2005年12月英语四级考试真题和答案及解析

第一篇：2005年12月英语四级考试真题和答案及解析

2005年12月全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案

Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)Section A 1.A)See a doctor.B)Stay in bed for a few days.C)Get treatment in a better hospital.D)Make a phone call to the doctor.2.A)The 2:00 train will arrive earlier.B)The 2:30 train has a dining car.C)The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.D)they are gong to have some fast food on the train 3.A)She has been longing to attend Harvard University.B)She’ll consider the man’s suggestion carefully.C)She has finished her project with Dr.Garcia’s help.D)She’ll consult Dr.Garcia about entering graduate school.4.A)Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech.B)Alice needs more training in making public speeches.C)The man can hardly understand Alice’s presentation.D)The man didn’t think highly of Alice’s presentation.5.A)It’s worse than 30 years ago.B)It remains almost the same as before.C)There are more extremes in the weather.D)There has been a significant rise in temperature.6.A)At a publishing house.B)At a bookstore.C)In a reading room.D)In Prof.Jordan’s office.7.A)The man can stay in her brother’s apartment.B)Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.C)Her brother can find an apartment for the man.D)The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.8.A)Priority should be given to listening.B)It’s most helpful to read English newspapers every day.C)It’s more effective to combine listening with reading.D)Reading should come before listening.9.A)It can help solve complex problems.B)It will most likely prove ineffective.C)It is a new weapon against terrorists.D)It will help detect all kinds of liars.10.A)Help the company recruit graduate students.B)Visit the electronics company next week.C)Get apart-time job on campus before graduation.D)Apply for a job in the electronics company.Section B

Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A)It ha been proven to be the best pain-killer.B)It is a possible cure for heart disease.C)It can help lower high body temperature effectively.D)It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.12.A)It keeps blood vessels from being blocked.B)It speeds up their recovery after surgery.C)It in creases the blood flow to the heart.D)It adjusts their blood pressure.13.A)It is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding.B)It should not be taken by heart surgery patients before the operation.C)It will have considerable side effects if taken in large doses.D)It should not be given to patients immediately after the operation.Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A)They strongly believe in family rules.B)They are very likely to succeed in life.C)They tend to take responsibility for themselves.D)They are in the habit of obeying their parents.15.A)They grow up to be funny and charming.B)They often have a poor sense of direction.C)They get less attention from their parents.D)They tend to be smart and strong-willed.16.A)They usually don’t follow family rules.B)They don’t like to take chances in their lives.C)They are less likely to be successful in life.D)They tend to believe in their parent’s ideas.Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A)They wanted to follow his example.B)They fully supported his undertaking.C)They were puzzled by his decision.D)They were afraid he wasn’t fully prepared.18.A)It is more exciting than space travel.B)It is much cheaper than space travel.C)It is much safer than space travel.D)It is less time-consuming than space travel.19.A)They both attract scientists’ attention.B)They can both be quite challenging.C)They are both thought-provoking.D)They may both lead to surprising findings.20.A)To show how simple the mechanical aids for diving can be.B)To provide an excuse for his changeable character.C)To explore the philosophical issues of space travel.D)To explain why he took up underwater exploration.Part II Reading comprehension(35 minutes)Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Just five one-hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a perfect ―saddle curl,‖ the Lay’s potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination.But its maker.Frito-Lay.Thinks otherwise.―Potato chips are a snack food for the world,‖ said Salman Amin, the company’s head of global marketing.Amin believes there is no corner of the world that can resist the charms of a Frito-Lay potato chip.Frito-Lay is the biggest snack maker in America, owned by PepsiCo.And accounts for over half of the parent company’s $3 billion annual profits.But the U.S.snack food market is largely saturated, and to grow, the company has to look overseas.Its strategy rests on two beliefs: first a global product offers economies of scale with which local brands cannot compete.And second, consumers in the 21st century are drawn to ―global‖ as a concept.―Global‖ does not mean products that are consciously identified as American, but ones than consumes-especially young people-see as part of a modem, innovative(创新的)world in which people are linked across cultures by shared beliefs and tastes.Potato chips are an American invention, but most Chinese, for instance, do not know than Frito-Lay is an American company.Instead, Riskey, the company’s research and development head, would hope they associate the brand with the new world of global communications and business.With brand perception a crucial factor, Riskey ordered a redesign of the Frito-Lay logo(标识).The logo, along with the company’s long-held marketing image of the “irresistibility” of its chips, would help facilitate the company’s global expansion.The executives acknowledge that they try to swing national eating habits to a food created in America, but they deny that amounts to economic imperialism.Rater, they see Frito-Lay as spreading the benefits of free enterprise across the world.―We’re making products in those countries, we’re adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building businesses and employing people and changing lives,‖ said Steve Reinemund, PepsiCo’s chief executive.21.It is the belief of Frito-Lay’s head of global marking that ________.A)potato chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world market B)their company must find new ways to promote domestic sales C)the light golden color enhances the charm of their company’s potato chips D)people the world over enjoy eating their company’s potato chips 22.What do we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2? A)Its products use to be popular among overseas consumers.B)Its expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack marker.C)It gives half of its annual profits to its parent company.D)It needs to turn to the word market for development.23.One of the assumptions on which Frito-Lay bases its development strategy is that ________.A)consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brands B)local brands cannot compete successfully with American brands C)products suiting Chinese consumers’ needs bring more profits D)products identified as American will have promising market value

24.Why did Riskey have the Frito-Lay logo redesigned? A)To suit changing tastes of young consumers.B)To promote the company’s strategy of globalization.C)To change the company’s long-held marketing image.D)To compete with other American chip producers.25.Frito-Lay’s executives claim that the promoting of American food in the international market ________.A)won’t affect the eating habits of the local people B)will lead to economic imperialism C)will be in the interest of the local people D)won’t spoil the taste of their chips Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement.―We’re worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because of this,‖ one parent sail.―If we can help ease their financial burden, we will.―

Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有综合能力的).They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it’s impossible for then to solve this problem.The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month.―It’s extraordinary.Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,‖ said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing yp a $9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll(工资单)to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts its 38 schools.At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances.Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.In Frederick, students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.Some $36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway.A Chevrolet dealership donated $10,000 and forgave the district’s $10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars.IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.“We employ thousands of people in this community,‖ said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds.―We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.‖

At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum(论坛)。“Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student.“We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.‖

26.What has happened to the Vrain School District? A)A huge financial problem has arisen.B)Many schools there are mismanaged.C)Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.D)Many administrative personnel have been laid off.27.How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage? A)They felt somewhat helpless about it.B)They accused those responsible for it.C)They pooled their efforts to help solve it.D)They demanded a through investigation.28.In the view of State Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is ________.A)unavoidable B)unthinkable C)insolvable D)irreversible 29.Why did Coffman request an investigation? A)To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.B)To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.C)To make sure that the school principals were innocent.D)To stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue.30.Three high school students started a website in order to ________.A)attract greater public attention to their needs B)appeal to the public for contributions and donations C)expose officials who neglected their duties D)keep people properly informed of the crisis Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.“Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise.‖ Said Dr.Hans Selye, the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body.While here’s on question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you’re able to rise to the occasion can be good for you.In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced considerable work demands but coped with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they stress that you can manage also boost immune(免疫的)function.In a study at the Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam, researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences.In the first, a timed task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test, subjects through a gory(血淋淋的)video on surgical procedures.Those who did well on the memory test had an increase in levels of immunoglobulin A, an antibody that’s the body’s first line of defense against germs.The video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody.Stress prompts the body to produce certain stress hormones.In short bursts these hormones have a positive effect, including improved memory function.―They can help nerve cells handle information and put it into storage,‖ says Dr.Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University in New York.But in the long run these hormones can have a harmful effect on the body and brain.“Sustained stress is not good for you,‖ says Richard Morimoto, a researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois studying the effects of stress on longevity, ―It’s the occasional burst of stress or brief exposure to stress that could be protective.‖ 31.The passage is mainly about ________.A)the benefits of manageable stress B)stay away from C)run out of D)put up with 32.The word ―shun‖(Line 1, Para.1)most probably means ________.A)cut down on B)stay away from C)run out of D)put up with 33.We can conclude from the study of the 158 nurses in 2001 that ________.A)people under stress tend to have a poor memory B)people who can’t get their job done experience more stress C)doing challenging work may be good for one’s health D)stress will weaken the body’s defense against germs

34.In the experiment described in Paragraph 3, the video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody because ________.A)the video was not enjoyable at all B)the outcome was beyond their control C)they knew little about surgical procedures D)they felt no pressure while watching the video 35.Dr.Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University believes that ________.A)a person’s memory is determined by the level of hormones in his body B)stress hormones have lasting positive effects on the brain C)short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory function D)a person’s memory improves with continued experience of stress Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children.But how you say it can be quite tricky.If you say to your children ―I’m sorry I got angry with you, but...‖ what follows that ―but‖ can render the apology ineffective: ―I had a bad day‖ or ―your noise was giving me a headache‖ leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say ―I’m sorry you’re upset‖;this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again.Saying ―I’m useless as a parent‖ does not commit a person to any specific improvement.These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness, Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become a

ware of the complexities of saying sorry.A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology.A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology.A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not.36.If a mother adds ―but‖ to an apology, ________.A)she doesn’t feel that she should have apologized B)she does not realize that the child has been hurt C)the child may find the apology easier to accept D)the child may feel that he owes her an apology 37.According to the author, saying ―I’m sorry you’re upset‖ most probably means ―________‖.A)You have good reason to get upset B)I’m aware you’re upset, but I’m not to blame C)I apologize for hurting your feelings D)I’m at fault for making you upset

38.It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because ________.A)it gets one into the habit of making empty promises B)it may make the other person feel guilty C)it is vague and ineffective D)it is hurtful and insulting 39.We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry ________.A)the complexities involved should be ignored B)their ages should be taken into account C)parents need to set them a good example D)parents should be patient and tolerant 40.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is ________.A)a social issue calling for immediate attention B)not necessary among family members C)a sign of social progress D)not as simple as it seems Part III Vocabulary(20 minutes)41.Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ________ of the motor industry is uncertain.A)terminal B)benefit C)fate D)estimate 42.To speed up the ________ of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.A)treatment B)delivery C)transmission D)departure 43.These overseas students show great ________ for learning a new language.A)enthusiasm

B)authority C)convention D)faith 44.The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ________ of the murder committed last month.A)observers B)witnesses C)audiences D)viewers 45.Politically these nations tend to be ________, with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.A)unstable B)reluctant C)rational D)unsteady 46.The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________ too much work last week.A)take to B)take out C)take away D)take on 47.―You try to get some sleep.I’ll ________ the patient’s breakfast, ―said the nurse.A)see to B)stick to C)get to D)lead to 48.The London Marathon is a difficult race.________, thousands of runners participate every year.A)Therefore B)Furthermore C)Accordingly D)Nevertheless 49.The bank refused to ________ him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house.A)credit B)borrow C)loan D)lease 50.The more a nation’s companies ________ factories abroad, the smaller that country’s recorded exports will be.A)lie B)spot C)stand D)locate 51.Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ________ for breaking the law.A)excuse

B)intention C)option D)approval 52.Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military ________ in the coastal city.A)goals B)aims C)targets D)destinations 53.It is said in some parts of the world, goats, rather than cows, serve as a vital ________ of milk.A)storage B)source C)reserve D)resource 54.―This light is too ________ for me to read by.Don’t we have a brighter bulb some where‖;said the elderly man.A)mild B)dim C)minute D)slight 55.We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be ________ and go another day.A)reliable B)probable C)feasible D)flexible 56.We are quite sure that we can ________ our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule.A)get across B)get over C)get away D)get off 57.________ recent developments we do not think your scheme is practical.A)In view of B)In favor of C)In case of D)In memory of 58.Jessica was ________ from the warehouse to the accounting office, which was considered a promotion.A)delivered B)exchanged C)transferred D)transformed 59.Mr.Smith asked his secretary to ________ a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.A)inject B)install C)invade D)insert 60.There’s the living room still to be ________, so that’s my next project.A)abandoned B)decorated C)dissolved D)assessed 61.The old paper mill has been ________ to make way for a new shopping centre.A)held down B)kept down C)cut down D)turn down 62.It may be necessary to stop ________ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.A)at a distance B)at intervals C)at case D)at length 63.You can hire a bicycle in many places.Usually you’ll have to pay a ________.A)deposit B)deal C)fare D)fond 64.My grandfather had always taken a ________ interest in my work, and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.A)splendid B)weighty C)vague D)keen 65.________ quantities of water are being used nowadays with the rapid development of industry and agriculture.A)Excessive B)Extensive C)Extreme D)Exclusive 66.John cannot afford to go to university, ________ going abroad.A)nothing but B)anything but C)not to speak of D)nothing to speak of 67.Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ________ taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.A)involve B)compose C)enclose D)attach 68.If you don’t like to swim, you ________ as well stay at home.A)should B)may C)can D)would 69.Dr.Smith was always ________ the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.A)reminded of B)absorbed in C)tended by D)concerned about 70.Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth ________ of American Independence.A)ceremony B)occasion C)occurrence D)anniversary Part IV Cloze(15 minutes)As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded ―Is there a doctor on board?‖ announcement.I’ve been __71__ only once—for a woman who had merely fainted.But the __72__ made me quite curious about how __73__ this kind of thing happens I wondered what I would do if __74__ with a real midair medical emergency-with out access __75__ a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment.So __76__ the New England Journal of Medicine last week __77__ a study about in –flight medical events.I read it __78__ interest.The study estimated that there are a(n)__79__ of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S.flights every day.Most of them are not __80__;fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints.__81__ 13% of them –roughly four a day—are serious enough to __82__ a pilot to change course.The most common of the serious emergencies __83__ heart trouble, strokes, and difficulty breathing.Let’s face it: plane rides are __84__.For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly __85__ they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level.Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty __86__, but passengers with heart disease __87__ experience chest pains as result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood.__88__ common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis—the so-called economy class syndrome(综合症).__89__ happens, don’t panic.Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front.Thanks to more recent legislation, flights with at __90__ one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.71.A)called B)addressed

C)informed D)surveyed 72.A)Accident B)condition C)incident D)disaster 73.A)soon B)long C)many D)often 74.A)confronted B)treated C)identified D)provided 75.A)for B)to C)by D)through 76.A)before B)since C)when D)while 77.A)collected B)conducted C)discovered D)published 78.A)by B)of C)with D)in 79.A)amount B)average C)sum D)number 80.A)significant B)heavy C)common D)serious 81.A)For B)On C)But D)So 82.A)require B)inspire

C)engage D)command 83.A)include B)confine C)imply D)contain 84.A)enjoyable B)stimulating C)tedious D)stressful 85.A)who B)what C)which D)that 86.A)harshly B)reluctantly C)easily D)casually 87.A)ought to B)may C)used to D)need 88.A)Any B)One C)Other D)Another 89.A)Whatever B)Whichever C)Whenever D)Wherever 90.A)most B)worst C)least D)best Part V Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists? You should write at Least 120 words following the outline given below: 1.名校校园正成为旅游新热点

2.校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不同 3.我认为„

Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists?

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Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.D 11.D 12.A 13.A 14.B 15.C 16.A 17.C 18.B 19.B 20.D Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)21.D 22.D 23.A 24.B 25.C 26.A 27.C 28.B 29.A 30.D 31.D 32.B 33.C 34.B 35.C 36.D 37.B 38.C 39.B 40.D Part III Vocabulary(20 minutes)41.C 42.B 43.A 44.B 45.A 46.D 47.A 48.D 49.C 50.D 51.A 52.C 53.B 54.B 55.D 56.B 57.A 58.C 59.D 60.B 61.D 62.B 63.A 64.D 65.A 66.C 67.A 68.B 69.D 70.D Part IV Close(15 minutes)71.A 72.A 73.D 74.A 75.B 76.C 77.D 78.C 79.B 80.D 81.C 82.D 83.A 84.D 85.A 86.C 87.C 88.B 89.C 90.C Part V Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists? You should write at Least 120 words following the outline given below: 1.名校校园正成为旅游新热点

2.校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不同 3.我认为„

Should the University Campus Be Open to tourism? Nowadays, many famous university campuses have become one of the popular tourist attraction.It has been shown on TV and on the radio that every year thousands and thousands of middle school students visit Tsing Hua University and Peking University and other famous universities in China.In the place far away from the capital city, the local students also visit the universities famous in their own province.So far as the present situation is concerned, is it a good or bad thing to open the university campus for tourists? Different people have different opinions.On one hand, some people argued that it is a good thing for the students to visit the famous university campus in that it can enable the middle students to get more information about the university and they can have enough time and opportunity to prepare themselves with the chance to get into the university.On the other hand, some people hold a negative view about this phenomenon.In their opinion, the public tourism will have negative effect on the universities because it will not only do harm to the environment but also to the intellectual atmosphere.In my opinion, the tourism to the universities is not a good thing.The campus is mainly a place for

study.With the increasing tourism on the campus, it will ruin the spiritual atmosphere in this learning field.听力原文

1.W: Carol told us on the phone not to worry about her.Her left leg doesn’t hurt as much as it did yesterday.M: She’d better have it examined by a doctor anyway.And I will call her about it this evening.Q: What does the man think Carol should do? 2.M: There is a non-stop train for Washington and it leaves at 2:30.W: It’s faster than the 2 o’clock train.Besides, we can have something to eat before getting on the train.Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 3.M: Hi, Melissa, how’s your project going? Have you thought about going to graduate school? Perhaps you can get into Harvard.W: Everything is coming along really well.I have been thinking about graduate school.But I’ll talk to my tutor Dr.Garcia first and see what she thinks.Q: What do you learn about the woman from the conversation? 4.W: Did you attend Alice’s presentation last night? It was the first time for her to give a speech to a large audience.M: How she could be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me!Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 5.W: You’ve been doing weather reports for neatly 30 years.Has the weather got any worse in all these years? M: Well, not necessarily worse.But we are seeing more swings.Q: What does the man say about the weather? 6.M: Excuse me, I am looking for the textbook by a Professor Jordon for the marketing course.W: I am afraid it’s out of stock.You’ll have to order it.And it will take the publisher 3 weeks to send it to us.Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place? 7.M: I am going to New York next week, but the hotel I booked is really expensive.W: Why book a hotel? My brother has 2 spare rooms in his apartment.Q: What does the woman mean? 8.W: In my opinion, watching the news on TV is a good way to learn English.What do you think? M: It would be better if you could check the same information in English newspapers afterwards.Q: What does the man say about learning English? 9.M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth and it may prove useful in questioning terrorists.Isn’t it incredible?

W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed.As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work.Q: What does the woman think of the new drug? 10.M: You know the electronics company is coming to our campus to recruit graduate students next week.W: Really? What day? I’d like to talk to them and hand in my resume.Q: What does the woman want to do? Passage one A new study reports the common drug aspirin greatly reduces life threatening problems after an operation to replace blocked blood vessels to the heart.More than 800,000 people around the world have this heart surgery each year.The doctors who carried out the study say giving aspirin to patients soon after the operation could save thousands of lives.People usually take aspirin to control pain and reduce high body temperature.Doctors also advise some people to take aspirin to help prevent heart attacks.About 10-15 percent of these heart operations end in death or damage to the heart or other organs.The new study shows that even a small amount of aspirin reduced such threats.The doctors said the chance of death for patients who took aspirin would fall by 67%.They claimed this was true if the aspirin was given within 48 hours of the operation.The doctors believe aspirin helps heart surgery patients because it can prevent blood from thickening and blood vessels from being blocked.However, the doctors warned that people who have stomach bleeding or other bad reactions from aspirin should not take it after heart surgery.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.What is the finding of the new study of aspirin? 12.In what way can aspirin help heart surgery patients according to the doctors? 13.What warning did the doctors give about the use of aspirin? Passage Two Were you the first or the last child in you family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think it matters where you were born in you family.But there are different ideas about what birth order means.Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed.They are very likely to be successful.The reason for this is simple.Parents have a lot of time for their first child;they give him or her a lot of attention.So this child is very likely to do well.An only child will succeed for the same reason.What happens to the other children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important.If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd.The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment.He or she is the baby.Often this child grows up to be funny and charming.Do you believe these ideas of birth order too? A recent study saw things quite differently.The study found that first children believed in family rules.They didn’t take many chances in their lives.They usually followed orders.Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family.They went out and followed their own ideas.They took chances and they often did better in life.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.According to common belief, in what way are the first child and the only child alike? 15.What do people usually say about middle children? 16.What do we learn about later children in a family from a recent study of birth order? Passage Three When my interest shifted from space to the sea, I never expected it would cause such confusion among my friends, yet I can understand their feelings.As I have been writing and talking about space flight for the best part of 20 years, a sudden switch of interest to the depth of the sea doer seem peculiar.To explain, I’d like to share my reasons behind this unusual change of mind.The first excuse I give is an economic one.Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight.The first round-trip ticket to the moon is going to cost at least 10 billion dollars if you include research and development.By the end of this century, the cost will be down to a few

million.On the other hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin-diving can be bought for 20 dollars.My second argument is more philosophical.The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space.In their different ways, both sea and space are equally hostile.If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need to have mechanical aids.The diving suit helped the design of the space suit.The feelings and the emotions of a man beneath the sea will be much like those of a man beyond the atmosphere.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.How did the speaker’s friends respond to his change of interest?

18.What is one of the reasons for the speaker to switch his interest to underwater exploration? 19.In what way does the speaker think diving is similar to space travel? 20.What is the speaker’s purpose in giving this talk? 2005年12月大学英语四级真题解析

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension

Section A

1.W: Carol told us on the phone not to worry about her.Her left leg doesn’t hurt as much as it did yesterday.M: She’d better have it examined by a doctor anyway.And I will call her about it this evening.Question: What does the man think Carol should do?

【预测】 观察四个选项，从doctor, in bed, treatment等词判断话题和生病有关。

【解析】 答案为A)。细节题。女士说Her left leg doesn’t hurt as much as it did yesterday提出了话题，男士说She’d better have it examined by a doctor anyway明示了答案。

【注释】 1）anyway：不管怎么说。2）hurt：（主动用法）痛。

2.M: There is a non-stop train for Washington and it leaves at 2:30.W: It is faster than the 2 o’clock train.Besides, we can have something to eat before getting on the train.Question: What do we learn from the conversation?

【预测】 观察四个选项，主题显然是和train有关。三个选项含有时间，听时应注意和时间相关的信息。

【解析】 答案为C)。推理题。男士提出话题“两点半有一列火车开”，女士说It is faster than the 2 o’clock train.Besides, we can have something to eat before getting on the train列举了两个正面理由1）更快；2）上车前有时间吃点东西。由此可推理出她愿意坐此列车。故选C)。

【注释】 dinning car：餐车；non-stop：中间不停站的。

3.M: Hi, Melissa, how is your project going? Have you thought about going to graduate school? Perhaps you can get into Harvard.W: Everything is coming along really well.I have been thinking about graduate school.But I’ll have to talk to my tutor Doctor Garseer first and see what she thinks.Question: What do learn about the woman from the conversation?

【预测】 观察四个选项，从university, project, graduate school等词推测话题可能和学校有关。

【解析】 答案为D)。细节题。男士问句Have you thought about going to graduate school?提出了主题，女士答道But I’ll have to talk to my tutor Doctor Garseer first and see what she thinks，此细节与D)完全符合。D)中的consult sb即“咨询某人”，等同于talk to sb。

【注释】 1）Everything is coming along really well：一切进展顺利。2）graduate school：研究生院。

4.W: Did you attend Alice’s presentation last night? It was the first time for her to give a speech to a large audience.M: How she could be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me!

Question: What do we learn from the conversation?

【预测】 观察四个选项，nervous, speech, training, presentation, Alice等词提示此对话考对Alice所作的一个演讲的评价。

【解析】 答案为A)。细节题。男士How she could be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me!中的so calm和A)中的not nervous相符。所以选A)。

【注释】 sth is beyond me：我无法明白某事。

5.W: You have been doing weather reports for nearly 30 years.Has the weather got any worse in all these years?

M: Well, not necessarily worse.But we are seeing more swings.Question: What does the man say about the weather?

【预测】 观察四个选项，temperature, weather等词提示了话题，而30years ago, the same as before提示了考点可能在于现在和以前天气的对比。

【解析】 答案为C)。细节题。女士说Has the weather got any worse in all these years?提出了话题。男士答But we are seeing more swings（我们看到更多的骤变），此句的信息与C)(现在气候极端更多)符合。

【注释】 1）swing：摇摆，拨动，回旋，巨变。2）not necessarily：不一定。

6.M: Excuse me, I am looking for the textbook by Professor Jordon for the Marketing course.W: I am afraid it’s out of stock.You’ll have to order it.And it will take the publisher 3 weeks to send it to us.Question: Where did the conversation most probably take place?

【预测】 观察四个选项，考地点。

【解析】 答案为B)。时间地点题。男士提出了主题I am looking for the textbook，女士说I am afraid it’s out of stock.（恐怕脱销了）。显然是在书店发生的对话。

【注释】 1）marketing course：市场学课程。2)stock：库存。3）publisher：出版商。

7.M: I am going to New York next week, but the hotel I booked is really expensive.W: Why book a hotel? My brother has 2 spare rooms in his apartment.Question: What does the woman mean? 预测】 观察四个选项，从the man, her brother, stay, apartment, cheap hotel等词提示对话和女士的兄弟帮男士找住处有关。

【解析】 答案为A)。细节题。女士说Why book a hotel? My brother has 2 spare rooms in his apartment明示了答案。

【注释】 1）book a hotel：预定饭店。2）spare room：空余房间。

8.W: In my opinion, watching News on TV is a good way to learn English.What do you think?

M: It would be better if you could check the same information in English newspapers afterwards.Question: What did the man say about learning English?

【预测】 观察四个选项，考的是reading和listening之间的关系。

【解析】 答案为C)。推理题。女士说看电视新闻学英语很好，男士答It would be better if you could check the same information in English newspapers afterwards（事后再看看报上相同的新闻就更好），所暗示的信息和C)(听结合说更有效)一致。

【注释】 afterwards：然后；combine A with B：把A和B结合起来。

9.M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth and it may prove useful in questioning terrorists.Isn’t it incredible?

W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed.As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work.Question: What does the woman think of the new drug?

【预测】 观察四个选项，从solve complex problems, weapon against terrorists, detect liars来推测，考点的it可能是某种新发明的东西，例如仪器或设备等。

【解析】 答案为B)。细节题。男士说有一种新药被发明了，可以让人说真话，女士答道As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work，对男士所说的话持否定态度。所以选B)(它很可能证明无效)。

【注释】 1)newly-invented：新发明的。2）question terrorists：审问恐怖分子。3）Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed：用简单的方法来解决复杂的问题往往行不通。

10.M: You know the electronics company is coming to our campus to recruit graduate students next week.W: Really? What day? I’d like to talk to them and hand in my resume.Question: What does the woman want to do?

【预测】 观察四个选项，company, recruit(招募)，part-time job, apply for job等词提示话题和找工作有关。

【解析】 答案为D)。细节题。男士说有一家电子公司要到校园来招聘。女士立刻表示兴趣说道I’d like to talk to them and hand in my resume，信息和D)符合。

【注释】 1）recruit：招募。2）graduate students：研究生。

Section B

Passage 1

A new study reports the common drug aspirin greatly reduces life threatening problems after an operation to replace blocked blood vessels to the heart.More than 800,000 people around the world have this heart surgery each year.The doctors who carried out this study say giving aspirin to patients soon after the operation could save thousands of lives.People usually take aspirin to control pain and reduce high body temperature.Doctors also advise some people to take aspirin to help prevent heart attacks.About 10-15 percent of these heart operations end in death or damage to the heart or other organs.The new study shows that even a small amount of aspirin reduced such threats.The doctors said the chance of death for patients who took aspirin would fall by 67%.They claimed this was true if the aspirin was given within 48 hours of the operations.The doctors believe aspirin helps heart surgery patients because it can prevent blood from thickening and blood vessels from being blocked.However, the doctors warned that people who have stomach bleeding or other bad reactions from aspirin should not take it after heart surgery.【大意】本文介绍了一个新研究的结论：在一种心脏手术后立即服用阿司匹林可以大大的降低死亡率，因为此药能阻止血液变得粘稠以及血管被堵塞。但是，也存在禁忌症。

【解析】

11.What is the finding of the new study of aspirin?

答案为D）。细节题。出处A new study reports the common drug aspirin greatly reduces life

threatening problems after an operation to replace blocked blood vessels to the heart。

12.In what way can aspirin help heart surgery patients according to the doctors?

答案为A）。细节题。出处为doctors believe aspirin helps heart surgery patients because it can prevent blood from thickening and blood vessels from being blocked.。

13.What warning did the doctors give about the use of aspirin?

答案为A）。细节题。出处为However, the doctors warned that people who have stomach bleeding or other bad reactions from aspirin should not take it after heart surgery。

Passage 2

Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think it matters where you were born in your family.But there are different ideas about what birth order means.Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed.They are very likely to be successful.The reason for this is simple: parents have a lot of time for their first child, they give him or her a lot of attention.So this child is very likely to do well.An only child will succeed for the same reason.What happens to the other children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important.If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd.The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment.He or she is the baby.Often this child grows up to be funny and charming.Do you believe this idea of birth order too? A recent study saw things quite differently.The study found that first children believed in family rules.They didn’t take many chances in their lives.They usually followed orders.Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family.They went out and followed their own ideas.They took chances and they often did better in life.【大意】 实验表明，在家排行老几会影响到人的性格。通常最大的和最小的孩子受到更多关注，中间的则容易被忽略。老大相信家庭的规则，不愿冒险，而这个规律在其他的孩子身上不通用。

【解析】

14.According to common belief, in what way are the first child and the only child alike?

答案为B)。细节题。出处为Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed.They are very likely to be successful以及The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment.He or she is the baby.Often this child grows up to be funny and charming。

15.What do people usually say about middle children?

答案为C)。细节题。出处为Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important.If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd。

16.What do we learn about later children in a family from a recent study of birth order?

答案为A)。细节题。出处为Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family.They went out and followed their own ideas.They took chances and they often did better in life。

Passage 3

When my interest shifted from space to the sea, I never expected it would cause such confusion among my friends, yet I can understand their feelings.As I have been writing and talking about space flight for the best part of 20 years, a sudden switch of interest to the depth of the sea does seem peculiar.To explain, I’d like to share my reasons behind this unusual change of mind.The first excuse I give is an economic one.Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight.The first round-trip ticket to the moon is going to cost at least 10 billion dollars if you include research and development.By the end of this century, the cost will be down to a few million.On the other hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin-diving can be

bought for 20 dollars.My second argument is more philosophical.The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space.In their different ways, both sea and space are equally hostile.If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need to have mechanical aids.The diving suit helped the design of the space suit.The feelings and the emotions of a man beneath the sea will be much like those of a man beyond the atmosphere.【大意】 本文介绍了“我”为什么从研究了20年的太空领域转向了海洋探索，有两方面的原因：一是经济原因—海洋探索比太空探索便宜的多；二是哲学原因—海洋和太空有太多的相似之处。

【解析】

17.How did the speaker’s friends respond to his change of interest?

答案为C)。细节题。出处When my interest shifted from space to the sea, I never expected it would cause such confusion among my friends。confusion一词和C)中的puzzled对应。

18.What is one of the reasons for the speaker to switch his interest to underwater exploration?

答案为B)。细节题。出处为Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight。

19.In what way does the speaker think diving is similar to space travel?

答案为B)。推测题。出处为The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space.In their different ways, both sea and space are equally hostile.If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need to have mechanical aids.The diving suit helped the design of the space suit.The feelings and the emotions of a man beneath the sea will be much like those of a man beyond the atmosphere。大意为：海洋和太空有很多相同之处。它们都充满着敌意：我们想要在里面生存，就需要机械协助，如航空服和潜水服。在海底时人的感觉和在太空很接近。所以可以看出两者都充满着挑战。故选B)。

20.What is the speaker’s purpose in giving this talk?

答案为D)。主旨题。出处为：To explain, I’d like to share my reasons behind this unusual change of mind。全文从两个角度来解释了原因。

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

Passage 1

【概要】

本文的主题是乐事薯片，文章开始讲述了乐事薯片的现状，之后通过现状引发乐事薯片的未来发展方向，接着探讨了其发展海外市场战略的两个理由，最后通过乐事公司高层管理人员之口阐明乐事薯片对当地经济的积极影响。

【解析】

21.事实细节题。确定题干关键词Frito-Lay’s head of global marking，答案出处为第1段最后一句。该句表明世界人们无法抵抗乐事薯片的诱惑。答案为D)。

22.结论推断题。题干已给出答案所在地，即第2段。该段第2句中的but暗示作者笔锋一转，重点落在了公司要发展必须拓展海外市场。答案为D)。

23.事实细节题。确定题干关键词assumptions和development strategy，出处为第3段第2句。该句表明消费者对全球品牌尤为独衷。答案为A)。

24.事实细节题。确定题干关键词logo redesigned，答案出处为第4段第2句。该句表明重新设计品牌标志是为了更好地推行公司的全球化政策。答案为B)。

25.事实细节题。确定题干关键词Frito-Lay's executives，答案出处为最后一段最后一句。该句表明公司的执行主管们认为该公司只会促进当地经济的发展。答案为C)。

【难点】

1.saturate：使饱和, 浸透, 使充满。

2.be drawn to：被吸引，热衷于。

Passage 2

【概要】

本文介绍了美国丹佛北部某学校的财政危机问题，文章开始开门见山提出问题，接着从该地区的居民、社会和政府对该校财政的支持，结尾处又介绍了学生们对此事的关注。

【解析】

26.事实细节题。确定题干关键词Vrain School District，答案出处为第1段地1句。该句表明该校出现了大笔预算短缺问题。答案为A)。

27.事实细节题。确定题干关键词residents in the Vrain School District，答案出处为第1段引言部分。该引言说明当地居民都极力想帮助该校度过此次财政困难。答案为C)。

28.事实细节题。确定题干关键词State Treasurer Mike Coffman，答案出处为第3段第2句。Coffman认为此事的发生令人难以想象。答案为B)。

29.事实细节题。确定题干关键词request an investigation，答案出处为第5段第3句。该句表明Coffman想知道该地区的官员是否将该校的财政问题隐瞒至十一月大选之后才公诸于众。答案为A)。

30.事实细节题。确定题干关键词high school students和website，答案出处为最后一段最后一句。该句表明这些学生的目的就是要自己和所有其他人都知道真相。答案为D)。

【难点】

1.pitch in：努力投入。

2.ease one’s burden：减轻某人的负担。

3.at one’s request：在某人的要求下，按某人的要求。

4.bond issue：债券发行。

5.raise funds：筹集资金。

Passage 3 【概要】

本文讨论了压力对人们的积极和消极影响作用。文章一开始指出尽管长时间的压力的确有负面影响作用，但具有挑战性的情形对身体也有益。之后，文章通过实例和研究结果证实了前面的观点。最后，文章引用了两位科学家的话来总结短时和长时压力的影响。

【解析】

31.结论推断题。本文另辟蹊径，始终在论证可控制的压力的好处。答案为A)。

32.词义句义题。题干已给出答案所在地，即第1段第1行。该行中的any more than是并列比较结构，所以avoid一词与shun当为近义。答案为B)。

33.结论推断题。确定题干关键词study of the 158 nurses in 2001，答案出处为第2段。该段表明那些面临压力又能妥善应对的人往往更为健康。答案为C)。

34.事实细节题。题干已给出答案所在地，即第3段。该段第1句中已表明只有善于控制压力才会受益。答案为B)。

35.事实细节题。确定题干关键词Bruce McEwen，答案出处为第3段第2句和第3句。第2句表明短期内压力有助于记忆，然后在第3句中应用Bruce McEwen的话加以证明。答案为C)。

【难点】略。

Passage 4

【概要】

本文介绍了父母如何对子女道歉并教育他们如何向别人道歉。文章一开头指出道歉非易

事，然后指出了几种道歉方式的缺点和问题，最后总结教育孩子在道歉时要注意道歉的复杂性。

【解析】

36.事实细节题。确定题干关键词mother adds “but”，答案出处为第2段。该段表明在道歉时，如果后面加以转折会让孩子觉得有所亏欠。答案为D)。

37.结论推断题。确定题干关键词“I’m sorry you’re upset”，答案出处为第3段。该段表明如此道歉只是在暗示自己没有错。答案为B)。

38.结论推断题。确定题干关键词general, all-covering apology，答案出处为第4段。该段第2句表明如此道歉过于笼统，无法达成具体效果。答案为C)。

39.结论推断题。题干已给出答案所在地，即最后一段。该段讲到了对于不同年龄阶段的小孩应教会他们根据不同对象和情形采取不同的道歉方法。答案为B)。

40.结论推断题。本文从头到尾都在讨论各种无效的道歉形式，并提出了有效的道歉方法，由此可见道歉并非易事。答案为D)。

【难点】

1.tricky：狡猾的，机警的。

2.render：致使。

3.be at fault：范错。

4.pseudo：假的，冒充的。

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary

41.【解析】语境题。根据题干中oil is scarce和motor industry之间的关系，再结合四个选项，terminal表示“终点站，终端”；benefit表示“利益，好处”；fate表示“命运，运气”；estimate表示“估计，估价，评估”。只有fate 符合题意，答案为C)。

42.【解析】语境题。根据题干中speed up和post office，得知空格处应填入表示“送信”的词。treatment表示“对待，处理，治疗”；delivery表示“递送，交付，分娩，交货”；transmission表示“播送，发射，传送，传输”；departure表示“出发，离开”。答案为B)。

43.【解析】语境题。根据题干中show和for learning a new language，得知空格处应填入表示“热情”的词。enthusiasm表示“狂热，积极性”；authority表示“权威，威信，权威人士”；convention表示“大会，协定，习俗，惯例”；faith表示“信任，信念，宗教信仰，忠实”。答案为A)。

44.【解析】语境题。根据题干中questioning和murder，得知空格处应填入表示“证人”的词。observer表示“观测者，观察员，遵守者”；witness表示“证人，目击者”；audience表示“听众，观众”；viewer表示“电视观众，阅读器”。答案为B)。

45.【解析】近义词。根据题干中with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy，空格处应填入表示“不稳定的”的词。unstable表示“不牢固的，不稳定的”；reluctant表示“不顾的，勉强的”；rational表示“理性的，合理的”；unsteady表示“不稳固的，平稳的”。只有unstable可以修饰nation，答案为A)。

46.【解析】词组搭配题。根据题干中was blamed for和too much work，得知空格处应填入表示“做”的词。take to表示“喜欢，沉溺于”；take out表示“拿出，取出，去掉”；take away表示“取走”；take on表示“呈现，具有，担任(工作)，承担(责任)”。答案为D)。

47.【解析】词组搭配题。根据题干中the patient's breakfast和the nurse，得知空格处应填入表示“负责”的词。see to表示“负责，注意”；stick to表示“粘住”；get to表示“到达，接触到，开始，对„„有影响”；lead to表示“导致，通向”。答案为A)。

48.【解析】语境题。根据题干中前后两句话的逻辑关系，得知空格处填入的词应该表示转折关系。therefore表示“因此”；furthermore表示“此外，而且”；accordingly表示“因

此，从而”；nevertheless表示“然而，不过”。答案为D)。

49.【解析】语境题。根据题干中so he had to postpone buying a house，得知空格处应填入表示“贷款”的词。credit表示“相信，信任，把„„归给”；borrow表示“借入”；loan表示“贷款，借给”；lease表示“出租，租出”。答案为C)。

50.【解析】语境题。根据题干，再结合四个选项，lie表示“躺，平放”；spot表示“沾污，弄脏，侦察”；stand表示“站，持久，经受”；locate表示“查找„„的地点，使„„坐落于，位于”。只有locate 符合题意，答案为D)。

51.【解析】语境题。根据题干，再结合四个选项，excuse表示“借口”；intention表示“企图”；option表示“选择”；approval表示“同意”。只有excuse符合题意，答案为A)。

52.【解析】近义词。根据题干中fire more than two hundred rockets and missiles和military，空格处应填入表示“目标”的词。goal，aims和target都有“目标”的意思。但是，goal侧重表示长远的目标；aim侧重表示短期的目标；target侧重表示靶子。destination表示“目的地”。target最合适，答案为C)。

53.【解析】语境题。根据题干中goat和milk，得知空格处应填入表示“来源”的词。storage表示“存储”；reserve表示“储备(物)，储藏量，预备队”；resource表示“资源，财力”；source表示“来源”。答案为D)。54.【解析】语境题。根据题干中bright bulb，得知空格处应填入表示“暗”的词。mild表示“温和的，温柔的，轻微的，适度的”；dim表示“暗淡的，模糊的，无光泽的”；minute表示“微小的，详细的”；slight表示“轻微的，微小的”。只有dim符合题意，答案为B)。

55.【解析】 语境题。根据题干中go another day，再结合四个选项，reliable表示“可靠的”；probable表示“很可能的”；feasible表示“可行的”；flexible表示“灵活的”。只有flexible符合题意，答案为D)。

56.【解析】 词组搭配题。根据题干中present difficulties和finish the task according to schedule，得知空格处应填入表示“克服”的词。get across表示“(使)越过，通过，被理解”；get over表示“爬过，克服，熬过”；get away表示“逃脱，离开，把„„送走”；get off表示“下来，脱下，出发”。答案为B)。

57.【解析】 语境题。根据题干中we do not think your scheme is practical，得知空格处应填入表示“依据”的词。in view of表示“考虑到，依据，由于”；in favor of表示“赞同，有利于”；in case of表示“假设，万一”；in memory of表示“纪念，追念”。答案为A)。

58.【解析】语境题。根据题干中from the warehouse to the accounting office和which was considered a promotion，得知空格处应填入表示“调任”的词。deliver表示“递送”；exchange表示“交换，交流”；transfer表示“迁移，传递，转移，调任”；transform表示“转换，改变，改造，使„„变形”。答案为C)。

59.【解析】语境题。根据题干中a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing，再结合四个选项，inject表示“注射”；install表示“安装，安置”；invade表示“侵略，侵袭”；insert表示“插入，嵌入”。只有insert符合题意，答案为D)。

60.【解析】语境题。根据题干中the living room和so that's my next project，再结合四个选项，abandon表示“放弃，遗弃”；decorate表示“装饰”；dissolve表示“溶解”；assess表示“估定，评定”。只有decorated符合题意，答案为B)。

61.【解析】语境题。根据题干中to make way for a new shopping centre，得知空格处应填入表示“废弃”的词。abandon表示“放弃，遗弃”；decorate表示“装饰”；dissolve表示“溶解”；hold down表示“压制，抑制”。答案为A)。

62.【解析】语境题。根据题干中stop和go back to the difficult points in the lessons，再结合四个选项，at a distance表示“在远处”；at intervals表示“不时”； at length表示“最

后, 详细地”；没有 at case这个词组。只有at intervals符合题意，答案为B)。

63.【解析】语境题。根据题干中hire a bicycle，可推断空缺处应填入表“押金”的词。deposit表示“押金，保证金”；deal表示“交易，待遇”； fare表示“费用，食物”；fond表示“喜爱的，宠爱的”。答案为A)。

64.【解析】语境题。根据题干中interest和and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time，再结合四个选项，splendid表示“壮丽的，辉煌的”；weighty表示“重的”； vague表示“含糊的，不清楚的”；keen表示“热烈的，热情的，锋利的，敏锐的”。只有keen能修饰interest，符合题意，答案为D)。

65.【解析】语境题。根据题干中water being used和with the rapid development of industry and agriculture，得知空格处应填入表示“大量”的词。excessive表示“过多的，过分的”；extensive表示“广大的，广阔的，广泛的”；extreme表示“极端的，极度的”；exclusive表示“排外的，独占的，唯一的”。只有excessive符合题意，答案为A)。

66.【解析】词组搭配题。根据题干中cannot afford to go to university和going abroad，得知空格处应填入表示“更不必提”的词。nothing but表示“只”；anything but表示“决不”；not to speak of表示“(更)不用说, 当然”；nothing to speak of表示“没有什么, 不值一提”。答案为C)。

67.【解析】语境题。根据题干中taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place，再结合四个选项，involve表示“包括”；compose表示“组成，写作”；enclose表示“放入封套，装入”；attach表示“缚上，系上，贴上”。只有involve符合题意，答案为A)。

68.【解析】词组搭配题。根据题干中as well stay at home，得知空格处填入的词要和as well构成词组，表示“最好”的意思。只有may as well有这个意思，其它选项都不能和as well构成词组，所以答案为B)。

69.【解析】语境题。根据题干中often providing them with free medical care，再结合四个选项，be reminded of表示“被提醒，使记起”；be absorbed in表示“全神贯注于，专心于”；be tended by表示“被照顾”；be concerned about表示“关心，挂念”。只有concerned about符合题意，答案为D)。

70.【解析】语境题。根据题干中July 4和American Independence，再结合历史常识，得知空格处应填入表示“周年”的词。ceremony表示“典礼，仪式”；occasion表示“场合”；occurrence表示“发生，出现，事件”；anniversary表示“周年纪念”。答案为D)。

Part Ⅳ Cloze

71.上下文。根据空格前后，作者提到总会有人问“飞机上是否有医生”。因为仅仅有个女人晕倒了，所以就叫了我。这里隐含了作者本人是医生，所以叫医生这个词组中应使用call。答案为A)。

72.名词辩义。accident：表示“意外事情，事故”；condition：“情况，条件”；incident：表示“事件，事变”；disaster：“灾难”。空格前的the指代前面提到的事情，这个事情是个意外。答案为A)。

73.词语搭配。how soon：表示“多久”；how long：“多长”；how many：表示“多少”；how often问的是频率。整个句子讲述了作者对这种事情发生的频率很好奇。答案为D)。

74.动词辨析。confront与with搭配表示“面对，面临”；treat与with搭配表示“处理，应付”；identify与with搭配表示“认同”；provide与with搭配表示“提供装备”。句子表示“如果我在半空中遇到紧急的医学事故，我会怎么办”。答案为A）。

75.固定搭配。access后面跟介词to，意为“有权使用，能够得到”。答案为B)。

76.连词。空格前后表示“当《新英格兰医药杂志》上星期发表了一篇关于飞行中的医疗紧急情况的报告时”，所以when是合适的选择。p before表示“在„之前”；since表示“自„

以来”；while表示“在„期间”。答案为C)。

77.动词辨析。collect意为“收集，聚集”；conduct表示“开展，引导”；discover表示“发现，发觉”；publish表示“发行，出版，发表”。根据原句，此处选择与report搭配的动词表示“发表报告”。答案为D)。

78.固定搭配。上下文表示“饶有兴趣地读报告”，with与名词搭配可以表示方式。答案为C)。

79.词语理解。an amount of表示“大量”，并且不能与具体数字搭配；an average of表示“平均是”；sum表示“数量”；a number of表示“一些”。根据文中，表示每个平均每天有30起飞行中的医疗紧急情况。答案B)。

80.词语理解。significant表示“重要的，重大的”；heavy表示“重的，有分量的”；common表示“普遍的，常见的”；serious表示“严重的”。根据句意，这里说这些紧急情况其实并不严重，一般都是晕倒或者是头晕。答案为D)。

81.上下文。前一句提到了并不严重的情况，但是空格后一句则是指严重情况，所以两个句子之间是转折关系。答案为C)。

82.动词辨析。require意为“需要，要求”；inspire表示“激发，鼓舞”；engage意为“雇佣，忙碌，参加”；command意为“命令”。根据句意“这些情况严重到要飞行员改变航线的程度”。答案为A)。

83.动词辨析。include表示“包括”；confine意为“限制，紧闭”；imply表示“暗示，意味”；contain意为“容纳，包容”。根据上下文，句子意义为“常见的严重紧急情况包括心脏疾病，中风和呼吸困难”。答案为A)。

84.上下文。enjoyable表示“令人愉快的，享受的”；stimulating意为“刺激的”；tedious意为“沉闷的，单调的”；stressful表示“有压力的”。根据句意，作者要我们面对一个事实，那就是飞行的性质，作者在上下文中都提到了，即飞行并不都是一帆风顺，令人舒畅的，并且在下文提pressure表示“压力”，所以这里的选词应与此呼应。答案为D)。

85.语法。此处需要填写一个宾语，选项中只有what可以有此用法。答案为B)。

86.词语理解。harshly表示“严厉地，苛刻地”；reluctantly意为“勉强地，不愿意地”；easily表示“容易地，轻易地”；casually表示“偶然地”。根据句意“大部分人能够轻易地忍受这些压力，但是„”。答案为C)。

87.上下文。根据句意“大部分人能够轻易地忍受这些压力，但是心脏病人会怎么样？”心脏病人有可能会感到胸部疼痛，是一种可能性，所以用may。答案为B)。

88.上下文。前文提到了飞行过程中一个常见情况是心脏病人的胸部疼痛，这里提到了除此之外的另一个常见情况，表示“一个，另一个”用one, another。答案为D)。

89.语法。Whatever表示“无论什么”；Whichever意为“无论哪一个”；Whenever表示“无论何时”；Wherever表示“无论哪里”。空格前后表示“无论发生什么情况都不要慌张”。答案为A)。

90.固定搭配。At most表示“最多”；at worst意为“最糟”；at least表示“最少”；at best表示“最多”。空格前后表示“由于最新的立法，90个乘客以上的航班开始配置紧急医疗成套设备”。为C)。

Part Ⅴ Writing

【审题】阅读题目要求，考生应当把握下述几点：

本文的体裁（典型的议论文）?

本文的主旨（whether well-noted campus should be opened to tourists探讨名校校园可否作为旅游景点开放）?

【纲要】按照题目提供的大纲，本文可相应写为三部分：

开门见山，陈述主题现象?

Introduce the topic

（如：在诸多旅行社的宣传单页上可见某些大学校园。From many a pamphlet of travel agencies, campus of famous universities has been listed among tourist attraction.）

从正反两方面分别探讨该议题?

Discuss the topic from two aspects, including approval and opposition

（如：名校校园具有浓郁的人文气息和较高的可观赏价值，应当对游客开放；但这种做法可能会对正常的校园秩序带来不利。With accumulated cultural atmosphere & high value of tourism, campus ought to be opened to travelers, which may brings negative impacts to the serene academic order of students.）

提出个人建议，折中上述两种对立观点?

Put forward personal suggestions, reconciling both opinions

（可在寒暑假期对游客开放名校校园，一举两得。Well-known campus can be opened during summer & winter vacations, which caters to both sides.）

【范文】

Nowadays a large number of campuses of well-known universities have been listed as tourist spots by many a travel agency, which attracts travelers home and abroad.However, there is no consensus among most people.Some hold the idea that time-honored universities with great prestige have definitely accumulated incredible culture and knowledge deposit and they can offer tourists an impressive experience or even help to realize people’s dreams to be enrolled into them.Whereas, others voice divergent opinion that well-noted colleges can not be opened to tourists, who will inevitably disturb the serene atmosphere for students more or less.As far as I am concerned, those opinions are actually reconcilable.As travelers want to pay a visit to certain institutions, we can schedule the tours during the interval of winter and summer vacations, which can both cater to travelers’ interest and maintain the academic tranquility for underclassmen.

第二篇：英语四级真题及答案

1991年6月大学英语四级真题及答案

41.We had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, so let's have ______ one this month.(A)another(C)the other

(B)more(D)other

42.It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.(A)impression(C)comment

(B)reaction(D)opinion

43.I decided to go to the library as soon as I _____.(A)finish what I did(C)would finish what I was doing

(B)finished what I did(D)finished what I was doing

44.There were some ______ flowers on the table.(A)benefits(C)false

(B)unnatural(D)unreal

45.We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly----what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.(A)benefits(C)guides

(B)affects(D)effects

46.Will all those _____ the proposal raise their hands?

(A)in relation to(C)in excess of

(B)in contrast to(D)in favor of

47.Children are very curious ______.(A)at heart(C)on purpose

(B)in person(D)by nature

48.The match was cancelled because most of the members _____ a match without a standard court.(A)objected to having(C)objected to have

(B)were objected to have(D)were objected to having

49.The teacher doesn't permit _____ in class.(A)smoke(C)smoking

(B)to smoke(D)to have a smoke

50.I like watching TV _____ to the cinema.(A)more than to go(C)more than going

(B)than going(D)rather than to go

51.I appreciate ______ to your home.(A)to be invited(C)having invited

(B)to have invited(D)being invited

52.I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.(A)regard(C)account

(B)counting(D)observation

53.You _____ all those calculations!We have a computer to do that sort of thing.(A)needn't have done(C)shouldn't have done

(B)must not have done(D)can not have done

54.Important people don't often have much free time as their work _____ all their time.(A)takes away(C)takes up

(B)takes over(D)takes in

55.When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon ____ it.(A)got off(C)got away

(B)got across(D)got over

56.Many people complain of the rapid ____ of modern life.(A)rate(C)pace

(B)speed(D)growth

57.San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles _____.(A)is rarely(C)hardly is

(B)rarely is(D)is scarcely

58.The speaker, _____ for her splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience.(A)having known(C)knowing

(B)being known(D)known

59.American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.(A)ignored(C)refused

(B)neglected(D)denied

60.I couldn't find _____, and so I took this one.(A)a large enough coat(C)a large coat enough

(B)an enough large coat(D)a coat enough large

61.I always _____ what I have said.(A)get to(C)lead to

(B)hold to(D)see to

62.No sooner had we reached the top of the hill _____ we all sat down to rest.(A)when(C)than

(B)then(D)until

63.Evidence came up _____ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.(A)what(C)that

(B)which(D)whose

64.He moved away from his parents, and missed them ______ enjoy the exciting life in New York.(A)too much to(C)very much to

(B)enough to(D)much so as to

65.He was _____ of having asked such a silly question.(A)sorry(C)ashamed

(B)guilty(D)miserable

66.The last time we had a family reunion was ______ my brother's wedding ceremony four years ago.(A)in(C)during

(B)at(D)over

67.What _____ would happen if the director knew you felt that way?

(A)do you suppose(C)will you suppose

(B)you suppose(D)you would suppose

68._____ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.(A)As for(C)Except

(B)Besides(D)Despite

69.How close parents are to their children _____ a strong influence on the character of the children.(A)have(C)having

(B)has(D)to have

70.He _____ when the bus came to a sudden stop.(A)was almost hurt(C)was to hurt himself

(B)was hurt himself(D)was hurting himself

41.A 42.B 43.D 44.A 45.B 46.D 47.D 48.A 49.C 50.C

51.D 52.C 53.A 54.C 55.D 56.C 57.B 58.D 59.D 60.A

61.B 62.C 63.C 64.A 65.C 66.B 67.A 68.D 69.B 70.A

第三篇：2012年12月英语四级真题及答案解析

2012年12月英语四级真题答案解析

Part I Writing

标准版：

The above bar chart clearly shows us education pays in 2010.We see that one with higher education background earns more money weekly than those with lower ones.For instance, the college students with no degree get paid$712 per week whereas those with a Bachelor’s degree can earn $1038.Several reasons, in my opinion, can be identified to account for this phenomenon.To begin with, compared with those with comparatively lower education degree, people who have received higher education possess considerably wider knowledge, more remarkable learning and research ability, greater innovation and most of all, resourceful social network, all of which are essential to a high-income work.Also, the higher one’s education degree is, the bigger platform he will have to show his ability.For example, his college, university, or research institute will organize various job fairs for them to communicate face to face with employers.This phenomenon tells us that education is a worthy investment.Therefore, substantial education investment should be strengthened while we, as college students, should study harder to build our country and strive for a better life for ourselves.高分版：

Education Pays

Judging from the table, we can see that people’s income increases along with their education levels.Above all，the average college graduates earn much more than the typical high-school graduates.The fact revealed by these data is obvious: a degree does bring distinctive financial benefits to its holders.But is it true that a degree alone can ensure a bright future? I don’t think so because, on the one hand, the financial value of high education depends heavily on what skills graduates can gain from it instead of the degree itself.After all, an employer only pays for your ability and performance, not for your certificate.On the other hand, the most valuable bless high education brings to graduates is the ability to learn quickly and efficiently.People received more education tend to keep lifelong learning habits after their graduation, which would help them gain more opportunities in their career path.In conclusion, what accounts for education pays is not the degree alone, but the graduate’s ability and leaning habit.作文B： 标准版：

Education Pays

The above bar chart clearly shows us education pays in 2010.We see that unemployment rate of those with higher education background is much lower than those with lower education degree.For instance, the unemployment rate of college students with no degree is as high as 14.9% while that of those with doctoral degree is only 1.9%.The followingreason, in my opinion, is the most important one to account for this phenomenon.Compared with those with comparatively lower education degree, people who have received higher education possess considerably wider knowledge, more remarkable learning and research ability, greater innovation and most of all, resourceful social network, all of which make them more qualified and competent for their task.Thus, they are less likely to lose their jobs.This phenomenon tells us that education is a worthy investment.Therefore, education investment should be strengthened while we, as college students, should study harder to avoid unemployment.高分版：

Education Pays

As is shown in the table, the unemployment rate decreases steadily as the education level increases.The fact revealed by the statistics is obvious: graduates with a degree are less likely to be unemployed.What has brought about this effect? I believe there are three main reasons.To begin with, the education level is still the top factor that employers would take into account when selecting job candidates.It is believed that people with a college degree tend to be more intelligent and qualified.In addition, as a result of good learning habit formed during college, job hunters with high education background are also more efficient in acquiring and processing job hunting information.Finally, college education equips graduates with specialized skills, leading to greater attachment to the company they are employed and higher possibility to be reemployed even if they leave their previous company.In conclusion, it is the qualifications, learning habit and specialized skills that high education equip a graduate that make one distinctive in labor market.【标准版点评】

这次四级作文出了图表题，可能让大家有些意外，但是四六级考察图表作文已经并不是第一次，早在2002年的时候就已经出现过，是图表+提纲的形式，图表反应的是大学生使用计算机的情况。由于备考时大家只是关注近几年的题型，可能没有关注到以往考察过图表作文。

我们在备考作文的时候，一般会从以下几个方面着手准备，如何描述现象、如何分析原因、如何分析影响、如何给出解决措施、如何进行观点论战等。其实，图表作文也是从这几个方面展开，只是将第一段的描述现象改为描述图表即可。可见，无论是考察哪种作文题，我们都可以将它转化为我们熟悉的提纲式。

这次作文题目有两个版本。题目都是Educational Pays（教育回报），一个版本的图表显示的是教育水平越高，收入越高，另一个版本的图表显示的是教育水平越高，失业率越低。

虽然图表描述的具体内容不同，但主题是一致的：教育是值得投资的。写作思路也是一致的。

两篇范文都是采取三段式的描述方法。

第一段：描述图表。先一句话引出图表总体内容The above bar chart clearly shows us „ 然后具体描述现象We see that„。最后用for instance引出一些具体数据来例证现象。

第二段：分析原因。先写一个引出原因的句子，然后具体列举一到两个原因即可。由于字数限制，原因不必列太多。

第三段：给出建议。先是总结这个现象This phenomenon tells us that education is a worthy investment.（教育值得投资）。然后是建议国家增大教育投资，以及个人要努力学习。

这种三段式的写作模式容易掌握，在考场中比较实用，建议大家仿写。

【高分版点评】

本次四级作文围绕着同一个话题，education pay（教育回报），出现了两个版本，一个是教育和失业率的关系，另一个是教育和收入的关系。就话题而言，命题难度并不高，选用的是贴近考生实际生活的熟悉话题。形式上则采取图表作文的形式，图表作文在四级考试中较少出现，很多考生可能刚拿到题目会束手无策，但是只要考生仔细阅读题目，就不难发现，除了需要简单描述图表之外，其写作思路和话题作文非常类似。

写好这篇作文，主要抓住三点：

首先，描述图表内容。对于柱状图，抓住横抽和纵轴之间的关系，对数字的变化趋势进行总体描述即可。用词不宜超过总字数的1/3。

其次，要一句话揭示图表背后的隐含意思，引入文章的立意。

最后，文章的立意可以采取两种思路，保守的写法是直接阐释产生现象的原因，如写失业率那篇范文；另一个则是，根据图表上的结果，借题发挥，发表自己的观点，如写收入的那篇范文。

Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)

1.B showmanship 细节题。这道题的答案对应原文第一句话，从putting on a show 可以推出showmanship。

when it came to putting on a show, nobody else in the computer industry, or any other industry for that matter, could match Steve Jobs.题干与原文的匹配度比较高，仔细阅读不难得出选择是B

2.A

He invented lots of functional gadgets.细节题。原文第2段第2句话提到了乔布斯突出的三个方面，第三句话明确指出最后一个方面，也就是他在functional gadgets 上的贡献对人们的生活影响最大，对比第二题的选项，应选A

He stood out in three ways—as a technologist, as a corporate leader and as somebody who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal, functional gadgets.Strangely, it is this last quality that may have the deepest effect on the way people live.3.B His keen interest in designing elegant and user-friendly gadgets.细节题。答案在第三段第二句，“obsessed with product design and aesthetics, and with making advanced technology simple to use”。讲到乔布斯痴迷于产品的设计和美学上，以及使高科技简单易用。所以选B

As a technologist, Mr Jobs was different because he was not an engineer—and that was his great strength.Instead he was obsessed with product design and aesthetics, and with making advanced technology simple to use.4.A

One of the greatest chief executives of his time.细节题。答案在第4段第一句话的后半句“many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his time.”所以选A，其他的选项均不正确。

Within the wider business world, a man who liked to see himself as a hippy, permanently in revolt against big companies, ended up being hailed by many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his time.5.D an inspiration

细节题。答案在第四段第三句话。“is an inspiration to any businessperson”。所以选D

His fall from grace in the 1980s, followed by his return to Apple in 1996 after a period in the wilderness, is an inspiration to any businessperson whose career has taken a turn for the worse.‘

6.C He commanded absolute loyalty from Apple users.细节题。由关键词fanatical loyalty 定位到低段第一句话。所以乔布斯成功最令人震惊的地方在于它获得了苹果用户的绝对忠诚。选C

But what was perhaps most astonishing about Mr Jobs was the fanatical loyalty he managed to inspire in customers.7.D It originates in the consumer market.细节题。由关键词special report定位到第6段第一句，As our special report in this week's issue(printed before Mr Jobs's death)explains, innovation used to spill over from military and corporate laboratories to the consumer market, but lately this process has gone into reverse.Many people's homes now have more powerful, and more flexible, devices than their offices do;consumer gizmos and online services are smarter and easier to use than most companies' systems.过去创新是从部队和公司实验室再拓展到消费者市场，现在的情况是反过来。所以选D

8.closed and inflexible

细节题。由关键词 “critics complained”定位到第七段第一句，可知空格处应填写“closed and inflexible”。

Mr Jobs had a reputation as a control freak, and his critics complained that the products and systems he designed were closed and inflexible, in the name of greater ease of use.9.combined

细节题，由关键词“Amazon”定位到原文第8段，所以空格处填combined。

At the recent unveiling of a tablet computer by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, whose company is doing the best job of following Apple's lead in combining hardware, software, content and services in an easy-to-use bundle，10.reshaping entire industries

细节题，由关键词the magic of computing定位到原文最后一段，空格处填reshaping entire industries.But in the end he conjured up a reality of his own, channelling the magic of computing into products that reshaped entire industries.Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A 11.W: I just heard about a really beautiful park in the east end of the town.There are a lot of roses in bloom.M: Why don’t we walk over there and see for ourselves?

Q: What will the speakers probably do?

答案：C.Go to the park to enjoy the flowers.点评：对话中女士介绍了一处漂亮的公园，从男士的回答“为什么不去看看呢？”可以判断，接下去两人可能会去这个公园。see for 看见

12.M: My presentation is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning at the lecture hall.I hope to see you there.W: Oh, sorry.I was about to tell you that I have an appointment with my dentist at 9:00 o’clock tomorrow.Q: What do we learn about the woman?

答案：C.She cannot attend the presentation.点评：从对话中可知，女士九点要去看牙医，无法参加男士的讲座了。

13.W: How long have you been running this company?

M: Twenty years if you can believe that.I brought it from a small operation to what it is today.Q: What do we learn about the man?

答案：B.He is a very successful businessman.点评：从对话中可知，男士经营这家公司20年了，而且成功把公司从一家小公司发展到了现在较大的规模。run v.经营，管理

14.M: Have you read the news on the campus net? Susan has won the scholarship for next year.W: I knew she would from the very beginning.Such a brilliant and diligent girl!She certainly deserves it.Q: What does the woman mean?

答案：D.She has every confidence in Susan.点评：从对话中可知，女士一直很看好Susan, 觉得她肯定能拿到奖学金。sb.deserves it.某人应得的。

15.W: Taking a bus to Miami, it’s cheaper than going by train.M: That’s true.But I’d rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience.Q: What does the man mean?

答案：D.It is worth the money taking a train to Miami.点评：从对话中可知，坐车去迈阿密比火车便宜，但火车更舒适便捷。

16.M: I think it’s time we got rid of all this old furniture.W: You’re right.We need to promote our image besides it’s not a

real antique.Q: What do the speakers mean?

答案：C.The old furniture should be replaced.点评：从对话中可知，男士和女士都认为应该把旧家具换掉，以改善形象。对话中有些生词，但不影响对主要含义的把握，可以忽略。

get rid of 处理掉

17.M: That was some storm yesterday.How was I afraid I couldn’t make it home.W: Yeah, most of the roads to my house were flooded.I didn’t get home from the lab until midnight.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

答案：B.The man got home late due to the storm.点评：从对话中可知，昨天有暴风雨，女士担心自己回不了家，男士直到半夜才回家。

18.W: My boys are always complaining that they’re bored.M: Why don’t you get them into some team sports? My son and daughter play soccer every Saturday.And they both look forward to it all week.Q: What does the man mean?

答案：A.The woman’s sons might enjoy team sports.点评：从对话中可知，男士建议女士可以让自己的儿子们参加一些团队运动，这样他们就不会觉得无聊了。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard

W: So John, I hear you and Arthur share a job, don’t you?

M: Yes.We’ve shared a sales job at Sonatechfor about two years now.W: Well, how do you divide up your schedule?

M: You know we are both sales representatives, and we take orders over the phone.When we started job sharing it was difficult, because we both worked all day Monday.I worked Tuesday and Thursday and Arthur worked Wednesday and Friday.The problem was that when I was in the office on Tuesday.I would talk to people, then they would call back on Wednesday with a question.But Arthur couldn’t answer the question and he couldn’t ask me about it because I wasn’t in the office.So he had to ask the people to call me back the next day, Thursday.Of course, they didn’t like to wait until the next day to have their questions answered.W: Yes, that sounds like a problem.M: So, finally we decided that Arthur would work in the mornings and I would work in the afternoons.Now if someone calls with the question for me in the morning, Arthur tells them to call me in the afternoon.This way, people get their questions answered the same day.W: What do you do about vacations? M: Well,Sonatechgives the usual two weeks of vacation to full-time employees, I take a week and Arthur takes a week.W: It sounds like job sharing has worked out well for you.M: Yes, it has.We are both happy with it.Q19.What do John and author do at Sonatech?

答案：C.Take orders over the phone.Q20.What problem did John and Arthur have when they started job sharing?

答案：A.Customers’ questions could not be answered on the same day.Q21.What does John say about their annual vacation?

答案：D.They each take a week.点评：

本长对话的内容主要是关于合伙工作。对话内容相较以往的长对话而言，比较简单。依然是主要针对回答问题的人提问，就是对话中的男士。男士一开始主要是谈他们在最初开始合作工作时遇到的问题，接下来谈到问题最终如何得到解决，最后是他和同伴如何轮休年假。当然，对话中公司名称听不懂，形成干扰。依然要强调的是不能纠结个别词汇，而因小失大。

对话中围绕工作的话题词汇有：schedule：（工作）计划，安排；sales representative：销售代表；vacation：假期，休假；full-time employee：全职员工。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard

W: May I see your license, please?

M: But officer, did I do something wrong?

W: Do you mean to say you didn’t see the speed limit sign back there?

M: Um, no, madam, I guess I didn’t.W: In other words, you drove by too fast to read it.The sign says 35m/h.A school is just nearby, you know?

M: Don’t get me wrong, but my speedometer didn’t read much faster than that.W: Then, why is it that my radar showed you are going 45? Let me put it another way.I’m going to give you a ticket.Again, may I see your license, please?

M: Here it is, officer.But let me explain.I was late for an important appointment and I was worried that I wouldn’t make it on time.So...W: Uha, just a minute, here.Your license is no longer valid.You should have renewed it two weeks ago.I’m going to have to write you up for that, too.M: What? Really?

W: Your license becomes invalid on your birthday and that was two weeks ago according to the date here.You are in violation of the law—driving without a valid license.M: I’m sorry, madam.I hadn’t realized that.W: Here’s the ticket for not having a valid license.But I’m only going to give you a warning about exceeding the speed limit.Be careful next time.M: Yes, madam, officer, I will.Thank you.Q22.Where was the man stopped by the police officer?

答案：B.Near a school.Q23.What did the man claim about the speed limit sign?

答案：A.He did not notice it.Q24.What did the woman say about the man’s driving license?

答案：C.It is no longer valid.Q25.What was the man’s penalty?

答案：B.He got a ticket.点评：

本长对话主要是关于超速被罚。本对话中涉及到较多交通词汇，有一定难度。对话一开始女士作为交警在学校附近逼停超出该路段限速的男士，但男士狡辩自己的速度计（speedometer）并没显示超速；女士再次提出要求审查男士的驾照，发现其驾照已经过期。最后，男士因驾照过期而收到警告。本选材非常生活化，相信大部分考生应该对这一话题并不陌生，通过日常常识也能做出不少判断。

本对话中关于交通话题的词汇：speed limit：限速；give you a ticket：开罚单；license：执照，驾照；speedometer：n.速度计；里程计。Section B Passage 1

Since I started working part-time at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buy something.To me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping card.One of the first things customers forget is how to count.There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items.Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place.Just as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread.I hope you don’t mind waiting while I go get it.” Five minutes later, he’s back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper towels.Strange is that seems customers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries.Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries, my customers will wait until I announce the total.Then, in surprise, she says, “Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minutes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because she’s forgotten hers.But I have to be tolerant of customers because they pay my salary, and that’s something I can’t afford to forget.Q26.What does the speaker say about customers’ entering the grocery store?

答案：A.They behave as if their memories have failed totally.Q27.Which customers are supposed to be in the express line?

答案： D.Those with 15 items or less.Q28.What does the speaker say some customers do when they arrive at the check-out counter?

答案：B.Go back and pick up more items.Q29.What does the speaker say about his job at the end of the talk?

答案： A.It requires tolerance.点评：本篇短文主要讲述了作者在一家杂货店兼职工作的经历和感受，并深刻地体会到顾客不仅仅是来商店买东西的人。作者认为，当顾客推起一辆购物车时，所有的事情就抛之脑后了。他们不会算计一件商品值多少钱，他们忘了自己来商店要买什么，他们甚至忘记要为商品付钱，他们不知道东西买够没有就去收银台排队结账，当收银员开始扫顾客的商品时，顾客又会跑回去拿很多商品回来，更需要收银员提醒付钱，但这都是作者作为收银员所应忍受的，因为“顾客是上帝”，这是作者不敢忘记也是从这次经历中学到的事情。

这篇文章基本上没有生僻的词汇，以叙述为主。但是其中有几个短语需要关注：grocery store意为“杂货店”；ring up意为“用收银机记录收入的钱，收银机扫条形码”；credit card意为“信用卡”。理解了这些词，对听力的整体理解会有提升。Passage 2

The speech delivery style of Europeans and Asians tends to be very formal.Speakers of these cultures often read oral presentations from carefully retain manual scripts.On the other hand, American speakers are generally more informal relative to speakers and other cultures.American audiences prefernatural, spontaneous delivery that conveys a lively sense of communication.They don’t relay well to speakers who read from a manual script.If you use an outline of your ideas instead of a prepare text, your speech will not only sound more natural, but you will also be able to establish better relationship with your listeners and keep their attention.The language and style you use when making an oral presentation should not be the same as the language in style you use when writing.Well retain information, that is meant to be read, does not work aswell when it is heard.It is, therefore, important for you to adapt retain texts or outlines for presentations.Good speakers are much more informal when speaking than when writing.They also use their own words and develop their own speaking styles.Whenever possible, they use short words.Listeners are appreciated when speakers use simple, everyday words in a presentation.One advantage is that it is much easier for speakers to pronounce short words correctly.Another is that long and sophisticated vocabulary choices make listening more difficult.Question 30 to 32

30.What does the speaker say American audiences prefer?

答案：D.A natural and spontaneous style of speech.31.What should one pay attention to when making an oral presentation?

答案： B.Differences in style between writing and speaking.32.What does the speaker focus on in the talk?

答案：A.The key to becoming a good speaker.点评：本篇文章重点分析了成为一名优秀的演讲者的关键因素。欧洲人和亚洲人的演讲风格往往是趋于比较正式的，而美国人的演讲风格是自然、自发、生动地传递表达信息，这也正是听众所喜欢的方式。同时，做口头报告时应注意写作和口语所要求的风格差异，有了这样的认识后，你才能在今后的演讲中运用简短贴近生活的言语表达自己的想法，形成自己的演讲风格，成为一名优秀的演讲者。

这篇文章相对简单，没有出现太难的生词，较容易理解。整个内容就围绕一个主题展开，清晰明了，只要能抓住此主题线索，整篇文章的结构就一目了然了。Passage 3

A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time.If corrected too much, he will stop talking.He compares a thousand times a day the difference between language as he uses it and language as those around him use it.Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.In the same way, kids learning to do all the other things they learn without adult teachers, to walk, run, climb, ride a bike, play games, compare their own performance with what more skilled people do, and slowly make the needed changes.But in school we never give a child a chance to detect his mistakes.We do it all for him.We act as if we thought he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him.Soon he becomes dependent on the expert.We should let him do it himself.Let him figure out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what is the answer to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or that.If right answers need to be given, as in mathematics or science, give him the answer book.Let him correct his own papers.Why should we teachers waste time on such tedious work? Our job should be to help the children when they tell us that they can’t find the way to get the right answer.Question 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q33 How does a child learn to do something according to the speaker?

答案：D.By comparing his performance with others.Q34 What belief do teachers commonly hold according to the speaker?

答案：C.Children cannot detect their own mistakes.Q35 What does the speaker imply about the current way of teaching?

答案：A.It is unhelpful to students’ learning.点评：

本篇文章主要论述要让孩子们学着自己判断事情。目前的教学方法对学生学习没有什么帮助作用，老师认为学生不能发现他们自己身上的错误，孩子习得一件事情是通过把自己的行为和其他人的行为作对比而来的，而这就逐渐让孩子们失去了自己，变成了其他人，从而慢慢产生依赖感。文章结尾暗示作者对这种教学方法是不赞成的，同时，提出老师的工作是应该帮助孩子们找到正确答案的方法，而不是什么都为他们做好安排好。

Section C

Time is, for the average American, of utmost importance.To the foreign visitor, Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things accomplished on time(according to a predetermined schedule)than they are with developing deep interpersonal relations.Schedules, for the American, are meant to be planned and then followed in the smallest detail.It may seem to you that most Americans are completely controlled by the little machines they wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off abruptly to make it to their next appointment on time.Americans’ language is filled with references to time, giving a clear indication of how much it is valued.Time is something to be “on,” to be “kept,” “filled,” “saved,” “wasted,” “gained,”

“planned,” “given,” “made the most of,” even “killed.”

The international visitor soon learns that it is considered very rude to be late--even by 10 minutes--for an appointment in America.Time is so valued in America, because by considering time to be important one can clearly achieve more than if one “wastes” time and doesn’t keep busy.This philosophy has proven its worth.It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity itself is highly valued in America.Many American proverbs stress the value of guarding time, using it wisely, and setting and working toward specific goals.Americans believe in spending their time and energy today so that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time.答案：

36.foreign

37.accomplished

38.interpersonal

39.detail.40.controlled

41.abruptly

42.references

43.indication

44.it is considered very rude to be late--even by 10 minutes--for an appointment in America.45.It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity itself is highly valued in America.46.Americans believe in spending their time and energy today so that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time.原文出处：http://www.xiexiebang.comprehension(Reading in Depth)

Section A

47.N taking

48.D concern

49.M stop

50.B available

51.I prefer

52.L specify

53.O variety

54.G nationwide

55.F items

56.E criteria

这是一篇新闻报道类的文章，关于美国一些著名餐公司开始意识到快餐对对其青少年健康的不良影响，并开始采取相应措施改变这一现状。这是美国最近的热门话题，沪江经济学人新闻听写12月16日的的听写内容关于麦当劳的一篇文章与之就是类似的主题。对于考生来说这一话题也并不陌生，从内容上来还是比较容易理解的。

47.N take a cue from 固定搭配，表示按„的指点行事。

48.D 在快餐在儿童中引起肥胖症的现象受到越来越多关注的背景之下，19家公司宣誓将为儿童提供更多健康的菜单选择，结合上下文可知空格处应填concern

49.M 因为上一段刚刚提到快餐引起儿童肥胖的问题获得了越来越多的重视，第2段顺承上面的内容，讲到汉堡王采取的相应措施：将从本月起停止提供儿童快餐里的炸薯条和苏打汽水.所以填stop。

50前面说了将停止提供儿童快餐里的炸薯条和苏打汽水，根据although知道内容上应该是一个转折，所以后面应该是still available，仍然可以买得到。

51.这句话涉及到一个比较，whether...or, 选项中只有prefer一个课用于比较，所以空格处填prefer.52.这是紧接着上一句的，上面刚刚讲到问顾客是选择套餐时是更喜欢选牛奶还是苹果片，这是一种将顾客的需求具体化，所以填specify。

53.a variety of 固定搭配，各种各样的。在这句话中是指其他参与将为美国儿童提供更健康的事物的快餐店，也提供各种各样的菜单选择。

54.结合上下文可知，(Kid Live Well)“让孩子们生活的更好”运动应该是全国范围内展开的一场大型运动，所以填nationwide。

通过第三段第一句话的后半句可以看出，儿童的每顿饭中要包含冒号之后部分的食物中的至少两项，所以55空填item，指的是后面的选项。

56.前面提到的食物都是低脂、第卡路里的健康食物，最后一句中提到在其他的要求中，餐馆提供的附加菜必须满足同样的要求, 所以填criteria

Section B

As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero.That’s bad for the economy, of course.And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now.But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think.That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data.After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignations, terminations, and retirements.(Yes, people are retiring even in this economy.)In both good times and bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does.Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still humming along, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!

And as it turns out, even today — with job growth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month.I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job.It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from(and compete for).And it’s true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening, regardless of whether it’s a new one or not.But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated.They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills;be creative about where and how to look;learn how to present themselves to potential employers;and keep going, even after repeated rejections.The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up.Four million people get hired every month in the U.S.You can be one of them.57.The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate ______?

A)deprives many people of job opportunities.B)prevents many people from changing careers.C)should not stop people from looking for a job.D)does not mean the U.S.economy is worsening.58.Where do most job openings come from?

A)Job growth

B)Job turnover

C)Improved economy

D)Business expansion

59.What does the author say about overall job growth?

A)It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers.B)It increases people’s confidence in the economy.C)It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed.D)It doesn’t mean greater job security for the employed.60.What is the key to landing a job according to the author?

A)Education

B)Intelligence

C)Persistence

D)Experience

61.What do we learn from the passage about the unemployment figures in the US?

A)They clearly indicate how healthy the economy is.B)They provide the public with the latest information.C)They warn of the structural problems in the economy.D)They exclude those who have stopped looking for a job.SB__1答案

点评：本篇文章选自TIME周刊的财经板块，原文标题为“Why Job Hunters Shouldn’t Worry So Much About Paltry Job Growth”，文章主要表达了这样一种观点，即找工作的人不必太在意官方提供的高失业率，就业增长等数据，原因在于这些并不等说明现实情况，比如：人员更替带来了更多的职位空缺，因此，即便是经济增速缓慢，就业增长为零，依然还是有很多的职位空缺存在。所以，如作者最后点睛所言，So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up.不灰心不放弃。

从整体语言难度来说，文章难度不是很大，财经相关的一些词汇基本都是大家比较熟悉的。并没有出现过高难度的长难句以及词汇，整体理解起来也相对容易。

今后大家还应当继续注重一些商务词汇的表达，如job turnover（人员更替），termination解雇，land jobs找工作，等等。

57.The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate ______?

答案：C.should not stop people from looking for a job.解析：本题重点考察作者观点。题干问在作者看来，高失业率怎么样？锁定原文第一段，虽然第一段中的bad for the economy，discouraging，change careers等字眼跟选项ABD当中的词汇很类似，但是要注意的是，真正表达作者观点的是第一段最后一句But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think。其实高失业率跟你没太大关系。包括原文最后一段第一句“So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up.”所以，综上所述，它不该给你找工作带来阻碍，引申意思就是该怎么办就怎么办，不要在意官方统计的高失业率。

58.Where do most job openings come from?

答案：B.Job turnover

解析：本题属于细节考查题。题干问大部分的职位空缺来自于哪里？根据四个选项，可以用排除法将business expansion排除，因为原文并未提及。再剩下的三个选项中，根据原文第二段的第一句job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much asjob turnover data以及turnovercreates more openings than economic growth does.可以确定人员更替（turnover）提供了更多的职位空缺，因此答案为Job turnover。

59.What does the author say about overall job growth?

答案：A.It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers.解析：本题继续考察作者观点。题干问作者对于整体就业增长（overall job growth）的态度是怎样的，可以定位到原文倒数第三段，关键是第一句：I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job.此处用到双重否定，“我并不是说整体就业增长对一个人找工作没有丝毫影响”，也就是说“有一定影响，但是没有那么大”所以答案是A，而BCD选项的confidence，hope，job security原文并未提及。

60.What is the key to landing a job according to the author?

答案：C.Persistence

解析：本题属于细节考查题。定位原文倒数第二段第一句But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated.关键词是stay motivated

61.What do we learn from the passage about the unemployment figures in the US?

答案：D.They exclude those who have stopped looking for a job.解析：本题属于细节考查题。根据倒数第二段的最后一句The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.可知答案选D，那一部分人已经被排除掉了，所以失业率这个数据是有水分的。

Our risk of cancer rises dramatically as we age.So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors — or doesn’t it?

While such vigilant（警觉的）tracking of cancer is a good thing in general, researchers are increasingly questioning whether all of this testing is necessary for the elderly.With the percentage of people over age 65 expected to nearly double by 2050, it’s important to weigh the health benefits of screening against the risks and costs of routine testing.In many cases, screening can lead to additional biopsies and surgeries to remove cancer, which can cause side effects, while the cancers themselves may be slow-growing and may not pose serious health problems in patients’ remaining years.But the message that everyone must screen for cancer has become so ingrained that when health care experts recommended that women under 50 and over 74 stop screening for breast cancer, it caused a riotous reaction among doctors, patients and advocacy groups.It’s hard to uproot deeply held beliefs about cancer screening with scientific data.Certainly, there are people over age 75 who have had cancers detected by routine screening, and gained several extra years of life because of treatment.And clearly, people over age 75 who have other risk factors for cancer, such as a family history or prior personal experience with the disease, should continue to get screened regularly.But for the remainder, the risk of cancer, while increased at the end of life, must be balanced with other factors like remaining life expectancy（预期寿命）.A recent study suggests that doctors start to make more objective decisions about who will truly benefit from screening-especially considering the explosion of the elderly that will soon swell our population.It’s not an easy calculation to make, but one that make sense for the whole patient.Dr.Otis Brawley said, “Many doctors are ordering these tests purely to cover themselves.We need to think about the rational use of health care and stop talking about the rationing of health care.”

That means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients, and going against the misguided belief that when it comes to health care, more is always better.62.Why do doctors recommend routine cancer screening for elderly people?

A.It is believed to contribute to long life.B.It is part of their health care package.C.The elderly are more sensitive about their health.D.The elderly are in greater danger of tumor growth.63.How do some researchers now look at routine cancer screening for the elderly?

A.It adds too much to their medical bills.B.It helps increase their life expectancy.C.They are doubtful about necessity.D.They think it does more than good.64.What is the conventional view about women screening for breast cancer?

A.It applies to women over 50.B.It is a must for adult women.C.It is optional for young women.D.It doesn’t apply to women over 74.65.Why do many doctors prescribe routine screening for cancer?

A.They want to protect themselves against medical disputes.B.They want to take advantage of the medical care system.C.They want data for medical research.D.They want their patients to suffer less.66.What does the author say is the general view about health care?

A.The more, the better.B.Prevention is better than cure.C.Better early than late.D.Better care, longer life.SB_2 答案

62.D.The elderly are in greater danger of tumor growth.63.C.They are doubtful about its necessity.64.B.It is a must for adult women.65.A.They want to protect themselves against medical disputes.66.A.The more, the better.【点评】

这是一篇有关癌症筛查的文章。长期以来，人们认为对于老年人来说，随着年龄的增长，肿瘤生长造成的威胁就越大，所以医生建议他们进行各类常规的癌症筛查。但是近来，研究者开始怀疑它的必要性。当他们开始叫停50岁以下和74岁以上的妇女的乳腺癌筛查时，受惯例根深蒂固影响的人们掀起了轩然大波。不过，对于老年人来话说，癌症的风险还要和预期寿命进行权衡。近期的调查还显示很多医生让病人进行癌症筛查纯粹是为了在医疗事故中保护自己，所以这篇反对了人们长期以来的对健康检查的误解，即健康检查并非多多益善。Part V Cloze

Strong emotional bonds between mothers and infants increase children’s willingness to explore the world—an effect that has been observed

the animal kingdom, in people, monkeys and even spiders.The more secure we are in our

to Mom, the more likely we are to try new things and take risks.Now researchers are discovering that this effect continues into adulthood.A

reminder of Mom’s touch or the sound of her voice on the phone is

to change people’s minds and moods，71

their decision making in measurable ways.In a study

online in April in Psychological Science, undergraduate business students had to choose between safe bets and risky gambles—a bond with a guaranteed 4 percent yearly

or a riskier stock option, for example.In half the cases, the experimenters patted the students

on the back of the shoulder for about one second

providing verbal instructions about the study.Both male and female students who were touched by a female experimenter were

more likely to choose the risky alternative

were those who had not been touched or were patted by male experimenters.The reassuring（宽慰的）touch of a woman may have induced early associations, 78

the same openness to exploration that is observed in young children of

mothers, explains Jonathan Levav, a business professor at Columbia University and lead author of the study.To further

that a woman’s touch links feelings of security

risk taking, the researchers asked a

group of undergraduates to make financial decisions after a writing exercise.Half of them wrote about a time they felt secure and supported, whereas the

half wrote about feeling insecure and alone.Evoking(唤起)a

of insecurity made students in the latter group

receptive to the gentle shoulder pats from female experimenters and much more willing to take a risk—just as a child leaving for a field trip might steal one last reassuring hug

Mom before stepping on the bus.67.A.by

B.up

C.above

D.across

68.A.concern

B.attachment

C.treatment

D.appeal

69.A.bare

B.unique

C.mere

D.just

70.A.enough

B.ready

C.easy

D.quick

71.A.generating

B.regulating

C.affecting

D.refining

72.A.exhibited

B.published

C.appeared

D.advertised

73.A.return

74.A.seemingly

75.A.if

76.A.rather

77.A.than

78.A.intending

79.A.supportive

80.A.enable

81.A.beyond

82.A.relative

83.A.next

84.A.hint

85.A.especially

86.A.toward

67.D.across

68.C.attachment

69.C.mere

70.A.enough

B.expense

B.strongly

B.so

B.far

B.as

B.inferring

B.lively

B.ensure

B.with

B.competitive

B.other

B.clue

B.specially

B.into

C.cost

C.partly

C.while

C.further

C.which

C.inspiring

C.strict

C.consent

C.for

C.different

C.minor

C.chain

C.securely

C.of

D.prize

D.lightly

D.whereas

D.pretty

D.that

D.instructing

D.respectful

D.confirm

D.along

D.successive

D.opposite

D.sense

D.entirely

D.from

71.C.affecting

72.B.published

73.A.return

74.D.lightly

75.C.while

76.B.far

77.A.than

78.C.inspiring

79.A.supportive

80.D.confirm

81.B.with

82.C.different

83.B.other

84.D.sense

85.A.especially

86.D.from

【总评】完形填空原文源自美国科普杂志《科学美国人》（Scientific American）。原文标题为

All about My Mother: How Touch Helps Us Take Risks，作者Ferris Jabr。原文共五段，495字，题目选取了原文前三段并做了细微修改，共345字。主要讲述的是母亲与婴儿间形成的情感纽带会影响孩子探索世界的行为。这是一篇典型的议论文，第一段第一句给出论点，指出母亲与婴儿间形成的情感纽带会影响人们的行为，接着在第二段和第三段，通过两个已经发表的文章中的实验来证明这一观点。Part VITranslation

翻译 87.I finally got the job I dreamed about.Never before in my life___________(我感到如此激动)!

88.Yesterday Jane left the meeting early.Otherwise, she_____________________(可能会说一些后来会懊悔的话.)

89.With the noise going on outside the classroom, I had great difficulty _______________(集中注意力复习功课).90.This is the first time I ____________________(听到他们用法语交流).91.All the information you need to apply for your visa is _______________(可以免费获取).答案

87.had I felt so excited

【解析】本题考查过去完成时及倒装句。第一句话是过去时，第二句话可知其行为发生在过去之前，由此得出第二句话为过去完成时态，其结构为“had done”；第二句第一个词为“Never”否定词，因此句子主谓要倒装。

88.could have said somethingthat she might regret later

【解析】本题考查过去时态的虚拟语气。第二句是对过去行为一种推测，而事实上行为并未发生，因第一句话的时态是过去时，可判断此句是对过去的虚拟，其主句的构成为“主语+could+have +过去分词”。另外注意本句“后来会懊悔的”这个修饰语，通常翻译成一个简短的定语从句来修饰中心词。

89.in focusing on reviewing the lessons

【解析】本题考查短语固定搭配。”has / have difficult in doing something”,表示做什么有困难。本题表示无法集中注意力复习功课。“复习功课”通常的表达有 “review the lessons”, “go over the lessons”。

90.have heard them communicating with each other in French.【解析】本题考查使役动词的用法以及现在完成时。表示第几次做某事，本句谓语是“is”一般现在时，那么主句用现在完成时”have done”；“听到某人做某事”的固定表达为”hear sb.doing sth.”

91.available for free

【解析】本题固定表达。”be available “，意思为“可得到的，可获得的”；“免费”用介词结构”for free”。

第四篇：四级听力真题答案解析

真题，是指真正在省级以上测试中出现过的原题，多出现在考试资料、练习册中，历年真题都是上述思想的真实体现，下面是小编收集推荐的四级听力真题，仅供参考，欢迎阅读。

2018年6月英语四级听力真题

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report 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 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A)The return of a bottled message to its owner's daughter.B)A New Hampshire man's joke with friends on his wife.C)A father's message for his daughter.D)The history of a century-old motel.2.A)She wanted to show gratitude for his kindness.B)She wanted to honor her father's promise.C)She had been asked by her father to do so.D)She was excited to see her father's handwriting.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)People were concerned about the number of bees.B)Several cases of Zika disease had been identified.C)Two million bees were infected with disease.D)Zika virus had destroyed some bee farms.4.A)It apologized to its customers.B)It was forced to kill its bees.C)It lost a huge stock of bees.D)It lost 2.5 million dollars.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)It stayed in the air for about two hours.B)It took off and landed on a football field.C)It proved to be of high commercial value.D)It made a series of sharp turns in the sky.6.A)Engineering problems.B)The air pollution it produced.C)Inadequate funding.D)The opposition from the military.7.A)It uses the latest aviation technology.B)It flies faster than a commercial jet.C)It is a safer means of transportation.D)It is more environmentally friendly.Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions.Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A)It seems a depressing topic.B)It sounds quite alarming.C)It has little impact on our daily life.D)It is getting more serious these days.9.A)The man doesn't understand Spanish.B)The woman doesn't really like dancing.C)They don't want something too noisy.D)They can't make it to the theatre in time.10.A)It would be more fun without Mr.Whitehead hosting.B)It has too many acts to hold the audience's attention.C)It is the most amusing show he has ever watched.D)It is a show inappropriate for a night of charity.11.A)Watch a comedy.B)Go and see the dance.C)Book the tickets online.D)See a film with the man.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Most of her schoolmates are younger than she is.B)She simply has no idea what school to transfer to.C)There are too many activities for her to cope with.D)She worries she won't fit in as a transfer student.13.A)Seek advice from senior students.B)Pick up some meaningful hobbies.C)Participate in after-school activities.D)Look into what the school offers.14.A)Give her help whenever she needs it.B)Accept her as a transfer student.C)Find her accommodation on campus.D)Introduce her to her roommates.15.A)She has interests similar to Mr.Lee's.B)She has become friends with Catherine.C)She has chosen the major Catherine has.D)She has just transferred to the college.Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four 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 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)To investigate how being overweight impacts on health.B)To find out which physical drive is the most powerful.C)To discover what most mice like to eat.D)To determine what feelings mice have.17.A)When they are hungry.B)When they are thirsty.C)When they smell food.D)When they want company.18.A)They search for food in groups.B)They are overweight when food is plenty.C)They prefer to be with other mice.D)They enjoy the company of other animals.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)Its construction started before World War I.B)Its construction cost more than $ 40 billion.C)It is efficiently used for transport.D)It is one of the best in the world.20.A)To improve transportation in the countryside.B)To move troops quickly from place to place.C)To enable people to travel at a higher speed.D)To speed up the transportation of goods.21.A)In the 1970s.B)In the 1960s.C)In the 1950s.D)In the 1940s.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)Chatting while driving.B)Messaging while driving.C)Driving under age.D)Speeding on highways.23.A)A gadget to hold a phone on the steering wheel.B)A gadget to charge the phone in a car.C)A device to control the speed of a vehicle.D)A device to ensure people drive with both hands.24.A)The car keeps flashing its headlights.B)The car slows down gradually to a halt.C)They are alerted with a light and a sound.D)They get a warning on their smart phone.25.A)Installing a camera.B)Using a connected app.C)Checking their emails.D)Keeping a daily record.答案

1.A)The return of a bottled message to its owner's daughter.2.B)She wanted to honor her father's promise.3.B)Several cases of Zika disease had been identified.4.C)It lost a huge stock of bees.5.A)It stayed in the air for about two hours.6.C)Inadequate funding.7.D)It is more environmentally friendly.8.A)It seems a depressing topic.9.D)They can't make it to the theatre in time.10.C)It is the most amusing show he has ever watched.11.B)Go and see the dance.12.D)She worries she won't fit in as a transfer student.13.C)Participate in after-school activities.14.A)Give her help whenever she needs it.15.D)She has just transferred to the college.16.B)To find out which physical drive is the most powerful.17.A)When they are hungry.18.C)They prefer to be with other mice.19.D)It is one of the best in the world.20.B)To move troops quickly from place to place.21.A)In the 1970s.22.B)Messaging while driving.23.D)A device to ensure people drive with both hands.24.C)They are alerted with a light and a sound.25.B)Using a connected app.2019年6月英语四级听力真题

Section A News Report

Directions： In this section，you will hear three news reports。At the end of each news report，you will hear two or three questions。Both the news report 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 1 with a single line through the centre。

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A)He set a record by swimming to and from an island.B)He celebrated his ninth birthday on a small island.C)He visited a prison located on a faraway island.D)He swam around an island near San Francisco.2.A)He doubled the reward.B)He cheered him on all the way.C)He set him an example.D)He had the event covered on TV.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)To end the one-child policy.B)To encourage late marriage.C)To increase working efficiency.D)To give people more time to travel.4.A)They will not be welcomed by young people.B)They will help to popularize early marriage.C)They will boost China's economic growth.D)They will not come into immediate effect.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)Cleaning service in great demand all over the world.B)Two ladies giving up well-paid jobs to do cleaning.C)A new company to clean up the mess after parties.D)Cleaners gainfully employed at nights and weekends.6.A)It takes a lot of time to prepare.B)It leaves the house in a mess.C)It makes party goers exhausted.D)It creates noise and misconduct.7.A)Hire an Australian lawyer.B)Visit the U.S.and Canada.C)Settle a legal dispute.D)Expand their business.Section B Conversation

Directions： In this section，you will hear two long conversations。At the end of each conversations you will hear four questions。Both the conversations and the question-s 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 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A)He had a driving lesson.B)He got his driver's license.C)He took the driver's theory exam.D)He passed the driver's road test.9.A)He was not well prepared.B)He did not get to the exam in time.C)He was not used to the test format.D)He did not follow the test procedure.10.A)They are tough.B)They are costly.C)They are helpful.D)They are too short.11.A)Pass his road test the first time.B)Test-drive a few times on highways.C)Find an experienced driving instructor.D)Earn enough money for driving lessons.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Where the woman studies.B)The acceptance rate at Leeds.C)Leed's tuition for international students.D)How to apply for studies at a university.13.A)Apply to an American university.B)Do research on higher education.C)Perform in a famous musical.D)Pursue postgraduate studies.14.A)His favorable recommendations.B)His outstanding musical talent.C)His academic excellence.D)His unique experience.15.A)Do a master's degree.B)Settle down in England.C)Travel widely.D)Teach overseas.Section C Passage

Directions： In this section，you will hear three passages。At the end of each passage，you will hear three or four 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 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)They help farmers keep diseases in check.B)Many species remain unknown to scientists.C)Only a few species cause trouble to humans.D)They live in incredibly well-organized colonies.17.A)They are larger than many other species.B)They can cause damage to people's homes.C)They can survive a long time without water.D)They like to form colonies in electrical units.18.A)Deny them access to any food.B)Keep doors and windows shut.C)Destroy their colonies close by.D)Refrain from eating sugary food.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)The function of the human immune system.B)The cause of various auto-immune diseases.C)The viruses that may infect the human immune system.D)The change in people's immune system as they get older.20.A)Report their illnesses.B)Offer blood samples.C)Act as research assistants.D)Help to interview patients.21.A)Strengthening people's immunity to infection.B)Better understanding patients' immune system.C)Helping improve old people's health conditions.D)Further reducing old patients' medical expenses.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)His students had trouble getting on with each other.B)A lot of kids stayed at school to do their homework.C)His students were struggling to follow his lessons.D)A group of kids were playing chess after school.23.A)Visit a chess team in Nashville.B)Join the school's chess team.C)Participate in a national chess competition.D)Receive training for a chess competition.24.A)Most of them come from low-income families.B)Many have become national chess champions.C)A couple of them have got involved in crimes.D)Many became chess coaches after graduation.25.A)Actions speak louder than words.B)Think twice before taking action.C)Translate their words into action.D)Take action before it gets too late.答案

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B

21.C

22.D

23.C

24.A

25.B

第五篇：2010年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案与解析

2010年12月大学英语四级考试真题

Part I Writing(30 minutes)

Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1.目前不少父母为孩子包办一切

2.为了让孩子独立, 父母应该„„

How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent?

...Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D].For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.A Grassroots Remedy

Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world.To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country.The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk.And when joggers(慢跑者)jog, they don’t run the streets.Every one of them instinctively heads to the park or the river.It is my profound belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived(丧失).I spent my boyhood climbing trees on Streatham Common, South London.These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and odd new perceptions about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.The truth is to be found elsewhere.A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(多动症).Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%;those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground.A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, academic levels were raised across the entire school.Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment.In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy(等级)based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead.But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.Most bullying(恃强凌弱)is found in schools where there is a tarmac(柏油碎石)playground;the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore.This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School in Streatham, with its harsh tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners fantasising about wildlife.But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage.So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs.Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children.However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature.The increasing emphasis for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years.And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things.Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its restorative process helps reduce anger and impulsive behaviour.” Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.We tend to look on nature conservation as some kind of favour that human beings are granting to the natural world.The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is profoundly damaging.Human beings are a species of mammals(哺乳动物).For seven million years they lived on the planet as part of nature.Our ancestral selves miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life.Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a pint of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.We need the wild world.It is essential to our well-being, our health, our happiness.Without the wild world we are not more but less civilised.Without other living things around us we are less than human.Five ways to find harmony with the natural world

Walk: Break the rhythm of permanently being under a roof.Get off a stop earlier, make a circuit of the park at lunchtime, walk the child to and from school, get a dog, feel yourself moving in moving air, look, listen, absorb.Sit: Take a moment, every now and then, to be still in an open space.In the garden, anywhere that’s not in the office, anywhere out of the house, away from the routine.Sit under a tree, look at water, feel refreshed, ever so slightly renewed.Drink: The best way to enjoy the natural world is by yourself;the second best way is in company.Take a drink outside with a good person, a good gathering: talk with the sun and the wind with birdsong for background.Learn: Expand your boundaries.Learn five species of bird, five butterflies, five trees, five bird songs.That way, you see and hear more: and your mind responds gratefully to the greater amount of wildness in your life.Travel: The places you always wanted to visit: by the seaside, in the country, in the hills.Take a weekend break, a day-trip, get out there and do it: for the scenery, for the way through the woods, for the birds, for the bees.Go somewhere special and bring specialness home.It lasts forever, after all.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.What is the author’s profound belief?

[A] People instinctively seek nature in different ways.[B] People should spend most of their lives in the wild.[C] People have quite different perceptions of nature.[D] People must make more efforts to study nature.2.What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?

[A] Personal freedom.[B] Things that are natural.[C] Urban surroundings.[D] Things that are purchased.3.What does a study in Sweden show?

[A] The natural environment can help children learn better.[B] More access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.[C] A good playground helps kids develop their physical abilities.[D] Natural views can prevent children from developing ADHD.4.Children who have chances to explore natural areas ________.[A] tend to develop a strong love for science

[B] are more likely to fantasise about wildlife

[C] tend to be physically tougher in adulthood

[D] are less likely to be involved in bullying

5.What does the author suggest we do to help children with ADHD?

[A] Find more effective drugs for them.[B] Provide more green spaces for them.[C] Place them under more personal care.[D] Engage them in more meaningful activities.6.In what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature?

[A] They look on life optimistically.[C] They are able to live longer.[B] They enjoy a life of better quality.[D] They become good-humoured.7.Dr William Bird suggests in his study that ________.[A] humanity and nature are complementary to each other

[B] wild places may induce impulsive behaviour in people

[C] access to nature contributes to the reduction of violence

[D] it takes a long time to restore nature once damaged

8.It is extremely harmful to think that humanity and the natural world can be________________________.9.The author believes that we would not be so civilised without ________________________.10.The five suggestions the author gives at the end of the passage are meant to encourage people to seek _________________ with the natural world.Part III Listening 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 through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.[A] The man should visit the museums.[C] The beach resort is a good choice.[B] She can’t stand the hot weather.[D] She enjoys staying in Washington.12.[A] Her new responsibilities in the company.[B] What her job prospects are.[C] What the customers’ feedback is.[D] The director’s opinion of her work.13.[A] Combine her training with dieting.[B] Repeat the training every three days.[C] Avoid excessive physical training.[D] Include weightlifting in the program.14.[A] When she will return home.[B] Whether she can go by herself.[C] Whether she can travel by air.[D] When she will completely recover.15.[A] The woman knows how to deal with the police.[B] The woman had been fined many times before.[C] The woman had violated traffic regulations.[D] The woman is good at finding excuses.16.[A] Switch off the refrigerator for a while.[B] Have someone repair the refrigerator.[C] Ask the man to fix the refrigerator.[D] Buy a refrigerator of better quality.17.[A] He owns a piece of land in the downtown area.[B] He has got enough money to buy a house.[C] He can finally do what he has dreamed of.[D] He is moving into a bigger apartment.18.[A] She is black and blue all over.[B] She has to go to see a doctor.[C] She stayed away from work for a few days.[D] She got hurt in an accident yesterday.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.[A] She was a bank manager.[B] She was a victim of the robbery.[C] She was a defence lawyer.[D] She was a witness to the crime.20.[A] A tall man with dark hair and a moustache.[B] A youth with a distinguishing mark on his face.[C] A thirty-year-old guy wearing a light sweater.[D] A medium-sized young man carrying a gun.21.[A] Identify the suspect from pictures.[C] Have her photo taken for their files.[B] Go upstairs to sign some document.[D] Verify the record of what she had said.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22.[A] By reading a newspaper ad.[C] By listening to the morning news.[B] By seeing a commercial on TV.[D] By calling an employment service.23.[A] She could improve her foreign languages.[B] She could work close to her family.[C] She could travel overseas frequently.[D] She could use her previous experiences.24.[A] Taking management courses.[C] Working as a secretary.[B] Teaching English at a university.[D] Studying for a degree in French.25.[A] Prepare for an interview in a couple of days.[B] Read the advertisement again for more details.[C] Send in a written application as soon as possible.[D] Get to know the candidates on the short list.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.注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.[A] They cannot see the firefighters because of the smoke.[B] They do not realize the danger they are in.[C] They cannot hear the firefighters for the noise.[D] They mistake the firefighters for monsters.27.[A] He travels all over America to help put out fires.[B] He often teaches children what to do during a fire.[C] He teaches Spanish in a San Francisco community.[D] He provides oxygen masks to children free of charge.28.[A] He saved the life of his brother choking on food.[B] He rescued a student from a big fire.[C] He is very good at public speaking.[D] He gives informative talks to young children.29.[A] Firefighters play an important role in America.[B] Kids should learn not to be afraid of monsters.[C] Carelessness can result in tragedies.[D] Informative speeches can save lives.Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30.[A] To satisfy the needs of their family.[B] To fully realize their potential.[C] To make money for early retirement.[D] To gain a sense of their personal worth.31.[A] They may have to continue to work in old age.[B] They may regret the time they wasted.[C] They may have nobody to depend on in the future.[D] They may have fewer job opportunities.32.[A] Making wise use of your time.[B] Enjoying yourself while you can.[C] Saving as much as you can.[D] Working hard and playing hard.Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33.[A] Hardworking students being accused of cheating.[B] Boy students being often treated as law-breakers.[C] Innocent people being suspected groundlessly.[D] Junior employees being made to work overtime.34.[A] Forbidding students to take food out of the restaurant.[B] Requesting customers to pay before taking the food.[C] Asking customers to leave their bags on the counters.[D] Allowing only two students to enter at a time.35.[A] He was taken to the manager.[C] He was asked to leave.[B] He was closely watched.[D] He was overcharged.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上作答。

Writing keeps us in touch with other people.We write to communicate with relatives and friends.We write to(36)_____________ our family histories so our children and grandchildren can learn and(37)_____________their heritage(传统).With computers and Internet connections in so many(38)_____________, colleges, business, people e-mailing friends and relatives all the time—or talking to them in writing in online(39)_____________ rooms.It is cheaper than calling long distance, and a lot more(40)_____________ than waiting until Sunday for the telephone(41)_____________ to drop.Students are e-mailing their professors to(42)_____________ and discuss their classroom assignments and to(43)_____________ them.They are e-mailing classmates to discuss and collaborate(合作)on homework.(44)__________________________________________________________.Despite the growing importance of computers, however, there will always be a place and need

for

the

personal

letter.(45)____________________________________________________.No matter what the content of the message, its real point is, “I want you to know that I care about you.”(46)____________________________________________________________________, but only in the success of human relationships.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 the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.What determines the kind of person you are? What factors make you more or less bold, intelligent, or able to read a map? All of these are influenced by the interaction of your genes and the environment in which you were 47.The study of how genes and environment interact to influence 48 activity is known as behavioral genetics.Behavioral genetics has made important 49 to the biological revolution, providing information about the extent to which biology influences mind, brain and behavior.Any research that suggests that 50 to perform certain behaviors are based in biology is controversial.Who wants to be told that there are limitations to what you can 51 based on something that is beyond your control, such as your genes? It is easy to accept that genes control physical characteristics such as sex, race and eye color.But can genes also determine whether people will get divorced, how 52 they are, or what career they are likely to choose? A concern of psychological scientists is the 53 to which all of these characteristics are influenced by nature and nurture(养育), by genetic makeup and the environment.Increasingly, science 54 that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits.From this perspective, people are born 55 like undeveloped photographs: The image is already captured, but the way it 56 appears can vary based on the development process.However, the basic picture is there from the beginning.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

[A] abilities [I] extent

[B] achieve [J] indicates

[C] appeal [K] proceeds

[D] complaints [L] psychological

[E] contributions [M] raised

[F] displayed [N] smart

[G] essentially [O] standard

[H] eventually

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.It is pretty much a one-way street.While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction.Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job.For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia(学术界)outweigh any financial considerations.Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge.Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions.Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career.Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical(制药的)company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher.He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition(转换)to academia more attractive, according to Lee.Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts.They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development.“Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career.So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”

注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57.By “a one-way street”(Line 1, Para.1), the author means ________.[A] university researchers know little about the commercial world

[B] there is little exchange between industry and academia

[C] few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university

[D] few university professors are willing to do industrial research

58.The word “deterrent”(Line 2, Para.1)most probably refers to something that ________.[A] keeps someone from taking action [C] attracts people’s attention

[B] helps to move the traffic [D] brings someone a financial burden

59.What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?

[A] Flexible work hours.[C] Her preference for the lifestyle on campus.[B] Her research interests.[D] Prospects of academic accomplishments.60.Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to ________.[A] do financially more rewarding work

[B] raise his status in the academic world

[C] enrich his experience in medical research

[D] exploit better intellectual opportunities

61.What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university?

[A] Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market.[B] Develop its students’ potential in research.[C] Help it to obtain financial support from industry.[D] Gear its research towards practical applications.Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life.Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity(长寿)boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship.The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers(鳏夫)were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers.Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man’s life and two to a woman’s.The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.Even if the odds are stacked against you, marriage can more than compensate.Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart.Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn’t smoke.There’s a flip side, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouse’s death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems.Even so, the odds favour marriage.In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.So how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological(生理的)mechanisms.For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life.People in supportive relationships may handle stress better.Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.A life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100.The ultimate social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says: “People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected.”

注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

62.William Farr’s study and other studies show that _________.[A] social life provides an effective cure for illness

[B] being sociable helps improve one’s quality of life

[C] women benefit more than men from marriage

[D] marriage contributes a great deal to longevity

63.Linda Waite’s studies support the idea that _________.[A] older men should quit smoking to stay healthy

[B] marriage can help make up for ill health

[C] the married are happier than the unmarried

[D] unmarried people are likely to suffer in later life

64.It can be inferred from the context that the “flip side”(Line 4, Para.2)refers to _________.[A] the disadvantages of being married

[B] the emotional problems arising from marriage

[C] the responsibility of taking care of one’s family

[D] the consequence of a broken marriage

65.What does the author say about social networks?

[A] They have effects similar to those of a marriage.[B] They help develop people’s community spirit.[C] They provide timely support for those in need.[D] They help relieve people of their life’s burdens.66.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

[A] It’s important that we develop a social network when young.[B] To stay healthy, one should have a proper social network.[C] Getting a divorce means risking a reduced life span.[D] We should share our social networks with each other.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。

Over half the world’s people now live in cities.The latest “Global Report on Human Settlements” says a significant change took place last year.The report 67 this week from U.N.Habitat, a United Nations agency.A century ago, 68 than five percent of all people lived in cities.69 the middle of this century it could be seventy percent, or 70 six and a half billion people.Already three-fourths of people in 71 countries live in cities.Now most urban population 72 is in the developing world.Urbanization can 73 to social and economic progress, but also put 74 on cities to provide housing and 75.The new report says almost two hundred thousand people move 76 cities and towns each day.It says worsening inequalities, 77 by social divisions and differences in 78 , could result in violence and crime 79 cities plan better.Another issue is urban sprawl(无序扩展的城区).This is where cities 80 quickly into rural areas, sometimes 81 a much faster rate than urban population growth.Sprawl is 82 in the United States.Americans move a lot.In a recent study, Art Hall at the University of Kansas found that people are moving away from the 83 cities to smaller ones.He sees a 84 toward “de-urbanization” across the nation.85 urban economies still provide many 86 that rural areas do not.67.[A] came on [C] came over

[B] came off [D] came out

68.[A] more [C] less

[B] other [D] rather

69.[A] By [C] Along

[B] Through [D] To

70.[A] really [C] ever

[B] barely [D] almost

71.[A] flourishing [C] thriving

[B] developed [D] fertile

72.[A] extension [C] raise

[B] addition [D] growth

73.[A] keep [C] lead

[B] turn [D] refer

74.[A] pressure [C] restraint

[B] load [D] weight

75.[A] surroundings [C] concerns

[B] communities [D] services

76.[A] onto [C] around

[B] into [D] upon

77.[A] pulled [C] drawn

[B] driven [D] pressed

78.[A] situation [C] treasure

[B] wealth [D] category

79.[A] when [C] unless

[B] if [D] whereas

80.[A] expand [C] invade

[B] split [D] enlarge

81.[A] in [C] with

[B] beyond [D] at

82.[A] common [C] ordinary

[B] conventional [D] frequent

83.[A] essential [C] primitive

[B] prior [D] major

84.[A] trend [C] direction

[B] style [D] path

85.[A] Then [C] For

[B] But [D] While

86.[A] abilities [C] possibilities

[B] qualities [D] realities

Part VI Translation(5 minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.Please write your 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.________________________________________________________(为了确保他参加会议), I called him up in advance.88.The magnificent museum ________________________________________(据说建成于)about a hundred years ago.89.There

would

be

no

life

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earth ___________________________________________(没有地球独特的环境).90.___________________________________(给游客印象最深的)was the friendliness and warmth of the local people.91.They requested that __________________________________________(我借的书还回图书馆)by next Friday.作文范文：

版本一：

Help Children to Be Independent

Thanks to the “family plan”policy,today in China many families have one child.Loving and caring for children is an old Chinese tradition that has remained for thousands of years.But the children are spoilt so much that they have less independence.They rely on their parents in everything.That is bad for a child's growing.Therefore,parents should develop the children's independence instead of doing everything for them.There are some ways to help children to be independent.First of all,you should believe your children can do the things well.Second,give them more chances to practise,when they don't know how to do it,just tell them the way.Third,don't be afraid to see them fail.In the beginning,they may do something bad.But don't worry,just let them try again.They can do the work as well as you if given more time.To be independent is good for the children.A child who is independent will succeed easily in the future.版本二：

Part Ⅰ

Writing

How Should Parents Help Children to be Independent

Nowadays, there is a growing concern over such a phenomenon, that is, some parents take care of almost everything concerned with their children, including study, work, marriage.Some parents believe that this is love, however, it is only to destroy children’s independence thoroughly.For the future of the next generation, more efforts should be made by parents to help their children to be independent.The fundamental one is to cultivate the awareness, namely, the importance and necessity of being independent, which is supposed to begin from childhood.Children should be taught that no one can be stronger and more helpful than themselves in this world.The quality of independence is so indispensable for us that parents had better act as a tutor, not a dictator.And only with parents’ trust, can the next generation accumulate confidence step by step.Part Ⅱ

Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)

1.A)People instinctively seek nature in different ways.解析：第一段最后一句直接给出关键字profound belief, whether 引导的从句对应答案中的instinctively

2.D)Things that are purchased.解析：第二段最后一句，what is best对应题目中的prefer, that is to say作为暗示直接引出之后的things that can be bought,选择D

3.B)More access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.解析：题干中有关瑞典研究，定位到第四段第一句，结合语义，不难得出B的正确答案

4.D)are less likely to be involved in bullying

解析：A选项具有干扰性，第三段结尾给出自然熏陶能够提高学生学科水平的线索，但考虑到快速阅读题的传统，即题目顺序对应文章顺序，所以应该定位到第四段之后的内容，即大段有关bullying的段落，得出答案D。

5.B)Provide more green spaces for them.解析：对应第八段内容，作者通过否定患儿对药物的依赖性来给出自己的建议，结合全文主旨自然环境的重要性，得出B答案

6.B)They enjoy a life of better quality.解析：第九段第二句点出老龄人口增长的侧重点是在高质量的生活水平上，紧接着又指出绿色的生活方式是达到该种高质量生活水平的最重要因素。

7.C)access to nature contributes to the reduction of violence

解析：十一段引文中can reduce violent behavior，直接对应C选项

8.separated

解析：题干是有关人们错误观念的问题，找到倒数第三段的关键段error引导的内容，再对应到humanity and the natural world，得出separated(照抄原文separable与can重复，separable本身词义即能够分离的)

9.the wild world

解析：最后一段第二句直接命中题干，照抄the wild world即可。

10.harmony

解析：最后几段内容的小标题直接给出harmony

版本二：

1.people instinltively

2.things purchused

3.more access

4.are less

5.provide

6.they enjoy

7.access to

8.separable things

9.the wild world

10.harmony 听力： 版本一：

Part Ⅲ

Listening Comprehension

Section A

短对话(11~18)

答案及解析：

11.A)The man should visit the museums.B)She can’t stand the hot weather.C)The beach resort is a good choice.D)She enjoys staying in Washington.答案：D

解析：Woman最后说到I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature.这表明了她待在这里很愉快，很享受待在华盛顿，故选D。

12.A)Her new responsibilities in the company.B)What her job prospects are.C)What the customers’ feedback is.D)The director’s opinion of her work.答案：D

解析：Woman说到but I wish the director would give me some feedback.这表明了她希望得到director的意见(即反馈)，故选D。

13.A)Combine her training with dieting.B)Repeat the training every three days.C)Avoid excessive physical training.D)Include weightlifting in the program.答案：C

解析：Man以自己上次因运动(举重)过量而受伤为例，建议女士应该量力而行，避免过量运动，故选C。

14.A)When she will return home.B)Whether she can go by herself.C)Whether she can travel by air.D)Whether she will completely recover.答案：C

解析：Man开头就说到I’m worried about her going on a plane.从中可知，他担心的是年老的母亲能不能乘飞机，故选C。

15.A)The woman knows how to deal with the police.B)The woman had been fined many times before.C)The woman had violated traffic regulations.D)The woman is good at finding excuses.答案：C

解析：警察开头问到 Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads? 通过这句话就可以知道女士没有遵守交通规则，故选C。

16.A)Switch off the refrigerator for a while.B)Have someone repair the refrigerator.C)Ask the man to fix the refrigerator.D)Buy a refrigerator of better quality.答案：B

解析：Man说到 Maybe you should have it fixed，女士回答到You’re right.这说明女士也同意男士的看法，但并未提到让这个男士来修，故选B。

17.A)He owns a piece of land in the downtown area.B)He has got enough money to buy a house.C)He can finally do what he has dreamed of.D)He is moving into a bigger apartment.答案：C

解析：Man第二句话说到Now, I have enough money to buy that piece of land I’ve had my eye on and build a house on it.表明他能实现买地建房的理想了，故选C。

18.A)She is black and blue all over.B)She has to go to see a doctor.C)She stayed away from work for a few days.D)She got hurt in an accident yesterday.答案：D

解析：Woman说的第一句话是My hands still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday.从中可知这位女士昨天在冰上滑倒受伤了，但是男士认为伤势并不严重，只建议她休养几天就可以了，不必去看医生。C是较强的干扰项，应该是女士现在需要休息而不是过去已经休息了几天，故选D。对话精析：

第一个短对话：

谈论天气the heat is unbearable，强调有了华盛顿的museums and restaurants，天气再热也无所谓I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature.学会看看生活中的积极因素，有了博物馆和餐馆，天气再热都热爱华盛顿，这是何等的乐天精神啊!

第二个短对话：

谈论新工作，I’m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback.我学了很多新东西呢，但是我希望上司能给我点反馈！!feedback是反馈也是答案的题眼。这位女士想知道什么呢，想知道上司对她的看法嘛!

第三个短对话：

关于锻炼身体的，还是关于制定锻炼身体的计划的!Can you help me work out a physical training program, John?你能帮我制定个锻炼的项目吗?Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it.当然啦，不过不管你做什么，得小心点别过头啊!接下来的句子是举例子Last time I had two weeks’ worth of weight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself.上次我三天就完成了两个星期的举重的训练，结果我就受伤了。

问题是这个男人要建议这个女人什么?

四六级考试委员会一片苦心啊，这里分明在告诫同学们，平时锻炼身体悠着点儿。

第四个短对话：

这个对话好!弘扬爱护老人的美德的!

儿子说，我妈妈年纪大啦，I have an elderly mother 然后表达他对妈妈乘飞机的担心 I’m worried about her going on a plane.Is there any risk?有没有危险啊?

接下来，医生的回答，再次体现四六级客观而乐观的精神，Not if her heart is all right.If she has a heart condition, I’d recommend against it.她心脏没问题就没事啊，如果她心脏有问题的话，那我就不建议她去(乘飞机啦)

第五个短对话：

交通违规怎么做?!四六级听力教你谦恭有礼做回答。首先，第一句的男士质问，Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads?我们第一次示意让你在交叉口停车，你干嘛不停呢?(潜台词是，瞧，还不是被我给逮回来训话了么?!在这种情况之下，这位女士态度是诚恳的，Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded.Anyway, do I have to pay a fine? 对不起啊，我有点心不在焉。但不管怎么说，我需要罚款吗?

人嘛，都是有时候情绪化的嘛，并且我认罚，这句子学会了顺便大家开车的素质都提高了哈!

第六个短对话：

家庭琐事。

第一个人说，I’m no expert我不是专家but that noise in your refrigerator doesn’t sound right.Maybe you should have it fixed.但是你冰箱里面的噪音听起来不大对啊，也许你应该去修理了吧。have it fixed这个结构是考官们发誓要考生学会的have sth done的结构。

第二个人开腔了，You’re right.对话基调钉牢，我同意你，就是冰箱确实坏了。And I suppose I’ve put it off long enough.我恐怕我已经拖得够久了，put off,另一个考官立誓要教会全中国考生的内容，拖延，put off,核心之核心。

问题，这女的可能会怎么做呢?

她学会了核心单词听懂了整个对话以后，一定会去修冰箱！并且，这里强调 是找人修冰箱，have it fixed而不是她自己修!she will fix it herself.第七个短对话：

买房问题。全国热议啊，考试考到的角度那是真叫一个艺术!

我市区的公寓卖得不错!I did extremely well on the sale of my downtown apartment.也就是说卖了一个好价钱啦!Now, I have enough money to buy that piece of land I’ve had my eye on and build a house on it.现在，我可有钱买一块我早就看中的地啦，我能建一所房子啦!

偷偷感叹下，这说明了城乡的房价是多么滴有茶具啊!不过考官还是仁慈的，不考那么隐晦的，来个简单的，听到这句话的人呢说Congratulations!Does that mean you’ll be moving soon?

恭喜你啊，那这是不是说明你很快要搬家了啊?!

问题问我们知道第一个陈述的那个男人什么情况?!简单，字面意思就够你用来解答了，卖公寓了有了钱买地建房子了!

第八个短对话：

还是运动，不过这里面涉及了一点点西方的固定搭配，black and blue又黑又蓝，这实际上说的是咱中文里面的，身上摔得又青又紫。

第一个人是在说她昨天在冰上摔了一跤，手到现在还疼呢，My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday.I wonder if I broke something.我想知道我是不是摔坏哪儿了啊

(I wonder if这个句型好，走过路过不要错过，I wonder if I could get married with Sister Phoenix我真想知道我能不能娶凤姐啊?!)

下面这位男士的回答是，I’m no doctor, but it’s not black and blue or anything.Maybe you just need to rest it for a few days.我不是医生，但是如果没有什么又青又紫也没其他问题的话，也许你只是需要休息几天罢了。

问题，此女发生了什么问题? 长对话(19~25)

答案及解析：

19.What do we learn about the woman?

答案：D)She was a witness to the crime.解析：文中男士需要女士描述一下抢劫银行的人(describe the man who robbed the bank)。选项中B提到了robbery，但是对话中没有说明女士是受害者(victim);D选项提到了她目击了某个犯罪经过，robbery显然是crime的一种。

20.What did the suspect look like?

答案：A)A tall man with dark hair and a moustache.解析：原文中提到The man was tall, six foot, and he had dark hair, and he had moustache.，对应选项A。

21.What did the man finally asked the woman to do?

答案：A)Identify the suspect from pictures.解析：对话结尾处，男士要求女士look at some photographs，很显然，他的目的是让女士通过照片来辨别嫌疑人。因此选择A。

22.How did the woman get to know about the job vacancy?

答案：A)By reading a newspaper ad.解析： job vacancy指空缺的职位。在对话一开始，女士就说到她的目的：I’m calling about the job that was in the paper last night.从这句话中可以看出她得知职位信息的来源是the paper last night，对应A选项。

23.Why did the woman find the job appealing?

答案：B)She could work close to her family.解析：本题关键词是appealing，意为引起兴趣的。女士提到她喜欢这份工作的原因是be near to the family.，close是near的同义替换词，因此选择B选项。

24.What had the woman been doing in Geneva?

答案：C)Working as a secretary.解析：女士提到她在日内瓦做了一些secretarial work，也就是选项C中的secretary。虽然她也提到之前在大学学习，但是她取得的学位是a degree in English，而非选项D中的a degree in French.25.What was the woman asked to do in the end?

答案：C)Send in a written application as soon as possible.解析：对话中女士希望得到面试机会，但是男士要求先要递交书面申请(reply a writing to the advertisement)，并不是所有人都能得到面试机会，因此选择答案C。

题材考点分析：

长对话第二篇围绕女士求职面试展开，男士问了很多关于女士个人信息的问题，女士做出回答。做题时需要考生把握住对话大意、抓住细节信息以及两人的态度。

对话中的考点主要集中在细节、重点一些词组含义，以及同意词组替换。对话中关键信息包括：been working in Geneva, secretarial work, degree in English, be near to the family, applications in writing等。考题也正是针对这些关键信息出的，在听的时候考察考生对于细节的把握，尤其是叙述相同类型的事情时，更需要记下其中的区别，从而在做题时能够准确的选出选项。如对话中提到女士会French和English，区别是会说French，拿到了degree in English.其中有几题考察同义词组替换。比如23题中用close替换了near，24题中用secretary替换了secretarial work。选项中频频出现同义词组替换，由此可见考生平时应该注意积累同一个意思不同的表达法。

另外，从说话的语气和表达情绪的词，也可以听出说话人的态度。比如女士在问到能否安排面试时，男士的回答 “Well, I’m afraid„” 由此看出男士否定了女士的想法。因此在做题中，很容易地排除了安排面试的选项。

总体来说，这篇听力难度中等，关键是要抓住细节。

答案，手摔了，焦虑，问了一男的，这男的很冷静，告诉她没啥事。

Section B

Passage One

听力文章分析：

本文难度不大，生词和难词不是很多，关键是整体上的及关键句的理解。先是消防队员在营救火灾中时常遇到小孩对消防队员的设备不熟悉，以为是带着面具的怪兽(monster)，从而躲起来，无法得到及时营救而丧失的现象入手，引出Eric Velez为了防止此类现象再次发生，在社区里开始对孩子消防知识的教育。再举例进一步说明教育性质的演讲在拯救生命的巨大作用。最后再简略地说下此类演讲的其他作用。

做题要点：

(1)抓关键句。一般篇章类听力，篇幅较长，听的时候一定要学会准确提取有用的信息，如原因目的、结果、数字、开头和结尾部分等。

“because they think they have seen a monster” “To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire.” “But it’s a fact that informative speaking saves lives.” “Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food,” “In addition to saving lives,”

这几句就包括了所有题目的答案，只要抓住这几句并理解了其意，题目就不难做出。

(2)抓住细节，但无需执着于细节。

本文的题目每题都设置了很多细节干扰项。如果太过执着于细节，如frightened by smoke and noise;Eric Velez learnt Spanish from his immigrant parents 就会使得做题时容易被细节分心，从而无法立即准确地判断和加以选择。

重点词汇：

fire fighters 消防队员 monster怪兽、怪物 heartbreaks 伤心事 catch a glimpse of 瞥见 masked戴面具的 oxygen mask 氧气面罩 informative 教育性的，有益的 答案及解析：

26.D)They mistake the firefighters for monsters.解析：细节题，从开始when children catch a glimpse of the masked fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster一句中便可得出因为不熟悉消防人员戴面具的形象，孩子们以为来救援的消防人员是怪兽，所以躲起来。所以选D。其他选项文中都没有涉及到。

27.B)He often teaches children what to do during a fire.解析：本篇文章大篇幅讲的是Eric Velez给社区里的孩子讲解消防知识，让他们熟悉消防人员及消防工具的过程。选项A，put out fire虽然是Eric Velez的工作，但是本文重点不是在其消防员救活这个工作上，C、D选项很容易就可以排除。所以选B。

28.A)He saved the life of his brother choking on food.解析：细节题，从Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food一句便可得出答案，文章中关于Pete Gentry的主要信息就是他救了噎着食物的弟弟。所以选A。做题时一定要把人名及其所做的事准确对应起来。

29.D)Informative speeches can save lives.解析：主旨题，本文举了一个大例子，一下小例子来证明教育性的演说有救人性命的好处。虽然在文章最后也列举了下其他好处，但是主旨还是拯救生命。所以选D。其他几个选项都主要讲细节处，很容易就可以排除。

Passage Two

听力文章分析：

本篇听力讲述的是截然不同的两种生活态度，一种是“make and save a lot of money in order to retire early”，另一种则是“live only for today”，作者在陈述两种不同态度之后，针对两种态度给出了自己的看法“it's better to pick the spend-all approach”。本篇听力不是太难，没有较难的词汇，虽然有几个需要注意的句式，如：“At the other extreme are people who live only for today.Why bother saving„ ”等，但是通过上下文也是不难理解的，而且结构也比较清楚，基本上可以分为三部分：两种不同的态度和作者的观点，所考察的三道题也上针对了这三个主要的点。由此可见，听听力的时候依然首先要从全文来把握，把握文章的要点，在把握要点的基础上，有重点的去听一些细节，如与要点相关的原因和后果，以及作者本人对这些事情的看法，遇到与此相关的信号词或者关键词时就一定要注意重点记忆。

答案及解析：

30.C)To make money for early retirement.解析：本题考察原因，问为什么人们喜欢比较苛求但收入较高的工作，其实听力一开始就用in order to 给出了原因，即：retire early，所以选C项。

31.A)They may have to continue to work in old age.解析：本题考察后果，问只为当下而活的人面临着什么危险，从“The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older.”中可以看出A是正确选项，及在年老时有可能不得不继续工作。

32.B)Enjoying yourself while you can.解析：本课考察文章作者的态度，从 “Postponing doing what you love and being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake.”中可以看出，作者认为想等到退休后再做自己想做的事情以及和自己喜欢的人在一起可能是一种错误，所以选B，即趁着自己还可以的时候要懂得享受生活。

Passage Three

听力文章分析：

此篇短文听力难度适中。叙述者，即文中的speaker，通过记叙自己的境遇表达个人观点。三个自然段分别对应文章后的三道题，结构清晰明了，题目答案导向明确。

第一段通过开篇点题引出本文话题，“以偏概全”着实有失公平;

第二段记叙一个发生在Graben Gore 饭店的故事，关键句：A new sign in the window told the story.“No more than two students at a time”;

第三段同样是记叙一个发生在药店的故事，故事情节较为简单。

此三题听时关键在于抓关键句子，个别人名等不需做过多关注。

答案及解析：

33.C)Innocent people being suspected groundlessly。

文章第一段中，由”How fair will that be”的前一句和后一句均可推出此答案。前一句即“一个邻居犯了法，所有的邻居们都成了怀疑对象”。后一句即“因为有些学生小偷小摸，所有的学生就都被当成小偷来看待„„”，二者表明一个意思，即“无辜者被毫无理由的怀疑属实不公平”。

34.D)Allowing only two students to enter at a time。

第一个小故事中的一个关键句后面紧跟答案。该关键句为，”A new sign in the window told the story.”

而这个sign的内容就是紧随其后的“No more than two students at a time”.35.B)He was closely watched.此题需要自己稍作总结，最后一个小故事说到文中的“我”去药店，却一直被盯着;此事让“我”很是不满。Section C

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39.chat

40.convenient

41.rates

42.receive

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44.They are also sharing information about concerts and sports events, as well as jokes and their philosophies of life.45.A hand-written note to a friend or a family member is the best way to communicate important thoughts.46.This writing practice brings rewards that can’t be seen in bank accounts

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23.D.A financial trader

24.B, He considers

25.D, It can

26.D)They mistake the firefighters for monsters。

27.A)He often teaches children what to do during a fire。

28.D)He saved the life of his brother choking on food。

29.D)Informative speeches can save lives。

30.C)To make money for early retirement。

31.A)They may have to continue to work in old age

32.B)Making wise use of your time。

33.C)Innocent people being suspected groundlessly。

34.D)Allowing only two students to enter at a time。

35.B)He was closely watched。

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The earthquake left thousands of people in urgent need of medicar care.45 There is no denying the fact that he has directed the most popular film in ten years.46 A lighted cigarette thrown out of a car or train window can star a fire.版本一：

Part Ⅳ

Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)

Section A

47.M)raised

48.L)psychological

49.E)contributions

50.A)abilities

51.B)achieve

52.N)smart

53.I)extent

54.J)indicates

55.G)essentially

56.H)eventually

47.raise在这里的意思是“养育”，the environment in which you were raised 意思是“你成长的环境”。

48.“psychological activity”意思是“心理活动”，全句意思是“研究基因和外部环境如何相互作用影响人心理活动的学科被称为行为遗传学”。

49.“make contributions to”为固定搭配，意为“为„„做贡献”。

50.“ability to „”意思是“做某事的能力”，在此处，全句意思是“任何一篇宣称人类做出某种行为的能力是基于生物学的研究都是有争议的”。

51.“limitations to what you can achieve”意思是“对你所能达到的水平的限制”。

52.此处需填一个形容词，而且用来形容人，根据题意，smart符合题意，表示“机灵，可爱”。

53.此处填extent，主要是因为后面有to，“to the extent „”译为“„„的程度”。

54.indicate 意思是“表明，显示”。全句意为“越来越多的科学(现象)表明基因对人类很多特征有基础作用”。

55.essentially 的意思是“实际上，本质上”。全句意为“从这个角度来讲，人一出生，本质上就像是还没洗出来的照片：相已经照了，但是最终会呈现多少就在于显影的过程了”。

56.eventually 副词，意思是“最终，最后”。

Section B

Passage One

57.C)few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university

推理题。“one-way street” 字面意思是“单行道”，含有只能从一个方向前进却很难往相反方向前进的意思，用了比喻用法。文章第二句就解释说明了这个“one-way street”在文中的含义。大学里的学者去商界创业的现象不算稀奇，但是反过来就不怎么常见。所以选择C选项。

58.A)keeps someone from taking action

推理题。“deterrent”有妨碍物的意思。在文中需要通过上下文来理解。单词前的意思是“薪水永远是最大的„因为很多人觉得到大学里工作就会减少工资，从而无法养家糊口。”从后面半句，我们可以推断出deterrent的意思，所以选A选项。

59.B)Her research interests.细节题。答案在Para3Line3可以找到。“Her main reason for„ to take advantage of the great freedom to choose research questions.”表明Helen Lee换行主要考虑到的是自己可以比较自由地选择研究领域，即个人的研究兴趣。所以选择B选项。

60.D)exploit better intellectual opportunities

细节题。本题比较简单，在Para3最后一句“felt it worthwhile for the great intellectual opportunities”就可以找到答案。

61.A)Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in job market.推理题。本着一题对应一段的一般原则，我们应该在最后一段里找答案。“the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry in„“that will help students get a job when they graduate”段落主要是在讲industrial scientists到大学教学后的主要贡献。所以选择A项。

Passage Two

62.D)marriage contributes to a great deal of longevity

解析：第一段提到“but the biggest longevity boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship.”紧接着就说到“The effect was first noted in 1958 by William Farr,„”。句中的boost和选项D中的contribute有相近的意思，故选择D。

63.B)marriage can help make up for ill heath

解析：Linda Waite举例子说到一个有心脏病的已婚男人可以比未婚但是健康的男人多活4年。因此，婚姻可以弥补身体不健康带来的不利因素，故选B。

64.A)the disadvantages of being married

解析：flip side的愿意是唱片的另一面，在这里前面已经分析过婚姻的好处，这里指的就是婚姻的反面，故选A。

65.A)They have effects similar to those a marriage.解析：第二段最后一句„how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.故选择A。

66.B)To stay healthy, one should have a proper social network.解析：最后一段提到如果想生活的更长久到100岁，就要发展自己的社交网络，故选B。版本二：

47.raised

48.displayed

49.contributions

50.abilities

51.achieve

52.smart

53.proceeds

54.indicates

55.essentially

56.evevtually

57.few„university

58.attracts„

59.her„interests

60.exploit„

61.Increase„

62.marriage„illness

63.marriage„health

64.the„married

65.they„need

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67.D came out

68.C less

69.D by

70.A almost

71.B developed

72.C growth

73.B lead

74.A pressure

75.B services

76.B into

77.C driven

78.C wealth

79.C unless

80.D expand

81.C at

82.C common

83.A major

84.D trend

85.C but

86.B possibilities

解析：

67.D came out 表示出版，公布，这里表示报告的公布。

68.C less 根据上下文可知这里说的是都市人口的增长，强调之前的少和现在的多，所以用少于更合适。less than：少于，不到。

69.D by 在这里表示截止到某时间为止。

70.A almost 几乎，将近，对前面的解释，说明人口有多少。

71.B developed 根据上下文意思，以及后文相对的developing world可知应该是发达国家，即：developed countries。

72.C growth 仔细阅读的话可以发现下文就有答案，这里讲的是都市人口的增长，所以用growth。

73.B lead lead to表示导致，通向，本段末也有出现过，在这里是说都市化有助于社会和经济的进步。

74.A pressure 从下文的描述可以看出过快的都市化也给城市带来了巨大压力，所以选pressure。

75.B services 服务，城市为人们提供住房和服务。

76.B into 介词选择，move into 移入，迁入;固定搭配。

77.C driven 表示推动，驱动，driven by 由„驱动，由什么原因引起的。

78.C wealth 财富;social division and differences in wealth 社会分化和财富上的差距。

79.C unless 除非，这里说的是除非城市规划更好，否则各部分财富分配不均的局面将可能导致犯罪问题。

80.D expand 指扩张，expand into rural areas 扩张到农村地区。

81.C at at a much faster rate 以更快的速度，固定搭配

82.C common 表示某事件很普遍，平常。从下文的across America可知这种情况很普遍很常见。

83.A major major cities，大城市，与后文中的smaller cities形成对比

84.D trend 趋势，这里是对前面情况的概括，a trend toward de-urbanization 表示一种逆城市化的发展趋势。

85.C but 表示转折，说城市还是有自身优点的，与前面的“逆城市化”形成转折关系。

86.B possibilities 可能性，这里表示城市依然能够提供农村所不能提供的机会和可能性。

整篇解析：

这篇完型填空取材自2009年10月9日的VOA Special English节目，谈论的是城市发展的问题。从抓主旨的角度来说，这样一篇小小200词的文章，纵览了世界城市发展史，又横览了城市化带来的种种问题，里面的核心论点之间逻辑关联紧密，考生如果没有任何背景知识和推理能力，解题会遇到一定的困难。比如说第二个空格，很多考生在more 和less之中犹豫不决，在没有具体背景信息的情况之下，就需要依据上下文的文脉进行推理。既然强调的是城市化的迅速发展，从5%到几乎70%，这个5%前面究竟填入超过还是不到。从作者的叙述语气一致可以推知，他必定在感叹这个变化的巨大，因此前文应该是不到5%。对于into/at这样一些介词小词的考查历来都是完型填空的重点，move into cities/ at a faster rate，这都是比较容易选择的基础搭配。版本二：

67.came out

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Part Ⅵ

Translation

87.___________________(为了确保他参加会议)，I called him up in advance.解析：In order to ensure him to attend the meeting

To ensure his attendance at the meeting

【结构分析】本题句子的主干 “I called him up in advance”已经给出，无需翻译，需要翻译部分为“为了确保他能参加会议”。该部分在句子中作目的状语

【考点解释】本题考查是目的状语。①目的状语可以由to/in order to来引导。②确保 ensure sb to do 确保某人做某事，ensure sth 确保某事

【原句精释】为了确保他参加会议，我已经提前给他电话了。

88.The significant museum________________(据说建成于)about a hundred years ago.解析：is said to have been built

【结构分析】本题句子的主语为the significant museum，缺谓语，即(据说建成于)about a hundred years ago为时间状语。

【考点解释】本题重点考查：①被动语态。主语museum与动词build之间为被动关系;且bulid这一动作发生在过去。②据说 be said to;be said to+ 动词不定式的完成时，表示不定式表示的动作已经完成。

【原句精释】据说这座意义深远的博物馆大约建成于一百年前。

89.There would be no life on earth ____________________(没有地球独特的环境)。

解析: without its unique environment but for its unique environment

【结构分析】本题句子含有There be结构。主干完整，there主语，would be 谓语，no life 表语，on earth 地点状语

【考点解释】本题重点考查：①without的用法 without 是介词，后接名词;同时，表示“没有”，除without外，还可用but for;②单词拼写 unique adj.独特;environment n.环境 ③当名词重复出现时，可适当使用代词，避免重复。

【原句精释】没有地球独特的环境，地球上就不会有生命。

90.______________________________(给游客印象最深的)was the friendliness and warmth of the local people.解析：What impressed the tourists most

【结构分析】本题句子为主系表结构，主语即考查部分，was 系动词，剩余部分为表语。

【考点解释】本题重点考查①what引导的主语从句;what可引导句子充当主语;②impress用法 给„留下印象 impress sb;③最高级的用法most;结合考点②③，可推出“给„印象最深”为impress sb most

【原句精释】当地人的友善与热情给游客们留下了最深的印象。

91.They requested that ___________________________(我借的书还回图书馆)by next Friday.解析：books I borrowed(should)be returned to the library

I(should)return the book I borrowed to the library

【结构分析】本题句子的主干部分分别是they 主语，request 谓语，后接that引导的宾语从句。

【考点解释】①request的用法。request v.要求;当request表示“要求”时，引导的宾语从句要使用虚拟语气，即(should)+ 动词原形。②定语从句。“我借的书”，the book(that)I borrowed;③单词的拼写。归还 return，借 borrow，图书馆 library ④本题就此题提供了两个版本的答案，但在表示“规定，规则”时，被动语态更为常用。

【原句精释】他们要求我在下周五之前把借的书还回图书馆。

版本二：

87.In order to ensure him to attend the meeting

88.was said to be founded

89.without the special environment on earth

90.what the tourists were impressed by

91.the books that I borrowed be returned to the library