08年12月英语四级全真模拟答案(三)
2008年12月大学英语四级模拟试题及答案解析
2008年12月大学英语四级模拟试题及答案解析之2008年12月大学英语四级模拟试题及答案解析2008年12月大学英语四级模拟试题及答案解析(一)一、选词填空题第1题：Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.注意：答题是如：ABCD.....依次按题选择做答.We feel that there are many disadvantages in arranging pupils into different classes. It is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total 1 . We are concerned to develop theA)acad emic B) appropriate C) attain D) communicateE) hardshipF) individual G) inferior H) least I) opportunity J) personalK) personality L) relax M) reliable N) solve O) various【参考答案】：KAOIJDFBHC二、阅读理解第2题：What is science fiction? To begin with, the following definition should be helpful: science fiction is a literary sub-class which requires a change (for human beings) from conditions as we know them and follow the implications of these changes to a conclusion. Although this definition will necessarily be modified, and expanded, and probably changed, in the course of this exploration, it conveys much of the basic groundwork and provides a point of departure.The first point—that science fiction is a literary sub-class—is a very important one, but one which is often overlooked or ignored in most discussions of science fiction. Specially, science fiction is a sub-class of prose fiction, for nearlyevery piece of science fiction is either a short story or a novel. There are only a few dramas which could be called science fiction, with Karel Capek’s RUR (Rossum’s Universal Robots) being the only one that is well known; the body of poetry that might be labeled science fiction is only slightly larger. To say that science fiction is a sub-class of prose fiction is to say that it has all the basic characteristics and serves the same basic function in much the same way as prose fiction in general—that is, it shares a great deal with all other novels and short stories.Everything that can be said about prose fiction, in general, applies to science fiction. Every piece of science fiction, whether short or novel, must have a narrator, a story, a plot, a setting, characters, language, and theme. And like any prose, the themes of science fiction are concerned with interpreting man’s nature and experience in relation to the world around him. Themes in science fiction are constructed and presented in exactly the same ways that themesare dealt with in any other kind of fiction. They are the result of a particular combination of narrator, story, plot, character, setting, and language. In short, the reasons for reading and enjoying science fiction, and the ways of studying and analyzing it are basically the same they would be for any other story or novel.1. Science fiction is called a literary sub-class because it .A) has limits of its ownB) cannot be made into a dramatic presentationC) is not important enough to be a literary formD) shares characteristics with other types of prose fiction2 Which of the following does NOT usually contribute to the theme in a piece of science fiction?A) Narrator. B) Setting. C) Rhyme. D) Plot.3. An appropriate title for the passage would be .A) On the Dramatic Features of Science FictionB) Toward a Definition of Science FictionC) Science Fiction vs Prose FictionD) The Themes of Prose Fiction4. The author’s definition suggests that all science fiction deals with .A) the unfamiliar or unusual conditionsB) the same topics addressed by novels and short storiesC) Karel Cape’s well-known hypothesisD) the conflict between science and fiction5. According to the passage, which of the following conclusions is true?A) Science fiction attracts us in much the same way a story or novel does.B) It is not possible to define science fiction in a clear way.C) Many people tried in vain to explain what science fiction is.D) Very often science fiction appears in such literary forms as drama and poetry.1小题>、【正确答案】：C2小题>、【正确答案】：C3小题>、【正确答案】：B4小题>、【正确答案】：B5小题>、【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第3题：The American economic system is organized around a basically private enterprise, market-oriented economy in which consumers largely determine what shall be produced by spending their money in the marketplace for those goods and services that they want most. Private businessmen, striving to make profits, produce these goods and services in competition with other businessmen; and the profit motive, operating under competitive pressures, largely determines how these goods and services are produced. Thus, in the American economicsystem, it is the demand of individual consumers, coupled with the desire of businessmen to maximize profits and the desire of individuals to maximize their incomes, that together determine what shall be produced and how resources are used to produce it.An important factor of a market-oriented economy is the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers. In the American economy, this mechanism is provided by a price system, a process in which prices rise and fall-producers, which in turn will lower the price and permit more consumers to buy the product. Thus, price is the regulating mechanism in the American economic system.The important factor in a private enterprise economy is that individuals are allowed to own productive resources (private property), and they are permitted to hire labor, gain control over natural resources, and produce goods and services for sale at a profit. In the Americaneconomy, the concept of private property embraces not only the ownership of productive resources but also certain rights, including the right to determine the price of a product or to make a free contract with another private individual.1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A) Americans are never satisfied with their incomes.B) Americans tend to overstate their incomes.C) Americans want to have their incomes increased.D) Americans want to increase the purchasing power of their incomes.2. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?A) Mechanized production can satisfy the consumers.B) Consumers can express their demands through producers.C) Producers decide the prices of products.D) Supply and demand regulate prices.3. According to the passage, a private enterprise economy is characterized by .A) private property and rights concerned C)ownership of productive resourcesB) manpower and natural resources controlD)free contracts and prices4. The passage is mainly about .A) how American goods are producedB)how American consumers buy their goodsC) how American economic system worksD)how American businessmen make their profits5. The word “embraces” (Line 4, Para.3) may convey the meaning of .A) hugs B) includes C) excludes D) demands1小题>、【正确答案】：D2小题>、【正确答案】：D3小题>、【正确答案】：A4小题>、【正确答案】：C5小题>、【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无三、完型填空第4题：In future trade the key development to watch is the relationship between the industrialized and the developing nations. The1 World countries export their mineral2 and tropical agricultural products, which bring them3 foreign exchange. Tourism has also been greatly responsible4 the rapid development of some 5 nations. Many Third world nations with high6 and low wages have seen an emigration (移居) of workers7 the developed nations. Western Europe has 8 millions of such workers from Mediterranean countries. The developing nations profit 9 these workers bring their savings and their acquired technical skills10 home. Manydeveloping nations benefit when western nations11 manufacturing in their countries to take12 of cheap labor13 economies mature, economic growth rates tend to level off (稳定). The rate of14 growth is leveling off today in Western nations. This leveling off15leads to static non-growth markets. A point of saturation (饱和)16 in-technology and innovation have seemed to achieve the impossible,17 then how much further can it go? Herman Kahn,18 his book The Next 200 Years, says that a shift in priorities will have to occur for industrialized nations.19 is the creation of money and jobs essential;20 is rather the improvement of the quality of life that must be our concern.1. A) First B) Second C) West D) Third2. A) ranges B) scopes C) deposits D) products3. A) desired B) possible C) available D) abandon4. A) to B) for C) towards D) over5. A) developed B) powerful C)industrialized D) developing6. A) employment B) unemployment C) development D) improvement7. A) to B) by C) at D) in8. A) exploited B) imported C) received D) specified9. A) because B) before C) since D) when10. A) down B) all C) back D) outside11. A) establish B) decide C) predict D) mention12. A) disadvantage B) challenge C) advantage D) privilege13. A) Since B) As C) Though D) Whereas14. A) economy B) mankind C) society D) population15. A) relatively B) eventually C) sometimesD) hardly16. A) arrives B) reports C) sets D) but17. A) or B) but C) for D) so18. A) by B) from C) after D) in19. A) No longer B) No doubt C) Of courseD) So far20. A) it B) that C) there D) which1小题>、【正确答案】：D2小题>、【正确答案】：C3小题>、【正确答案】：A4小题>、【正确答案】：B5小题>、【正确答案】：D6小题>、【正确答案】：B7小题>、【正确答案】：A8小题>、【正确答案】：C9小题>、【正确答案】：D10小题>、【正确答案】：C11小题>、【正确答案】：A12小题>、【正确答案】：C13小题>、【正确答案】：B14小题>、【正确答案】：D15小题>、【正确答案】：B16小题>、【正确答案】：C17小题>、【正确答案】：B18小题>、【正确答案】：D19小题>、【正确答案】：A20小题>、【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无四、阅读理解第5题：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, markY (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;NG (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.How to be a traveling beauty this May holidayMay Day holiday is a time for traveling. Go to the seaside, enjoy beautiful sunshine and softbreezes and let your mind and body both relax; hide away in a small town, amble on winding pebble tracks and melt into the romantic ambiance; or take up your backpack, go mountaineering, stretch your body and smell the fresh air…They all sound wonderful.But changing environments can pose threats to delicate skin. How can you protect yourself and stay beautiful through seven days of traveling? Here are some helpful suggestions.If you’re going to the seaside:Typical resort: SanyaTypical weather: 24-31℃with strong ultraviolet sunrays and fresh air.Warm sunshine, fresh sea breezes, and moist air make the seaside an agreeable haven from Beijing’s dust. But excessive sun exposure can easily darken your skin, and of course most Chinese girls prefer fair skin. To prepare for a pleasing and beautiful sojourn (逗留) at the seaside take note of following:1. Night time skin careEven if you’ve managed to block the sun in the daytime, give your skin a soothing rehabilitative (使复原的) treatment in the evening. Cool your glowing skin with a product like La Mer’s newly released The Concentrate (50ml/RMB 3,700).2. Shine in your bikini.Tips1. Whitening is as important as wearing sunscreen. For dry skins, moisturizing products are a must. Laneige Water Sleeping Pack (RMB 150) is a good choice.2. For sensitive skins, Nuskin Aloe Vera Gel complements sun block creams. Washing your face with lemonade stops skin from darkening and is refreshing.3. Never use body sun block creams on your face. Use special facial sun block creams. For drier skins, Chanel UV Essential SPF45 (RMB 450) is nice, but Shu Uemura UV under Base DF (RMB 350) is much fresher.If you’re going to a small town:Typical resorts: Lijiang, Yunnan; Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu; Phoenix, ZhejiangTypical weather: 11-25℃with a lot of ultraviolet radiationAs depicted in Teresa Teng’s popular song Xiaocheng Gushi (Small Town Romances), small-secluded charming Chinese towns are the scene of many romances. Pebble tracks, winding lanes and ancient low villas make romantic backdrop for lovers wandering hand-in-hand. To prepare for a romantic and sweet stay in a small town, take note of the following:1. Go easy on the make up! To match your light-hearted mood we recommend the minimum of make-up. Basic skin care to keep your face healthy and glowing is enough.2. Wear flirtatious (俏皮的) colors for special nights.Liquid foundation in heavy glass bottles and powdered blush or eye shadow is not easy to carry. So we recommend sun-blocking pressed powder, two-in-one brow pencil and eye liners,and products that can be used on both lips and cheeks.3. Make-up removal.Remember to remove sun block creams at night. Try a moisturizing and relaxing mask, and we promise you a renewed glowing complexion the next day.Recommended skin care products1. SPF15/PA+sun block face cream. Its small size makes Freeplus UV Day Protector (RMB 190, sun block and moisturizer) a good choice.2. A multi-functional cosmetic case. Bobbi Brow’ns h and-sized palettes (RMB 380), including a foundation stick, creamy concealer, corrector, and sheer finish pressed powder are convenient.3. Clear foundation. Maybelline Mousse White Stay (RMB 89) the mousse-like texture makes this foundation light, breathable, and easy to carry.4. Make up remover. Lancome’s mildGentle Clarifying and Cleaning Fluid (small set) is perfect for traveling and it does a good job of removing all make-up thoroughly.Tips1. Apart from your daily skin care routine, traveling girls may also need protective lip cream, mascara (Maybelline is a good cheap choice), and fragrance (Try Anna Sui’s fresh Secret Wish Eau de Toilette).2. For lazy girls, base creams are especially useful. Wearing just a base foundation cream is enough and saves the trouble of constantly reapplying foundation at romantic moments. Others may try creamy concealers and pressed powers. Adding blush (Watsons small tubes of blush are cheap/RMB20-30 and works well) will give a healthy glow.If you’re going mountaineering:Typical resorts: Huashan, Shanxi; Huangshan, Anhui; Shennongjia, Sichuan Typical weather: 10-20℃, a high level of ultraviolet radiation and dry air.Boys often complain that mountaineering girls with their disheveled (凌乱的) hair and no make up don’t look attractive. In response to this, we recommend you use absolutely no make up except for basic skin care. But looking beautiful without the aid of make up isn’t easy! With all your mountaineering equipment in your backpack, there isn’t m uch room for skin care products. The key is to choose the most important ones only, such as the following:1. Moisturizing products.Moisturizing and hydrating creams and masks help you become both sporty and ladylike.2. Sun block products.Even though the sunshine is usually not too strong in the mountains, you should take care not to be burned by ultraviolet radiation. Fresh breathable SPF20-30 sun block products are recommended.At the seashore, your body is more in the spotlight than your face. To become a bikini beauty, you need to take care of every inch of your skin. Exfoliate with a fine-grained scrub, which will not only let your exposed skin shine, but also acts as a deep cleanser to help prevent skin from darkening and roughening after too much sun and salt water.3. Control excess oil.Never try to control oil with foundation that will clog pores (阻塞毛孔) when combined with sun block cream. Gentle oil-control products do a better job.4. Hair care.Beautiful girls never use free hotel shampoos, they carry their own moisturizing restoring hair care products. Wash your face and hair with fresh water after swimming to get rid of salty residue (残余，滤渣), and remember to protect your hair from too much sun exposure.Recommended skin care products1. SPF30/PA++sunscreen products. HR Premium SPF40/PA++(RMB 620) protects your skin from ultraviolet rays.2. Soothing, moisturizing, and after-sun rehabilitating products. Olay Intensive Nourishing Emulsion (RMB 120) has natural hot spring microelements to give rapid relief to burned skin.3. Gentle exfoliating scrubs.4. Easy to carry oil-control products.5. Moisturizing shampoo and hair protection products.3. Facial cleaning pads.Easy to carry cleaning pads help you stay fresh and clean at all times.4. Soothing creams.Compound soothing creams can be applied onto the skin directly to reduce inflammation and help you relax.5. Lip conditioner and hand cream to prevent dryness caused by wind.Tips1. Make sure you have enough moisturizing skin care products, including a cleanser, cream, lotion and mask, even at the expense of make up products.2. Secret recipe mask: While your boyfriend is away finding wood for the fire, apply a mashed banana to your face and leave for over ten minutes. Although tiny allergic symptoms (red swollen patches) may appear right after you rinse (冲洗掉, 漂净) off the mask, your face will be dazzling after a sound sleep.1. Tips of how to stay beautiful through traveling are provided in the passage.2. Exfoliate with a fine-grained scrub can help prevent skin from darkening.3. Beautiful girls never use free hotel toothbrush.4. Travelers had better not use special facial sun block creams on body.5. Typical resorts to a small town are Lijiang, Yunnan; Zhouzhuang and Sichuan.6. If you’re going to Shanxi, you are recommended to use basic skin care.7. Five tips are offered before you’re going mountaineering.8. Typical temperature for going mountaineering is .9. The name of the popular song mentioned in the passage is .10. To prevent dryness caused by wind in mountains, you should take .1小题>【参考答案】：Y2小题>【参考答案】：Y3小题>【参考答案】：NG4小题>【参考答案】：NG5小题>【参考答案】：N6小题>【参考答案】：Y7小题>【参考答案】：N8小题>【参考答案】：10-20℃9小题>【参考答案】：Xiaocheng Gushi10小题>【参考答案】：lip conditioner and hand cream五、翻译第6题：I got to the airport, (结果却发现) I had left my ticket at home.【参考答案】：I got to the airport, only to find I had left my ticket at home.第7题：The kids lay face down on the beach, their backs (暴晒在阳光下).【参考答案】：The kids lay face down on the beach, their backs exposed to the sun.第8题：He is old enough to (应该知道不要去游泳) right after lunch.【参考答案】：He is old enough to know better than to go swimming right after lunch第9题：The new computer is sold (以比预期低得多的价格).【参考答案】：The new computer is sold at a much lower price than predicted第10题：.A Dream of the Red Chamber is said (已翻译成) dozens of languages in the last decade.【参考答案】：A Dream of the Red Chamber is said to have been translated into dozens of languages in the last decade.六、写作题第11题：Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Computer Games on Campus. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1. 计算机游戏对大学生有一定益处;2. 但是现在有太多的人沉迷其中;3. 你的看法。
2008年12月英语四级答案.(含解析)
2008年12月si ji da an1.A).【定位】由提干中的Stella Bianchi, mother 定位到第三段1-2句：“The boy‟s mother ran toward me from across the park ,” I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead she started shouting at me for …disciplining her child ‟.【精解】段首处设题。
文章提到Stella本以为孩子的母亲是来道歉的，A）与此一致。
本体关键在于定位答案。
2.D)【定位】由提干中的deal with other people‟s children 定位到第四段：Getting your own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other people‟s children has become a minefield.【精解】段末设题，这句话的意思是：管教别人的孩子如进雷区，“minefield”这个词固然生僻，一可根据mine“地雷”的意思进行判断；二可通过上文进行推断。
上句提出管教自己的孩子已经很难了，两句之间是递进关系，推断管教别人孩子更不容易。
D）项与此相符。
3.B)【定位】由题干中的Professor Naomi White, criticize定位到第七段最后一句：We see our children as an extension of ourselves, so if you‟re saying that my child is behaving inappropriately, then that‟s somehow a criticism of me.【精解】段末设题。
文章指出“如果你说我的孩子做的不对，那就有些批评我的意味了。
2008年度英语专业四级听力和其答案
2008年英语专业四级测试全真试卷及其参考答案SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the.following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. When is Anne available for the meeting?A. The third week of May.B. The third week of June.C. The eleventh of June.D. The eleventh of May.2. Their meeting will probably take place inA. London.B. Toronto.C. Mexico City.D. Chicago.3. When is Eric calling back?A. Thursday afternoon.B. Friday afternoon.C. Thursday morning.D. Friday morning.Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.4. According to the woman, advertisementsA. let us know the best product.B. give us sufficient information.C. fail to convince people.D. give misleading information.5. In the woman's opinion, money spent on advertisements is paidA. by manufacturers.B. by customers.C. by advertisers.D. by all of them.6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?.A. The woman seems to be negative about advertising.B. The woman appears to know more about advertising.C. The man is to be present at a debate on advertising.D. The man has a lot to talk about on advertising.Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation,you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.7. Mr Brown brought with him only a few things becauseA. there wasn't enough space in the cupboard.B. the hospital would provide him with everything.C. he was to stay there for a very short time.D. visitors could bring him other things.8. According to the hospital rules, at which of the following hours can visitors see patients?A. 2:00 pm.B. 5:00 pm.C. 7:00 pm.D. 6:00 pm.9. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Patients have breakfast at 8.B. Patients have lunch at 12.C. There are special alcohol lounges.D. There are special smoking lounges.10. Which statement best describes Mr Brown?A. He knows little about hospital rules.B. He can keep alcohol in the ward.C. He knows when to smoke.D. He is used to hospital life.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and thenanswer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.11. Meeting rooms of various sizes are needed forA. contacts with headquarters.B. relaxation and enjoyment.C. informal talks.D. different purposes.12. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as part of hotel facilities for guests?A. Restaurants.B. Cinemas.C. Swimming pools.D. Bars.13. A hotel for an international conference should have the following EXCEPTA. convenient transport services.B. competent office secretaries.C. good sports and restaurant facilities.D. suitable and comfortable rooms.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.14. The museum aims mainly to displayA. the area's technological development.B. the nation's important historical events.C. the area's agricultural and industrial development.D. the nation's agricultural and industrial development.15. The following have been significant in the area's prosperity EXCEPTA. the motorways.B. the Roman road.C. the canals.D. the railways.16. We know from the passage that some exhibitsA. are borrowed from workshops.B. are specially made for display.C. reflect the local culture and customs.D. try to reproduce the scene at that time.17. The passage probably comes fromA. a conversation on the museum.B. a museum tour guide.C. a museum booklet.D. a museum advertisement.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.18. According to the speaker, safety in dormitory means that youA. insure all your expensive things.B. lock doors when going out.C. lock windows at night.D. take all necessary precautions.19. What does the speaker suggest girls do when they are going to be out late?A. Call their friends.B. Stay with their friends.C. Avoid walking in streets.D. Always take a taxi.20. What is the speaker's last advice?A. To take a few self-defense classes.B. To stick to well-lit streets at night.C. To avoid walking alone at night.D. To stay with their friends.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.21. What happened during the New Year celebration in Thailand?A. Terrorists fought with Government troops.B. Thai troops killed terrorists.C. There were shootings.D. There were explosions.22. What has led to the violent situation in the south of Thailand?A. The Muslims wanted independence.B. Thai troops have been sent there.C. About 2000 people have been killed.D. There have been more bombings since 2004.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.23. Under the national oil law, the Iraqi governmentA. will give more oil revenues to only a few provinces.B. will let provinces distribute their oil revenues.C. will distribute oil revenues according to population size.D. will distribute oil revenues according to security needs.24. The construction package is meant toA. help build more houses.B. help improve the country's economy.C. help more children to go to school.D. help more young people to get education.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.25. The joint committee will promote co-operation between Egypt and Spain in all the following areas EXCEPTA. education.B. industry.C. investment.D. technology.26. What is this news item mainly about?A. The establishment of a joint committee.B. The trade relations between Egypt and Spain.C. The future trade volume between Egypt and Spain.D. The establishment of a joint business council.Question 27 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.27. According to the news, Japanese teenage womenA. are less violent than men.B. are less violent than before.C. are more violent than before.D. are more violent than men.Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.28. Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the news?A. Zimbabweans stayed away from voting.B. Zimbabweans were enthusiastic about voting.C. Only a few Zimbabweans turned up to vote.D. Zimbabweans believed that Mugabe would win.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.29. The news mentioned _____ reason(s) for the action taken by Indian telecom workers.A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 430. According to the news, who among the following were NOT affected by telecom workers' action?A. Banks.B. Big companies.C. Long-distance callers.D. Government officials. 1-10 ADADB DACCA11-20 DBBCA DBDBA 21-30 DACBA DCBBD。
08年12月四级A卷真题、答案（三）
Section B Directions There are 2 passages in this section, each passage is followed by some question or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A B C D.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage one Question 57 to 61 based on the following passage. If you are a male and you are reading this,congratulations: you are a survivor .According to statistics .you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman. There are many reasons for this-typically, men take more risks than woman and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men don't go to the doctor. "Men aren't seeing doctors as often as they should, " says Dr. Gullotta, "This is particularly so for the over-40s,when diseases tend to strike." Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45,it should be at least once a year. Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old ma who had delayed doing anything about his smoker's cough for a year. "When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer" he says, "Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged this life" According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group. "A lot of men think they are invincible （不可战胜的）"Gullotta says "They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think" Geez, if it could happen to him. Then there is the ostrich approach," some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know, " says Dr. Ross Cartmill. "Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies," Cartmill says .He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says." But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater: it is called premature death." 57.Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage? A. They are more likely to survive serious diseases today. B. Their average life span has been considerably extended. C. They have lived long enough to read this article. D. They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier live. 58.What does the author state is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women? A. men drink and smoke much more than women B. men don't seek medical care as often as women C. men aren't as cautions as women in face of danger D. men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases 59. Which of the following best completes the sentence "Geez, if it could happen to him,…'（line2,para,8）? A. it could happen to me, too B. I should avoid playing golf C. I should consider myself lucky D. it would be a big misfortune 60. what does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by "the ostrich approach"（line q para.9） A. a casual attitude towards one's health conditions B. a new therapy for certain psychological problems C. refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved D. unwillingness to find out about one's disease because of fear 61. What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men? A.They may increase public expenses B.They will save money in the long run C.They may cause psychological strains on men D.They will enable men to live as long as women Passage two Question 62 to 66 are based on the following passage High-quality customer service is preached（宣扬） by many ,but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers-and anyone who will listen. Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide t frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde group and Wharton school "Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers," said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde group." the store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement." On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four other, and will no longer visit the specific store for every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative reviews. The resulting "snowball effect" can be disastrous to retailers. According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most problems. ranked second and third were grocery and electronics customers. The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered （塞满了的） shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople. During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking spaces. This guidance climinated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space. Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy andexperienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions. Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers. "Retailers who're responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly." said Professor Stephen Hoch. "Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help." Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答 62. Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints? A Most customers won't bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experiences. B Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them. C Few customers believe the service will be improved. D Customers have no easy access to store managers. 63. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying " … the shopper must also find a replacement" （Line 2, Para. 4）? A New customers are bound to replace old ones. B It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores. C Most stores provide the same D Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too. 64. Shop owners often hire moonlighting police as parking attendants so that shoppers_____ A can stay longer browsing in the store B won't have trouble parking their cars C won't have any worries about security D can find their cars easily after shopping 65. What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers? A Manners of the salespeople B Hiring of efficient employees C Huge supply of goods for sale D Design of the store layout. 66. To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to _________. A exert pressure on stores to improve their service B settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic way C voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly D shop around and make comparisons between stores Part V Cloze Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C,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. playing organized sports is such a common experience in the United States that many children and teenagers that them for granted. This is especially true 67 children from families and communities that have the resources needed to organize and 68 sports programs and make sure that there is easy 69 to participation opportunities. Children in low-income families and poor communities are 70 likely to take organized youth sports for granted because they often 71 the resources needed to pay for participation 72, equipment, and transportation to practices and games 73 their communities do not have resources to build and 74 sports fields and facilities. Organized youth sports 75 appeared during the early 20th century in the United States and other wealthy nations. They were originally developed 76 some educators and developmental experts 77 that the behavior and character of children were 78 influenced by their social surrounding and everyday experiences. This 79 many people to believe that if you could organize the experiences of children in 80 ways, you could influence the kinds of adults that those children would become. This belief that the social 81 influenced a person's overall development was very 82 to people interested in progress and reform in the United States 83 the beginning of the 20t h c e n t u r y . 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2008年英语专业四级全真试题答案与精解
2008年英语专业四级全真试题答案与精解2008年英语专业四级全真试题答案与精解PART I DICTATIONChoosing a CareerWhen students graduate from college,/ many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives, / and they sometimes move from job to job/ until they find something that suits them / and of equal important to which they are suited. Others never find a job in which they are really happy. / They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes. / When we choose our careers, we need to ask ourselves two questions./ First, what do we think we would like to be?/ Second, what kind of people are we?/ The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive, / but unless we have great talent and are willing to work very hard, / we are certain to fail in these occupations, and failure will lead to unhappiness in life. / So it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION1. A2. D3. A4. D5. B6. D7. A8. C9. C 10. A 11. D 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. D 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. B 30. DPART III CLOZE31. C 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. D 41. C 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. D 48. B 49. C 50. B PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY51. D 52. D 53. D 54. C 55. B 56. A 57. D 58. C 59. A 60. A 61. A 62. C 63. D 64. A 65. B 66. D 67. C 68. A 69. D 70. B 71. A 72. C 73. D 74. D 75. B 76. A 77. C 78. B 79. A 80. CPART V READING COMPREHENSION81. C 82. B 83. A 84. B 85. C 86. D 87. A 88. C 89. B 90. B 91. A 92. D 93. B 94. D 95. C 96. C 97. B 98. D 99. B 100. C\试题精讲PART III CLOZE【全⽂翻译】盐、贝壳和⾦属似乎在当今世界的偏远地区仍然当作钱使⽤。
08年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试题答案
08年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试题答案Key to Model Test NinePart ⅠWriting①审题及布局。
此写作题是一篇提纲式作文。
在布局上，按照提纲的要求展开写作即可。
第一段指出地震发生的时间、地点和灾情；第二段讲述全国人民对四川的捐助情况；第三段说明自己作为学生能为灾区做些什么。
②语言。
作为一篇记叙文，语言表达要准确生动，句式要多样，词汇要丰富，这样可以增添文采。
第一段开门见山，指出地震发生的时间和地点。
其中，hand in hand“手挽手”、face this disaster withcompassion and courage“用热情和勇气面对灾难”属于高分表达，为文章增色不少。
第二段直接说明全国人民对灾区的捐助情况。
What s more的使用使文章层次分明，结构清晰。
makedonations“捐赠”、pour into“涌入”这些都是高分表达。
第三段阐述自己作为学生能为灾区做点什么。
Besides进一步说明，支持不光包括物质方面，还包括精神方面。
As far as one is concerned是表达自己观点时的常用句型；inurgent need of “急切需要”；beequipped with“具备”均为高分表达。
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 本文主要介绍了飞机的相关知识，包括飞机内部的一些重要仪器及它们的功能，飞机的制造和发展，指出了现代飞机与早期飞机的不同之处及相关问题；介绍了飞机场的规模和功用，飞机跑道、机场控制塔、机场大楼等的工作原理及作用等。
1. N)。
［精析］本文介绍了飞机、飞机场等有关设施的特点，并没有介绍飞机的发展史。
2. NG）。
［定位］由题干关键词an automatic pilot定位到第1个标题下的第二段第一句话。
［精析］原文指出自动驾驶仪无需驾驶员按任何按钮便可驾驶飞机，甚至可以自动起飞和降落。
恩波08年12月大学英语四级全真模拟（一）3
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) It can resist earthquakes. B) It is easy to move away. C) It can keep away cold. D) It can keep sunshine out. 20. A) Because they are the warmest. B) Because they can withstand hard ware. C) Because they don’t get stuck in the snow. D) Because the temperature is only 14℃ below zero. 21. A) They are thrown away after being used. B)They will be built in future. C) They can be used for about 5 years. D) They can be built in a few years. 22. A) By attending her professor’s lectures. B) By surfing on the C) By consulting documents in paper departments. D) By preparing for her presentation. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) She has lost some of her important stuff. B) There is something wrong with her eyes. C) She doesn’t know how to use steel to build construction. D) She doesn’t know where to get the information she need. 24. A) It takes time to collect the useful information. B) One can only read books in the library. C) All books are difficult to understand. D) One has to line up to borrow books. 25. A)To find the information in the library. B)To borrow the books from her teacher. C) To give her shoes to Steve. D) To consult her tutor what to do. Section B Directions: In this part, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A) On a Tuesday. B) On a Wednesday. C) On a Thursday. D) On a Friday. 27. A) A final copy of the research project. B) Copies of the midterm. C) A textbook and pencils. D) A few pens. 28. A)20. B) 30. C) 50. D) 70. Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. A)Not all conflicts are bad. B)All conficts are good. C) No conflict is good. D) Conflict management is bad. 30. A) Better ideas. B) Increased productivity. C) Hostile feelings and ill will. D) Both A)and B). 31. A) Conflict should be forbidden. B) A search for a better solution should be made. C) Conflict should be controlled. D) Hostile feelings should be got rid of. Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A) France. B) Ireland. C) Germany. D) England. 33. A) The Indians. B) The Irish. C) The Blacks. D) The Dutch. 34. A)To keep together in a racial group. B) Because they are discriminated against. C) For religious reasons. D)Because they don’t like other people. 35. A) Italy. B) Germany. C) Ireland. D)England. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.。
08年12月英语四级全真模拟答案(三)
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌Part ⅠWritingHow to Get Prepared for a JobWith more and more graduates from colleges and universities every year, job hunting has become more and more difficult. In order to gain an upper hand, it is necessary for us to prepare ourselves when we are still on campus.There are several measures college students can take to sharpen their edges. First, it is important to learn the kind of writing skills that will help us get an interview. Writing effective resumes, letters of application, and interview follow-up letters can give us an edge in the job market. Second, we should have knowledge of the job itself. The job we are looking for should neither be beyond our reach nor should it be too easy. Instead, it should bring your abilities into full play.If I do get an interview, take time to prepare well for it. It could be the most important meeting of my career. Try to anticipate what questions will be asked and have answers ready. Present your best appearance and conduct. As a matter of courtesy, and to strengthen your case, write a follow-up letter to thank the interviewer for the interview.In a word, opportunity will only favor those with a ready mind. We should get well-prepared for the future success.Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)1. Y 细节题文章第一个小标题The Purpose of Health and Fitness Tips，其中的Health and Fitness Tips可能是个组织或计划的名称；Diet and Exercise Are Keys to Healthy Living标题下最后一句中的Health and Fitness Tips Site is all about ...,以上两个细节表明本文是健康网站上的一篇文章。
2008年英语专业四级全真试题（3）
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news. 21. What happened during the New Year celebration in Thailand? A. Terrorists fought with Government troops. B. Thai troops killed terrorists. C. There were shootings. D. There were explosions. 22. What has led to the violent situation in the south of Thailand? A. The Muslims wanted independence. B. Thai troops have been sent there. C. About 2000 people have been killed. D. There have been more bombings since 2004. Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news. 23. Under the national oil law, the Iraqi government A. will give more oil revenues to only a few provinces. B. will let provinces distribute their oil revenues. C. will distribute oil revenues according to population size. D. will distribute oil revenues according to security needs. 24. The construction package is meant to A. help build more houses. B. help improve the country's economy. C. help more children to go to school. D. help more young people to get education. Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news. 25. The joint committee will promote co-operation between Egypt and Spain in all the following areas EXCEPTA. education.B. industry.C. investment.D. technology. 26. What is this news item mainly about? A. The establishment of a joint committee. B. The trade relations between Egypt and Spain. C. The future trade volume between Egypt and Spain. D. The establishment of a joint business council. Question 27 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news. 27. According to the news, Japanese teenage women A. are less violent than men. B. are less violent than before. C. are more violent than before. D. are more violent than men. Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news. 28. Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the news? A. Zimbabweans stayed away from voting. B. Zimbabweans were enthusiastic about voting. C. Only a few Zimbabweans turned up to vote. D. Zimbabweans believed that Mugabe would win. Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news. 29. The news mentioned _____ reason(s) for the action taken by Indian telecom workers.A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4 30. According to the news, who among the following were NOT affected by telecom workers' action?A. Banks.B. Big companies.C. Long-distance callers.D. Government officials.。
昂立：08年12月大学英语四级A卷（真题+答案）3
13. A) Look for a place near her office. C) Make inquiries elsewhere.B) Find a new job down the street. D) Rent the $600 apartment.14.A) He prefers to wear jeans with a larger waist.B) He has been extremely busy recently.C) He has gained some weight lately.D) He enjoyed going shopping with Jane yesterday.15.A)The woman possesses a natural for art.B) Women have a better artistic taste than men.C) He isn’t good at abstract thinking.D) He doesn’t like abstract paintings.16.A) She couldn’t have left her notebook in the library.B) she may have put her notebook amid the journals.C) she should have made careful notes while doing reading.D) she shouldn’t have read his notes without his knowing it.17. A)she wants to get some sleep C) she has a literature class to attendB) she needs time to write a paper D)she is troubled by her sleep problem18.A)He is confident he will get the job.B)His chance of getting the job is slim.C)It isn’t easy to find a qualified sales manager.D)The interview didn’t go as well as he expected.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A)He can manage his time more flexibly.B)He can renew contact with his old friends.C)He can concentrate on his own projects.D)He can learn to do administrative work.20.A)Reading its ads in the newspapers.B)Calling its personnel department.C)Contacting its manager.D)Searching its website.21.A)To cut down its production expenses.B)To solve the problem of staff shortage.C)To improve its administrative efficiency.D)To utilize its retired employees’ resources.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22.A)Buy a tractor.B)Fix a house.C)See a piece of property.D)Sing a business contract.23.A)It is only forty miles form where they live.B)It is a small one with a two-bedroom house.C)It was a large garden with fresh vegetables.D)It has a large garden with fresh vegetables.24.A)Growing potatoes will involve less labor.B)Its soil may not be very suitable for corn.C)It may not be big enough for raising corn.D)Raising potatoes will be more profitable.25A)FinancesB)EquipmentC)LaborD)ProfitsSection BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage One26 A)To introduce the chief of the city’s police forceB)To comment on a talk by a distinguished guestC)To address the issue of community securityD)To explain the functions of the city council27 A)He has distinguished himself in city managementB)He is head of the International Police ForceC)He completed his higher education abroadD)He holds a master’s degree in criminology28 A)To coordinate work among police departmentsB)To get police officers closer to the local peopleC)To help the residents in times of emergencyD)To enable the police to take prompt action29 A)PopularB)discouragingC)effectiveD)controversialPassage Two30 A)people differ greatly in their ability to communicateB)there are numerous languages in existenceC)Most public languages are inherently vagueD)Big gaps exist between private and public languages31 A)it is a sign of human intelligenceB)in improves with constant practiceC)it is something we are born withD)it varies from person to person32 A)how private languages are developedB)how different languages are relatedC)how people create their languagesD)how children learn to use languagePassage Three33 A)she was a tailorB)she was an engineerC)she was an educatorD)she was a public speaker34.A)Basing them on science-fiction movies.B) Including interesting examples in themC) Adjusting them to different audiencesD) Focusing on the latest progress in space science35.A) Whether spacemen carry weaponsB) How spacesuits protect spacemenC) How NASA trains its spacemenD) What spacemen cat and drink。
文都：2008年12月英语四级全真预测试卷十三3
Section C Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Many people believe sharks are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill humans. In fact, 94 (36) of the world’s 400 species are (37) to human. A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, US (38) this. Visitors can touch young sharks, see their eggs develop and watch a (39) different species swim (40) around a huge tank. Most people fail to realize that shark (41) don’t happen very often. Humans are more likely to be killed by (42) than by a shark. “People fear what they don’t know,” said Nancy Hotchkess, an organizer of the exhibition, which runs until (43) .“Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play an important role in the ocean’s food chain. (44).” A shocking 100 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans. (45). Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special food, such as shark fin soup. And many others get caught in nets, while fishermen are hunting other fish.(46) . It is a worrying situation and some areas have put measures in place to protect these special fish. Part ⅣReading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）（25 minutes） Section A Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors（流星） but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts 47 our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we 48 . Heat, too, makes our environments tolerable and some ultraviolet rays（紫外线的） penetrate the 49 .Cosmic（宇宙的） rays of various kinds come 50 the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation; 51 their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, 52 prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in 53 . Doses of radiation are measured in units called “rems （雷姆）”. We all 54 radiation here on earth from the sun, from cosmic rays and from radioactive minerals. The “normal” dose of radiation that we receive each year is about two millirems; it 55 according to where you live, and this is a very rough estimate. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation 56 without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed. ［A］with［B］as［C］atmosphere［Ｄ］space ［E］shift［F］eat［G］earth［H］than ［I］but［J］varies［K］receive［L］do ［M］converts［N］use［O］through Section B Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked［A］,［B］,［C］and［Ｄ］.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid. But it still exists below the surface. Broadly speaking, it means there are two classes, the “middle class” and the “working class”. (We shall ignore for a moment the old “upper class”, including the hereditary aristocracy, since it is extremely small in numbers; but some of its members have the right to sit in the House ofLords, and some newspapers take a surprising interest in their private life.) The middle class consists chiefly of well to do businessmen and professional people of all kinds. The working class consists chiefly of manual and unskilled workers. The most obvious difference between them is in their accent. Middle class people use slightly varying kinds of “received pronunciation” which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils. Typical working class people speak in many different local accents which are generally felt to be rather ugly and uneducated. One of the biggest barriers of social equality in England is the two class education system. To have been to a so called “public school”immediately marks you out as one of the middle class. The middle classes tend to live a more formal life than working class people, and are usually more cultured. Their midday meal is “lunch” and they have a rather formal evening meal called “dinner”, whereas the working man’s dinner, if his working hours permit, is at midday, and his smaller, late evening meal is called supper. As we have said, however, the class system is much less rigid than it was, and for a long time it has been government policy to reduce class distinctions. Working class students very commonly receive a university education and enter the professions, and working class incomes have grown so much recently that the distinctions between the two classes are becoming less and less clear. However, regardless of one’s social status, certain standards of politeness are expected of everybody, and a well bred person is polite to everyone he meets, and treats a laborer with the same respect he gives an important businessman. Servility inspires both embarrassment and dislike. Even the word “sir”, except in school and in certain occupations (e.g. commerce, the army， etc.) sounds too servile to be commonly used. 57.The middle class mainly refers to people . ［A］who were born as aristocrat ［B］who have the right to sit in the House of Lords ［C］who speak in many different local accents ［Ｄ］who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions 58.The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their. ［A］dress［B］work ［C］accent［Ｄ］meal 59.Why isn’t the word “sir” commonly used in Britain? ［A］Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment. ［B］Because it can only be used in some certain occupations. ［C］Because it is an impolite word. ［Ｄ］Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person. 60.The “upper class” in England today . ［A］are extremely small in number so that media pays no attention to them ［B］still uses old words like “Sir” in their everyday life ［C］includes the hereditary aristocracy ［Ｄ］refers only to the royal family 61.Which of the following is not true about the English class system? ［A］It is an embarrassing subject for English people. ［B］Working class students cannot receive a university education. ［C］The class system is much less rigid than it was. ［Ｄ］The class system still exists below the surface.。
2008年英语专业四级考试真题及答案3
TEXT C My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. l'm an American born and raised, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren't quite ready to let me in yet. "Please wait in here, Ms Abujaber," the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I'd flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was startled that I was being sent "in back" once again. The officer behind the counter called me up and said, "Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who's on our wanted list. We're going to have to check you out with Washington." "How long will it take?" "Hard to say ... a few minutes," he said. "We'll call you when we're ready for you." After an hour, Washington still hadn't decided anything about me. "Isn't this computerized?" I asked at the counter. "Can't you just look me up?" Just a few more minutes, they assured me. After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. "No phones!" he said. "For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information." "I'm just a university professor," I said. My voice came out in a squeak. "Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day." I put my phone away. My husband and 1 were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, even a flight attendant. I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: "I'm an American citizen; a novelist; l probably teach English literature to your children." Or would that all be counted against me? After two hours in detention, I was approached by one of the officers. "You're free to go," he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved, we were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet. "Oh, one more thing." He handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it. "If you weren't happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency." "Will they respond?" I asked. "I don't know --- I don't know of anyone who's ever written to them before." Then he added, "By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally." "What can I do to keep it from happening again?" He smiled the empty smile we'd seen all day. "Absolutely nothing." After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I've heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn't stick me in what he called "the ethnic ghetto" --- a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone's personal and professional identity -just like the town you're born in and the place where you're raised. Like my father, I'll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard. 90. The author was held at the airport because _____. A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica. B. her name was similar to a terrorist's. C. she had been held in Montreal. D. she had spoken at a book event. 91. She was not allowed to call her friends because _____. A. her identity hadn't been confirmed yet. B. she had been held for only one hour and a half. C. there were other families in the waiting room. D. she couldn't use her own cell phone. 92. We learn from the passage that the author would _____ to prevent similar experience from happening again.A. write to the agencyB. change her nameC. avoid traveling abroadD. do nothing 93. Her experiences indicate that there still exists _____ in the US.A. hatredB. discriminationC. toleranceD. diversity 94. The author sounds in the last paragraph. A. impatient B. bitter C. worried D. ironic TEXT D Public speaking fills most people with dread. Humiliation is the greatest fear; self-exposure and failing to appeal to the audience come a close second. Women hate it most, since girls are pressurized from an early age to be concerned with appearances of all kinds. Most people have plenty of insecurities, and this seems like a situation that will bring them out. If you were under pressure to be perfect, you are terrified of falling in the most public of ways.While extroverts will feel less fear before the ordeal, it does not mean they will necessarily do it better. Some very shy people manage to shine. When I met the British comedian Julian Clary, he was shy and cautious, yet his TV performances are perfect. In fact, personality is not the best predictor of who does it well. Regardless of what you are like in real life, the key seems to be to act yourself. Actual acting, as in performing the scripted lines of a character other than yourself, does not do the job. While politicians may limit damage by having carefully rehearsed, written scripts to speak from, there is always a hidden awareness among the audience that the words might not be true. Likewise, the incredibly perfect speeches of many American academics are far from natural. You may end up buying their book on the way out, but soon afterwards, it is much like fast food, and you get a nameless sense that you've been cheated. Although, as Earl Spencer proved at his sister Princess Diana's funeral, it is possible both to prepare every word and to act naturally. A script rarely works and it is used to help most speakers. But, being yourself doesn't work either. If you spoke as if you were in your own kitchen, it would be too authentic, too unaware of the need to communicate with an audience. I remember going to see British psychiatrist R. D. Laing speak in public. He behaved like a seriously odd person, talking off the top of his head. Although he was talking about madness and he wrote on mental illness, he seemed to be exhibiting rather than explaining it. The best psychological place from which to speak is an unselfconscious self-consciousness, providing the illusion of being natural. Studies suggest that this state of "flow", as psychologists call it, is very satisfying. 95. Women hate public speaking most mainly because of _____. A. their upbringing very early on. B. their inability to appeal to the audience. C. their sense of greater public pressure. D. their sense of greater humiliation. 96. "this" in Paragraph Two refers to A. insecurity. B. sense of failure. C. public speaking. D. pressure. 97. Which of the following is NOT the author's viewpoint? A. Acting like performers spoils the message in a speech. B. Perfection of scripts is necessary in making good impressions. C. Acting naturally means less dependence on the prepared script. D. There should be a balance between actual acting and acting naturally. 98. What is the author's view on personality? A. Personality is the key to success in public speaking. B. Extroverts are better public speakers. C. Introverts have to learn harder to be good speakers. D. Factors other than personality ensure better performance. 99. The author implies that while speaking R. D. Laing _____. A. was both too casual and authentic. B. was acting like a performer. C. was keeping a good balance. D. was aware of his audience. 100. In the last paragraph the author recommends that ____. A. you forget about your nervousness. B. you feel natural and speak naturally. C. you may feel nervous, but appear naturally. D. you may imagine yourself to be natural.。
2008年12月大学英语四级考试试题及答案(附听力原文)
2008年12月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案听力原文短对话Short Conversations11．M: I just received an Email from one of my former classmates. I was surprised, I hadn’t heard from him for ages.W: Well, I’ve been out of touch with most of my old friends, only one or two still drop me a line occasionally,Q: What does the woman mean?12. M: If you can make up your mind about the color, I can start on the outside of your house early next week.W: Well, right now I think I want white for the window frames and yellow for the wall s, but I’ll let you know tomorrow.Q: Who is the woman talking to?13. W: Excuse me, do you have any apartments available for under 500 dollars a month? I need to move in next week when my new job starts.M: The only vacant one I have is 600 dollars, have you inquired at the apartment complex down the street?Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?14. W: You bought a pair of jeans yesterday, didn’t you? What are they like?M: Oh, they are pretty much like my other ones, except with a larger waist. I guess I haven’t spent much time exercising lately.Q: What can we infer from the conversation about the man?15. W: I really like those abstract paintings we saw yesterday. What do you think?M: I guess it’s something I haven’t acquired a taste for y et.Q: What does the man imply?16. W: You haven’t seen a blue notebook, have you? I hope I didn’t leave it in the reading room.M: Did you check that pile of journals you’ve borrowed from the library the other day?Q: What is the man trying to say to the woman?17. M: How about joining me for a cup of coffee?W: I’d love to, but I’m exhausted. I was up till 3 this morning, writing a paper for my literature class.Q: Why does the woman decline the man’s invitation?18. W: You had a job interview yes terday, didn’t you? How did it go?M: Not too bad, I guess. There were about 20 candidates competing for the sales manager’s job. And finally it was down to three of us, but the other two seemed better qualified.听力长对话1F: Simon, how does it feel to be retired?M: Well, not so bad.F: How have you been spending your time?M: I have been spending more time with my family. I’ve also travelled a bit, you know, off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less.F: Great.M: You know I h aven’t stopped work completely.F: Yes, could you tell us more about this?M: I’m on a scheme that’s called phased retirement; I had a six-month break from work, after that I could apply for project work with the company I used to work for.F: How does the scheme work?M: Well, it’s a trial at the moment. Instead of hiring temporary stuff, the company advertises posts on its website that retired employees like myself can access.F: What sort of works advertised?M: Well, all sorts of things, really. Administrative work and more specialized work, the sort of thing I can do. Some of the projects can last five or six months, and others can just be a couple of days. I can decide more or less when to work. So I can manage my own time.F: I can see it’s goo d for you. What is your company get out of this?M: Well, I still have all my old contacts at work, so I know who to contact to get something done. The company gets flexibility, too. Once the job’s over, that’s it. I’m not on their books any more.Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. Why does Simon find his retired life enjoyable?20. How does Simon get to know about the company’s available posts?21. Why does the company adopt the phased retirement scheme?长对话2W: Oh, where are we going?M: I want to show you something.W: I know, but what is it?M: A farm. It’s just down this road. It’s a small place, but at least it would be our own.W: A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm?M: It isn’t very large,only 40 acres. We wouldn’t have to pay very much right now.W: Is there a house on the place?M: A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed up a little. I can do the job myself.W: OK. Is there enough space for a kitchen garden?M: There is a bout half an acre around the house. That’s plenty of space.W: Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables. And maybe keep a few chickens, couldn’t we?M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of our own food.W: What are you thinking about growing, if we do take this place?M: Well, it really isn’t big enough for corn. I thought we might try to raise a crop of potatoes.W: Potatoes? There are a lot of work.M: We are used to hard work, aren’t we?W: Yes, we are, but the money. Do we have enough to get started? It seems like a dream.M: I think we’ve saved enough. We can pay a little on the farm and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, too.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q 22:What are the speakers going to do at the time of the conversation?Q 23:What does the man say about the farm?Q 24:Why does the man intend to grow potatoes rather than corn on the farm?Q 25:What is the woman’s greatest concern about the man’s plan?Passage 1Members of the city council and distinguished guests, it is my privilege to introduce to you today Mr. Robert Washington, chief of our city’s police force. He will address us on the subject of the Community Policing Program. Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record as head of our police force for more than ten years. However, you may not know that he also holds a master’s degree in criminology and studied abroad for a year with the international police force whichdeals with crimes around the world. Mr. Washington first introduced the Community Policing Program 8 years ago. The idea behind the program is to get the police officers out of their cars and into our neighborhoods where they can talk directly to merchants and residents about the real dynamics of our city. These officers do more than make arrests. They try to find ways to help solve the problems that contribute to crime in the first place. Often that means hooking people up with services offered by other city agencies, such as schools, hospitals, housing, drug treatment centers. And the program seems to be working: crime is down and our citizens report that they feel more secure. Today Mr. Washington is going to tell us more about this program. Now let’s welcome Mr. Robert Washington.26. What is the purpose of the speaker’s remarks?He will address us on the subject of community policing program.27. What does the speaker say about Mr. Robert Washington?Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record as head of our police force for more than ten years. However, you may not know that he also holds a master’s degree in criminology and studied abroad for a year with the international police force which deals with crimes around the world. Mr. Washington first introduced the community policing program 8 years ago.28. What is the idea behind the Community Policing Program?The idea behind the program is to get the police officers out of their cars and into our neighborhoods where they can talk directly to merchants and residents about the real dynamics of our city.29. How has the Community Policing Program turned out to be?And the program seems to be working, crime is down and our citizens report that they feel more secure.Passage 2There are between 3000 and 6000 public languages in the world, and we must add approximately 6 billion private languages since each one of us necessarily has one. Considering these facts, the possibilities for breakdowns in communication seem infinite in number. However, we do communicate successfully from time to time. And we do learn to speak languages. But learning to speak languages seems to be a very mysterious process. For a long time, people thought that we learned a language onlyby imitation and association. For example, a baby touches a hot pot and starts to cry. The mother says, “Hot, hot!” And the baby, when it stops crying, imitates the mother and says, “Hot, hot!” However, Noam Chomsky, a famous expert in language, pointed out that although children do learn some words by imitation and association, they also combine words to make meaningful sentences in ways that are unique, unlearned and creative. Because young children can make sentences they have never heard before, Chomsky suggested that human infants are born with the ability to learn language. Chomsky meant that underneath all the differences between public and private languages, there is a universal language mechanism that makes it possible for us, as infants, to learn any language in the world. This theory explains the potential that human infants have for learning language. But it does not really explain how children come to use language in particular ways.Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 30. Why does the speaker say there are great possibilities for communication breakdowns?There are numerous public and private languages.Question 31. What is Chomsky’s point on the ability to learn a language?Human infants are born with the ability to learn language and the potential to learn any language in the world.Question 32. What does Chomsky’s theory fail to explain according to the speaker?It does not really explain how children come to use language in particular ways. Passage 3When US spacewoman Joan Higginbotham is not flying and working in space, she might be found somewhere on earth giving a speech. Higginbotham, who grew up in Chicago and became an engineer before joining NASA, that is the National Air and Space Administration, gives about a dozen speeches a year. Each speech is different because she tailors her remarks to each audience. Through interviews and E-mails, she finds out in advance her listeners' educational level and what information they want to know. On the subject of space walks, for example, audiences vary in their interests and how much complexity they can comprehend. To elementary school children, Higginbotham may discuss a problem that many kids want to know about. "How do spacemen in a spacesuit eat, drink, and go to the bathroom?" Her answer is “the spac esuit is really a small spacecraft with room for food and water-containers, and a waste-collection system.” To a high school audience, she might satisfy a curiosity that often arises in her pre-speech interviews with students who obviouslyhave seen many s cience fiction movies. “Do spacemen carry weapons in case they encounter enemies in space?” Her answer is "No". To scientists, she might provide technical details on such topics as the design of spacesuits that protects spacemen from the deadly temperature extremes of space. Just as elaborate preparation is required for success in space, Higginbotham says that it’s important for speakers to learn as much as possible about their listeners before a speech because every audience is different.33. What did Joan Higginbotham do before joining in NASA?34. How does Higginbotham prepare her speech on space walks?35. What does the high school audience want to know about space travel?Compound Dictation:Crime is increasing worldwide. There is every reason to believe the trend will continue through the next few decades. Crime rates have always been high in multi-cultural industrialized societies such as the United States. But a new phenomenon has appeared on the world scene: rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few offences. Street crimes such as robbery, rape, murder and auto theft are clearly rising, particularly in Eastern European countries, such as Hungary, and in Western European nations, such as the Untied Kingdom. What is driving this crime explosion? There are no simple answers. Still, there are certain conditions associated with rising crime. Increasing heterogeneity of population, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of governments, changing national borders, greater economic growth and the lack of accepted social ideas of right and wrong. These conditions are increasingly observable around the world. For instance, cultures that were previously isolated and homogenous, such as Japan, Denmark and Greece, are now facing the sort of cultural variety that has been common in America for most of its history. Multiculturalism can be a rewarding, enriching experience, but it can also lead to a clash of values. Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the 21st century, and failure to recognize and plan for such diversity can lead to serious crime problems.Part I Writing (30minutes)The Use of Disposable Plastic Bags1.一次性塑料袋曾被广泛的使用2.造成的问题3.限制使用的意义注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
2008年12月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
2008年12月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案Part I Writing (30minutes)The Use of Disposable Plastic Bags1.一次性塑料袋曾被广泛的使用2.造成的问题3.限制使用的意义注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes) 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 four choices marked A),B),C) and D).For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.That’s enough, kidsIt was a lovely day at the park and Stella Bianchi was enjoying the sunshine with her two children when a young boy, aged about four, approached her two-year-old son and pushed him to the ground.“I‟d watched him for a little while and my son was the fourth or fifth child he‟d shoved,” she says.” I went over to them, picked up my son, turned to the boy and said, firmly, ‟No, we don‟t push,” What happened next was unexpected.“The boy‟s mother ran toward me from across the park,” Stella says,” I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead she started shouting at me for disciplining her child, All I did was let him know his behavior was unacceptable. Was I supposed to sit back while her kid did whatever he wanted, hurting other children in the process?”Getting your own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other people‟s children has become a minefield.In my house, jumping on the sofa is not allowed. In my sister‟s house it‟s encouraged. For her, it‟s about kids being kids:”If you can‟t do it at three, when can you do it?”Each of these philosophies is valid and, it has to be said, my son loves visiting his aunt‟s house. But I find myself saying “no” a lot when her kids are over at mine. That‟s OK between sisters but becomes dangerous territory when you‟re talking to the children of friends or acquaintances.“Kids aren‟t all raised the same,” agrees Professor Naomi White of Monash University.” But there is still an idea that they‟re the property of the parent. We see our children as an extension of ourselves, so if you‟re saying that my child is behaving inappropriately, then that‟s somehow a criticism of me.”In those circumstances, it‟s difficult to know whether to approach the child directly or the parent first. There are two schools of thought.“I‟d go to the child first,” says Andrew Fuller, author of Tricky Kids. Usually a quiet reminder that ‟we don‟t do that here‟ is enough. Kids nave finely tuned antennae (直觉) for how to behave in different settings.”He points out bringing it up with the parent first may make them feel neglectful, which could cause problems. Of course, approaching the child first can bring its own headaches, too.This is why White recommends that you approach the parents first. Raise your concerns with the parents if they‟re there and ask them to deal with it,” she says. Asked how to approach a parent in this situation, psychologist Meredith Fuller answers:”Explain your needs as well as stressing the importance of the friendship. Preface your r emarks with something like: ‟I know you‟ll think I‟m silly but in my house I don‟t want…‟”When it comes to situations where you‟re caring for another child, white is straightforward: “common sense must prevail. If things don‟t go well, then have a chat.”There‟re a couple of new grey areas. Physical punishment, once accepted from any adult, is no longer appropriate. “A new set of considerations has come to the fore as part of the debate about how we handle children.”For Andrew Fuller, the child-centric na ture of our society has affected everyone:” The rules are different now from when today‟s parents were growing up,” he says, “Adults are scared of saying: ‟don‟t swear‟, or asking a child to stand up on a bus. They‟re worried that there will be conflict if they point these things out –either from older children, or their parents.”He sees it as a loss of the sense of common public good and public courtesy (礼貌), and says that adults suffer form it as much as child.Meredith Fuller agrees: “A code of conduct is hard to create when you‟re living in a world in which everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep, and a world in which nice people are perceived to finish last.”“I t‟s about what I‟m doing and what I need,” Andrew Fuller says. ”the days when a kid came home from school and said, “I got into trouble”. And dad said, …yo u probably deserved it‟, are over. Now the parents are charging up to the school to have a go at teachers.”This jumping to our children‟s defense is part of what fuels the “walking on eggshells” feeling that surrounds our dealings with other people‟s chil dren. You know that if you remonstrate (劝诫) with the child, you‟re going to have to deal with the parent. I t‟s admirable to be protective of our kids, but is it good?“Children have to learn to negotiate the world on their own, within reasonable boundaries,” White says. “I suspect that it‟s only certain sectors of the populationdoing the running to the school –better –educated parents are probably more likely to be too involved.”White believes our notions of a more child-centered, it‟s a way of talking ab out treating our children like commodities(商品). We‟re centered on them but in ways that reflect positively on us. We treat them as objects whose appearance and achievements are something we can be proud of, rather than serve the best interests of the childre n.”One way over-worked, under-resourced parents show commitment to their children is to leap to their defense. Back at the park, Bianchi‟s intervention(干预) on her son‟s behalf ended in an undignified exchange of insulting words with the other boy‟s mother.As Bianchi approached the park bench where she‟d been sitting, other mums came up to her and congratulated her on taking a stand. “Apparently the boy had a longstanding reputation for bad behavior and his mum for even worse behavior if he was challenged.”Andrew Fuller doesn‟t believe that we should be afraid of dealing with other people‟s kids. “look at kids that aren‟t your own as a potential minefield,” he says. He recommends that we don‟t stay silent over inappropriate behaviour, part icularly with regular visitors.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
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文都：2008年12月英语四级全真预测试卷(三)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic To Restrain Spending. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 现在许多大学生花钱大手大脚。
2. 有人认为社会整体生活水平提高了，大学生花钱多一些无可厚非。
3. 你的看法。
To Restrain SpendingPart IIReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes)Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the question on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, markY (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;NG (for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.given in the passage.Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to addup fast these days. A recent General Accounting Office report estimates that as many as 750,000 Americans are victims of identity。
2008年英语专业四级试题真题及答案详解
2008年英语专业四级试题真题及答案详解发布时间：2008-06-19 C. Long-distance callers. D. Government officials.PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.Salt, shells or metals are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.Salt may seem rather a strange (31) ______ to use as money, (32) ______ in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an (33) ______ necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their (34) ______, were used as money in some countries until recent (35) ______, and cakes of salt (36) ______ buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.Sea shells (37) ______ as money at some time (38) ______ another over the greater part of the Old World, These were (39) ______ mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, shells were traded right across the (40)______ from East to West.Metal, valued by weight, (41) ______ coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries (42) ______ paper money. It can either be exchanged (43) ______ goods, or made into tools, weapons, or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze, (44) ______ in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called “cash”. The (45) ______ of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old —older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.Nowadays, coins and notes have (46) ______ nearly all the more picturesque (47) ______ of money, and (48) ______ in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for future use on ceremonial (49) ______ such as weddings and funerals, examples of (50) ______ money willsoon be found only in museums.(31) A. object B. article C. substance D. category(32) A. but B. and C. so D. even(33) A. abstract B. advantageous C. abundant D. absolute(34) A. weight B. value C. role D. size(35) A. times B. events C. situations D. conditions(36) A. even B. also C. still D. never(37) A. had been used B. are usedC. would be usedD. would have been(38) A. and B. but C. yet D. or(39) A. collected B. produced C. grown D. raised(40) A. city B. district C. community D. continent(41) A. processed B. produced C. preceded D. proceeded(42) A. in spite of B. instead of C. along with D. in line with(43) A. against B. as C. in D. for(44) A. often B. seldom C. really D. much(45) A. earlier B. earliest C. better D. best(46) A. replaced B. reproduced C. reflected D. recovered(47) A. sizes B. shapes C. formats D. forms(48) A. while B. although C. because D. if(49) A. events B. gatherings C. occasions D. assemblies(50) A. original B. primitive C. historical D. crudePART IV GRAMMER &VOCABULARY (15MIN)There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentences.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.51. Our association, which has consistently pressed for greater employment opportunitiesfor the disabled, will publish ______ proposals in the near future.A. theirB. ourC. hisD. its52. Had Judy been more careful on the maths exam, she ______ much better results now.A. would be gettingB. could have gotC. must getD. would get53. Nine is to three ______ three is to one.A. whenB. thatC. whichD. what54. Men differ from animals ______ they can think and speak.A. for whichB. for thatC. in thatD. in which55. ______ he wanted to go out with his friends at the weekend, he had to stay behind tofinish his assignment.A. Much thoughB. Much asC. As muchD. Though much56. I enjoyed myself so much ______ I visited my friends in Paris last year.A. whenB. whichC. thatD. where57. Which of the following is INCORRECT?A. All his lectures were boring. C. Her few friends are all fond of dancing.B. Halfbis money was gone. D. He invited many his friends to the party.58. When you have finished with that book, don’t forget to put it back on my desk, ______?A. do youB. don’t youC. will youD. won’t you59. What does “He wisely refused to spend his money” mean?A. It was wise of him to refuse to spend his money.B. He refused to spend his money in a wise manner.C. He was short of money and didn’t want to buy anything.D. He refused, in a wise manner, to spend his money.60. They stood chatting together aseasily and naturally as ______.A. it could beB. could beC. it wasD. was61. The following are all correct responses to “Who told the news to the teacher?” EXCEPT______.A. Jim did this.B. Jim did so.C. Jim did that.D. Jim did.62. Quality is ______ counts most.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. where63. In his plays Shakespeare ______ his characters live through their language.A. would makeB. had madeC. madeD. makes64. The square itself is five hundred yards wide, five times ______ the size of St. Peter’sin Rome.A. /B. that ofC. which isD. of65. Which o f the following sentences expresses “probability”?A. You must leave immediately.B. You must be feeling rather tired.C. You must be here by eight o’clock.D. You must complete the reading assignment on time.66. When he first started in university, he really felt at ______ with his major —economics.A. shoreB. bankC. oceanD. sea67. On the road motorists should be aware of cyclists and be ______ towards them.A. considerableB. consideringC. considerateD. considered68. Sally was a bit shy, but the teacher found her quite ______ discussing a recent filmwith others.A. at homeB. at mostC. at houseD. at heart69. The company has capitalized ______ the error of judgment made by its business competitor.A. inB. overC. withD. on70. Tim has failed three courses this semester, so he will have to ______ them next semester.A. remakeB. repeatC. reapplyD. revise71. Keep this reference book; it may come in ______ one day.A. handyB. usefulC. convenientD. helpful72. The questions that the speaker raised were well ______ the average adult.A. pastB. onC. beyondD. through73. Teachers in this school were encouraged to use drama as a(n) ______ of learning.A. designB. instrumentC. agencyD. tool74. First, we need to find out what his scheme is, and then act ______.A. sensitivelyB. imaginativelyC. efficientlyD. accordingly75. At first Jim was not quite clear what he was going to do after university, but now heseems ______ on becoming a computer programmer.A. fitB. setC. disposedD. decided76. When invited to talk about his achievements, he refused to blow his own ______ anddeclined to speak at the meeting.A. trumpetB. whistleC. bugleD. flute77. In spite of the treatment, the pain in his leg grew in ______.A. gravityB. extentC. intensityD. amount78. Bus services between Town Centre and Newton Housing Estate will be ______ until themotorway is repaired.A. discontinuedB. suspendedC. haltedD. ceased79. The moon, being much nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the ______ cause of the tides.A. principalB. basicC. initialD. elementary80. Teddy came to my ______ with a cheque of $200 to pay my room rate, after I phoned himthat my wallet had been stolen.A. attendanceB. assistanceC. rescueD. safetyPART V READING COMPREHENSION (25MIN)In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the bestanswer.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AWhen the sun is up in Amsterdam, the largest city in the Netherlands sits quietly on the Amstel River. You can rent a bicycle, visit the Van Gogh or Anne Frank museum, or take a watertaxi.But when the sun goes down, the partying begins. In the big clubs and in coffee shops, touristsgather to hang out, talk politics and smoke.Several areas of the city clearly show the two worlds that rule Amsterdam. And they’reall within a short cab ride of each other.For example, Dam Square attracts daytime sightseers to its festivals, open markets, concerts and other events. Several beautiful and very popular hotels can be found there. And there is the Royal Palace and the Magna Plaza shopping mall.But as evening descends on Dam Square so do the party-seekers. Hip pop or funk music begins blaring from Club Paradiso and Club Melkweg. These are two of the most popular clubs in Europe.So if you come, be ready to dance. The clubs don’t shut down until 4 am.And while you are there, check out the various inexpensive ways to t our the city. Don’t worry about getting lost. Although Dutch is the official language, most people in Amsterdam speak English and are happy to help you with directions.And you’ll notice that half the people in the streets are on bicycles. They rent for US$17to $20 for a whole day.Amsterdam also has a good canal system. From anywhere between US$2 and $9.50, you’can use the canal bus or a water taxi to cruise the “Venice of the North”.You can take in the picturesque canal house architecture: The rows of neat, narrow four-story dwellings of brownstone with large windows are well worth seeing. Many of them are severalcenturies old.You might also want to jump out of the canal bus at the Museum Quarter and start walking. Masterpieces by Dutch artists such as Rembrandt, Bruegel, Van Gogh and others are on display at the Van Gogh Museum, Rembrandt House and others.The city has an appreciation of its historic past. One place to visit is the Anne Frank House in Nine Streets. It was there that the young Jewish girl wrote her famous diary during World War II. Visitors can view Anne’s original diary and climb behind the bookcase to the room where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years.81. At the beginning of the passage, the author indicates that ______.A. Amsterdam is generally known as a quiet city.B. parties go on all day long in Amsterdam.C. Amsterdam presents two different pictures.D. Amsterdam attracts many daytime visitors.82. Which tourist attraction is cited for elaboration in Paragraphs Four and Five?A. Royal Palace.B. Dam Square.C. Club Paradiso.D. Magna Plaza.83. According to the passage, the local people have all the following characteristics EXCEPT______.A. they are party goers.B. they show hospitality.C. they can speak English.D. they are fond of cycling.84. Which of the following adjectives can best describe Amsterdam as a tourist city?A. Modern.B. Delightful.C. Quiet.D. Historic.TEXT BIn an article some Chinese scholars are described as being “tantalized by the mysterious dragon bone hieroglyphics.” Tantalized is one of many English words that have their origins in myths and legends of the past (in this case, Greek and Roman ones). The meaning of the verb tantalize is a very particular one: “to promise or show somethi ng desirable to a person and then take it away; to tease by arousing hope.” Many (but not all) English dictionaries give you a brief indication of a word’s origins in brackets before or after the explanation of the meaning. For tantalize the following explanation is given: [> Tantalus]. This means that you should look up the name Tantalus to find out the word’s origins, and if you do, you will find out that in Greek mythology, Tantalus was a king who was punished in the lower world with eternal hunger and thirst; he was put up to his chin in water that always moved away when he tried to drink it and with fruit on branches above him placed just a little bit out of his reach. Can you see why his name was changed into a verb meaning “to tease or torment by arousing desire”?Another example is the word siren, familiar to us as the mechanical device that makes such an alarming sound when police cars, ambulances, or fire engines approach. This word also has its origins in Greek mythology. The traveler Odysseus (Ulysses to the Romans) made his men plug their ears so that they wouldn’t hear the dangerous voices of the sirens, creatures who were half bird and half woman and who lured sailors to their deaths on sharp rocks. So the word came to be associated both with a loud sound and with danger!When someone speaks of a “jovial mood” or a “herculean effort,” he or she is using words with origins in mythology. Look these words up to find their meaning and relationship to myths.Many common words, such as the names for the days of the week and the months of the year, also come from mythology. Wednesday derives from the ancient Norse king of the gods, Woden, andThursday was originally Thor’s day, in honour of Thor, the god of thunder. As a matter of fact, all the planets, except the one we live on, bear names that come from Roman mythology, including the planet that is farthest away from the sun and for that reason was called after the Roman god of the dead. This god has also given his name to one of the chemical elements. Several other elementshave names that come from mythology, too.It seems that myths and legends live on in the English language.85. The purpose of the first sentence in Paragraph One is ______.A. to describe the work of some Chinese scholars.B. to arou se readers’ interest in hieroglyphics.C. to lead readers onto the main theme.D. to link the preceding part to the present one.86. We leam from the passage, all English dictionaries include ______.A. legends.B. mythology.C. word origins.D. word definitions.87. The example of tantalize is to show ______.A. how the word came into existence.B. how Tantalus was punished in the lower world.C. how all English dictionaries show word origins.D. how the meaning of the word changed over the years.88. According to the passage, which of the following does NOT have origins in myths orlegends?A. Jovial.B. Wednesday.C. Earth.D. March.89. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A. Greek and Roman Mythology in Language.B. Mythological Origins of English Words.C. Historical Changes in Word Meanings.D. Mythology and Common Words.TEXT CMy heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. I’m an American born and raised, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren’t quite ready to letme in yet.“Please wait in here, Ms Abujaber,” the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada whe n I’d flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was startledthat I was being sent “in back” once again.The officer behind the counter called me up and said, “Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.”“How long will it take?”“Hard to say ... a few minutes,” he said. “We’ll call you when we’re ready for you.”After an hour, Washington still hadn’t decided anything about me. “Isn’t thiscomputerized?” I asked at the counter. “Can’t you just look me up?”Just a few more minutes, they assured me.After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. “No phones!” he said. “For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.”“I’m just a university professor,” I said. My voice came out in a squeak.“Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day.”I put my phone away.My husband and I were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, even a flightattendant.I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: “I’m an American citizen; a novelist;I probably teach English literature to your children.” Or would that all be counted against me?After two hours in detention, I was appr oached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved, we were still inshock. Then we leaped to our feet.“Oh, one more thing.” He handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it. “If you weren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.”“Will they respond?” I asked.“I don’t know —I don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them before.” Then he added, “By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.”“What can I do to keep it from happening again?”He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day. “Absolutely nothing.”After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice l’ve heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called “the ethnic ghetto” — a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identity —just like the town you’re bom in and the placewhere you’re raised.Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being anAmerican would ever be this hard.90. The author was held at the airport because ______.A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica.B. her name was similar to a terrorist’s.C. she had been held in Montreal.D. she had spoken at a book event.91. She was not allowed to call her friends because ______.A. her identity hadn’t been confirmed yet.B. she had been held for only one hour and a haitiC. there were other families in the waiting room.D. she couldn’t use her own cell phone.92. We leam from the passage that the author would ______ to prevent similar experiencefrom happening again.A. write to the agencyB. change her nameC. avoid traveling abroadD. do nothing93. Her experiences indicate that there still exists ______ in the US.A. hatredB. discriminationC. toleranceD. diversity94. The author sounds ______ in the last paragraph.A. impatientB. bitterC. wordedD. ironicTEXT DPublic speaking fills most people with dread. Humiliation is the greatest fear;self-exposure and failing to appeal to the audience come a close second. Women hate it most, since girls are pressurized from an early age to be concerned with appearances of all kinds.Most people have plenty of insecurities, and this seems like a situation that will bring them out. If you were under pressure to be perfect, you are terrified of failing in the most publicof ways.While extroverts will feel less fear before the ordeal, it does not mean they will necessarily do it better. Some very shy people manage to shine. When I met the British comedian Julian Clary, he was shy and cautious, yet his TV performances are perfect.In fact, personality is not the best predictor of who does it well. Regardless of what you are like in real life, the key seems to be to act yourself.Actual acting, as in performing the scripted lines of a character other than yourself, does not do the job. While politicians may limit damage by having carefully rehearsed, written scripts to speak from, there is always a hidden awareness among the audience that the words might notbe true.Likewise, the incredibly perfect speeches of many American academics are far from natural. You may end up buying their book on the way out, but soon afterwards, it is much like fast food, and you get a nameless sense that you’ve been cheated.Although, as Earl Spencer proved at his sister Princess Diana’s funeral, it is possible both to prepare every word and to act naturally. A script rarely works and it is used to helpmost speakers.B ut, being yourself doesn’t work either. If you spoke as if you were in your own kitchen,it would be too authentic, too unaware of the need to communicate with an audience.I remember going to see British psychiatrist R. D. Laing speak in public. He behaved likea seriously odd person, talking off the top of his head. Although he was talking about madnessand he wrote on mental illness, he seemed to be exhibiting rather than explaining it.The best psychological place from which to speak is an unselfconscious self-consciousness, providing the illusion of being natural. Studies suggest that this state of “flow”, aspsychologists call it, is very satisfying.95. Women hate public speaking most mainly because of ______.A. their upbringing very early on.B. their inability to appeal to the audience.C. their sense of greater public pressure.D. their sense of greater humiliation.96. “this” in Paragraph Two refers to ______.A. insecurity.B. sense of failure.C. public speaking.D. pressure.97. Which of the fo llowing is NOT the author’s viewpoint?A. Acting like performers spoils the message in a speech.B. Perfection of scripts is necessary in making good impressions.C. Acting naturally means less dependence on the prepared script.D. There should be a balance between actual acting and acting naturally.98. What is the author’s view on personality?A. Personality is the key to success in public speaking.B. Extroverts are better public speakers.C. Introverts have to learn harder to be good speakers.D. Factors other than personality ensure better performance.99. The author implies that while speaking R. D. Laing ______.A. was both too casual and authentic.B. was acting like a performer.C. was keeping a good balance.D. was aware of his audience.100. In the last paragraph the author recommends that ______.A. you forget about your nervousness.B. you feel natural and speak naturally.C. you may feel nervous, but appear naturally.D. you may imagine yourself to be natural.PART VI WRITING (45 MIN)SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 MIN)December 5th is International Volunteers Day. Since 1985, when the United Nations announced the special day, tens of millions of people around the world have volunteered to help those inneed. China now has 4.5 million registered volunteers who have provided more than 4.5 billion hours of volunteer work. What can you gain from volunteering?Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:The Benefits of VolunteeringYou are to write in three parts.In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is.In the second part, support your opinion with appropriate details.In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 MIN)Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:Jane, your classmate, is thinking of subscribing to an English-language newspaper. And you would like to recommend one to her. Write a note, telling her which newspaper it is and describingtwo features of the paper.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.KEYSPART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONPART Ⅲ CLOZEPART IV GRAMMAR ＆VOCABULARYPART V READING COMPREHENSION※※※※※※※※※※※※※ 试题精解※※※※※※※※※※※※※※★ Part I DICTATIONChoosing a CareerWhen students graduate from college, many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives, and they sometimes move from job to job until they find something that suites them,and of equal importance to which they are suited. Others never find a job in which they are really happy. They remain all their lives, square pegs in round holes. When we choose our careers, we need to ask ourselves two questions. First, what do we think we would like to be? Second, what kind of people are we? The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive; but unless we have great talent and are willing to work very hard, we are certain to fail in these occupations and failure will lead to unhappiness in life. So, it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search.★ Part II LISTENING COM PREHENSION◆Section A CONVERSATIONSConversation 1M: Is that Anne Shore?W: Yes, speaking.M: Hello, it’s Eric from London.W: Hello Eric, how can I help you?M: I’m fixing up our next project team meeting and I just wanted to check some possibledates with you.W: Fine, let me just get my diary. Okay, which dates are you looking at?M: I’ve spoken to the others and(1) they prefer either the third week of May or the secondweek of June.W: (1) Yes, both those weeks are pretty clear at the moment, except for the eleventh ofJune.M: Right, I’ve got that.W: So, where’s the meeting taking place this time7M: It was going to be in London, (2) but I spoke to Carlos in Mexico City and he suggested Chicago.He thinks it’ll be more convenient for most of the te am.W: (2) He’s probably right. It would certainly be much easier for me as well because I can fly from Toronto. And I’m sure you could find a meeting room somewhere near the airport.M: That’s a good idea. I’ll check out some hotels in that area and get b ack to you towardsthe end of the week.W: Fine, but I’m not in the office on Friday.M: (3) Okay, I’ll call you later in the afternoon on Thursday.W: No problem, bye!Conversation 2M: We’re having a debate on advertising Thursday evening, and I have to take part.W: That’s interesting; I should like to hear what people think about advertising.M: What is there to say? We must have advertising, mustn’t we?W: Why?M: Well, we wouldn’t know what there was to buy if we didn’t have advertisements.W: Yes, th at’s tree, up to a point. Advertisements provide information that we need. If someone has produced a new article, naturally the seller wants to tell us about it.M: Yes, and the advertisements tell us which product is the best.W: Do they? I don’t think so. (4) Every manufacturer says that his product is the best, or at least tries to give the impression. Only one can be the best, so the others are misleading,aren’t they?M: Well, in a way, I suppose, but we don’t have to believe them, do we?W: Are you sa ying that advertisements aren’t effective? I don’t think that intelligent businessmen would spend millions of dollars on advertising if nobody believed the advertisements,do you?M: Perhaps not, but after all, it’s their money that they’re spending.W: Is it? I think not. (5) The cost of advertising is added to the price of the article.You and I and all the other people who buy the article pay for the advertising.M: Well, I suppose we get something for our money ... some information.W: Yes, but don’t forget it’s often misleading information, and sometimes harmful.M: Harmful?W: What about advertisements designed to persuade young people to smoke cigarettes,wouldn’t you say they’re harmful?。
2008年12月大学英语四级答案
2008年12月大学英语四级答案(A卷)答案提供：江涛英语四六级团队PART I WritingPART II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)1.A2.D3.B4.A5.B6.B7.D8.challenged9.can be prounf of10.stay silentPART III ListeningComprehension11.D12.A13.C14.C15.D16.B17.A18.B19.A20.D21.D22.C23.B24.C25.A26.A27.D28.B29.C30.B31.C32.D33.B34.C35.A36.trend37.phenomenon38.scene39.offences40.murder41.particularly42.explosion43.associated44.chaning national borders greater econmic growth and the lack of accepted soci al ideas of right and wrong45.are now facing the sort of cultural variety that has been common in America f or most of its history.46.failure to recognize and plan for such diversity can lead to serious crime probl emsPART IV Reading Comprehension47. F/ desire48. K/ naturally49. H/ escape50. G/ diversity51. N/ respect52. I/ establishing53. B/ characters54. A/ abundant55. O/ widen56. M/ properly58.B59.A60.D61.B62.B63.D64.B65.A66.CPART V Cloze67.A68.D69.A70.B71.D72.C73.B74.C75.B76.D78.C79.D80.C81.B82.A83.D84.B85.C86.APART VI Translation87.they haven't got answers yet88.what most parents care89.in case that the weather get cold90.decided to start their own business91.till a doctor discoverd it accidentally 交大外院版:08年12月大学英语四级答案(A卷)快速阅读1. A2. D3. B4. A5. C6. B7. D8. challenged9. can be proud of10. stay silent听力11. D) She has lost contact with most of her old friends.12. D) A painter.13. C) Make inquires elsewhere.14. C) He has gained some weight lately.15. D) He doesn't like abstract paintings.16. B) She may have put her notebook amid the journals.17. A) She wants to get some sleep.18. B) His chance of getting the job is slim.19. A He can manage his time more flexible.20. D Searching its website.21. D To utilize its retired employee's resources.22 C See a piece of property.23. B It is a small one with a two-bedroom house.24. C It may now be big enough for raising corn.25. A Finances.26. A) To introduce the chief of the city' police force.27. D) He holds a master's degree in criminology.28. B) To get police officers closer to the local people.29. C) Effective.30. B) There are numerous languages in existence.31. C) It is something we are born with.32. D) How children learn to use language.33. B) She was an engineer.34. C) Adjusting them to different audiences.35. A) Whether spacemen carry weapons.36 trend37 phenomenon38 scene39 offenses40 murder41 particularly42 explosion43 associated44 changing national borders, greater economic growth, and the lack of accepted social ideas of right and wrong45 are now facing the sort of cultural variety that has been common in America f or most of its history46 failure to recognize and plan for such diversity can lead to serious crime probl ems阅读47. F/ desire48. K/ naturally49. H/ escape50. G/ diversity51. N/ respect52. I/ establishing53. B/ characters54. A/ abundant55. O/ widen56. M/ properly57 A they are more likely to survive serious diseases today.58 B men don't seek medical care as often as women,59 D it would be a big misfortune.60 D unwillingness to find out about one's decease because of fear.61 B they will save money in the long run.62 B customer would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around th em.63 A new customer are bound to replace old ones.64 B won't have to trouble parking their cars.65 A manners of the salespeople66 C voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly.完型67. A. among68. D. sponsor69. A. access70. B. less71. D. lack72. C. fees73. B. as74. A. maintain75. B. first76. D. when77. A. realized78. C. strongly79. D. led80. C. particular81. B. environment82. A. encouraging83. D. at84. B. how85. C. produce86. A. growing翻译87. to which they presently haven’t yet found any solutions88. What most parents are concerned about89. in case it gets cold90. decided to run their own businesses91. until a doctor found it by accident上海交大外院四六级专家团。
2008年12月大学英语四级考试试题及答案(附听力原文)
2008年12月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案Part I Writing (30minutes)The Use of Disposable Plastic Bags1.一次性塑料袋曾被广泛的使用2.造成的问题3.限制使用的意义Part V ClozePlaying organized sports is such a common experience in the United States that many children and teenagers that them for granted. This is especially true 67 children from families and communities that have the resources needed to organize and 68 sports programs and make sure that there is easy 69 to participation opportunities. Children in low-income families and poor communities are 70 likely to take organized youth sports for granted because they often 71 the resources needed to pay for participation 72, equipment, and transportation to practices and games 73 their communities do not have resources to build and 74 sports fields and facilities.Organized youth sports 75 appeared during the early 20th century in the United States and other wealthy nations. They were originally developed 76 some educators and developmental experts 77 that the behavior and character of children were 78 influenced by their social surrounding and everyday experiences. This 79 many people to believe that if you could organize the experiences of children in 80 ways, you could influence the kinds of adults that those children would become.This be lief that the social 81 influenced a person’s overall development was very 82 to people interested in progress and reform in the United States 83 the beginning of the 20th century. It caused them to think about 84 they might control the experiences of children to 85 responsible and productive adults. They believed strongly that democracy depended on responsibility and that a 86 capitalist economy depended on the productivity of worker.67. A. among B. within C. on D. towards68. A. spread B. speed C. spur D. sponsor69. A. access B. entrance C. Chance D. route70 A. little B. less C. more D. much71. A. shrink B. tighten C. limit D. lack72. A. bill B accounts C. fees D. fare73. A. so B. as C. and D. but74. A. Maintain B. sustain C. contain D. entertain75.A. last B. first C. later D. finally76.A. before B. while C. until D. when77.A. realized B. recalled C. expected D. exhibited78.A. specifically B. excessively C. strongly D. exactly79. A. moved B. conducted C. put D. led80. A. precise B. precious C. particular D. peculiar81.A. engagement B. environment C.state D. status82.A. encouraging B. disappointing C. upsetting D. surprising83.A. for B. with C. over D. at84.A. what B. how C. whatever D. however85.A. multiply B. manufacture C. produce D. provide86.A. growing B. breeding C. raising D. flyingPart VI Translation87.Medical researchers are painfully aware that there are many problems (他们至今还没有答案).88. (大多数父母所关心的) is providing the best education possible for their children.89.You’d better take a sweater with you(以防天气变冷).90.Throught the project, many people have received training and (决定自己创业)91.the anti-virus agent was not known 直到一名医生偶然发现了它).2008年12月20日大学英语四级考试参考答案Part I Writing范文：Disposable plastic bags were once widely used in China. When we went shopping at supermarkets and departments stores, shopping assistants often provided free plastic bags for our convenience. For a while, life without them seemed unimaginable for most of us.However, disposable plastic bags do bring severe damage to our environment. Costumers usually threw them away after use, and because they are thin and hard to decompose, these plastic products will exist for a long time. This is an immediate threat to our earth and water.Nowadays, the government has passed relevant regulations for limiting the use of disposable plastic bags: they are not free any more. In some shopping places, in order to invoke the public awareness of environmental protection, plastic bags are offered in a much higher price. As a result, people are changing their behavior: paper and clothing bags that vanished for a long time come back to our daily life. It is true that by limiting its usage, everyone in this society contributes some effort to the improvement of the environment.Part V Cloze67-86 ADABD CCABD ACDCB A DBCAPart VI Translation87. that they haven’t found answers to88.What most parents are concerned about89. in case it turn(s) cold90. decided to start their own business91. until it was accidentally found by a doctor。
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洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌Part ⅠWritingHow to Get Prepared for a JobWith more and more graduates from colleges and universities every year, job hunting has become more and more difficult. In order to gain an upper hand, it is necessary for us to prepare ourselves when we are still on campus.There are several measures college students can take to sharpen their edges. First, it is important to learn the kind of writing skills that will help us get an interview. Writing effective resumes, letters of application, and interview follow-up letters can give us an edge in the job market. Second, we should have knowledge of the job itself. The job we are looking for should neither be beyond our reach nor should it be too easy. Instead, it should bring your abilities into full play.If I do get an interview, take time to prepare well for it. It could be the most important meeting of my career. Try to anticipate what questions will be asked and have answers ready. Present your best appearance and conduct. As a matter of courtesy, and to strengthen your case, write a follow-up letter to thank the interviewer for the interview.In a word, opportunity will only favor those with a ready mind. We should get well-prepared for the future success.Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)1. Y 细节题文章第一个小标题The Purpose of Health and Fitness Tips，其中的Health and Fitness Tips可能是个组织或计划的名称；Diet and Exercise Are Keys to Healthy Living标题下最后一句中的Health and Fitness Tips Site is all about ...,以上两个细节表明本文是健康网站上的一篇文章。
故选Y。
2. N 主旨大意题The Purpose of Health and Fitness Tips部分介绍了该网站的目的，即让网民了解健康领域新的发展(To inform you of new developments in the health and fitness fields is our aim.) 因此，题干与原文不符，应选N。
3. Y 细节题解题依据文章小标题Diet and Exercise Are Keys to Healthy Living (饮食和锻炼是健康生活的关键)。
题干与原文相符，故选Y。
4. N 细节题快速浏览10条建议的标题，可以很快知道本题的内容与原文不符。
原文还包括一些生活常识。
故选N。
5. NG 综合判断题快速浏览文章中的10点建议，找不到关于睡眠的内容，因此可以断定文章没有提供这方面的信息，选NG。
6. Y 细节题解题依据Ten Essential Health Tips中第一条的内容，题干与原文相符，选Y。
7. Y 细节题解题依据第四条建议中第四句，题干与原文相符，应当选Y。
8. can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney disease and cancer 细节题解题依据小标题8. Avoid Excessive Drinking下第一句。
9. try to avoid all these 细节题本题定位于小标题5. protect Yourself from Pollution下第一句，题干与原文只是叙述方式不同。
10. cannot control your own destiny 细节题解题依据第10条建议，如果父母因为身体不好而逝世较早，儿女仍然可以控制自己的命运，方法就是按照这些健康建议去做。
Part ⅢListening ComprehensionSection A11. A 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. C 21. C 22. D 23. D 24.A 25. D11. W: How can I get all of this data put into the computer on time?M: You should ask Mary to give you a hand.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?12. M: Since I didn’t even begin my project, I might not go to class today.W: Are you kidding? That would only put you further behind.Q: What is the woman’s opinion?13. W: You certainly have a lot of clocks.There seems to be one in every room.M: My family gave them to me because I have trouble keeping track of time.Q: What are the man and woman discussing?14. W: Martha seemed to know just the right thing to say to Bob in order to cheer him up.M: That’s just like her.Q: What does the man mean?15. M: Did you go to the big sale at Spenser’s yesterday?W: I had to visit my aunt in the hospital.Q: What does the woman imply about the sale?16. M: I can’t get this window open. It’s really stuck.W: Why don’t you try using this screwdriver and see if that works?Q: What does the woman mean?17. W: Gary, did you turn in your locker key?M: No, I got Sam to do it.Q: What does Gary say about the key?18. M: I hope you can understand my reasons for deciding to leave, Mrs.Harrison.W: Do I have to remind you that we have invested a lot of time and money in your career here?Q: How did Mrs.Harrison respond?Now you’ll hear two long conversations.Conversation OneW: What a day! I’m exhausted.M: Well it’s not over yet.W: Yeah, but it’s over for me. I have to go back home and be there when the kids get home.M: Oh, that’s right. I have to go back to the office. My lawyer is waiting there to talk about a contract dispute we have with one of our clients. How long does it usually take you to get home from here?W: It depends on traffic. Sometimes I can get home within half an hour. I shouldbe home today around 5 pm.M: It’s so convenient that your office is so close to the fourth ring road. I sometimes have to fight traffic for an hour just to get to the third ring.W: I know. Hey, will you get home tonight in time to watch "That’s Incredible!"?M: I hope so. That’s my favorite program. I love all those weird things people do.W: I’ll be watching it too.Well if your meeting goes too late,give me a call and I’ll record it.M: Thanks. I may do that. I might have to miss it tonight if my boss decides on our business trip to Shanghai tomorrow. Then I’ll have to stay later to get ready.W: Oh I hate going to Shanghai.W: It’s not that bad. I would like to know earlier, however.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.Why was the woman anxious to go back home?20.What did the man think of the woman’s trip between office and home?21.What do you know about the program "That’s Incredible!"?22.Why might the man miss the program?Conversation TwoM: Hi, Vivian. What are you doing here?W: Hi, Steve. I’m having a bit of trouble finding some of the stuff I need.M: What’re you looking for?W: Well, I’m just trying to find out something about the use of steel in building construction. Do you have any idea?M: Frankly, I don’t know much about this. What about the library? There’s a database on the computer, and most of the stuff you need is catalogued. You can find it somewhere.W: Yes, but that’s the easy part! Then you have to find the book you want on the shelves, and you often find that it’s out already.M: I know what you mean! Then you have to line up to borrow it, if It’s CTL.W: CTL? What’s CTL?M: It means "confined to library": you know, it means,you can’t take it out. You have to read it in the library.W: It seems easy, doesn’t it? But you have to reserve it, and then you may want to photocopy bits of it, or make notes-and there never seems to be enough time.M: Hmm! In your shoes, I think I’d have a word with our tutor.W: I think I’ll do that! Thanks! See you later. Bye!M: See yah! And good luck!Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What trouble is Vivian having now?24. What is the biggest difficulty in borrowing CTL books?25. What does Vivian decide to do finally?Section B26. B 27. D 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. D 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. BPassage OneJohn Lennon, one of the Beatles, was murdered just before 11 pm on the 8th December 1980 outside his home in the Dakota Apartment Building in New York City.He has just got out of a car, and was walking to the entrance when a voice called "Mr.Lennon". Lennon turned, and was shot five times. The killer threw his gun down, and stood there smiling. "Do you know what you just did?" shouted the doorman. "I just shot John Lennon," the killer replied. Lennon was rushed to a nearby hospital in a police patrol car, but it was too late.The killer was 25-year-old Mark Chapman from Hawaii. Earlier the same evening he had asked Lennon for his autograph. In fact, he had been hanging around outside the apartment building for several days. Chapman was a fan of the Beatles and Lennon, and had tried to imitate him in many ways. It is said that he even believed that he was John Lennon.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. Where was John Lennon murdered?27. Who was the killer?28.Who sent John Lennon to the hospital after he was shot?Passage TwoRed Cross is an international organization that takes care of people who are in need of help. The Red Cross exists in almost every country around the globe. A man in a Beijing hospital who needs blood, a woman in Turkey who was injured in an earthquake, and a family in Indonesia that lost their home in Tsunami may all be aided by the Red Cross.The idea of forming an organization to help people in need began with Jean Dunant. In 1859, he observed how people were suffering on a battlefield in Paris. He wanted to help the wounded soldiers despite which side they were fighting for. His efforts brought on the Geneva Convention, an international treaty. It protects prisoners of war, the sick and wounded, and other citizens during a war.The Red Cross in the United States was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the American Red Cross provides a lot of services for the public, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid, demonstrating water safety, and providing blood.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29.Which of the following is true about the Red Cross?30. Who was the father of the Red Cross?31.What made the father determined to build the Red Cross?Passage ThreeOne winter evening Mr. Blake was driving in his car along an isolated country road. He had been to New York, in which he had withdrawn 10,000 dollars from the bank.He was then going back home with the money, which he had put in his pocket. At the loneliest part of the road a middle-aged man in poor clothes stoppedhim and asked for a lift. Mr. Blake told him to get into the car and continued on his way. As he talked to the man he learned that he had been in prison for robbery and had escaped out of prison three days ago. Mr. Blake was very worried at the thought of the 10,000 dollars in his pocket.Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a clever idea. He had just reached a small town where the speed limit was 40 miles an hour. He pressed down the accelerator and drove the car as fast as it would go. He looked back and saw the police-car had seen this and had begun to chase him. After a mile or so the police-car overtook him and ordered him to stop.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32.Where did the story happen?33.Who was the middle-aged man?34.How fast could a car drive in the small town mentioned?35.Why did Mr. Blake drive his car as fast as it could go?Section CToday, students who want to learn English in the U.S. have a wide choice of courses and institutions to choose from. And, because the U.S. is such a big country, they also have a huge (36) variety of locations in which to study. The U.S. has a long (37) tradition of teaching English because, (38) throughout its history, the country has welcomed immigrants from all over the world, most of whom have needed to (39) learn English. Today, the English language teaching sector in the U.S. is well (40)developed and its teachers are highly(41)qualified and experienced.American universities and colleges welcome many thousands of(42)overseas students each year, who(43) enroll on degree or postgraduate courses. Most of these institutions provide preparation courses for students(44) who need to improve their English before they start university study. These courses are called Intensive English Language Programs and(45) they are the most common type of course taken by overseas students.In addition to language tuition, Intensive English Language Programs give students (46) the chance to get to know the school where they will be studying, and become more familiar with the American academic environment.Part ⅣReading Comprehension（Reading in Depth)Section A47. F 此处需填入一个动词原形，可选范围缩小到A、C、F、H、M和N，冒号后面的内容，显然是在对marginal land进行定义，故答案为F。