月日英语四级考试试题(B卷)及参考答案

1、6月17日英语四级考试试题(B卷)及参考答案 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html below: 1校学生会将组织一次暑假志愿者活动，现招募志愿者 2本次志愿者活动的目的、活动安排等 3报名条件及联系方式 Volunteers Needed 北京导航提供李勇全、郑景婷、王轶群预祝同学们考试成功 Part V. Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a poster recruiting volunteers. You should write at

2、Least 120 words following the outline given below : 1校学生会将组织一次暑假志愿者活动，现招募志愿者 2本次志愿者活动的目的、活动安排等 3报名条件及联系方式 “成千上万人疯狂下载。 更多价值连城的绝密英语学习资料， 洛基内部秘密英语，技巧，策略 请在 网上 申请报名” 百度搜索“就爱阅读”,专业资料、生活学习,尽在就爱阅读网92,您的在线图书馆! 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html 洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 2006年6月大学英语四级考试 COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST Band Four- (4SSH

3、 1) 试 卷 一 密封条由考生亲自启封 注 意 事 项 一、将自己的校名、姓名、学校代号、准考证号写在答题纸和试卷二上。 将本试卷代号划在答题纸上。 二、试卷一、答题纸和试卷二均不得带出考场。考试结束，监考人员收卷后考生才可离开。 三、仔细读懂题目的说明。 四、在90分钟内做完试卷一上的Part I至Part III和试卷二上的Part IV。90分钟后，监考人员收取答题纸和试卷一，然后考生再做试卷二上的作文题。作文题答题时间为30分钟。全 部考试时间为120分钟，不得拖延时间。 五、多项选择题的答案一定要划在答题纸上，凡是写在试卷上的答案一律无效。试卷二上的题目答案直接写在试卷二上。 六、

4、多项选择题每题只能选一个答案；如多选，则该题无分。选定答案后，用HB浓度以上的铅笔在相应字母的中部划一条横线。正确的方法是：A) B C D。 使用其它符号答题者不给分。划线要有一定粗度，浓度要盖过字母底色。 七、如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html 八、在考试过程中要注意对自己的答案保密，若被他人抄袭，一经发现，后果自负。 全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会 Part Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this s

5、ection, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what war said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once: After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you maxi read the four choices marked A), B), C)

6、and D), and decide which is, the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant From the conversation we know that the tw

7、o were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer A B C ID 1. A) They went a long way to attend the party. B) They di

8、dnt think much of the food and drinks. C) They knew none of the other guests at the party. D) They enjoyed the party better than the other guests. 2. A) To the bookstore. C) To the market. B) To the dentists. D) To the post office. 3. A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness. 在线学英语 体验请申

9、请：/ielts/xd.html B) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions. C) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting. D) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician. 4. A) Tom is usually talkative. C) Tom has dozens of things to attend to. B) Tom has a very bad temper. D) Tom is disliked

10、 by his colleagues. 5. A) To pickup the woman from the library. B) To make a copy of the schedule for his friend. C) To find out more about the topic for the seminar. D) To get the seminar schedule for the woman. 6. A) The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways. B) The woman has sold her used

11、textbooks to the bookstore. C) The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore. D) The man doesnt want to sell his textbooks to the woman. 7. A) Attend a conference. C) Meet his lawyer. B) Give a speech. D) Make a business trip. 8 A) Jessie always says what she thinks. B) Jessie seems to have

12、 a lot on her mind. C) Jessie is wrong to find fault with her boss. D) Jessie should know the marketing director better. t 9. A) Heien is talkative. C) Helen is sociable. B) Helen is active. D) Helen is quiet. 10. A) Jimmy will regret marrying a Frenchwoman. B) Jimmy is not serious in making decisio

13、ns. 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html C) Jimmy is rich enough to buy a big house. D) Jimmys words are often not reliable. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only o

14、nce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) It can be

15、used by farmers to protect large buildings. B) It was brought to the northern USA by Asian farmers. C) It has done more harm than good in the southern USA. D) It was introduced into the USA to kill harmful weeds. 12. A) People will have to rely on kudzu for a living. B) They will soon be overgrown w

16、ith kudzu. C) They will become too hard to plough. D) People will find it hard to protect the soil. 13. A) The farmers there have brought it under control. B) The factories there have found a good use for it. C) The climate there is unfavorable to its growth. D) The soil there is not so suitable for

17、 the plant. Passage Two Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html 14. A) A business corporation. C) A society of legal professionals. B) The universe as a whole. D) An association of teachers and scholars. 15. A) Its largest expansion took place duri

18、ng that period. B) Its role in society went through a dramatic change. C) Small universities combined to form bigger ones. D) Provincial colleges were taken over by larger universities. 16. A) Private donations. C) Grants from corporations. B) Government funding. D) Fees paid by students. Passage Th

19、ree Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) He was wounded in the Spanish civil war. B) He was interested in the study of wild animals. C) He started the organization Heifer International. D) He sold his cows to many countries in the world. 18. A) To help starving fam

20、ilies to become self-supporting. B) To make plans for the development of poor communities. C) To teach people how to use new skills to raise animals. D) To distribute food to the poor around the world. 19. A) They should help other families the way they have been helped. B) They should offer all bab

21、y animals to their poor neighbors. C) They should submit a report of their needs and goals. D) They should provide food for the local communities. 百度搜索“就爱阅读”,专业资料、生活学习,尽在就爱阅读网92,您的在线图书馆! 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html 20. A) It has improved animal breeding skills all over the world. B) It has helped rel

22、ieve hunger in some developing countries. C) It has promoted international exchange of farming technology. D) It has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor in America. Part Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) 北京导航 李勇全、郑景婷、王轶群提供 Directions: There are 4 passages in this part, Each passage is fol

23、lowed by some questions at unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passag

24、e: Interest in pursuing international careers has soared in recent years. enhanced by chronic (长久的 ) personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent. Professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may

25、feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity and initiative. Or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language. When applying for a job, one usua

26、lly has to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one- or twodocument describing ones educational qualifications and professional experience. However, guidelines for preparing a r6sum6 are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what is a

27、ppropriate regarding the corporate (公司) culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to embrace two or more cultures in one document. The following list is a good place to start. requirements differ from country to country. In almost e

28、very case of cross- border job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not bean adequate description. Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience. Pay attention to the resume format you use-chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological orde

29、r means listing your oldest work 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines. the general preference is f

30、or the reverse-chronological format. If you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the recipient （收件人) uses British English or American English because there are variations between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as tertiary education in the Unite

31、d Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these variations may assume that your resume contains errors. 21. Companies are hiring more foreign employees because A) they find foreign employees are usually more talented B) they need original ide

32、as from employees hired overseas C) they want to expand their business beyond home borders D) they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home 22. The author believes that an individual who applies to work overseas A) is usually creative and full of initiative B) aims to improve his foreign

33、language skills C) is dissatisfied with his own life at home D) seeks either his own or his childrens development 23. When it comes to resume writing, it is best to A) take cultural factors into consideration B) learn about the companys hiring process C) follow appropriate guidelines for job hunting

34、 D) know the employers personal likes and dislikes 24. When writing about qualifications, applicants are advised to 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html A) stress their academic potential to impress the decision maker B) give the title of the university degree they have earned at home C) provide a detailed de

35、scription of their study and work experiences D) highlight their keen interest in pursuing a cross-border career 25. According to the authors last piece of advice, the applicants should be aware of A) the different educational systems in the US and the UK B) the differences between the varieties of

36、English C) the recipients preference with regard to the format D) the distinctive features of American and British cultures Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: 北京导航 李勇全、郑景婷、王轶群提供 Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in t

37、he developing world. Womens education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing womens contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on incentives (激励), provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many gir

38、ls are deprived of an education. Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody elses family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys

39、and art kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school - the prophecy （预言) becomes self- fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect. An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set o

40、f choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educa

41、ted and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle. 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html Few will dispute that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female

42、workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning. 26. The autho

43、r argues that educating girls in developing countries is A) troublesome C) rewarding B) labor-saving D) expensive 27. By saying the author means that A) girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys B) girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams C) girls will eventually find their goals

44、in life beyond reach D) girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home 28. The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when A) women care more about education B) girls can gain equal access to education C) a family has fewer but healthier children D) pa

45、rents can afford their daughters education 29. What does the author say about womens education? A) It deserves greater attention than other social issues. B) It is now given top priority in many developing countries. C) It will yield greater returns than other known investments. D) It has aroused th

46、e interest of a growing number of economists. 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html 30. 7be passage mainly discusses A) unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries B) the potential earning power of well-educated women C) the major contributions of educated women to society D) the economic and s

47、ocial benefits of educating women Passage Three北京导航 李勇全、郑景婷、王轶群提供 Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is in for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobiliser (锁止器), and a radio sig

48、nal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again. The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro- processor and memory, and a GPS (全球定位系统) satellite positioning receiver. f

49、f the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicles engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted. daoahngtigong In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,

50、 says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old. Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer wont allow them to start

51、 unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition (点火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997. But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting bold of the owners keys. And

52、 key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system. If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen. The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccu

53、racies in the GPS signal. 百度搜索“就爱阅读”,专业资料、生活学习,尽在就爱阅读网92,您的在线图书馆! 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicles movements via the cars GPS unit. 31. Whats the function of the remote immob

54、ilizer fitted to a car? A) To help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief. B) To allow the car to lock automatically when stolen. C) To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops. D) To prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner. 32. By saying The pattern of

55、 vehicle crime has changed (Lines 1-2. Para. 3). Martyn Randall suggests that A) it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing B) self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft C) the thief has to make use of computer technology D) the thief has lost interest in stealing cars o

56、ver 10 years old 33. What is essential in making a modem car tougher to steal? A) A coded ignition key. C) A special cellphone signal. B) A unique ID card. D) A GPS satellite positioning receiver. 34. Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations cent

57、re? A) To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm. B) To keep police informed of the cars movements. C) To give the driver time to contact the operations centre. D) To allow for possible errors in the GPS system. 35. What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm? A)

58、 Start the tracking system. C) Block the car engine. 在线学英语 体验请申请：/ielts/xd.html B) Contact the car owner. D) Locate the missing car. Passage Four北京导航 李勇全、郑景婷、王轶群提供 Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: Psychiatrists 精神病专家) who work with older parents say that maturity can be an asse

59、t in child rearing - older parents are more thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children. But raising kids takes money and energy. Many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, declining energy and failing health against the growi

60、ng demands of an active child. Dying and leaving young children is probably the older parents biggest, and often unspoken, fear. Having late-life children, says an economics professor. often means parents, particularly fathers, %up retiring much later.For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dre