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浙江越秀外国语学院 2010-2011学年第一学期 第二次四级模拟考试 试题卷 注意事项：1．适用年级和专业：大学四级报名学生 层次：高职和本科 2．本答题卷共10页,满分710分 3．考试时间130分钟 4．考试方式：闭卷 Part I Writing （30 minutes） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How to Prevent the Spread of Epidemics? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 近年来，各种传染病如甲流（H1N1 flu），禽流感（bird flu）等频频威胁着我们的生存 2. 由此带来的问题 3. 控制传染病传播的措施 How to Prevent the Spread of Epidemics? Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8 to10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Beauty and Body Image in the Media　　Images of female bodies are everywhere. Women—and their body parts—sell everything from food to cars. Popular film and television actresses are becoming younger, taller and thinner. Some have even been known to faint on the set from lack of food. Women’s magazines are full of articles urging that if they can just lose those last twenty pounds, they’ll have it all—the perfect marriage, loving children, great sex, and a rewarding career.　　Why are standards of beauty being imposed on women, the majority of whom are naturally larger and more mature than any of the models? The roots, some analysts say, are economic. By presenting an ideal difficult to achieve and maintain, the cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits.　　And it’s no accident that youth is increasingly promoted, along with thinness, as an essential criterion of beauty. If not all women need to lose weight, for sure they’re all aging, says the Quebec Action Network for Women’s Health in its 2001 report. And, according to the industry, age is a disaster that needs to be dealt with.　　The stakes are huge. On the one hand,