2023年9月全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案

2003年9月全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversation.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwiltbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).anddecidewhichisthebestanswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheeoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtileconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice〞isthebestanswerYoushouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A)GiveBobaphonecall.

B)GoandpickBobup.

C)GolookforBob.

D)WaitforBob.

2.A)Sheisworkinginthecity.

B)Lifeinthesuburbsislonely.

C)Jobsareeasiertofindinthecity.

D)It’slessexpensivelivinginthecity.

3.A)Inaprintingshop.

B)Atapublishinghouse.

C)Atabookstore.

D)Inalibrary.

4.A)Thewomanbemorecarefulnexttime.

B)Theytrytothinkofasolution.

C)Thewomanfindasparekey.

D)Theycomedownstairs.

5.A)Sendingane-mail.

B)Workinginanoffice.

C)Talkingonthephone.

D)Doingspellingpractice.

6.A)Buysomethingforthepicnic.

B)Goshoppingwiththeman.

C)Goforaridearoundtown.

D)Haveapicnic.

7.A)Thewomanmisplacedherclasspermitforbiology.

B)Thewomanarrivedforregistrationtooearly.

C)Thewomanmissedregistrationforthebiologycourse.

D)Thewomangotawrongclasspermit.

8.A)ThewomanlikestheweatherinNewYorkverymuch.

B)ThewomanwillstayinNewYorkalongtime.

C)ThemanisplanningtovisitNewYork.

D)It’squitecoldinNewYorknow.

9.A)Theoldladysittingnexttothecouplelikestoysverymuch.

B)Anoldladytookthecouple’ssuitcaseforherown.

C)Thecouple’ssuitcasewasstolenintherestaurant.

D)Themanforgottoputthetoysintheirsuitcase.

10.A)She’sflyingtoHongKong.

B)She’sgoingtobuyanairticket.

C)She’sgoingtosaygood-byetoBill.

D)She’sleavingforHongKongwithBill.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Theyhimonlyretiredworkers.

B)Theyeachdojobstheyaregoodat.

C)Theyclosethehotelduringlowseasons.

D)Theyemployasfewworkersaspossible.

12.A)Stafftraining.

B)Book-keeping.

C)Cleaningandwashingup.

D)Gardeningandflowerarranging.

13.A)Theyhavetheirhotelbeautifullydecorated.

B)Theyprovidedeliciousfood.

C)Theymaketheirguestsfeelathome.

D)Theygivepartiesregularlyfortheirvisitors.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Towithdrawhisdeposit.

B)Tocashacheek.

C)Torobthebank.

D)Togethisprize.

15.A)Aradioannouncer

B)Abankemployee.

C)Acarmechanic.

D)Amovieactor.

16.A)Theylethimdowhathewantedto.

B)Theyhelpedhimfindlargebills.

C)Theypressedthealarm.

D)Theycalledthepolice.

17.A)Hewasafraidthatbewouldbecaughtonthespot.

B)Largebillswerenotwithinhisreach.

C)Themaximumsumallowedwas55,000.

D)Hewaslimitedbytimeandthesizeofhispockets.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)ArescuerontheGoldenGateBridge.

B)Aprofessionaldiver.

C)Atelephoneoperator.

D)AguardontheGoldenGateBridge.

19.A)Someonehamfallenoffthebridge.

B)Someoneonthebridgeisbeingattacked.

C)Someoneisthreateningtodestroythebridge.

D)Someoneonthebridgeisattemptingtokillhimself.

20.A)Callthemothertocomefightaway.

B)Trytocommunicatewiththemfirst.

C)Helpthemtogetoutoftheirmisty.

D)Remindthemthattheyhavechildrentotakecareof.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelingthroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Arecentstudy,publishedinlastweek’sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,offersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver,Indeed,a16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdrivingalone,Bycontrast,theriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.

Theauthorsalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.,andespeciallyaftermidnight,withpassengersinthecar,thedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.

RobertFoss,ascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCenter,saysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowith“reallystupidbehavior〞thanwithjustalackofdrivingexperience.“Thebasicissue.〞Besays,“isthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis.〞

Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate(使…缓解)theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystems,inwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.Agraduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadult,followedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofpassengerrestrictions,beforegraduatingtofulldrivingprivileges.

Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashes,accordingtorecentstudies.Abouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplace,butonly10ofthosestateshaverestrictionsonpassengers,Californiaisthestrictest,withanovice(新手)driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20(withoutthepresenceofanadultover25)forthefirstsixmonths.

21.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?

A)Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.

B)Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.

C)Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.

D)Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.

22.AccordingtoRobertFoss.Thehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto________.

A)theirfrequentdrivingatnight

B)theirimproperwayofdriving

C)theirlackofdrivingexperience

D)theirdrivingwithpassengers

23.AccordingtoParagraph3.whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A)Teenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrive.

B)Drivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstolearn.

C)Restrictionsshouldbeimposedonteenagersapplyingtotakedrivinglessons.

D)Thelicensingauthoritiesarepartlyresponsibleforteenagers’drivingaccidents.

24.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers’drivingaccidentsisthat________.

A)drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearule

B)theyshouldbeprohibitedfromtakingonpassengers

C)theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.

D)thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved

25.Thepresentsituationinabouthalfofthestatesisthatthegraduatedlicensingsystem________.

A)isunderdiscussion

B)isabouttobesetup

C)hasbeenputintoeffect

D)hasbeenperfected

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwant,thebestroutetoajobistogetspecializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompanieslikegraduatesinsuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotoworkimmediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining.

That’sespeciallytrueofboomingfieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.AtCornell’sSchoolofHotelAdministration,forexample,bachelor’sdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobofferswithsalariesrangingfromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchancesforrapidadvancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundofformaleducationcoupledwithworkexperience.

Butinthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesn’tpayoff.Business,whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthedegreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahighersalaryinitially,buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears.

Asfurtherevidenceoftheerosion(销蚀)ofcorporate(公司的)faithinspecializeddegrees,MichiganState’sScheetzcitesapatternincorporatehiringpractices,althoughcompaniestendtotakeonspecialistsasnewhires,theyoftenseekoutgeneralistsformiddleandupper-levelmanagement.“Theywantsomeonewhoisn’tconstrained(限制)bynutsandboltstolookatthebigpicture,“saysScheetz.

Thissoundssuspiciouslylikeaformalstatementthatyouapproveoftheliberal-artsgraduate.Timeandagainlabor-marketanalystsmentionaneedfortalentsthatliberal-artsmajorsareassumedtohave:writingandcommunicationskills,organizationalskills,open-mindednessandadaptability,andtheabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems,DavidBirchclaimshedoesnothireanybodywithanMBAoranengineeringdegree,“Ihireonlyliberal-artspeoplebecausetheyhavealess-than-cannedwayofdoingthings,〞saysBirch.Liberal-artsmeansanacademicallythoroughandstrictprogramthatincludesliterature,history,mathematics,economics,science,humanbehavior—plusacomputercourseortwo.Withthatunderyourbelt,youcanfeelfreetospecialize,“Aliberal-artsdegreecoupledwithanMBAorsomeothertechnicaltrainingisaverygoodcombinationinthemarketplace,〞saysScheetz.

26.Whatkindsofpeopleareinhighdemandonthejobmarket?

A)Studentswithabachelor’sdegreeinhumanities.

B)PeoplewithanMBAdegreefronttopuniversities.

C)Peoplewithformalschoolingplusworkexperience.

D)Peoplewithspecialtraininginengineering.

27.Bysaying“...buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears〞(Line3,Para,3),theauthormeans________.

A)mostMBAprogramsfailtoprovidestudentswithasolidfoundation

B)anMBAdegreedoesnothelppromotiontomanagerialpositions

C)MBAprogramswillnotbeaspopularinfiveyears’timeastheyarenow

D)infivepeoplewillforgetaboutthedegreetheMBAgraduateshavegot

28.AccordingtoScheetz’sstatement(Lines4-5.Para.4),companiesprefer________.

A)peoplewhohaveastrategicmind

B)peoplewhoaretalentedinfinearts

C)peoplewhoareambitiousandaggressive

D)peoplewhohavereceivedtraininginmechanics

29.DavidBirchclaimsthatheonlyhiresliberal-artspeoplebecause________.

A)theyaremorecapableofhandlingchangingsituations

B)theycansticktoestablishedwaysofsolvingproblems

C)theyarethoroughlytrainedinavarietyofspecializedfields

D)theyhaveattendedspecialprogramsinmanagement

30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthorsupport?

A)Specialistsaremoreexpensivetohirethangeneralists.

B)Formalschoolingislessimportantthanjobtraining.

C)On-the-jobtrainingis,inthelongrun,lesscostly.

D)Generalistswilloutdospecialistsinmanagement.

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable,Icouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked:“So,howhaveyoubeen?〞Andtheboy—whocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsold—replied.“Frankly,I’vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.〞

Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutwewere“depressed〞untilwewereinhighschool.

Theevidenceofachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadults,dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.

Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists,Why?

Humandevelopmentisbasednotonlyoninnate(天生的)biologicalstates,butalsoonpatternsofaccesstosocialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialrotetoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenewstatus.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecrets,butslowlyandinstages:traditionally,wetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.

Inthelast30years,however,asecret-revelation(揭示)machinehasbeeninstalledin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision,Televisionpassesinformation,andindiscriminately(不加区分地),toallviewersalike,betheychildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptation,manychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallenging,morevividmovingpictures.

Communicationthroughprint,asamatteroffact,allowsforagreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationtowhichchildrenhaveaccess.Readingandwritinginvolveacomplexcodeofsymbolsthatmustbememorizedandpractices.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.

31.Accordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedis________.

A)asuresignofapsychologicalprobleminachild

B)somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchild

C)aninevitablehasofchildren’smentaldevelopment

D)amentalscalepresentinallhumans,includingchildren

32.Traditionally,achildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld________.

A)throughcontactwithsociety

B)graduallyandunderguidance

C)naturallyandbybiologicalinstinct

D)throughexposuretosocialinformation

33.Thephenomenonthattoday’schildrenseemadultlikeisattributedbytheauthorto________.

A)thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevision

B)thepoorarrangementofteachingcontent

C)thefastpaceofhumanintellectualdevelopment

D)theconstantlyrisingstandardofliving

34.Whyistheauthorinfavorofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?

A)Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.

B)Itdevelopschildren’sinterestinreadingandwriting.

C)Ithelpschildrentomemorizeandpracticemore.

D)Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.

35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday’schildren?

A)Hefeelsamusedbychairprematurebehavior.

B)Hethinksitisaphenomenonworthyofnote.

C)Heconsidersitapositivedevelopment.

D)Heseemstobeupsetaboutit.

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Opinion〞isawordthatisusedcarelesslytoday.Itisusedtorefertomattersoftaste,belief,andjudgment.Thiscasualusewouldprobablycauselittleconfusionifpeopledidn’tattachtoomuchimportancetoopinion.Unfortunately,mosttoattachgreatimportancetoit.“Ihaveasmuchrighttomyopinionasyoutoyours,〞and“Everyone’sentitledtohisopinion,〞arecommonexpressions.Infact,anyonewhowouldchallengeanother’sopinionislikelytobebrandedintolerant.

Isthatlabelaccurate?Isitintoleranttochallengeanother’sopinion?Itdependsonwhatdefinitionofopinionyouhaveinmind.Forexample,youmayaskafriend“WhatdoyouthinkofthenewFordcars?〞Andhemayreply,“Inmyopinion,they’reugly.〞Inthiscase,itwouldnotonlybeintoleranttochallengehisstatement,butfoolish.Forit’sobviousthatbyopinionhemeanshispersonalpreference,amatteroftaste.Andastheoldsayinggoes,“It’spointlesstoargueaboutmattersoftaste.〞

Butconsiderthisverydifferentuseoftheterm,anewspaperreportsthattheSupremeCourthasdelivereditsopinioninacontroversialcase.Obviouslythejusticesdidnotshaletheirpersonalpreferences,theirmerelikesanddislikes,theystatedtheirconsideredjudgment,painstakinglyarrivedatafterthoroughinquiryanddeliberation.

Mostofwhatisreferredtoasopinionfallssomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.Itisnotanexpressionoftaste.Norisitcarefuljudgment.Yetitmaycontainelementsofboth.Itisavieworbeliefmoreorlesscasuallyarrivedat,withorwithoutexaminingtheevidence.

Iseveryoneentitledtohisopinion?Ofcourse,thisisnotonlypermitted,butguaranteed.Wearefreetoactonouropinionsonlysolongas,indoingso,wedonotharmothers.

36.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,accordingtotheauthor?

A)Everyonehasarighttoholdhisownopinion.

B)Freeexpressionofopinionsoftenleadstoconfusion.

C)Mostpeopletendtobecarelessinformingtheiropinions.

D)Casualuseoftheword“opinion〞oftenbringsaboutquarrels.

37.Accordingtotheauthor,whoofthefollowingwouldbelaboredasintolerant?

A)Someonewhoturnsadeafeartoothers’opinions.

B)Someonewhocan’tputupwithothers’tastes.

C)Someonewhovaluesonlytheirownopinions.

D)Someonewhoseopinionharmsotherpeople.

38.ThenewFordcarsarecitedasanexampletoshowthat________.

A)itisfoolishtocriticizeafamousbrand

B)oneshouldnotalwaysagreetoothers’opinions

C)personaltastesarenotsomethingtobechallenged

D)itisunwisetoexpressone’slikesanddislikesinpublic

39.Consideredjudgmentisdifferentfrompersonalpreferenceinthat________.

A)itisstatedbyjudgesinthecourt

B)itreflectspubliclikeanddislikes

C)itisaresultofalotofcontroversy

D)itisbasedoncarefulthought

40.Asindicatedinthepassage,beingfreetoactonone’sopinion________.

A)meansthatonecanignoreotherpeople’scriticism

B)meansthatonecanimposehispreferencesonothers

C)doesn’tmeanthatonehastherighttodothingsatwill

D)doesn’tmeanthatonehastherighttochargeotherswithoutevidence

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesit:thispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChooseciteONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarktheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

41.Thebeamthatis________byalaserdiffersinseveralwaysfromthelightthatcomesoutofaflashlight.

A)emitted

B)transported

C)motivated

D)translated

42.Webookedroomsatthehotel________weshouldfindnovacanciesonourarrival.

A)whenever

B)if

C)since

D)lest

43.Modernformsoftransportationandcommunicationhavedonemuchto________theisolationoflifeinAlaska.

A)breakthrough

B)breakdown

C)breakinto

D)breakout

44.Weknowthroughpainfulexperiencethatfreedomisneverbytheoppressor;itmustbe________bytheoppressed.

A)demanded

B)commanded

C)required

D)requested

45.Colorandsexarenotrelevant________whetherapersonissuitableforthejob.

A)on

B)for

C)to

D)with

46.________theenormousflowoffoodfromtheentireglobe,thesecountrieshaveformanyyearsnotfeltanypopulationpressure.

A)Thanksto

B)Bymeansof

C)Inlinewith

D)Withregardto

47.Researchuniversitieshavetokeepupwiththelatestcomputerandscientifichardware________price.

A)onaccountof

B)regardlessof

C)inadditionto

D)nottomention

48.Threeuniversitydepartmentshavebeen________$600,000todevelopgoodpracticeinteachingandlearning.

A)promoted

B)included

C)secured

D)awarded

49.Therapiddevelopmentofcommunicationstechnologyistransformingthe________inwhichpeoplecommunicateacrosstimeandspace.

A)mood

B)mission

C)manner

D)vision

50.Mr.Jonesholdsstrongviewsagainstvideogamesand________theclosingofallrecreationfacilitiesforsuchgames.

A)assists

B)acknowledges

C)advocates

D)admits

51.Workersinthefinearts________thoughtsandfeelingsthroughtheircreativeworks.

A)transmit

B)elaborate

C)convey

D)contribute

52.Smallasitis,theantisasmuchacreatureas________allotheranimalsonearth.

A)are

B)do

C)is

D)have

53.Thepolicemandeclaredthattheblowonthevictim’shead________frombehind.

A)shouldhavebeenmade

B)musthavebeenmade

C)wouldhavebeenmade

D)oughttohavebeenmade

54.Findingajobcanbe________anddisappointing,andthereforeitisimportantthatyouareprepared.

A)exploiting

B)frustrating

C)profiting

D)misleading

55.ItBritishgovernmentoftensaysthatfurnishingchildrenwith________totheinformationsuperhighwayisatoppriority.

A)procedure

B)protection

C)allowance

D)access

56.LouisHerman,attheUniversityofHawaii,has________aseriesofnewexperimentsinwhichsomeanimalshavelearnedtounderstandsentences.

A)installed

B)equipped

C)devised

D)formatted

57.ResearchersattheUniversityofIllinoisdeterminedthatthe________ofafathercanhelpimproveachild’sgrades.

A)involvement

B)interaction

C)association

D)communication

58.Wecanacceptyourorder________paymentismadeinadvance.

A)inthebeliefthat

B)inorderthat

C)ontheexcusethat

D)onconditionthat

59.Manyinthecreditindustryexpectthatcreditcardswilleventually________papermoneyforalmosteverypurchase.

A)exchange

B)reduce

C)replace

D)trade

60.Anydonationyoucangivewillhelpus________thesufferingandisolationofthehomelessthisNewYear.

A)lift

B)patch

C)comfort

D)ease

61.InIndiamorethanonehundredlanguagesarespoken,________whichonlyfourteenarerecognizedasofficial.

A)of

B)in

C)with

D)within

62.Techniquesfor________sleepwouldinvolvelearningtocontrolbothmindandbodysothatsleepcanoccur.

A)cultivating

B)promoting

C)pushing

D)strengthening

63.Itisimportantto________betweentherulesofgrammarandtheconventionsofwrittenlanguage.

A)determine

B)identify

C)explore

D)distinguish

64.ItistooearlytosaywhetherIBM’scompetitorswillbeableto________theirproductstothenewhardwareatanaffordablecost.

A)adapt

B)stick

C)yield

D)adopt

65.Thisresearchhasattractedwidecoverageinthe________andhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.

A)data

B)source

C)message

D)media

66.IhadjustpostedtheletterwhenIrememberedthathadn’t________thecheque.

A)imposed

B)involved

C)enclosed

D)contained

67.Shehadatenseexpressiononherface,________shewereexpectingtrouble.

A)eventhough

B)asthough

C)evenas

D)nowthat

68.Theywere________admissiontothemilitaryexhibitionbecausetheywereforeigners.

A)denied

B)declined

C)deprived

D)rejected

69.Itgavemeastrangefeelingofexcitementtoseemynamein________.

A)prospect

B)print

C)process

D)press

70.Residentswerecuttingtheirlawns,washingtheircarsandotherwise________apleasant,sunnyday.

A)idlingaway

B)takingaway

C)chasingaway

D)drivingaway

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewith8questionsorincompletestatements.Rthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinfewestpossiblewords.Youranswermaybeaword,aphrase,orashortsentence.Fewestpossiblewords.Youranswermaybeaword,aphrase,orashortsentence.Writeyouranswersinthespacesprovidedontherightofthepage.

Sportisoneoftheworld’slargestindustries,andmostathletesareprofessionalswhoarepaidfortheirefforts.Becauseanathletesucceedsbyachievementonly—notbyeconomicgroundorfamilyconnections—sportscanbeafastroutetowealth,andmanyathletesplayonlyformoneythanforlove.

Thishasnotalwaysbeentrue.IntheancientOlympicsthewinnergotonlyawreathofoliveleaves(橄榄叶花环).Eventhoughthewinnersbecamenationalheroes,thegamesremainedamateurforcenturies.Athleteswonfame,butnomoney.Astimepassed,however,thecontestsbecameincreasinglylessamateurandcitiesbegantohireathletestorepresentthem.BythefourthcenturyA.D.,theOlympicswereruined,andtheyweresoonended.

In1896,theOlympicgameswererevived(使再度兴起)withthesamegoalofpureamateurcompetition.Therulesbarathleteswhohaveeverreceiveda$50prizeoranathleticscholarsorwhohavespentfourweeksinatrainingcamp.Atleastonecompetitorinthe1896game