英语考级各种试题

英语考级各种试题
11.
A)The girls got on well with each other.
B)It's understandable that girls don't get along. C)She was angry
eith the other young stars.
D)The girls lacked the courage to fight.
12.
A)The woman does her own housework.
B)The woman needs a housekeeper.
C)The woman's house is in a mess.
D)The woman works as a housekeeper.
13.
A)The Edwards are quite well-off.
B)The Edwards should cut down on their living expenses. C)It'll be
unwise for the Edwards to buy another house. D)It's too expensive for
the Edwards to live in their present house.
14.
A)The woman didn't except it to be so warm at noon. B)The woman is
sensitive to weather changes. C)The weather forrcast was unreliable
D)The weather turned cold all of a sudden.
15.
A)At a clinic.
B)At a restaurant.
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C)In a supermarket.
D)In an ice cream shop.
16.
A)The woman did not feel any danger growing up in the Bronx. B)The
man thinks it was quite safe living in the Bronx district. C)The woman
started working at an early age to support her family .
D)The man doesn's think it safe to send an 8-year-old to buy things.
17.
A)The man has never seen the woman before.
B)The two speakers work for the same company. C)The two speakers
work in the same floor.
D)The woman is interested in market research.
18.
A)The woman can't tolerate any noise.
B)The man is looking foe an apartment.
C)The man has missed his appointment.
D)the woman is going to take a train trip.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.
A)To make a business report to the woman .
B)To be interviewed for a job in the woman's company. C)To resign
from his position in the woman's company. D)To exchange stock market
infotmation with the woman.
20.
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A)He is head of a small teading company.
B)He works in an international insurance company. C)He leads s team
of brokers in a big company. D)He is a public relations officer in a
small company.
21.
A)The woman thinks rs is asking for more than they can
offer.
B)rs will share one third of the woman's responsibilities.
C)rs believes that he deserves more paid vacations. D)The
woman seems to be satisfied with rs' past experience.
22.
A)She's worried about the seminar.
B)The man keeps intertupting her.
C)She finds it too hard.
D)She lacks interest in it.
23.
A)The lecturers are boring.
B)The course is poorly designed.
C)She prefers Philosophy to English.
D)She enjoys literature more.
24.
AB)Karen's parents. )Karen's friend.
C)Karen's lecturers.
D)Karen's herself.
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25.
A)Changing her major.
B)Spending less of her parents' money.
C)Getting transferred to the Englidh Department. D)Leaving the
university.
Section B
Directions: 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答.
Passage One
Question 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.
A)Rent a grave.
B)Burn the body.
C)Buty the dead near a church.
D)buy a piece of land for a grave.
27.
A)To solve the problem of lacj of land. B)To see whether they have
decayed. C)To follow the Greek religious practice. D)To move them to a
multi-Storey
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28.
A)They should be buried lying dowm . B)They should be buried
standing up. C)They should be buried after being washed. D)They should
be buried when partially decayed.
29.
A)Burning dead bodies to ashes.
B)Storing dead bodies in a remote place. C)Placing dead bodies in a
bone room. D)Digging up dead bodies after three years.
Passage Two
Question 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30.
A)Many foreign tourist visit the Unite States every year.
B)Americans enjoy eating out with their friends. C)The United States is
a country of immigrants. D)Americans prefer foreign foods to their own
food.
31.
A)They can make friends with people from other countries. B)They can
get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles.
C)They can practise speaking foreign languages there. D)They can
meet with businessmen from all over the world.
32.
A)The couple cook the dishes and the children help them . B)The
husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the address.
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C)The mother does the cooking while the famepand children withon the
guests.
D)A hired cook prepares the dishes and the farmily members serve the
guests.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard .
33.
A)He took them to watch a basketball game.
B)He trained them to play European football.
C)He let them compete in getting balls out of a basket. D)He taught
them to play an exciting new game.
34.
A)The players found the basket too high to teach.
B)The players had trouble getting the ball out of the basket. C)The
players had difficulty understanding the complex rules. D)The players
soon found the game boring.
35.
A)By removing the bottom of the basket.
B)By lowering the position of the basket.
C)By simplifying the complex rules.
D)By altering the size Of the basket.
Sectin C
Directions :In this section,you will hear a passage three
times ,when the passage is read for the first time,you should listen
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carefully for its general 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 blank numbered from 44 to 46 you
are required to fill in the missing infornation,For these blanks ,you
can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the
main points in your own ly,when the passage is read for the
third time,you should check what you have written
partIII Reading Comprehension
for American time is money. They say,
this life; you'd better use it wisely.
(36)__________without be better than the past or present. As
American are(37)__________to see things, unless people use their time
for constructive activitica, Thus
American(38)__________a
is(40)__________of other people's time. They do
not(41)__________people's time with conversation or other activity that
has no(42)__________beneficial outcome.
The American attitude toward time is not(43)__________shared
by thers, especially non-Europeans. They are more likely to regard
time as(44)__________.
One of the more difficult things many studenta must adjust to in the
states is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used
wisely every day.
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In the contest(45)__________.MeDonald's, KFC, and eating meals. As
MeDonald's restaurants(46)__________, bringing not just hamburgers but
an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cieanliness.
Question 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. EI NIno is
name given to the masterious and often unpredictable change in the
climate of the strange
___47_____happens every five to eight starts in the
PAacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade
winds(信风)，which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As
the trade winds lessen in ____48____,the ocean comperatures rise causing
the Peru current flowing in form the east to warm up by as much as 5`C.
The warming of the ocean has far-reaching hot,humid(潮湿
的)air over the ocean causes severe
___49___ rainfall is increased acrossAounth
American ____50____floods to the West pacific,there are droughts
affecting Australia and while some parts of the world
perpare for heavy rains and floods,other parts face drought,poor crops
and____51____.
EI Nino usually lasts for about 18 months The 1982-83 EI Nino brough
the most___52____weather in mordern history .Its effect was worldwide
and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion
pounds ____53___of 1990 EI Nino will ____55___,but they are
still not __56___sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it
will be.
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注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A)estimate I)completely
B)strength J)destructive
C)deliberately K)starvation
D)notify L)bringing
E)tropical M)exhaustion
F)phenomenonN)worth
G)stable O)strike
H)attraction
参考答案:
47. P phenomenon
48. B strength
49. E tropical
50. L bringing
51. K starvation
52. J destructive
53. N worth
54. A estimate
55. O strike
56. I completely
Directions:There are 2 passage in this section .Eath passage is
followed by some questions or unfinished each of them
there are four choises maked A) B) C)and D) .You should decide on the
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best choise and mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a
single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 ared based on the following passage.
Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes tp
conveying the first study to tell lies in phone conversations
as they are in fact that emails are antomatically recorded-
and can come back to haunt(困扰)you.
APPears to be the key to the finding.
Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca,Mew York,asked 30
students to keep a communications diary for a it they noted the
number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10
minutes,and confessed to how many lies they k then worked out
the numberof lies per conversation foe each medium .He found that lies
made up 14 per cent of emails,21 per cent of instant messages,27 per
cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of
phone calls.
His resules to be presented at the conference on
human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have
surprised psychologists. Some ecpected emailers to be the biggest liars,
reasoning that beacuse deception makes people unconfortable, the
detachment(非直接接触)of emailing would
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make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-
to-face exchanges becaue we are most peactised at that form of
communication.
But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being
recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People
apprar to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later
be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear
in email than on the phone.
People are also more likey to lie in ral time in a instant message
or phone call say-than if they have time to think of a rasponse, says
Hancock. He fond many lies are spontaneous(脱口而出
)resonses to an unexpected demand, such as:的
dress?
Hankcock hopes his research will help companies work our the besr
ways for their employees to instance,the phone might be
the best medium foe sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the
,given his result,work assessment where honesty is a
priority,might be best done using email.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
k's study focuses on ____________.
A)the consequences of lying in various communcations media. B)the
success of communications technologies in conveying ideas.
C)people are less likely to lie in instant messages. D)people 's
honesty levels across a range of communications media.
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k's research finding surprised those who belived
that________________.
A)people are less likely to lie in instant messages. B)people are
unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions. C)people are most likely
to lie in email communication D)People are twice as likely to lie in
phone conversations. 59. According to the passage,why are people more
likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication? A)They
are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies. B)They believe that
honesty is the best policy.
C)They tend to be relaxeg when using those media. D)They are most
practised at those forms of communication. 60. According to Hancock the
telephone is a preferable medium for premoting sales because____________.
A)Salemen can talk directly to their cunstomers. B)Salemen may feel
less restrained to exaggerate. C)Salemen can impress customers as being
trustworthy. D)Salemen may pass on instant messages effectively. 61. It
can be inferren from the passage that_____________.
A)Honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal
communications
B)more employers will use emails to communicate with their employees
C)suitable media should be chosem for different communication
perposes
D) email is now the dominant medium of communication within a
company.
Passage Two
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Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. In a country
that defines itself by ideals,not by shared blood,who should be allowed
to come worl and live here?In the wake of the Sept.11 attacks these
questions have never seemet more pressing. on December .11,2001,as part
of the effort to increase homeland securty ,federal and local
authorities in 14 states staged
airports to arrest employees with false identification(身份证明).In Salt
Lake City there were
69 those captured were anything but terrorists,most of
them illegal immigrants from Central or Sounth
American .Authorities said the undocumented worker's illegal status
made them open to blankmall(讹诈)by terrorists Many
immigrants in Salt Lake City were angered by the arrests and said
they felt as if they were being treated like disposable goods. Mayor
Anderson said those feelings were judtified to a certain extent.
saying we want you to work in these places,we're going to look the other
way in terms of what our laws are,and then when it's convenient for
us,or when we can try to make a point in terms of national
security,especially after Sept.11,then you'er disposable There are whole
families being uprooted for all of the wrong reasons,
If Sept.11 had never happened the airport workers would not have
been arrested and could have gone on quietly living in
America,probably indefinitely .Ana Castro,a ,amanager at a Ben &
Jerry'sice cream shop at the been working 10 years with the
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same false Social Aecurity card when she was arrested in the December
airport she and her family are living under the threat of
deporation(驱逐出境)。Castro's case is
currently waiting to be she awaits the outcome ,the
government has granted her permission to work here and she has returned
to her job at Ben&Jerry's.
ing to the author ,the United States claims to be a
nation____________.
A)composed of people having different vaules
B)encouraging individual pursuits
C)sharing common interests
D)founded on shared ideals
did the immigrants in Salt Lake City feel about
Safe Travel
A)Guilty
B)Offended
C)Disappointed
D)Discouraged
mented workers became the target of
because__________.
A)evidence was found that they were potential terrorists B)most of
them worked at airports under threat of terrorists C)terrorists might
take advantage of their illgal status D) they were reportedly helping
hide terrorists around the airport. saying
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the other way in terms of what pur laws are
Aiderson
means
A)we will turn a blind eye to your illegal atatus
B)we will examine the laws in a different way
C)there are other ways of enforcing the law
D) the existing laws must not be ignored
do we learn about Ana Castro from the last paragraph? A)she
will be deported sooner or later.
B)She is allowed to stady permanently .
C)Her case has been dropped
D)Her fate remains uncertain.
PartV Cloze (15 minutes)
Do you wakr up every day feeling too tired ,or even upset?if
so .then a new alarm clock could be just for you .The clock ,called
Sleep Smart,measures your sleep cycle,and waits ___67___you to be in
your lightest phase of sleep ____68___rousing makers say that
should
____69____you wake up feeling refreshed every morning. As you sleep
you pass ___70___a sequence of sleep states-light sleep,deep sleep and
REM(raipd eye movement)sleep-that ____71___approximately every90
minutes .The point in that cycle at which you wake can ___72____how you
feel later ,and may ____73____have a greater impact than hoew much or
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little you have slept,Being roused during a light phase____74____you are
more likely to wake up energetic.
SleepSmart____75____the distinct pattern of brain
waves____76____dring each phacs of sleep, via a headband equipped
____77____electrodes(电极)and a microprocessor. This
measurese the lelctrical activity of the weather's brain, in much
the ____78____way as some machines used for medical and reseach
____79____, and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed.
You ____80____the clock with the latest time at ____81____you want to be
wakende, and it
____82____duly(适时地)wakes you during the last light sleep
phase before that.
The ____83____was invented by a group of students at Brown
University in Rhode Island____84____a friend complained of waking up
tired and performing poorly on a test.
ourselves, we started thinking of ____86____to do about it,
Shashoua, a recent cillege graduate and now chief executive officer of
Axon Sleep Research Laboratories, a company created by the stidents to
develop their idea.
67.A)beside B)near C)for D) around
68.A)upon B)before C)towards D) till
69.A)ensure B)assure C)require D) request
70.A)through B)into C)about D) on
71.A)reveals B) reverses C)resumesD) repeats
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72.A)effect B)affect C)reflect D) perfect
73.A)alteady B)every C)never D) even
74.A)means B)marks C)says D) dictates
75.A)removes B)relieves C)records D) recalls
76.A)proceeded B)produced C)proniunced D)progressed 77.A)by B)of
C)with D)over
78.A)familiar B) similar C)tdentical D) same
79.A) findings B) prospects C)prpposals D)proposes 80.A) prompt
B)program C)plug D) plan
81.A)where B)this C)which D) that
82.A)then B)also C)almost D) yet
83.A)claim B)conclusion C)concept D)explanation 84.A)once B)after
C)since D) while
85.A)Besides B)Despite C)To D) As
86.A)what B)how C)whether D) when
part VI Translation
87. Having spent some time in the city, he had no trouble
________________(找到去历史博物馆的路).
参考答案:finding the way to the history museum 88.
______________________(为了挣钱供我上学)， Mother
often takes on more work than is good for her. 参考答案:In order to
support my university studies (to finance my education)
89. The professor required that __________________(我们交研
)。 究报告
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参考答案:we hand in our research report(s)
90. The more you explain, _________________(我愈糊涂).
参考答案:the more confused I am
91. Though a skilled worker, _______________(他被公司解雇
). 了
参考答案:he was fired by the company
2006年12月23日大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题试卷
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a
short essay
on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write
at least
120 words following the outline given bellow:
1. 许多人喜欢在除夕夜看春节晚会
2. 但有些人提出取消春节晚会
3. 我的看法
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minute 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 statement contradicts the
information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information
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is not given in the question 8-10, complete the sentences
with the information given in the passage.
Six Secrets of High-Energy People
There’s an energy crisis in America, and it has nothing to do with
fossil fuels. Millions of
us get up each morning already weary over the day holds. ―I just
can’t get started,‖ people say. But it’s not physical energy that
most of us lack. Sure, we could all use extra
sleep and a better diet. But in truth, people are healthier today
than at any time in history. I can almost guarantee that if you long for
more energy, the problem is not with your body.
What you’re seeking is not physical energy. It’s emotional energy.
Yet, sad to say, life sometimes seems designed to exhaust our supply. We
work too hard. We have family obligations. We encounter emergencies and
personal crises. No wonder so many of us suffer from emotional fatigue,
a kind of utter exhaustion of the spirit.
And yet we all know people who are filled with joy, despite the
unpleasant circumstances of their lives. Even as a child, I observed
people who were poor, or disabled, or ill, but who nonetheless faced
life with optimism and vigor. Consider Laura Hillenbrand, who despite an
extremely weak body, wrote the best-seller Seabiscuit. Hillenbrand
barely had
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enough physical energy to drag herself out of bed to write. But she
was fueled by having a story she wanted to share. It was emotional
energy that helped her succeed.
Unlike physical energy, which is finite and diminishes with age,
emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or
upbringing. So how do you get it? You can’t simply tell yourself to be
positive. You must take action. Here are six practical
strategies that work.
1. Do something new.
Very little that’s new occurs in our lives. The impact of this
sameness on our emotional energy is gradual, but huge: It’s like a tire
with a slow leak. You don’t notice it at first,
but eventually you’ll get a flat. It’s up to you to plug the
leak—even though there are
always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life.
That’s where Maura, 36, a waitress, found herself a year ago.
Fortunately, Maura had a lifeline—a group of women friends who meet
regularly to
discuss their lives. Their lively discussions spurred Maura to make
small but nevertheless life altering changes. She joined a gym in the
next town. She changed her look with a short haircut and new black T-
shirts. Eventually, Maura gathered the courage to quit her job and start
her own business.
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Here’s a challenge: If it’s something you wouldn’t ordinarily do,
do it. Try a dish you’ve never eaten. Listen to music you’d ordinarily
tune out. You’ll discover these small things
add to your emotional energy.
2. Reclaim life’s meaning.
So many of my patients tell me that their lives used to have meaning,
but that somewhere along the line things went stale.
The first step in solving this meaning shortage is to figure out
what you really care about, and then do something about it. A case in
point is Ivy, 57, a pioneer in investment banking. ―I mistakenly
believed that all the money I made would mean something,‖ she
says. ―But I feel lost, like a 22-year-old wondering what to do with
her life.‖ Ivy’s
solution? She started a program that shows Wall Streeters how to
donate time and money to poor children. In the process, Ivy filled her
life with meaning.
3. Put yourself in the fun zone.
Most of us grown- ups are seriously fun-deprived. High-energy people
have the same day-to-day work as the rest of us, but they manage to find
something enjoyable in every
situation. A real estate broker I know keeps herself amused on the
job by mentally redecorating the houses she shows to clients. ―I love
imagining what even the most
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run-down house could look like with a little tender loving care,‖
she says. ―It’s a challenge—and the least desirable properties are
usually the most fun.‖
We all define fun differently, of course, but I can guarantee this:
If you put just a bit of it into your day, you energy will increase
quickly.
4. Bid farewell to guilt and regret.
Everyone’s past is filled with regrets that still cause pain. But
from an emotional energy point of view, they are dead weights that keep
us from moving forward. While they can’t
merely be willed away, I do recommend you remind yourself that
whatever happened is in the past, and nothing can change that. Holding
on to the memory only allows the damage to continue into the present.
5. Make up your mind.
Say you’ve been thinking about cutting your hair short. Will it
look stylish—or too
extreme?
You endlessly think it over. Having the decision hanging over your
head is a huge energy drain.
Every time you can’t decide, you burden yourself with alternatives.
Quit thinking that
you have to make the right decision; instead, make a choice and
don’t look back.
6. Give to get.
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Emotional energy has a kind of magical quality; the more you give,
the more you get back. This is the difference between emotional and
physical energy. With the latter, you have to get it to be able to give
it. With the former, however, you get it by giving it.
Start by asking everyone you meet, ―How are you?‖ as if you really
want to know, then listen to the reply. Be the one who hears. Most of us
also need to smile more often. If you don’t smile at the person you
love first thing in the morning, you’re sucking energy out of your
relationship. Finally, help another person—and make the help real,
concrete. Give a
massage (按摩) to someone you love, or cook her dinner. Then, expand
the circle to work. Try asking yourself what you’d do if your goal were
to be helpful rather than efficient.
After all, if it’s true that what goes around comes around, why not
make sure that what’s circulating around you is the good stuff?
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. The energy crisis in America discussed here mainly refers to a
shortage of fossil
fuels.
2. People these days tend to lack physical energy.
3. Laura Hillenbrand is an example cited to show how emotional
energy can
contribute to one’s success in life.
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4. The author believes emotional energy is inherited and genetically
determined.
5. Even small changes people make in their lives can help increase
their emotional energy.
6. Ivy filled her life with meaning by launching a program to help
poor children.
7. The real-estate broker the author knows is talented in home
redecoration.
8. People holding on to sad memories of the past will find it
difficult to ________.
9. When it comes to decision-making, one should make a quick choice
without ________.
10. Emotional energy is in a way different from physical energy in
that the more you give, ________.
Part III Listing Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and
2 long
conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more
questions will
be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the
questions will
be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause.
During the
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pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and
decide
which is the best answer, then mark the corresponding letter on
Answer
Sheet 2 with a single line though the centre.
注意:此部分答题在答题卡2上作答。
11. A) Plan his budget carefully.
B) Give her more information.
C) Ask someone else for advice.
D) Buy a gift for his girlfriend.
12. A) She’ll have some chocolate cake.
B) She’ll take a look at the menu.
C) She’ll go without dessert.
D) She’ll prepare the dinner.
13. A) The man can speak a foreign language.
B) The woman hopes to improve her English.
C) The woman knows many different languages.
D) The man wishes to visit many more countries.
14. A) Go to the library.
B) Meet the woman.
C) See Professor Smith.
D) Have a drink in the bar.
15. A) She isn’t sure when Professor Bloom will be back.
B) The man shouldn’t be late for his class.
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C) The man can come back sometime later.
D) She can pass on the message for the man. 16. A) He has a strange
personality.
B) He’s got emotional problems.
C) His illness is beyond cure.
D) His behavior is hard to explain.
17. A) The tickets are more expensive than expected.
B) The tickets are sold in advance at half price.
C) It’s difficult to buy the tickets on the spot.
D) It’s better to buy the tickets beforehand. 18. A) He turned
suddenly and ran into a tree.
B) He was hit by a fallen box from a truck.
C) He drove too fast and crashed into a truck.
D) He was trying to overtake the truck ahead of him.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) To go boating on the St. Lawrence River.
B) To go sightseeing in Quebec Province.
C) To call on a friend in Quebec City.
D) To attend a wedding in Montreal.
20. A) Study the map of Quebec Province.
B) Find more about Quebec Province.
C) Brush up on her French.
D) Learn more about the local customs. 21. A) It’s most beautiful
in summer.
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B) It has many historical buildings.
C) It was greatly expanded in the 18th century.
D) It’s the only French-speaking city in Canada.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. A) It was about a little animal.
B) It took her six years to write.
C) It was adapted from a fairy tale.
D) It was about a little girl and her pet.
23. A) She knows how to write best- selling novels.
B) She can earn a lot of money by writing for adults.
C) She is able to win enough support from publishers.
D) She can make a living by doing what she likes.
24. A) The characters.
B) The readers.
C) Her ideas.
D) Her life experiences.
25. A) She doesn’t really know where they originated.
B) She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints.
C) They popped out of her childhood dreams.
D) They grew out of her long hours of thinking.
Section B
Directions: 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
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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 the Answer Sheet 2 with a
single
line through the centre.
Passage One
26. A) Monitor students’ sleep patterns.
B) Help students concentrate in class.
C) Record students’ weekly performance.
D) Ask students to complete a sleep report.
27. A) Declining health.
B) Lack of attention.
C) Loss of motivation.
D) Improper behavior.
28. A) They should make sure their children are always punctual for
school.
B) They should ensure their children grow up in a healthy
environment.
C) They should help their children accomplish high-quality work.
D) They should see to it that their children have adequate sleep.
Passage Two
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Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29.
A) She stopped being a homemaker.
B) She became a famous educator.
C) She became a public figure.
D) She quit driving altogether.
30. A) A motorist’s speeding.
B) Her running a stop sign.
C) Her lack of driving experience.
D) A motorist’s failure to concentrate.
31. A) Nervous and unsure of herself.
B) Calm and confident of herself.
C) Courageous and forceful.
D) Distracted and reluctant.
32. A) More strict training of women drivers.
B) Restrictions on cell phone use while driving.
C) Improved traffic conditions in cities.
D) New regulations to ensure children’s safety.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33.
A) They haven’t devoted as much energy to medicine as to space travel.
B) Three are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify.
C) It is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold.
D) They believe people can recover without treatment. 34. A) They
reveal the seriousness of the problem.
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B) They indicate how fast the virus spreads.
C) They tell us what kind of medicine to take.
D) They show our body is fighting the virus.
35. A) It actually does more harm than good.
B) It causes damage to some organs of our body.
C) It works better when combined with other remedies.
D) It helps us to recover much sooner.
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.
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注意:此部分试题在答题卡2上;请在答题卡2上作答。
You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in
different ways depending on the situation they are in. This is very (36)
________. All languages have two general levels of (37) ________: a
formal level and an informal level. English is no (38) ________. The
difference in these two levels is the situation in which you use a (39)
________ level. Formal language is the kind of language you find in
textbooks, (40) ________ books and in business letters. You would also
use formal English in compositions and (41) ________ that you write in
school. Informal language is used in conversation with (42) ________,
family members and friends, and when we write (43) ________ notes or
letters to close friends.
Formal language is different from informal language in several ways.
First, formal language tends to be more polite. (44)
________________________________. For example, I might say to a friend
or a family member ―Close the door, please,‖ (45)
________________________________.
Another difference between formal and informal language is some of
the vocabulary. (46) ________________________________. Let’s say that I
really like soccer. If I am talking
to my friend I might say ―I am just crazy about soccer!‖ But if I
were talking to my boss, I would probably say ―I really enjoy soccer.‖
Part IV Reading Comprehension (reading in depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
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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 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.
The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and
changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be
done __47__ by
women—ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing
__48__ work—still
need to be done by someone. Husbands and children now do some of
these jobs, a __49__ that has changed the target market for many
products. Or a working woman may face a crushing ―poverty of time‖ and
look for help elsewhere, creating opportunities for producers of frozen
meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the
like.
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Although there is still a big wage __50__ between men and women, the
income working
women __51__ gives them new independence and buying power. For
example, women now __52__ about half of all cars. Not long ago, many
cars dealers __53__ women
shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with
their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are __54__
customers. It’s interesting that some
leading Japanese car dealers were the first to __55__ pay attention
to women customers.
In Japan, fewer women have jobs or buy cars—the Japanese society is
still very much
male-oriented. Perhaps it was the __56__ contrast with Japanese
society that prompted
American firms to pay more attention to women buyers.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答
A) scale I) potential
B) retailed J) gap
C) generate K) voluntary
D) extreme L) excessive
E) technically M) insulted
F) affordable N) purchase
G) situation O) primarily
H) really
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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.
Reaching new peaks of popularity in North America is Iceberg Water,
which is harvested from icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Arthur von Wiesenberger, who carries the title Water Master, is one
of the few water critics in North America. As a boy, he spent time in
the larger cities of Italy, France and Switzerland, where bottled water
is consumed daily. Even then, he kept a water journal, noting the brands
he liked best. ―My dog could tell the difference between bottled and
tap water,‖ He says.
But is plain tap water all that bad? Not at all. In fact, New
York’s municipal water for more than a century was called the champagne
of tap water and until recently considered among the best in the world
in terms of both taste and purity. Similarly, a magazine in England
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found that tap water from the Thames River tasted better than several
leading brands of bottled water that were 400 times more expensive.
Nevertheless, soft- drink companies view bottled water as the next
battle-ground for market share—this despite the fact that over 25
percent of bottled water comes from tap
water: PepsiCo’s Aquafina and Coca-Cola’s Dasani are both purified
tap water rather than spring water.
As diners thirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs
salivate (垂涎) over the
profits. A restaurant’s typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150
percent, whereas on bottled water it’s often 300 to 500 percent. But
since water is much cheaper than wine, and many
of the fancier brands aren’t available in stores, most diners
don’t notice or care.
As a result, some restaurants are turning up the pressure to sell
bottled water. According
to an article in The Street Journal, some of the more shameless
tactics include placing attractive bottles on the table for a visual
sell, listing brands on the menu without prices,
and pouring bottled water without even asking the diners if they
want it.
Regardless of how it’s sold, the popularity of bottled water taps
into our desire for better health, our wish to appear cultivated, and
even a longing for lost purity.
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注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
57. What do we know about Iceberg Water from the passage?
A) It is a kind of iced water.
B) It is just plain tap water.
C) It is a kind of bottled water.
D) It is a kind of mineral water.
58. By saying ―My dog could tell the difference between bottled and
tap water‖
(Line 4 Para. 2), von Wiesenberger wants to convey the message that
________.
A) plain tap water is certainly unfit for drinking
B) bottled water is clearly superior to tap water
C) bottled water often appeals more to dogs taste
D) dogs can usually detect a fine difference in taste
59. The ―fancier brands‖ (Line 3 Para. 5) refers to ________.
A) tap water from the Thames River
B) famous wines not sold in ordinary stores
C) PepsiCo’s Aquafina and Coca-Cola’s Dasani
D) expensive bottled water with impressive names
60. Why are some restaurants turning up the pressure to sell bottled
water?
A) Bottled water brings in huge profits.
B) Competition from the wine industry is intense.
C) Most diners find bottled water affordable.
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D) Bottled water satisfied diners’ desire to fashionable.
61. According to passage, why is bottled water so popular?
A) It is much cheaper than wine.
B) It is considered healthier.
C) It appeals to more cultivated people.
D) It is more widely promoted in the market.
Passage Two
As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been
shifting from curing disease to preventing disease—especially in terms
of changing our many unhealthy
behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking, and failure to
exercise. The line of thought involved in this shift can be pursued
further. Imagine a person who is about the right weight, but does not
eat very nutritious (有营养的) foods, who feels OK but
exercises only occasionally, who goes to work every day, but is not
an outstanding worker, who drinks a few beers at home most nights but
does not drive while drunk, and who has no chest pains or abnormal blood
counts, but sleeps a lot and often feels tired. This person is not ill.
He may not even be at risk for any particular disease. But we can
imagine that this person could be a lot healthier.
The field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between
someone who is merely ―not ill‖ and someone who is in excellent health
and pays attention to the body’s special needs. Both types have simply
been called ―well.‖ In recent years, however, some health specialists
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have begun to apply the terms ―well‖ and ―wellness‖ only to those
who are
actively striving to maintain and improve their health. People who
are well are concerned with nutrition and exercise, and they make a
point of monitoring their body’s condition. Most important, perhaps,
people who are well take active responsibility for all matters related
to their health. Even people who have a physical disease or handicap (缺
陷) may
be ―well,‖ in this new sense, if they make an effort to maintain
the best possible health they can in the face of their physical
limitations. ―Wellness‖ may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that
people can achieve, but as an ideal that people can strive for. People
who are well are likely to be better able to resist disease and to fight
disease when it strikes. And by focusing attention on healthy ways of
living, the concept of wellness can have a beneficial impact on the ways
in which people face the challenges of daily life.
62. Today medical care is placing more stress on ________.
A) keeping people in a healthy physical condition
B) monitoring patients’ body functions
C) removing people’s bad living habits
D) ensuring people’s psychological well-being
63. In the first paragraph, people are reminded that ________.
A) good health is more than not being ill
B) drinking, even if not to excess, could be harmful
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C) regular health checks are essential to keeping fit
D) prevention is more difficult than cure
64. Traditionally, a person is considered ―well‖ if he ________.
A) does not have any unhealthy living habits
B) does not have any physical handicaps
C) is able to handle his daily routines
D) is free from any kind of disease
65. According to the author, the true meaning of ―wellness‖ is for
people ________.
A) to best satisfy their body’s special needs
B) to strive to maintain the best possible health
C) to meet the strictest standards of bodily health
D) to keep a proper balance between work and leisure
66. According to what the author advocates, which of the following
groups of
people would be considered healthy?
A) People who have strong muscles as well as slim figures.
B) People who are not presently experiencing any symptoms of disease.
C) People who try to be as possible, regardless of their limitations.
D) People who can recover from illness even without seeking medical
care.
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each
blank
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there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of
the
paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
Then
mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line
through
the centre.
Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom. It
is the species-typical behavior that sets humans completely __67__ from
all other animals.
Language is a means of communication, __68__ it is much more than
that. Many animals
. The dance of the honeybee communicates the location of flowers
__70__ can __69__
other members of the hive (蜂群). But human language permits
communication about
__71__ things like unicorn (独角兽) that have never existed. The key
__72__ anything,
in the fact that the units of meaning, words, can be __73__ together
in different ways,
according to __74__, to communicate different meanings.
Language is the most important learning we do. Nothing __75__ humans
so much as our
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ability to communicate abstract thoughts, __76__ about the universe,
the mind, love,
dreams, or ordering a drink. It is an immensely complex __77__ that
we take for granted.
Indeed, we are not aware of most __78__ of our speech and
understanding. Consider what happens when one person is speaking to
__79__. The speaker has to translate
thoughts into __80__ language. Brain imaging studies suggest that
the time from thoughts to the __81__ of speech is extremely fast, only
0.04 seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to __82__ out what the
speaker means. He must use the sounds of speech to __83__ the words
spoken, understand the pattern of __84__ of the words (sentences),
and finally __85__ the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a
minimum of about 0.5 seconds. But __86__ started, it is of course a
continuous process.
67. A) apart
B) off
C) up
D) down 68. A) so
B) but
C) or
D) for
69. A) transfer
B) transmit
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C) convey
D) communicate
70. A) to
B) from
C) over
D) on
71. A) only
B) almost
C) even
D) just
72. A) stays
B) situates
C) hides
D) lies
73. A) stuck
B) strung
C) rung
D) consisted 74. A) rules
B) scales
C) laws
D) standards 75. A) combines
B) contains
C) defines
D) declares
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76. A) what
B) whether
C) while
D) if
77. A) prospect
B) progress
C) process
D) produce 78. A) aspects
B) abstracts
C) angles
D) assumptions 79. A) anybody
B) another
C) other
D) everybody 80. A) body
B) gesture
C) written
D) spoken 81. A) growing
B) fixing
C) beginning
D) building 82. A) put
B) take
C) draw
D) figure 83. A) identify
B) locate
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C) reveal
D) discover 84. A) performance
B) organization
C) design
D) layout
85. A) prescribe
B) justify
C) utter
D) interpret
86. A) since
B) after
C) once
D) until
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the
Chinese
given in brackets. Please write you translation on Answer Sheet 2.
87. Specialists in intercultural studies say that it is not easy to
________ (适应不同文化中的生活).
88. Since my childhood I have found that ________ (没有什么比读书对
我更有吸引力).
89. The victim ________ (本来会有机会活下来) if he had been taken to
hospital in
time.
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90. Some psychologists claim that people ________ (出门在外时可能会
感到孤独).
91. The nation’s population continues to rise ________ (以每年1200
万人的速度).
2006年12月23日新四级参考答案
Part I Writing
四级英语参考范文:
The approach of the Chinese Lunar New Year poses a national issue
concerning the necessity of holding the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Its
established status is being challenged by a growing number of people,
especially by younger generations. It is increasingly difficult to cater
for all tastes.
Some individuals deem that it should be canceled or replaced by
other programs. These young people focus their attention on other forms
of celebration instead of immersing themselves in TV. Despite that, the
majority of mid-aged people and senior citizens uphold the importance of
the traditional performance. The most striking feature of this gala is
its traditionally close link with ordinary people’s lives. Most of
people view this gala as an annual staple on the traditional Chinese
Spring Festival Eve. They all have a restless night and glue their eyes
on the television.
I am not supportive of the view that the grand gala should be
abandoned. Undoubtedly, it plays a vital role in the celebration of
Chinese New Year. To increase its appeal and meet young adults’ need,
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the upcoming performance should invite some big names including super
stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan. We are all eagerly anticipating this
unforgettable evening show.
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. N
2. N
3. Y
4. N
5. Y
6. Y
7. NG
8. move forward
9. looking back
10. the more you get back
Part III Listening Comprehension
11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. D
16. B 17. D 18. A 19. D 20. C
21. B 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. A
26. C 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. A
36. natural
37. usage
38. exception
39. particular
40. reference
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41. essays
42. colleagues
43. personal
44. What we may find interesting is that it usually takes more words
to be polite
45. but to a stranger, I probably would say ―would you mind closing
the door?‖
46. There are bound to be some words and phrases that belong in
formal language
and others that are informal. Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading
in Depth)
47. O 48. K 49. G 50. J 51. C 52. N 53. M 54. I 55. H 56. D
57. C 58. B 59. D 60. A 61. B 62. C 63. B 64. D 65. B 66. C
Part V Cloze
67. A 68. B 69. D 70. A 71. C 72. D 73. B 74. A 75. C 76. B 77. C 78.
A 79. B 80. D 81. C 82. D 83. A 84. B 85. D 86. C
87. adapt to lives in different culturesadapt (oneself) to living
in different cultures 88. nothing is more attractiveappealing to me
than reading
89. would have a chance to survive
90. might feel lonely when they are away from homemight feel lonely
when away from home
91. at the rate of 12 million people per yearat the speed of 12
million people every year
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2006年12月23日新四级听力原文
Section B
11. M: Christmas is around the corner. And I’m looking for a gift
for my girlfriend. Any suggestions?
W: Well you have to tell me something about your girlfriend first.
Also, what’s your budget?
Q: What does the woman want the man to do?
12. M: What would you like for dessert? I think I’ll have apple pie
and ice cream.
W: The chocolate cake looks great, but I have to watch my weight.
You go ahead and get yours.
Q: What would the woman most probably do?
13. W: Having visited so many countries, you must be able to speak
several different languages.
M: I wish I could. But Japanese and, of course English are the only
languages I can speak.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
14. M: Professor Smith asked me to go to his office after class. So
it’s impossible for me to make it to the bar at ten.
W: Then it seems that we’ll have to meet an hour later at the
library.
Q: What will the man do first after class?
15. M: It’s already 11 now. Do you mean I ought to wait until Mr.
Bloom comes back from the class?
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W: Not really. You can just leave a note. I’ll give it to her later.
Q: What does the woman mean?
16. M: How is John now? Is he feeling any better?
W: Not yet. It still seems impossible to make him smile. Talking to
him is really difficult and he gets upset easily over little things.
Q: What do we learn about John from the conversation?
17. M: Do we have to get the opera tickets in advance?
W: Certainly. Tickets at the door are usually sold at a higher price.
Q: What does the woman imply?
18. M: The taxi driver must have been speeding.
W: Well, not really. He crashed into the tree because he was trying
not to hit a box that had fallen off the truck ahead of him.
Q: What do we learn about the taxi driver?
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
W: Hey, Bob, guess what? I’m going to visit Quebec next summer.
I’m invited to go to a friend’s wedding.
But while I’m there I’d also like to do some sightseeing.
M: That’s nice, Shelly. But do you mean the province of Quebec, or
Quebec City?
W: I mean the province. My friend’s wedding is in Montreal. I’m
going there first. I’ll stay for five days. Is Montreal the capital
city of the province?
M: Well, Many people think so because it’s the biggest city. But
it’s not the capital. Quebec City is. But Montreal is great. The Saint
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Royal River runs right through the middle of the city. It’s beautiful
in summer.
W: Wow, and do you think I can get by in English? My French is OK,
but not that good. I know most people there speak French, but can I also
use English? M: Well, People speak both French and English there. But
you’ll hear French most of the time. And all the street signs are in
French. In fact, Montreal is the third largest French speaking city in
the world. So you’d better practice your French before you go.
W: Good advice. What about Quebec City? I’ll visit a friend from
college who lives there now. What’s it like?
M: It’s a beautiful city, very old. Many old buildings have been
nicely restored. Some of them were built in the 17th or 18th centuries.
You’ll love there.
W: Fantastic. I can’t wait to go.
19. What’s the woman’s main purpose of visiting Quebec?
20. What does the man advise the woman to do before the trip?
21. What does the man say about the Quebec City?
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
M: Hi, Miss Rowling, how old were you when you started to write? And
what was your first book?
W: I wrote my first Finnish (finished) story when I was about six.
It was about a small animal, a rabbit, I mean. And I’ve been writing
ever since?
M: Why did you choose to be an author?
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W: If someone asked me how to achieve happiness. Step One would be
finding out what you love doing most. Step two would be finding someone
to pay you to do this. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to
support myself by writing
M: Do you have any plans to write books for adults?
W: My first two novels were for adults. I suppose I might write
another one. But
I never really imagine a target audience when I’m writing. The
ideas come first.
So it really depends on the ideas that grasp me next.
M: where did the ideas for the ―Harry Potter‖ books come from?
W: I’ve no ideas where the ideas came from. And I hope I’ll never
find out. It
would spoil my excitement if it turned out I just have a funny
wrinkle on the
surface of my brain, which makes me think about the invisible train
platform.
M: How did you come up with the names of your characters?
W: I invented some of them. But I also collected strange names.
I’ve got one
from ancient saints, maps, dictionaries, plants, war memoirs and
people I met.
M: Oh, you are really resourceful.
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22. What do we learn from the conversation about Miss Rowling’s
first book?
23. Why does Miss Rowling consider her so very lucky?
24. What dictates Miss Rowling’s writing?
25. According to Miss Rowling where did she get the ideas for the
Harry Porter
books?
Section B
Directions: 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
Reducing the amount of sleep students get at night has a direct
impact on their performance at school during the day. According to
classroom teachers, elementary and middle school students who stay up
late exhibit more learning and attention problems. This has been shown
by Brown Medical School and Bradley Hospital research. In the study,
teachers were not told the amount of sleep students received when
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completing weekly performance reports, yet they rated the students who
had received eight hours or less as having the most trouble recalling
all the material, learning new lessons and completing high-quality work.
Teachers also reported that these students had more difficulty paying
attention. The experiment is the first to ask teachers to report on the
effects of sleep deficiency in children. Just staying up late can cause
increased academic difficulty and attention problems for otherwise
healthy, well-functioning kids, said Garharn Forlone, the study’s lead
author. So the results provide professionals and parents with a clear
message: when a child is having learning and attention problems, the
issue of sleep has to be taken into consideration. ―If we don’t ask
about sleep, and try to improve sleep patterns in kids’ struggling
academically, then we aren’t doing our job‖, Forlone said. For
parents, he said, the message is simple, ―getting kids to bed on time
is as important as getting them to school on time‖.
26. What were teachers told to do in the experiment?
27. According to the experiment, what problem can insufficient sleep
cause in
students?
28. What message did the researcher intend to convey to parents?
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Patricia Pania never wanted to be a public figure. All she wanted to
be was a mother and home-maker. But her life was turned upside down when
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a motorist, distracted by his cell phone, ran a stop sign and crashed
into the side of her car. The impact killed her 2-year-old daughter.
Four months later, Pania reluctantly but courageously decided to try to
educate the public and to fight for laws to ban drivers from using cell
phones while a car is moving. She wanted to save other children from
what happened to her daughter. In her first speech, Pania got off to a
shaky start. She was visibly trembling and her voice was soft and
uncertain. But as she got into her speech, a dramatic transformation
took place. She stopped shaking and spoke with a strong voice. For the
rest of her talk, she was a forceful and compelling speaker. She wanted
everyone in the audience to know what she knew without having to learn
it from a personal tragedy. Many in the audience were moved to tears and
to action. In subsequent presentations, Pania gained reputation as a
highly effective speaker. Her appearance on a talk show was broadcast
three times, transmitting her message to over 40 million people. Her
campaign increased public awareness of the problem, and prompted over
300 cities and several states to consider restrictions on cell phone use.
29. What was the significant change in Patricia Pania’s life?
30. What had led to Pania’s personal tragedy?
31. How did Pania feel when she began her first speech?
32. What could be expected as a result of Pania’s efforts?
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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Many people catch a cold in the spring time or fall. It makes us
wonder if scientists can send a man to the moon. Why can’t they find a
cure for the common cold? The
answer is easy. There’re actually hundreds of kinds of cold viruses
out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn’t a cure
for each one. When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to
get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose
and causes a blockade in it. You feel terrible because you can’t
breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virus. Your
temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is
killing the virus. You also have a running nose to stop the virus from
getting into your cells. You may feel miserable, but actually your
wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold. Different
people have different remedies for colds. In the United States and some
other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel
better. Some people take hot bath and drink warm liquids. Other people
take medicines to relieve various symptoms of colds. There was one
interesting thing to note. Some scientists say taking medicines when you
have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer,
because your body doesn’t develop a way to fight it and kill it.
33. According to the passage, why haven’t scientists found a cure
for the
common cold?
34. What does the speaker say about the symptoms of the common cold?
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35. What do some scientists say about taking medicines for the
common cold,
according to the passage
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a
short
essay on the topic of Welcome to our club. You should write at least
120 words following the outline given bellow:
欢迎辞，欢迎加入俱乐部。
标题:Welcome to our club
书写提纲:
1. 表达你的欢迎;
2. 对你们俱乐部作一个简要介绍。
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, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the
information
given in the passage;N (for NO) if statement contradicts the
information given in
the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in
the
question 8-10, complete the sentences with the
information given in the passage.
Protect Your Privacy When Job- hunting Online
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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 add up
fast these days. A recent General Accounting Office report estimates
that as many as 750,000 Americans are victims of identity theft every
year. And that number may be low, as many people choose not to report
the crime even if they know they have been victimized.
Identity theft is ―an absolute epidemic,‖ states Robert Ellis
Smith, a respected author and advocate of privacy. ―It’s certainly
picked up in the last four or five years. It’s worldwide. It affects
everybody, and there’s very little you can do to prevent it and,
worst of all, you can’t detect it until it’s probably too late.‖
Unlike your fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be
given to someone else for their use, you personal data, especially your
social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your
telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data, can
be used, if they fall into the wrong hands, to personally profit at your
expense. In the United States and Canada, for example, many people have
reported that unauthorized persons have taken funds out of their bank or
financial accounts, or, in the worst cases, taken over their identities
altogether, running up vast debts and committing crimes while using the
victims’ names. In many cases, a victim’s losses may included not only
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out-of- pocket financial losses, but substantial additional financial
costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in the community
and correcting erroneous information for which the criminal is
responsible.
According to the FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud
committed on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect themselves
while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a
successful online job search is learning to manager the risks. Here are
some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the Internet.
1. Check for a privacy policy.
If you are considering posting your resume online, make sure the job
search site your are considering has a privacy policy, like
. The policy should spell out how your information will
be used, stored and whether or not it will be shared. You may want to
think twice about posting your resume on a site that automatically
shares your information with others. You could be opening yourself up to
unwanted calls from solicitors (推销员).
When reviewing the site’s privacy policy, you’ll be able to delete
your resume just as easily as you posted it. You won’t necessarily want
your resume to remain out there on the Internet once you land a job.
Remember, the longer your resume remains posted on a job board, the more
exposure, both positive and not-so-positive, it will receive.
2. Take advantage of site features.
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Lawful job search sites offer levels of privacy protection. Before
posting your resume, carefully consider your job search objective and
the level of risk you are willing to assume.
, for example, offers three levels of privacy from
which job seekers can choose. The first is standard posting. This option
gives job seekers who post their resumes the most visibility to the
broadest employer audience possible.
The second is anonymous (匿名的) posting. This allows job seekers
the same
visibility as those in the standard posting category without any of
their contact information being displayed. Job seekers who wish to
remain anonymous but want to share some other information may choose
which pieces of contact information to display.
The third is private posting. This option allows a job seeker to
post a resume without having it searched by employers. Private posting
allows job seekers to quickly and easily apply for jobs that appear on
without retyping their information.
3. Safeguard your identity.
Career experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe
while using the Internet to search out jobs is to conceal their
identities. Replace your name on your resume with a generic (泛指的)
identifier, such as ―Intranet Developer Candidate,‖ or ―Experienced
Marketing Representative.‖
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You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your
current employer. Depending on your title, it may not be all that
difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is
provided. Use a general description of the company such as ―Major auto
manufacturer,‖ or ―International packaged goods supplier.‖
If your job title is unique, consider using the generic equivalent
instead of the exact title assigned by your employer.
4. Establish and email address for your search.
Another way to protect your privacy while seeking employment online
is to open up an email account specifically for your online job search.
This will safeguard your existing email box in the event someone you
don’t know gets hold of your email address and shares it with others.
Using an email address specifically for you job search also
eliminates the possibility that you will receive unwelcome emails in
your primary mailbox. When naming your new email address, be sure that
it doesn’t contain references to your name or other information that
will give away your identity. The best solution is an email address that
is relevant to the job you are seeking such as salesmgr2004@.
5. Protect your reference.
If your resume contains a section with the names and contact
information of your references, take it out. There’s no sense in
safeguarding your information while sharing private contact information
of your references.
6. Keep confidential (机密的) information confidential.
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Do not, under any circumstances, share your social security,
driver’s license, and bank account numbers or other personal
information, such as race or eye color. Honest
employers do not need this information with an initial application.
Don’t provide this
even if they say they need it in order to conduct a background check.
This is one of the oldest tricks in the book – don’t fall for it.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. Robert Ellis Smith believes identity theft is difficult to detect
and one can
hardly do anything to prevent it.
2. In many cases, identity theft not only causes the victims’
immediate financial
losses but costs them a lot to restore their reputation.
3. Identity theft is a minor offence and its harm has been somewhat
overestimated.
4. It is important that your resume not stay online longer than is
necessary.
5. Of the three options offered by in Suggestion 2,
the third
one is apparently most strongly recommended.
6. Employers require applicants to submit very personal information
on
background checks.
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7. Applicants are advised to use generic names for themselves and
their current
employers when seeking employment online.
8. Using a special email address in the job search can help prevent
your from
receiving ________.
9. To protect your references, you should not post online their
________.
10. According to the passage, identity theft is committed typically
for ________.
Part III Listing Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and
2
long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more
questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation
and
the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there
will be
a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),
B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer, then mark the
corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line though the
centre.
注意:此部分答题在答题卡2上作答。
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11. A) It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer.
B) It was mainly meant for cancer patients.
C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40.
D) It was frequently interrupted by commercials. 12. A) The man is
fond of traveling.
B) The woman is a photographer.
C) The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest.
D) The man admires the woman’s talent in writing. 13. A) The man
regrets being absent-minded.
B) The woman saved the man some trouble.
C) The man placed the reading list on a desk.
D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket. 14. A) He quit teaching
in June.
B) He has left the army recently.
C) He opened a restaurant near the school.
D) He has taken over his brother’s business. 15. A) She seldom
reads books from cover to cover.
B) She is interested in reading novels.
C) She read only part of the book.
D) She was eager to know what the book was about. 16. A) She was
absent all week owing to sickness.
B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.
C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.
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D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband. 17. A)
The speakers want to rent the Smiths’ old house.
B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.
C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.
D) The Smiths’ new house is not far from their old one. 18. A) The
man had a hard time finding a parking space.
B) The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.
C) The woman was offended by the man’s late arrival.
D) The man couldn’t find his car in the parking lot.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.
B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didn’t make any reservation.
C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.
D) The hotel clerk couldn’t find his reservation for that night. 20.
A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.
B) There was a conference going on in the city.
C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs.
D) It was a busy season for holiday-makers.
21. A) It was free of charge on weekends.
B) It had a 15% discount on weekdays.
C) It was offered to frequent guests only.
D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.
22. A) Demand compensation from the hotel.
B) Ask for an additional discount.
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C) Complain to the hotel manager.
D) Find a cheaper room in another hotel.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) An employee in the city council at Birmingham.
B) Assistant Director of the Admissions Office.
C) Head of the Overseas Students Office.
D) Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.
24. A) Nearly fifty percent are foreigners.
B) About fifteen percent are from Africa.
C) A large majority are from Latin America.
D) A small number are from the Far East.
25. A) She will have more contact with students.
B) It will bring her capability into fuller play.
C) She will be more involved I policy-making.
D) It will be less demanding than her present job.
Section B
Directions: 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).
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Then mark the corresponding letter on the 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) Her parents thrived in the urban environment.
B) Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm.
C) Her parents immigrated to America.
D) Her parents set up an ice-cream store.
27. A) He taught English in Chicago.
B) He was crippled in a car accident.
C) He worked to become an executive.
D) He was born with a limp.
28. A) She was fond of living an isolated life.
B) She was fascinated by American culture.
C) She was very generous in offering help.
D) She was highly devoted to her family.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) He suffered a nervous breakdown.
B) He was wrongly diagnosed.
C) He was seriously injured.
D) He developed a strange disease.
30. A) He was able to talk again.
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B) He raced to the nursing home.
C) He could tell red and blue apart.
D) He could not recognize his wife.
31. A) Twenty-nine days.
B) Two and a half months.
C) Several minutes.
D) Fourteen hours.
32. A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.
B) The avoided appearing on television.
C) They released a video of his progress.
D) They declined to give details of his condition.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A) For people to share ideas and show farm products.
B) For officials to educate the farming community.
C) For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.
D) For farmers to celebrate their harvests.
34. A) By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.
B) By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.
C) By offering to do volunteer work at the fair.
D) By performing a special skill at the entrance.
35. A) They contribute to the modernization of American farms.
B) They help to increase the state governments’ revenue.
C) They provide a stage for people to give performances.
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D) They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.
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.
注意:此部分试题在答题卡2上;请在答题卡2上作答。
Students’ pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents
are well (36) ________, but some of them aren’t very helpful with the
problems their sons and daughters have in (37) ________ to college, and
a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s
difficulties.
For one thing, parents are often not (38) ________ of the kinds of
problems their children face. They don’t realize that the (39) ________
is keener, that the required (40) ________ of work are higher, and that
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their children may not be prepared for the change. (41) ________ to
seeing A’s and B’s on high school report cards, they may be upset when
their children’s first (42) ________ college grades are below that
level. At their kindest, they may gently (43) ________ why John or Mary
isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she
should, and so on. (44) ________________________________.
Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves
and (45) ________________________________. In their involvement and
identification with their children, they forget that everyone is
different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They
forget that their children, (46)
________________________________.
Part IV Reading 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 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
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any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life.
In particular, when older patients __47__ of pain, they were told it was
a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it.
Times have changed. Today, we take pain __48__. Indeed, pain is now
considered the
fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature,
breathing rate and pulse in __49__ a person’s well-being. We know that
chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰
乱) a person’s life, causing problems that __50__ from missed work
to depression.
That’s why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians
who __51__
in pain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain,
which can help us treat the pain better, but we also help provide
comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social
__52__ related to chronic pain. Such
comprehensive therapy often __53__ the work of social workers,
psychiatrists (心理
医生) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.
This modern __54__ for pain management has led to a wealth of
innovative
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treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than
ever before. Decades ago, there were only a __55__ number of drugs
available, and many of them
caused __56__ side effects in older people, including dizziness and
fatigue. This created a double-edged sword: the medications helped
relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the
pain itself.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答
A) result I) determining
B) involves J) limited
C) significant K) gravely
D) range L) complained
E) relieved M) respect
F) issues N) prompting
G) seriously O) specialize
H) magnificent
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.
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Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
I’ve been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without
Teachers introduced
me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing
processes tremendously. The distinction is between the creative mind and
the critical mind. While you need to employ both to get to a finished
result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to
think so.
Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single
greatest barrier to writing that most of us encounter. If you are
listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar while
you are trying to capture a fleeting (稍纵即逝的) thought, the
thought will die. If you capture the fleeting thought and simply
share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You
must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make
writing the tool for thinking that it is.
The practice that can help you past your learned bad habits of
trying to edit as you write is what Elbow calls ―free writing.‖ In
free writing, the objective is to get words down on paper non-stop,
usually for 15-20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no criticizing.
The goal is to get the words flowing. As the words begin to flow, the
ideas
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will come from the shadows and let themselves be captured on your
notepad or your screen.
Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the
critical mind that you’ve persuaded to sit on the side and watch
quietly. Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time
than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages
as the deadline draws near.
Instead of staring at a blank start filling it with words no matter
how bad. Halfway through you available time, stop and rework your raw
writing into something closer to finished product. Move back and forth
until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far
better than your current practices.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
57. When the author says the creative mind and the critical
mind ―cannot work in
parallel‖ (Line 4, Para. 1) in the writing process, he means
________.
A) no one can be both creative and critical
B) they cannot be regarded as equally important
C) they are in constant conflict with each other
D) one cannot use them at the same time
58. What prevents people from writing on is ________.
A) putting their ideas in raw form
B) attempting to edit as they write
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C) ignoring grammatical soundness
D) trying to capture fleeting thoughts
59. What is the chief objective of the first stage of writing?
A) To organize one’s thoughts logically.
B) To choose an appropriate topic.
C) To get one’s ideas down.
D) To collect raw materials.
60. One common concern of writers about ―free writing‖ is that
________.
A) it overstresses the role of the creative mind
B) it takes too much time to edit afterwards
C) it may bring about too much criticism
D) it does not help them to think clearly
61. In what way does the critical mind help the writer in the
writing process?
A) It refines his writing into better shape.
B) It helps him to come up with new ideas.
C) It saves the writing time available to him.
D) It allows him to sit on the side and observe.
Passage Two
I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again.
There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories
about what it’s like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never
very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them
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interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe,
the shape of space- time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics, it did not bother me in
the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my
Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue
started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers,
awards—was viewed through the lens of gender
(性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed
into an argument
), I would on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature
versus nurture (培育
instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that
would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: I don’t
talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence
I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender
issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another
terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study
sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New
York City. Recently, someone asked me how may of the 45 students in my
class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to
answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their
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scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss
those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them ―war‖ stories. Instead, I
have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily
pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the
image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth
talking about.
62. Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman
scientist again?
A) She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.
B) She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.
C) She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
D) She finds space research more important.
63. From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute the
author’s
failures to ________.
A) the very fact that she is a woman
B) her involvement in gender politics
C) her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D) the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
64. What did the author constantly fight against while doing her
Ph.D. and
post-doctoral research?
A) Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B) Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
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C) People’s stereotyped attitude toward female scientists.
D) Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
65. Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about
her class?
A) Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.
B) Her students’ performance has brought back her confidence.
C) Her female students can do just as well as male students.
D) More female students are pursuing science than before.
66. What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A) Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.
B) Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
C) Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
D) Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each
blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right
side
of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the
passage.
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single
line through the centre.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
An earthquake hit Kashmir on Oct. 8, 2005. it took some 75,000 lives,
__67__
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130,000 and left nearly 3.5 million without food, jobs or homes.
__68__ overnight,
scores of tent villages bloomed __69__ the region, tended by
international aid organizations, military __70__ and aid groups working
day and night to shelter the survivors before winter set __71__.
Mercifully, the season was mild. But with the __72__ of spring the
refugees will be moved again. Camps that __73__ health care, food and
shelter for 150,000 survivors have begun to close as they were __74__
intended to be permanent.
For most of the refugees, the thought of going back brings __75__
emotions. The past
six months have been difficult. Families of __76__ many as 10 people
have had to
shelter __77__ a single tent and share cookstoves and bathing __78__
with neighbors. ―They are looking forward to the clean water of their
rivers,‖ officials say. ―They are
__79__ of free fresh fruit. They want to get back to their herds and
start __80__ again.‖ But most will be returning to __81__ but heaps of
ruins. In many villages,
electrical __82__ have not been repaired, nor have roads. Aid
workers __83__ that it will take years to rebuild what the earthquake
took __84__. And for the thousands of
survivors, the __85__ will never be complete.
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Yet the survivors have to start somewhere. New homes can be built
__86__ the stones, bricks and beams of old ones. Spring is coming and it
is a good time to start again.
67. A) injured
B) ruined
C) destroyed
D) damaged
68. A) Altogether
B) Almost
C) Scarcely
D) Surely
69. A) among
B) above
C) amid
D) across
70. A) ranks
B) equipment
C) personnel
D) installations
71. A) out
B) in
C) on
D) forth
72. A) falling
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B) emergence
C) arrival
D) appearing
73. A) strengthened
B) aided
C) transferred
D) provided 74. A) never
B) once
C) ever
D) yet
75. A) puzzled
B) contrasted
C) doubled
D) mixed
76. A) like
B) as
C) so
D) too
77. A) by
B) below
C) under
D) with
78. A) facilities
B) instruments
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C) implements
D) appliances 79. A) seeking
B) dreaming
C) longing
D) searching 80. A) producing
B) cultivating
C) farming
D) nourishing 81. A) anything
B) something
C) everything
D) nothing 82. A) lines
B) channels
C) paths
D) currents 83. A) aside
B) away
C) up
D) evaluate 84. A) aside
B) away
C) up
D) out
85. A) reservation
B) retreat
C) replacement
D) recovery 86. A) from
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B) through
C) upon
D) onto
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the
Chinese given in brackets. Please write you translation on Answer
Sheet 2.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。
87. The finding of this study failed to ________________________ (将
人们的
睡眠质量考虑在内).
88. The prevent and treatment of AIDS is ________________________
(我们可
以合作的领域).
89. Because of the leg injury, the athlete ________________________
(决定
退出比赛).
90. To make donations or for more information, please
________________________ (按以下地址和我们联系).
91. Please come here at ten tomorrow morning
________________________ (如
果你方便的话).
2007年6月23日四级参考答案
Part I Writing
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四级英语参考范文:
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. Y
2. Y
3. N.
4. Y.
5. NG
6. N
7. Y
8. unwelcome emails
9. names and contact information
10. economic gain
Part III Listening Comprehension
11. C 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. C
16. D 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. C 27.
B 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. D
36. meaning
37. adjusting
38. aware
39. competition
40. standards
41. accustomed
42. semester
43. inquire
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44. at their worst ,they may threaten to take their children out of
college or cut
off funds
45. think it only right and natural that they determine what their
children do with
their lives
46. who are now young adults must, be the ones responsible for what
they do and
what they are 15.10
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
47. L 48. G 49. I 50. D 51. O 52. F 53. B 54. M 55. J
56. C
57. D 58. B 59. C 60. B 61. A 62. B 63. A 64. C 65. D
66. C
Part V Cloze
67. A 68. B 69. D 70. C
71. B 72. C 73. D 74. A 75. D
76. B 77. C 78. A 79. B 80. C
81. D 82. A 83. C 84. B 85. D
86. A
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
87. take people’s sleep quality into account
88. the field (where) we can cooperate the field in which we can
cooperate
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89. decided to quit the match
90. contact us at the following address
91. if it is convenient for you at your convenience
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
What electives to choose
1. 各大学开设了各种各样的选修课
2. 学生因为各种原因选择了不同的选修课
3. 以你自己为例……
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning ) (15 minutes)
Universities Branch Out
As never before in their long history, universities have become
instruments of national competition as well as instruments of peace.
They are the place of the scientific discoveries that move economies
forward, and the primary means of educating the talent required to
obtain and maintain competitive advantage. But at the same time, the
opening of national borders to the flow of goods, services, information
and especially people has made universities a powerful force for global
integration, mutual understanding and geopolitical stability.
In response to the same forces that have driven the world economy,
universities have become more self-consciously global: seeking students
form around the world who represent the entire range of cultures and
values, sending their own students abroad to prepare them for global
careers, offering courses of study that address the challenges of an
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interconnected world and collaborative (合作的) research programs to
advance science for the benefit of all humanity.
Of the forces shaping higher education none is more sweeping than
the movement across borders. Over the past three decades the number of
students leaving home each year to study abroad has grown at an annual
rate of 3.9 percent, from 800,000 in 1975 to 2.5 million in 2004. Most
travel from one developed nation to another, but the flow from
developing to developed countries is growing rapidly. The reverse flow,
from developed to developing countries, is on the rise, too. Today
foreign students earn 30 percent of the doctoral degrees awarded in the
United States and 38 percent of those in the United Kingdom. And the
number crossing borders for undergraduate study is growing as well, to 8
percent of the undergraduates at America’s best institutions and 10
percent of all undergraduates in the U.K. In the United States, 20
percent of the newly hired professors in science and engineering are
foreign-born, and in China many newly hired faculty members at the top
research universities received their graduate education abroad.
Universities are also encouraging students to spend some of their
undergraduate years in another country. In Europe, more than 140,000
students participate in the Erasmus program each year, taking courses
for credit in one of 2,200 participating institutions across the
continent. And in the United States, institutions are helping place
students in summer internships (实习) abroad to
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prepare them for global careers. Yale and Harvard have led the way,
offering every undergraduate at least one international study or
internship opportunity-and providing the financial resources to make it
possible.
Globalization is also reshaping the way research is done. One new
trend involves sourcing portions of a research program to another
country. Yale professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
Tian Xu directs a research center focused on the genetics of human
disease at Shanghai’s Fudan University, in collaboration with faculty
colleagues from both schools. The
Shanghai center has 95 employees and graduate students working in a
4,300-square-meter laboratory facility. Yale faculty, postdoctors and
graduate students visit regularly and attend videoconference seminars
with scientists from both campuses. The arrangement benefits both
countries; Xu’s Yale lab is more productive, thanks to the lower costs
of conducting research in china, and Chinese graduate students,
postdoctors and faculty get on-the-job training from a world-class
scientist and his U.S. team.
As a result of its strength in science, the United States has
consistently led the world in the commercialization of major new
technologies, from the mainframe computer and the integrated circuit of
the 1960s to the Internet infrastructure (基础设施) and applications
software of the
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1990s. The link between university-based science and industrial
application is often indirect but sometimes highly visible: Silicon
Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University, and Route 128
outside Boston has long housed companies spun off from MIT and Harvard.
Around the world, governments have encouraged copying of this model,
perhaps most successfully in Cambridge, England, where Microsoft and
scores of other leading software and biotechnology companies have set up
shop around the university.
For all its success, the United States remains deeply hesitant about
sustaining the research-university model. Most politician recognize the
link between investment in science and national economic strength, but
support for research funding has been unsteady. The budget of the
National Institutes of Health doubled between 1998 and 2003, but has
risen more slowly than inflation since then. Support for the physical
sciences and engineering barely kept pace with inflation during that
same period. The attempt to make up lost ground is welcome, but the
nation would be better served by steady, predictable increases in
science funding at the rate of long-term GDP growth, which is on the
order of inflation plus 3 percent per year.
American politicians have great difficulty recognizing that
admitting more foreign students can greatly promote the national
interest by increasing international understanding. Adjusted for
inflation, public funding for international exchanges and foreign-
language study is well below the levels of 40 years ago. In the wake of
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September 11, changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in
the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. Universities,
and a corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia, Singapore and the
U.K. Objections from American university and business leaders led to
improvements in the process and a reversal of the
decline, but the United States is still seen by many as unwelcoming
to international students. Most Americans recognize that universities
contribute to the nation’s well- being through their
scientific research, but many fear that foreign students threaten
American competitiveness by taking their knowledge and skills back home.
They fail to grasp that welcoming foreign students to the United States
has two important positive effects: first, the very best of them stay in
the States and –like immigrants throughout history-strengthen the
nation; and second, foreign students who study in the United States
become ambassadors for many of its most cherished (珍视) values
when they return home. Or at least they understand them better. In
America as elsewhere, few instruments of foreign policy are as effective
in promoting peace and stability as welcoming international university
students.
1. From the first paragraph we know that present-day universities
have become_________.
A) more and more research-oriented B) in-service training
organizations
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C) more popularized than ever before D) a powerful force for global
integration 2. Over the past three decades, the enrollment of overseas
students has increased__________.
A) by 2.5 million B) by 800,000
C) at an annual rate of 3.9 percent D) at an annual rate of 8
percent 3. In the United States, how many of the newly hired professors
in science and engineering are foreign-born?
A) 10% B) 20% C)30% D)38%
4. How do Yale and Harvard prepare their undergraduates for global
careers? A) They organize a series of seminars on world economy.
B) They offer them various courses in international politics.
C) They arrange for them to participate in the Erasmus program.
D)They give them chances for international study or internship.
5. An example illustrating the general trend of universities’
globalization is __________.
A) Yale’s collaboration with Fudan University on genetic research
B) Yale’s helping Chinese universities to launch research projects
C) Yale’s students exchange program with European institutions
D) Yale’s establishing branch campuses throughout the world
6. What do we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage?
A) It houses many companies spun off from MIT and Harvard.
B) It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft Company.
C) It was intentionally created by Stanford University.
D) It is where the Internet infrastructure was built up.
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7. What is said about the U.S. federal funding for research?
A) It has increased by 3 percent. B) It has been unsteady for years.
C) It has been more than sufficient. D) It doubled between 1998 and
2003. 8. The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in
the U.S. after September 11 was caused by ____.
9. Many Americans fear that American competitiveness may be
threatened by foreign students who will_____.
10. The policy of welcoming foreign students can benefit the U.S. in
that the very best of them will stay and ___.
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
11. A) She used to be in poor health. B) She was popular among boys.
C) She was somewhat overweight. D) She didn’t do well at high
school.
12. A) At the airport. B) In a restaurant. C) In a booking office. D)
At the hotel reception. 13. A) Teaching her son by herself. B) Having
confidence in her son.
C) Asking the teacher for extra help. D) Telling her son not to
worry. 14. A) Have a short break. B) Take two weeks off.
C) Continue her work outdoors. D) Go on vacation with the man. 15. A)
He is taking care of his twin brother. B) He has been feeling ill all
week.
C) He is worried about Rod’s health. D) He has been in perfect
condition.
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16. A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house.
B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.
C) She plants to put all her old furniture in the basement.
D) She bought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.
17. A) The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book.
B) The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about.
C) The woman doesn’t find the book useful any more.
D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man.
18. A) Most of the man’s friends are athletes. B) Few people share
the woman’s opinion.
C) The man doesn’t look like a sportsman. D) The woman doubts the
man’s athletic ability.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) She has packed it in one of her bags. B) She is going to get
it at the airport.
C) She has probably left it in a taxi. D) She is afraid that she has
lost it. 20. A) It ends in winter. B) It will cost her a lot.
C) It will last one week. D) It depends on the weather. 21. A) The
plane is taking off soon. B) The taxi is waiting for them.
C) There might be a traffic jam. D) There is a lot of stuff to pack.
22. A) At home. B) At the airport. C) In the man’s car. D) By the side
of a taxi.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
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23. A) She is thirsty for promotion. B) She wants a much higher
salary.
C) She is tired of her present work. D) She wants to save travel
expenses. 24. A) Translator. B) Travel agent. C) Language instructor. D)
Environmental engineer. 25. A) Lively personality and inquiring mind. B)
Communication skills and team spirit.
C) Devotion and work efficiency. D) Education and experience.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) They care a lot about children. B) They need looking after in
their old age.
C) They want to enrich their life experience. D) They want children
to keep them company.
27. A) They are usually adopted from distant places.
B) Their birth information is usually kept secret.
C) Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.
D) Their adoptive parents don’t want them to know their birth
parents.
28. A) They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.
B) They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.
C) They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.
D) They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.
29. A) Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.
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B) Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.
C) Understanding is the key to successful adoption.
D) Adoption has much to do with love.
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. A) He suffered from mental illness. B) He bought The Washington
Post. C) He turned a failing newspaper into a success. D) He was once a
reporter for a major newspaper.
31. A) She was the first woman to lead a big U.S. publishing company.
B) She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago.
C) She committed suicide because of her mental disorder.
D) She took over her father’s position when he died.
32. A) People came to see the role of women in the business world.
B) Katharine played a major part in reshaping Americans’ mind.
C) American media would be quite different without Katharine.
D) Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A) It’ll enable them to enjoy the best medical care. B) It’ll
allow them to receive free
medical treatment.
C) It’ll protect them from possible financial crises. D) It’ll
prevent the doctors from
overcharging them.
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34. A) They can’t immediately get back the money paid for their
medical cost.
B) They have to go through very complicated application procedures.
C) They can only visit doctor who speak their native languages.
D) They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment.
35. A) They don’t have to pay for the medical services.
B) They needn’t pay the entire medical bill at once.
C) They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly.
D) They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.
Section C
More and more of the world’s population are living in towns or
cities. The speed at which cities are growing in the less developed
countries is (36)________. Between 1920 and 1960 big cities in developed
countries (37) ________ two and a half times in size, but in other parts
of the world the growth was eight times their size.
The (38) _________ size of growth is bad enough, but there are now
also very (39) _________ signs of trouble in the (40) ___________of
percentages of people living in towns and percentages of people working
in industry. During the nineteenth century cities grew as a result of
the growth
of industry . In Europe the (41) ___________of people living in
cities was always smaller than that of the (42) __________working in
factories. Now, however, the (43) ____________ is almost always true in
the newly industrialized world : (44) ________.
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Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot
pay for their growth; (45) _____________. There has been little
opportunity to build water supplies or other facilities. (46)
__________________ a growth in the number of hopeless and despairing
parents and starving children.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth ) (25 minutes)
Section A
Question 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
As war spreads to many corners of the globe, children sadly have
been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and
Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace
education 47 . The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took
on the 48 of peacemakers. The Children’s Movement for Peace in Colombia
was even nominated (提名) for
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. Groups of children 49 as peacemakers
studied human rights and poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming
a group with five other schools in Bogota known as The Schools of Peace.
The classroom 50 opportunities for children to replace angry,
violent behaviors with 51 , peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that
caring and respect for each person empowers children to take a step 52
toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many
online resources that are 53 useful when helping children along the path
to peace. The Young Peacemakers Campaign. The World Centers of
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Compassion for Children International call attention to children’s
rights and how to help the 55 of war. Starting a Peacemakers’ Club is a
praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other
classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the 56 school.
A) acting B) assuming C) comprehensive D) cooperative E) entire F)
especially G) forward H) images I) information J) offers K) projects L)
respectively M) role N) technology O) victims Section B
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction.
In just a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun
offering some form of distance learning (DL), and among the larger
schools, it’s closer to 90 percent. If you doubt the popularity of the
trend, you
probably haven’t heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants
degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000
students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest
private university in the country.
While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ,
DL usually signifies a course in which the instructors post syllabi (课
程大纲), reading assignments, and schedules on Websites,
and students send in their assignments by e-mail. Generally speaking,
face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated
altogether.
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The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily,
there’s the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the
work, as they say, in your pajamas (睡衣). But
figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced
commitment to the course. While dropout rates for all freshmen at
American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students
is 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses
inherent in the setup. In a survey conducted for eCornell, the DL
division of Cornell University, less than a third of the respondents
expected the quality of the online course to be as good as the classroom
course. Clearly, from the schools’ perspective, there’s a lot of money
to be saved. Although some of the more ambitious programs require new
investments in severs and networks to support collaborative software,
most DL courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded(升级) systems.
The more
students who enroll in a course but don’t come to campus, the more
the schools saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms, paying
doorkeepers, and maintaining parking lots. And, while there’s evidence
that instructors must work harder to run a DL course for a variety of
reasons, they
won’t be paid any more, and might well be paid less.
57. What is the most striking feature of the University of Phoenix?
A) All its courses are offered online.
B) Its online courses are of the best quality.
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C) It boasts the largest number of students on campus.
D) Anyone taking its online courses is sure to get a degree.
58. According to the passage, distance learning is basically
characterized by _________. A) a considerable flexibility in its
academic requirements
B) the great diversity of students’ academic backgrounds
C) a minimum or total absence of face-to-face instruction
D) the casual relationship between students and professors
59. Many students take Internet-based courses mainly because they
can ________.
A) earn their academic degrees with much less effort
B) save a great deal on traveling and boarding expense
C) select courses from various colleges and universities
D) work on the required courses whenever and wherever
60. What accounts for the high drop-out rates for online students?
A) There is no strict control over the academic standards of the
courses.
B) The evaluation system used by online universities is inherently
weak.
C) There is no mechanism to ensure that they make the required
effort.
D) Lack of classroom interaction reduces the effectiveness of
instruction.
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61. According to the passage, universities show great enthusiasm for
DL programs for the purpose of ________.
A) building up their reputation B) cutting down on their expenses
C) upgrading their teaching facilities D) providing convenience for
students Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television,
there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied.
Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to
spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of
her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I
know what it is like to work hard on a story to receive a rejection slip
from the publisher. I also know the pressures of
trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories.
What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing
about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can
surface.
A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, ―Don’t you
want to win again?‖ ―No,‖ she replied, ―I just want to tell the
story of an angel going to first grade.‖
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously
(自发地) told them. Telling
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