英语四级真题及答案详解第1套Word格式.docx

1、s business associate. D） The woman was putting up a sign on the wall.12. A） He needs more time for the report. B） He needs help to interpret the data. C） He is sorry not to have helped the woman. D） He does not have sufficient data to go on.13. A） A friend from New York. B） A message from Tony. C） A

2、 postal delivery. D） A change in the weather.14. A） She is not available until the end of next week. B） She is not a reliable source of information. C） She does not like taking exams. D） She does not like psychology.15. A） He will help the woman carry the suitcase. B） The womans watch is twenty minu

3、tes fast. C） The woman shouldnt make such a big fuss. D） There is no need for the woman to be in a hurry.16. A） Mary is not so easygoing as her. B） Mary and she have a lot in common. C） She finds it hard to get along with Mary. D） She does not believe what her neighbors said.17. A） At an information

4、 service. B） At a car wash point. C） At a repair shop. D） At a dry cleaners.18. A） The woman came to the concert at the mans request. B） The man is already fed up with playing the piano. C） The piece of music the man played is very popular. D） The mans unique talents are the envy of many people.Ques

5、tions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A） He has taught Spanish for a couple of years at a local school. B） He worked at the Brownstone Company for several years. C） He owned a small retail business in Michigan years ago. D） He has been working part-time in a school ne

6、ar Detroit.20. A） He prefers a full-time job with more responsibility. B） He is eager to find a job with an increased salary. C） He likes to work in a company close to home. D） He would rather get a less demanding job.21. A） Sports. B） Travel. C） Foreign languages. D） Computer games22. A） When he is

7、 supposed to start work. B） What responsibilities he would have. C） When he will be informed about his application. D） What career opportunities her company can offer.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A） She is pregnant. B） She is over 50. C） She has just fini

8、shed her project. D） She is a good saleswoman.24. A） He takes good care of Lisa. B） He is the CEO of a giant company. C） He is good at business management. D） He works as a sales manager.25. A） It is in urgent need of further development. B） It produces goods popular among local people. C） It has be

9、en losing market share in recent years. D） It is well positioned to compete with the giants.Section B Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the conversation you have just heard.26. A） It is lined with tall trees. C） It has high buildings on both sides.B） It was widened recently. D） It used to

10、be dirty and disorderly.27. A） They repaved it with rocks. C） They beautified it with plants.B） They built public restrooms on it. D） They set up cooking facilities near it.28. A） What makes life enjoyable. C） What a community means.B） How to work with tools. D） How to improve health.29. A） They wer

11、e obliged to fulfill the signed contract.B） They were encouraged by the city officials praise.C） They wanted to prove they were as capable as boys.D） They derived happiness from the constructive work.Passage Two Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. A） The majority of

12、them think it less important than computers.B） Many of them consider it boring and old-fashioned.C） The majority of them find it interesting.D） Few of them read more than ten books a year.31. A） Novels and stories. C） History and science books.B） Mysteries and detective stories. D） Books on culture

13、and tradition.32. A） Watching TV. C） Reading magazines.B） Listening to music. D） Playing computer games.Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. A） Advice on the purchase of cars.B） Information about the new green-fuel vehicles.C） Trends for the development

14、of the motor car.D） Solutions to global fuel shortage.34. A） Limited driving range. C） The short life of batteries.B） Huge recharging expenses. D） The unaffordable high price.35. A） They need to be further improved.B） They can easily switch to natural gas.C） They are more cost-effective than vehicle

15、s powered by solar energy.D） They can match conventional motor cars in performance and safety.Section CMy favorite T.V. show? The Twilight Zone. I （36） _ like the episode called The Printers Devil. Its about a newspaper editor whos being （37） _ out of business by a big newspaper syndicate - you know

16、, a group of papers （38） _ by the same people.Hes about to （39） _ suicide when hes interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered $5000 to pay off his newspapers （40） _, but this Smith character also offers his （41） _ for free. It turns out that the guy （42） _ t

17、he printing machine with amazing speed, and soon hes turning out newspapers with （43） _ headlines. The small paper is successful again. The editor is amazed at how quickly Smith gets his stories only minutes after they happen - but soon hes presented with a contract to sign. Mr. Smith, it seems, is

18、really the devil! （44） _, so he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is reporting the news even before it happens - and its all terrible one disaster after another. （45） _. I really like these old episodes of The Twilight Zone because the stories are fascinating. （46） _.Part IV Reading Comprehension （Read

19、ing in Depth） （25 minutes） Section A Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. Walking, if you do it vigorously enough, is the overall best exercise for regular physical activity. It requires no equipment, everyone knows how to do it and it carries the 47 risk of injury. The human body

20、is designed to walk. You can walk in parks or along a river or in your neighborhood. To get 48 benefit from walking, aim for 45 minutes a day, an average of five days a week. Strength training is another important 49 of physical activity. Its purpose is to build and 50 bone and muscle mass, both of

21、which shrink with age. In general, you will want to do strength training two or three days a week, 51 recovery days between sessions. Finally, flexibility and balance training are 52 important as the body ages. Aches and pains are high on the list of complaints in old age. The result of constant mus

22、cle tension and stiffness of joints, many of them are 53 , and simple flexibility training can 54 these by making muscles stronger and keeping joints lubricated （润滑 ）. Some of this you do whenever you stretch. If you watch dogs and cats, youll get an idea of how natural it is. The general 55 is simp

23、le: whenever the body has been in one position for a while, it is good to 56 stretch it in an opposite position. A） allowing F） helping K） prevent B） avoidable G） increasingly L） principleC） briefly H） lowest M） provokeD） component I） maintain N） seriously E） determined J） maximum O） topicSection B

24、Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. Junk food is everywhere. Were eating way too much of it. Most of us know what were doing and yet we do it anyway. So heres a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation: Why not take a lesson from alcohol control po

25、licies and apply them to where food is sold and how its displayed?“Many policy measures to control obesity（肥胖症）assume that people consciously and rationally choose what and how much they eat and therefore focus on providing information and more access to healthier foods,” note the two researchers. “

26、In contrast,” the researchers continue, “many regulations that dont assume people make rational choices have been successfully applied to control alcohol, a substance like food of which immoderate consumption leads to serious health problems.” The research references studies of peoples behavior with

27、 food and alcohol and results of alcohol restrictions, and then lists five regulations that the researchers think might be promising if applied to junk foods. Among them:Density restrictions: licenses to sell alcohol arent handed out unplanned to all comers but are allotted（分配）based on the number of

28、 places in an area that already sell alcohol. These make alcohol less easy to get and reduce the number of psychological cues to drink. Similarly, the researchers say, being presented with junk food stimulates our desire to eat it. So why not limit the density of food outlets, particularly ones that sell food rich in empty calories? And why not limit sale of food in places that arent primarily food stores?Display and sales restrictions: California has a rule prohibiting alcohol displays near the cash registers in gas stations, and in most places you cant buy alcohol at d