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大学英语四级考试试题真题

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theywantchildrentokeepthemcompany.

B)Theywanttoenrichtheirlifeexperience.

C)Theyneedlookingafterintheiroldage.

D)Theycarealotaboutchildren.

27.A)Theirbirthparentsoftentrytoconcealtheirbirthinformation.

B)Theyareusuallyadoptedfromdistantplaces.

C)Theirbirthinformationisusuallykeptsecret.

D)Theiradoptiveparentsdon'twantthemtoknowtheirbirth

parents.

28.A)Theydonotwanttohurtthefeelingsoftheiradoptiveparents.

B)Theyhavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirnaturalparents.

C)Theygenerallyholdbadfeelingstowardstheirbirthparents.

D)Theyarefullyawareoftheexpensesinvolvedinthesearch.

29.A)Adoptionhasmuchtodowithlove.

B)Understandingisthekeytosuccessfuladoption.

C)Mostpeopleprefertoadoptchildrenfromoverseas.

D)Earlyadoptionmakesforcloserparent-childrelationship.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Hesufferedfrommentalillness.

B)HeboughtTheWashingtonPost.

C)Hewasonceareporterforamajornewspaper.

D)Heturnedafailingnewspaperintoasuccess.

31.A)Shecommittedsuicidebecauseofhermentaldisorder.

B)ShegotherfirstjobasateacherattheUniversityofChicago.

C)ShewasthefirstwomantoleadabigU.S.publishingcompany.

D)Shetookoverherfather'spositionwhenhedied.

32.A)Katharinehadexertedanimportantinfluenceontheworld.

B)Peoplecametoseetheroleofwomeninthebusinessworld.

C)AmericanmediawouldbequitedifferentwithoutKatharine.

D)KatharineplayedamajorpartinreshapingAmericans'mind.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)It'IIallowthemtoreceivefreemedicaltreatment.

B)It'IIpreventthedoctorsfromoverchargingthem.

C)It'IIenablethemtoenjoythebestmedicalcare.

D)It'IIprotectthemfrompossiblefinancialcrises.

34.A)Theymaynotbeabletoreceivetimelymedicaltreatment.

B)Theycanonlyvisitdoctorswhospeaktheirnativelanguages.

C)Theyhavetogothroughverycomplicatedapplication

procedures.

D)Theycan'timmediatelygetbackthemoneypaidfortheir

medicalcost.

35.A)Theymustsendthereceiptstotheinsurancecompanypromptly.

B)Theyhavetopayamuchhigherpricetogetaninsurancepolicy.

C)Theyneedn'tpaytheentiremedicalbillatonce.

D)Theydon'thavetopayforthemedicalservices.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyfor

itsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexact

wordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youare

requiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcan

eitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemain

pointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethird

time,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Moreandmoreoftheworld'spopulationarelivingintownsor

cities.Thespeedatwhichcitiesaregrowinginthelessdeveloped

countriesis(36).Between1920and1960bigcitiesin

developedcountries(37)twoandahalftimesinsize,butin

otherpartsoftheworldthegrowthwaseighttimestheirsize.

The(38)sizeofgrowthisbadenough,butthereare

nowalsovery(39)signsoftroubleinthe(40)

ofpercentagesofpeoplelivingintownsandpercentagesofpeople

workinginindustry.Duringthenineteenthcenturycitiesgrewasaresult

ofthegrowthofindustry.InEuropethe(41)ofpeopleliving

incitieswasalwayssmallerthanthatofthe(42)workingin

factories.Now,however,the(43)isalmostalwaystruein

thenewlyindustrialisedworld:(44)

Withoutabaseofpeopleworkinginindustry,thesecitiescannot

payfortheirgrowth;(45)

.Therehasbeen

littleopportunitytobuildwatersuppliesorotherfacilities.(46)

,agrowthinthenumberofhopelessanddespairing

parentsandstarvingchildren.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.You

arerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoices

giveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitem

onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aswarspreadstomanycornersoftheglobe,childrensadlyhave

beendrawnintothecenterofconflicts.InAfghanistan,Bosnia,and

Colombia,however,groupsofchildrenhavebeentakingpartinpeace

education_47_.Thechildren,afterlearningtoresolveconflicts,took

onthe_48_ofpeacemakers.TheChildren'sMovementforPeacein

Colombiawasevennominated(提名)fortheNobelPeacePrizein1998.

groupsofchildren_49_aspeacemakersstudiedhumanrightsand

povertyissuesinColombia,eventuallyformingagroupwithfiveother

schoolsinBogotaknownasTheSchoolsofPeace.

Theclassroom_50_opportunitiesforchildrentoreplaceangry,

violentbehaviorswith_51_,peacefulones.Itisintheclassroomthat

caringandrespectforeachpersonempowerschildrentotakeastep

_52_towardbecomingpeacemakers.Fortunately,educatorshave

accesstomanyonlineresourcesthatare_53_usefulwhenhelping

childrenalongthepathtopeace.TheYoungPeacemakersClub,started

in1992,providesaWebsitewithresourcesforteachersand_54_on

startingaKindnessCampaign.TheWorldCentersofCompassionfor

ChildrenInternationalcallattentiontochildren'srightsandhowtohelp

the_55_ofwar.StartingaPeacemakersJClubisapraiseworthy

ventureforaclassandonethatcouldspreadtootherclassroomsand

ideallyaffectthecultureofthe_56_school.

A)victimsI)forward

B)technologyJ)especially

C)roleK)entire

D)respectivelyL)cooperative

E)projectsM)comprehensive

F)offersN)assuming

G)information0)acting

H)images

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InthisageofInternetchat,videogamesandrealitytelevision,there

isnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupied.Yet,despite

thecompetition,my8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendher

leisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstories

intoawritingcontest,acompetitionshewonlastyear.

AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests,andaboutlosingthem.I

knowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejection

slipfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoa

reputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn'twinthe

contestagain?That'sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyof

ourownpastscarsanddashedhopescansurface.

Arevelation（启示）camelastweekwhenIaskedher,"Don'tyou

wanttowinagain?”"No,"shereplied,''Ijustwanttotellthestory

ofanangelgoingtofirstgrade.”

Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously

（自发地）toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperienced

writerguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall,Iofferedsuggestionsfor

characters,conflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearful

angelstartingfirstgradewasquickly“guided"bymeintothetaleofa

littlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihad

turnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.

Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.

BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangels

whogotofirstgrade,IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-opting（借用）

mydaughter*sexperience.

Whilesteppingbackwasdifficultforme,itwascertainlyagoodfirst

stepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmoresteps,puttingmyselffarenough

awaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifasked.AllthewhileI

willberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperiment,grow

andfindtheirownvoices.

57.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A)Alotofdistractionscompeteforchildren'stimenowadays.

B)Childrendofindlotsoffuninmanymindlessactivities.

C)Rebeccaismuchtoooccupiedtoenjoyherleisuretime.

D)Rebeccadrawsonalotofonlinematerialsforherwriting.

58.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?

A)Shewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmore.

B)Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.

C)Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.

D)Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.

59.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear'swritingcontest?

A)Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.

B)Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.

C)Shewassureofwinningwithhermother'shelp.

D)Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.

60.Theauthortookgreatpainstorefineherdaughter*sstories

because.

A)shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamsofbecominga

writer

B)shewasafraidRebecca'simaginationmightrunwildwhile

writing

C)shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpso

much

D)shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetooffer

guidance

61.What,stheauthorJsadviceforparents?

A)Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.

B)Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.

C)Childrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperience.

D)Awritingcareer,thoughattractive,isnotforeverychildto

pursue.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Byalmostanymeasure,thereisaboominInternet-based

instruction.Injustafewyears,34percentofAmericanuniversitieshave

begunofferingsomeformofdistancelearning(DL),andamongthe

largerschools,it，scloseto90percent.Ifyoudoubtthepopularityofthe

trend,youprobablyhaven'theardoftheUniversityofPhoenix.Itgrants

degreesentirelyonthebasisofonlineinstruction.Itenrolls90,000

students,astatisticusedtosupportitsclaimtobethelargestprivate

universityinthecountry.

Whilethekindsofinstructionofferedintheseprogramswilldiffer,

DLusuallysignifiesacourseinwhichtheinstructorspostsyllabi(课程大

纲)，readingassignment,andschedulesonWebsites,andstudentssend

intheirassignmentsbye-mail.Generallyspeaking,face-to-face

communicationwithaninstructorisminimizedoreliminatedaltogether.

Theattractionforstudentsmightatfirstseemobvious.Primarily,

there'stheconveniencepromisedbycoursesontheNet:youcandothe

work,astheysay,inyourpajamas（睡衣）.Butfiguresindicatethatthe

reducedeffortresultsinareducedcommitmenttothecourse.While

dropoutrateforallfreshmenatAmericanuniversitiesisaround20

percent,therateforonlinestudentsis35percent.Studentsthemselves

seemtounderstandtheweaknessesinherentinthesetup.Inasurvey

conductedforeCornell,theDLdivisionofCornellUniversity,lessthana

thirdoftherespondentsexpectedthequalityoftheonlinecoursetobe

asgoodastheclassroomcourse.

Clearly,fromtheschools'perspective,there'salotofmoneytobe

saved.Althoughsomeofthemoreambitiousprogramsrequirenew

investmentsinserversandnetworkstosupportcollaborativesoftware,

mostDLcoursescanrunonexistingorminimallyupgraded（升级）

systems.Themorestudentswhoenrollinacoursebutdon'tcometo

campus,themoreschoolsavesonkeepingthelightsoninthe

classrooms,payingdoorkeepers,andmaintainingparkinglots.And,

whilethere'sevidencethatinstructorsmustworkhardertorunaDL

courseforavarietyofreasons,theywon'tbepaidanymore,andmight

wellbepaidless.

62.WhatisthemoststrikingfeatureoftheUniversityofPhoenix?

A)Itboaststhe