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月英语四级真题及答案
121.They admirethe courageof spaceexplorers.They enjoyedthe movieon spaceexploration.They weregoing towatch awonderful movie.They likedoing scientificexploration verymuch.
2.At agift shop.At agraduation ceremony.In theoffice of a travelagency.In a school library.
3.He usedto work in the art gallery.He does not have a goodmemory.He declineda joboffer formthe artgallery.He is not interestedin anypart-time jobs.
4.Susan has been invitedto givea lecturetomorrow.He willgo to the birthdayparty afterthe lecture.The womanshould haveinformed himearlier.He willbe unable to attendthe birthdayparty.
5.Reward thosehaving madegood progress.Set adeadline for the staff to meet.seems disgustingand shockingin Americawith itschild-centered culture.But actually,the countryiscloser tohis proposalthan youmight think.B Ifyou spendmuch timewith educatorsand policymakers,youll heara lot of thefollowing;words:standards/results/skillsself-control/accountability/and soon.I havevisited someofthe newersupposedly effective schools,where childrenshout slogansin orderto leanself-controlor muststand behind their deskwhen they can/t sitstill.C Alook atwhat goesin in most classroomsthese daysmakes itabundantly clearthat whenpeoplethink abouteducation,they are not thinking about whatit feelslike to be achild,or whatmakeschildhood animportant andvaluable stageof lifein itsown right.D Ima motherof three,a teacher,and adevelopmental psychologist.So Ivewatched a lot ofchildren-talking,playing,arguing,eating,studying,and beingyoung.Heres whatIve cometounderstand.The thingthat setschildren apartfrom adults is nottheir ignorance,nor theirlack ofskills.Its theirenormous capacityfor joy.Think ofa3-year-old lostin thepleasures offinding outwhat hecanand cannotsink in the bathtub,a5-year-old besideherself with the thrillof puttingtogetherstrings ofnonsensical wordswith herbest friends,or an11-year-old completelyabsorbed in afascinating comicstrip.A childsability to become deeplyabsorbed insomething,and deriveintensepleasure fromthat absorption,is somethingadults spend the rest of their lives tryingto returnto.E Afriend toldme thefollowing story.One day,when hewent to get his7-year-old sonfromsoccer practice,his kidgreeted himwith adowncast faceand asad voice.The coachhad criticizedhimfor notfocusing onhis soccerdrills.The littleboy walkedout of the schoolwith hishead andshouldershanging down.He seemedwrapped insadness.But just before hereached thecar door;he(蹲伏)suddenly stopped,crouching downto peerat somethingon thesidewalk.His facewent downlowerand lower,and then,with completejoy hecalled out,Dad.Come here.This isthe strangestbug Iveever seen.It has,like,a millionlegs.Look atthis.Itzs amazing.He lookedupat hisfather,his featuresoverflowing with all thoselegs.This isthe coolestever/F Thetraditional viewof suchmoments isthat theyconstitute acharming butirrelevantbyproduct ofyouth--------something to be pushedaside tomake roomfor moreimportant(坚持不懈),qualities,like perseveranceobligation,and practicality.Yet momentslike this one arejustthe kindof intenseabsorption andpleasure adultsspendtherest of their livesseeking.Human livesare governedby thedesire to experience joy.Becoming educated should not requiregiving upjoy butrather leadto findingjoy innew kindsof things:reading novelsinstead ofplayingwith smallfigures,conducting experimentsinstead ofsinking cupsin thebathtub,and debatingseriousissues rather than stringingtogether nonsensewords,for example.In somecases,schools shouldhelp childrenfind new,more grown-up waysof doingthe samethings thatareconstant sourcesof joy:making art,making friends,making decisions.G Buildingon achild sability tofeel joy,rather thanpushing it aside,wouldn,tbethat(思维模)hard.It wouldjust requirea shiftin theeducation worlds mindset5^.Instead oftrying togetchildren towork hard,why notfocus ongetting themto takepleasure inmeaningful,productiveactivity,like markingthings,working with others,exploring ideas,and solvingproblems Thesefocusesare notso different from thethings inwhich theydelight.H Beforeyou brushthis argumentaside asrubbish,or think of joyas anunaffordable luxuryina nationwhere there is awfulpoverty,low academicachievement,and highdropout rates,think again.The morehorrible theschool circumstances,the moreimportant pleasureis to achieving anyeducationalsuccess.I Many of theassignments andrules teacherscome upwith,often becausethey arepressuredby theiradministrators,treat pleasureand joyas theenemies ofcompetence andresponsibility.Theassumption isthat childrenshouldn/t chatin theclassroom becauseit hindershard work;instead,快乐they shouldlearn todelay gratificationso that theycanpursue abstractgoals,like going tocollege.J Notonly isthis aboring andawful way to treatchildren,it makesno senseeducationally.Decades ofresearch haveshown that in orderto acquireskills andreal knowledgein school,kidsneed towant to learn.You canforce achild tostay inhis orher seat,fill outa worksheet,or practicedivision.But youcant forcethe childto thinkcarefully,enjoy books,digest complexinformation,ordevelop ataste forlearning.To makethat happen,you haveto helpthe childfind pleasurein learningto see schoolas a source of joy.K Adultstend totalk aboutlearning as if it were medicine;unpleasant,but necessaryandgood foryou.Why notinstead thinkof learningasifitwerefood-----------something sovaluable tohumansthat theyhave evolvedtoexperienceitasa pleasure注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答
246.It willnot bedifficult tomake learninga sourceof joyif educatorschange theirway ofthinking.
47.What distinguisheschildren fromadults istheir strongability toderive joyfrom whattheyare doing.
48.Children inAmerica arebeing treatedwith shockingcruelty.
49.It ishuman natureto seekjoy in life.
50.Grown-ups arelikely tothink thatlearning tochildren iswhat medicineis topatients.
51.Bad schoolconditions make it allthe moreimportant to turn learninginto ajoyfulexperience.
52.Adults donot considerchildren/s feelingwhen itcomes toeducation.
53.Administrators seemto believethat onlyhard workwill leadchildren to their educationalgoals.
54.In theso-called“effectiveschools,children aretaught self-control undera setof strictrules.
55.To make learning effective,educators haveto ensure that childrenwant to learn.Section CDirections:There are2passages inthis section.Each passageis followedby somequestions orunfinishedstatements.For eachof themthere arefour choicesmarked A,B,C andD.You shoulddecideon thebest choiceand markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with asingle linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestion56to60are basedon thefollowing passage.When itsfive o/clock,people leavetheir office.The lengthof theworkday,for manyworkers,isdefined by time.They leavewhen theclock tellsthem theyredone.These days,the timeis everywhere:not juston clocksor watches,but oncell-phones andcomputers.That maybe abad thing,particularly atwork.New researchshows onthat clock-based士气work scheduleshinder moraleand creativity.Clock-timers organizetheir dayby blocksof minutesand hours.For example:a meetingfrom9am to10a.m.research from10a.m.to noon,etc.On theother hand,task-timers havea listofzthings theywant toaccomplish.They workdown thelist,each taskstarts when the previoustask iscompleted.It issaid thatall ofus employa mixof boththese typesof planning.What,then,are the effects ofthinkingabouttime in these differentways Doesone makeusmore productiveBetter atthe tasksat handHappier Inexperiments conductedby TamarAvnetand Anne-Laure Sellier,they hadparticipants organizedifferent activities—from projectplanning,holiday shopping,to yoga—bytimeor to-do listto measurehow theyperformed underclocktime vstask time.”They foundclock timerstobe more efficientbut lesshappy becausetheyfelt littlecontrol overtheir lives.Task timersare happierand morecreative,but lessproductive.Theytend toenjoy themoment whensomething goodis happening,and seize opportunities thatcome up.The researchersargue thattask-based organizingtends tobe undervaluedand under-supportedin thebusiness culture.Smart companies,they believeswill try to bakemore task-based planningintotheir strategies.This mightbe asmall changeto theway weview work and theoffice,but the researchers arguethatit challengesa widespreadcharacteristic of the economy:work organizedby clocktime.Whilemost peoplewill stillprobably need,and be,to someextent,clock-timers,task-based timingshouldbe usedwhen performinga jobthat requiresmore creativity.Itll makethose taskseasier,and thetask-doers willbe happier.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2A Itmakes everybodytime-conscious.B It is aconvenience forworkand life.C Ifmay havea negativeeffect oncreative work.D Itclearly indicatesthe fastpace ofmodern life.
57.How dopeople usuallygo about their workaccording to the authorA They combine clock-based andtask-based planning.B Theygive prioritytothe most urgenttask onhand.C Theyset atime limitfor eachspecific task.D Theyaccomplish theirtasks oneby one.
58.What didTamar Avnetand Anne-Laure Sellierfind in their experimentsabout clock-timersA Theyseizeopportunitiesas theycome up.B Thevalways gettheir workdone intime.C They have morecontrol overtheir lives.D Theytend tobe moreproductive.
59.What dothe researcherssay abouttodays businesscultureA Itdoes notsupport thestrategies adoptedby smartcompanies.B Itdoes notattach enoughimportance totask-based practice.C Itplaces moreemphasis onwork efficiencythan onworkers lives,D Itaims tobring employeespotential andcreativity intofull play.
60.What dotheresearcherssuggestA Task-based timingis preferredfor doingcreative work.B It is important to keepa balance between workandlife.C Performingcreative jobstends tomake workershappier.D Ascientific standardshould beadopted injob evaluation.Passage TwoQuestions61to65are basedon thefollowing passage.Martha Stewartwas charged,tried andconvicted ofa crimein.As sheneared theend ofherprison sentence,a well-known columnistwrote thatshe waspaying herdues,and that there issimplyno reasonfor anyoneto attemptto denyher rightto startanew.Surely,the Americanideal ofsecond chancesshould not be reservedonly for the richandpowerful.Unfortunately,many federaland statelaws imposepost-conviction restrictionson ashockinglylarge number of Americans,who areprevented fromever fullypaying theirdebt tosociety,At least65million peoplein theUnited Stateshavea criminal record.This canresult inseverepenalties thatcontinue longafter punishmentis completed,Manyof these penaltiesare imposedregardless of the seriousnessof theoffense orthepersons individualcircumstances.Laws canrestrict orban voting,access topublic housing,andprofessional andbusiness licensing.They canaffect apersons ability togeta joband qualificationforbenefits.In all,more than45,000laws andrules serveto excludevast numbersof peoplefrom fullyparticipatingin Americanlife.(恋童癖)Some lawsmake sensesNo oneadvocates lettingsomeone convictedof pedophilia(附随小)work in aschool.But toooften collateralJ consequencesbear norelation topublic safety.Should awoman whopossessed asmall amountof drugsyears agobe permanentlyunable tobelicensed asa nurseTheselaws arealso counterproductive,since theymakeitharder forpeople withcriminalrecords tofind housingor landa job,two keyfactors thatreduce backsliding.A recentreport makesseveral recommendations,including theabolition ofmostpost-conviction penalties,except forthose specificallyneeded toprotect publicsafety.Where thepenaltiesarenota must,they shouldbe imposedonly ifthe factsofacase supportit.The pointisnotto excuseor forgetthe crime.Rather,it isto recognizethatinAmericas vastcriminaljustice system,second chancesare crucial.It isin noones interestto keepa largesegmentof thepopulation on the marginsof society.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答
261.What doesthe well-known columnistsremark aboutMartha StewartsuggestA Herpast recordmight standin herway toa newlife.B Herbusiness wentbankrupt whileshe asin prison.C Herrelease fromprison hasdrawn littleattention.D Herprison sentencemight havebeen extended.
62.What dowe learnfrom thesecond paragraphabout manycriminals inAmericaAssign moreworkers tothe project.Encourage the stafftoworkinsmall groups.
6.The waytothevisitors parking.The ratefor parkingin LotC.How faraway theparking lotis.Where shecan leaveher car.
7.He regretsmissing theclasses.He plansto takethe fitnessclasses.He islooking forwardtoabetter life.He hasbenefited formexercise.
8.A.How towork efficiency.B.How toselect secretaries.C.The responsibilitiesof secretaries.D.The secretariesin themans company.Conversation
19.It ismore difficult tolearnthan English.ATheybackslide afterserving theirterms inprison.B Theyare deprivedof chancesto turnover a new leaf.C Theyreceive severepenalties forcommitting minoroffenses.D Theyare convictedregardless of their individualcircumstances.
63.What arethe consequencesfor manyAmericans witha criminalrecordA Theyremain poorfortherestof theirlives.B Theyare deprivedof allsocial benefits.C Theyare marginalized in society.D Theyare desertedby theirfamily.
64.What doesthe authorthinkofthe post-conviction lawsand rulesAThey helpto maintainsocial stabilityBSome ofthem havelong beenoutdated.C Theyare hardlyunderstood by the public.D Alot ofthem havenegative effectson society.
65.What isthe authorsmain purposein writingthe passageATo createopportunities forcriminals toreform themselves.B Toappeal forchanges inAmericas criminaljustice system.C Toensurethatpeople withacriminalrecord livea decentlife.D Tocall peoplesattention toprisonersconditions inAmerica.云南省的丽江古镇是中国著名日勺旅游目日勺地之一那里的生活节奏比大多数中国都市都要缓慢丽江到处都是漂亮的自然风光众多日勺少数民族同胞提供了各式各样,丰富多彩日勺文化让游客体验历史上,丽江还以“爱之城”而闻名当地人中流传着许多有关因爱而生、为爱而死日勺故事如今,在中外游客眼中,这个古镇被视为爱情和浪漫日勺天堂paradiseo DirectionsForthis part,you areallowed30minutes towrite anessay on the sayinguNever go out there tosee what happens,go out there tomake somethinghappen”You cancite examplesto illustratetheimportance ofbeing participantsratherthanmere onlookersinlifeYou shouldwrite atleast120words,no more than180wordso答案【短对话】
1.B.They enjoyedthe movieon spaceexploration.
2.A.At agift shop.
3.C.He declineda joboffer fromtheartgallery.
4.D.He willbe unableto attendthe birthdayparty.
5.B.Set adeadline forthestaffto meet.
6.A.They waytothevisitors parking.
7.D.He hasbenefited fromexercise.
8.D.The secretariesin themans company.
9.B.It isused bymore peoplethan English.
10.C.The influenceoftheBritish Empire.
11.lt includesa lotof wordsfrom otherlanguages.
12.7b placean order
13.He isnot familiarwith theexact detailsof goods.
14.lt dependson anumber offactors.
15.Ring backwhen shecomes toa decision.【短文理解】Passage One
16.A No one knows for surewhen theycame intobeing.
17.D Carry ropes across rivers.
18.C To prove thatlightening is electricity.Passage Two
19.C She can speak several languages.
20.B Theyhave an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.
21.C She was ableto translate for a German sports judge.
22.B Taste the beef and give her comment.Passage Three
23.D He grew up ina poor singleparent family.
24.A Stupid
25.B Write two book reports a week.【短文听写】
26.heavenly
27.fascinating
28.made upof
29.Now and then
30.combine with
31.generally
32.characteristics
33.phenomenon34naked35relatively选词填空36J—fundamentally37G-expands38O-superficial39K-interpretation40B-acquired41l-flows42F-elements43M-regard44H-familiar45A-accustomed长篇阅读【题干】
46.It willnotbedifficulttomakelearningasourceofjoyif educatorschange theirwayof thinking.【答案】G[题干]
47.What distinguisheschildren fromadultsistheir strongabilitytoderive joyfromwhat they are doing.【答案】D【题干】
48.Children inAmerica arebeing treatedwith shockingcruelty.【答案】A【题干】
49.Itishuman natureto seekjoy inlife.【答案】F【题干】
50.Grown-ups arelikely tothink thatlearning tochildren iswhat medicineis topatients.【答案】K.【题干】51Bad schoolconditions makeit allthe moreimportanttoturn learninginto ajoyfulexperience.【答案】L【题十】
52.Adults donot considerchildrens feelingswhen itcomes toeducation.【答案】c【题干】
53.Administrators seemto believethat onlyhard workwill leadchildren to theireducational goals.【答案】I
54.【题干】In theso-called effective11schools,children aretaught self-control undera setofstrict rules.【答案】B【题干】
55.To makelearning effective,educators haveto ensurethat childrenwant tolearn.仔细阅读56C itmay havea negativeeffect oncreative work.57A theycombineclock-based andtask-based planning58D theytend tobemoreproductive.59B itdoesnotattach enoughimportance totask-based practice60A task-based timingis preferredfor doingcreative work
61.A Herpast recordmight standin herwaytoanewlife
62.B theyare deprivedof chancestoturnover anew leaf
63.C.theyaremarginalizedin society64D alotofthem havenegative effectson society65B toappeal forchanges inAmericas criminaljustice systemLijiang,an ancienttown inYunan province,isone ofthefamous touristdestinations inChinaoThe paceof lifethere isslower thaninmostcities ofChina There is naturalscenery everywhereinLijiango Anumber ofminority compatriotsprovide variousand colorfulcultures fortourists toexperienceLijiang hasalso beenknown as the“City ofLove“throughout historyoPlenty oflegendsabout peopleborn forlove anddie forlove circulateamong thelocal peopleoNowadays,this ancienttownis regardedastheparadise oflove andromance inthe eyesof bothChinese andforeignvisitorso指令对于本部分,容许你使用分钟,针对“绝不要只是出去看看发生了什么,而要30出去做某些事情”这句话,写一篇短论文你可以引用例子来阐释不只做生活的旁观者而是I要做参与者的重要性你应该写至少词,但不多于词120180参照范文Thereis an oldsaying“Never goouttheretoseewhathappens,goouttheretomake thingshappenIts theexperience ofour forefathers,however,it iscorrect inmany caseseven todayoOnlywhen youparticipate morecan youmake thingsperfecto Participationhas beenmoreand moreimportant inthe societyStudents areasked toenter societyand getsome ideasof itoSurelyparticipation has many advantagesoFirstly,it canoffer studentsa chanceto contactsocietyand meetdifferent kindsof peopleIn thisway peoplecan gainsome valuablesocial experience,which willbe usefultotheirfuture lifeSecondly,as collegestudents,we canapply whatthey havelearnedin classto practicalwork,thus knowingthemselves moreclearly oTake thestudy oforalEnglish forexample,participation inany chancesof communicationswithothersin English,whichenables ustobecomefluent inspeakingoIn summary,participation isthe keyfactor inour dailylife nomatter whoyou are,nomatter whatyou aredoingo Weshould puttheir studiesinthefirst placeand seeparticipation just asa usefulsupplement,so theyought totrytostrike abalancebetweenthemIt isused bymore peoplethan English.It willbe ascommonly usedas English.It willeventually becomea worldlanguage.
1.1lt haswords wordsfrom manylanguages,Its popularitywith thecommon people.The influenceoftheBritish Empire.The effectoftheIndustrial Revolution,
1.2lt includesalotof wordsform otherlanguages.It hasa growingnumber ofnewly coinedwords,It canbe easilypicked upby overseastravellers.Itisthe largestamong alllanguages inthe world.Conversation
212.To returnsome goods.To applyfor ajob.To placean order.To makea complaint.
13.He hasbecome somewhatimpatient withthe woman.He isnot familiarwiththeexact detailsof goods.He hasnot workedinthesales departmentfor long.He workson apart-time basisforthecompany.
14.lt isnot hisresponsibility.It willbe freefor largeorders.It costs15more forexpress delivery.It dependson anumberoffactors.
15.Report the information toher superior.Pay avisit tothe saleswomanin charge.Ring backwhen shecomes toa decision.Make inquirieswith someother companies.Section BPassage
116.No one knows exactlywhere they were No oneknowsfor surewhen thycame intobeing.Nooneknowsforwhat purposetheywereNooneknows whatthey will
17.Carryropesacrossrivers.Measure thespeed ofwind.Pass onsecret messages.Give warningsof danger.
18.To protecthouses againstlightning.To testtheeffectsofthe lightning rod.To findoutthestrength ofsilk forkites.Toprovethelightningiselectricity.Passage
219.She enjoysteaching languages,Shecanspeakseverallanguages,She wastrained tobe aninterpreter.She wasborn witha talentfor languages.
20.They acquirean immunityto cultureshock.They wouldlike tolive abroadpermanently.They wanttolearnasmanyforeign languagesas possible.Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-cultural interactions.
21.She becamean expertin horseracing.She gota chanceto visitseveral Europeancountries.ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.She learnedto appreciateclassical music.
22.Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.Take partinacooking competition.Teach vocabularyfor foodin Givecooking lessonson Passage
323.He hadonly athird-grade education.He oncethreatened tokill histeacher.HegrewupinapoorHe oftenhelped his
24.Careless.Stupid.Brave.Active.
25.Writetwobookreportsaweek.Keep adiary.Help withhousework.Watch educationSectionCWhen youlook upatthenight sky,what doyou seeThere areother...besides themoon andstars.One ofthemost27ofthe...Comets wereformed aroundthe sametime the Earth wasformed....and otherfrozen liquidsandgases.29these dirtysnow...justasthe planetsdo.As a comet getcloser tothe sun,some gasesin itbegin tounfreezee**particles formthe comettoform ahuge cloud.As thecomet gets••,wind blowsthe cloudbehindthecomet,thus formingitstail.Thetail・・・模糊的atmosphere aroundacometare32that canhelp...in thenightsky.In anygiven year,about adozen knowncomets comeclose to...average personcant seethemall,of course.Usually thereis onlyone...tobeseen with34eye.Comet Hale-Bopp,discovered...bright comet.Its orbitbrought it35close totheEarth,...But Hale-Bopp camealong wayan itsearthly visit.It wontbe back...or so.Part IIIReading Comprehension40minutesSection ADirections:In thissection,thereisa passage with tenblanks,You arerequired toselect oneword for eachblank froma listof choicesgiven ina wordbank followingthe passage.Read thepassage throughcarefullybefore makingyour choices.Each choiceinthe bank isidentified a letter.Please markthecorresponding letterforeachitem onAnswer Sheet2withasingle linethroughthecentre.You maynotuse anyofthewords inthebankmorethan once.Questions36to45are basedonthefollowing passage.Scholars ofthe information society aredivided overwhether social inequality decreasesorincreases inan information-based society,However,they generallyagree withthe ideathat equalityinthe informationsociety is36differentfromthat ofan industrial society.As informatizationprogressesinsociety,the causeand structuralnature ofsocialinequalitychanges aswell.It seemsthat theinformationsociety37the quantity of Informationavailable tothe membersofa societyby revolutionizingthe Waysof usingand exchanginginformation.But sucha viewisa38analysis basedonthequantityof information suppliedby variousforms ofthe massmedia.Adifferent39is possiblewhentheactual amountofinformation40bytheuser istaken intoaccount.Infact,the moreinformation41throughout theentire society,the widerthe gapbecomes betweeninformation haves andinformationhave-nots,leading todigital divide.According torecent studies,digital dividehasbeencaused bythree major42classy,sex,andgeneration.In termsof class,digital divideexists amongdifferent typesof workersand betweentheupper andmiddle classesand thelower class.With43to sex,digital divideexists betweenmen andwomen.The greatestgap,however,is betweenthe Net-generation,44with personalcomputers andtheInternet,andtheolder generation,45to anindustrialsociety.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2A accustomedI flowsBacquired JfundamentallyC assemblyD KInterpretati onattributeL passiveMregardE championsFelements NrespectivelyGexpands HOsuperficialfamiliarSection BDirections:In thissection,you aregoingtoread apassagewithten statementsattached toit.Each statementcontains informationgiven inoneofthe paragraphs.Identify theparagraph fromwhichtheinformationis derived.You maychoose aparagraph morethanonce.Each paragraphismarked withaletter.Answer thequestions bymarking thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
2.Joy:A SubjectSchools LackBecomingeducatedshouldnotrequiregiving uppleasure.A WhenJonathan Swiftproposed,in1729,thatthepeople ofIreland eattheir children,heinsisted itwould solvethree problemsat once:feed thehungry masses,reduce thepopulation during挖苦,a severedepression,and stimulatethe restaurantbusiness.Even asa satireit。
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