一些牛排).

　　91. The students now ________________________ (寧愿上網，也不愿意到圖書館去看書).

　　2010年12月英語四級全真預測試卷及答案