2020-2021年英语专业四级考试真题及答案

精品WORD实用文档英语专业四级考试真题PARTIDICTATION[15MIN]Listentothefollowingpassage．Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes．Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning．Forthesecondandthirdreadings，thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase，withintervalsof15seconds．Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork．Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore．PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE．PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo．SECTIONACONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations．Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．Questionslto3arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation.l．TheEthicalConsumerResearchAssociationwillprovideinformationtoshoppersonA．productprice．B．productquality．C．manufacturers．D．productionmethods．2．Accordingtotheconversation，anethicalshoppershouldA．askforothers’advicebeforebuyingthings．B．considertheworthofsomethingtobebought．C．postponebuyingthingswheneverpossible．D．searchforthingsthatarelesscostly．3．Accordingtotheconversation，ethicalshopperscanbebestdescribedasA．shrewd．B．thrifty．C．extravagant．D．cautious．Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation，youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation．4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutMary?A．Sheisenjoyingherlanguagestudy．B．Sheisenjoyinghermanagementstudy．C．Sheisnotfeelingverywellatthemoment．D．Sheisnothappyaboutherstudypressure．5．WhatdoesMarythinkofthecourseinitially?A．Itisuseful．B．Itisdifficult．C．Itischallenging．D．Itisinteresting．6．WhatisMary’sproblemoflivinginafamilyhouse?A．Shedislikesthefoodsheeats．B．Sheisunabletosleepwell．C．Shehasnochancetomakefriends．D．Shefindstherenthigh．7．WhichofthefollowingisMr．Davies’advice?A．Totrytomakemorefriends．B．Totrytochangeaccommodation．C．TospendmoretimeonEnglish．D．Tostopattendinglanguageclasses．Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation，youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation．8．Accordingtotheconversation，thedayisspecialbecauseA．manypeoplearesurfingthenetonthatday．B．itisananniversaryoftheinternet．C．thenetbroughtaboutnochangesuntilthatday．D．bigchangeswilltakeplaceonthatday．9．WelearnfromtheconversationthatpeopleA．cannotJivewithouttheinternet．B．cannotworkwithouttheinternet．C．allusetheinternettokeepintouch．D．havevariedopinionsaboutinternetuse．10．Attheendoftheconversation．thespeakerstalkaboutA．thefutureoftheinternet．B．thetypeofofficefurniture．C．whenchangeswillcome．D．howpeoplewillusetheinternet．SECTIONBPASSAGESInthissection，youwillhearseveralpassages．Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．11．Inordertoopenabankaccount，youneedtoproduce____inadditiontoyourpassport．A．alibrarycardB．aregistrationformC．atelephonebillD．areceipt12．WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbeincludedinthe‘utilitybill’?A．Rent．B．Gas．C．Water．D．Telephone．13．Accordingtothepassage，whatcanonedointhepostoffice?A．Gettingcontactdetails．B．Obtainingtaxforms．C．Payinghousingrents．D．Applyingforloans．Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．14．Accordingtothepassage，‘scheduling’meansthatyouA．needtobeefficientinwork．B．planyourworkproperly．C．trytofinishworkaheadoftime．D．knowhowtoworkinteams．15．Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheactivitiestorelaxcouldbeA．protectingwildanimals．B．spendingtimewithyourfamily．C．learninghowtoreadefficiently．D．learninghowtodogardening．16．OneofthewaystoreducestressistoA．dobetterthananyoneelse．B．fulfillhighambitionsinone'swork．C．workandhavereasonableaims．D．startwitharelativelylowaim．17．Accordingtothepassage，toreducestresshassomethingtodowiththefollowingEXCEPTA．one'sposition．B．one'sinterest．C．one'shealth．D．one'smood．Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．18．Accordingtothepassage，newwordstendtocomefromA．worldpolitics．B．advancesinscience．C．areasoflife．D．alltheabove．19．ThepassageexplainsthelargerandrichervocabularyofEnglishmainlyfromaviewpoint．A．historicalB．culturalC．commercialD．colonial20．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheEnglishlanguage?A．Itisoutdatedingrammar．B．Itacceptsnewwordsfromscience．C．Ithasbeguntakinginnewwords．D．Ittendstoembracenewwords.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissection，youwillhearseveralnewsitems．Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．Questions21and22arebasedOHthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Nowlistentothenews．21．Wherewasthemarblestatuefound?A．Outinthesea．B．Insideabathhouse．C．Onacliffalongthecoast．D．OnthecoastoutsideJerusalem．22．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheconditionofthestatue?A．Itwasincomplete．B．Itwasrecentartwork．C．Itwasfairlytall．D．Itwasinpieces．Questions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem．youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothenews．23．TherescueeffortsconcentratedmainlyonA．theU．S．-CanadaborderB．snow-strickenregions．C．highways．D．citystreets．24．Accordingtothenews，thelastgroupofpeoplemighthavebeenstrandedintheirvehiclesformorethan____hoursbeforebeingrescued．A．24B．25C．40D．48Questions25and26arebasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothenews．25．Accordingtothe2006anti-smokingrestrictions，smokingwasNOTallowedinA．offices．B．restaurants．C．bars．D．schoolplaygrounds．26．Accordingtothenews，whichofthefollowinggroupsreactsnegativelytothenewlaw?A．Televisionproducers．B．Hotelowners．C．Medicalworkers．D．Hospitalmanagement．Questions27and28arebasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothenews．27．Accordingtothenews，whofirstdiscoveredthefraud?A．Aclient．B．Abankmanager．C．Thepolice．D．Bankheadquarters．28．Whendidthebankemployeehandhimselfin?A．Amonthbeforethefraudwasdiscovered．B．Adaybeforethefraudwasdiscovered．C．Adayafterthepolicelaunchedinvestigation．D．Amonthafterhetransferredthemoney．Question29isbasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion．Now,listentothenews．29．Whatisthisnewsitemmainlyabout?A．HowtoopenHotmailaccounts．B．Howtoretrievemissinge-mails．C．Newe-mailservicebyMicrosoft．D．Problemsandcomplaintsaboute-mails．Question30isbasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion．Now,listentothenews．30．Comparedwith2009，whichofthefollowingfiguresremainedaboutthesamein2010?A．Numberofticketssold．B．Boxofficerevenues．C．Attendancerate．DNumberofcinemasPARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks．MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo．Theearthquakeof26thDecember2004resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinlivingmemory．Itwasa(31)_____underwaterquakeandoccurredintheIndianOcean．It(32)____coastlines，communitiesandbroughtdeathtomanypeople．Whydoearthquakeshappen?Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalwayslookedasitdoestoday；itismoving(33)____(althoughveryslowly)andhasdonesoforbillionsofyears．Thisisone(34)____ofearthquakes，whenonesectionoftheearth(tectonicplate)(35)____another．Scientistscanpredictwherebutnot(36)____thismighthappenandtheareabetweenplatesiscalledafaultline．OnonefaultlineinKobe，Japanin1923over200,000peoplewerekilled．(37)____，earthquakesdonotalwayshappenonfaultlines，(38)____iswhytheyaresodangerousand(39)____．Wheredovolcanoeshappen?Volcanoeshappenwheretheearth's(40)____isthin：lava，dustandgases(41)____frombeneaththeearth．Theycanriseintoahugeconeshapelikeamountainanderupt，(42)____theycanbesoviolent(43)____theyjustexplodedirectlyfromtheearthwithnowarning．Thereare1511(44)'____'volcanoesintheworld．Thismeansthattheymay(45)____bedangerous．In1985theColombianvolcanoNevadodelRuizerupted．Thelavameltedaglacierandsenttonesofmud(46)____thetownbelow．Twentythousandpeopledied．Naturaldisasterslikevolcaniceruptionsareoftenunpredictable．Weregularlydonotknowwhenthey(47)____pen，or(48)____wheretheywillhappen．Inthefuture，scientistsmaybeabletowatchandpredict(49)____beforetheyhappen．Thiscould(50)____manylives．31．A．massiveB．significantC．greatD．grand32．A．changedB．convertedC．destroyedD．transformed33．A．frequentlyB．continuouslyC．regularlyD．periodically34．A．sourceB．reasonC．movementD．cause35．A．collideswithB．confrontswithC．meetswithD．faceswith36．A．howB．whyC．whenD．what37．A．GenerallyB．HoweverC．SimilarlyD．Anyway38．A．thatB．itC．thisD．which39．A．unpredictableB．unaccountableC．inevitableD．irresistible40．A．surfaceB．appearanceC．crustD．cover41．A．flowedoutB．burstoutC．1eakedoutD．trickledout42．A．orB．andC．norD．but43．A．likeB．forC．asD．that44．A．livingB．activeC．aliveD．live45．A．relativelyB．hardlyC．stillD．gradually46．A．downB．onC．acrossD．beyond47．A．aretoB．shouldC．mustD．might48．A．elseB．evenC．thoughD．whether49．A．accidentsB．incidentsC．occasionsD．events50．A．rescueB．saveC．preserveD．shelterPARTIVGRAMMAR＆VOCABULARY【15MIN】Therearethirtysentencesinthissection．Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwords,phrasesorstatementsmarkedA，B,CandD．Chooseoneword,phraseorstatementthatbestcompletesthesentence．MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo．51．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A．Twentymilesseemslikealongwalktohim．B．Nooneexcepthissupportersagreewithhim．C．NeitherJulianorIweregoingtotheparty．D．Fewstudentsinmyclassarereallylazy．52．Whichofthefollowingdeterminers(限定词)canbeplacedbeforebothsingularcountnounsandpluralcountnouns?A．manyaB．fewC．suchD．thenext53．Whichofthefollowingreflexivepronouns(反身代词)isusedasanappositive(同位语)?A，Hepromisedhimselfrapidprogress．B．ThemanagerherselfwillinterviewMary．C．Ihavenothingtosayformyself．D．Theyquarreledthemselvesredintheface．54．Mybossorderedthatthelegaldocuments____tohimbeforelunch．A．besentB．weresentC．weretobesentD．mustbesent55．WhichofthefollowingsentencesexpressesWILLINGNESS?A．Bynowshewillbeeatingdinner．B．Ishallneverdothatagain．C．Mybrotherwillhelpyouwiththeluggage．D．Youshallgetapromotion．56．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A．Howstrangefeelingstheyare!B．Howdareyouspeaktomelikethat!C．Whatnoisetheyaremaking!D.Whatamesswearein!57．whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasasubject?A．Weneverdoubtthatherbrotherishonest．B．Theproblemisnotwhowillgobutwhowillstay．C．Youmustgiveitbacktowhoeveritbelongsto。D．Itisclearthatthecrimewasdonedeliberately．58．whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasanobject?A．Hedoesn’tliketheideaofmyspeakingatthemeeting．B．Itisnouseyourpretendingnottoknowthematter．C．Myparentsstronglyobjecttomygoingoutaloneatnight．D．Herfallingintotheriverwastheclimaxofthewholetrip．59．AllthefollowingsentenceshaveanappositiveEXCEPTA．Sheboughtherselfapairofnewshoes．B．Onlyoneproblemstillremains-thefood．C．Myfriendsallunderstandandsupportme．D．Shelikedhercurrentjob，teachingEnglish．60．Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningof“Shallwebuytheticketsfirst”?A．Hesaidthatweweregoingtobuytheticketsfirst．B．Herequestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst．C．Hesuggestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst．D．Headvisedustobuytheticketsfirst．61．Whichofthefollowingcontainsanadverbialclauseofcause?A．IgotajobassoonasIleftuniversity．B．Astherewasnoanswer,Iwroteagain．C．YoumustdotheexercisesasIshowyou．D．Wealthyasheis，Markisnotahappyman．62．Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasescanfunctionasanadverbial?A．AreyousureofSimon'sdisappearance?B．Themanwithabeardistalkingtothemanage.C．Everyprecautionwastakenagainstthefailureoftheplan．D．Despitetherain，everyoneenjoyedthetrip．63．A：Mother．youpromisedtotakemeout．B：Well_____A.soIdid!B.sodidI.C.soIdo!D.sodoI64．Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasesisanadverbialofconcession?A．Theyusedtheboxforkeepingtreasures．B．Isteppedasideforhertogetinfirst．C．Forallthatheseemstodislikeme，Istilllikehim．D．Theparentsboughtabirthdaycakefortheirson．65．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A．Poultryareveryexpensiveinthecity．B．Newmachinerywereintroducedinthefactory．C．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthemurdercase．D．Themilitiawerecalledouttorescuefloodvictims．66．Thegirlcannotcometoschooltodayonaccountoftheflu．Theunderlinedpartmeans_____.A．concerningB．becauseofC．astoD．for67．MaryandJohnarebusylookingforahotelfortheirwedding_____．A．mealB．snackC．refreshmentD．banquet68．Mini-skirtsfirst_____inthe1960s．A．caughtoutB．caughtinC．caughtonD．caughtup69．Thatoutburstatthemeetingwas____ofhisbadtemper．A．illustrativeB．explanatoryC．expositoryD．revealing70．Theearthquakerefugeesare____forfoodandblankets．A．desirousB．ambitiousC．seriouslyoffD．badlyoff71．WhenLindaheardthegoodnewsshetriedtosoundcasual，butherexcitementwasobvious．Theunderlinedpartmeans_____．A．uncaringB．disinterestedC．withoutplanD．withoutwarning72．MostChinesepeoplewenttoworkbybikewithinliving_____．A．mindB．knowledgeC．memoryD．scope73．Thespeakerwasverygoodat____hisideasduringthediscussion．A．puttingasideB．puttingacrossC．puttingbackD．puttingoff74．Thefoodisgoodatthishotel，butthe____ispoor；thewaitersdon’tseemtobewelltrained．A．maintenanceB．repairC．chargeD．service75．Slaverywas____inAmericainthe19thcentury．A．abolishedB．cancelledC．abandonedD．terminated76．Mercifully，IwasabletocompleteallIhadtodowithinafewdays．Theunderlinedpartmeans_____.A．efficientlyB．surprisinglyC．fortunatelyD．shortly77．Theboysinthedorm____acointodecidewhowouldcleanthefloor．A．heldB．tossedC．putD．collected78．Thepatternsofspokenlanguageare____fromthoseofwriting．A．distinctB．distinctiveC．distinguishedD．distinguishing79．A(n)____shapehasfourstraightsidesat90°toeachother,twoofwhicharemuchlongerthantheothertwo．A．squareB．ovalC．oblongD．circular80．I’dliketohavea____wordwithhisparents．A．peacefulB．quietC．silentD．personalPARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION【25MIN】Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD．Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer．MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo．TEXTASaying“thankyou”isprobablythefirstthingmostofuslearntodoinaforeignlanguage．Afterall，we’rebroughtuptobepolite，anditisimportanttomakeagoodimpressionuponotherpeople—especiallyacrossnationaldivides．So．whatexactlyareyousupposedtosaywhen"thankyou"isonlythe20thmostpopularwaytoexpressgratitude?Accordingtoarecentsurvey,19otherwaysofexpressingappreciationfinishedaheadof"thankyou"inapollof3,000people．Pollstersfoundalmosthalfofthoseaskedpreferredthemoreinformal“cheers”，whileotherslikedtousesuchexpressionsas“ta”,“great"and“niceone”．So，justwhatistheappropriateformofwordstoexpressyourthanks?Fortunately,theclueisinthelanguageitself．“Cheers”，despiteitspopularity，isconsideredaninformalwaytosaythankyou—andthisisadefiniteclueastowhenyoucanbestuseit．Forinstance，whengoingforadrinkwithfriends，asmileanda“cheers”bywayofthanksisnotonlyappropriatetothesituation，itisalsoculturallyaccurate．“Ta”，originatedfromtheDanishword“tak”,wasthesecond-mostpopularexpressionofthanks，andisalsocommonlyusedininformalsituations，alongwithphrasessuchas“niceone”，and“brilliant”．Interestingly,onewordthatdidn’tmakeitintothetop20was“thanks”．Thankyou'sshorter,moreinformalcousin．“Thanks”canbeuseful，asitisabletobridgethedividebetweentheformalityof“thankyou"andthedownrightrelaxed“cheers”．Certainwordscandoubleasanexpressionofthanksaswellasdelight．Again，thewordsthemselvesoffertheclueastowhenbesttousethem．Forexample，wordslike“awesome”，“brilliant"and“youstar"featuredhighlyinthenewpollandtheycanhintatbothyourpleasureatsomeone'saction，aswellasservingtoexpressyourthanks．Ifyouareonthereceivingendofa“new”thankyou，youcanrespondwithasimple“noproblem”,or“sure”．Ofcourse，incertaincircumstances，asimplewave，nodorsmilemaybeappropriate．Forinstance，ifacardriverslowsdowntoletyoucrosstheroad，simplyraisingyourhandinacknowledgementisenoughtoshowthatyouappreciatethedriver'sconsideration．Sometimes，formalityisnecessary,and“thankyou”isstillthebestchoiceinsuchsituations．Butstudentsshouldnotworryaboutwhenexactlytousecertainexpressions．ManypeopleinWesterncountriesareworriedthatgoodmannersareindecline．Peoplearetiredofseeingtheiractsofkindnessandservicepasswithoutcomment．Sodon’tthinkthatyour“thankyou”wasclumsyorawkwardlyformal．Thechancesare，ifyousaid“thankyou”，youmadesomeone’sday．Youstar．81．WecantellfromtheresultsofthepollthatA．peopleareunconcernedaboutpolitenessnowadays．B．“thankyou”remainsthebestexpressionofgratitude．C．thereisavarietyofexpressionsofappreciation．D．therearemoreformalexpressionsthaninformalones．82．Whichword/phrasedoesNOTappearinthetop20?A．Cheers．B．Thanks．C．Brilliant．D．Youstar．83．Accordingtothepassage．whichisanappropriateresponseto“awesome”or“brilliant”?A．Thanks．B．Cheers．C．Niceone．D．Sure．84．Accordingtothepassage，thewayinwhichweexpressourgratitudedependsonallthefollowingEXCEPTA．gender．B．formality．C．culture．D．circumstance．85．InthelastparagraphtheauthorencouragespeopletoA．continuetheiractsofkindness．B．behavethemselveswell．C．showtheirgratitudetoothers．D．stopworryingaboutbadmanners．TEXTBFrom2007to2010，Americanhouseholdslost$l1trillioninrealestate，savings,andstocksMorethanhalfofallU．S．workerseitherlosttheirjobsorwereforcedtotakecutsinhoursorpayduringtherecession．Theworstmaybebehindthemnow,buttheshockinglossesofthepastfewyearshavereshapednearlyeveryfacetoftheirlives—howtheylive，work，andspend—eventhewaytheythinkaboutthefuture．ForCindy,therecessionbeganwhenherhusbandwasrelocatedtoRhinelander,Wisconsin．byhiscompanyforcingthefamilytomoveinahurry．Thecoupleboughtanewhousebutwereunabletoselltheirtwo-bedroomhomeinBigLake，Minnesota．Withtwomortgages(抵押借款)andtwoyoungchildrentocarefor,Cindycouldn'timaginehowtostretchherhusband'spaychecktokeepherfamilyfed．ThenshestumbleduponanonlinecommunitycalledBlotanical，aforumforgardeners，manywithaninterestinsustainability．“ThemoreIreadanddiscussedthesepractices，themoreIrealizedthiswouldhelpnotonlyourbudgetbutalsoourhealth，”shesays．Cindyadmitsthatbeforetherecession，shewasacitygirlwithnointerestingrowingherowndinner．“Igrewflowersmostly—Ididn’tthinkaboutplantsthatweren’tvisuallyinteresting."Buttostretchherbudget，shebeganputtinginvegetablesandfruit—everythingfromstrawberrybedstoappletrees—andasherfirstseedlingsgrew，herspiritslifted．Shenolongerthinksofgardeningandmakingherownjamsasjustamoneysaver；they’reagenuinepleasure．“It’sbroughtusclosertogetherasafamily,too，”shesays．Herkidsvoluntarilypitchinwith(主动帮助)thegardenwork，andthefamilycookstogetherinsteadofeatingout．Thefoodtastesbetter—it'sfresherandorganic—andthegardenhandilyfulfillsitsoriginalpurpose：costcutting．Nowshespendsabout$200to$300amonthongroceries．lessthanhalfofthe$650amonththatsheusedtolayout．Afterdiscoveringhowresourcefulshecanbeintoughtimes，Cindyisnolongereasilydiscouraged．“ItmakesmefeelproudtobeabletosayImadeitmyself,”shesays．“Ifeelaccomplished，andI'mmoreconfidentaboutattemptingthingsI'veneverdonebefore．"Nowsheavoidsconveniencestoresandhasbegunlearningtoknit，quilt，andmakeherownsoap．"Idon'tthinkIwouldhaveeverbegunthisjourneyifitweren’tfortherecession，”shesays．“Ihaveafeelingthatfromnowon，itwillaffectmyfamily’shealthandhappinessforthebetter．"86．WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthattherecessionA．affectedAmericansincertainoccupations．B．hadgreatimpactonAmericans’workandlife．C．hadonlybroughthugelossesinsavingsandstocks．D．isoverwithsomeofthelossesrecovered.87．Whatmadethefamily'sfinancialsituationevenworsewasthattheyA．movedtoRhinelanderinahurry．B．hadtwochildrentoraise．C．didn'tknowanyoneinRhinelander．D．couldn'tselltheirhomeinBigLake．88．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?A．Cindyhadseenthebenefitsofgardeninginadifferentway．B．Cindyhaddevelopedahobbyofgardeningbeforetherecession．C．Cindyhadalreadyhadakeeninterestinsustainability．D．Cindyhadalreadyplannedtomeetthegardeners．89．Inaddition,CindyviewsgardeningasagenuinepleasurebecausegardeningA．helpedhercutlivingcostsalmostbyhalf．B．enabledhertomakeherownjams．C．builtupfamilytiesandkids’enthusiasm．D．enabledhertoknowmoreaboutplants．90．WhatdoesCindythinkofthedifficulttimesshehasgonethrough?A．Itgavethecoupleandtheirkidsatoughlesson．B．Itgaveherconfidenceandoptimism．C．Itwouldcomeagainandaffectthefamily．D．Itleftalastingpsychologicalimpactonthefamily．TEXTC“I'malittleworriedaboutmyfuture，”saidDustinHoffmaninTheGraduate．Heshouldbesolucky．AllhehadtoworryaboutwaswhethertohaveanaffairwithMrsRobinson．Inthesixties，thatwasthesumtotalofpost-graduationanxietysyndrome．Hoffman'smoderncounterpartsarenotsofortunate．TheMrsRobinsonsaren'tsittingaroundathomeanymore，seducinggraduates．Theyareoutintheworkplace，doingthehigh-poweredjobsthegraduateswant，butcannotget．Forthosefreshoutofuniversity,desperateforworkbutunabletogetit，thereisabigimbalancebetweensupplyanddemand．Andthereisnonarrowingofthegapinsight．Thelatestunemploymentfiguresshowthat746,000of18-24year-oldsareunemployed—arecordrateof18percent．Manyofthosewillhavegraduatedthissummer．Theyarenotpanickingyet，butasthejobrejectionsmountup，theyarebeginningtofeelalarmed．Ofcourse，itiseasytoblametheGovernmentand，inparticular,thetargetthatLabourhaslongtrumpeted---50percentofschool-leaversinhighereducation．Thatwasnottoosmart．TheGovernmenthasnotonlyfailedtomeetitstarget—theactualfigureisstillcloserto40percent—butithasraisedexpectationstounrealisticlevels．Parentsfeelasbadlyletdownastheyoungpeoplethemselves．Middle-classfamiliesseetheirgraduateoffspringonthedole(救济金)queueandwonderwhytheybotheredpayingschoolfees．Working-classfamiliesfeelanevenkeenersenseofdisappointment．Formanysuchfamilies，gettingachildintouniversitywasthefulfillmentofalifelongdream．Itrepresentedupwardsocialandfinancialmobility．Itwasproofthattheywerelivinginadynamic，economicallysuccessfulcountry．Thatdreamdoesnotseemsorosynow．Graduateunemploymentisnot，ultimately,apoliticalproblemreadytobesolved．Job-creationschemesforgraduatesareverylowdowninministerialin-trays．IfDavidCameron'sConservativeshadabrilliantideaforguaranteeingeverygraduateawell-paidjob，theywouldhaveunveileditbynow．Itisasocialproblem，thoughamoredeep-seatedsocialproblemthanpeopleperhapsrealize．91．TheauthorbeginswithanepisodefromTheGraduateinordertoA．supportthefactthatmorewomenareworkingnow．B．showthatfewgraduatesstartedworkingrightaftergraduation．C．demonstratethatthereweremuchfewergraduatesthannow．D．emphasizethesharpcontrastbetweennowandthen．92．Withregardtojobopportunitiesforyounggraduates，theauthorsoundsA．pessimistic．B．hopeful．C．indifierent．D．furious．93．Theauthoris____theLabourGovernment'starget：50%ofschoolleaversinhighereducation．A．infavourofB．doubtfulaboutC．stronglycriticalofD．mildlycriticalof94．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutparents’feelingsisCORRECT?A．Working—classp