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大学英语四级考试真题答案与精解
2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题答案与精解
（试卷A）
PartⅠWriting
范文:
1．Abundantrecreationalactivitiesareavailableforpeopletoreleasetheirstrainandstress,rangingfromsportstoonlineactivities.Thereisgoingonahotdebatearguingwhethertheyaregoodforthepublicornot,especiallyforcollegestudents.
Asforsuchaquestion,differentpeopleholddifferentviews.Somebelievethatrecreationishelpfulifwewanttokeephealthyphysicallyandmentally.Whiletherealsosoundsanoppositevoice,whichclaimsthatactivitiesalsobringmanyproblems.Forexample,someyoungpeopleareeasilyaddictedtothevirtualworldonline,whichaffectstheirstudyseriouslyandmayleadtoworseconsequencesaswell.
Asforme,Iholdabeliefthatrecreationalactivitiesdomoregoodthanharm.Theydogiveusagoodchance,andefficiencytoo.Aslongaswecanarrangethetimereasonably,theywilldefinitelyprovidemorebenefitsforus.
2.Inpeople'sdailylife,therearevariousrecreationalactivitiesapartfromstudyingorworkingrangingfromKaraokeordancingtocomputergamesorsportsgames.
Suchactivitiesarebeneficialaswellasharmfultousifundertakeninappropriately.Ononehand,recreationalactivitiescanhelpustonotonlybuildourbodyandmindbutalsoimproveourcommunicationandunderstandingwithfriendsbecausemostoftheseactivitiesaredonewithothers.Ontheotherhand,ifwespendtoomuchtimeonsinging,dancingorothergames,wemightfailtoconcentrateonourdutiessuchasstudyingourworking,whichinturnmayleadtofurtherconsequences.
AsfarasI'mconcerned,recreationalactivitiesshouldbedonewithinacertainlimitsothatwecankeepaproperbalancebetweenrecreationandstudyingorworkinglife.
PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）
1.A）
2.D）
3.B）
4.C）
5.A）
6.B）
7.C）
8.quitehomogeneous butsmall
9.relationshipswithconsumers
10.theappropriatemedia
PartⅢListeningComprehension
SectionA
11.M:
Today’sabaddayforme.Ifelloffastepandtwistedmyankles.
W:
Don'tworry.Usuallyankleinjurieshealquicklyifyoustopregularactivitiesforawhile.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
A）
12.W:
MayIseeyourticket,please?
Ithinkyouaresittinginmyseat.
M:
Oh,you’reright.Myseatisinthebalcony.I'mterriblysorry.
Q:
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
C）
13.W:
DidyouhearJaySmithdiedinhissleeplastnight?
M:
Yes,it’sverysad.Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantstomayattendthefuneral.
Q:
Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
B）
14.M:
HaveyoutakenProfessorYoung’sexambefore?
I’mkindofnervous.
W:
Yes.Justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe’stalkedaboutintheclass,andignorethedetails.
Q:
HowdoesthewomansuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYoung’sexam?
D）
15.W:
I’msosorry,sir.Andyou’llletmepaytohaveyourjacketcleaned,won’tyou?
M:
That’sallright.Itcouldhappentoanyone.AndI’msurethatcoffeedoesn’tleavelastingmarksonclothing.
Q:
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
D）
16.W:
Haveyouseenthemovie“TheDeparted”?
TheplotissocomplicatedthatIreallygotlost.
M:
Yeah.Ifeltthesame.ButafterIsawitasecondtime,Icouldputallthepiecestogether.
Q:
Howdidthetwospeakersfindthemovie?
B）
17.M:
I’mreallysurprisedyougotanAonthetest.Youdidn’tseemtohavedonealotofreading.
W:
NowyouknowwhyInevermissalecture.
Q:
Whatcontributestothewoman’shighscore?
A）
18.W:
Haveyouheardaboutthenewdigitaltelevisionsystem?
Itletspeoplegetaboutfivehundredchannels.
M:
Yeah,butIdoubtthatwillhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchnow.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
D）
ConversationOne
W:
Gosh,haveyouseenthis,Richard?
M:
Seewhat?
W:
Inthepaper,（19）saysthere’samangoingroundpretendingheisfromtheelectricityboard.Heisbeencallingatpeople’shomes,sayinghe’scometocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupoftea,andwhiletheyareoutoftheroom,（19）hestealstheirmoney,handbag,whatever,andmakesoffwithit.
M:
ButyouknowJean,it’spartlytheirownfault.Theyshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyouareexpectingthem.
W:
It’sallverywelltosaythat,butsomeonecomestothedoorandsayselectricityorgas.Andyouautomaticallythinktheyareok.Especiallyiftheyflashedacardtoyou.
M:
DoesthismanhaveanIDthen?
W:
（20）Yes,that’sjustit.Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetime.Accordingtothepaper,（21）thepolicearewarningpeopleespeciallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It’sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthem,（22）she’sjustbeentothepostofficetodrawherpension,whenhecalled,shesaidhemustfollowherhome.（22）Hestolethewholelot.
M:
but,whatdoeshelooklike.Surelytheymusthaveadescription.
W:
Oh,yes.Theyhave.Let’ssee,inhis30s,tall,bushydarkhair,slightnorthernaccent.Soundsabitlikeyouactually.
19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?
C）
20.Howdidthemanmentionedinthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?
.
D）
21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?
C）
22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?
C）
ConversationTwo
M:
MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcepts.
W:
Yes,certainly.（23）IwasamarketingconsultantresponsibleformarketingtenUKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsintheleisuresector,allofveryhighstandard.
M:
Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?
W:
ForEuropeandJapan.
M:
IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?
W:
Yes,Ihave.IspentamonthinJapanin2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperators,andthetouristorganizations.（24）AsIspeakJapanese,Ihadaverybigadvantage.
M:
Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapan,inyourpresentjob?
W:
Yes,I’vehadalot.CruiseshavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanesebothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.
M:
Really?
I’minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat.Butfirsttellme,haveevertraveledonaluxurytrain,theOrientingExpressforexample.
W:
No,Ihaven’t.ButI’vetraveledontheGlacierExpresstoSwitzerland,andItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.（25）Ilovetraintravel.That’swhyIamveryinterestedinthisjob.
23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?
A）
24.WhatgavethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?
D）
25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?
A）
SectionB
PassageOne
Ithinkalotabouttimeandnotjustbecauseit’sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworkingpeople,Ifindtimeorthelackofit,areneverendingfrustrationandanunwinablebattle.Myeverydayis（26）araceagainsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint,accordingtothefamiliesandworkinstitutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,（26）55%oftheemployeessaytheydon’thaveenoughtimeforthemselves,63%don’thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,and67%don’thaveenoughtimefortheirchildren.（27）It’salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsandgatheringnuts,（27）andcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaintbattlescenesontheircavewalls.Thedifferenceisthatthebossoftheanimalhuntingandtheheadofnutgatheringprobablytoldthemto“Shutup!
”or“Nosurvivalforyou!
”Today’sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime,thedifferenceis:
today’sbossesarelistening.I’vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalledWhenWorkWorks,producedjointlyby3organizations.（28）Theysetouttofindandawardtheemployerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffectivewaystogivetheirworkersflexibility.Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreaditforideas.
26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?
A）
27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?
A）
28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallbossesreadthereportbythe3organizations?
D）
PassageTwo
Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget.Themoreyouwanttogive,PenalapyLeachoncesaid.Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmyblendedfamily.Iwasbornin1931.Astheyoungestofsixchildren,Ilearntosharemyparents’love.Raising6childrenduringthedifficulttimesofthe（29）GreatDepressiontookitstollonmyparents’relationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayfromusafterthedivorce.Severalyearslater,awonderfulwomancameintohislife,andtheyweremarried.Shehadtwosons.Oneofthemisstillathome.Underherinfluencewebecameablendedfamilyandagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthetwofamilies.（30）Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Itwasbecauseofourothermother,daddy’ssecondwife,thathebecameclosertohisownchildren.Theysharedover25yearstogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother,daddy’sfirstwife,attendinghisfuneral.Iwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmother,whenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttomotherattendingdaddy’sfuneral.Withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied,“Ofcoursenot,honey,sheisthemotherofmychildren.”
29.Accordingtothespeaker,whatc
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