历英语四级真题及答案

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2010年6月英语四级考试真题

ConcernaboutexcessiveInternetuseisn'tnew.Asfarbackas1995,articlesin

PartIWriting(30minutes)medicaljournalsandtheestablishmentofaPennsylvaniatreatmentcenterfor

注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上。overusersgeneratedinterestinthesubject.There*sstillnoconsensusonhowmuch

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontimeonlineconstitutestoomuchorwhetheraddictionispossible.

thetopicofDucAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpelling.YoushouldwriteatleastButasrelianceontheWebgrows,therearesignsthatthequestionisgetting

120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:moreseriousattention:Lastmonth,astudypublishedinCNSSpectrumsclaimedto

1.如今不少学生在英语学习中不重视拼写bethefirstlarge-scalelookatexcessiveInternetuse.TheAmericanPsychiatric

2.出现这种情况的原因AssociationmayconsiderlistingInternetaddictioninthenexteditionofits

3.为了改变这种状况，我认为…diagnosticmanual.Andscoresofonlinediscussionboardshavepoppeduponwhich

DueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpellingpeoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtotoomuchtimeontheWeb.

"There'snoquestionthatthere'rcpeoplewholeseriouslyintroublebecause

they'reoverdoingtheirInternetinvolvement,0saidpsychiatrist(精神科医生)Ivan

Goldberg.Goldbergcallstheproblemadisorderratherthanatrueaddiction.

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)JonathanBishop,aresearcherinWalesspecializinginonlinecommunities,is

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagemoreskeptical,"TheInternetisanenvironment,"hesaid."Youcan'tbeaddictedto

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethetheenvironment."Bishopdescribestheproblemassimplyamatterofpriorities,

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,whichcanbesolvedbyencouragingpeopletoprioritizeotherlifegoalsandplansin

completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.placeoftimespentonline.

CaughtintheWebThenewCNSSpectrumsstudywasbasedonresultsofanationwidetelephone

Afewmonthsago,itwasn*tunusualfor47-year-oldCarlaToebetospend15surveyofmorethan2,500adults.Likethe2005survey,thisonewasconductedby

hoursperdayonline.She'dwakeupearly,tumonherlaptopandchatonInternetStanfordUniversityresearchers.About6%ofrespondentsreportedthat"their

datingsitesandinstant-messagingprograms-leavingherbedforonlybriefrelationshipssufferedbecauseofexcessiveInternetuse."About9%attemptedto

intervals.Herhouseholdbillspiledup,alongwiththedishesanddirtylaundry,butitconceal"nonessentialInternetuseJandnearly4%reportedfeeling^preoccupiedby

tooknear-constantcomplaintsfi,omherfourdaughtersbeforesherealizedshehadatheInternetwhenoffline.”

problem.About8%saidtheyusedtheInternetasawaytoescapeproblems,andalmost

"Iwasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapart-kindofslipping14%reportedthey"fbundithardtostayawayfromtheInternetfbrseveraldaysata

intoadepression/*saidCarla."IknewthatifIdidn'tgetoffthedatingsites,I'djusttime.”

keepgoing/detaching(使脱离)herselffurtherfromtheoutsideworld."TheInternetproblemisstillinitsinfancy,"saidEliasAboujaoude,aStanford

Toebc*sconclusion:Shefeltlikeshewas"addicted"totheInternet.She'snotprofessor.Nosingleonlineactivityistoblamefbrexcessiveuse,hesaid."TheyYe

onlineinchatrooms,checkinge-mail,orwritingblogs.[Theproblemis]notlimitedWorldofWarcraftforabouttwotofourhourseveryothernight,butthafsnothing

toporn（色情）orgambling”paredwiththe40to60hoursaweekhespentplayingonlinegameswhenhe

ExcessiveInternetuseshouldbedefinednotbythenumberofhoursspentwasincollege.Hecutbackonlyafterafull-scalefamilyintervention（干预），in

onlinebut”intennsoflosses,nsaidMaressaOrzack,aHarvardUniversityprofessor.whichrelativestoldhimhe'dgainedweight.

"Ififsaloss[where]you'renotgettingtowork,andfamilyrelationshipsare“There'sthiswholecultureofcompetitionthatsuckspeoplein"withonline

breakingdownasaresult,thenit'stoomuch.”gaming,saidHeidrich,nowafatheroftwo."Peopledoitattheexpenseof

Sincetheearly1990s,severalclinicshavebeenestablishedintheU.S.totreateverythingthatwasaconstantintheirlives.**Heidrichnowvisitswebsitesthat

heavyInternetusers.TheyincludetheCenterforInternetAddictionRecoveryanddiscussgamingaddictionregularly“toremindmyselftokeepmyloveforonline

theCenterforInternetBehavior.gamesincheck.”

ThewebsiteforOrzack*scenterliststhefollowingamongthepsychologicalToebealsoregularlyvisitsasitewherepostersdiscussInternetoveruse.In

symptomsofcomputeraddiction:August,whenshefirstrealizedshehadaproblem,shepostedamessageonaYahoo

•Havingasenseofwell-being（幸福）orexcitementwhileatthecompute匚Internetaddictiongroupwiththesubjectline:haveanInternetAddiction.M

•Longingformoreandmoretimeatthecomputer.”I'mself-employedandneedtheInternetformywork,butPmfailingto

•Neglectoffamilyandfriends.accomplishmywork,totakecareofmyhome,togiveattentiontomychildren,"she

•Feelingempty,depressedorirritablewhennotatthecomputer.wroteinamessagesenttothegroup."havenomoneyorinsurancetoget

•Lfessionalhelp;IcantevenpaymymortgageG氐押贷款）andfacelosing

•Inabilitytostoptheactivity.everything."

•Problemswithschoolorjob.Sincethen,Toebesaid,shehaskeptherpromisetoherselftocutbackonher

Physicalsymptomslistedincludedi*yeyes,backaches,skippingmeals,poorInternetuse."Ihaveaboyfriendnow,andI'mnotinterestedinonlinedating,nshe

personalhygiene（卫生）andsleepdisturbances.saidbyphonelastweek."It'salotbetternow.”

PeoplewhostrugglewithexcessiveInternetusemaybedepressedorhaveother注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

mooddisorders,Orzacksaid.WhenshediscussesInternethabitswithherpatients,1.WhateventuallymadeCarlaToeberealizeshewasspendingtoomuchtime

theyoftenreportthatbeingonlineoffersa"senseofbelonging,andescape,ontheInternet?

excitement[and]fun,”shesaid."Somepeoplesayrelief...becausetheyfindA）Herdaughter'srepeatedcomplaints.

themselvessorelaxed."B）Fatigueresultingfromlackofsleep.C）Thepoorlymanagedstateofher

SomepartsoftheInternetseemtodrawpeopleinmorethanothers.Internethouse.

gamersspendcountlesshourscompetingingamesagainstpeoplefromallovertheD）Thehighfinancialcostsaddingup.

world.Onesuchgame,calledWorldofWarcraft,iscitedonmanysitesbyposters2.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutexcessiveInternetuse?

complainingofaHgamingaddiction.'*A）Peopleshouldbewarnedofitsharmfulconsequences.

AndrewHeidrich,aneducationnetworkadministratorfromSacramento,playsB）Ithasbecomevirtuallyinevitable.

C)Ithasbeensomewhatexaggerated.9.ExcessiveInternetusehadrenderedToebesopoorthatshecouldn'taffordto

D)Peoplehaven'tyetreachedagreementonitsdefinition.seek.

3.JonathanBishopbelievesthattheInternetoveniseproblemcanbesolvedif10.Nowthatshe'sgotaboyfriend,Toebeisnolongercrazyabout.

people.PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

A)trytoimprovetheInternetenvironmentSectionA

B)becomeawareofitsseriousconsequencesDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

C)canrealizewhatisimportantinlifeconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeasked

D)canreachaconsensusonitsdefinitionaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly

4.AccordingtoProfessorMaressaOrzack,Internetusewouldbeconsideredonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

excessiveif.fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

A)itseriouslyaffectedfamilyrelationshipsmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

B)onevisitedpomwebsitesfrequentlycentre.

C)toomuchtimewasspentinchatrooms注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

D)peoplegotinvolvedinonlinegambling11.A)Hehasprovedtobeabetterreaderthanthewoman.

5.AccordingtoOrzack,peoplewhostrugglewithheavyrelianceontheB)Hehasdifficultyunderstandingthebook.

Internetmayfeel.C)Hecannotgetaccesstotheassignedbook.

A)discouragedB)pressuredC)depressedD)puzzledD)Hecannotfinishhisassignmentbeforethedeadline.

6.WhydidAndreHeidrichcutbackonlinegaining?12.A)Shewilldrivethemantothesupennarket.

A)Hehadlostalotofmoney.B)Themanshouldbuyacarofhisown.

B)Hisfamilyhadintervened.C)Themanneedn*tgoshoppingeveryweek.

C)Hehadoffendedhisrelatives.D)Shecanpickthemanupatthegrocerystore.

D)Hiscareerhadbeenruined.13.A)Getmorefoodanddrinks.B)Askhisfriendtocomeover.

7.AndrewHeidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussonlinegamingaddictiontoC)Tidyuptheplace.D)Holdaparty.

14.A)ThetalkscanbeheldanydayexceptthisFriday.

A)improvehisonlinegamingskillsB)HecouldchangehisscheduletomeetJohnSmith.

B)curbhisdesireforonlinegamingC)Thefirst-roundtalksshouldstartassoonaspossible.

C)showhowgoodheisatonlinegamingD)ThewomanshouldcontactJohnSmithfirst.

D)exchangeonlinegamingexperience15.A)Heunderstandsthewoman'sfeelings.

8.Inoneofthemessagesshepostedonawebsite,ToebeadmittedthatsheB)Hehasgonethroughasimilarexperience.

C)Thewomanshouldhavegoneonthefieldtrip.

D)Theteacherisjustfollowingtheregulations.C)ThethingsBritishchildrenspendmoneyon.

16.A)Shewillmeetthemanhalfway.D)TherisingcostofraisingachildinBritain.

B)ShewillaskDavidtotalkless.24.A)Itenableschildrentolivebetter.

C)Sheissorrythemanwillnotcome.B)Itgoesdownduringeconomicrecession.

D)ShehastoinviteDavidtotheparty.C)Itoftenriseshigherthaninflation.

17.A)FewstudentsunderstandProf.Johnson'slectures.D)Ithasgoneup25%inthepastdecade.

B)FewstudentsmeetProf.Jonson'srequirements.25.A)Saveupfortheirfiitureeducation.

C)ManystudentsfindProf.Johnson*slecturesboring.B)Payforsmallpersonalthings.

D)ManystudentshavedroppedProf.Johnson'sclass.C)Buytheirownshoesandsocks.

18.A)Checktheircomputerfiles.D)Makedonationswhennecessary.

B)Makesomecomputations.SectionB

C)Studyacomputerprogram.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

D)Assembleacomputer.passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom

19.A)Itallowshimtomakealotoffriends.thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

B)Itrequireshimtoworklonghours.AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

C)Itenableshimtoapplytheorytopractice.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

D)Ithelpshimunderstandpeoplebetter.PassageOne

20.A)Itisintellectuallychallenging.Questions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

B)Itrequireshimtodowashing-upallthetime.26.A)Districtmanagers.

C)Itexposeshimtooilysmokealldaylong.B)Regularcustomers.

D)Itdemandsphysicalenduranceandpatience.C)Salesdirectors.

2l.A)Inahospital.B)Atacoffeeshop.C)Atalaundry.D)Inahotel.D)Seniorclerks.

22.A)Gettingalongwellwithcolleagues.27.A)Thesupportprovidedbytheregularclients.

B)Payingattentiontoeveiydetail.B)Theinitiativeshownbythesalesrepresentatives.

C)Planningeverythinginadvance.C)Theurgencyofimplementingthecompany*splans.

D)Knowingtheneedsofcustomers.D)Theimportantpartplayedbydistrictmanagers.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.28.A)Someofthemwerepolitical-minded.

23.A)ThepocketmoneyBritishchildrenget.B)Fiftypercentofthemwerefemale.

B)TheannualinflationrateinBritain.C)Onethirdofthemwereseniormanagers.

D)Mostofthemwereratherconservative.SectionC

29.A)Heusedtoomanyquotations.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

B)Hewasnotgendersensitive.passageisreadfbrthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.

C)Hedidnotkeeptothepoint.Whenthepassageisreadfbrthesecondtime,youarcrequiredtofillintheblanks

D)Hespenttoomuchtimeondetails.numberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanks

PassageTwonumberedfrom44to46youarcrequiredtofillinthemissinginfbnnation.Forthese

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.blanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

30.A)Stateyourproblemtotheheadwaiter.mainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadfbrthethirdtime,

B)Demandadiscountonthedishesordered.youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

C)Asktoseethemanagerpolitelybutfirmly.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

D)Askthenameofthepersonwaitingonyou.Almosteverychild,onthefirstdayhesetsfootinaschoolbuilding,issmarter,

3l.A)Youproblemmaynotbeunderstoodcorrectly.more(36),lessafraidofwhathedoesn'tknow,betteratfindingand(37)

B)Youdon*tknowifyouarecomplainingattherighttime.thingsout,moreconfident,resourcefill(机敏的),persistentand(38)

C)Yourcomplaintmaynotreachthepersonincharge.thanhewilleverbeagaininhisschooling一or,unlessheisvery(39)and

D)Youcan*ttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.verylucky,fbrtherestofhislife.Already,bypayingcloseattentiontoand(40)

32.A)Demandapromptresponse.withtheworldandpeoplearoundhim,andwithoutanyschool-type(41)

B)Provideallthedetails.instruction,hehasdoneataskfarmoredifficult,complicatedand

C)Senditbyexpressmail.(42)thananythinghewillbeaskedtodoinschool,orthananyofhis

D)Sticktothepoint.teachershasdoneforyears.Hehassolvedthe(43)oflanguage.Hehas

PassageThreediscoveredit-babiesdon'tevenknowthatlanguageexists-and(44)

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.__________________________________________________.Hehasdoneitby

33.A)FashiondesignerB)Architect.C)Cityplanner.D)Engineer.exploring,byexperimenting,bydevelopinghisownmodelofthegrainmarof

34.A)Dosomevolunteerwork.language,(45)untilit

B)Getawell-paidpart-timejob.doeswork.Andwhilehehasbeendoingthis,hehasbeenlearningotherthingsas

C)Workflexiblehours.well,(46),andmany

D)Gobacktoherpreviouspost.thataremorecomplicatedthantheonestheydotrytoteachhim.

35.A)Fewbaby-sitterscanbeconsideredtrustworthy.PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

B)Itwilladdtothefamily'sfinancialburden.SectionA

C)Ababy-sitterisnoreplacementforamothe匚Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

D)Thechildrenwon'tgetalongwithababy-sitter.toselectonewordfbreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.ReadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourSectionB

choices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarktheDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

correspondingletterfbreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthesomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

centre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewones-thekindofPassageOne

high-tech,solar-paneledmasterpiecesthatmakethecoversofarchitectureQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

magazines.ButtheU.S.hasmorethan100millionexistinghomes,anditwouldbeYouneverseehim,butthey'rewithyoueverytimeyoufly.Theyrecordwhere

_47_wastefultotearthemalldownand_48_themwithgreenerversions.Anyouaregoing,howfastyou'retravelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneis

enormousamountofenergyandresourceswentintotheconstructionofthosefunctioningnormally.Theirabilitytowithstandalmostanydisastermakesthem

houses.Anditwouldtakeanaverageof65yearsfbrthe_49_carbonemissionsseemlikesomethingoutofacomicbook.They'reknownastheblackbox.

fromanewenergy-efficienthometomakeupfbrtheresourceslostbydestroyinganWhenplanesfallfromthesky,asaYemeniairlinerdidonitswaytoComoros

oldone.Sointhebroadest_50_,thegreenesthomeistheonethathasalreadyIslandsintheIndiaoceanJune30,2009,theblackboxisthebestbetfbridentifying

beenbuilt.Butatthesametime,nearlyhalfofU.S.carbonemissionscomefromwhatwentwrong.SowhenaFrenchsubmarine(潜水艇)detectedthedevice's

heating,coolingand_51_ourhomes,officesandotherbuildings."Youcan*tdealhomingsignalfivedayslater,thediscoverymarkedahugesteptowarddetermining

withclimatechangewithoutdealingwithexistingbuildings/saysRichardMoe,thethecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswerekilled.

presidentoftheNationalTrust.In1958,AustralianscientistDavidWarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorder

Withsome_52_,theoldesthomestendtobetheleastenergy-efficient.thatwouldtrackbasicinformationlikealtitudeanddirection.Thatwasthefirst

Housesbuiltbefore1939useabout50%moreenergypersquarefootthanthosemodefbrablackbox,whichbecamearequirementonallU.S.commercialflights

builtafter2000,mainlyduetothetinycracksandgapsthat_53_overtimeandby1960.Earlymodelsoftenfailedtowithstandcrashes,however,soin1965the

letinmoreoutsideair.devicewascompletelyredesignedandmovedtotherearoftheplane-thearealeast

Fortunately,therearea_54_numberofrelativelysimplechangesthatcansubjecttoimpact-fromitsoriginalpositioninthelandingwells(起落架舱).The

greenolderhomes,from_55_oneslikeLincoln'sCottagetoyourownpostwarsameyear,theFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxes,whichwerenever

home.Andefficiencyupgrades(升级)cansavemorethanjusttheearth;theycanactuallyblack,bepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.

help_56_propertyownersfromrisingpowercosts.Modemairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:avoicerecorder,whichtrackspilots*

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。conversations,andaflight-datarecorder,whichmonitorsfuellevels,enginenoises

A)accommodationsB)clumsyC)doubtfulD)exceptionsE)andotheroperatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraft'sfinal

expandF)historicG)incrediblyH)poweringI)protectJ)moments.Placedinaninsulated(隔绝的)caseandsurroundedbya

reducedK)replaceL)senseM)shiftedN)supplyingO)quarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainlesssteel,theboxescanwithstandmassiveforce

vastandtemperaturesupto2,000°F.Whensubmerged,they'realsoabletoemitsignals

fromdepthsof20,000ft.ExpertsbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447,D)TheyweredestroyedsomewherenearBrazil.

whichcrashednearBrazilonJune1,2009,areinwaternearlythatdeep,butPassageTwo

statisticssaythey*restilllikelytoturnup.Intheapproximately20deep-seacrashesQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

overthepast30years,onlyoneplane'sblackboxeswereneverrecovered.The$11billionself-helpindustryisbuiltontheideathatyoushouldturn

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。negativethoughtslike"Ineverdoanythingright”intopositiveoneslike"Ican

57.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheblackbox?succeed."ButwaspositivethinkingadvocateNonnanVincentPealeright?Isthere

A)Itensuresthenormalfiinctioningofanairplane.powerinpositivethinking?

B)Theid