07年四级真题.docx

1、07年四级真题2007年12月大学英语四级考试真题 Part I Writing （30 minutes） Part II Reading Comprehension （Skimming and Scanning） （15 minutes） Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the fo

2、ur choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Universities Branch Out As never before in their long history, universities have become instruments of national competition as well as instruments of peace. They are the place o

3、f the scientific discoveries that move economies forward, and the primary means of educating the talent required to obtain and maintain competitive advantage. But at the same time, the opening of national borders to the flow of goods, services, information and especially people has made universities

4、 a powerful force for global integration, mutual understanding and geopolitical stability. In response to the same forces that have driven the world economy, universities have become more self-consciously global: seeking students from around the world who represent the entire range of cultures and v

5、alues, sending their own students abroad to prepare them for global careers, offering course of study that address the challenges of an interconnected world and collaborative （合作的） research programs to advance science for the benefit of all humanity. Of the forces shaping higher education none is mo

6、re sweeping than the movement across borders. Over the past three decades the number of students leaving home each year to study abroad has grown at an annual rate of 3.9 percent, from 800,000 in 1975 to 2.5 million in 2004. Most travel from one developed nation to another, but the flow from develop

7、ing to developed countries is growing rapidly. The reverse flow, from developed to developing countries, is on the rise, too. Today foreign students earn 30 percent of the doctoral degrees awarded in the United States and 38 percent of those in the United Kingdom. And the number crossing borders for

8、 undergraduate study is growing as well, to 8 percent of the undergraduates at Americas best institutions and 10 percent of all undergraduates in the U.K. In the United States, 20 percent of the newly hired professors in science and engineering are foreign-born, and in China many newly hired faculty

9、 members at the top research universities received their graduate education abroad. Universities are also encouraging students to spend some of their undergraduate years in another country. In Europe, more than 140,000 students participate in the Erasmus program each year, taking courses for credit

10、in one of 2,200 participating institutions across the continent. And in the United States, institutions are helping place students in the summer internships （实习） abroad to prepare them for global careers. Yale and Harvard have led the way, offering every undergraduate at least one international stud

11、y or internship opportunityand providing the financial resources to make it possible. Globalization is also reshaping the way research is done. One new trend involves sourcing portions of a research program to another country. Yale professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Tian Xu d

12、irects a research center focused on the genetics of human disease at Shanghais Fudan University, in collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools. The Shanghai center has 95 employees and graduate students working in a 4,300-square-meter laboratory seminars with scientists from both campus

13、es. The arrangement benefits both countries; Xus Yale lab is more productive, thanks to the lower costs of conducting research in China, and Chinese graduate students, postdoctors and faculty get on-the-job training from a world-class scientist and his U.S. team. As a result of its strength in scien

14、ce, the United States has consistently led the world in the commercialization of major new technologies, from the mainframe computer and the integrated circuit of the 1960s to the Internet infrastructure （基础设施） and applications software of the 1990s. the link between university-based science and ind

15、ustrial application is often indirect but sometimes highly visible: Silicon Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University, and Route 128 outside Boston has long housed companies spun off from MIT and Harvard. Around the world, governments have encouraged copying of this model, perhaps most

16、 successfully in Cambridge, England, where Microsoft and scores of other leading software and biotechnology companies have set up shop around the university. For all its success, the United States remains deeply hesitant about sustaining the research- university model. Most politicians recognize the

17、 link between investment in science and national economic strength, but support for research funding has been unsteady. The budget of the National Institutes of Health doubled between 1998 and 2003, but has risen more slowly than inflation since then. Support for the physical sciences and engineerin

18、g barely kept pace with inflation during that same period. The attempt to make up lost ground is welcome, but the nation would be better served by steady, predictable increases in science funding at the rate of long-term GDP growth, which is on the order of inflation plus 3 percent per year. America

19、n politicians have great difficult recognizing that admitting more foreign students can greatly promote the national interest by increasing international understanding. Adjusted for inflation, public funding for international exchanges and foreign-language study is well below the levels of 40 years

20、ago, in the wake of September 11, changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities, and a corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia, Singapore and the U.K. Objections from American university and the business leaders

21、 led to improvements in the process and reversal of the decline, but the United States is still seen by many as unwelcoming to international students. Most Americans recognize that universities contribute to the nations well-being through their scientific research, but many fear that foreign student

22、s threaten American competitiveness by taking their knowledge and skills back home. They fail to grasp that welcoming foreign students to the United States has two important positive effects: first, the very best of them stay in the States and like immigrants throughout historystrengthen the nation;

23、 and second, foreign students who study in the United States become ambassadors for many of its most cherished （珍视） values when they return home. Or at least they understand them better. In America as elsewhere, few instruments of foreign policy are as effective in promoting peace and stability as w

24、elcoming international university students. 1From the first paragraph we know that present day universities have become Amore and more research-oriented Bin-service training organizations Cmore popularized than ever before Da powerful force for global integration 2Over the past three decades, the en

25、rollment of overseas students has increased Aby2.5 million Bby 800,000 Cat an annual rate of 3.9 percent Dat an annual rate of 8 percent 3In the United States,how many of the newly hired professors in science and engineering are foreign-born? A10% B20% C30% D38% 4How do Yale and Harvard prepare thei

26、r undergraduates for global careers? AThey organize a series of seminars on world economy BThey offer them various courses in international politics CThey arrange for them to participate in the Erasmus program DThey give them chances for international study or internship 5An example illustrating the

27、 general trend of universities globalization is AYales collaboration with Fudan University on genetic research BYales helping Chinese universities to launch research projects CYales student exchange program with European institutions DYales establishing branch campuses throughout the world 6What do

28、we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage? AIt houses many companies spun off from MIT and Harvard BIt is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft Company CIt was intentionally created by Stanford University DIt is where the Internet infrastructure was built up 7What is said about the U.S. feder

29、al funding for research? AIt has increased by 3 percent BIt has been unsteady for years CIt has been more than sufficient DIt doubled between 1998 and 2003 8The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in the U.S after September 11 was caused by_. 9Many Americans fear that American com

30、petiveness may be threatened by foreign students who will_. 10The policy of welcoming foreign students can benefit the U.S. in that the very best of them will stay and_. Part III Listening Comprehension （35 minutes） Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 lon

31、g conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）, and decid

32、e which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 11. A） She used to be in poor health. B） She was popular among boys. C） She was somewhat overweight D） She didnt do well at high school. 12. A） At he airport. B） In a restaurant. C） In a booking office. D） At the ho