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大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
2006年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
PartⅠListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwarsaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce:
Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmaxireadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis,thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.A)Theyenjoyedthepartybetterthantheotherguests.
B)Theyknewnoneoftheotherguestsattheparty.
C)Theydidn'tthinkmuchofthefoodanddrinks.
D)Theywentalongwaytoattendtheparty.
2.A)Tothedentist's.C)Tothepostoffice.
B)Tothemarket.D)Tothebookstore.
3.A)ShedislikesDr.Andrewsasmuchasthenewphysician.
B)Dr.Andrewshasbeenpromotedforhisthoroughness.
C)ShedisagreeswithDr.Andrewsonmanyoccasions.
D)Dr.Andrewsusedtokeephispatientswaiting.
4.A)Tomisusuallytalkative.C)Tomisdislikedbyhiscolleagues.
B)Tomhasaverybadtemper.D)Tomhasdozensofthingstoattendto.
5.A)Tofindoutmoreaboutthetopicfortheseminar.
B)Tomakeacopyofthescheduleforhisfriend.
C)Togettheseminarscheduleforthewoman.
D)Topickupthewomanfromthelibrary.
6.A)Themandoesn'twanttosellhistextbookstothewoman.
B)Thewomanhastogetthetextbooksinotherways.
C)Thewomanhassoldherusedtextbookstothebookstore.
D)Themanisgoingtobuyhistextbooksfromabookstore.
7.A)Giveaspeech.C)Attendaconference.
B)Meethislawyer.D)Makeabusinesstrip.
8A)Jessieshouldknowthemarketingdirectorbetter.
B)Jessieiswrongtofindfaultwithherboss.
C)Jessieseemstohavealotonhermind.
D)Jessiealwayssayswhatshethinks.
9.A)Helenisquiet.C)Helenissociable.
B)Helenistalkative.D)Helenisactive.
10.A)Jimmyisnotseriousinmakingdecisions.
B)Jimmyisrichenoughtobuyabighouse.
C)Jimmy'swordsareoftennotreliable.
D)JimmywillregretmarryingaFrenchwoman.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)IthasdonemoreharmthangoodinthesouthernUSA.
B)ItwasbroughttothenorthernUSAbyAsianfarmers.
C)ItwasintroducedintotheUSAtokillharmfulweeds.
D)Itcanbeusedbyfarmerstoprotectlargebuildings.
12.A)Theywillbecometoohardtoplough.
B)Theywillsoonbeovergrownwithkudzu.
C)Peoplewillhavetorelyonkudzuforaliving.
D)Peoplewillfindithardtoprotectthesoil.
13.A)Thesoilthereisnotsosuitablefortheplant.
B)Thefactoriestherehavefoundagooduseforit.
C)Thefarmerstherehavebroughtitundercontrol.
D)Theclimatethereisunfavorabletoitsgrowth.
PassageTwo
Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Theuniverseasawhole.C)Anassociationofteachersandscholars.
B)Asocietyoflegalprofessionals.D)Abusinesscorporation.
15.A)Provincialcollegesweretakenoverbylargeruniversities.
B)Itslargestexpansiontookplaceduringthatperiod.
C)Smalluniversitiescombinedtoformbiggerones.
D)Itsroleinsocietywentthroughadramaticchange.
16.A)Privatedonations.C)Governmentfunding.
B)Feespaidbystudents.D)Grantsfromcorporations.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Hewasinterestedinthestudyofwildanimals.
B)HestartedtheorganizationHeiferInternational.
C)HewaswoundedintheSpanishcivilwar.
D)Hesoldhiscowstomanycountriesintheworld.
18.A)Tomakeplansforthedevelopmentofpoorcommunities.
B)Toteachpeoplehowtousenewskillstoraiseanimals.
C)Tohelpstarvingfamiliestobecomeself-supporting.
D)Todistributefoodtothepooraroundtheworld.
19.A)Theyshouldsubmitareportoftheirneedsandgoals.
B)Theyshouldprovidefoodforthelocalcommunities.
C)Theyshouldofferallbabyanimalstotheirpoorneighbors.
D)Theyshouldhelpotherfamiliesthewaytheyhavebeenhelped.
20.A)Ithashelpedrelievehungerinsomedevelopingcountries.
B)Ithasimprovedanimalbreedingskillsallovertheworld.
C)IthasbridgedthegapbetweentherichandthepoorinAmerica.
D)Ithaspromotedinternationalexchangeoffarmingtechnology.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsatunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworld.Women'seducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,butenhancingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives(激励),providesguidepoststhatpointtoanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofaneducation.
Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:
girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool-theprophecy(预言)becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle(恶性循环)ofneglect.
Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscircle.
Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.
21.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis____.
A)rewarding C)expensive
B)troublesome D)labor-saving
22.Bysaying"...theprophecybecomesself-fulfilling..."(Lines45.Para.2),theauthormeansthat____.
A)girlswilleventuallyfindtheirgoalsinlifebeyondreach
B)girlswillbeincreasinglydiscontentedwiththeirlifeathome
C)girlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowndreams
D)girlswillturnouttobelessvaluablethanboys
23.Theauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoavirtuouscirclewhen___.
A)womencaremoreabouteducation
B)parentscanaffordtheirdaughters'education
C)girlscangainequalaccesstoeducation
D)afamilyhasfewerbuthealthierchildren
24.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomen'seducation?
A)Ithasarousedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofeconomists.
B)Itwillyieldgreaterreturnsthanotherknowninvestments.
C)Itisnowgiventoppriorityinmanydevelopingcountries.
D)Itdeservesgreaterattentionthanothersocialissues.
25.Thepassagemainlydiscusses____.
A)unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountries
B)themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosociety
C)theeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomen
D)thepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedwomen
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Psychiatrists(精神病专家)whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanassetinchildrearing-olderparentsaremorethoughtful,uselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.Butraisingkidstakesmoneyandenergy.Manyolderparentsfindthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresources,decliningenergyandfailinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechild.Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolderparents'biggest,andoftenunspoken,fear.Havinglate-lifechildren,saysaneconomicsprofessor,oftenmeansparents,particularlyfathers,"endupretiringmuchlater."Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream.
HenryMetcalf,a54-year-oldjournalist,knowsittakesmoneytoraisekids.Buthe'salsoworriedthathisenergywillgiveoutfirst.Sure,hecanstillridebikeswithhisathleticfifthgrader,buthe'slearnedthatyoungatheartdoesn'tmeanyoung.Latelyhe'sbeentakingafternoonnaps(午睡)tokeepuphisenergy."Mybodyisaging,"saysMetcalf."Youcan'tgetawayfromthat."
Often,olderparentshearthetickingofanotherkindofbiologicalclock.Therapistswhoworkwithmiddle-agedandolderparentssayfearsaboutagingarenothingtolaughat."Theyworrythey'llbemistakenforgrandparents,orthatthey'llneedhelpgettingupout
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