英语四级真题及答案Word下载.docx
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C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Thefourthfloor.B)Thefifthfloor.C)Thesixthfloor.D)Theseventhfloor.
2.A)Johnboughtacheapcomputer.B)JohnboughtMorrisacomputer.
C)MorrisboughtacomputerfromJohn.D)Morrisboughtanewcomputer.
3.A)RecognizeJanefirst.B)Tellthewomanwhy.
C)Goonadiet.D)Feelatease.
4.A)Thewhiteone.B)Thebrickone.
C)Theprettierone.D)Thebetterone.
5.A)Thesummerthisyearisterriblyhot.B)Lastsummerwasevenhotter.
C)Hotweatherhelpsloseweight.D)Lightwasstrongerthismorning.
6.A)Nooneonthebuswasinjured.
B)Everyoneonthebuswasinjured.
C)Onlyonestudentonthebuswasinjured.
D)Morethanonestudentonthebuswasinjured.
7.A)Drawingsomemoney.B)Openingadepositaccount.
C)Savingmuchmoney.D)Puttingmoneyinthebank.
8.A)Theyhavetoolittlepatience.B)Theyarenotstrictwithstudents.
C)Theyareveryhardonstudents.D)Theyaremorehardworkingthanbefore.
9.A)Thewomanisveryworried.B)Themandoesn’tlikethinking.
C)Themanhasdonesomethingwrong.D)Thewomancandonothingfortheman.
10.A)Becausethewaistwasabittootight.
B)Becausetherewasn’tanyofhersize.
C)Becauseshedidn’tlookgoodinthedress.
D)Becausethestylewasnotwhatsheliked.
SectionBCompoundDictation
注意:
听力理解的B节(SectionB)为复合式听写(CompoundDictation),题目在试卷二上。
现在请取出试卷二。
Asupermarketclubcardisanewwayforpeopletosavemoneyonitemstheybuy.Peopleusedtocutoutcoupons(赠券)to(S1)savemoney.Nowtheyuseacardthatlookslikea(S2)creditcardwhentheypayforitems.Onlypeoplewithcardscangetthe(S3)lowerprice.
Togetacard,peoplemustgiveouttheirname,address,andother(S4)personalinformation.Everythingclubcard-usersbuyis(S5)storedonacomputerinafilewiththeirnameonit.Inthecoupondays,noonekept(S6)trackofthethingspeoplebought.Now,computersallowhuge(S7)amountsofinformationtobesaved.
Inordertosavemoneywiththecards,peoplecouldloseprivacy.Sofar,theinformation,ordata,isprivate.Butthatcouldchange.Therearemanycompanieswhomightbeinterestedinknowingwhatpeoplebuy.Forinstance,(S8)aninsurancecompanymightwanttoknowiftheirclientsbuyhealthyfood,orifpeoplebuyalotofmedicinefromthestore.
ACaliforniaSenator,DebraBowen,wantstomakesuretherearelawstoprotectdatakeptoncomputers.Shesays,“(S9)Thelawsthatgovernprivacyreallyhaven’tcaughtupwithtechnology.”
Storesthatuseclubcardshavepromisedtokeeptheinformationprivate.(S10)Somepeopleareafraidthestoresmightchangetheirmindsifcompaniesofferedenoughmoney.Somepeoplesaytheinformationisworthasmuchastreasure.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thepredictabilityofourmortalityratesissomethingthathaslongpuzzledsocialscientists.Afterall,thereisnonaturalreasonwhy2,500peopleshouldaccidentallyshootthemselveseachyearorwhy7,000shoulddrownor55,000dieintheircars.Nooneestablishesaquotaforeachtypeofdeath.Itjusthappensthattheyfollowaconsistentpatternyearafteryear.
AfewyearsagoaCanadianpsychologistnamedGeraldWildebecameinterestedinthisphenomenon.HenoticedthatmortalityratesforviolentandaccidentaldeathsthroughouttheWesternworldhaveremainedoddlystaticthroughoutthewholeofthecentury,despiteallthetechnologicaladvancesandincreasesinsafetystandardsthathavehappenedinthattime.Wildedevelopedanintriguingtheorycalled“riskhomeostasis”.Accordingtothistheory,peopleinstinctivelylivewithacertainlevelofrisk.Whensomethingismadesafer,peoplewillgetaroundthemeasureinsomewaytoreasserttheoriginallevelofdanger.If,forinstance,theyarerequiredtowearseatbelts,theywillfeelsaferandthuswilldrivealittlefasterandalittlemorerecklessly,therebystatisticallycancelingoutthebenefitsthattheseatbeltconfers.Otherstudieshaveshownthatwhereanintersectionismadesafer,theaccidentrateinvariablyfallstherebutrisestoacompensatinglevelelsewherealongthesamestretchofroad.Itappears,then,thatwehaveaninnateneedfordanger.
Inallevents,itisbecomingclearerandclearertoscientiststhatthefactorsinfluencingourlifespanarefarmoresubtleandcomplexthanhadbeenpreviouslythought.Itnowappearsthatifyouwishtolivealonglife,itisn’tsimplyamatterofadheringtocertainprecautions…eatingtherightfoods,notsmoking,drivingwithcare.Youmustalsohavetherightattitude.ScientistsattheDukeUniversityMedicalCentermadea15-yearstudyof500personspersonalitiesandfound,somewhattotheirsurprise,thatpeoplewithasuspiciousormistrustfulnaturedieprematurelyfarmoreoftenthanpeoplewithasunnydisposition.Lookingonthebrightside,itseems,canaddyearstoyourlifespan.
11.Whatsocialscientistshavelongfeltpuzzledaboutiswhy.
A)themortalityratecannotbepredicted
B)thedeathtollremainedstableyearafteryear
C)aquotaforeachtypeofdeathhasnotcomeintobeing
D)peoplelosttheirliveseveryyearforthisorthatreason
12.Inhisresearch,GeraldWildefindsthattechnologicaladvancesandincreasesinsafetystandards.
A)havehelpedsolvetheproblemofsohighdeathrate
B)haveoddlyaccountedformortalityratesinthepastcentury
C)havereducedmortalityratesforviolentandaccidentaldeaths
D)haveachievednoeffectinbringingdownthenumberofdeaths
13.Accordingtothetheoryof“riskhomeostasis”,sometrafficaccidentsresultfrom.
A)ourinnatedesireforrisk
B)ourfastandrecklessdriving
C)ourignoranceofseatbeltbenefits
D)ourinstinctiveinterestinspeeding
14.Bysaying“…statisticallycancelingoutthebenefitsthattheseatbeltconfers”(Para.2),theauthormeans.
A)wearingseatbeltsdoesnothaveanybenefitsfromthestatisticpointofview
B)deathsfromwearingseatbeltsarethesameasthosefromnotwearingthem
C)deathsfromotherreasonscounterbalancethebenefitsofwearingseatbelts
D)wearingseatbeltsdoesnotnecessarilyreducedeathsfromtrafficaccidents
15.Whichofthefollowingmaycontributetoalongerlifespan?
A)Showingadequatetrustinsteadofsuspicionofothers
B)Eatingthefoodlowinfatanddrivingwithgreatcare
C)Cultivatinganoptimisticpersonalityandneverlosingheart
D)Lookingonthebrightsideanddevelopingabalancedlevelofrisk
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
InCaliforniatheregulators,theutilitiesandthegovernorallwanttheFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissiontocapspot(现货的)marketprices.TheCaliforniansclaimitwillreininoutrageousprices.Federalregulatorshaverefused.Thebattleison.
GovernorGrayDavissays,“I’mnothappywiththeFederalRegulatoryCommissionatall.They’relivinginanivorytower.IftheirbillsweregoinguplikethepeopleinSanDiego,theywouldknowthatthisisarealproblemintherealworld.”
Aspartofderegulation,pricecapswereremovedtoallowforafreemarket.Timingiseverything;
naturalgaspriceshadalreadyskyrocketed.DemandwashighfromCalifornia’sboomingeconomy.Nonewpowerplantshadbeenbuilthereintenyears,andpowerproducershadtherighttohikepricesalongwithdemand.Andhikethemtheydid.
LorettaLynchofthePublicUtilitiesCommissionsays,”ThiscommissionandallofCaliforniawasbeatingdownthedooroffederalregulatorstosay‘helpusimposereasonablepricecapstohelptokeepourmarketstable.”
Federalregulatorsdidaskforlonger-termcontractsbetweenpowerproducersandtheutilitiestostabilizeprices.Thefederalcommission,unavailableforcommentonthisstory,releasedarecentstatementdefendingitspositionnottore-regulate.
FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionDec.15,2000:
“Thecommission?
sintentionistoenablethemarketstocatchuptocurrentsupplyanddemandproblemsandnottoreintroducecommandandcontrolregulationthathashelpedtoproducethecurrentcrisis.”
Someenergyexpertsbelievethat,withouttemporarypricecaps,thecrisiswillcontinue.
SeverinBorensteinoftheU.C.EnergyInstitutesays,“SomefederalregulatorshaveablindcommitmenttomakingthemarketworkandIthinkpartoftheproblemistheyreallydon?
tunderstandwhat?
sgoingon.”
GaryAckermanoftheWesternPowerTradingForumsays
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