2017年9月公共英语四级考试试题及答案

在线刷题神器，完美利用碎片时间 网址：在线刷题神器，完美利用碎片时间 网址：2017年9月公共英语四级考试试题及答案Theloudestoutcryaboutpovertyseemedtocomeinthewealthiestcountrybyfarintheworld.Accordingtomostcalculations,21mostofthe1945-1970periodtheUnitedStateshadastandardoflivingwell22Europe times'asboavnedmanytheworld23.Yet24aboutgrindingpoverty,hunger,anddreadfulneedproceedmorefromtheUnitedStatesthanfromcountrieswithone-fortiethoftheirlivingstandard.Anannualpercapitaincomeofeightdollarsis25ofmuchofAfricaandAsiaandnotalittleofSouthAmerica.Itwouldseemstrangetothesepeople26theyonlyawareofthefactthatAmericanradicalsdemanda27fromanAmerican28tothefarcornersoftheglobesothatthemoneythussavedcanbespentraisingthestandardoflivingof29Americans.Whatthislastpointsuggestsisnotsomuchthathuman30arenevertobesatisfiedthoughthisisdoubtlesslytrue,andtheAmericansuburbanite31ofhissecondcarandhiscolorTVsuffersjustas32asanAfricanfarmerinneedofasecondcowandascreendoor.Rather,itsuggeststhe33ofcontemporarybreachofsocial34—theemancipationoftheindividualself.Peoplehavelearnedtoconsiderany35topersonalfulfillmentan36insult.Theyhavegreatlyexpandedthecircleofself-awareness.Theynolongeracceptsharplimitationsonindividualdesiresinthe37ofthegroup.Theamountofpotentialhumandiscontenthasalwaysbeen38—misery,failure,misfitting,bitterness,hatred,envy39telling.Ithasusuallyfailedof40,andinthepastitwasacceptedpassivelyasbeingbeyondhelp.21、 A.untilB.throughC.inD.onto22、 A.overB.aboveC.againstD.below23、 A.averageB.commonC.meanD.ordinary24、 A.stormsB.rageC.protestsD.fury25、 A.nowthatB.regardlessC.ignorantD.typical26、 A.wasB.beingC.wereD.tobe27、 A.retreatB.compromiseC.restraintD.detachment28、 A.confinementB.commitmentC.complementD.concealment29、 A.underprivilegedB.misguidedC.underlinedD.overjoyed30、 A.anticipationsB.sheltersC.shortagesD.wants31、 A.informedB.deprivedC.ensuredD.relieved32、 A.acutelyB.abnormallyC.aggressivelyD.initially33、 A.marginB.scopeC.rangeD.extent34、 A.libertiesB.normsC.institutionsD.practices35、 A.accessB.exceptionC.obstacleD.approach36、 A.incomprehensibleB.uninterpretableC.intolerableD.negligible37、 A.faceB.companyC.nameD.wake38、 A.bulkyB.promptC.momentaryD.infinite39、 A.atB.beyondC.onD.with40、 A.utteranceB.admittanceC.complianceD.importance知识应用参考答案：21.B22.B23.A24.C25.D26.C27.A28.B29.A30.D31.B32.A33.D34.B35.CC37.C.C38.D39.B40.AInthetraditional（传统的）marriage,themanworkedatajobtoearnmoneyforthefamily,Mostmenworkedinanoffice,afactory,orsomeotherplaceawayfromthehome.Sincethemanearnedthemoney,hepaidthebills（帐）.Themoneywasusedforfood,clothes,thehouse,andotherfamilyneeds,Themanmademostofthedecisions,Hewastheboss.Inthetraditionalmarriage,thewomanseldomworkedawayfromthehouse.shestayedathometocareforthechildrenandherhusband,Shecookedmeals,cleanedthehouse,washedtheclothes,anddidotherhousework,Herjobathomewasveryimportant.Inrecentyears,manycouples（夫妇）continuetohaveatraditionalrelationshipofthekind.Themanhasajobandearnsthemoneyforthefamily.Thewomanstaysathomeandcaresforthechildrenandthehouse.ManyAmericansarehappywiththekindofmarriage.ButsomeotherAmericanshaveadifferentimpressionofmarriageandfamilyresponsibilities（责任）.Therearetwoimportantdifferencesinmale（男性）andfemale（女性）roles（角色）now.Oneisthatbothmenandwomenhavemanymorechoices.Theymaychoosetomarryortostaysingle.Theymaychoosetoworkorstayathome.Bothmenandwomenmaychooserolesthatarecomfortableforthem.Aseconddifferenceinmaleandfemalerolesisthatwithinmarriagemanydecisionsandresponsibilitiesareshared.Thehusbandandwifemaychoosetohavechildren,ortheymaynot.Iftheyhavechildren,themantakecareofthemsomeofthetime,allofthetimeornotatall.Thewomanmaywanttostayathomeandtakecareofthechildren.Orshemaywanttogotowork.Menandwomennowdecidethesethingstogetherinamarriage,Manymarriedpeoplenowsharethesedecisionsandtheresponsibilitiesoftheirfamilies.36.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinthetraditionalmarriage?Menworkedatajobtoearnmoneyforthefamily.Thewomenmademostofdecisions.Thewomanstayedathometocarethechildren.Themanpaidthebills.Inrecentyears .youngcouples（拒绝）thetraditionalrelationship.thewomanhasajobandearnsthemoneyforthefamily.thewomandoesn'tstayathomeandcareforthechildrenandthehouse.theroleofmenandwomenhasbeguntochange.Menandwomenmaynowchooseallthefollowingexceptto .marryortostaysingle.B.workorstayathome.C.leavetheirjobsjustbecausetheyhavechildrenD.havetheirrolesthatarecomfortableforthemThefollowingareallnowtrueexcept .theymaychoosetohavechildrenornotthemanmaytackcareofthechildrensomeofthetime.thewomanisthemostimportantpersoninthehousethewomanmaywanttogotoworkWhichofthefollowingisnottrue?Everyonetriestogetmarried.Themanwasthebossinthetraditionalmarriage.Thewoman'sjobathomewasveryimportantinthepast.ManyAmericansstillhaveatraditionalmarriage.参考答案：36-40BDCCAInreadingscience,aheading（标题）oftengivesaclue（线索）toaproblemthatisgoingtobediscussed.Gettingtheproblemclearlyinyourmindisthefirststeptotakeinstudyingsuchmaterial.Youareadvisedtodothisinreadingsciencearticles.Readthetitleandthinkaboutit.Readalloftheheadings.Youshouldgetaclearideaofwhattheproblemsarewithoutreadinganythingbuttheheadings.Next,readthearticleallthewaythroughcarefully.Eachtimeyoucometoaheadingthatnamesaproblem,readtheparagraphsunderthatheadingtofindout:1.moreinformationabouttheproblem;2.howtheproblemmaybemet.Thispassageoffersadviceon .howtoreadtitlesandheadingsB.howtofindheadingsinanarticleC.whatproblemstobediscussedinsciencearticleD.howtoreadsciencematerialItisadvisableforyou .toreadtheheadingwhichyouthinkisthetitletoreadtheheadingthatnamesaproblemtoreadoneheadingandtheparagraphunderiteachtimetoreadtheheadingsonlyReadthewholearticleafter .youhavegotalltheinformationabouttheproblemyouunderstandthetitleC.youhavereadoneparagraphafteranotherD.youareclearaboutwhattobediscussedYoureadthewholearticlecarefully .togetalltheheadingsB.toseehowtheproblemisdiscussedtonameproblemsD.tothinkaboutthetitle参考答案：DBACUnemployment（失业）rosefrom7.5&inJune,1996to7.8%inJuly,1996,thehighestratesinceJanuaryofthatyear,theLaborDepartmentreported.Themainreasonwasalargeincreasenearly700,000inthelaborforce,witharecord61.9%ofthepopulationoversixteenyearsofageworkingoractivelylookingforwork.Thatgrowthwascausedmainlybyanincreaseinthenumberofwomeninthelaborforce,anincreasepartlybecauseofacontinuationoflong termandeconomictrends（经济趋势）andpartlyareflectionofpressureonfamiliestoincreasetheirincomes.Accordingtotheannouncement,whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?UnemploymentinJulywashigherthanithadbeensinceJanuary.UnemploymentroseatasteadyrateformJanuarytoJuly.Unemploymentrosebyabout7%fromJunetoJuly.Unemploymentroseabout7%thefirsttimeinJuly.Whydidunemploymentincreaseduringtheperioddiscussedinthepassage?Therearefewerjobsinsummer.B.Manycompanieshaddismissedworkers.C.Thelaborforcehadgrown.D.Recordshavebecomemoreaccurat准e（确）whichofthefollowingissaidtobethemainreasonwhymorepeoplearelookingforwork?Youngpeoplestartworkingyounger.Recentgraduateshaveenteredthelabormarket.Morepeoplemusthavetowjobstosupporttheirfamilies.Morewomenhaveenteredthejobmarket.Itcanbeinferredthatthelaborforcedescribedinthepassageismadeupofpersonswhosejobsarenotprofessional专（业的）personswhoworkatbothpermanent（永久）andfull-timejobsthoseover16yearsofagewhoarelookingforworkabout60%ofthecountry'spopulation参考答案：ACDAIfoundmyselffacingadry-cleaningstorewhichhadoncebeenoneofthebestrestaurantsinNewYork.OnSundaystheoldmanwouldtakemymotherandmefordinner.Therehadbeenabalcony（走廊）whereabaker（面包师）inatallwhitehatbakedfreshbread,andbeenwheneveracustomerentered,thebakerwouldlookdownandputinafreshbatch（一炉）.Icouldseethemanagerwhoalwayssatdownwithuswhileweate.Hehadsomedisease,Isuppose,becausetherightsideofhisfacewasswollen肿（的）outlikeaballoon,buthealwaysworeahardwingcollarandawhitetie,andneverseemedsick.ANegrowithamoustachewaslookingthroughthestorewindowatme.ForamomentIwasanxioustogoandtellhimwhatIremembered.Ididnotgointothestore,noreventowardourhouse,Iwentdowntowninsteadandsatinmyroom,tryingtoread.Whydidthewriterstopinfrontofthestore?A.Hewantedtotakesomeclothestobecleaned.Hewasthinkingabouthisboyhood.Hewaslookingforagoodplacetoeat.Hewantedtobuysomefreshbread.InAmerica"oldman"probablymeans .A.uncleB.grandfatherC.fatherD.friendWhatdidthewriterdowhenhewalkedawayfromthedry-cleaningstore?A.Hestoppedthinkingabouthischildhood.Hewenttothefieldwherethechildrenwereplaying.Hewentintotherestaurant.D.Hereturnedtotheroomwherehewasstaying.HotlineshavebecomecommoninChina.Someradiobroadcastingstationsusehotlinestoencouragethelistenerstotakepartinthetalkshows.That'sagoodidea.Yet,thefactis,somepeopledonothingbutbreakthewholeprogramme.Somepeopleknowlittleaboutthetopicunderdiscussion.Sometimestheydonotevenknowwhatthehost（主持人）istalkingabout.Sothehosthastotellthecallerwhattheshowisabout.Usuallythecallerwillaskafewquestionswhichexpresshishopeandshowhisignorance无（知）.Thenthehosthastoanswerandexplain-howsillythisis!Itwastesalotoftime.Itseemsthatsomepeoplephonethehotlinesinfun.Theyjustwanttoletthelistenershearthem.Theydon'tcarewhatthetopicis,whethertheythemselvesareinterestedinorhowsillytheyappeartobe.I'mtotallybored（厌烦）bythosepeople.It'snecessaryforradiostationstoimprovethehotlineprogrammes.Inmyopinion,ifacallerdoesn'tknowwhatisgoingon,theoperatorshouldnotletthecallertakepartinit.Thesentence,"Somepeopledonothingbutbreakthewholeprogramme."maytellusthat .A.radiostationsusehotlinesinawrongwayB.itisafactC.itisagoodideaD.somepeoplehaveunclearthoughtsThehosthastoanswerandexplain, .A.forthehostworkshardB.becauseofthecaller'signoranceC.forthehostlikestalkingtothecallerD.becauseofalotofquestionsraisedbythecallerThepassagedoesn'ttellustheidea .A.thatsomelistenersphonethehotlinesinfunthatsomepeoplejustwanttobeheardbyothersthatsomepeoplewhodon'tcarewhatthetopicismusthaverealizedthattheyappeartobesillywhatthehotlineprogrammesareWhichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Somepeopleknowlittleaboutthetopicunderdiscussion.Some