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四级考试试题及答案
PartISectionAListeningComprehension(20minutes)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconvers-ation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread."
A)Attheoffice.
B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport.
D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.ThisconversationiSmostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Themanenjoystravelingbycar.
B)Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.
C)Themanisgoodatdriving.
D)Themanusedtoownacar.
2.A)Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.
B)SheapprovesofTony'sdecision.
C)Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.
D)Shecan'tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.
3.A)Shehastostudyfortheexam.
B)Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.
C)She'seagertowatchthenewplay.
D)Shecanlendhernotestotheman.
4.A)Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.
B)Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.
C)Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.
D)Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.
5.A)Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.
B)Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.
C)Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.
D)Moststudentsdon'twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.
6.A)Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.
B)Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.
C)Repairthewashingmachine.
D)Finishhisassignment.
7.A)Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.
B)Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.
C)Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor'slist.
D)Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.
8.A)Shedoesn'twanttotalkaboutthecontest.
B)She'smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.
C)She'sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.
D)She'sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.
9.A)Talkingaboutsports.
B)Writinguplocalnews.
C)Readingnewspapers.
D)Puttingupadvertisements
10.A)Theyshouldn'tchangetheirplan.
B)They'dbetterchangetheirmind.
C)Thetennisgamewon'tlastlong.
D)Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.
SectionBCompoundDictation
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSIOyouarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally;whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemoment——mostofthesearemadeinJapanbuttherearealsogood(S1)_____________modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave(S2)_______________rangeofdifferentmodelstoseewhichisthebest(S3)___________________money.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsandinterviewswithpeoplewhoare(S4)_________________assessed,ourresearchers(S5)______________________withthedifferentcamerasbeingtheOlympicBYmodelasthebestauto-focuscameraavailableatthemoment.Itcosts$200althoughyoumaywellwanttospendmore——(S6)_______________muchasanother$200——onbuying(S7)_________________lensesandotherequipment.ItisagoodJapanesecamera,easytouse.S8)_________________________________________________________________whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymoreexpensiveTheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquiteabitlessthanothercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheothermodelswelookedatweighedalmosttwiceasmuch.(S9)__________________________________________________________.ALLthepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmosttotalsatisfactionwithit(Sl0)___________________________________________________________________
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflu(~,~)maymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.
TheAmericanLungAssociation(ALA)hasissuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsandtheflu(流感),andoneofthekeysisbeingabletoquicklytellthetwoapart.That'sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailableforthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,thesoonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwillcome.
Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythreeviruses-fluA,BandC.Thereisnocureforeitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythefluvaccine(~-~),whichis,formostpeople,thebestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.
Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussignstolookfor.
Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroattypicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetafever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sorethroatandbodyachescomeonsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancoldsymptoms.
TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwheninfantsandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocallthedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.
Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-countermedicationsaswell.However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflushouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReyesyndrome(综合症),ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentralnervoussystem.Reyesyndrome.
Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommoncold.ButfrequenthandwashingandavoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecoldscanreducethelikelihoodofCatchingone.
11.Accordingtotheauthor,knowingthecauseofthemiserywillhelp
A)shortenthedurationoftheillness
B)thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounter
C)thepatientobtaincheaperprescriptiondrugs
D)preventpeoplefromcatchingcoldsandtheflu
12.Welearnfromthepassagethat
A)onedoesn'tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu
B)aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu
C)delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem
D)over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu
13.Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,
A)oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesit
B)oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossible
C)oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthedisease
D)oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading
14.Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?
A)Astuffynose.
B)Ahightemperature.
C)Asorethroat.
D)Adrycough.
15.Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents
A)areadvisednottogivethemaspirin
B)shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndrome
C)areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccination
D)shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafever
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.In'mostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents(答问卷者)listed"togivechildrenagoodstart'academically"asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.
IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanprescho