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四级试题

2012年12月真题

11.A）Heneedsanotherweekforthepainting.

B）Thepaintingwascompletedjustintime.

　　C）Thebuildingwon’topenuntilnextweek.

D）Hisartisticworkhasbeenwellreceived.

12.A）Gocamping.B）Rentatent.

C）Decoratehishouse.D）Organizeaparty.

13.A）ShetalkedwithMr.Wrightonthephone.

　　B）SheisabouttocallMr.Wright’ssecretary.

　　C）ShewillseeMr.Wrightatlunchtime.

D）ShefailedtoreachMr.Wright.

14.A）Heisactuallyveryhardworking.

　　B）Hehasdifficultyfinishinghisproject.

　　C）Heneedstospendmoretimeinthelab.

D）Heseldomtellsthetruthabouthimself.

15.A）Rulesrestrictingsmoking.B）Waystoquitsmoking.

C）Smokers’healthproblems.D）Hazardsofpassivesmoking.

16.A）Heisoutoftownallmorning.B）Heistiedupinfamilymatters.

C）Hehasbeenwritingareport.D）Hehasgotmeetingstoattend.

17.A）Heisnoteasy-going.B）Heisthespeakers’boss.

C）Heisnotathomethisweekend.D）Heseldominvitespeopletohishome.

18.A）Takeabreak.B）Asktheway.C）Refuelhiscar.　D）Haveacupofcoffee.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　19.A）Theyareasgoodashistoricalfilms.

　　B）Theygiveyoungstersathrill.

　　C）Theyhavegreatlyimproved.

　　D）Theyarebetterthancomicsonfilm.

　　20.A）Theeffectswereverygood.

　　B）Theactingwasjustso-so.

　　C）Theplotwastoocomplicated.

　　D）Thecharacterswerelifelike.

　　21.A）Theytriumphedultimatelyoverevilinthebattle.

　　B）TheyplayedthesameroleinWaroftheWorlds.

　　C）Theyarepopularfiguresamongyoungpeople.

　　D）Theyaretwoleadingcharactersinthefilm.

　　Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　22.A）ItisscheduledonThursdaynight.

　　B）Itissupposedtolastnineweeks.

　　C）Ittakesplaceonceaweek.

　　D）Itusuallystartsatsix.

　　23.A）Tomakegooduseofhersparetimeintheevening.

　　B）Tomeettherequirementsofherin-servicetraining.

　　C）Toimproveherdrivingskillsasquicklyaspossible.

　　D）Togetsomebasicknowledgeaboutcarmaintenance.

　　24.A）Participateingroupdiscussions.

　　B）Taketurnstomakepresentations.

　　C）Listentotheteacher’sexplanation.

　　D）Answertheteacher’squestions.

　　25.A）Mostofthemarefemale.

　　B）Somehaveapart-timejob.

　　C）Theyplantobuyanewcar.

D）Afewofthemareoldchaps.

SectionB

　　PassageOne

　　Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　26.A）Sheisnotgoodatmakingfriends.

　　B）Sheisnotwelloff.

　　C）Sheenjoyscompany.

　　D）Shelikestogotoconcertsalone.

　　27.A）Theirsimilarsocialstatus.

　　B）Theirinterdependence.

　　C）Theircommoninterest.

　　D）Theiridenticalcharacter.

　　28.A）InvitePattoaliveconcert.

　　B）BuysomegiftsforPat’skids.

　　C）HelptakecareofPat’skids.

　　D）PayforPat’sseasontickets.

　　29.A）Itcandevelopbetweenpeoplewithabigdifferenceinincome.

　　B）Itcanbemaintainedamongpeopleofdifferentagegroups.

　　C）Itcannotlastlongwithoutsimilarfamilybackground.

D）Itcannotbesustainedwhenfriendsmovefarapart.

PassageTwo

　　Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　30.A）Priorityofstudents’academicachievements.

　　B）Equaleducationopportunitiestoallchildren.

　　C）Socialequalitybetweenteachersandstudents.

　　D）Respectforstudents’individuality.

　　31.A）Efficient.

　　B）Complicated.

　　C）Lengthy.

D）Democratic.

　32.A）Tohelpthemacquirehands-onexperience.

　　B）Totrytocutdownitsoperationalexpenses.

　　C）Toprovidepart-timejobsforneedystudents.

　　D）Toenablethemtolearntotakeresponsibility.

SectionC

　　Americanstodayhavedifferenteatinghabitsthantheyhadinthepast.Thereisawide（36）______offoodavailable.Theyhaveabroader（37）______ofnutrition（营养）,sotheybuymorefreshfruitand（38）_______thaneverbefore.Atthesametime,Americans（39）______increasingquantitiesofsweetsandsodas.

　　Statisticsshowthatthewaypeoplelive（40）______thewaytheyeat.Americanlifestyleshavechanged.Therearenowgrowingnumbersofpeoplewholivealone,（41）______parentsandchildren,anddouble-incomefamilies.Thesechanginglifestylesare（42）______fortheincreasingnumberofpeoplewhomust（43）______mealsorsometimessimplygowithoutthem.ManyAmericanshavelesstimethaneverbeforetospendpreparingfood.（44）_____________________________________________________.Moreover,Americanseatoutnearlyfourtimesaweekonaverage.

Itiseasytostudytheamountsandkindsoffoodthatpeopleconsume.（45）_____________________________________________________________________.Thisinformationnotonlytellsuswhatpeopleareeating,butalsotellsusaboutthechangesinattitudesandtastes.（46）____________________________________________________________.Instead,chicken,turkeyandfishhavebecomemorepopular.Salesofthesefoodshavegreatlyincreasedinrecentyears.

　　Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Frenchfries,washeddownwithapintofsoda,areafavoritepartoffast-foodlunchesanddinnersformillionsofAmericanyoungsters.But47acuefromhealthexperts,agroupof19restaurantcompaniesarepledgingtooffermore-healthfulmenuoptionsforchildrenatatimewhen48isgrowingovertheroleoffastfoodinchildhoodobesity（肥胖症）.

　　BurgerKing,thenation’ssecond-largestfastfoodchain,forinstance,will49automaticallyincludingFrenchfriesandsodainitskids’mealsstartingthismonth,althoughtheywillstillbe50.Instead,thecompanysaidTuesday,itsemployeeswillaskparentswhetherthey51suchoptionsasmilkorslicedapplesbeforeassemblingthemeals.“We’reaskingthecustomersto52whattheywant,”saidCraigPrusher,thechain’svicepresidentofgovernmentrelations.Otherparticipatingchains,witha53ofmenuoptions,includingDenny’s,Chili’s,Friendly’sandChevy’s.

　　AspartoftheKidsLiveWellcampaign-expectedtobeannounced54Wednesday—participatingrestaurantsmustpromisetoofferatleastonechildren’smealthathasfewerthan600calories（卡路里）,nosoftdrinksandatleasttwo55fromthefollowingfoodgroups:

fruits,vegetables,wholegrains,leanproteinsorlow-fatdairy.Amongotherrequirements,theymustofferasidedishthatmeetssimilar56,withfewerthan200caloriesandlessthan35%ofitscaloriesfromsugar.

　　注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A）adaptI）prefer

B）availableJ）recommending

C）beginK）species

D）concernL）specify

E）criteriaM）stop

F）itemsN）taking

G）nationwideO）variety

H）possible

EducationStudyFindsU.S.FallingBehind

　　A）TeachersintheUnitedStatesearnlessrelativetonationalincomethantheircounterpartsinmanyindustrializedcountries,yettheyspendfarmorehoursinfrontoftheclassroom,accordingtoamajornewinternationalstudy.

　　B）ThesalarydifferentialsarepartofapatternofrelativelylowpublicinvestmentineducationintheUnitedStatescomparedwithothermembernationsoftheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment,agroupinParisthatcompiledthereport.TotalgovernmentspendingoneducationalinstitutionsintheUnitedStatesslippedto4.8percentofgrossdomesticproductin1998,fallingundertheinternationalaverage—5percent—forthefirsttime.

　　C）“Thewholeeconomyhasgrownfasterthantheeducationsystem,”AndreasSchleicher,oneofthereports’authors,explained.“Theeconomyhasdoneverywell,butteachershavenotfullybenefit.”Thereport,dueouttoday,isthesixthoneducationpublishedsince1991bytheorganizationof30nations,foundedin1960,andnowcoveringmuchofEurope,NorthAmerica,Japan,SouthKorea,AustraliaandNewZealand.

　　D）Inadditiontotheteacherpaygap,thereportshowstheothercountrieshavebeguntocatchupwiththeUnitedStatesinhighereducation:

collegeenrollmenthasgrownby20percentsince1995acrossthegroup,withoneinfouryoungpeoplenowearningdegrees.Forthefirsttime,theUnitedStates’collegegraduationrate,nowat33percent,isnottheworld’shighest.Finland,theNetherlands,NewZealandandBritainhavesurpassedit.

　　E）TheUnitedStatesisalsoproducingfewermathematicsandsciencegraduatesthanmostoftheothermemberstates.And,thereportsays,acollegedegreeproducesagreaterboostinincomeherewhilethelackofahighschooldiplomaimposesabiggerincomepenalty.“Thenumberofgraduatesisincreasing,butthatstimulatesevenmoreofademand—thereisnoendinsight,”Mr.Schleichersaid.“Thedemandforskill,clearly,isgrowingfasterthanthesupplythatiscomingfromschoolsandcolleges.”

　　F）ThereportliststhesalaryforahighschoolteacherintheUnitedStateswith15yearsexperienceas$36,219,abovetheinternationalaverageof$31,887butbehindsevenothercountriesandlessthan60percentofSwitzerland’s$62,052.BecauseteachersintheUnitesStateshaveaheavierclassroomload—teachingalmostathirdmorehoursthantheircounterpartsabroad—theirsalaryperhourofactualteachingis$35,lessthantheinternationalaverageof$41（Denmark,SpainandGermanypaymorethan$50perteachinghour,SouthKorea$77）.In1994,suchaveteranteacherintheUnitedStatesearned1.2timestheaveragepercapitaincomewhereasin1999thesalarywasjustunderthenationalaverage.OnlytheCzechRepublic,Hungary,IcelandandNorwaypaytheirteacherslessrelativetonationalincome;inSouthKorea,teacherstheactualteachingsalaryearn2.5timesthenationalaverage.Teacherpayaccountsfor56percentofwhattheUnitedStatesspendsoneducation,wellbelowthe67percentaverageamongtheg