大学英语四级真题及参考答案Word文档格式.docx
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Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.
21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.
A)itspowersource
B)itsdrivingsystem
C)itsmonitoringsystem
D)itsseatingcapacity
22.Whatistheauthor'
smainconcern?
A)Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.
B)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.
C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.
D)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.
23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?
A)Arail.
B)Anengine.
C)Aretractablearm.
D)Acomputercontroller.
24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois_______.
A)keepintherightlane
B)waittoarriveathisdestination
C)keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter
D)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone
25.Whatistheauthor'
sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?
A)Enthusiastic. B)Pessimistic.C)Optimistic.D)Cautious.
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeen
accusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.
Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.
Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;
theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.
Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal(残酷的),hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindofconfrontation(冲突)betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs(阻拦者).Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolence,butmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox'
ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.
Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceamuchbiggerthreattotheirsport.ALabourPartyMemberoftheParliament,MikeFoster,istryingtogetParliamenttoapproveanewlawwhichwillmakethehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal.Ifthelawispassed,wildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBritain.
26.RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes_____.
A)forrecreation
B)intheinterestsofthefarmers
C)tolimitthefoxpopulation
D)toshowoftheirwealth
27.WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?
A)Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.
B)Itisacostlyeventwhichrarelyoccurs.
C)Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.
D)Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.
28.Foxhuntingopponentsofteninterfereinthegame________.
A)byresortingtoviolence
B)byconfusingthefoxhunters
C)bytakinglegalaction
D)bydemonstratingonthescene
29.AnewlawmaybepassedbytheBritishParliamentto________.
A)prohibitfarmersfromhuntingfoxes
B)forbidhuntingfoxeswithdogs
C)stophuntingwildanimalsinthecountryside
D)preventlarge-scalefoxhunting
30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A)killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegal
B)limitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessary
C)huntingfoxeswithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolent
D)fox-huntingoftenleadstoconfrontationbetweenthepoorandtherich
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:
thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育高峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation'
selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell."
Inadditiontothedoctors,we'
regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,"
saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia'
s(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学).
Lawyerscanspecializein"
elderlaw,"
whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory."
Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,"
oneprofessorsays.
MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas"
reallyboredwithbacteria.”Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,"
Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying."
31."
…oldissuddenlyin"
(Line1,Para.1)mostprobablymeans"
______"
.
A)Americahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeople
B)gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopular
C)moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampuses
D)Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofenrollingolderstudents
32.WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit______.
A)fromtheadoptionofthe"
elderlaw"
B)fromrenderingspecialservicestotheelderly
C)byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledge
D)bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests
33.Whycanbusinessmenmakemoneyintheemergingeldermarket?
A)Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.
B)Theycanemploymoregerontologists.
C)Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.
D)Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.
34.Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?
A)Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.
B)Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.
C)CollegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.
D)Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.
35.ItcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheexpansionofAmerica'
selderlypopulation________.
A)willprovidegoodjobopportunitiesinmanyareas
B)willimposeanunbearableburdenonsociety
C)mayleadtonursinghomeabuseandagediscrimination
D)willcreatenewfieldsofstudyinuniversities
PassageFour
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thedeclineinmoralstandards-whichhaslongconcernedsocialanalysts-hasatlastcapturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans.AndJeanBethkeElshtain,forone,isglad.
Thefactthatordinarycitizensarenowstartingtothinkseriouslyaboutthenation'
smoralclimate,saysthisethics(伦理学)professorattheUniversityofChicago,isreasontohopethatnewideaswillcomeforwardtoimproveit.
Butthechallengeisnottobeunderestimated.MaterialismandindividualisminAmericansocietyarethebiggestobstacles."
Thethoughtthat'
I'
minitforme'
hasbecomedeeplyrootedinthenationalconsciousness,"
Ms.Elshta
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