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2006年英语专业四级考试题
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TEXTA
Inthecaseofmobilephones,changeiseverything.Recentresearchindicatesthatthemobilephoneischangingnotonlyourculture,butourverybodiesaswell.
First.Let’stalkaboutculture.Thedifferencebetweenthemobilephoneanditsparent,thefixed-linephone,yougetwhoeveranswersit.
Thishasseveralimplications.Themostcommonone,however,andperhapsthethingthathaschangedourcultureforever,isthe“meeting”influence.Peoplenolongerneedtomakefirmplansaboutwhenandwheretomeet.Twentyyearsago,aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedinadvance.Youneededenoughtimetoalloweveryonetogetfromtheirplaceofworktothefirstmeetingplace.Now,however,anightoutcanbearrangedontherun.Itisnolonger“seeyouthereat8”,but“textmearound8andwe’llseewhereweallare”.
Textingchangespeopleaswell.Intheirpaper,“insightsintotheSocialandPsychologicalEffectsofSMSTextMessaging”,twoBritishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobilephoneusers:
the“talkers”andthe“texters”-thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessageandthosewhoprefertexttovoice.
Theyfoundthatthemobilephone’sindividualityandprivacygavetexterstheabilitytoexpressawholenewouterpersonality.Texterswerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbesurprisediftheyweretoreadtheirtexts.Thissuggeststhattextingallowedtexterstopresentaself-imagethatdifferedfromtheonefamiliartothosewhoknewthemwell.
Anotherscientistwroteofthechangesthatmobileshavebroughttobodylanguage.Therearetwokindsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingonthephone.Thereisthe“speakeasy”:
theheadisheldhigh,inaself-confidentway,chattingaway.Andthereisthe“spacemaker”:
thesepeoplefocusonthemselvesandkeepoutotherpeople.
Whocanblamethem?
Phonemeetingsgetcancelledorreformedandcamera-phonesintrudeonpeople’sprivacy.So,itisunderstandableifyourmobilemakesyounervous.Butperhapsyouneedn’tworrysomuch.Afterall,itisgoodtotalk.
81whenpeopleplantomeetnowadays,they
A.arrangethemeetingplacebeforehand
B.postponefixingtheplacetilllastminute
C.seldomcareaboutwhenandwheretomeet
D.stilllovetoworkoutdetailedmeetingplans.
82AccordingtothetwoBritishresearchers,thesocialandpsychologicaleffectaremostlylikelytobeseenon
A.TALKERS
B.the"speakeasy"
C.the“spacemaker”
D.texters
83Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthetextssentbytextersare
A.quiterevealing
B.wellwritten
C.unacceptablebyothers
D.shockingtoothers
84.accordingtothepassage,whoisafraidofbeingheardwhiletalkingonthemobile
A.talkers
B.thespeakeasy
C.thespacemaker
D.texters
85.anappropriatetitleforthepassagemightbe
A.theSMSeffect
B.culturalimplicationofmobileuse
C.changeintheuseofthemobile
D.bodylanguageandthemobilephone!
TEXTB
Overthelast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal-oratleastmanypartsofithave.Insomeways,however,verylittlehaschanged,particularlywhereattitudesareconcerned.Ideasaboutsocialclass-whetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”
-areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.
Inthepast,theworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeople,suchasteachersanddoctors.Asaresultofthisandalsoofthefactthatworkers’jobsweregenerallymuchlesssecure,distinctdifferencesinlife-stylesandattitudescameintoexistence.ThetypicalworkingmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthen,itwaswidelybelieved,havinggivenhiswifeher“housekeeping”,wouldgooutandsquandertherestonbeerandbetting.
Thestereotypeofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsnearerthetruth.Hewas-andstillis–inclinedtotakealonger-termview.Notonlydidheregardbuyingahouseoftheseprovidedhimandhisfamilywithsecurity.Onlyinveryfewcasesdidworkershavetheopportunity(ortheeducationandtraining)tomakesuchlong-termplans.
Nowadays,agreatdealhaschanged.Inalargenumberofcasesfactoryworkersearnasmuch,ifnotmore,thantheirmiddle-classsupervisors.Socialsecurityandlawstoimprovecentury,havemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout“tomorrow”.Working-classpeopleseemslowlytobelosingthefeelingofinferioritytheyhadinthepast.Infacttherehasbeenagrowingtendencyinthepastfewyearsforthemiddle-classestofeelslightlyashamedoftheirposition.
Thechangesinbothlife-stylesandattitudesareprobablymosteasilyseenamongstyoungerpeople.Theygenerallytendtoshareverysimilartastesinmusicandclothes,theyspendtheirmoneyinhavingagoodtime,andsaveforholidaysorlonger-termplanswhennecessary.Thereseemstobemuchlessdifferencethaninpreciousgenerations.Nevertheless,westillhaveawidegapbetweenthewell-paid(whateverthetypeofjobtheymayhave)andthelow-paid.Aslongasthisgapexists,therewillalwaysbeapossibilitythatnewconflictsandjealousieswillemerge,orratherthattheoldconflictswillre-appear,butbetweendifferentgroups.
86.whichofthefollowingisseenasthecauseofclassdifferencesinthepast?
A:
lifestyleandoccupation
B:
Attitudeandincome
C:
incomeandjobsecurity
D:
jobsecurityandhobbies
87.thewriterseemstosuggestthatthedescriptionof-------isclosertotruth?
A.middle–classwaysofspendingmoney
B.working-classwaysofspendingtheweekend
C.working-classdrinkinghabits
D.middle-classattitudes
88.accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotatypicalfeatureofthemiddle-class?
A.desiringforsecurity
B.Makinglongtermplans
C.havingprioritiesinlife
D.savingmoney
89.working-classpeople'ssenseofsecurityincreasedasaresulfofallthefollwoingfactorexcept?
A.bettersocialsecurity
B.morejobopportunities
C.higherlivingstandard
D.betterlegalprotection.
90.whichofthefollowingstatementisincorrect?
A.ChangesareslowlytakingplaceinallsectorsoftheBritishsociety.
B.Thegapbetweenworking-classandmiddle-classyoungpeopleisnarrowing
C.differentinincomewillremainbutthoseinoccupationwilldisappear
D.middle-classpeoplemaysometimesfeelinferiortoworking-classpeople!
TEXTC
ForseveraldaysIsawlittleofMr.Rochester.Inthemorningheseemedmuchoccupiedwithbusiness,andintheafternoongentlemenfromtheneighourhoodcalledandsometimesstayedtodinewithhim.Whenhisfootwaswellenough,herodeoutagreatdeal.
Duringthistime,allmyknowledgeofhimwaslimitedtooccasionalmeetingsaboutthehouse,whenhewouldsometimespassmecoldly,andsometimesbowandsmile.Hischangesofmannerdidnotoffendme,becauseIsawthatIhadnothingtodowiththecauseofthem.
Oneevening,severaldayslater,IwasinvitedtotalktoMr.Rochesterafterdinner.Hewassittinginhisarmchair,andlookednotquitesosevere,andmuchlessgloomy.Therewasasmileonhislips,andhiseyeswerebright,probablywithwine.AsIwaslookingathim,hesuddenlyturned,andaskedme,“doyouthinkI’mhandsome,MissEyre?
”
TheanswersomehowslippedfrommytonguebeforeIrealizedit:
‘No,sir.”
“ah,youreallyareunusual!
Youareaquiet,seriouslittleperson,butyoucanbealmostrude.”
“Sir,I’msorry.Ishouldhavesaidthatbeautydoesn’tmatter,orsomethinglikethat,”
“no,youshouldn’t!
Isee,youcriticizemyappearance,andthenyoustabmeintheback!
Youhavehonestyandfeeling.Therearenotmanygirlslikeyou.ButperhapsIgotoofast.Perhapsyouhaveawafulfaultstocounterbalanceyourfewgoodpoints
Ithoughttomyselfthathemighthavetoo.Heseemedtoreadmymind,andsaidquickly,”yes,you’reright.Ihaveplentyoffaults.IwentthewrongwaywhenIwastwenty-one,andhaveneverfoundtherightpathagain.Imighthavebeenverydifferent.Imighthavebeenasgoodasyou,andperhapswiser.Iamnotabadman,takemywordforit,butIhavedonewrong.Itwasn’tmycharacter,butcircumstanceswhichweretoblame.WhydoItellyouallthis?
Becauseyou’rethesortofpersonpeopletelltheirproblemsandsecretsto,becauseyou’resympatheticandgivethemhope.”
Itseemedhehadquitealottotalktome.Hedidn’tseemtoliketofinishthetalkquickly,aswasthecaseforthefirsttime.
“Don’tbeafraidofme,MissEyre.”Hecontinued.“youdon’trelaxorlaughverymuch,perhapsbecauseoftheeffectLowoodschoolhashadonyou.Butintimeyouwillbemorenaturalwithme,andlaugh,andspeakfreely.You’relikeabirdinacage.Whenyougetoutofthecage,you’llflyveryhigh.Goodnight.”
91.atthebeginningmissEyre'simpressionsofMr.Rochesterwereallexcept
A.busy
B.sociable
C.friendly
D.changeable
92.in"....andallmyknowledgehimwaslimitedtooccasionalmeetingsaboutthehouse,…”.thewordaboutmeans
A.around
B.on
C.outside
D.concerning.
93.whydidMr.Rochestersay"..andtheyoustabmeintheback!
"the(7thpara.
A.becauseJanehadintendedtokillhimwithaknife
B.becauseJanehadintendedtobemorecritical.
C.becauseJanehadregrettedhavingtalkedtohim
D.becauseJanehadsaidsomethingelsetocorrectherself.
94.fromwhatMr.RochesttoldmissEyre,wecanconcludethathewantedto
A.Tellherallhistroubles
B.tellherhislifeexperience.
C.changeheropinionofhim
D.changehiscircumstances
95,attheendofthepassage,Mr.Rochestersounded
A.rude
B.cold
C.friendly
D.encouraging.
TEXTD
Theidealcompanionmachine-thecomputer-wouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybutwouldalsobeprogramme