2010年英语专业四级真题试卷及其参考答案

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyand

thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

1.ThefollowingdetailshavebeencheckedduringtheconversationEXCEPT

A.numberoftravelers.

B.numberoftourdays.

C.flightdetails.

D.roomservices.

2.Whatisincludedintheprice?

A.Airticketsandlocaltransport.

B.Localtransportandmeals.

C.Airtickets,localtransportandbreakfast.

D.Airtickets,localtransportandallmeals.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.Thetravelerisreluctanttobuytravelinsurance.

B.Thetravelerisreadytobuytravelinsurance.

C.Thetravelerdoesn'thavetobuytravelinsurance.

D.Travelinsuranceisnotmentionedintheconversation.

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

4.WhichofthefollowingdetailsisCORRECT?

A.Markknowstheexactnumberofairportbuses.

B.Markknowstheexactnumberofdelegates'spouse.

C.Markdoesn'tknowtheexactnumberofdelegatesyet.

D.Markdoesn'tknowthenumberofguestspeakers.

5.WhatdoesLindawanttoknow?

A.Thearrivaltimeofguestspeakers.

B.Thedeparturetimeofguestspeakers.

C.Thetypeoftransportforguestspeakers.

D.Thenumberofguestspeakers.

6.Howmanyperformanceshavebeenplannedtbrtheconference?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Notmentioned.

7.Whowillpayforthepianoperformance?

A.Pan-PacificTours.

B.Johnson&SonsEvents.

C.Conferencedelegates.

D.Anairlinecompany

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,

youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation.

8.WhatisNOTmissinginMary'sbriefcase?

A.Herchequebook.

B.Herpapersforwork.

C.Herlaptop

D.Herappointmentbook.

9.WherewasMarythewholemorning?

A.Atthepolicestation.

B.Atameeting.

C.Inherclient'soffice.

D.Intherestaurant.

10.WhywasMarysurethatthebriefcasewashersintheend?

A.Thepapersinsidehadthecompany'sname.

B.Thebriefcasewasfoundintherestaurant.

C.TherestaurantmanagertelephonedJames.

D.Thechequebookinsideborehername.

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,yottwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

11.Welearnfromthepassagethatabouttwo-thirdsofthecoursesaretaughtthrough

A.theSchoolofDesignandVisualArts.

B.theSchoolofSocialWork.

C.theSchoolofBusiness.

D.theArtsandSciencesprogram.

12.Whatisthecostofundergraduatetuition?

A.Twentythousanddollars.

B.Thirtythousanddollars.

C.Twenty-seventhousanddollars.

D.Thirty-eightthousanddollars.

13.InternationalstudentscanreceiveallthefollowingtypesoffinancialassistanceEXCEPT

A.federalloans.

B.privateloans.

C.scholarships.

D.monthlypaymentplans.

Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbe

given20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

14.Accordingtothepassage,mothersinspendmoretimelookingafterchildren.

A.France

B.America

C.Denmark

D.Australia

15.WhichofthefollowingactivitieswouldAustralianfatherstraditionallyparticipatein?

A.Feedingandplayingwithchildren.

B.Feedingandbathingchildren.

C.Takingchildrentotheparkandtoschool.

D.Takingchildrentowatchsportsevents.

16.Accordingtothestudy,the"newman"likesto

A.spendmoretimeatwork.

B.spendmoretimewithchildren.

C.spendtimedrinkingafterwork.

D.spendtimeonhiscomputer.

17.Itissuggestedinthepassagethatthe"newman"mightbelessacceptablein

A.France

B.Britain.

C.Australia.

D.Denmark.

Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

18.Theservicesofthenewpartnershipareprovidedmainlyto

A.mothersofinfectedbabies.

B.infectedchildrenandwomen.

C.infectedchildrenincities.

D.infectedwomenincities.

19.WhichofthefollowingdetailsaboutFamilyHealthInternationalisINCORRECT?

A.Itisanonprofitorganization.

B.Itprovidespublichealthservices.

C.Itcarriesoutresearchonpublichealth.

D.Ithasworkedinfivecountriestillnow.

20.TheexampleofCambodiamainlyshows

A.theimportanceofgovernmentsupport.

B.theimportanceofpubliceducationefforts.

C.theprogressthecountryhasmadesofar.

D.themethodsusedtofightAIDS.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthe

questionsthatfollow

Questions21and22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now.listentothenews.

21.Accordingtothenews,thevictimwas

A.a17-year-oldgirl.

B.a15-year-oldboy.

C.a23-year-oldwoman.

D.anI8-year-oldman.

22.Welearnfromthenewsthatthesuspectswerearrested

A.onemonthlater.

B.twomonthslater.

C.immediately.

D.twoweekslater.

Questions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

23.TheIraqiparliamentcanvoteonthesecurityagreementonlyafter

A.allpartieshaveagreedonit.

B.theUStroopshavepulledout.

C.thecabinethasreviewedit.

D.thelawmakershavereturnedfromMecca.

24.Accordingtothenews,theUStroopsareexpectedtocompletelypulloutby

A.mid-2009.

B.theendof2009.

C.mid-2011.

D.theendof2011.

Questions25and26arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

25.ThefollowingareinvolvedintheoperationstorescuethechildreninHondurasEXCEPTA.thepolice.

B.thedistrictattorney.

C.theprisonauthorities.

D.InstituteofChildhoodandFamily.

26.Whatpunishmentwouldparentsfaceiftheyallowedtheirchildrentobeg?

A.Tobeimprisonedandfined.

B.Tohavetheirchildrentakenaway.

C.Tobehandedovertotheauthorities.

D.None.

Question27isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem.youwillbegiven5

secondstoanswerthequestion.Now,listentothenews.

27.Whatisthenewsitemabout?

A.CoastlinesinItaly.

B.Publicuseofthebeach.

C.Swimmingandbathing.

D.Privatebathingclubs.

Question28isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5

secondstoanswerthequestion.Now,listentothenews.

28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthenews?

A.TheairportwasshutdownforFriday.

B.Therewasaroadaccidentinvolvingtwobuses.

C.Localshopswereclosedearlierthanusual.

D.BusservicewasstoppedforFriday.

Questions29and30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

29.Howmanypeoplewererescuedfromtheapartmentbuilding?

A.17.

B.24.

C.21.

D.41.

30.WhichofthefollowingdetailsinthenewsisCORRECT?

A.Therescueoperationinvolvedmanypeople.

B.Thecauseoftheexplosionshasbeendetermined.

C.RescueeffortswerestoppedonThursday.

D.Theexplosionsdidn'tdestroythebuilding.

PARTIIICLOZE[15MIN]

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageit"insertedinthe

correspondingblanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonANSWERSHEETTWO.

Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;(31)theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthat

men,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertain(32)toexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,(33)theycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreed(34)certainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbe

(35)torepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbe(36)Thosesounds,whetherspoken,(37)writteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheir(38)thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecome(39)withmeaningforusbyexperience;(40).thelongerwelive,themorecertainwords(41)tousthehappyandsadeventsofourpast:andthemorewe(42)themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtous(43)

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappeal(44)toourmindsandemotions.This(45).andtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecall(46)style.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterof(47)Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhich(48)theirpositionand

associationcan(49)mentotears.Weshould,therefore,learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywill(50)ourspeechorwritingsillyandvulgar.

(31)A.inadditionB.inotherwordsC.inawordD.insummary

(32)A.soundsB.gesturesC.signsD.movements

(33)A.suchthatB.asthatC.sothatD.inthat

(34)A.inB.withC.ofD.upon

(35)A.speltB.combinedC.writtenDcopied

(36)A.writtendownB.handeddownC.rememberedD.observed

(37)A.andB.yetC.alsoD.or

(38)A.functionsB.associationsC.rolesD.links

(39)A.filledB.fullC.liveD.active

(40)A.butB.orC.yetD.and

(41)A.reappearB.recallC.rememberD.recollect

(42)A.readandthinkB.readandrecallC.readandlearnD.readandrecite

(43)A.raisesB.increasesC.improvesD.emerges

(44)A.intensivelyB.extensivelyC.broadlyD.powerfully

(45)A.charmingB.academicC.conventionalD.common

(46)A.writtenB.spokenC.literaryD.dramatic

(47)A.signsB.wordsC.styleD.sound

(48)A.inB.onC.overD.by

(49)A.moveB.engageC.makeD.force

(50)A.transformB.changeC.makeD.convert

PARTIVGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY[15MIN]

Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

51.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedphrasesindicatesCAUSE?

A.Whydon'tyoudoitforthesakeofyourfriends?

B.IwishIcouldwriteaswellasyou.

C.Forallhisefforts,hedidn'tgetanA.

D.Hereyeswereredfromexcessivereading.

52.Nancy'sgonetoworkbuthercar'sstillthere.Shebybus.

A.musthavegone

B.shouldhavegone

C.oughttohavegone

D.couldhavegone

53.Hefeelsthatheisnotyettotravelabroad.

A.toostrong

B.enoughstrong

C.sostrong

D.strongenough

54.Afterseemedanendlesswait,itwashisturntoenterthepersonnelmanager'soffice.

A.that

B.it

C.what

D.there

55.FoolJerryis,hecouldnothavedonesuchathing.

A.who

B.as

C.like

D.that

56.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?

A.Theyeachhavetwotickets.

B.Theycosttwentyyuaneach.

C.Eachtheyhaveboughtthesamebook.

D.Theyweregiventwomagazineseach.

57.Sheseldomgoestothetheatre,

A.doesn'tshe

B.doesshe

C.wouldshe

assignmentwithoutdelay./p>p>A.handin/p>p>B.handsin/p>p>C.musthandin/p>p>D.

hastohandin/p>p>61.Inthesentence"It'snousewaitingforher",theitalicizedphraseis

dsareoftenseenhanginginthestreets./p>p>A.about/p>p>B.on/p>p>C.over/p>

D.frozen/p>p>70.Inthefaceofunexpecteddifficulties,hedemonstratedatalentforquic

hingontothestagetotakephotoswiththesinger./p>p>A.limiting/p>p>B.restraining/p>

erspeech./p>p>A.details/p>p>B.remarks/p>p>C.comments/p>p>D.touches/p>p>75

rivingthroughthatarea.Theitalicizedphrasemeans__---./p>p>A.clearly/p>p>B.ver

ynear/p>p>C.quickly/p>p>D.veryhard/p>p>78.Helistenedhardbutstillcouldn'twhatt

mprovesthestructureofsocietyandhelpsmantogainincreasingcontroloverhisenviron

ment./p>p>Thesecondaspectistheapplicationbyallmembersofsocietyofthespecialm

ethodsofthoughtandactionthatscientistsuseintheirwork./p>p>Whatarethesespecial

methodsofthinkingandacting?Firstofall,itseemsthatasuccessfulscientistisfullofcu

ntowardsproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfactoryexplanation,andhiscuriosity

teleowr,heihtikissialv/pr>ohi,antj,ypsiyeilbvi

heyweretalkingabout./p>p>A.makeover/p>p>B.makeup/p>p>C.makeupon/p>p>D.m

akeout/p>p>79.Fortheadvertisedposition,thecompanyoffersa(n)salaryandbenefits

riosity-hewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks.Heusuallydirectshisattentio

makeshimlookforunderlyingrelationshipsevenifthedataavailableseemtobeunconne

ectiveandapplieslogicalthoughttotheobservationshemakes.Heutilizesthefactsheo

ctgho.,rtohue_p___lentiyCs.lhn/iw>

edknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop.Throughtechnology,sciencei

Hisingamblinghaseventuallybroughtabouthisruin./p>p>A.indulgence/p>p>B.

k,action./p>p>A.determining/p>p>B.defensive/p>p>C.demanding/p>p>D.deci

p>D.out/p>p>68.Therewere150attheinternationalconferencethissummer./p>p

shouldnotbecomeaseriousdisadvantageinlifeandwork./p>p>A.Tobenottall/p

C.stagnant/p>p>D.immobile/p>p>73.Thepolicehaddifficultyinthefansfi'omrus

p>C.confining/p>p>D.restricting/p>p>74.Joanisinthedorm,puttingthefinaltoh

)./p>p>A.theobject/p>p>B.anadverbial/p>p>C.acomplement/p>p>D.thesubjec

./p>p>A.you/p>p>B.they/p>p>C.he/p>p>D.we/p>p>60.ltisnecessarythathe--the

D.wouldn'tshe

r/p>p>C.but/p>p>D.and/p>p>59.Whenonehasgoodhealth,_---_shouldfeelfortunate

58.DrJohnsonisheadofthedepartment,anexpertintranslation./p>p>A.or/p>p>B.eithe

eryinteresting./p>p>B.Halftheirsavingsweregone./p>p>C.Manyhisfriendscametoth

eparty./p>p>D.Bothhissistersarenurses./p>p>63.Whichofthefollowingsentencesha

t/p>p>62.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?/p>p>A.Allhislecturesarev

sanobjectcomplement?/p>p>A.ThedirectorsappointedJohnmanager./p>p>B.IgaveM

aryaChristmaspresent./p>p>C.YouhavedonePeterafavour./p>p>D.Sheisteachingch

seenthefilm"?/p>p>A.before/p>p>B.recently/p>p>C.lately/p>p>D.yet/p>p>65

ildrenEnglish./p>p>64.WhichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeusedtocomplete"We've

ty,thetwocolleaguesnevergotonwellinwork./p>p>A.contradiction/p>p>B.conl

lict/p>p>C.confrontation/p>p>D.competition/p>p>67.Duringthesummervacation,ki

>p>B.Notbeingtall/p>p>C.Beingnottall/p>p>D.Nottobetall/p>p>66.Duetopersonali

lstartedonacolddayinFebruary./p>p>A.severe/p>p>B.bitter/p>p>C.such/p>p>

>A.spectators/p>p>B.viewers/p>p>C.participants/p>p>D.onlookers/p>p>69.Schoo

sive/p>p>71.Theteamhasbeenworkingovertimeontheresearchproject./p>p>A.

isis,industrialoutputintheregionremained/p>p>A.motionless/p>p>B.inactive/p>p>

ately/p>p>B.justnow/p>p>C.late/p>p>D.longago/p>p>72.Becauseoftheeconomiccr

ntheclassroomandtheydid./p>p>A.absolutely/p>p>B.accidentally/p>p>C.acc

ordingly/p>p>D.accurately/p>p>77.Youcanactuallyseethedeeratcloserangewhiled

habit/p>p>C.action/p>p>D.engagement/p>p>76.Theteachertoldthestudentstostayi

p>p>B.hurried/p>p>C.scrambled/p>p>D.crawled/p>p>PARTVREADINGCOMPREHE

NSION[25MIN]/p>p>Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfi

nishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheon

ethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO./p>p>TEX

tudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyot

herscience?Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinthesocietiesinwhichweli

TA/p>p>Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhos

cience.Thefirstoftheseistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofappli

ve.Manypeoplebelieve,however,thatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofs

bservestothefullestextent.Forexample,trainedobserversobtainaverylargeamoun/p

jectivelytoverifythem./p>p>Furthermore,heisnotonlycriticaloftheworkofothers,but

hatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation./p>p>Lastly,heishighlyi

utalsofrequentlyincomplete.Furthermore,heneedsimaginationifhewantstomakehyp

hewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientistortechnologistthinksandacts./p>p>81.Manype

p>p>B.morethanoneaspect./p>p>C.technologyonly./p>p>D.theuseofmachines./p>p

escientistconfidenceandpleasureinwork./p>p>B.Itgivesrisetointerestinproblemsth

ydiscuss?/p>p>A.Applicationoftechnology./p>p>B.Progressinmodemsociety./p>p>

tresultofthecreationofthelnternet.Currentlytherea/p>p>reover60sitesdedicatedtot

hismysteryfromLatinAmerica'spast,andevenrespectedscientistshavejoinedthedisc

refound/p>p>A.inmountains./p>p>B.instones./p>p>C.onanimals./p>p>D.onaplain./

estheypresent./p>p>A.smaller/p>p>B.larger/p>p>C.clearer/p>p>D.brighter/p>p>8

ticipationofscientists./p>p>B.theemergenceofthelnternet./p>p>C.thebirthofnewth

elnternetinsolvingmysteries./p>p>A.cautious/p>p>B.pessimistic/p>p>C.uncertain

othesesofhowprocessesworkandhoweventstakeplace./p>p>Theseseemtobesomeoft

oplebelievethatsciencehelpssocietytoprogressthrough/p>p>A.appliedknowledge./

maginativesinceheoftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlycomplexb

k./p>p>D.alwaysuseevidencefromobservation./p>p>84.Whatdoesthepassagemainl

omanaircraft.Yettherewerenoaircraftin300B.C.,whenitisjudgedthedesignsweremad

mmunity./p>p>TodaythereisanewandheightenedinterestintheNazcalines.Itisadirec

ussionthroughe-mailandchatrooms./p>p>Willthelnternethelpexplaintheseunsolved

tionoverunusualphenomenaandunsolvedmysteries.TheseincludeUFOsaswellassig

>82.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutcuriosity?/p>p>A.Itgivesth

alsoofhisown,sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandt

asisfortruth.Scientistsalwayscheckstatementsandmakeexperimentscarefullyandob

p>p>88.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthehigherthelinesareseen,thetheimag

zationshaveunsolvedmysteries./p>p>87.Accordingtothepassage,theNazcalineswe

eories./p>p>D.theinterestinthelnternet./p>p>90.Theauthorisabouttheroleofth

/p>p>D.optimistic/p>p>TEXTC/p>p>Graduationspeechesareabitlikeweddingtoasts

9.TherehasbeenincreasinginterestintheNazcalinesmainlybecauseof/p>p>A.thepar

>p>tofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthata

sedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable-andthereforerejectsauthorityasthesoleb

ppearinaspectrum./p>p>Heisskeptical-hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotba

p>p>B.easilycriticizeothers'researchwork./p>p>C.alwaysusehisimaginationinwor

atareunexplained./p>p>C.ltleadstoeffortstoinvestigatepotentialconnections./p>p>

D.Itencouragesthescientisttolookfornewwaysofacting./p>p>83.Accordingtothepas

sage,asuccessfulscientistwouldnot/p>p>A.easilybelieveinuncheckedstatements./

C.Scientists'waysofthinkingandacting./p>p>D.Howtobecomeasuccessfulscientist.

/p>p>85.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthetopic?/p>p>A.Critical./p>p>B.Object

theU.S.,Canada,andEuropehavereceivedagreatdealofmediaandevenresearchatten

ive./p>p>C.Biased./p>p>D.Unclear./p>p>TEXTB/p>p>Overthepastseveraldecades,

htingsandencounterswith"nonhumancreatures"suchasBigfootandtheLochNessmon

ster.OnlyrecentlyhasLatinAmericabeguntoreceivesomeattentionaswell.Althoughth

emysteriesoftheAztec,Mayan,andIncacivilizationshavebeenknownforcenturies,no

wthepublicisalsobecomingawareofunusual,paranormalphenomenaincountriessuch

asPeru./p>p>TheNazca"lines"ofPeruwerediscoveredinthe1930s.Theselinesaredee

plycarvedintoaflat,stonyplain,andformabout300intricatepicturesofanimalssuchasb

ss.Theimagesaresolargethattheycanonlybeviewedataheightof1,000feet-meaningfr

irds,amonkey,andalizard.Seenatgroundlevel,thedesignsareaiumbledsenselessme

e.Norweretherethen,oraretherenow,anynearbymountainrangesfromwhichtoviewthe

m.SohowandwhydidthenativepeopleofNazcacreatethesemarvelousdesigns?Oneans

werappearedin1969,whentheGermanresearcherandwriterErichvonDanikenpropose

dthatthelinesweredrawnbyextraterrestrialsasrunwaysfortheiraircraft.Thescientific

everalothertheorieshavebeenputforth,butnonehasbeenacceptedbythescientificco

communitydidnottakelongtoscoffatandabandonvonDaniken'stheory.Overtheyearss

mysteries?Perhapsitisastepintherightdirection./p>p>86.Whichofthefollowingstate

mentsisINCORRECT?/p>p>A.LatinAmericahaslongreceivedattentionforunusualphe

ublicinterestusuallyfocusesonNorthAmericaandEurope./p>p>D.Someancientcivili

nomena./p>p>B.PublicattentionisnowdirectedtowardscountrieslikePeru./p>p>C.P

.Afewarememorable.Theresttendtotriggersuchthoughtsas,"Whydidlwearsuchuncom

fortableshoes?"/p>p>Butgraduationspeechesarelessaboutthemessagethanthemes

senger.EveryyearafewcollegesanduniversitiesintheUSattractattentionbecausethe

y'vemanagedtobookhigh-profilespeakers.And,everyyear,themediareportsomeofthe

/p>p>"Youreallyhaven'tcompletedthecircleofsuccessunlessyoucanhelpsomebodye

e;changewillcome.Gooutandgiveusafutureworthyoftheworldweallwishtocreatetoge

syourstobend."(JoeBiden,WakeForestUniversity)./p>p>Ofcourse,thereal"get"ofthe

e,theonlymeasureofsuccess'."/p>p>Callstoservicehavealong,richtraditioninthese

ethingtrulycompelling.ThelatewriterDavidFosterWallace's2005graduationspeecha

tKenyonCollegeinOhiotalkedabouthowtotrulycareaboutotherpeople.Itgainedsomet

edoneofthebestinrecentmemory./p>p>Butwhenyou'resittinginthehotsun,fidgetyand

gtomaintainasmileatyourweddingreceptionwhilesomerelativegivesatoastthatamou

ntsto"marriageishardwork"?Youknowhe'sright;youjustdon'twanttothinkaboutitatth

nagetothinkbeyondtheblistersyournewshoesarecausing./p>p>Thatmayseemanticli

emorable"occasionsmayelicitthefewestmemories.It'sprobablynotsomethingmostgr

rdingtothepassage,mostgraduationspeechestendtorecallmemories./p>p>A.gr

eat/p>p>B.trivial/p>p>C.unforgettable/p>p>D.unimaginative/p>p>92."Butgraduati

ainlpteragmrpr.apB/p.i>n3laTsrtdnueaihe.>epnin.eititehfeisatspsargaegaraph./p>p>

ce./p>p>D.generosity./p>p>94.ltisimpliedinthepassagethatatgreatmomentspeople

rs'words./p>p>D.recollectspecificdetails./p>p>95.Whatis"oneofthefirstlessonsofg

peeches./p>p>C.Forgettingdetailsofmemorableevents./p>p>D.Meetinghigh-profile

onsumption.Whoeatstogetherdefinessocialunits.Forexample,insomesocieties,then

spointedoutthat,fortheEnglish,thekindofmealandthekindoffoodthatisservedrelatet

rhamburgers.Thedistinctionsamongcocktails,regularmeals,andspecialdinnersmark

edtodinner,andthosewhocometoafamilymeal.Inthisexample,thetypeoffoodsymboliz

gainsteatingcertainthings.Insomesocieties,membersofaclan,atypeofkin(family)gro

ethemselvestobedescendedfromthatancestor,itwouldbelikeeatingthatancestororea

aduationspeakerswouldsay,butit'soneofthefirstlessonsofgrowingup./p>p>91.Acco

erelatedtothefollowingthemesEXCEPT/p>p>A.death./p>p>B.success./p>p>C.servi

graduationspeakers./p>p>TEXTD/p>p>Culturalrulesdetermineeveryaspectoffoodc

mactic.Butitalsogetstotheheartofoneoflife'sgreatest,saddesttruths:thatourmost"m

onspeechesarelessaboutthemessagethanthemessenger"isexplained/p>p>A.inthefi

uclearfamilyistheunitthatregularlyeatstogether.TheanthropologistMaryDouglasha

failto/p>p>A.remainclear-headed./p>p>B.keepgoodmanners./p>p>C.rememberothe

rowingup"?/p>p>A.Attendingagraduationceremony./p>p>B.Listeningtograduations

freakedout,doyoureallywanttobelecturedabout/p>p>thebigstuff?.Isn'tthatliketryin

othekindsofsociallinksbetweenpeoplewhoareeatingtogether.Shedistinguishesbet

atparticularmoment.Infact,asisthecaseinmanymajorlifemoments,youcan'treallyma

mple,onlysnacksareservedatacocktailparty.Itwouldbeinappropriatetoserveasteako

iil.epdpal,s

istMarianWrightEdelmansays,'Serviceistherentwepayforliving..itisthetruemeasur

speeches.However,itispossibleforagraduationspeechtogobeyondclicheandsaysom

ther."(Hilaryclinton,NewYorkUniversity)./p>p>"'Thisreallyisyourmoment.Historyi

graduationseasonwasfirstladyMichelleObama'sappearanceattheUniversityofCalif

lsemoveforward."(OprahWinfrey,DukeUniversity)./p>p>"Thereisnowaytostopchang

ntheirownhouses.ThispatternisalsowidespreadamongNearEasternsocieties./p>p>

up,arenotallowedtoeattheanimalorbirdthatistheirtotemicancestor.Sincetheybeliev

tingthemselves./p>p>Thereisalsoanassociationbetweenfoodprohibitionsandrank,

thesocialboundariesbetweenthoseguestswhoareinvitedfordrinks,thosewhoareinvit

ouplemaygoouttodinneronafirstdate./p>p>Otherculturalruleshavetodowithtaboosa

hlefeoilyisottuanitaitthesgiiearteTnh.ptItmheiNraGlsuiinnaeonc'siehtoieus,ete

sespeakers'wiseremarks./p>p>Lastmonth,thefollowingwordsofwisdomwerespread:

atinexchangeforthoseblessings,youmustgivesomethingback...Asadvocateandactiv

ornia,Merced."Rememberthatyouareblessed,"shetoldtheclassof2009,"Rememberth

aintances.Thefoodservedsymbolizestheoccasionandreflectswhoispresent.Forexa

weenregularmeals,Sundaymealswhenrelativesmaycome,andcocktailpartiesforacqu

usesandtakethehusband'sportiontothemen'shouse.Thewomeneatwiththeirchildreni

separatelyfromtheirwivesandchildren.Womenprepareandeattheirfoodintheirownho

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