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历年英语四级考试真题及答案

历年英语四级考试真题及答案

2007年6月英语四级真题及答案

SectionB

57.Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmind“cannotworkinparallel”（Line4,Para.1）inthewritingprocess,hemeans________.

A）noonecanbebothcreativeandcritical

B）theycannotberegardedasequallyimportant

C）theyareinconstantconflictwitheachother

D）onecannotusethematthesametime

58.Whatpreventspeoplefromwritingonis________.

A）puttingtheirideasinrawform

B）attemptingtoeditastheywrite

C）ignoringgrammaticalsoundness

D）tryingtocapturefleetingthoughts

59.Whatisthechiefobjectiveofthefirststageofwriting?

A）Toorganizeone’sthoughtslogically.

B）Tochooseanappropriatetopic.

C）Togetone’sideasdown.

D）Tocollectrawmaterials.

60.Onecommonconcernofwritersabout“freewriting”isthat________.

A）itoverstressestheroleofthecreativemind

B）ittakestoomuchtimetoeditafterwards

C）itmaybringabouttoomuchcriticism

D）itdoesnothelpthemtothinkclearly

61.Inwhatwaydoesthecriticalmindhelpthewriterinthewritingprocess?

A）Itrefineshiswritingintobettershape.

B）Ithelpshimtocomeupwithnewideas.

C）Itsavesthewritingtimeavailabletohim.

D）Itallowshimtositonthesideandobserve.

PassageTwo

62.Whydoesn’ttheauthorwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain?

A）Shefeelsunhappyworkinginmale-dominatedfields.

B）Sheisfedupwiththeissueofgenderdiscrimination.

C）Sheisnotgoodattellingstoriesofthekind.

D）Shefindsspaceresearchmoreimportant.

63.FromParagraph2,wecaninferthatpeoplewouldattributetheauthor’sfailuresto________.

A）theveryfactthatsheisawoman

B）herinvolvementingenderpolitics

C）herover-confidenceasafemaleastrophysicist

D）theburdenshebearsinamale-dominatedsociety

64.WhatdidtheauthorconstantlyfightagainstwhiledoingherPh.D.andpost-doctoralresearch?

A）Lackofconfidenceinsucceedinginspacescience.

B）Unfairaccusationsfrombothinsideandoutsidehercircle.

C）People’sstereotypedattitudetowardfemalescientists.

D）Widespreadmisconceptionsaboutnatureandnurtured.

65.Whydoestheauthorfeelgreatsatisfactionwhentalkingaboutherclass?

A）Femalestudentsnolongerhavetobotheraboutgenderissues.

B）Herstudents’performancehasbroughtbackherconfidence.

C）Herfemalestudentscandojustaswellasmalestudents.

D）Morefemalestudentsarepursuingsciencethanbefore.

66.Whatdoestheimagetheauthorpresentstoherstudentssuggest?

A）Womenstudentsneedn’thavetheconcernsofhergeneration.

B）Womenhavemorebarriersontheirwaytoacademicsuccess.

C）Womencanbalanceacareerinscienceandhavingafamily.

D）Womennowhavefewerproblemspursuingasciencecareer.

57-66.DBBCDACABD

2007年12月英语四级考试真题及答案

SectionB

PassageOne

57.WhatisthemoststrikingfeatureoftheUniversityofPhoenix?

A）Allitscoursesareofferedonline.

B）Itsonlinecoursesareofthebestquality.

C）Itboaststhelargestnumberofstudentsoncampus

D）Anyonetakingitsonlinecoursesissuretogetadegree.

58．Accordingtothepassage,distancelearningisbasicallycharacterizedby_____

A）Aconsiderableflexibilityinitsacademicrequirements

B）Thegreatdiversityofstudents’academicbackgrounds

C）Aminimumortotalabsenceofface-to-faceinstruction

D）thecasualrelationshipbetweenstudentsandprofessors

59.ManystudentstakeInternet-basedcoursesmainlybecausetheycan_____

A）Earntheiracademicdegreeswithmuchlesseffort

B）Saveagreatdealontravelingandboardingexpenses

C）Selectcoursesfromvariouscollegesanduniversities

D）Workontherequiredcourseswheneverandwherever

60.Whataccountsforthehighdrop-outratesforonlinestudents?

A）Thereisnostrictcontrolovertheacademicstandardsofthecourses.

B）Theevaluationsystemusedbyonlineuniversitiesisinherentlyweak.

C）Thereisnomechanismtoensurethattheymaketherequiredeffort.

D）Lackofclassroominteractionreducestheeffectivenessofinstruction.

61.Accordingtothepassage,universitiesshowgreatenthusiasmforDLprogramsforthepurposeof_____

A）buildinguptheirreputationC）upgradingtheirteachingfacilities

B）cuttingdownontheirexpensesD）providingconvenienceforstudents

PassageTwo

62.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A）Childrendofindlotsoffuninmanymindlessactivites.

B）Rebeccaismuchtoooccupiedtoenjoyherleisuretime.

C）Rebeccadrawsonalotofonlinematerialsforherwriting.

D）Alotofdistractionscompeteforchildren’stimenowadays.

63.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?

A）Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.

B）Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.

C）Shewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmore.

D）Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.

64.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontest?

A）Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.

B）Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.

C）Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.

D）Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.

65.What’stheauthor’sadviceforparents?

A）Awritingcareer,thoughattractive,isnotforeverychildtopursue.

B）Childrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperience.

C）Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.

D）Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.

57-66.ACDCBDBCAB

2008年6月英语四级考试真题及答案

Part

ListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Part

ReadingComprehension

SectionB

PassageTwo

62.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnaked”（Lines3-4,Para.2）

A）People’spersonalinformationiseasilyaccessedwithouttheirknowledge.

B）Inthe21stcenturypeopletryeverymeanstolookintoothers’secrets.

C）Peopletendtobemorefrankwitheachotherintheinformationage.

D）Criminalsareeasilycaughtonthespotwithadvancedtechnology.

63.Whatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?

A）Friendsshouldopentheirheartstoeachother.

B）Friendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoeachother.

C）Thereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriends.

D）Thereshouldbefewerdisputesbetweenfriends.

64.Whydoestheauthorsay“weliveinaworldwhereyousimplecannotkeepasecret”（Line5,Para.3）

A）Modernsocietyhasfinallyevolvedintoanopensociety.

B）Peopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.

C）Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers’affairs.

D）Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople’sidentities.

65.WhatdomostAmericansdowithregardtoprivacyprotection?

A）Theychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.

B）Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinesstransactions.

C）Theyrelymoreandmoreonelectronicdevices.

D）Theytalkalotbuthardlydoanythingaboutit.

66.Accordingtothepassage,privacyislikehealthinthat________.

A）peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepit

B）itsimportanceisrarelyunderstood

C）itissomethingthatcaneasilybelost

D）peopledon’tcherishituntiltheyloseit

PassageOne

57.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?

A）Itmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatall.

B）Itisanissuerequiringworldwidecommitments.

C）Seriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidorstopit.

D）Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercontrol.

58.Accordingtotheauthor’sunderstanding,whatisAlGore’sviewonglobalwarming?

A）Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.

B）Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.

C）Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.

D）Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.

59.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof_______.

A）economicgrowth

B）thewideninggapbetweentherichandpoor

C）wastefuluseofenergy

D）therapidadvancesofscienceandtechnology

60.Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,________.

A）politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituation

B）fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuse

C）reductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutbackglobalwarming

D）internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems

61.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?

A）Globalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalone.

B）Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnology

C）Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughs.

D）Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarming.

57-66.DCABBACBDD

2008年12月英语四级考试真题及答案

PartIVReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）（25minutes）

SectionB

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouareamaleandyouarereadingthis,congratulations:

youareasurvivor.Accordingtostatistics.youaremorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerthanawoman,andninetimesmorelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyoumakeittotheendofyournaturalterm,about78yearsformeninAustralia,youwilldieonaveragefiveyearsbeforeawoman.

Therearemanyreasonsforthis-typically,mentakemorerisksthanwomanandaremorelikelytodrinkandsmokebutper