大学英语四级答案

一、阅读理解（共4道试题，共40分。）V1.Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldback

bymixedabilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.We

feelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreaming(把……按能力分班）pupils.Itdoesnottake

intoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththe

brightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthe

topgrade!

Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisis

onlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallour

pupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,

andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.

Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthem

theopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyalsolearn

howtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,to

analyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellas

fromtheteacher.

Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividualtasksand

assignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteaching

whenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskills

theyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork:itdoesnot

matterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegive

themeveryencouragementtoattainthisgoal.1).Inthepassagetheauthor’sattitudetowards

“mixed-abilityteaching”is_______.

A.critical

B.questioning

C.approving

D.objective

2).By“heldback”(Line1)theauthormeans“______”

A.madetoremaininthesameclasses

B.forcedtostudyIthelowerclasses

C.drawntotheirstudies

D.preventedfromadvancing

3).Theauthorarguesthatateacher’schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent’s

______.

A.personalqualitiesandsocialskills

B.totalpersonality

C.learningabilityandcommunicativeskills

D.intellectualability

4).WhichofthefollowingisNOTMENTIONEDinthethirdparagraph?

A.Groupworkgivespupilstheopportunitytolearntoworktogetherwithother.

B.Pupilsalsolearntodeveloptheirreasoningabilities.

C.Groupworkprovidespupilswiththeopportunitytolearntobecapableorganizers.

D.Pupilsalsolearnhowtoparticipateinteachingactivities.

5).Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto______.

A.argueforteachingbrightandnot-so-brightpupilsinthesameclass

B.recommendpairworkandgroupworkforclassroomactivities

C.offeradviceontheproperuseofthelibrary

D.emphasizetheimportanceofappropriateformalclassroomteaching

2.ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatest

dramatist(剧作家).Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliam

Shakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatest

writer.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritingsthathavebecome

partofthecommonpropertyoftheEnglish-speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobably

unawareofthesourceofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseea

performanceofHamletandcomplainedthatitwasfullofwell-knownproverbsandquotations.

Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesofthe

Englishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;

Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand.

Thereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyofthe

EnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyis

wellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners)eventhoughsomeaspectsof

Englishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.

1).Englishpeople_______.

A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist

B.neverdiscussanyissueconcerningtheworld’sgreatestdramatist

C.aresurewhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist

D.donotcarewhoistheworld’sgreatestpoetanddramatist

2).EveryEnglishmanknows_______.

A.moreorlessaboutShakespeare

B.Shakespeare,butonlyslightly

C.allShakespeare’swritings

D.onlythenameofthegreatestEnglishwriter

3).Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Weuseallthewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritings.

B.Shakespeare’swritingshavebecomethepropertyofthosewhoarelearningtospeakEnglish.

C.Itislikelytobetruethatpeopleoftendonotknowtheoriginsofthewordstheyuse

D.AllthewordspeopleusearetakenfromthewritingsofShakespeare.

4).Whatdoestheword“proverb”mean?

A.Familiarsayings.

B.Shakespeare’splays.

C.Complaints.

D.Actorsandactresses.

5).WhyisitworthwhiletostudythevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedEnglish?

A.EnglishwordshavechangedalotsinceShakespeare’stime.

B.BydoingsoonecanbefullyawareoftherichnessoftheEnglishlanguage.

C.EnglishwordsarenowbeingusedinthesamewayasinShakespeare’stime.

D.BeginnersmayhavedifficultylearningsomeaspectsofEnglishusage.

3.Adreamisonekindofexperience.Itseemsasrealassomethingthatactuallyhappens;init

thedreamertakesactionsandreacts.Duringdreamsthebodyisasleepbutthethinkingpartofthe

brainiswideawake.Infact,itismoreactivethanitsometimesiswhenthebodyisawake.

Onegroupofresearchersdecidedtoseewhatwouldhappeniftheystoppedpeoplefromdreaming.

Assoonastheelectroencephalograph(脑电图仪)registeredadreampattern,researcherswoke

thedreamer.Theydidthisallnightforseveralnights,everytimethepersonstartedtodream.

Theexperimentrevealedthatpeoplewhowereunabletodreambecamenervous,easilyupset,and

hungrier.Assoonastheywereabletosleepwithoutinterruptionstheylosttheirnervousnessand

becamenormalagain;however,theythenhadmoredreamsthanusual.Itwasasiftheywere

catchingupontheirdreams.

Tocheckthesefindings,theresearcherscarriedonacontrolexperiment.Againtheywokepeople

duringthenight,butduringnon-dreamingperiods.Thesepeopledidnotchangetheirdaytime

behavior.Andwhentheywereallowedtosleepwithoutinterruptions(打断),thenumberoftheir

dreamsdidnotincrease.

Experimentslikethesehavecausedscientiststoaskifdreamsserveapurpose.Researchersknow,

forexample,thatsomepeoplewhogofordayswithoutsleepwillsufferfromhallucinations(幻

觉).Certainpeopleevenbegintoshowsignsofmentalillness.Someresearchersbelievethat

peoplebecomethiswaybecausetheycannothavetheirusualnumbersofdreams.Accordingto

thistheorydreaminghelpspeopletoleadnormallives.1).Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A.people’sneedfordreams

B.thedamagedreamsdotopeople’shealth

C.dreamsandrealities

D.therelationshipbetweendreamsanddiseases5

2).Accordingtothepassage,dreams________.

A.areconsideredtobepeople’srealexperiences

B.helpcurepeopleofnervousnessandmentalillness

C.happeninthethinkingpartofthebrain

D.cannotgoonasbeforeafterthedreameriswoken

3).Peoplewhosleptwithinterrupteddreamsshowedsignsofthefollowingsufferings

EXCEPT________.

A.nervousness

B.anxiety

C.hunger

D.sleepiness

4).Whenpeoplewerewokenduringnon-dreamingperiods,they________.

A.sufferedfromhallucinations

B.feltupsetandnervous

C.hadmoredreamsthanusual

D.remainednormalintheirdaytimebehavior

5).Thesentence“Itwasasiftheywerecatchingupontheirdreams”inPara.3probablymeans

________.

A.theyseemedtodoastheirdreamsdadtoldthemto

B.theyseemedtomakeupforthelossesofdreams

C.theyseemedtodreamlessbecauseoftheinterruptions

D.theyseemedtosleepmoreaftertheinterruptions

满分：2分

4.Wecanseehowtheproductlifecycleworksbylookingattheintroductionofinstantcoffee.

Whenitwasintroduced,mostpeopledidnotlikeitaswellas“regular”coffee,andittookseveral

yearstogaingeneralacceptance(introductionstage).Atonepoint,though,instantcoffeegrew

rapidlyinpopularity,andmanybrandswereintroduced(stageofrapidgrowth).Afterawhile,

peoplebecameattachedtoonebrandandsalesleveledoff(stageofmaturity).Saleswentintoa

slightdecline（衰退）whenfreeze-driedcoffeeswereintroduced(stageofdecline).

Theimportanceoftheproductlifecycletomarketersisthis:Differentstagesintheproduct

lifecyclecallfordifferentstrategies.Thegoalistoextendproductlifesothatsalesandprofitsdo

notdecline.Onestrategyiscalledmarketmodification.Itmeansthatmarketingmanagerslookfor

newusersandmarketsections.Didyouknow,forexample,thatthebackpacksthatsomany

studentscarrytodaywereoriginallydesignedforthemilitary?

Marketmodificationalsomeanssearchingforincreasedusageamongpresentcustomersor

goingforadifferentmarket,suchasseniorcitizens.Amarketermayre-positiontheproductto

appealtonewmarketsections.

Anotherproductextensionstrategyiscalledproductmodification.Itinvolveschanging

productquality,features,orstyletoattractnewusersormoreusagefrompresentusers.American

automanufacturersareusingqualityimprovementasonewaytorecaptureworldmarkets.Note,

also,howautomanufacturersoncechangedstylesdramaticallyfromyeartoyeartokeepdemand

fromfalling.

1).Accordingtothepassage,whenpeoplegrowfondofoneparticularbrandofaproduct,itssales

will__________.

A.decreasegradually

B.becomeunstable

C.improveenormously

D.remainatthesamelevel

2).Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatanewproductis___________.

A.usuallyintroducedtosatisfydifferenttastes

B.oftenmoreexpensivethanoldones

C.ofteninferiortooldonesatfirst

D.noteasilyacceptedbythepublic

3).Marketersneedtoknowwhichofthefourstagesaproductisinsoasto__________.

A.workoutmarketingpolicies

B.increaseitspopularity

C.promoteitsproduction

D.speedupitslifecycle

4).Theauthormentionstheexampleof“backpacks”(Line4,Para.2)toshowtheimportanceof

___________.

A.increasingusageamongstudents

B.exploringnewmarketsections

C.pleasingtheyoungaswellastheold

D.servingbothmilitaryandcivilneeds

5).Inordertorecovertheirshareoftheworldmarket,U.S.automakersare___________.

A.improvingproductquality

B.modernizingproductstyle

C.re-positioningtheirproductinthemarket

D.increasingproductfeatures

二、单选题（共15道试题，共45分。）V1.Itisnouse______withhimaboutit.A.toargue

B.arguing

C.argue

D.toarguing

2.—I’mlookingforashirtformyfather.

—_____________A.Whatsizedoyouwear?

B.WhatcanIdoforyou?

C.Howaboutthisone?

D.Whatsizedoesyourfatherwear?

3.Inmiddleschool,Ibecamemore________withmyappearance.A.concern

B.concerning

C.concerned

D.concerns

4.—Howwasyourfinalexam?

—_____________A.Takeiteasy.

B.Youareright

C.Iamnotsure.

D.Let’shaveadrink.

5.Thisdictionarywillprove________toyouinyourEnglishstudy.A.beofsomeuse

B.beingofsomeuse

C.tobeofsomeuse

D.ofsomeuse

6.Mr.Johnsonkeepsfitbyeatinglessfatandsugarand______moreexercise.A.takes

B.take

C.totake

D.taking

7.—We’dliketwocokes,please.

—_____________A.Small,mediumorlarge?

B.Youmustpayfirst.

C.Thankyou.

D.Youarewelcome.

8.________ChristmasEve,itissaidthatFatherChristmasbringspresentsbutonlytogood

children.A.on

B.at

C.over

D.in

9.—Hello,isthatpolicestation?

—_____________A.No.Whyareyoucalling?

B.Yes.CanIhelpyou?

C.Youareright.

D.Yes.What’syourquestion?

10.Thatyoungmanhasmadesomuchnoisethathe______nothavebeenallowedtoattendthe

concert.

A.need

B.must

C.would

D.should

11.Youcantakeboththerecord-player_________theradio.A.aswellas