2006年12月大学英语四级真题

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2006年12月大学英语四级真题

一、Writing （本大题1小题．每题14.0分，共14.0分。 For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition . You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: ）

第1题

A short essay entitled Spring Festival Gala on CCTV .

1.许多人喜欢在除夕观看春节联欢晚会

2. 有些人却提出取消春节联欢晚会

3. 在我看来……

【正确答案】：

[范文]

[1] The CCTV Spring Festival Gala is one of China's most popular annual television events, watched by millions of people on the eve of the lunar New Year. [2] However, in recent years, the 4-hour show is losing its appeal, especially to youngsters.

[3] People in increasing ambers choose not to watch the show. [4] They claim that the stereotyped Gala should give way to diverse modem

celebrations. [5] However, some other people are faithful audience of it.

[6] They argue that the Evening Gala has somewhat become a tradition since it was initiated in the 1980s. [7] What's more, watching the show is an indispensable part of the festival for them.

[8] Though the Gala is no longer popular with young people, I myself enjoy watching the show with my family. [9] Yet to maintain the interest of the young generation. the organizing committee should develop a program more ex citing, more colorful and more entertaining than the previous ones.

[10] For example, it's a good idea to invite some big names in China's film and music industries to perform on the Gala stage.

[1] 过去分词作非限制性后置定语，句式简洁。

[2] 用“the show ”作主语，句式灵活。 lose one's appeal 是语言亮点，意为“失去吸引力。”

[3][6] 引出争议双方观点的经典结构。

[4] give way to 是语言亮点，意为“让路，让步”

[6] somewhat 起到了很好的缓和语气的作用。

[7] 用What's more 引出进一步的理由，衔接自然。

[8] 提出自己观点的经典句型。

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[9] 不定式结构表目的．表达简洁清楚。 [10] 用For example 引出具体建议。big names 意为“知名人士”。

写作指南：

这是一篇典型的评论型作文，是四六级作文的经典题型。题目要求考生对有关春节联欢晚会的争议提出自己的看法。

根据题目要求，文章的结构如下：

第一段简单介绍春节联欢晚会及其影响力。

第二段阐述人们对春节联欢晚会的不同观点；

1．有的人建议取消春节联欢晚会，原因是……

2．有的人喜欢观看春节联欢晚会，原因是……

第三段提出自己的观点和对春节联欢晚会的一点建议。

二、Cloze （共20小题,共10.0分）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 centre.

第1题

Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom. It is the species-typical behavior that sets humans completely (1) from all other animals. Language is a means of communication, (2) it is much more than that. Many animals can (3) . The dance of the honeybee communicates the location of flowers (4) other members of the hive (蜂群). But human language permits communication about anything, (5) things like unicorns (独角兽) that have never existed. The key (6) in the fact that the units of meaning, words, can be (7) together in different ways, according to 8) , to communicate different meanings.

Language is the most important learning we do. Nothing (9) humans so much as our ability to communicate abstract thoughts, (10) about the universe, the mind, love, dreams, or ordering a drink. It is an immensely complex (11) that we take for granted. Indeed, we are not aware of most (12) of our speech and under standing. Consider what happens when one person is speaking to (13) . The speaker has to translate thoughts into (14) language. Brain imaging studies suggest that the time from thoughts to the (15) of speech is extremely fast, only 0.04 seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to (16) out what the speaker means. He must use the sounds of speech to (17) the words spoken, understand the pattern of (18) of the words (sentences), and finally (19) the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a minimum of about 0.5 seconds. But (20) started, it is of course a continuous process.

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