历年4级真题2003年9月四级试题

1、20039Part Listening (20his section, youwill hear 10 shortconversations. of each a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will20039Part Listening (20his section, youwill hear 10 shortconversations. of each a question will be asked about what was said. Both

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7、s willbe spoken only once. After you a question, you must choose the best answer from the four markedA),B),C)and D). markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetsinglelinethroughthePassage Questions11to13arebased onthepassageyouhavejustTheyhimonlyretiredTheyeachdojobstheyare goodC)Theyclosetheduringlo

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10、scuerontheGoldenGatealephoneD)AguardontheGoldenGateSomeonehamfallenofftheSomeoneonthebridgeisbeingSomeoneisthreateningtodestroytheSomeoneonthebridgeisattemptingtokillA) CallthemothertocomefightB)Trytocommunicatewith.HelpthemtogetoutoftheirRemindttheyhavechildrentotakecare Reading(35Part Directions:

11、There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions unfinished ements. For each of them there are four marked A), B), C)and D). should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet singlelingthroughthePassage Questions21to25arebasedonthefol

12、lowingArectalstudy,publishedinksJournaloftheAmericanMedicaltion,offerspicture of howrisky it is togeta lift froma teenage ,a 16-year-old driver withor more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident asa teenager driving alone, contrast,theriskofdeathpicture of howrisky it is togeta

13、 lift froma teenage ,a 16-year-old driver withor more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident asa teenager driving alone, contrast,theriskofdeathfordriversn30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalThe author also t the death ratesfor teenage drivers increased dramatically after p.m., a

14、nd llyafter midnight, With he car, the driver was even more likely dieinalate-nightRobert Foss, a theUniversityofNorthCarolina HighwaySafetyResearchsays the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic e.” Be says, t adults wh

15、o responsibleforinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingBothheandtheauthorofthestudytthewaytomitigate使缓解)theproblemto have es institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is multistage s. A graduated license t a prove himself capable driving in the pr

16、esence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of massager restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.Graduatedlicensingsystemshave reducedteenage driver crashes, accordingtorecentlf of the es now have some sort of graduatedlicensing system in place, but only 10 those

17、 es have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, novice (新手) prohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20(withoutthepresenceofanadultover25)forsixWhichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtotheAdultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10B)Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwith

18、heAdultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatAteenagergettinga liftfroma strangeronthehighwayatAccordingtoRobertFoss.ThehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlyduetotheirfrequentdrivingattheirimproperwayoftheirlackofdrivingtheirdrivingwithAccordingtoParagraph3.whichofthefollowingementsisTeenage

19、rsshouldspendmoretimelearningtoDrivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstoC)RestrictionsshouldbeedonteenagersapplyingtotakedrivingD)Thelicensingauthoritiesarepartlyresponsibleforteenagersdriving24.AsuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagersdrivingaccidentstA) hepresenceofanadultshouldbemadeatheyshou

20、ldbeprohibitedfromtakingontheyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10thelicensingsystemshouldbeThe present situation in isunderlf of the es t the graduated licensing B)isabouttobe setC) hasbeen oD) hasbeenPassageQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingIf you know exactly what you want, the best route to a job

21、 is to get lized training. recent survey t companies the graduates in such fields as business and health care cangoB)isabouttobe setC) hasbeen oD) hasbeenPassageQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingIf you know exactly what you want, the best route to a job is to get lized training. recent survey t c

22、ompanies the graduates in such fields as business and health care cangotoworkywithverylittleon-the-jobtsllytrueofbooingtarechallengingforworkers.AtCornellsSchoolAdministration,forle,bachelorsdegree graduatesgetage offour or five offers with salaries ranging from the high teens to the low 20s and ple

23、nty of for advancement. Large companies, worklly, like a background of formal education coupled But in the long run, too much lization doesnt pay off. Business, which has flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic of approval. The may opendoorsfivedahighersalaryinitially,but thei

24、mpact ofadegreewashesoutAsfurtherevidence of the (销蚀) ofcorporate (公司的faith in lized esScheetzcitesapatternincorporatehiring,Althoughcompaniestendtake on lists as new hires, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-management. “They want bigpicture,”saysho isnt constrained (限制) by nuts a

25、nd bolts to look at This spiciouslylike aformalt youapprove of the liberal-arts Time and again labor-ysts mention a need for t liberal-arts majors amed to have: writing and communication anizational ness adaptability, and the ability yze and solve problems, David Birch claims he does not anybody nMB

26、Aoran engineering degree, “Ihire only liberal-arts ecause they a n-canned way ng things,” says Birch. Liberal-arts means an academically and strict t includes literature, history, mathematics, economics, science, behaviorplusacomputercourseortwo.tunderyourbelt,youcanfeelfree to“A liberal-arts degree

27、 coupled n MBA or some other technical training is a very hemarketplace,”saysWhatkindsofpeopleareinhighdemandonthe jobStudentsbachelorsdegreeinB)PeoplenMBAdegreefronttopC)PeoplewithformalschoolingplusworkD)Peoplewithltrainingin27. By saying “but the impact of a degree washes out after five years” (L

28、ine 3, Para, 3), author meansA)mostMBAprogramsfailtoprovidestudentsB)anMBAdegreedoesnothelppromotiontoC)MBAprogramswillnotbeaspopularinfiveyearstimeastheyareD)infive peoplewilletaboutthedegreetheMBAgraduateshaveAccordingtoScheetzsement(Lines4-5.Para.4),companiespreferpeoplewhohaveastrategicpeoplewho

29、aretalentedinfinepeoplewhoareambitiousandD)peoplewhohavereceived29.DavidBirchtheonlyhiresliberal-artsD)infive peoplewilletaboutthedegreetheMBAgraduateshaveAccordingtoScheetzsement(Lines4-5.Para.4),companiespreferpeoplewhohaveastrategicpeoplewhoaretalentedinfinepeoplewhoareambitiousandD)peoplewhohave

30、received29.DavidBirchtheonlyhiresliberal-artsecausetheyaremorecapableofhandlingchangingtheycansticktoestablishedwaysofsolvingC)theyarethoroughlytrainedinavarietyofD)theyhaveattendedl30.WhichofthefollowingementsdoestheauthorA)listsaremoreexpensivetonB)FormalschoolingislessnjobOn-the-jobtrainingGenera

31、listswilloutdohelongrun,lessPassageQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingAboutsixyearsago Iwaschina restaurantinNewYorkCitywhena womanandyoung boy sat down at the next table, I couldnt help overhearing parts of their conversation. one the woman asked: So, how have you been? And the boywho could ve ns

32、evenoreightyearsold d. ly,IvebeenfeelingalittledepressedThis incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing t children changing.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidntfindoutwe were “depressed” until we were in high school.The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in rece

33、nt years. Children seemchildlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more likeadultsand behave liken theyused Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, Why?Human development is based not only on innate (天生的)

34、 biological es, but also patternsofsto lknowledge.Movementfromone lrole toanotherusuallylearning the secrets of the new us. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but andinstages:traditionally,lsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthhe last 30 years. howevera secret-revelation揭示machine has

35、been installed in 98 of Americanhomes. It is,passes information,and y加区分地), to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the ion, childrenturntheirattentionfromedtexts to the lesschallenging, morevivid movingCommunicationthrough,as a matter information to which children have ct

36、,allowsfor a greatdeal of controlover the s. Reading and writing involve a complex code tmustbememorizedand.ChildrenmustreadooksbeforetheyreadcomplexAccordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedisasuresignofapsychologicalprobleminasomethinghardlytobeexpectedinayounganinevitablehasofchildrensmentalamentalsca

37、lepresentinallhumans,including32.Traditionally,achildpedtolearnabouttheAccordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedisasuresignofapsychologicalprobleminasomethinghardlytobeexpectedinayounganinevitablehasofchildrensmentalamentalscalepresentinallhumans,including32.Traditionally,achildpedtolearnabouttheadultwo

38、rldthroughcontactwithgraduallyandundernaturallyandbybiologicalD)through33.TheuretolttodayschildrenseemadultlikeisattributedbytheauthortoA)thewidespreadinfluenceB)thepoorarrangementofteachingC)thefastpaceofellectualD)theconstantlyrisingstandardof34.Whyistheauthor infavorofcommunicationthroughforItena

39、bleschildrentoItdevelopsorelerestinreadingandIthelpschildrentomemorizeandpracticeItcancontrolwhatchildrenare to35.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheodaysHefeelsamusedbychairprematureHethinksitisaphenomenonworthyofC)HeconsidersititiveD)He seemstobe upsetaboutPassageQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingOpini

40、on is a t is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little if people tach much importance toopinion.y, most toattach great importance toit. I haveas right to my opinion as you to yours, and Everyones entitled to his opinion,

41、 are s. In fact, anyone who would challenge anothers opinion is likely to be t label accurate? Is olerant to challenge anothers opinion? It depends on definitionofopinionyouind.Forle, youmayaskafriend, “Whatdo youthink the new Ford cars?” And he may reply, y opinion, theyre his case, it would tby op

42、inion he only oleranttochallengehis ement,butfoolish.For its alpreference, amatter of taste. And as the old sayinggoes, Its less to argue mattersofBonsider this very different use of the term, a r t the Supreme hasdelivered itsopinioninacontroversialcase.Obviously thedidnotshale, their mere likes an

43、d dislikes, they ed their considered judgment, arrivedatafterthoroughinquiryandMost of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere n these two extremes. It is an of taste.Nor is itcareful judgment.Yet itmay contain elements of both.It is a or fmoreorlesscasuallyarrivedat,withorwithoutexaminingthe

44、Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere n these two extremes. It is an of taste.Nor is itcareful judgment.Yet itmay contain elements of both.It is a or fmoreorlesscasuallyarrivedat,withorwithoutexaminingtheIs everyone entitled to

45、 his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, but guaranteed. We freetoactonouropinionsonlysolongas,ngso,wedormWhichofthefollowingementsisTRUE,accordingtotheEveryonehasarighttoholdhisown B)Freeofopinionsoftenleadsto.MostpeopletendtobecarelessinformingtheirCasualuseofthewordopinionoftenbringsa

46、bout37.Accordingtotheauthor,whoofthefollowingwouldbelaboredhoturnsadeafeartoothersopinions. ho cant put up with others tastes.hovaluesonlytheirownhoseopinionharm.38.The newFordcarsarecitedasanletot.itisfoolishtocriticizeafamousoneshouldnotalwaysagreetoothersaltastesarenotsomethingtobeD)itisunwisetoe

47、xpressoneslikesanddislikesin39.Consideredjudgmentisdifferental.A) itisedbyheitreflectspubliclikeanditisa resultofa lotofitisbasedoncarefulAshepassage,beingfree toactononesopiniontonecanignoreeoplestonecanehispre6ereaccsondoesntdoesnttone hastherighttodothingsattonehastherighttochargeotherswithoutPar

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