2012大学英语四级考试5

1大学英语四级考试标准预测试卷CET-4ModelTestFivePartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaposteraboutanewplayletRomeoandJuliet.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow.Outline:学校社团近期将推出一场英文短剧，是根据莎士比亚的著名悲剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》（RomeoandJuliet）改编的。该剧将在下周与师生见面。海报要点如下：该剧具有新意很值得一看。所有参与人员均由学生担任。演出时间：5月15日下午3点。地点：音乐厅。届时将请所有观众评选出最佳演员。加入你的看法与最终评选结果一致，您将获得意外惊喜。请大家积极参与。注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheetⅠ.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.ABriefHistoryofOnlineShoppingWhenAmazon.comopenedforbusiness15yearsago,itwasnothingmorethanafewpeoplepackingandshippingboxesofbooksfromatwo-cargarageinBellevue,Wash.JeffBezos,AmazonfounderandCEO,hadleftNewYorkCityforthePacificNorthwest,usingsomeofhistimeontheroadtowritethecompany’sbusinessplan.Bookswerepackedonatablemadeoutofanextradoortheyfoundlyinginthenewhome—apracticethecompanycontinuestodayinspiritbymakingmanyoftheoffice’sdesksoutofdoors.Now,onits15thanniversary,Amazoncanraiseatoasttobeingoneofthelargestonlineretailersintheworld,sellingeverythingfromtrumpetsandgolfcartstodishwashersandclothes.Despitetheeconomicrecession,onlineretailintheU.S.grew11%lastyear,accordingtoareportreleasedthisMarchfromForresterResearch.Morethan150millionpeople—abouttwo-thirdsofallInternetusersintheU.S.—boughtsomethingonlinelastyear.It’sastaggeringleapforanindustryusedby27%ofthenation’sonlinepopulationadecadeago.OneofthefirstknownWebpurchasestookplacein1994.ItwasanItalianpizzawithmushroomsandextracheesefromPizzaHut,asomewhatappropriatepurchasefortheearlydaysoftheInternet.WhenAmazoncameonthescenenotlongafter,sellingbooksonlinewasacuriousidea.Afterall,whywouldpeoplebuyatextbookonlinewhentheycouldgotoabookstore?Buteventually,arevolutionarychangeincultureandgroupthinktookplace.Buyingthingsonlinewasallaboutpriceandselection,saysEllenDavis,avicepresidentwiththeNationalRetailFederation.Ifyoulivedinasmalltownwith2justonebookstoreandtheydidn’tstockthenovelyouwanted,theInternetwasasolution.Thebigsellerswere“hardgoods,”thosethingsyoudidn’thavetotouch,feelorsmellinordertobuy,suchasbooks,computersandotherelectronics.Now,nothingisofflimits.“AstheInternethasevolved,it’sbecomeachannelwhereyoucanbuyanything,”Davissays.“Youcanbuyfragrances(香水)一somethingyouwouldhavenormallythoughtyouwouldneedtogotoastoreandactuallyexperiencebeforeyoudecidedtobuy.”Partoftheshifthastodowiththenormalizingofgivingoutpersonalinformationonline.Allittakesisoneclickofthepurchasebuttonbeforeconsumersstarttofeelmorecomfortableusingtheircredit-cardinformationonline,Davissays.Nowsomeconsumershavesomuchtrustthattheyallowretailerstosavetheircredit-cardandshippinginformation,whichhasgivenrisetoapainlesscheckoutprocess.Andpartofithadtodowithmakingtheonlineexperiencemorelikeanin-storeshoppingtrip.Manysitesgearedthemselvestowardconsumerswholiketotrybeforetheybuy.WhileWebshopperstechnicallyhavetobuytheitemfirst,sitessuchasZappos,whichspecializesinshoes,andPiperlime,whichsellsclothesandaccessories,offerfreeshippingonreturns.Ifyoubuyit,tryitanddon’tlikeit，havingtoreturntheitemislessofaconcern.Otherstorestrytomakeiteasierforcustomerstogetthelookandfeelofaproductwithoutactuallyhandlingthegoods.Sears.comandGap.comallowcustomerstozoom(拉近)wayinonproductstoexaminetheirmaterialandcolorupclose.OtherssuchasBed,Bath&BeyondandBuy.comfeatureproductvideosthatallowshopperstosee,forexample,agrill(烤架)cleanerinaction.AndthentherearesiteslikeOverstock.comthatcapitalizeonthegoodsphysicalstorescan’tsell.Beyonditsdiscounts,Overstock.comwinscustomerloyaltybymakingonlinedealswithflat-rateshippingof$2.95oneverythingfromearringstorefrigerators.Evenfamouslyresistantdesignersandluxuryretailersareputtinggoodsonline.AccordingtoBain&Co.’sluxury-goodsstudylastyear,whiletheluxury-goodsindustryoveralllost8%worldwidelastyear,luxurysalesonlinegrew20%.ThisSeptemberMarcJacobs.comwillhavemorethanjustvideosofmodelswalkingontherunwayonhiswebsite.JacobswilljoinotherssuchasJimmyChoo,HugoBossandDonnaKaran,allofwhomsell,orwillsoonstartselling,productsthroughtheirwebsites.Theupside?Consumerswillsoonbeabletobuymanyhigh-endgoodswithoutenduringthebadserviceofadepartmentstoresalesclerk.AllofthisonlineshoppinghasgivenrisetoanewversionofoneofAmerica’sfavoriteholidays.CyberMondaywascoinedin2005torepresenttheboominonlinesalesthatcomestheMondayafterBlackFriday—thedayafterThanksgivingandthelargestshoppingdayoftheyear.ThoughCyberMondayhasneverovershadowedBlackFriday’ssales,customersaremorecomfortabledoingshoppingonlinethanever.83%ofconsumerssaytheyaremoreconfidentinmakingapurchasewhentheyhaveconductedresearchonlineasopposedtospeakingtoasalespersoninastore.Whileretailerswereinitiallyterrifiedofwhatbadreviewscoulddototheirbottomline,they’vesincewitnessedthepowerofacomplimentandembracedthepractice.Despiteinitialfears,saysCraigBerman,