大学英语四级考试新题型及答案4.docx

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大学英语四级考试新题型及答案4

大学英语四级考试新题型及答案

PartI ListeningComprehension（20minutes）

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　Example:

Youwillhear:

　　Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

　　B）Inthewaitingroom.

　　C）Attheairport.

　　D）Inarestaurant.

　　Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.A

　　1.A）GoouttoworkC）Becalmandpatient

　　B）ListencarefullytoJohnD）Dotheeasiestthing

　　2.A）Hedoesn'tliketotalkC）Heisfriendly

　　B）HeisaverykindmanD）Heisnotapleasantperson

　　3.A）Thedoctorwon'tseehertomorrow

　　B）Thedoctorisbusytomorrow

　　C）Thedoctorisbusyalldaytoday

　　D）Thedoctorwillseehertoday

　　4.A）Youngpeoplearetooquickinmakingdecisions

　　B）Youngpeopleseldomstaylongonthesamejob

　　C）Youngpeoplelosetheirjobseasily

　　D）Youngpeoplearetooeagertosucceed

　　5.A）Shefeltitwastiring.C）Shethoughtittooklesstime.

　　B）Shefeltitwasverynice.D）Shethoughtitwasexpensive

　　6.A）TheyarehavingbreakfastC）Theyarepreparingahotsoup

　　B）TheyareeatingsomefruitD）Theyaredrinkingcoldmilk

　　7.A）Thewomandoesn'twanttospendChristmaswiththeman.

　　B）ThewomanisgoinghomeforChristmas.

　　C）ThewomanhasnotbeeninvitedtotheChristmasparty.

　　D）ThewomanisgoingtospendChristmasabroad.

　　8.A）BycarC）Byplane

　　B）BybusD）Bytrain

　　9.A）ItclosesatfouronweekdaysC）Itisn'topenonSundays

　　B）Hedoesn'tknowitsbusinesshoursD）ItisopentillfouronSundays

　　10.A）TennisshoesC）Nothingyet

　　B）SomeclothesD）Musicrecords

　　SectionB

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestion.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce,Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　PassageOne

　　Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　11.A）Inabout20yearsC）Inacoupleofweeks

　　B）WithinaweekD）Asearlyaspossible

　　12.A）Yes,ofcourseC）Notmentioned

　　B）PossiblynotD）Definitelynot

　　13.A）Hercomplaintwasignored

　　B）Thestoresentherthecorrectorder

　　C）Thestoreapologizedfortheirmistake

　　D）Thestorepickedupthewrongitems

　　Passage2

　　Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　14.A）Theprisongatesarealwaysopen.C）Theprisonhasnoarmedguards

　　B）ItsprisonercanworkoutsideD）Theprisonisopentothepublic

　　15.A）Theprisonersareprovidedwithjobsonrelease

　　B）Itsprisonersareseldommadetoworkovertime

　　C）Itisrunontheprincipleoftrustingprisoners

　　D）Ithasnosecuritymeasures

　　16.A）OneyearsC）Thirteenyears

　　B）ThirteenyearsD）Fourteenyears

　　17.A）DoubtfulC）Critical

　　B）PositiveD）Indifferent

　　Passage3

　　Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　18.A）It'sgoodfortrainingone'scharacterbutnotgoodforone'shealth

　　B）Itcannotpreparepupilstobegoodcitizens.

　　C）Ithaslesseffectonachild'scharacterthansportsandgames.

　　D）It'sasimportantasafter-classactivities

　　19.A）Becausepupilstherehavetospendmostofthetimestudying

　　B）Becausetheschoolauthoritiesinsistontraditionalwaysofteaching

　　C）Becausetheschoolauthoritieshaveneglecteddiscipline

　　D）Becausepupilstherearetoofondofplaying

　　20.A）PracticalworkB）Collectiveactivities

　　C）Teacher'sencouragementD）Bookknowledge

PartII  ReadingComprehension（35minutes）

　　Direction:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Ibelieveverystronglythatouroverproductionofcheapgrainingeneral,andcorninparticular,hasalottodowiththefactthatthree-fifthsofAmericansarenowoverweight.Theobesitycrisisiscomplicatedinsomeways,butit’sverysimpleinanotherway.Basically,Americansareonaverageeating200morecaloriesadaythantheywereinthe1970s.Ifyoudothatanddon’tgetcorrespondinglymoreexercise,you’regoingtogetalotfatter.ManydemographersarepredictingthatthisisthefirstgenerationofAmericanswhoselifespanmaybeshorterthantheirparents’.Thereasonforthatisobesity,essentially,anddiabetesspecifically.

　　Wheredothosecaloriescomefrom?

Exceptforseafood,allourcaloriescomefromthefarm.Comparedwiththemid-to-late1970s,Americanfarmsareproducing500morecaloriesoffoodadayperAmerican.We’remanagingtopackaway200ofthem,whichisprettyheroiconourpart.Alotoftherestisbeingdumpedoverseas,orwasted,orburnedinourcars.

　　Overproductionsoonerorlaterleadstoover-consumption,becausewe’reverygoodatfiguringouthowtoturnsurplusesintoinexpensive,portablenewproducts.Ourcheap,value-added,portablecorncommodityiscornsweetener,specificallyhigh-fructose（高糖）cornsyrup.Butwealsodisposeofoverproductionincorn-fedbeef,pork,andchicken.Andnowwe’reeventeachingsalmontoeatcorn,becausethere’ssomuchofittogetridof.

　　Thereisapowerfulindustriallogicatworkhere,thelogicofprocessing.Wediscoveredthatcornisthisbig,fatpacketofstarch（淀粉）thatcanbebrokendownintoalmostanybasicorganicmoleculesandreassembledassweetenersandmanyotherfoodadditives.Ofthe37ingredientsinchickennuggets,somethinglike30aremade,directlyorindirectly,fromcorn.

　　11.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?

　　A.Overproductionofcornproductsleadstooverweight.

　　B.CornisthemostpopularportableproductinAmerica.

　　C.Cornprocessingisapowerfulindustriallogicatwork.

　　D.Abalanceddietofcornisbeneficialtoone’slifespan.

　　12.Theword“obesity”（Line3,Para.1）mostprobablymeans__________.

　　A.havingmuchnutrition

　　B.becomingtoofat

　　C.abundanceincalories

　　D.shorteningoflifespan

　　13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Americans’standardoflivingisrelativelylowinthe1970s.

　　B.Americansareonaverageconsuming200calorieseveryday.

　　C.FarmsareresponsibleforAmericanover-consumptionofcalories.

　　D.DiabetesistheunavoidableresultofAmericans’consumingcorn.

　　14.OverproducedcorninAmericanfarmshasbeenconvertedto__________.

　　A.feedcattle,pigsandpoultry

　　B.manufactureautomobilecomponents

　　C.makeartificialbeef,pork,andchicken

　　D.becomehigh-fructoselowfatproducts

　　15.Thereasonwhycorncanbeprocessedintootherfoodadditivesisthat__________.

　　A.itcanserveassweetenersduringcooking

　　B.itcontainsanunparalleledamountofstarch

　　C.itsbasicorganicmoleculescanbebrokendown

　　D.itschemicalcompositioncanbechangedandreorganized

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　InCaliforniatheregulators,theutilitiesandthegovernorallwanttheFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissiontocapspot（现货的）marketprices.TheCaliforniansclaimitwillreininoutrageousprices.Federalregulatorshaverefused.Thebattleison.

　　GovernorGrayDavissays,“I’mnothappywiththeFederalRegulatoryCommissionatall.They’relivinginanivorytower.IftheirbillsweregoinguplikethepeopleinSanDiego,theywouldknowthatthisisarealproblemintherealworld.”

　　Aspartofderegulation,pricecapswereremovedtoallowforafreemarket.Timingiseverything;naturalgaspriceshadalreadyskyrocketed.DemandwashighfromCalifornia’sboomingeconomy.Nonewpowerplantshadbeenbuilthereintenyears,andpowerproducershadtherighttohikepricesalongwithdemand.Andhikethemtheydid.

　　LorettaLynchofthePublicUtilitiesCommissionsays,“ThiscommissionandallofCaliforniawasbeatingdownthedooroffederalregulatorstosay‘helpusimposereasonablepricecapstohelptokeepourmarketstable.’”

　　Federalregulatorsdidaskforlonger-termcontractsbetweenpowerproducersandtheutilitiestostabilizeprices.Thefederalcommission,unavailableforcommentonthisstory,releasedarecentstatementdefendingitspositionnottore-regulate.

　　FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionDec.15,2000:

“Thecommission’sintentionistoenablethemarketstocatchuptocurrentsupplyanddemandproblemsandnottoreintroducecommandandcontrolregulationthathashelpedtoproducethecurrentcrisis.”

　　Someenergyexpertsbelievethat,withouttemporarypricecaps,thecrisiswillcontinue.

　　SeverinBorensteinoftheU.C.EnergyInstitutesays,“SomefederalregulatorshaveablindcommitmenttomakingthemarketworkandIthinkpartoftheproblemistheyreallydon’tunderstandwhat’sgoingon.”

　　GaryAckermanof