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大学英语四级考试(CET4)
Part
ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthechoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8to10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
AFewAspectsofAmericanLife
Travel
It’ssummertime.FormanyAmericans,thisistheseasontotravel.Why?
Becauseschoolisoverandtheweatherisgreat.Andmostofall,theybelievetheydeserveabreak.WhenAmericanstakeabreak,theyoftenheadfortheirfavoritevacationspot.
Throughouttheirhistory,Americanshavebeenpeopleonthemove.TheearlyimmigrantshadtotraveltogettotheNewWorld.Oncetheyarrived,thesettledalongtheEastCoast.Buttheyweren’tcontenttostayhere.Explorersandtradersjourneyedtotheunknownwesternterritories.Later,settlersmovedwesttodevelopnewareas.Asaresultofthiswestmovement,Americanseventuallyoccupiedthewholecontinent—fromtheAtlantictothePacific.Eventoday,Americansseemunabletostayput.ResearchsaysthataverageAmericanmoveseveryfiveyears.
Americansareusedtotraveling.Somepeoplemakelong-distancecommutingtoworkdaily.Theirjobsmayevenrequirethemtotakefrequentbusinesstrips.Mostcompaniesprovideanannualvacationfortheiremployees,andpeopleoftenusethattimetotravel.Somepeoplejustvisitfriendorrelativesindistantstates.Somegoonlow-budgetweekendtripsandstayineconomymotels.Thosewithmoreexpensivetasteschooseluxurioushotels.Campingoutinthegreatoutdoorsappealstoadventuroustypes.Sometravelinrecreationalvehiclestocampoutincomfort,whileothers“roughit”bysleepingintents.Familiesoftenplantheirtripswiththekidsinmind.Moreandmore“familyfriendly”hotelsofferspecialprogramsforchildren.
Pet
Americanslovepets.Manypetownerstreattheirpetsasapartofthefamily.YoumightsayAmericanstreattheirpetsliketheytreattheirchildren—sometimesevenbetter.
InAmerica,therearemorehouseholdswithpetsthanthosewithchildren.Atleast43percentofUShomeshavepetsofsomesort.Usualcreatures,suchasmonkeys,snakesandevenwolves,findahomewithsomeAmericans.Morecommonpetsincludefish,miceandbirds.Buttheall-timefavoritesarecatsanddogs,evenattheWhiteHouse.Americanssometimeshavestrongfeelingsaboutwhetherdogsorcatsmakebetterpets.“Dogpeople”and“catpeople”oftenenjoyfriendlycompetition.
ManygrocerystoresinAmericasellpetfoods.Petscanevenaccompanytheirownersonvacation.Fancyhotelsarebeginningtoaccommodatebothmanandanimal.AnimalguestsatFourSeasonsHotelscanenjoydeliciousmealsservedonfinechinaandsleepinsoftbeds.
TheaverageAmericanenjoyshavingpetsaround,andforgoodreason.Researchershavediscoveredthatinteractingwithanimalslowersaperson’sbloodpressure.Dogscanofferprotectionfromrobbersandunwelcomevisitors.Catscanhelpridthehomeofunwantedmice.Littlecreaturesofallshapesandsizescanprovidefriendshipandlove.Inmanycases,havingapetpreparesayoungcouplefortheresponsibilitiesofparenthood.Petsevenencouragesocialrelationships:
theygivetheirownersanappearanceoffriendliness,andtheyprovideagoodsubjectofconversation.
PetsareasbasictoAmericancultureashotdogsorapplepie.ToAmericans,petsarenotjustproperty,butapartofthefamily.
Marriage
“Ido.”ToAmericans,thesetwowordscarrygreatmeaning.Theycanevenchangeyourlife,especiallyifyousaythematyourownwedding.Makingweddingpromisesislikesigningacontract.NowAmericansdon’treallythinkmarriageisabusinessdeal.Butmarriageisaseriousbusiness.
Itallbeginswithengagement(婚约).Traditionally,ayoungmanasksthefatherofhissweetheartforpermissiontomarryher.Ifthefatheragrees,themanlaterproposestoher.Oftenhetriestosurpriseherbyaskinghertomarryhiminaromanticway.
Sometimesthecouplejustdecidestogetherthatthetimeisrighttogetmarried.Theymaybeengagedforweeks,monthsorevenyears.Asthebigapproaches,bridal(新娘的)showersandbachelor’spartiesprovidemanygifts.Todaymanycouplesalsoreceivecounselingduringengagement.Thispreparesthemforthechallengesofmarriedlife.
Atlastit’stimeforthewedding.Althoughmostweddingsfollowlong-heldtraditions,there’sstillroomforindividualism.Forexample,theusualplaceforaweddingisinachurch.Butsomepeoplegetmarriedoutdoors.Afewevenhavetheceremonywhileskydivingorridingonhorseback!
Thecouplemayinvitehundredsofpeopleorjustafewclosefriends.Theychoosetheirownstyleofcolors,decorationsandmusicduringtheceremony.Butsomethingsrarelychange.Thebrideusuallywearsabeautiful,longwhiteweddingdress.Shetraditionallywears“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue”.Thegroom(新郎)wearsaformalsuit.Relativesandclosefriendsparticipateintheceremony.
Astheceremonybegins,thegroomstandswiththeminister,facingtheaudience.Musicsignalstheentranceofthebeautifulbride.Nervously,theyoungcouplerepeatstheirpromises.Traditionally,theypromisetoloveeachother“forbetter,forworse,forricher,forpoorer,insicknessandinhealth”.Butsometimesthecouplecomposestheirownpromises.Theygiveeachotheragoldringasasymboloftheirmarriagepromise.Finallytheministerannouncesthebigmoment:
“Inowpronounceyoumanandwife.Youmaykissyourbride!
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1.WhatisthetopreasonAmericanstravelinthesummertime?
A)Schoolisover.
B)Theythinktheydeservearest.
C)Summeristheseasontotravel.
D)Theweatherisgreat.
2.Everyyear,mostcompanies_______.
A)requireabusinesstrip
B)insistthatworkerscommute
C)haveemployeestraveltogether
D)provideavacationforworkers
3.ManyAmericanstreattheirpetsas_______.
A)veryusualthings
B)verycommonthings
C)theirownproperty
D)theirfamilymembers
4.Accordingtothepassage,somefancyhotelscouldprovideforyourpetsthefollowingexcept_______.
A)goodaccommodation
B)somewell-servedfood
C)asoftbed
D)deliciousChinesemeals
5.It’sdiscoveredthatinteractionwithpetanimalsisgoodforhealthastheycanhelpto_______.
A)guardagainstunwelcomevisitors
B)catchunwantedmice
C)lowerbloodpressure
D)keepcompany
6.Petcanencouragesocialrelationshipby_______.
A)actingasbasicelementtoAmericanculture
B)providingasubjectforchatting
C)becomingmembersforthefamily
D)havingafriendlyappearance
7.Traditionally,ifayoungmanwantstogetmarriedtohisgirlfriendheissupposedto_______.
A)proposetohisfriendattherighttime
B)askhisgirlfriendtomarryhiminaromanticway
C)getthepermissionofhisgirlfriend’smother
D)getthepermissionofhisgirlfriend’sfather
8.Thecounselingduringengagementcanprepareacouplefor___________.
9.Duringtheceremonythebrideusuallywearsabeautiful,longwhiteweddingwhile
thegroomwears___________.
10.Whenthebirdsandgroombegintoexchangetheirrings,itisasymboloftheir
_______________.
PartIIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
1.A)Theywentalongwaytoattendtheparty.
B)Theydidn'tthinkmuchofthefoodanddrinks.
C)Theyknewnoneoftheotherguestsattheparty.
D)Theyenjoyedthepartybetterthantheotherguests.
2.A)Tothebookstore.C)Tothemarket.
B)Tothedentist's.D)Tothepostoffice.
3.A)Dr.Andrewshasbeenpromotedforhisthoroughness.
B)ShedisagreeswithDr.Andrewsonmanyoccasions.
C)Dr.Andrewsusedtokeephispatientswaiting.
D)ShedislikesDr.Andrewsasmuchasthenewphysician.
4.A)Tomisusuallytalkative.C)Tomhasdozensofthingstoattendto.
B)Tomhasaverybadtemper.D)Tomisdislikedbyhiscolleagues.
5.A)Topickupthewomanfromthelibrary.
B)Tomakeacopyofthescheduleforhisfriend.
C)Tofindoutmoreaboutthetopicfortheseminar.
D)Togettheseminarscheduleforthewoman.
6.A)Thewomanhastogetthetextbooksinotherways.
B)Thewomanhassoldherusedtextbookstothebookstore.
C)Themanisgoingtobuyhistextbooksfromabookstore.
D)Themandoesn'twanttosellhistextbookstothewoman.
7.A)Attendaconference.
B)Giveaspeech.
C)Meethislawyer.
D)Makeabusinesstrip.
8A)Jessiealwayssayswhatshethinks.
B)Jessieseemstohavealotonhermind.
C)Jessieiswrongtofindfaultwithherboss.
D)Jessieshouldknowthemarketingdirectorbetter.t
9.A)Helenistalkative.
B)Helenisactive.
C)Helenissociable.
D)Helenisquiet.
10.A)JimmywillregretmarryingaFrenchwoman.
B)Jimmyisnotseriousinmakingdecisions.
C)Jimmyisrichenoughtobuyabighouse.
D)Jimmy'swordsareoftennotreliable.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Itcanbeusedbyfarmerstoprotectlargebuildings.
B)ItwasbroughttothenorthernUSAbyAsianfarmers.
C)IthasdonemoreharmthangoodinthesouthernUSA.
D)ItwasintroducedintotheUSAtokillharmfulweeds.
12.A)Peoplewillhaveto
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