大学英语四级真题(附答案及听力原文)

大学英语四级真题(附答案及听力原文)四级原题PartⅠWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledExcessivePackagingfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.1.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象

2.出现这一现象的原因

3.我对这一现象的看法和建议OnExcessivePackagingPartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C）andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SmallSchoolsRising

Thisyear'slistofthetop100highschoolsshowsthattoday,thosewithfewerstudentsareflourishing.

Fiftyyearsago,theywerethelatestthingineducationalreform:big,modern,suburbanhighschoolswithstudentscountedinthethousands.Asbabyboomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人)cameofhigh-schoolage,bigschoolspromisedeconomicefficiency.Agreaterchoiceofcourses,and,ofcourse,betterfootballteams.Onlyyearslaterdidweunderstandthetrade-offsthisinvolved:thecreationofexcessivebureaucracies(官僚机构)，thedifficultyofforgingpersonalconnectionsbetweenteachersandstudents.SATscoresbegandroppingin1963;today,onaverage,30%ofstudentsdonotcompletehighschoolinfouryears,afigurethatrisesto50%inpoorurbanneighborhoods.Whiletheemphasisonteachingtohigher,test-drivenstandardsassetinNoChildLeftBehindresultedinsignificantlybetterperformanceinelementary(andsomemiddle)schools,highschoolsforavarietyofreasonsseemedtohavemadelittleprogress.

Sizeisn'teverything,butitdoesmatter,andthepastdecadehasseenanoticeablecountertrendtowardsmallerschools.Thishasbeendue,inpart,totheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,whichhasinvested$1.8billioninAmericanhighschools,helpingtoopenabout1,000smallschools-mostofthemwithabout400kidseachwithanaverageenrollmentofonly150pergrade,About500moreareonthedrawingboard.Districtsalloverthecountryaretakingnotice,alongwithmayorsincitieslikeNewYork,ChicagoandSanDiego.Themovementincludesindependentpubliccharterschools,suchasNo.1BASISinTucson,withonly120high-schoolersand18graduatesthisyear.Itembracesdistrict-sanctionedmagnetschools,suchastheTalentedandGiftedSchool,with198students,andtheScienceandEngineeringMagnet,with383,whichshareabuildinginDallas,aswellastheCityHonorsSchoolinBuffalo,N.Y.,whichgrewoutofvolunteereveningseminarsforstudents.Anditincludesalternativeschoolswithstudentsselectedbylottery(抽签)，suchasH-BWoodlawninArlington,Va.Andmostnoticeableofall,thereisthephenomenonoflargeurbanandsuburbanhighschoolsthathavesplitupintosmallerunitsofafewhundred,generallyhousedinthesamegroundsthatonceboastedthousandsofstudentsallmarchingtothesameband.

HillsdaleHighSchoolinSanMateo,Calif,isoneofthose,rankingNo.423-amongthetop2%inthecountry-onNewsweek'sannualrankingofAmerica'stophighschools.Thesuccessofsmallschoolsisapparentinthelistings.Tenyearsago,whenthefirstNewsweeklistbasedoncollege-leveltestparticipationwaspublished,onlythreeofthetop100schoolshadgraduatingClassessmallerthan100students.Thisyearthereare22.Nearly250schoolsonthefull,Newsweeklistofthetop5%ofschoolsnationallyhadfewerthan200graduatesin2007.

AlthoughmanyofHillsdale'sstudentscamefromwealthyhouseholds,bythelate1990averagetestscoreswereslidingandithadearnedtheunaffectionatenickname(绰号)"Hillsjail."JeffGilbert.AHillsdaleteacherwhobecameprincipallastyear,rememberssittingwithotherteacherswatchingstudentsfileoutofagraduationceremonyandaskingoneanotherinastonishment,"Howdidthatstudentgraduate?"

Soin2003Hillsdaleremadeitselfintothree"houses,"romanticallynamedFlorence,MarrakechandKyoto.Eachofthe300arrivingninthgradersarerandomly(随机地)assignedtooneofthehouses.Wheretheywillkeepthesamefourcoresubjectteachersfortwoyears,beforemovingontoanotherfor11thand12thgrades.Theclosenessthissystemcultivatesisreinforcedbytheinstitutionof"advisory"classesTeachersmeetwithstudentsingroupsof25,fivemorningsaweek,foropen-endeddiscussionsofeverythingfromhomeworkproblemstobadSaturday-nightdates.Theadvisersalsomeetwithstudentsprivatelyandstayintouchwithparents,sotheyaredeeplyinvestedinthestudents'success."We'reconstantlytalkingaboutoneanother'sadvisers,"saysEnglishteacherChrisCrockett."Ifyouhearthatyoursisn'tdoingwellinmath,orseethemsittingoutsidethedean'soffice,it'slikeapersonalfailure."Alongwiththenewstructurecameamoredemandingacademicprogram,thepercentageoffreshmentakingbiologyjumpedfrom17to95."Itwasroughforsome.Butbysenioryear,two-thirdshavemoveduptophysics,"saysGilbert"Ourkidsarecomingtoschoolinpartbecausetheyknowthereareadultsherewhoknowthemandcareforthem."Butnotallschoolsshowadvancesafterdownsizing,anditremainstobeseenwhethersmallerschoolswillbeacure-allsolution.

TheNewsweeklistoftopU.S.highschoolswasmadethisyear,asinyearspast,accordingtoasinglemetric,theproportionofstudentstakingcollege-levelexams.Overtheyearsthissystemhascomeinforitsshareofcriticismforitssimplicity.Butthatisalsoitsstrength:it'seasyforreaderstounderstand,andtodothearithmeticfortheirownschoolsifthey'dlike.

Rankingschoolsisalwayscontroversial,andthisyearagroupof38superintendents(地区教育主管)fromfivestateswrotetoaskthattheirschoolsbeexcludedfromthecalculation."Itisimpossibletoknowwhichhighschoolsare'thebest'inthenation,"theirletterread.inpart."Determiningwhetherdifferentschoolsdoordon'tofferahighqualityofeducationrequiresalookatmandifferentmeasures,includingstudents'overallacademicaccomplishmentsandtheirsubsequentperformanceincollege.Andtakingintoconsiderationtheuniqueneedsoftheircommunities."

Intheend,thesuperintendentsagreedtoprovidethedatawesought,whichis,afterall,publicinformation.Thereis,inourview,norealdisputehere,weareallseekingthesamething,whichisschoolsthatbetterserveourchildrenandournationbyencouragingstudentstotackletoughsubjectsundertheguidanceofgiftedteachers.Andifwekeepworkingtowardthatgoal,someday,perhapsalistwon'tbenecessary.注意：此部分试题请在答卡1上作答.

1．Fiftyyearsago.big.Modern.Suburbanhighschoolswereestablishedinthehopeof__________.

A)ensuringnochildisleftbehind

B)increasingeconomicefficiency

C)improvingstudents'performanceonSAT

D)providinggoodeducationforbabyboomers

2.Whathappenedasaresultofsettingupbigschools?

A)Teachers'workloadincreased.

B)Students'performancedeclined.

C)Administrationbecamecentralized.

D)Studentsfocusedmoreontestscores.

3.WhatissaidabouttheschoolsfordedbytheBillandMelindaGatesfoundation?

A)Theyareusuallymagnetschools.

B)Theyareoftenlocatedinpoorneighborhoods.

C)Theyarepopularwithhigh-achievingstudents.

D)Theyaremostlysmallinsize.

4.Whatismostnoticeableaboutthecurrenttrendinhighschooleducation?

A)Somelargeschoolshavesplitupintosmallerones.

B)Agreatvarietyofschoolshavesprungupinurbanandsuburbanareas.

C)ManyschoolscompetefortheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationfunds.

D)Studentshavetomeethigheracademicstandards.

5.Newsweekrankedhighschoolsaccordingto.

A)theirstudents'academicachievement

B)thenumberoftheirstudentsadmittedtocollege

C)thesizeandnumberoftheirgraduatingclasses

D)theircollege-leveltestparticipation

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutHillsdale'sstudentsinthelate1990s?

A)Theyweremadetostudyhardlikeprisoners.

B)Theycalledeachotherbyunaffectionatenicknames.

C)Mostofthemdidnothaveanysenseofdiscipline,

D)Theirschoolperformancewasgettingworse.

7.AccordingtoJeffGilbert,the"advisory"classesatHillsdaleweresetupsothatstudentscould.

A)telltheirteacherswhattheydidonweekends

B)experienceagreatdealofpleasureinlearning

C)maintaincloserrelationshipswiththeirteachers

D)tacklethedemandingbiologyandphysicscourses

8.________isstillconsideredastrengthofNewsweek'sschoolrankingsysteminspiteofthecriticismitreceives.

9.Accordingtothe38superintendents,torankschoolsscientifically,itisnecessarytouse________.10.Tobetterservethechildrenandournation,schoolsstudentstotake________.PartⅢListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:inthissectionyouwillhear8shortconversations,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)、B）、C）andD)、anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答案卡2上作案。

11.A)TryingtosketchamapC)Discussingahouseplan.

B)Paintingthediningroom.D)Cleaningthekitchen.12.A)Sheistiredofthefoodinthecanteen.

B)SheofteneatsinaFrenchrestaurant.

C)SheusuallytakesasnackintheKFC.

D)Sheinveryfussyaboutwhatsheeats.13.A)ListeningtosomeloudmusicC)Talkingloudlyonthetelephone.

B)Preparingforasoralexamination.D)Practicingforaspeechcontest.14.A)Themanhasleftagoodimpressiononherfamily.

B)Themancandresscasuallyfortheoccasion.

C)Themanshouldbuyhimselfanewsuit.

D)Theman'sjeansandT-shirtsarestylish.15.A)Greypantsmadefrompurecotton.C)100%cottonpantsindarkblue.

B)Fashionablepantsinbrightcolors.D)Somethingtomatchherbrownpants.16.A)Itsprice.C)Itscomfort.

B)ItslocationD)Itsfacilities.17.A)Traveloverseas.C)Takeaphoto.

B)Lookforanewjob.D)Adoptachild.18.A)Itisaroutineoffer.C)Itisquitehealthy.

B)Itisnewonthemenu.D)Itisagoodbargain.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou.

19.A）HostinganeveningTVprogram.C)Lecturingonbusinessmanagement.

B)Havingherbicyclerepaired.D)Conductingamarketsurvey.20.A)Herepairedbicycles.C)Heworkedasasalesman.

B)Heservedasaconsultant.D)Hecoachedinaracingclub.21.A)Hewantedtobehisownboss.

B)Hefounditmoreprofitable

C)Hedidn'twanttostartfromscratch.

D)Hedidn'twanttobeintoomuchdebt.22.A)Theyworkfivedaysaweek.C)Theyarepaidbythehour.

B)Theyarealltheman'sfriends.D)Theyallenjoygambling.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Ithasgraduallygivenwaytoserviceindustry.

B)Itremainsamajorpartofindustrialactivity.

C)Ithasahistoryaslongaspaperprocessing.

D)Itaccountsfor80percentoftheregion'sGDP.24.A)Transportproblems.C)Lackofresources.

B)Shortageoffunding.D)poormanagement.25.A)Competitionfromrivalcompanies.C)Possiblelocationsforanewfactory

B)Productpromotioncampaigns.D)Measurestocreatejobopportunities.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.BoththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theysharedmutualfriendsinschool.

B)Theyhadknowneachothersincechildhood.

C)Theysharedmanyextracurricularactivities.

D)Theyhadmanyinterestsincommon.

27.A)Atalocalclub.B)Atthesportscenter.

B)AtJoe'shouse.D)Atthebearingschool.

28.A)Durablefriendshipscanbeverydifficulttomaintain

B)Onehastoberespectfulofotherpeopleinordertowinrespect.

C)Itishardforpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundstobecomefriends

D)Socialdivisionswillbreakdownifpeoplegettoknoweachother

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedasthepassageyouhavejustheart.

29.A)Neartheentranceofapark.C)Ataparkingmeter.

B)Inhisbuilding'sparkinglotD)Atastreetcorner.

30.A)IthadbeentakenbythepoliceC)Inhadbeenstolenbysomeone.

B)ithadkeenmovedtothenextblock.D)ithadbeenparkedatawrongplace

31.A)AttheGreenvillecenter.C)Inaneighboringtown.

B)Atapublicparkinglot.D)Inathecitygarage.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)Famouscreativeindividuals.C)Amajorscientificdiscovery.

B)Themysteriousnessofcreativity.D)Creativityasshowninarts.

33.A)Itissomethingpeopleallengagein.C)Itstartssoonafterweareborn.

B)Ithelpspeopleacquireknowledge.D)Itisthesourceofallartisticwork.

34.A)Creativeimagination.C)Naturalcuriosity.

B)LogicalreasoningD)Criticalthinking.

35.A)Itisbeyondordinarypeople.C)Itispartofeverydaylife.

B)Itisyettobefullyunderstood.D)Itisauniquehumantrait.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanksyoucanotherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourarewords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Studentshavebeencomplainingmoreandmoreaboutstolenproperty.Radios,cellphones,bicycles,pocket(36),andbookshaveallbeenreportedstolen.Arethereenoughcampuspolicetodothejob?

Thereare20officersintheCampusSecurityDivisionTheirjobisto(37)crime,accidentslostandfound(38),andtrafficproblemsoncampus.Morethanhalfoftheirtimeisspentdirectingtrafficandwritingparkingtickets.(39)promptlytoaccidentsandother(40)isimportant,butitistheirsmallestjob.

Dealingwithcrimetakesuptherestoftheirtime.Very(41)doanyviolentcrimesactually(42).Inthelastfiveyearstherehavebeenno(43).sevenrobberiesandabout60otherviolentattacks,mostoftheseinvolvingfightsatparties.Ontheotherhand,(44),whichusuallyinvolvesbreakingwindowsorlightsorwritingonwalls.Thetheftsarenotthecarefullyplannedburglaries(入室盗窃)thatyouseeinmovies.(45).

Dowereallyneedmorepolice?Hiringmorecampuspolicewouldcostmoney,possiblymakingourtuitiongoupagain.(46)

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PartⅣReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)(25minntes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.YouarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawardbankReadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoicesEachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachthemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage,

Oneinsix.Believeitornot,that'sthenumberofAmericanswhostrugglewithhangerTomaketomorrowalittlebetter,FeedingActionMonth.Aspartofits30Waysin30Daysprogram,It'sasking48acrossthecountrytohelpthemorethan200foodbanksand61,000agenciesinitsnetworkprovidelow-incomeindividualsandfamilieswiththefueltheyneedto49.

It'sthekindofworkthat'sdoneeverydayatSt.Andrew'sEpiscopalChurchinSanAntonio,Peoplewho50atitsfrontdooronthefirstandthirdThursdaysofeachmontharen'tlookingforGod-they'rethereforsomethingtoeat,St.Andrew'srunsafoodpantry(食品堂)that51thecityandseveralofthe52towns.JanetDraneisitsmanager.

Inthewakeofthe53.thenumberoffamiliesinneedoffoodassistancebegantogrow.Itis54that49millionAmericansareunsureofwheretheywillfindtheirnextmealWhat'smostsurprisingisthat36%ofthemlivein55whereatleastoneadultisworking."Itusedtobethatonejobwasallyouneeded."saysSt.Andrew'sDrane."Thepeopleweseenowhavethreeorfourpart-timejobsandthey'restillrightontheedge56."

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A）surviveI)formally

B)surroundingJ)financially

C)servesK)domestic

D)reviewedL)competition

E)reportedM)communities

F)recessionN)circling

G)householdsO)accumulate

H)gather

SectionB

Directions:thereare2passagesinthissection.EachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatementsForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheer2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Intimesofeconomiccrisis.Americansturntotheirfamiliesforsupport.IftheGreatDepressionisanyguide,wemayseeadropinourskyhighdivorcerate.Butthiswon'tnecessarilyrepresent.anincreaseinhappymarriages.Inthelongrun,theDepressionweakenedAmericanfamilies,andthecurrentcrisiswillprobablydothesame.

WetendtothinkoftheDepressionasatimewhenfamiliespulledtogethertosurvivehugejoblosses,By1932.whennearlyone-quarteroftheworkforcewasunemployed,thedivorceratehaddeclinedbyaround25%from1929Butthisdoesn'tmeanpeopleweresuddenlyhappierwiththeirmarriages.Rather,withincomesdecreasingandinsecurejobs,unhappycouplesoftencouldn'taffordtodivorce.Theyfearedneitherspousecouldmanagealone.

Today,giventhejoblossesofthepastyear,fewerunhappycoupleswillriskstartingseparatehouseholds,Furthermore,thehousingmarketmeltdownwillmakeitmoredifficultforthemtofinancetheirseparationsbysellingtheirhomes.

Afterfinancialdisastersfamilymembersalsotendtodowhatevertheycantohelpeachotherandtheircommunities,A1940book.TheUnemployedManandHisFamily,describedafamilyinwhichthehusbandinitiallyreactedtolosinghisjob"withtirelesssearchforwork."Hewasalwaysactive,lookingforoddjobstodo.

TheproblemisthatsuchanimpulseishardtosustainAcrossthecountry,manysimilarfamilieswereunabletomaintaintheinitialboostinmorale(士气).Forsome,thehardshipsoflifewithoutsteadyworkeventuallyoverwhelmedtheirattemptstokeeptheirfamiliestogether.Thedivorcerateroseagainduringtherestofthedecadeastherecoverytookhold.

MillionsofAmericanfamiliesmaynowbeintheinitialstageoftheirresponsestothecurrentcrisis,workingtogetherandsupportingoneanotherthroughtheearlymonthsofunemployment.

Today'seconomiccrisiscouldwellgenerateasimilarnumberofcoupleswhoserelationshipshavebeenirreparably(无法弥补地)ruined.Soit'sonlywhentheeconomyishealthyagainthatwe'llbegintoseejusthowmanybrokenfamilieshavebeencreated.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57．Intheinitialstage,thecurrenteconomiccrisisislikelyto__________.

A)tearmanytroubledfamiliesapart

B)contributetoenduringfamilyties

C)bringaboutadropinthedivorcerate

D)causealotofconflictsinthefamily

58.IntheGreatDepressionmanyunhappycouplesclosetosticktogetherbecause

A)startinganewfamilywouldbehard

B)theyexpectedthingswouldturnbetter

C)theywantedtobetterprotecttheirkids

D)livingseparatelywouldbetoocostly

59.Inadditiontojoblosses.Whatstandsinthewayofunhappycouplesgettingadivorce?

A)Mountingfamilydebts

B)Asenseofinsecurity

C)Difficultyingettingaloan

D)Fallinghousingprices

60.Whatwillthecurrenteconomiccrisiseventuallydotosomemarriedcouples?

A)Itwillforcethemtopulltheireffortstogether

B)Itwillunderminetheirmutualunderstanding

C)Itwillhelpstrengthentheiremotionalbonds

D)Itwillirreparablydamagetheirrelationship

61.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A)Theeconomicrecoverywillseeahigherdivorcerate

B)Fewcouplescanstandthetestofeconomichardships

C)Astablefamilyisthebestprotectionagainstpoverty.

D)Moneyisthefoundationofmanyahappymarriage

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Peoplearebeinglured(引诱)ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun,freeservicewithoutrealizingthey'repayingforitbygivinguptoadsofpersonalinformation.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.

MostFacebookusersdon'trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisupto,theystillhavenoideawhatthey'repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon'treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.

Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherulesEarlyonyoukeepeverythingprivate.Thatwasthegreatthingaboutfacebookyoucouldcreateownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear.Thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythingsyoucity.Yourphoto,yourfriends'names-wereset,bydefault(默认)tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.

AccordingtoFacebook'svice-presidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsservice,andifpeopledon'tshareinformationTheyhavea"lesssatisfyingexperience".

SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Inoriginalbusinessmodel,whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthenAtthesideofthepagestotallyWhowantstotookatadswhenthey'reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?

TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril.SenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocial-networkingsites."Ithinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethem,"Schrageadmits.

IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacy,it'sonlythebeginning.WhichiswhyI'mconsideringdeactivating(撤销)myaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI'mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon'tThat'stoohighapricetopay.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

62.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?

A)Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusers.

B)Itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.

C)Itprofitsbysellingitsusers'personaldata.

D)Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.

63.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?

A)Theyarereluctanttogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.

B)Theydon'tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.

C)Theydon'tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsite.

D)Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.

64.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?

A)Torenderbetterservicetoitsusers.

B)ToconformtotheFederalguidelines.

C)Toimproveitsusers'connectivity.

D)Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.

65.WhydoesSenatorCharlesSchumeradvocate?

A)Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.

B)Banningthesharingofusers'personalinformation.

C)Formulatingregulationsforsocial-networkingsites.

D)Removingadsfromallsocial-networkingsites.

66.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?

A)Heisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentservice.

B)Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.

C)Hedoesn'twanthispersonaldataabused.

D)Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.PartVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Becauseconflictanddisagreementsarepartofallcloserelationships,couplesneedtolearnstrategiesformanagingconflictinahealthyandconstructiveway.Somecouplesjust67anddenythepresenceofanyconflictinarelationship.68,denyingtheexistenceofconflictresultsincouples69tosolvetheirproblemsatearly70,whichcanthenleadtoevengreaterproblemslater71.Notsurprisingly,expressingangeranddisagreementleadstolowermarital(婚姻的)satisfactionatthebeginning.However,thispatternofbehavior72increasesinmaritalsatisfactionovertime.Researchsuggeststhatworking73conflictsisanimportantpredictorofmaritalsatisfaction.

So,whatcanyoudotomanageconflictinyourownrelationships?First,trytounderstandtheotherperson'spointofview74putyourselfinhisofherplace.Peoplewhoare75towhattheirpartnerthinksandfeels76greaterrelationshipsatisfaction.Forexample,researchersfoundthatamongpeopleindatingrelationships77marriages,thosewho