大学英语四级考试试题A卷.docx

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大学英语四级考试试题A卷

PartISectionAListeningComprehension（20minutes）

1.A）Themanenjoystravelingbycar.B）Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.

C）Themanisgoodatdriving.D）Themanusedtoownacar.

2.A）Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.B）SheapprovesofTony'sdecision.

C）Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.D）Shecan'tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.

3.A）Shehastostudyfortheexam.B）Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.

C）She'seagertowatchthenewplay.D）Shecanlendhernotestotheman.

4.A）Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.

B）Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.

C）Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.

D）Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.

5.A）Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.

B）Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.

C）Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.

D）Moststudentsdon'twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.

6.A）Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.B）Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.

C）Repairthewashingmachine.D）Finishhisassignment.

7.A）Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.

B）Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.

C）Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor'slist.

D）Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.

8.A）Shedoesn'twanttotalkaboutthecontest.

B）She'smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.

C）She'sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.

D）She'sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.

9.A）Talkingaboutsports.B）Writinguplocalnews.

C）Readingnewspapers.D）Puttingupadvertisements

10.A）Theyshouldn'tchangetheirplan.B）They'dbetterchangetheirmind.

C）Thetennisgamewon'tlastlong.D）Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.

SectionBCompoundDictation

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflumaymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.

TheAmericanLungAssociation（ALA）hasissuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsandtheflu,andoneofthekeysinbeingabletoquicklytellthetwoapart.That’sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailableforthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,thesoonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwillcome.

Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythreeviruses----fluA,B,andC.Thereisnocureforeitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythefluvaccine,whichis,formostpeople,thebestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.

Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearemoreobvioussignstolookfor.

Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroattypicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetafever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sorethroatandbodyachescomeonsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancoldsymptoms.

TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwheninfantandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocallthedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.

Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-countermedicationsaswell.However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflushouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReyesyndrome,ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentralnervoussystem.

Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommoncold.Butfrequenthandwashingandavoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecoldscanreducethelikelihoodofcatchingone.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,knowingthecauseofthemiserywillhelp.

A）shortenthedurationoftheillness

B）thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounter

C）thepatientobtaincheaperprescriptiondrugs

D）preventpeoplefromcatchingcoldsandtheflu

12.Welearnfromthepassagethat.

A）onedoesn'tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu

B）aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu

C）delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem

D）over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu

13.Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,.

A）oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesit

B）oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossible

C）oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthedisease

D）oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading

14.Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?

A）Astuffynose.B）Ahightemperature.

C）Asorethroat.D）Adrycough.

15.Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents.

A）areadvisednottogivethemaspirin

B）shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndrome

C）areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccination

D）shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafever

PassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondentslisted“togivechildrenagoodstartacademically”asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasmemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.

IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyorientedAmericanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.AnemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.

LiveinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.

16.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve.

A）JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparents

B）Japan'seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

C）Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

D）Japan'shighereducationissuperiortotheirs

17.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto.

A）problemsolving

B）groupexperiencebelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto

C）parentalguidance

D）individually-orienteddevelopment

18.InJapan'spreschooleducation,thefocusison.

A）preparingchildrenacademicallyB）developingchildren'sartisticinterests

C）tappingchildren'spotentialD）shapingchildren'scharacter

19.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto.

A）broadenchildren'shorizonB）cultivatechildren'screativity

C）lightenchildren'sstudyloadD）enrichchildren'sknowledge

20.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity:

basedkindergartens?

A）Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.

B）Theycanaccumulatemoregroupexperiencethere.

C）Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup.

D）Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.

PassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Leaddeposition，whichaccumulatedinsoilandsnowduringthe1960’sand70’s,wereprimarilytheresultofleadedgasolineemissionsoriginatingintheUnitedStates.InthetwentyyearsthattheCleanAirActhasmandatedunleadedgasuseintheUnitedStates,theleadaccumulationworldwidehasdecreasedsignificantly.

AstudypublishedrecentlyinthejournalNatureshowsthatair-borneleadedgasemissionsfromtheUnitedStatesweretheleadingcontributortothehighconcentrationofleadinthesnowinGreenland.Thenewstudyisaresultof