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1、四级试题2012年12月真题11. A) He needs another week for the painting. B) The painting was completed just in time.C) The building wont open until next week.D) His artistic work has been well received.12. A) Go camping. B)Rent a tent. C) Decorate his house. D) Organize a party.13. A) She talked with Mr. Wright

2、 on the phone.B) She is about to call Mr. Wrights secretary.C) She will see Mr. Wright at lunch time.D) She failed to reach Mr. Wright.14. A) He is actually very hardworking.B) He has difficulty finishing his project.C) He needs to spend more time in the lab.D) He seldom tells the truth about himsel

3、f.15. A) Rules restricting smoking. B) Ways to quit smoking.C) Smokers health problems. D) Hazards of passive smoking.16. A) He is out of town all morning. B) He is tied up in family matters.C) He has been writing a report. D) He has got meetings to attend.17. A) He is not easy-going. B) He is the s

4、peakers boss.C) He is not at home this weekend. D) He seldom invites people to his home.18. A) Take a break. B) Ask the way. C)Refuel his car. D) Have a cup of coffee.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) They are as good as historical films.B) They give youngst

5、ers a thrill.C) They have greatly improved.D) They are better than comics on film.20. A) The effects were very good.B) The acting was just so-so.C) The plot was too complicated.D) The characters were lifelike.21. A) They triumphed ultimately over evil in the battle.B) They played the same role in Wa

6、r of the Worlds.C) They are popular figures among young people.D) They are two leading characters in the film.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) It is scheduled on Thursday night.B) It is supposed to last nine weeks.C) It takes place once a week.D) It usually

7、 starts at six.23. A) To make good use of her spare time in the evening.B) To meet the requirements of her in-service training.C) To improve her driving skills as quickly as possible.D) To get some basic knowledge about car maintenance.24. A) Participate in group discussions.B) Take turns to make pr

8、esentations.C) Listen to the teachers explanation.D) Answer the teachers questions.25. A) Most of them are female.B) Some have a part-time job.C) They plan to buy a new car.D) A few of them are old chaps.Section BPassage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) She i

9、s not good at making friends.B) She is not well off.C) She enjoys company.D) She likes to go to concerts alone.27. A) Their similar social status.B) Their interdependence.C) Their common interest.D) Their identical character.28. A) Invite Pat to a live concert.B) Buy some gifts for Pats kids.C) Help

10、 take care of Pats kids.D) Pay for Pats season tickets.29. A) It can develop between people with a big difference in income.B) It can be maintained among people of different age groups.C) It cannot last long without similar family background.D) It cannot be sustained when friends move far apart.Pass

11、age TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) Priority of students academic achievements.B) Equal education opportunities to all children.C) Social equality between teachers and students.D) Respect for students individuality.31. A) Efficient.B) Complicated.C) Lengthy.

12、D) Democratic.32. A) To help them acquire hands-on experience.B) To try to cut down its operational expenses.C) To provide part-time jobs for needy students.D) To enable them to learn to take responsibility.Section CAmericans today have different eating habits than they had in the past. There is a w

13、ide (36) _ of food available. They have a broader (37) _ of nutrition (营养), so they buy more fresh fruit and (38) _ than ever before. At the same time, Americans (39)_ increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.Statistics show that the way people live (40) _ the way they eat. American lifestyles have

14、 changed. There are now growing numbers of people who live alone, (41) _ parents and children, and double-income families. These changing lifestyles are (42) _ for the increasing number of people who must (43) _ meals or sometimes simply go without them. Many Americans have less time than ever befor

15、e to spend preparing food. (44) _. Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times a week on average.It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people consume. (45) _. This information not only tells us what people are eating, but also tells us about the changes in attitudes and tastes. (4

16、6) _. Instead, chicken, turkey and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased in recent years.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.French fries, washed down with a pint of soda, are a favorite part of fast-food lunches and dinners for millions of Amer

17、ican youngsters. But 47 a cue from health experts, a group of 19 restaurant companies are pledging to offer more-healthful menu options for children at a time when 48 is growing over the role of fast food in childhood obesity(肥胖症).Burger King, the nations second-largest fast food chain, for instance

18、, will 49 automatically including French fries and soda in its kids meals starting this month, although they will still be 50. Instead, the company said Tuesday, its employees will ask parents whether they 51 such options as milk or sliced apples before assembling the meals.“Were asking the customer

19、s to 52 what they want,” said Craig Prusher, the chains vice president of government relations. Other participating chains, with a 53 of menu options, including Dennys, Chilis, Friendlys and Chevys.As part of the Kids Live Well campaign-expected to be announced 54 Wednesdayparticipating restaurants

20、must promise to offer at least one childrens meal that has fewer than 600 calories(卡路里), no soft drinks and at least two 55 from the following food groups: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins or low-fat dairy. Among other requirements, they must offer a side dish that meets similar 56, w

21、ith fewer than 200 calories and less than 35%of its calories from sugar.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A) adapt I) preferB) available J) recommendingC) begin K) speciesD) concern L) specifyE) criteria M) stopF) items N) takingG) nationwide O) varietyH) possibleEducation Study Finds U. S. FallingBehindA） Teachers

22、 in the United States earn less relative tonational income than their counterparts in many industrialized countries, yet they spend far more hours in front of the classroom, according to a major new international study.B） The salary differentials are part of a pattern of relatively low public invest

23、ment in education in the United States compared with other member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group in Paris that compiled the report. Total government spending on educational institutions in the United States slipped to 4.8 percent of gross domestic produ

24、ct in 1998, falling under the international average 5 percent for the first time.C） “The whole economy has grown faster than the education system,” Andreas Schleicher, one of the reports authors,explained. “The economy has done very well, but teachers have not fully benefit.” The report, due out tod

25、ay, is the sixth on education published since1991 by the organization of 30 nations, founded in 1960, and now covering much of Europe, North America, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.D )In addition to the teacher pay gap, the report shows the other countries have begun to catch up with

26、the United States in higher education: college enrollment has grown by 20 percent since 1995across the group, with one in four young people now earning degrees. For the first time, the United States college graduation rate, now at 33percent, is not the worlds highest. Finland,the Netherlands, New Ze

27、aland and Britain have surpassed it.E） The United States is also producing fewer mathematics and science graduates than most of the other member states.And, the report says, a college degree produces a greater boost in income here while the lack of a high school diploma imposes a bigger income penal

28、ty. “The number of graduates is increasing, but that stimulates even more of a demand there is no end in sight,” Mr. Schleicher said. “The demand for skill, clearly,is growing faster than the supply that is coming from schools and colleges.”F） The report lists the salary for a highschool teacher in

29、the United States with 15 years experience as $36,219, above the international average of $31,887but behind seven other countries and less than 60 percent of Switzerlands$62,052. Because teachers in the Unites States have a heavier classroom load teaching almost a third more hours than their counter

30、parts abroad their salary per hour of actual teaching is $35, less than the international average of $41 (Denmark, Spain and Germany pay more than $50 per teaching hour, South Korea $77). In 1994, such a veteran teacher in the United States earned 1.2 times the average per capita income whereas in 1

31、999 the salary was just under the national average. Only the Czech Republic, Hungary,Iceland and Norway pay their teachers less relative tonational income; in South Korea, teachers the actual teaching salary earn 2.5 times the national average. Teacher pay accounts for 56 percent of what the United States spends on education, well below the 67 percent average among the g