四级阅读真题全套附带答案.docx
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2006年6月英语四级考试阅读真题
PartIVReadingComprehension(readingindepth)
SectionB
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyears.enhancedbychronic(长久的)personnelshortagesthatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfortalent.
Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountriesforavarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedtorechargetheirbatterieswithanewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativityandinitiative.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andtheopportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.
Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhastosubmitaresumeorcurriculumvitae(CV).Thetwotermsgenerallymeanthesamething:
aone-ortwo-pagedocumentdescribingone'seducationalqualificationsandprofessionalexperience.However,guidelinesforpreparingar6sum6areconstantlychanging.Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriateregardingthecorporate(公司)culture,thecountryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallengewillbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagoodplacetostart.
"Educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmosteverycaseof'cross-border'jobhunting,juststatingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbeanadequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelatedexperience."daohangtigong
Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalorreverse-chronologicalorder.Chronologicalordermeanslistingyour'oldest'workexperiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeanslistingyourcurrentormostrecentexperiencefirst.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufindnospecificguidelines.thegeneralpreferenceisforthereverse-chronologicalformat."
IfyouaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutiftherecipient(收件人)usesBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.Forexample,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas'tertiaryeducation'intheUnitedKingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.Areaderwhoisunfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors.
21.Companiesarehiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause
A)theyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalented
B)theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseas
C)theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomeborders
D)theyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome
22.Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseas
A)isusuallycreativeandfullofinitiative
B)aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskills
C)isdissatisfiedwithhisownlifeathome
D)seekseitherhisownorhischildren'sdevelopment
23.Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbestto
A)takeculturalfactorsintoconsideration
B)learnaboutthecompany'shiringprocess
C)followappropriateguidelinesforjobhunting
D)knowtheemployer'spersonallikesanddislikes
24.Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsareadvisedto
A)stresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmaker
B)givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathome
C)provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiences
D)highlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga'cross-border'career
25.Accordingtotheauthor'slastpieceofadvice,theapplicantsshouldbeawareof
A)thedifferenteducationalsystemsintheUSandtheUK
B)thedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofEnglish
C)therecipient'spreferencewithregardtotheformat
D)thedistinctivefeaturesofAmericanandBritishcultures
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
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.
26.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis
A)troublesome
B)labor-saving
C)rewarding
D)expensive
27.Bysaying"...theprophecybecomesself-fulfilling..."(Lines45.Para.2).theauthormeansthat
A)girlswillturnouttobelessvaluablethanboys
B)girlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowndreams
C)girlswilleventuallyfindtheirgoalsinlifebeyondreach
D)girlswillbeincreasinglydiscontentedwiththeirlifeathome
28.Theauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoavirtuouscirclewhen
A)womencaremoreabouteducation
B)girlscangainequalaccesstoeducation
C)afamilyhasfewerbuthealthierchildren
D)parentscanaffordtheirdaughters'education
29.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomen'seducation?
A)Itdeservesgreaterattentionthanothersocialissues.
B)Itisnowgiventoppriorityinmanydevelopingcountries.
C)Itwillyieldgreaterreturnsthanotherknowninvestments.
D)Ithasarousedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofeconomists.
30.7bepassagemainlydiscusses
A)unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountries
B)thepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedwomen
C)themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosociety
D)theeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomen
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Speedingoffinastolencar,thethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.Butheisinforanunwelcomesurprise.Thecarisfittedwitharemoteimmobiliser(锁止器),andaradiosignalfromacontrolcentremilesawaywillensurethatoncethethiefswitchestheengineoff,hewillnotbeabletostartitagain.
Theideagoeslikethis.Acontrolboxfittedtothecarcontainsamini-cellphone,amicro-processorandmemory,andaGPS(全球定位系统)satellitepositioningreceiver.ffthecarisstolen,acodedcellphonesignalwilltellthecontrolcentretoblockthevehicle'senginemanagementsystemandpreventtheenginebeingrestarted.daoahngtigong
IntheUK,asetoftechnicalfixesisalreadymakinglifeharderforcarthieves.'Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged,'saysMartynRandall,asecurityexpert.Hesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutestoteachapersonhowtostealacar,usingabareminimumoftools.Butonlyifthecarismorethan10yearsold.
Moderncarsarefartoughertosteal,astheirenginemanagementcomputerwon'tallowthemtostartunlesstheyreceiveauniqueIDcodebeamedoutbytheignition(点火)key.IntheUK,technologieslikethishavehelpedachievea31%dropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.
Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaystostealcars,oftenbygettingboldoftheowner'skeys.Andkeytheftisresponsiblefor40%ofthetheftsofvehiclesfittedwithatrackingsystem.
Ifthecartravels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirID,thesystemwillsendasignaltoanoperationscentrethatithasbeenstolen.ThehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalsealarmsduetoinaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.
Staffatthecentrewillthencontacttheownertoconfirmthatthecarreallyismissing,andkeeppoliceinformedofthevehicle'smovementsviathecar'sGPSunit.
31.What'sthefunctionoftheremoteimmobilizerfittedtoacar?
A)Tohelpthepolicemakeasurpriseattackonthecarthief.
B)Toallowthecartolockautomaticallywhenstolen.
C)Topreventthecarthieffromrestartingitonceitstops.
D)Topreventcartheftbysendingaradiosignaltothecarowner.
32.Bysaying'Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged'(Lines1-2.Para.3).MartynRandallsuggeststhat
A)ittakesalon
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