大学英语四级考试试题

2007年6月大学英语四级考试试题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashort

essayonthetopicofWelcometoourclub.Youshouldwriteatleast

120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow:

欢迎辞，欢迎加入俱乐部。

标题：Welcometoourclub

书写提纲：

1.表达你的欢迎；

2.对你们俱乐部作一个简要介绍。

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthe

passagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformation

giveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgivenin

thepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthe

passage.Forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

ProtectYourPrivacyWhenJob-huntingOnline

Identitytheftandidentityfraudaretermsusedtorefertoalltypesofcrimeinwhich

someonewrongfullyobtainsandusesanotherperson'spersonaldatainsomewaythat

involvesfraudordeception,typicallyforeconomicgain.

Thenumbersassociatedwithidentitytheftarebeginningtoaddupfastthesedays.A

recentGeneralAccountingOfficereportestimatesthatasmanyas750,000

Americansarevictimsofidentitythefteveryyear.Andthatnumbermaybelow,as

manypeoplechoosenottoreportthecrimeeveniftheyknowtheyhavebeen

victimized.

Identitytheftis“anabsoluteepidemic,“statesRobertEllisSmith,arespectedauthor

andadvocateofprivacy."It'scertainlypickedupinthelastfourorfiveyears.It's

worldwide.Itaffectseverybody,andthere'sverylittleyoucandotopreventitand,

worstofall,youcan'tdetectituntilit'sprobablytoolate.^^

Unlikeyourfingerprints,whichareuniquetoyouandcannotbegiventosomeone

elsefortheiruse,youpersonaldata,especiallyyoursocialsecuritynumber,yourbank

accountorcreditcardnumber,yourtelephonecallingcardnumber,andothervaluable

identifyingdata,canbeused,iftheyfallintothewronghands,topersonallyprofitat

yourexpense.IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,forexample,manypeoplehave

reportedthatunauthorizedpersonshavetakenfundsoutoftheirbankorfinancial

accounts,or,intheworstcases,takenovertheiridentitiesaltogether,runningupvast

debtsandcommittingcrimeswhileusingthevictims9names.Inmanycases,a

victim'slossesmayincludednotonlyout-of-pocketfinanciallosses,butsubstantial

additionalfinancialcostsassociatedwithtryingtorestorehisreputationinthe

communityandcorrectingerroneousinformationforwhichthecriminalis

responsible.

AccordingtotheFBI,identitytheftisthenumberonefraudcommittedontheInternet.

Sohowdojobseekersprotectthemselveswhilecontinuingtocirculatetheirresumes

online?Thekeytoasuccessfulonlinejobsearchislearningtomanagertherisks.

HerearesometipsfbrstayingsafewhileconductingajobsearchontheInternet.

1.Checkforaprivacypolicy.

Ifyouareconsideringpostingyourresumeonline,makesurethejobsearchsiteyour

areconsideringhasaprivacypolicy,likeCareerB.Thepolicyshouldspell

outhowyourinformationwillbeused,storedandwhetherornotitwillbeshared.

Youmaywanttothinktwiceaboutpostingyourresumeonasitethatautomatically

sharesyourinformationwithothers.Youcouldbeopeningyourselfuptounwanted

callsfrom（推销员）.

Whenreviewingthesite'sprivacypolicy,you'Hbeabletodeleteyourresumejustas

easilyasyoupostedit.Youwon'tnecessarilywantyourresumetoremainoutthere

ontheInternetonceyoulandajob.Remember,thelongeryourresumeremains

postedonajobboard,themoreexposure,bothpositiveandnot-so-positive,itwill

receive.

2.Takeadvantageofsitefeatures.

Lawfuljobsearchsitesofferlevelsofprivacyprotection.Beforepostingyourresume,

carefullyconsideryourjobsearchobjectiveandthelevelofriskyouarewillingto

assume.

CareerB,forexample,offersthreelevelsofprivacyfromwhichjobseekers

canchoose.Thefirstisstandardposting.Thisoptiongivesjobseekerswhoposttheir

resumesthemostvisibilitytothebroadestemployeraudiencepossible.

Thesecondisanonymous（匿名的）posting.Thisallowsjobseekersthesame

visibilityasthoseinthestandardpostingcategorywithoutanyoftheircontact

informationbeingdisplayed.Jobseekerswhowishtoremainanonymousbutwantto

sharesomeotherinformationmaychoosewhichpiecesofcontactinformationto

display.

Thethirdisprivateposting.Thisoptionallowsajobseekertopostaresumewithout

havingitsearchedbyemployers.Privatepostingallowsjobseekerstoquicklyand

easilyapplyforjobsthatappearonCareerBwithoutretypingtheir

information.

3.Safeguardyouridentity.

Careerexpertssaythatoneofthewaysjobseekerscanstaysafewhileusingthe

Internettosearchoutjobsistoconcealtheiridentities.Replaceyournameonyour

resumewithageneric（泛指的）identifier,suchas"IntranetDeveloperCandidate,or

"ExperiencedMarketingRepresentative.^^

Youshouldalsoconsidereliminatingthenameandlocationofyourcurrentemployer.

Dependingonyourtitle,itmaynotbeallthatdifficulttodeterminewhoyouareonce

thenameofyourcompanyisprovided.Useageneraldescriptionofthecompany

suchas“Majorautomanufacturer,or"Internationalpackagedgoodssupplier.,,

Ifyourjobtitleisunique,considerusingthegenericequivalentinsteadoftheexact

titleassignedbyyouremployer.

4.Establishandemailaddressforyoursearch.

Anotherwaytoprotectyourprivacywhileseekingemploymentonlineistoopenup

anemailaccountspecificallyforyouronlinejobsearch.Thiswillsafeguardyour

existingemailboxintheeventsomeoneyoudon'tknowgetsholdofyouremail

addressandsharesitwithothers.

Usinganemailaddressspecificallyforyoujobsearchalsoeliminatesthepossibility

thatyouwillreceiveunwelcomeemailsinyourprimarymailbox.Whennamingyour

newemailaddress,besurethatitdoesn'tcontainreferencestoyournameorother

informationthatwillgiveawayyouridentity.Thebestsolutionisanemailaddress

thatisrelevanttothejobyouareseekingsuchassalesmgr2004@.

5.Protectyourreference.

Ifyourresumecontainsasectionwiththenamesandcontactinformationofyour

references,takeitout.There'snosenseinsafeguardingyourinformationwhile

sharingprivatecontactinformationofyourreferences.

6.Keepconfidential（机密的）informationconfidential.

Donot,underanycircumstances,shareyoursocialsecurity,drivefslicense,andbank

accountnumbersorotherpersonalinformation,suchasraceoreyecolor.Honest

employersdonotneedthisinformationwithaninitialapplication.Don'tprovidethis

eveniftheysaytheyneeditinordertoconductabackgroundcheck.Thisisoneof

theoldesttricksinthebook-don'tfallforit.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.RobertEllisSmithbelievesidentitytheftisdifficulttodetectandonecan

hardlydoanythingtopreventit.

2.Inmanycases,identitytheftnotonlycausesthevictims9immediatefinancial

lossesbutcoststhemalottorestoretheirreputation.

3.Identitytheftisaminoroffenceanditsharmhasbeensomewhat

overestimated.

4.Itisimportantthatyourresumenotstayonlinelongerthanisnecessary.

5.OfthethreeoptionsofferedbyCareerBinSuggestion2,thethird

oneisapparentlymoststronglyrecommended.

6.Employersrequireapplicantstosubmitverypersonalinformationon

backgroundchecks.

7.Applicantsareadvisedtousegenericnamesforthemselvesandtheircurrent

employerswhenseekingemploymentonline.

8.Usingaspecialemailaddressinthejobsearchcanhelppreventyourfrom

receiving.

9.Toprotectyourreferences,youshouldnotpostonlinetheir.

10.Accordingtothepassage,identitytheftiscommittedtypicallyfor.

PartIIIListingComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2

longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormore

questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbe

apause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethoughthe

centre.

注意：此部分答题在答题卡2上作答。

11.A)Itcouldhelppeopleofallagestoavoidcancer.

B)Itwasmainlymeantforcancerpatients.

C)Itmightappealmoretoviewersover40.

D)Itwasfrequentlyinterruptedbycommercials.

12.A)Themanisfondoftraveling.

B)Thewomanisaphotographer.

C)Thewomantookalotofpicturesatthecontest.

D)Themanadmiresthewoman'stalentinwriting.

13.A)Themanregretsbeingabsent-minded.

B)Thewomansavedthemansometrouble.

C)Themanplacedthereadinglistonadesk.

D)Thewomanemptiedthewastepaperbasket.

14.A)HequitteachinginJune.

B)Hehasleftthearmyrecently.

C)Heopenedarestaurantneartheschool.

D)Hehastakenoverhisbrother'sbusiness.

15.A)Sheseldomreadsbooksfromcovertocover.

B)Sheisinterestedinreadingnovels.

C)Shereadonlypartofthebook.

D)Shewaseagertoknowwhatthebookwasabout.

16.A)Shewasabsentallweekowingtosickness.

B)Shewasseriouslyinjuredinacaraccident.

C)Shecalledtosaythatherhusbandhadbeenhospitalized.

D)Shehadtobeawayfromschooltoattendtoherhusband.

17.A)ThespeakerswanttorenttheSmiths,oldhouse.

B)ThemanlivestwoblocksawayfromtheSmiths.

C)Thewomanisnotsureifsheisontherightstreet.

D)TheSmiths,newhouseisnotfarfromtheiroldone.

18.A)Themanhadahardtimefindingaparkingspace.

B)Thewomanfoundtheyhadgottothewrongspot.

C)Thewomanwasoffendedbytheman'slatearrival.

D)Themancouldn'tfindhiscarintheparkinglot.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thehotelclerkhadputhisreservationunderanothername.

B)Thehotelclerkinsistedthathedidn'tmakeanyreservation.

C)Thehotelclerktriedtotakeadvantageofhisinexperience.

D)Thehotelclerkcouldn'tfindhisreservationforthatnight.

20.A)Agrandweddingwasbeingheldinthehotel.

B)Therewasaconferencegoingoninthecity.

C)Thehotelwasundergoingmajorrepairs.

D)Itwasabusyseasonforholiday-makers.

21.A)Itwasfreeofchargeonweekends.

B)Ithada15%discountonweekdays.

C)Itwasofferedtofrequentguestsonly.

D)Itwas10%cheaperthaninotherhotels.

22.A)Demandcompensationfromthehotel.

B)Askforanadditionaldiscount.

C)Complaintothehotelmanager.

D)Findacheaperroominanotherhotel.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)AnemployeeinthecitycouncilatBirmingham.

B)AssistantDirectoroftheAdmissionsOffice.

C)HeadoftheOverseasStudentsOffice.

D)SecretaryofBirminghamMedicalSchool.

24.A)Nearlyfiftypercentareforeigners.

B)AboutfifteenpercentarefromAfrica.

C)AlargemajorityarefromLatinAmerica.

D)AsmallnumberarefromtheFarEast.

25.A)Shewillhavemorecontactwithstudents.

B)Itwillbringhercapabilityintofullerplay.

C)ShewillbemoreinvolvedIpolicy-making.

D)Itwillbelessdemandingthanherpresentjob.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendof

eachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet2withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Herparentsthrivedintheurbanenvironment.

B)HerparentsleftChicagotoworkonafarm.

C)HerparentsimmigratedtoAmerica.

D)Herparentssetupanice-creamstore.

27.A)HetaughtEnglishinChicago.

B)Hewascrippledinacaraccident.

C)Heworkedtobecomeanexecutive.

D)Hewasbomwithalimp.

28.A)Shewasfondoflivinganisolatedlife.

B)ShewasfascinatedbyAmericanculture.

C)Shewasverygenerousinofferinghelp.

D)Shewashighlydevotedtoherfamily.

PassageTwo

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.A)Hesufferedanervousbreakdown.

B)Hewaswronglydiagnosed.

C)Hewasseriouslyinjured.

D)Hedevelopedastrangedisease.

30.A)Hewasabletotalkagain.

B)Heracedtothenursinghome.

C)Hecouldtellredandblueapart.

D)Hecouldnotrecognizehiswife.

31.A)Twenty-ninedays.

B)Twoandahalfmonths.

C)Severalminutes.

D)Fourteenhours.

32.A)Theywelcomedthepublicityinthemedia.

B)Theavoidedappearingontelevision.

C)Theyreleasedavideoofhisprogress.

D)Theydeclinedtogivedetailsofhiscondition.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Forpeopletoshareideasandshowfarmproducts.

B)Forofficialstoeducatethefarmingcommunity.

C)Forfarmerstoexchangetheirdailynecessities.

D)Forfarmerstocelebratetheirharvests.

34.A)Bybringingananimalrarelyseenonnearbyfarms.

B)Bybringingabagofgraininexchangeforaticket.

C)Byofferingtodovolunteerworkatthefair.

D)Byperformingaspecialskillattheentrance.

35.A)TheycontributetothemodernizationofAmericanfarms.

B)Theyhelptoincreasethestategovernments'revenue.

C)Theyprovideastageforpeopletogiveperformances.

D)TheyremindAmericansoftheimportanceofagriculture.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.When

thepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforits

generalidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexact

wordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youare

requiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcan

eitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemain

pointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthe

thirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。

Students9pressuresometimescomesfromtheirparents.Mostparentsarewell(36)

,butsomeofthemaren'tveryhelpfulwiththeproblemstheirsonsand

daughtershavein(37)tocollege,andafewofthemseemtogooutoftheir

waytoaddtotheirchildren'sdifficulties.

Foronething,parentsareoftennot(38)ofthekindsofproblemstheir

childrenface.Theydon'trealizethatthe(39)iskeener,thattherequired

(40)ofworkarehigher,andthattheirchildrenmaynotbepreparedforthe

change.(41)toseeingA'sandB'sonhighschoolreportcards,theymay

beupsetwhentheirchildren'sfirst(42)collegegradesarebelowthatlevel.

Attheirkindest,theymaygently(43)whyJohnorMaryisn'tdoingbetter,

whetherheorsheistryingashardasheorsheshould,andsoon.(44)

Sometimesparentsregardtheirchildrenasextensionsofthemselvesand(45)

.Intheirinvolvementandidentificationwith

theirchildren,theyforgetthateveryoneisdifferentandthateachpersonmustdevelop

inhisorherownway.Theyforgetthattheirchildren,(46)

PartIVReadingComprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youare

requiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven

inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentified

byaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.No”/naynotuse

ofthewordsi。thebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Yearsago,doctorsoftensaidthatpainwasanormalpartoflife.Inparticular,when

olderpatients47ofpain,theyweretolditwasanaturalpartofagingandthey

wouldhavetolearntolivewithit.

Timeshavechanged.Today,wetakepain48.Indeed,painisnowconsideredthe

fifthvitalsign,asimportantasbloodpressure,temperature,breathingrateandpulse

in49aperson'swell-being.Weknowthatchronic(慢性的)paincandisrupt(扰

乱)aperson'slife,causingproblemsthat50frommissedworktodepression.

That'swhyagrowingnumberofhospitalsnowdependuponphysicianswho51

inpainmedicine.Notonlydoweevaluatethecauseofthepain,whichcanhelpus

treatthepainbetter,butwealsohelpprovidecomprehensivetherapyfordepression

andotherpsychologicalandsocial52relatedtochronicpain.Such

comprehensivetherapyoften53theworkofsocialworkers,psychiatrists(心理

医生)andpsychologists,aswellasspecialistsinpainmedicine.

Thismodern54forpainmanagementhasledtoawealthofinnovative

treatmentswhicharemoreeffectiveandwithfewersideeffectsthaneverbefore.

Decadesago,therewereonlya55numberofdrugsavailable,andmanyofthem

caused56sideeffectsinolderpeople,includingdizzinessandfatigue.This

createdadouble-edgedsword:themedicationshelpedrelievethepainbutcaused

otherproblemsthatcouldbeworsethanthepainitself.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

A)resultI)determining

B)involvesJ)limited

C)significantK)gravely

D)rangeL)complained

E)relievedM)respect

F)issuesN)prompting

G)seriouslyO)specialize

H)magnificent

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA)fB),C)andD).Youshoulddecideon

thebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Fvebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroduced

metoonedistinctionandonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocesses

tremendously.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.

Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallel

nomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.

Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowriting

thatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrect

yourgrammarwhileyouaretryingtocapturea.fleeting(稍纵即逝的)thought,the

thoughtwilldie.Ifyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworld

inrawform,nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustleamtocreatefirstandthen

criticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.

Thepracticethatcanhelpyoupastyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyou

writeiswhatElbowcalls“freewriting.^^Infreewriting,theobjectiveistogetwords

downonpapernon-stop,usuallyfor15-20minutes.Nostopping,nogoingback,no

criticizing.Thegoalistogetthewordsflowing.Asthewordsbegintoflow,theideas

willcomefromtheshadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryour

screen.

Nowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusingthecriticalmind

thatyou'vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.Mostlikely,youwill

believethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendup

staringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinedrawsnear.

Insteadofstaringatablankstartfillingitwithwordsnomatterhowbad.Halfway

throughyouavailabletime,stopandreworkyourrawwritingintosomethingcloserto

finishedproduct.Movebackandforthuntilyourunoutoftimeandthefinalresult

willmostlikelybefarbetterthanyourcurrentpractices.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57.Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmind“cannotworkin

paraller9(Line4,Para.1)inthewritingprocess,hemeans.

A)noonecanbebothcreativeandcritical

B)theycannotberegardedasequallyimportant

C)theyareinconstantconflictwitheachother

D)onecannotusethematthesametime

58.Whatpreventspeoplefromwritingonis.

A)puttingtheirideasinrawform

B)attemptingtoeditastheywrite

C)ignoringgrammaticalsoundness

D)tryingtocapturefleetingthoughts

59.Whatisthechiefobjectiveofthefirststageofwriting?

A)Toorganizeone'sthoughtslogically.

B)Tochooseanappropriatetopic.

C)Togetone'sideasdown.

D)Tocollectrawmaterials.

60.Onecommonconcernofwritersabout“freewriting“isthat.

A)itoverstressestheroleofthecreativemind

B)ittakestoomuchtimetoeditafterwards

C)itmaybringabouttoomuchcriticism

D)itdoesnothelpthemtothinkclearly

61.Inwhatwaydoesthecriticalmindhelpthewriterinthewritingprocess?

A)Itrefineshiswritingintobettershape.

B)Ithelpshimtocomeupwithnewideas.

C)Itsavesthewritingtimeavailabletohim.

D)Itallowshimtositonthesideandobserve.

PassageTwo

Idon'teverwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.Therewasatimeinmy

lifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatit'sliketoworkinafield

dominatedbymen.IwasneververygoodattellingthosestoriesbecausetruthfullyI

neverfoundtheminteresting.WhatIdofindinterestingistheoriginoftheuniverse,

theshapeofspace-timeandthenatureofblackholes.

At19,whenIbeganstudyingastrophysics,itdidnotbothermeintheleasttobethe

onlywomanintheclassroom.ButwhileearningmyPh.D.atMITandthenasa

post-doctordoingspaceresearch,theissuestartedtobotherme.Myevery

achievement-jobs,researchpapers,awards—wasviewedthroughthelensofgender

C性另ll)politics.Soweremyfailures.Sometimes,whenIwaspushedintoanargument

onleftbrainversus(/H对于)rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture(培育)，Iwould

instantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.

Thenonedayafewyearsago,outofmymouthcameasentencethatwould

eventuallybecomemyreplytoanyandallprovocations:Idon'ttalkaboutthat

anymore.Ittookme10yearstogetbacktheconfidenceIhadat19andtorealizethat

Ididn'twanttodealwithgenderissues.Whyshouldcuringsexismbeyetanother

terribleburdenoneveryfemalescientist?Afterall,Idon'tstudysociologyorpolitical

theory.

TodayIresearchandteachatBarnard,awomen'scollegeinNewYorkCity.

Recently,someoneaskedmehowmayofthe45studentsinmyclasswerewomen.

Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingabletoanswer,45.1knowsomeofmy

studentsworryhowtheywillmanagetheirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.

AndIdon'tdismissthoseconcerns.Still,Idon'ttellthem"war”stories.Instead,I

havegiventhemthis:thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnantdoing

physicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof45womendriven

byaloveofscience.Andthat'sasightworthtalkingabout.

62.Whydoesn'ttheauthorwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain?

A)Shefeelsunhappyworkinginmale-dominatedfields.

B)Sheisfedupwiththeissueofgenderdiscrimination.

C)Sheisnotgoodattellingstoriesofthekind.

D)Shefindsspaceresearchmoreimportant.

63.FromParagraph2,wecaninferthatpeoplewouldattributetheauthor's

failuresto.

A)theveryfactthatsheisawoman

B)herinvolvementingenderpolitics

C)herover-confidenceasafemaleastrophysicist

D)theburdenshebearsinamale-dominatedsociety

64.WhatdidtheauthorconstantlyfightagainstwhiledoingherPh.D.and

post-doctoralresearch?

A)Lackofconfidenceinsucceedinginspacescience.

B)Unfairaccusationsfrombothinsideandoutsidehercircle.

C)People'sstereotypedattitudetowardfemalescientists.

D)Widespreadmisconceptionsaboutnatureandnurtured.

65.Whydoestheauthorfeelgreatsatisfactionwhentalkingaboutherclass?

A)Femalestudentsnolongerhavetobotheraboutgenderissues.

B)Herstudents5performancehasbroughtbackherconfidence.

C)Herfemalestudentscandojustaswellasmalestudents.

D)Morefemalestudentsarepursuingsciencethanbefore.

66.Whatdoestheimagetheauthorpresentstoherstudentssuggest?

A)Womenstudentsneedn'thavetheconcernsofhergeneration.

B)Womenhavemorebarriersontheirwaytoacademicsuccess.

C)Womencanbalanceacareerinscienceandhavingafamily.

D)Wo