四级B卷真题原文及答案Word格式文档下载.docx
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Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementofthehandsrepresentingawordinEnglish.Atthetime,AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)wasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnglish(混杂英语)。
ButStokoebelievedthe“handtalk”hisstudentsusedlookedricher.Hewondered:
Mightdeafpeopleactuallyhaveagenuinelanguage?
AndcouldthatlanguagebeunlikeanyotheronEarth?
Itwas1955,whenevendeafpeopledismissedtheirsigningas“substandard”。
Stokoe‘sideawasacademicheresy(异端邪说)。
Itis37yearslater.Stokoe-nowdevotinghistimetowritingandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture-ishavinglunchatacafé
neartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.FordecadeseducatorsfoughthisideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeech,themodulation(调节)ofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemovementofhands,themodulationofspace.“WhatIsaid,”Stokoeexplains,“isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff-it‘sbrainstuff.”
11.Thestudyofsignlanguageisthoughttobe.
A)anapproachtosimplifyingthegrammaticalstructureofalanguage
B)anattempttoclarifymisunderstandingabouttheoriginoflanguage
C)achallengetotraditionalviewsonthenatureoflanguage
D)anewwaytolookatthelearningoflanguage
12.Thepresentgrowinginterestinsignlanguagewasstimulatedby.
A)aleadingspecialistinthestudyofliberalarts
B)anEnglishteacherinauniversityforthedeaf
C)someseniorexpertsinAmericanSignLanguage
D)afamousscholarinthestudyofthehumanbrain
13.AccordingtoStokoe,signlanguageis.
A)aninternationallanguage
B)asubstandardlanguage
C)anartificiallanguage
D)agenuinelanguage
14.MosteducatorsobjectedtoStokoe‘sideabecausetheythought.
A)alanguageshouldbeeasytouseandunderstand
B)signlanguagewastooartificialtobewidelyaccepted
C)alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsounds
D)signlanguagewasnotextensivelyusedevenbydeafpeople
15.Stokoe‘sargumentisbasedonhisbeliefthat.
A)languageisaproductofthebrain
B)languageisasystemofmeaningfulcodes
C)signlanguageisderivedfromnaturallanguage
D)signlanguageisasefficientasanyotherlanguage
PassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.Bisforbeingextremelybusy.
Cisfortheconscientious(勤勤恳恳的)wayyoudoyourjob.
Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.
DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsagHardworkalonedoesn‘tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics-abetterjob,araise,praise-manypeoplearestillunableorunwilling-to“playthegame.”
“Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative(工于心计的)behavior,”saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.“Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword‘polite’。
Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventrying,topleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.”
Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueone‘sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,thisinvolvessomeformofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment-notjustinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.
“Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis,”saysNeilP.Lewis,amanagementpsychologist.“Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It‘ssimplehumannature.”
Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,haveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithflattery奉承),fearfulthat,iftheyspeakupforthemselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.
Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.
16.“Officepolitics”(Line2,Para.4)isusedinthepassagetoreferto.
A)thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers
B)theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany
C)thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer
D)thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaff
17.Togetpromoted,onemustnotonlybecompetentbut.
A)avoidbeingtoooutstanding
B)getalongwellwithhiscolleagues
C)honestandloyaltohiscompany
D)givehisbossagoodimpression
18.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingto“playthegame”(Line4,Para.5)?
A)Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.
B)Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.
C)Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.
D)Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.
19.Theauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe.
A)unwelcomeattheworkplace
B)badforinterpersonalrelationships
C)animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement
D)indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture
20.Itistheauthor‘sviewthat.
A)self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflattery
B)hardworkcontributesverylittletoone‘spromotion
C)manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflattery
D)speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature
PassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatripcoAngolain1997,tosupporttheRedCross‘scampaignforatotalbanonallanti-personnellandmines.WithinhoursofarrivinginAngola,televisionscreensaroundtheworldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomfortingvictimsinjuredinexplosionscausedbylandmines.“Iknewthestatistics,”shesaid.“Butputtingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome;
likewhenImetSandra,a13-year-oldgirlwhohadlostherleg,andpeoplelikeher.”
ThePrincessconcludedwithasimplemessage:
“Wemuststoplandmines”。
Andsheusedeveryopportunityduringhervisittorepeatthismessage.
But,backinLondon,herviewswerenotsharedbysomemembersoftheBritishgovernment,whichrefusedtosupportabanontheseweapons.AngrypoliticianslaunchedanattackonthePrincessinthepress.Theydescribedheras“veryill-informed”anda“loosecannon(乱放炮的人).”
ThePrincessrespondedbybrushingasidetheCriticisms:
“Thisisadistraction(干扰)wedonotneed.AllI‘mtryingtodoishelp.”
Oppositionparties,themediaandthepublicimmediatelyvoicedtheirSupportforthePrincess.Tomakemattersworseforthegovernment,itsoonemergedthatthePrincess‘striphadbeenapprovedbytheForeignOffice,andthatshewasinfactverywell-informedaboutboththesituationinAngolaandtheBritishgovernment’spolicyregardinglandmines.Theresultwasasevereembarrassmentforthegovernment.
Totryandlimitthedamage,theForeignSecretary,MalcolmRifkidnd,claimedthatthePrincess‘sviewsonlandmineswerenotverydifferentfromgovernmentpolicy,andthatitwas“workingtowards”aworldwideban.TheDefenceSecretary,MichaelPortillo,claimedthematterwas“amisinterpretationormisunderstanding.”
ForthePrincess,thetriptothiswar-torncountrywasanexcellentopportunitytouseherpopularitytoshowtheworldhowmuchdestructionandsufferinglandminescancause.Shesaidthattheexperiencehadalsogivenherthechancetogetclosertopeopleandtheirproblems.
21.PrincessDianapaidavisittoAngolain1997.
A)toclarifytheBritishgovernment‘sstandonlandmines
B)toestablishherimageasafriend‘oflandminevictims
C)toinvestigatethesufferingsoflandminevictimsthere
D)tovoicehersupportforatotalbanoflandmines
22.WhatdidDianameanwhenshesaid“……puttingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome”(Line5,Para.1)?
A)Meetingthelandminevictimsinpersonmadeherbelievethestatistics.
B)Shejustcouldn‘tbear
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