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大学英语4B卷
大学英语IV-B卷
PartIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortandlongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.
A）
Seventy.
B）
Eighty-five.
C）
Sixty-four.
D）
Thirty-one.
2.
A）
Bettywillhelpifsheistherethissummer.
B）
Bettywouldprobablybeagoodpersontoask.
C）
ManypeoplespendtheirholidaysinLondon.
D）
TheywillenjoythemselvesinLondon.
3.
A）
Shetakesitasakindofexercise.
B）
Shewantstosavemoney.
C）
Shelovesdoinganythingthatisnew.
D）
Herofficeisn’tveryfar.
4.
A）
Bobisn’treadytobuyanewcaryet.
B）
Bobhastwocars,anewoneandanoldone.
C）
Bob’soldcarisstillinbadcondition.
D）
Bobdoesn’tknowmuchaboutcars.
5.
A）
Doherhomework.
C）
Washclothes.
B）
Cleanthebackyard.
D）
Enjoythebeautifulday.
6.
A）
He’slivingonthefarm.
B）
He’sgoingtoleavein15minutes.
C）
He’sdrivinghisnewcar.
D）
He’sleavingthiscountrythisyear.
7.
A）
Itwasprettygood.
C）
Itwasnotwellorganized.
B）
Itwasratherdull.
D）
Itwasattendedbymanypeople.
8.
A）
Thewomandoesn’tthinkitexcitingtotravelbyair.
B）
They’llstayathomeduringtheholidays.
C）
Theyareofferedsomeplaneticketsfortheirholidays.
D）
They’llbeflyingsomewherefortheirvacation.
Thefollowingquestionsarebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.
A）
Atarestaurant.
B）
Atacoffeeshop.
C）
Inatrain.
D）
Inaplane.
10.
A）
Tostopsmoking.
C）
Tostopmakingnoises.
B）
Tostopdrinking.
D）
Tostopcomplaining.
11.
A）
Smokingismoreharmfulthandrinking.
B）
Drinkingismoreharmfulthansmoking.
C）
Smokingisasharmfulasdrinking.
D）
Neithersmokingnordrinkingisharmful.
Thefollowingquestionsarebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.
A）
CapeTown.
B）
Johannesburg.
C）
Durban.
D）
Dresden.
13.
A）
ItisthebiggestcityinSouthAfrica.
B）
Itisprimarilyabusinesscenter.
C）
Itisdenselypopulated.
D）
Itispopulatedbyblackandwhitepeople.
14.
A）
TheyareSouthAmericanwords.
B）
Theyrefertopeoplewhoareofmixedrace.
C）
TheyaretwocitiesinSouthAfrica.
D）
TheyaretworacesinSouthAfrica.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Thefollowingquestionsarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
15.
A）
Millerwaslovedbyherparents.
B）
Millerwaslovedbyhersisters.
C）
Millerwaslovedbyherbrothers.
D）
Millerenjoyedahappylifeasachild.
16.
A）
maths
B）
painting
C）
bothAandB
D）
neitherAnorB
17.
A）
Whenlookingforjobs.
C）
Inhighschool.
B）
Inprimaryschool.
D）
Incollege.
PassageTwo
Thefollowingquestionsarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.
A）
Centuriesago.
C）
Inthe17thcentury.
B）
Inthe20thcentury.
D）
Twohundredyearsago.
19.
A）
IsaacNewton.
B）
TheGreeks.
C）
Galileo.
D）
WilhelmLiebnitz.
20.
A）
Ancienttimes.
B）
For300years.
C）
The17thcentury.
D）
TheDarkAges.
21.
A）
Galileo.
B）
Theancients.
C）
Today’sstudent.
D）
Newton.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Thenewyearmarkedaturningpointforthenation’ssocialsecuritysystem,whichisstaringdownthebarreloftheso-called2007problem.（22）_____________,thisproblemwillnotberesolvedinoneyear:
onthe（23）________,2007heraldsthebeginningofawavethatwillgrowintheyears（24）_____.
Babyboomers―thoseborninthe（25）_______years1947-49―willturn60yearsoldandretireona（26）_______scaleoverthenextthreeyears.Thisliesattheheartofthe2007（27）_______.About2.7millionbabieswereborneachyearduringthoseyears―2.5timesmorethanthe（28）______ofbabiesborneachyeartoday.Thismassofpeopleinthenation’sdemographiccompositionisstandingatthe（29）________totheirsenioryears.
Thesebabyboomershavebeensupportingthenation’spensionandothersocialsecuritysystems.Inafewyears,however,（30）______________________________________________.Thepensionprogramsandthehealthandnursingcareinsurancesystemscouldfacefinancialruinunlessmeasuresaretakentoreformthem.
（31）_______________________________________________________________astheyapproachtheageof60.Thebabyboomershavesupportedthenation’srapideconomicgrowthandplayedaleadingroleincreatinganewlifestylesincethewar.Tappingtheirenergytoassistwithchild-raisingandtoreinvigoratelocalcommunitiescould（32）___________________________________________________________________________________.
PartIIReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewith10blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?
Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.Duringthehourswhenyou33throughyourwork,youmaysaythatyou’re“hot”.
That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmost34iswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscovered35thisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:
“Getup,John!
You’llbelateforworkagain!
”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakinthe36.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwives37whattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.
Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife38itbetter.“Habitcanhelp”,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’re39intheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycle40someextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyour41hour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesome42forcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.
A）
morning
I）
energetic
B）
fit
J）
in
C）
sleepy
K）
excited
D）
to
L）
realize
E）
evening
M）
why
F）
labor
N）
go
G）
usual
O）
how
H）
search
SectionB
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions43to47arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Theterm“satellitecity”isusedtodescribetherelationshipbetweenalargecityandneighboringsmallercitiesandtownsthatareeconomicallydependentuponit.Satellitecitiesmaybecollectionanddistributionpointsinthecommerciallinkagesofatradingmetropolis,ortheymaybemanufacturingorminingcentersexistingwithone-industryeconomicsasthecreaturesofsomenearbycenter.Thislatterformiswhatisgenerallymeantwhenoneusestheterm“satellitecity”.Takeninthissense,nineteenth-centuryChicopeeandLowell,Massachusetts,weresatellitesofBoston.Bothweremilltown
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