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公共英语四级真题
2010年09月公共英语四级真题
一、ReadingComprehension（共20小题,共20.0分）Readthefollowingthreetexts．AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD．
第1题
Competitionforadmissiontothecountry'stopprivateschoolshasalwaysbeentough,butthisyearElisabethrealizedithadreachedanewlevel.Herwake-upcallcamewhenamancalledtheDaltonSchoolinManhattan,whereElisabethisadmissionsdirector,andinquiredabouttheagecutofffortheirkindergartenprogram.Afterprovidingtheinformation,sheaskedabouttheageofhischild.Themanpausedforanuncomfortablylongtimebeforeanswering."Well,wedon'thaveachildyet.We'retryingtofigureoutwhentoconceiveachildsothebirthdayisnotaproblem."
WorriesarespreadingfromManhattantotherestofthecountry.Precisecurrentdataonprivateschoolsareunavailable,butinterviewswithrepresentativesofindependentschoolsalltoldthesamestory:
anoversupplyofapplicants,higherrejectionrates."Wehavepeoplecallingusforspotstwoyearsdowntheroad,"saidMarilynoftheSevenHillsSchoolinCincinnati."Wehavegrandparentscallingforpregnantdaughters."PublicopinionpollsindicatethatAmericans'No.1concerniseducation.Nowthatthelongeconomicboomhasgivenparentsmoredisposableincome,manyareturningtoprivateschools,evenatpricetagsofwellover$10,000ayear."We'regettingapplicantsfromabroaderareageographicallythanweeverhaveinthepast,"saidBetsyoftheLatinSchoolofChicago,whichexperienceda20percentincreaseinapplicationsthisyear.
Theproblemfortheapplicantsisthatwhiledemandhasincreased,supplyhasnot."Everyyear,thereareafewchildrenwhodonotfindplaces,butthisyear,forthefirsttimethatIknowof,thereareasignificantnumberwithoutplaces,"saidElisabeth.
Sowhatcanparentsdotogivetheir4-year-oldanedge?
Schoolsknowthereisnoeasywaytopickaclasswhenchildrenaresoyoung.Manyschoolsgivepreferencetochildrenoftheirgraduates.Somemakethechoicebydrawinglots.Butmostrelyonamixofsubjectiveandobjectivemeasures:
teststhatatbestidentifydevelopmentalmaturityandcognitivepotential,interviewswithparentsandobservationofapplicantsinclassroomsettings.Theyalsowantadiversemix.Childrenmayenduponawaitinglistsimplybecausetheirbirthdaysfallatthewrongtimeofyear,orbecausetoomanyapplicantswereboys.
Theworstthingapatentcandoistopressurepreschoolerstoperform--forexample,bypushingthemtoreadordomathexercisesbeforethey'reready.Instead,theexpertssay,parentsshouldtakeabreathandlookforalternatives.Anotheryearinpreschoolmaybeallthat'sneeded.
Fromthistextwelearnthatitis
Ahardertomakeachoicebetweenpublicandprivateschools.
Bhardertogotoprivateschoolsthisyearthanbefore.
Cmoredifficulttogotopublicschoolsthantoprivateschools.
Dasdifficulttogotoprivateschoolsthisyearasbefore.
【正确答案】：
B
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
该题为绌节题。
根据第一段第一句“Competitionforadmissiontothecountry'stopprivateschoolshasalwaysbeentough,butthisyearElisabethrealizedithadreachedanewlevel.”可知，进入国家的顶级私立学校的竞争一直以来都很激烈，但是今年伊丽莎白发现这种竞争达到了一个新的水平。
由此可知，今年想进入私立学校比往年更加困难，而不是跟往年一样困难，故选B。
第2题
Thesentence"Wehavepeople..,downtheroad"（Line4,Paragraph2）probablymeans
Awehavepeoplecallingusforparkingspacetwoyearsaheadoftime.
Bpeoplecalledusforpermissiontousetheplacestwoyearsago.
Cwereceivedcallsfrompeopledowntheroadtwoyearsago.
Dpeoplecalledusforschoolvacanciestwoyearsinadvance.
【正确答案】：
D
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
该题为释义题。
根据后一句“Wehavegrandparentscallingforpregnantdaughters.”可知，有些家长会提前向私立学校咨询孩子入学的事情。
因此可以推知“Wehavepeoplecallingusforspotstwoyearsdowntheroad.”意为“有人提前两年就打电话咨询学校是否会有名额。
”，故选D。
第3题
Thetextindicatesthatprivateschoolsareveryselectivebecausethey
Ahavenoreliablemethodstopickstudentsforaclass.
Bwantagoodmixtureofboysandgirlsforclasses.
Cencountermoredemandthantheycancopewith.
Dprefertoenrollchildrenoftheirrelatives.
【正确答案】：
C
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
该题为推理题。
根据第三段“Theproblemfortheapplicantsisthatwhiledemandhasincreased,supplyhasnot.”可知申请私立学校的人数在增加，但私屯学校的招生名额却没有增加。
接着第四段详细讲了一些私立学校如何选择学生。
由此可推断，私立学校对学生如此精挑细选的原因在于有太多的学生申请，他们不得不通过各种方法来限制入学资格。
选项A与文章的意思有所出入，第四段第二句“Schoolsknowthereisnoeasywaytopickaclasswhenchildrenaresoyoung.”可知学校认为选择学生没有简单的方法，并不是如A项所表示的选择的方法不可靠。
选项B是某些学校选择生源的方法，即男女比例协调，由此可知A、B两项不能作为学校精心选择学生的原因。
选项D在文中没有提及；故选C。
第4题
Fromthetext,wecaninferthattheauthor
Afavorstheideaofputtingchildrenonawaitinglist.
Bagreestotestpreschooler'scognitivepotentials.
Cthinkschildrenshouldbebetterpreparedacademically
Ddisapprovesoftheunduepressureonpreschoolers.
【正确答案】：
D
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
该题为态度题。
由最后一段的第一句“Theworstthingaparentcandoistopressurepreschoolerstoperform—forexample,bypushingthemtoreadordomathexercisesbeforethey'reready.”可知作者认为强迫学龄前儿童学习是父母做的最糟糕的事。
由此可推断出作者反对给学龄前儿童过度的压力。
故选D。
第5题
Whichofthefollowingcanserveasatitleofthistext?
AHardTimeforthePreschoolers
BProsperityofPrivateSchools
CTheProblemforPublicSchools
DAmericans'sNo1Concern
【正确答案】：
A
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
该题为主旨题。
全文主要讲述儿童进入顶级私立学校困难，名额少，学校筛选过程谨慎，许多父母都在提早为学龄前孩子做准备。
选项A“学龄前儿童的艰难时代”符合文意；选项B“私立学校的繁荣兴旺”，只是涉及文章的部分内容，文章主旨围绕的是学生申请私立学校困难这一现象，而不是私立学校本身；选项C“公立学校的难题”，而文中并没有提到；选项D“美国人最关注的问题”即教育，涉及教育方面的内容有很多，本文谈论的仅仅是其中一方面，该说法过于宽泛，B、C、D均不符合文意，故选A。
第6题
WilliamShakespearedescribedoldageas"secondchildishness"--noteeth,noeyes,notaste.Inthecaseoftastehemay,musicallyspeaking,havebeen-moreperceptivethanherealised.ApaperinNeurologybyGiovanniFrisoniandhiscolleaguesattheNationalCentreforResearchandCareofAlzheimers'sDiseaseinItaly,showsthatfrontotemporaldementiacanaffectmusicaldesiresinwaysthatsuggestaregression,ifnottoinfancy,thenatleasttoapatient'steens.
Frontotemporaldementia,adiseaseusuallyfoundwitholdpeople,iscaused,asitsnamesuggests,bydamagetothefrontandsidesofthebrain.Theseregionsareconcernedwithspeech,andwithsuch"higher"functionsasabstractthinkingandjudgment.
TwoofsuchpatientsintriguedDrFrisoni.Onewasa68-year-oldlawyer,theothera73-year-oldhousewife.Bothhadundamagedmemories,butdisplayedthesortsofdefectassociatedwithfrontotemporaldementia--adiagnosisthatwasconfirmedbybrainscanning.
Abouttwoyearsafterhewasfirstdiagnosed,thelawyer,onceaclassicalmusicloverwhoreferredtopopmusicas"merenoise",startedlisteningtotheItalianpopband"883".Ashiscommandoflanguageandhisemotionalattachmentstofriendsandfamilydeteriorated,hecontinuedtolistentothebandatfullvolumeformanyhoursaday.Thehousewifehadnotevenhadthelawyer'sloveofclassicalmusic,havingneverenjoyedmusicofanysortinthepast.Butaboutayearafterherdiagnosisshebecameveryinterestedinthesongsthather11-year-oldgranddaughterwaslisteningto.
ThiskindofchangeinmusicaltastewasnotseeninanyoftheAlzheimer'spatients,andthusappearstobespecifictothosewithfrontotemporaldementia.Andotherstudieshaveremarkedonhowfrontotemporal-dementiapatientssometimesgainnewtalents.Fivesuffererswhodevelopedartisticabilitiesareknown.Andinanothercase,onewomanwiththediseasesuddenlystartedcomposingandsingingcountryandwesternsongs.
DrFrisonispeculatesthattheillnessiscausingpeopletodevelopanewattitudetowardsnovelexperiences,Previousstudiesofnovelty-seekingbehavioursuggestthatitismanagedbythebrain'srightfrontallobe.Apredominanceoftherightovertheleftfrontallobe,causedbydamagetothelatter,mightthusleadtoaquestfornewexperience.Alternatively,thedamagemayhaveaffectedsomespecificnervoussystemthatisneededtoappreciatecertainkindsofmusic.Whetherthatisagainoralossisadifferentmatter.AsDrFrisoniputsitinhisarticle,thereisnoaccountingfortaste.
ThewriterquotesShakespearemainlyto
ApraisethekeenperceptionofthegreatEnglishwriter.
BsupportDr.Frisoni'stheoryaboutadisease.
Cstartthediscussiononabraindisease.
Dshowthelonghistoryofthedisease.
【正确答案】：
C
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
该题为细节加推理题。
第一段第一句话莎士比亚把老年阶段比做“第二次孩子气”——没有牙，视力差，失去味觉。
接着整篇文章谈论了一种跟音乐品味有关的大脑疾病——额颞痴呆症。
由此可知，作者引用莎士比亚的一句话只是为了引出后文，即startdiscussiononabraindisease，故选C。
第7题
Theword"regression"inthe1stparagraphisbestreplacedby
Abackwardmovement.
Buncontrolledinclination.
Crapidadvancement.
Dunexpectedrestoration.
【正确答案】：
A
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
该题为释义题。
根据第一段最后一句“…ifnottoinfancy,thenatleasttoapatient'steens.”可知额颞痴呆症可以在某种程度上引起音乐品味的退化，即便不是退到婴儿期，也至少会退到病人十几岁时，故选A。
第8题
Aftercontractingfrontotemporaldementia,the68-year-oldlawyer
Abecamemoredependentonhisfamily.
Bgrewfondofclassicalmusic.
Crecoveredfromlanguageincompetence.
DenjoyedloudItalianpopularmusic.
【正确答案】：
D
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
该题为细节题。
根据第四段第一句“Abouttwoyearsafterhewasfirstdiagnosed,thelawyer,onceaclassicalmusicloverwhoreferredtopopmusicas'merenoise',startedlisteningtotheItalianpopband'883'.”以及第二句“…hecontinuedtolistentothebandatfullvolumeformanyhoursaday.”可知，在这位68岁的律师患有额颞痴呆症后，本来只热爱古典音乐而把流行音乐比作“纯粹噪音”的他开始听意大利流行乐队“883”的歌，而且把音量放到最大，每天持续听数小时，可知他享受意大利流行音乐，故选D。
第9题
Frontotemporaldementiaisadisease
Aidentifiedwithlossofmemory.
Bcausingdamagetocertainpartsofthebrain.
Cwhosepatientsmaydevelopnewtalents.
DwhosesymptomsaresimilartothoseofAlzheimer'spatients.
【正确答案】：
C
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
该题为细节题。
根据第二段第三句“Bothhadundamagedmemories,but
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