大学英语四级真题及参考答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethantheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet（芭蕾舞）.Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:

boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;

girlsloghalfthattime.Allinall,however,children’sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%.

“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch（危机）thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.（Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparablemountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents,19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.）

Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchool.Unstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.

Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey’respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren’treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let’sfaceit,who’sgotthetime?

21. 

Bymentioning“thesametimecrunch”（Line1,Para.2）SandraHofferthmeans________.

A）childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents

B）childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents

C）bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime

D）bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime

22. 

Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchis______.

A）quiteconvincing

B）partiallytrue

C）totallygroundless

D）ratherconfusing

23. 

Accordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterif______.

A）hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying

B）heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownway

C）hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivities

D）heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents

24. 

TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids______.

A）areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivities

B）areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothers

C）arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV

D）areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork

25. 

Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A）extracurricularactivitiespromotechildren’sintelligence

B）mostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoff

C）effortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitful

D）mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildren

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

HenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,‘ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.”BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessworld.

FewwouldarguewithFord’sstatement.AbriefglimpseatadailynewspapervividlyshowshowmuchpeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkaboutbusiness.Forexample,nearlyeverynewspaperhasabusinesssection,inwhichthedealsandprojects,financesandmanagement,stockpricesandlaborproblemsofcorporationsarereporteddaily.Inaddition,businessnewscanappearineveryothersection.Mostnationalnewshasanimportantfinancialaspecttoit.Welfare,foreignaid,thefederalbudget,andthepoliciesoftheFederalReserveBankareallheavilyaffectedbybusiness.Moreover,businessnewsappearsinsomeoftheunlikeliestplaces.Theworldofartsandentertainmentisoftenreferredtoas“theentertainmentindustry”or“showbusiness.”

ThepositivesideofHenryFord’sstatementcanbeseenintheprosperitythatbusinesshasbroughttoU.S.life.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedreamofabetterjob.Jobsareproducedinabundance（大量地）becausetheU.S.economicsystemisdrivenbycompetition.Peoplebelievethatthissystemcreatesmorewealth,morejobs,andamateriallybetterwayoflife.

ThenegativesideofHenryFord’sstatement,however,canbeseenwhenthewordbusinessistakentomeanbigbusiness.Andthe