2008.12四级考试题目.doc

I remember the way the light touched her hair. She turned her head， and our eyes met， a momentary awareness in that raucous fifth grade classroom. I felt as though Id been struck a blow under the heart. Thus began my first love affair. Her name was Rachel， and I mooned my way through the grade and high school， stricken at the mere sight of her， tongue-tied in her presence. Does anyone， anymore， linger in the shadows of evening， drawn by the pale light of a windowher windowlike some hapless summer insect？ That delirious swooning， asexual but urgent and obsessive， that made me awkward and my voice crack， is like some impossible dream now. I would catch sight of her， walking down an aisle of trees to or from school， and Id become paralyzed. She always seemed so poised， so self-possessed. At home， Id relive each encounter， writhing at the thought of my inadequacies. We eventually got acquainted and socialized as we entered our adolescence， she knew I had a case on her， and I sensed her affectionate tolerance for me. Going steady implied a maturity we still lacked. Her Orthodox Jewish upbringing and my own Catholic scruples imposed an inhibited grace that made even kissing a distant prospect， however fervently desired. I managed to hold her once at a dancechaperoned， of course. Our embrace made her giggle， a sound so trusting that I hated myself for what Id been thinking. At any rate， my love for Rachel remained unrequited. We graduated from high school， she went on to college， and I joined the Army.zCQ大学英语四级考试网When World War II engulfed us， I was sent overseas. For a time we corresponded， and her letters were the highlight of those grinding endless years. Once she sent me a snapshot of herself in a bathing suit， which drove me to the wildest of fantasies. I mentioned the possibility of marriage in my nest letter， and almost immediately her replies became less frequent， less personal. Her Dear John letter finally caught up with me while I was awaiting di ischarge. She gently explained the impossibility of a marriage between us. Looking back on it， I must have recovered rather quickly， although for the first few months I believed I didnt want to live. Like Rachel， I found someone else， whom I learned to love with a deep and permanent commitment that has lasted to this day. zCQ大学英语四级考试网1、According to the passage， how old was the author when his first love affair began？zCQ大学英语四级考试网A. Before he entered his teens.zCQ大学英语四级考试网B. In his early teens.zCQ大学英语四级考试网C. In his middle teens.zCQ大学英语四级考试网D. When he was just out of his teens.zCQ大学英语四级考试网正确答案AzCQ大学英语四级考试网2、How did the author behave as a boy in love？zCQ大学英语四级考试网A. His first love motivated him toward hard study.zCQ大学英语四级考试网B. His first love evoked sentimental memories.zCQ大学英语四级考试网C. He was overpowered by wild excitement and passion.zCQ大学英语四级考试网D. He fulfilled his expectations and desires.zCQ大学英语四级考试网正确答案CzCQ大学英语四级考试网3、According to the passage， what held them back from a loving kiss？zCQ大学英语四级考试网A. Her Jewish origin did not allow it.zCQ大学英语四级考试网B. His Catholic adherence forbade it.zCQ大学英语四级考试网C. They were not sure whether it was proper or ethical to kiss in line with their religious decorum.zCQ大学英语四级考试网D. Kissing was found to be inelegant or even distasteful.zCQ大学英语四级考试网正确答案CzCQ大学英语四级考试网4、According to the passage， what was Rachels response to the authors tender affection before the war？zCQ大学英语四级考试网A. She recognized and accepted his love affectionately.zCQ大学英语四级考试网B. She thwarted his affection by flatly turning him down.zCQ大学英语四级考试网C. She fondly permitted him to adore her without losing her own heart to him.zCQ大学英语四级考试网D. She didnt care for him at all and only took delight in playing with his feelings.zCQ大学英语四级考试网正确答案CzCQ大学英语四级考试网5、Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage？zCQ大学英语四级考试网A. Statement and example.zCQ大学英语四级考试网B. Cause and effect.zCQ大学英语四级考试网C. Order of importance.zCQ大学英语四级考试网D. Linear description.zCQ大学英语四级考试网正确答案DzCQ大学英语四级考试网Today， there are many avenues open to those who wish to continue their education. However， nearly all require some break in ones career in order to attend school full time. Part-time education， that is， attending school at night or for one weekend a month， tends to drag the process out over time and puts the completion of a degree program out of reach of many people. Additionally， such programs require a fixed time commitment which can also impact negatively on ones career and family time. Of the many approaches to teaching and learning， however， perhaps the most flexible and accommodating is that called distance learning. Distance learning is an educational method， which allows the students the flexibility to study at his or her own pace to achieve the academic goals， which are so necessary in todays world. The time required to study many be set aside at the students convenience with due regard to all lifes other requirements. Additionally， the student may enroll in distance learning courses from virtually any place in the world， while continuing to pursue their chosen career. Tutorial assistance may be available via regular airmail， telephone， facsimile machine， teleconferencing and over the Internet. Good distance learning programs are characterized by the inclusion of a subject evaluation tool with every subject. This precludes the requirement for a student to travel away from home to take a test.5JZ大学英语四级考试网Another characteristic of a good distance-learning program is the equivalence of the distance-learning course with the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus. The resultant diploma or degree should also be the same whether distance learning or on-campus study is employed. The individuality of the professor/student relationship is another characteristic of a good distance-learning program. In the final analysis， a good distance learning program has a place not only for the individual students but also the co orporation or business that wants to work in partnership with their employees for the educational benefit， professional development， and business growth of the organization. Sponsoring distance learning programs for their employees gives the business the advantage of retaining career-minded people while contributing to their personal and professional growth through education. 5JZ大学英语四级考试网1、According to the passage， which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of part-time education？5JZ大学英语四级考试网A. It requires some break in ones career.5JZ大学英语四级考试网B. It tends to last too long for many people to complete a degree program.5JZ大学英语四级考试网C. It affects ones career.5JZ大学英语四级考试网D. It gives the student less time to share with the family.5JZ大学英语四级考试网正确答案A5JZ大学英语四级考试网2、Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning？5JZ大学英语四级考试网A. The students may choose his or her own pace.5JZ大学英语四级考试网B. The students may study at any time to his or her convenience.5JZ大学英语四级考试网C. They can pursue their chosen career while studying.5JZ大学英语四级考试网D. Their tutorial assistance comes through regular airmail， telephone， facsimile machine， etc.5JZ大学英语四级考试网正确答案D5JZ大学英语四级考试网3、What benefit will distance-learning program bring to a business？5JZ大学英语四级考试网A. Recruitment of more talented people.5JZ大学英语四级考试网B. Good image of the business.5JZ大学英语四级考试网C. Better cooperation with universities.5JZ大学英语四级考试网D. Further training of employees and business growth.5JZ大学英语四级考试网正确答案D5JZ大学英语四级考试网4、What benefit will distance learning bring to an employee of a business？5JZ大学英语四级考试网A. Professional growth.5JZ大学英语四级考试网B. Good relationship with the employer.5JZ大学英语四级考试网C. Good impression on the employer.5JZ大学英语四级考试网D. Higher salary.5JZ大学英语四级考试网正确答案A5JZ大学英语四级考试网5、Which is not the characteristic of distance learning？5JZ大学英语四级考试网A. It includes a subject evaluation tool with every subject.5JZ大学英语四级考试网B. Its course uses the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus.5JZ大学英语四级考试网C. A distance-learning program has a place only for students.5JZ大学英语四级考试网D. The relationshi p of the professor/student is characterized by individuality. 5JZ大学英语四级考试网正确答案C5JZ大学英语四级考试网A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly， courteous and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair， this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians， and should best be considered North American. There are， of course， exceptions. Small-minded officials， rude waiters， and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a long period of time and in many parts of the country， a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion， and brought news of the outside world. The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality.jwC大学英语四级考试网Someone traveling alone， if hungry， injured， or ill， often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life： if you didnt take in the stranger and take care of him， there was no one else who would. And someday， remember， you might be in the same situation. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet， the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US， especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. I was just traveling through， got talking with this American， and pretty soon he invited me home for dinneramazing. Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon， but are not always understood properly.jwC大学英语四级考试网The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial， but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. As is true of any developed society， in Ame erica a complex set of cultural signals， assumptions， and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And， of course， speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to translate cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example， when an American uses the word friend， the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitors language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet， being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers. jwC大学英语四级考试网1、In the eyes of visitors from the outside world， _.jwC大学英语四级考试网A. rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the USjwC大学英语四级考试网B. small-minded officials deserve a serious commentjwC大学英语四级考试网C. Canadians are not so friendly as their neighborsjwC大学英语四级考试网D. most Americans are ready to offer helpjwC大学英语四级考试网正确答案DjwC大学英语四级考试网2、It could be inferred from the last paragraph that _.jwC大学英语四级考试网A. culture exercises an influence over social interrelationshipjwC大学英语四级考试网B. courteous convention and individual interest are interrelatedjwC大学英语四级考试网C. various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friendsjwC大学英语四级考试网D. social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventionsjwC大学英语四级考试网正确答案AjwC大学英语四级考试网3、Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers _.jwC大学英语四级考试网A. to improve their hard lifejwC大学英语四级考试网B. in view of their long-distance traveljwC大学英语四级考试网C. to add some flavor to their own daily lifejwC大学英语四级考试网D. out of a charitable impulsejwC大学英语四级考试网正确答案CjwC大学英语四级考试网4、The tradition of hospitality to strangers _.jwC大学英语四级考试网A. tends to be superficial and artificialjwC大学英语四级考试网B. is generally well kept up in the united StatesjwC大学英语四级考试网C. is always understood properlyjwC大学英语四级考试网D. has something to do with the busy tourist trailsjwC大学英语四级考试网正确答案BjwC大学英语四级考试网5、Wh ats the authors attitudes toward the Americans friendliness？ jwC大学英语四级考试网A. Favorable.jwC大学英语四级考试网B. Unfavorable.jwC大学英语四级考试网C. Indifferent.jwC大学英语四级考试网D. Neutral.jwC大学英语四级考试网正确答案AjwC大学英语四级考试网No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are demeaning to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of the whole. The individual in a uniform loses all self-worth. There are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a large， more important concept. What could be more important than the individual oneself？ If an organization is so weak that it must rely on cloth and buttons to inspire its members， that organization has no right to continue its existence. Others say that the practice of making persons wear uniforms， say in school， eliminates all envy and competition in a matter of dress， such that a poor person who cannot afford good-quality clothing， why would anyone strive to be better？ It is only a short step from forcing everyone to wear the same clothing to forcing everyone to drive the same car， have the same type of house， eat the same type of food. When this happens， all incentive to improve ones life is removed. Why would parents bother to work hard so that their children could have a better life than they had when they know that their children are going to be forced to have exactly the same life that they had？ Uniforms also hurt the economy. Right now， billions of dollars are spent on the fashion industry yearly.di6大学英语四级考试网Thousands of persons are employed in designing， creating， and marketing different types of clothing. If everyone were forced to wear uniforms， artistic personnel would be unnecessary. Salespersons would be superfluous as well： why bother to sell the only items that are available？ The wearing of uniforms would destroy the fashion industry which in turn would have a ripple effect on such industries as advertising and promotion. Without advertising， newspapers， magazines， and television would not be able to remain in business. Our entire information and entertainment industries would founder. di6大学英语四级考试网1、The authors viewpoint on uniforms can best be described as _.di6大学英语四级考试网A. practicaldi6大学英语四级考试网B. hystericaldi6大学英语四级考试网C. radicaldi6大学英语四级考试网D. criticaldi6大学英语四级考试网正确答案Cdi6大学英语四级考试网2、Judged from its style， this passage might be found in _.di6大学英语四级考试网A. a childrens comics bookdi6大学英语四级考试网B. an editorial in a paperdi6大学英语四级考试网C. a sociology textbookdi6大学英语四级考试网D. a political platformdi6大学英语四级考试网正确答案Bdi6大学英语四级考试网3、It can be inferred that the author believes that _.di6大学英语四级考试网A. individuals have no self-worth when they become part of an organizationdi6大学英语四级考试网B. individuals are more important than organizationsdi6大学英语四级考试网C. individuals are not so important as organizationsdi6大学英语四级考试网D. individuals are the same important as organizationsdi6大学英语四级考试网 正确答案Bdi6大学英语四级考试网4、The author brings in the example of a parent striving to make life better for his children to make the point that _.di6大学英语四级考试网A. parents have responsibilities for their childrendi6大学英语四级考试网B. uniforms would be less expensive than clothing for childrendi6大学英语四级考试网C. uniforms cause dissension between parents and childrendi6大学英语四级考试网D. individual motivation would be destroyed by uniformsdi6大学英语四级考试网正确答案Ddi6大学英语四级考试网5、The last word of the passage founder probably means _.di6大学英语四级考试网A. collapsedi6大学英语四级考试网B. shrinkdi6大学英语四级考试网C. disappeardi6大学英语四级考试网D. establishdi6大学英语四级考试网正确答案Adi6大学英语四级考试网Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.CVj大学英语四级考试网（1）While there are almost as many definitions of history as there are historians，modern practice most closely conforms to one that sees history as the attempt to recreate and explain the significant events of the past.Caught in the web of its own time and place，each generation of historians determines anew what is significant for it in the past.In this search the evidence found is always incomplete and scattered；it is also frequently partial or partisan.The irony of the historians craft is that its practitioners always know that their efforts are but contributions to an unending process.CVj大学英语四级考试网Interest in historical methods has arisen less through external challenge to the validity of history as an intellectual discipline and more from internal quarrels among historians themselves. While history once revered its affinity to literature and philosophy，the emerging social sciences seemed to afford greater opportunities for asking new questions and providing rewarding approaches to an understanding of the past.（2）Social science methodologies had to be adapted to a discipline governed by the primacy of historical sources rather than the imperatives of the contemporary world.CVj大学英语四级考试网During this transfer，traditional historical methods were augmented by additional methodologies designed to interpret the new forms of evidence in the historical stud