Practice Test Two四级.doc

Practice Test Two PartⅠ Writing (30minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: My View on Golden Weeks. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 黄金周的出现使顾客和商家受益 但也有人认为它带来麻烦 我的看法 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 the Answer Sheet 1. 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; N G (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. Introduction to the oldest wine It is official. Traces of the oldest known wine in the world have been confirmed by an international research team composed of Chinese, American and German scientists. Through a barrage of tests that looked at ancient organic compounds preserved in pottery jars that were discovered from Neolithic relics at Jiahu in Central Chinas Henan Province, they were able to reveal that a mixed fermented（酶，发酵） beverage of rice, honey and fruit was produced around 9,000 years ago. This discovery pushes the Chinese history for making alcoholic drinks back by 4,000 years and claims the mantle as the worlds earliest wine, beating the previous best by at least 1,000 years. Also in Henan, known as the cradle of Chinese civilization, the scientists found liquids that were more than 3,000 years old and had been well preserved inside tightly closed bronze vessels. Excavated from an elite burial area in the city of Anyang in the Yellow River Basin, the vessels date back to the Shang (1600-1046 BC)and Western Zhou dynasties (1046-771 BC). They contained specialized rice and millet wines. They had been flavoured with herbs, flowers and tr