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英语四级真题22
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Part¢ñListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)Attheoffice.
B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport.
D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)TheyarebothanxioustotryItalianfood.B)Theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.
C)Themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight.D)Thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.
2.A)It'sonlyforrent,notfofsale.B)It'sbeingredecorated.
C)It'snotasgoodasadvertised.D)It'snolongeravailable.
3.A)Colleagues.B)Employerandemployee.C)Husbandandwife.D)Motherandson
4.A)Shecontactsherparentsoccasionally.
B)Shephonesherparentsregularlyatweekends.
C)Shevisitsherparentsatweekendswhenthefaresaredown.
D)Sheoftencallsherparentsregardlessoftherates.
5.A)Thenextbusiscomingsoon.
B)Thebuswillwaitafewminutesatthestop.
C)Thereareonlytwoorthreepassengerswaitingforthebus.
D)Theycancatchthisbuswithoutrunning.
6.A)Theassignmentlookseasybutactuallyit'squitedifficult.
B)Theassignmentistoodifficultforthemtocompleteontime.
C)TheycannotfinishtheassignmentuntilThursday.
D)Theyhaveplentyoftimetoworkontheassignment.
7.A)Themanwillgotomeetthewomanthisevening.
B)Themanandthewomanhaveanappointmentat7o'clock.
C)Thewomancan'tfinishmakingthejambefore7o'clock.
D)Thewomanwon'tbeabletoseethemanthisevening.
8.A)She'slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.B)She'swrittensomebooksaboutworldclassics.
C)She'smetsomeoftheworld'sbestwriters.D)She'sjustbackfromatriproundtheworld.
9.A)Theexamwaseasierthanthepreviousone.B)Joeissurethathewilldobetterinthenextexam.
C)Joeprobablyfailedintheexam.D)Theoralpartoftheexamwaseasierthanthewrittenpart.
10.A)Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.B)Shedoesn'tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.
C)Sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.D)Sheenjoysitbecauseshe'sgoodatdriving.
SectionBCompoundDictation
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Part¢òReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:
Whatisahero?
Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharactersticsthatinstructandinspirepeople.
Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingaabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.
Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehighª²voltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.
Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwouldª²beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?
Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?
Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?
Heroesarecantalysts(´ß»¯¼Á)forchange.theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated(¸ôÀëµÄ)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlargescalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.
11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they_____________________.
A)generallyprocesscertaininspiringcharacteristicsB)probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople
C)areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerationsD)allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans
12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat_______.
A)theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintopB)theyhaveawarmfeelingsandemotions
C)theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciplesD)theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident
13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause_________.
A)theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeopleB)theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally
C)theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterestsD)theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow
14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho___________.
A)aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharactersB)canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches
C)arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardshipsD)canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople
15.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould________.
A)bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities
B)nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices
C)takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeople
D)produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today'straditionalª²agecollegefreshmenare"morematerialisticandlessª«altruisticª«(ÀûËûÖ÷ÒåµÄ)"thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.
Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent'smajorobjective"istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife."Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.
Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe"altruistic"fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.
That'snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob-evenbeforeshecompletedhertwoª²yearassociatedegree.
Whileit'struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions-betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.
Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany:
nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!
Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheª«intercomª«(¶Ô½²»ú)£º"MissBaxter,"hesays,"couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?
"
Fromthelongª²termpointofview,that'swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.
16.Accordingtotheauthor'sobservation,collegestudents__________.
A)haveneverbeensomaterialisticastodayB)haveneverbeensointerestedinthearts
C)haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastodayD)haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense
17.Thestudents'criteriaforelectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith________.
A)theinfluencesoftheirinstructorsB)thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlife
C)theirowninterpretationsofthecoursesD)theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers
18.Bysaying"Whileit'struethat...betheyscientificorartistic"(Lines1-3,Para.5),theauthormeansthat_____.
A)businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprograms
B)humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeed
C)humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheights
D)theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked
19.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan________.
A)createvaryingartisticinterestsB)helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspective
C)helpimproveconnectionsamongpeopleD)regulatethebe