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大学英语四级考试试题B卷及参考答案
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)Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.
B)Themanenjoystravelingbycar.
C)Themanusedtoownacar.
D)Themanisgoodatdriving.
2.A)Shecan'tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.
B)Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.
C)SheapprovesofTony'sdecision.
D)Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.
3.A)Shehastostudyfortheexam.
B)She'seagertowatchthenewplay.
C)Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.
D)Shecanlendhernotestotheman.
4.A)Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.
B)Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.
C)Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.
D)Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.
5.A)Moststudentsdon'twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.
B)Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.
C)Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.
D)Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.
6.A)Finishhisassignment.
B)Repairthewashingmachine.
C)Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.
D)Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.
7.A)Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.
B)Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.
C)Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor'slist.
D)Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.
8.A)Shedoesn'twanttotalkaboutthecontest.
B)She'sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.
C)She'sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.
D)She'smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.
9.A)Readingnewspapers.
B)Talkingaboutsports.
C)Writinguplocalnews.
D)Puttingupadvertisements
10.A)They'dbetterchangetheirmind.
B)Theyshouldn'tchangetheirplan.
C)Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.
D)Thetennisgamewon'tlastlong
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.
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,andmathemetics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.
IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented(强调个性发展的)Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.AnemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.
LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.
SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren'schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.
11.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve
A)Japan'shighereducationissuperiortotheirs
B)Japan'seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements
C)Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction
D)JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparents
12.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto
A)parentalguidance
B)problemsolving
C)groupexperience
D)individually-orienteddevelopment
13.InJapan'spreschooleducation,thefocusison
A)tappingchildren'spotential
B)shapingchildren'scharacter
C)preparingchildrenacademically
D)developingchildren'sartisticinterests
14.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto
A)enrichchildren'sknowledge
B)cultivatechildren'screativity
C)broadenchildren'shorizon
D)lightenchildren'sstudyload
15.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity:
basedkindergartens?
A)Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.
B)Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup.
C)Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.
D)Theycanaccumulatemoregroupexperiencethere.
PassageTWOQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Exerciseisoneofthefewfactorswithapositiveroleinlong-termmaintenanceofbodyweight.Unfortunately,thatmessagehasnotgottenthroughtotheaverageAmerican,whowouldrathertryswitchingto"light"beerandlow-caloriebreadthanincreasephysicalexertion.TheCentersforDiseaseControl,forexample,foundthatfewerthanone-fourthofoverweightadultswhoweretryingtoshedpoundssaidtheywerecombiningexercisewiththeirdiet.
Inrejectingexercise,somepeoplemaybediscouragedtoomuchbycaloric-expenditurecharts;forexample,onewouldhavetobrisklywalkthreemilesjusttoworkoffthe275caloriesinonedeliciousDanishpastry(小甜饼).Evenexerciseprofessionalsconcedehalfapointhere."Exercisebyitselfisaverytoughwaytoloseweight,"saysYorkOnnen,programdirectorofthePresident'sCouncilonPhysicalFitnessandSports.
Still,exercise's