英语四级真题

2011年12月英语四级真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上.

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledNothingSucceedsWithoutaStrongWillb

ycommentingonthehumoroussaying,"Quittingsmokingistheeasiestthingintheworld.Tvedoneithundredsoft

imes."Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

WhyIntegrityMatters

WhatisIntegrity?

Thekeytointegrityisconsistency-notonlysettinghighpersonalstandardsforoneself(honesty,responsibility,res

pectforothers,fairness)butalsolivinguptothosestandardseachday.Onewhohasintegrityisboundbyandfolio

wsmoralandethicalstandardsevenwhenmakinglife'shardchoices,choiceswhichmaybecloudedbystress,press

uretosucceed,ortemptation.Whathappensifwelie,cheat,steal,orviolateotherethicalstandards?Wefeeldisap

pointedinourselvesandashamed.Butalapseofintegrityalsoaffectsourrelationshipswithothers.Trustisessential

inanyimportantrelationship,whetherpersonalorprofessional.Whocantrustsomeonewhoisdishonestorunfair?

Thus,integritymustbeoneofourmostimportantgoals.RiskyBusiness

Weareeachresponsibleforourowndecisions,evenifthedecision-makingprocesshasbeenunderminedbystress

orpeerpressure.Therealtestofcharacteriswhetherwecanlearnfromourmistake,byunderstandingwhyweacted

aswedid,andthenexploringwaystoavoidsimilarproblemsinthefuture.

Makingethicaldecisionsisacriticalpartofavoidingfutureproblems.Wemustlearntorecognizerisks,becauseif

wecan'tseetheriskswe'retaking,wecan'tmakeresponsiblechoices.Toidentifyrisks,weneedtoknowtherulesa

ndbeawareofthefacts.Forexample,onewhodoesn'tknowtherulesaboutplagiarismmayaccidentallyusewords

orideaswithoutgivingpropercredit,oronewhofailstokeepcarefulresearchnotesmayunintentionallyfailtoquot

eandcitesourcesasrequired.Butthefactthatsuchaviolationis"unintentional”doesnotexcusethemisconduct.Ig

noranceisnotadefense.nButEverybodyDoesIt"

Mostpeoplewhogetintroubledoknowtherulesandfacts,butmanagetofoolthemselvesabouttheriskstheyYet

akingbyusingexcuses:MEveryoneelsedoesit,""I'mnothurtinganyone,"or"Ireallyneedthisgrade.MExcusescan

getveryelaborate:"IknowI'mlookingatanothefsexam,eventhoughFmsupposedtokeepmyeyesonmyownpa

per,butthat'snotcheatingbecausePmjustcheckingmyanswers,notcopying.nWemustbehonestaboutouractions

,andavoidexcuses.Ifwefoolourselvesintobelievingwe'renotdoinganythingwrong,wecan*tseetherealchoice

we'remaking—andthatleadstobaddecisions.

Toavoidfoolingyourself,watchoutfbrexcusesandtrythistest:Askhowyouwouldfeelifyouractionswerepubl

ic,andanyonecouldbewatchingoveryourshoulder.Wouldyoufeelproudorashamedofyouractions?Ifyou'drat

herhideyouractions,that'sagoodindicationthatyou'retakingariskandrationalizingittoyourself.

EvaluatingRisks

Todecidewhetherariskisworthtaking,youmustexaminetheconsequences,inthefutureaswellasrightnow,ne

gativeaswellaspositive,andtoothersaswellastoyourself.Thosewhotakeriskstheylaterregretusuallyfocuson

immediatebenefits("what'sinitfbrme”)，andsimplyhaven'tconsideredwhatmightgowrong.Theconsequenceso

fgettingcaughtareserious,andmayincludean0"onatestorassignment;an"Fnintheclass;suspensionordismiss

alfromschool;transcriptnotation;andatarnishedreputation.Infact,whenyoubreakaruleorlaw,youlosecontrol

overyourlife,andgiveothersthepowertoimposepunishment:youhavenocontroloverwhatthatpunishmentmig

htbe.Thisisanextremelyprecariousandvulnerableposition.Theremaybesomemattersoflifeanddeath,orhighe

stprinciple,whichmightjustifysucharisk,buttherearen*tmanythingsthatfallinthiscategory.GettingAwayWit

hIt—OrNot

Thosewhodon*tgetcaughtpayanevenhigherprice.Acheaterdoesn'tlearnfromthetest,deprivinghim/herselfof

aneducation.Cheatingunderminesconfidenceandindependence:thecheaterisafraud,andknowsthatwithoutdis

honesty,he/shewouldhavefailed.Cheatingdestroysself-esteemandintegrity,leavingthecheaterashamed,guilty,a

ndafraidofgettingcaught.Worstofall,acheaterwhodoesn'tgetcaughtthefirsttimeusuallycheatsagain,notonly

becausehe/sheisfartherbehind,butalsobecauseitseems"easier,"Thisslipperyslopeoferodingethicsandbigger

risksleadsonlytodisaster.Eventually,thecheatergetscaught,andthelaterhe/shegetscaught,theworsetheconseq

uences.Studentshavebeendismissedfromschoolbecausetheydidn*tgetthissimplemessage:HonestyistheONL

Ypolicythatworks.CheatingHurtsOthers,Too

Cheatersoftenfeelinvisible,asiftheiractions"don'tcount"anddon*treallyhurtanyone.Butindividualchoicesha

veaprofoundcumulativeeffect.Cheatingcanspreadlikeadisease,andacheatercanencourageothersjustbybeing

seenfromacrosstheroom.Recentstatisticssuggest30%ormoreofcollegestudentscheat.Ifaclassisgradedona

curve,cheatinghurtsothers*grades.Evenifthereisnocurve,cheating"poisons"theclassroom,andothersmayfeel

pressuredtojoinin.(nIfIdon'tcheat,Ican'tcompetewiththosewhodo.")Cheatingalsohasadestructiveimpacton

teachers.Therealrewardofgoodteachingisseeingstudentslearn,but®.acheatersays,"I'mnotinterestedinwhat

you'retryingtoteach;allIcareaboutisstealingagrade,regardlessoftheeffectonothers."Theendresultisablata

ntanddestructiveattackonthequalityofyoureducation.Finally,cheatingcanhurtthereputationoftheUniversity,

andharmthosewhoworkedhardfbrtheirdegree.WhyIntegrityMatters

Ifcheatingbecomesthenorm,thenweareinbigtrouble.⑨.Wemustrelyonthehonestyandgoodfaithofotherse

veryday.Ifnot,wecouldn*tputmoneyinthebank,buyfood,clothing,ormedicinefromothers,driveacrossabridg

e,getonaplane,gotothedentist-thelistisendless.Therearemanyexamplesofthevastharmthatiscausedwhen

individualsforgetorignoretheeffecttheirdishonestycanhave.Thesavingsandloanscandal,thestockmarketand

junkbondswindles,and,ofcourse,©.Watergate,haveunderminedthefaithofmanyAmericansintheintegrityofp

oliticalandeconomicleadersandsocietyasawhole.Suchincidentstakeatremendoustollonournation*seconomy

andourindividualwell-being.Forexample,butfbrthesavingsandloandebacle,theremightbefundsavailabletor

educethenationaldebtandpayfbreducation.

nsum,weallhaveacommonstakeinourschool,ourcommunity,andoursociety.Ouractionsdomatter.Itisessent

ialthatweactwithintegrityinordertobuildthekindofworldinwhichwewanttolive.

1.Apersonofintegritynotonlysetshighmoralandethicalstandardsbutalso。

A)stickstothemintheirdailylifeB)makesthemknowntoothers

C)understandstheirtruevaluesD)seesthatothersalsofollowthem

2.Whatroledoesintegrityplayinpersonalandprofessionalrelationships?

A)IthelpstocreateteamspiritB)Itfacilitatescommunication

C)ItisthebasisofmutualtrustD)Itinspiresmutualrespect

3.Whymustwelearntoidentifytheriskswearegoingtotake?

A.Toensurewemakeresponsiblechoices

B.B.Toavoidbeingoverwhelmedbystress

C.sothatwedon'tbreakanyrules

D.sothatwedon^trunintotrouble

4.Violationofaruleismisconductevenif

A.ithascausednohannB.itisclaimedtobeunintentional

C.ithasgoneunnoticedD.itiscommittedwithgoodintentions

5.Whatshouldonedoifhedoesn^twishtofoolhimself?

AvoidmakingexcusesB.Listentootherpeople%advice

C.MakehisintensionspublicD.Haveotherswatchoverhisshoulder

6.Thosewhotakeriskstheyregretlateron。

A.willoftenbecomemorecautiousB.areusuallyveryaggressive

C.valueimmediatebenefitsmostD.mayloseeverythingintheend

7.Accordingtotheauthor,acheaterwhodoesn'tgetcaughtrightawaywill

A.paymoredearlyB.becomemoreconfidentC.bewidelyadmiredD.feelsomewhatlucky

8.Cheatersatexamdon'tcareabouttheireducation,alltheycareaboutishowto

9.Integritymattersinthatallsocialactivitiesrelyonpeoplens

10.ManyAmericanslostfaithintheintegrityoftheirpoliticalleadersasaresultofaccountandhowmuch

youkeepseparately.Inahealthyrelationshipyoudon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney,butyouhavetotalkaboutit."

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

SectionA

Withtheworld

spopulationestimatedtogrowfromsixtoninebillionby2050,researchers,businessesandgovernmentsarealready

dealingwiththeimpactthisincreasewillhaveoneverythingfromfoodandwatertoinfrastructureanjobs.Underly

ingallthis47willbethedemandfbrenergy,whichisexpectedtodoubleoverthenext40years.

Findingtheresourcestomeetthisdemandina48,sustainablewayisthecornerstoneofournation

senergysecurity,andwillbeoneofthemajor49ofthe21stcentury.Alternativeformsofenergy-bio-f

uels,windandsolar,tonameafeware50beingfundedanddeveloped,andwillplayagrowing51

intheworld

senergysupply.Butexpertssaythat,evenwhen52,alternativeenergysourceswilllikelymeetonlyabout

30%oftheworkTsenergyneedsby2050.

Forexample,evenwith53investments,suchasthe$93millionfbrwindenergydevelopment54

intheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct,importantalternativeenergysourcessuchaswindandbio-fuels5

5onlyabout1%ofthemarkettoday.Energyandsustainabilityexpertssaytheanswertoourfutureenergy

needswilllikelycomefromalotof56---bothtraditionalandalternative.

AstableBsolutionsCsignificantDroleEprogressFmarvelousGincludedHgrowthIexactlyJconsistK

compriseLcompetitionsMcombinedNchallengesOcertainly

PassageOne

Boys*schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandaremorelikelytogetinvolve

dinactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic,accordingtoresearchreleasedtoday.

Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinityinwhichstudentseithersinkorswim,theabse

neeofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotype,theUSstudysays.

Boysatsinglesexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpedde

veloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtothe"boycode”ofhidingtheiremoti

onstobea"realman".

Thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.

TonyLittle,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadb

ecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersfbrfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthan

girls.

Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirf

emalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.

Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys*learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroom

andgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy*sauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversity

ofVirginia.

Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwithspecificallynboy-fbcusednapproachessuchasthe

mesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevision,learnbestthroughtouch,an

darephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegivennhands-onulessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround."Boy

sinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminineandpreferthemodemgenreinwhichviolenceandsexismare

majorthemes,"Jameswrote.

Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmensho

uldbe"masterfulandincharge"inrelationships.nInmixedschools,boysfeelcompelledtoactlikemenbeforethey

understandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans,"thestudyreported.

57.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschoolwould.

Aforceboystohidetheiremotionstobeurealman”

Bhelptocultivatemasculineaggressivenessinboys

Cencourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreely

Dnaturallyreinforceinboysthattraditionalimageofaman

58.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolsboys.

AperformrelativelybetterBgrowupmorehealthilyCbehavemoreresponsiblyDreceiveabettereducation

59.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?

AItfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademicallyBItfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation

CItfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneedDItplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls

60.AccordingtoAbigailJames,oneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis.

Ateachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboys

Bboyscanfbcusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistracted

Cboyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedin

Dteachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys"teamspirit

61.WhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames"report?

ATheyenjoybeinginchargeBTheyconformtostereotypes

CTheyhavesharpervisionDTheyareviolentandsexistPassageTwo

It*sanannualargument.Doweordowenotgoonholiday?Mypartnersaysnobecausetheboilercouldgo,orther

ooffalloff,andwehavenosavingstosaveus.Isaythatyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhafsthepointi

fyoucan'tgoonholiday.Thejoyofarecessionmeansnoargumentnextyear-wejustwon'tgo.

Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees,weshouldbegrateful.

Formanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholiday.AYouGovpollof2,000peoplefound22%

saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney.Whafslesscleariswhetherdivor

ceandseparationratesriseinarecession-financialpressuresmeancouplesarguemorebutmakesplittingupless

affordable.Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples.Disputeswerecha

racterizedbyintenseverbalaggression,tendedtoberepeatedandnotresolved,andmademen,morethanwomen,e

xtremelyangry.

KimStephenson,anoccupationalpsychologist,believesmoneyissuchabigdealbecauseofwhatitsymbolizes,wh

ichmaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen.nPeoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentcon

ceptionsofwhatitisfbr,nheexplains."Theywillsayit'stosave,tospend,forsecurity,forfreedom,toshowsomeo

neyoulovethem*1Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparents

thatthey'veachievedsomething.

“Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowswhatisgoingonwiththeirfinances,buttheydon't.T

hereseemstobemoreofatabooabouttalkingaboutmoneythantalkingaboutdeath.Butyoubothneedtoknowwh

atyouaredoing,whoispayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately.Inahealthyrelations

hipyoudon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney,butyouhavetotalkaboutit.”

62.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutvacationing?

APeopleenjoyitallthemoreduringarecession

BFewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkinghard

CItmakesallthehardworkworthwhile

DItisthechiefcauseoffamilydisputes

63.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingumoneyisknown,,,tobringarelationshiptoitsknees”(LinelPara.2)?

AMoneyisconsideredtobetherootofallevils

BSomepeoplesacrificetheirdignityformoney

CFewpeoplecanresistthetemptationofmoney

DDisputesovermoneymayruinarelationship

64.TheYouGovpollof2000peopleindicatesthatinarecession.

Aconflictsbetweencouplestendtorise

Bitismoreexpensiveforcouplestosplitup

Ccouplesshowmoreconcernforeachother

Ddivorceandseparationratesincrease

65.WhatdoesKimStephensonbelieve?

AMoneyisoftenasymbolofapersonasstatus

BMoneymeansagreatdealtobothmenandwomen

CMenandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthings

DMenandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways

66.Theauthorsuggestsattheendofthepassagethatcouplesshould

Aputtheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparately

Bmakeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgets

Cdiscussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationship

Davoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromantic

PartVCloze

Employersfeartheywillbeunablerecruitstudentswiththeskillstheyneedastheeconomicrecoverykicksin,ane

wsurvey67.

Nearlyhalfoforganizationstoldresearcherstheywerealreadystrugglingtofind68withskillsinscience,t

echnology,engineeringandmaths(STEM),69evenmorecompaniesexpecttoexperience70ofe

mployeeswithSTEMskillsinthenextthreeyears.

TheConfederationofBritishIndustry71694businessesandorganizationsacrossthepublicand72

sectors,whichtogetheremploy2.4millionpeople.

Halfare73theywillnotbeabletofillgraduatepostsinthecomingyears,whileathirdsaidtheywouldnot

beableto74enoughemployeeswiththerightA-levelskills.

”75wemovefurtherintorecoveryandbusinessesplan76growth,thedemandforpeoplewithhigh

-qualityskillsandqualificationswill77JsaidRichardLambert,directorgeneral,CBI."Firmssayitisair

eadyhardtofindpeoplewiththeright78orengineeringskills.Thenewgovernmentmustmakeitatop79

toencouragemoreyoungpeopletostudyscience-related80

Thesurveyfoundthatyoungpeoplewouldimprovetheirjobprospects81theystudiedbusinessstudies,ma

ths,EnglishandphysicsorchemistryatA-level.TheA-Ievelsthatemployers82leastarepsychologyands

ociology.Andwhilemanyemployersdon'tinsistona83degreesubject,athirdprefertohirethosewithaS

TEM-relatedsubject.

Theresearch84worriesaboutthelackofprogressinimprovingbasicskillsintheUK85.Halfofe

mployersexpressedworriesaboutemployees1basicliteracyandnumeracy（计

算）skills,whilethebiggestproblemiswithITskills,86two-thirdsreportedconcerns.

67.AsubmitsBrevealsClaunchesDgenerates

68.AaudienceBofficialsCpartnersDstaff

69.AwhileBbecauseCforDalthough

70.AexitsBshortagesCabsencesDdepartures

71.AsurveyedBsearchedCexposedDexploited

72.AcollectiveBprivateCpersonalDcivil

73.AconfrontedBconfbnnedCconcernedDconfused

74.AbindBattainCtransferDrecruit

75.ALestBUnlessCBeforeDAs

76.AwithBforConDby

77.AdominateBstretchCenforceDintensify

78.AcreativeBtechnicalCnarrativeDphysical

79.ApriorityBoptionCchallengeDjudgment

80.AproceduresBacademiesCthoughtsDsubjects

81.AuntilBsinceCwhereasDif

82.ArateBdiscussCorderDobserve

83.AtypicalBpositiveCparticularDgeneral

84.AhighlightedBprescribedCfocusedDtouched

85.AmassesBworkforceCfacultyDcommunities

86.AwhatBwhomCwhereDwhy

PartVITranslation

87.Charitygroupsorganizedvariousactivitiesto（为地震幸存者筹款）.

88.Linda（不可能收到我的电子邮件）;otherwise,shewouldhave

replied.

89.It"smymother（一直在鼓励我不要灰心）whenIhavedifficulties

inmystudies.

9O.Thepublishinghousehasto（考虑这部小说的受欢迎程度）.

91.Itisabsolutelywrongto（仅仅以金钱来定义幸福）.

2011年12月四级真题参考答案

快速阅读：

1.A）stickstothemintheirdailylife

2.C）Itisthebasisofmutualtrusto

3.A）Toensurewemakeresponsiblechoiceso

4.B)itisclaimedtobeunintentional

5.A)Avoidmakingexcuses

6.C)valueimmediatebenefitsmost

7.A)paymoredearly

8.Cheatersatexamdon^tcareabouttheireducation;alltheycareaboutishowtostealagradeo

9.Integritymattersinthatallsocialactivitiesrelyonpeople'shonestyandgoodfaitho

10.ManyAmericanslostfaithintheintegrityoftheirpoliticalleadersasaresultoftheWatergatescandalo

深入阅读：

SectionA47.N)challenges48.A)stable49.E)progress50.O)certainly51.D)role

52.M)combined53.C)significant54.G)included55.K)comprise56.B)solutions

深入阅读：SectionB

57.C)encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreely

58.A)performrelativelybetter

59.C)Itfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyncedo

60.A)teachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboys

61.C)Theyhavesharpervision。

62.C)Itmakesallthehardworkworthwhileo

63.D)Disputesovermoneymayruinarelationship(>

64.A)conflictsbetweencouplestendtorise

65.D)Menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways。

66.C)discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationship

完形填空

67.B)reveals68.D)staff69.A)while70.B)shortages71.A)surveyed72.B)private73.C)concerned7

4.D)recruit75.D)As76.B)for

77.D)intensify78.B)technical79.A)priority80.D)subjects81.D)if82.A)rate

83.B)particular84.A)highlighted85.B)workforce86.C)where

翻译：

87.raisemoneyforthesurvivorsintheearthquake

88.couldn'thavereceivedmye-mail

89.whokeepsonencouragingmetokeepmychinupwhokeepsencouragingmenottoloseheartwhokeepson

cheeringmeup

90.takethepopularityofthenovelintoconsideration/account

91.definehappinesssolelybymoney

作文范文：

NothingSucceedsWithoutaStrongWill

Sometimes,inourdailylife,theeasiestthingmightbethemostdifficultthing,asinthecaseofsomepeopletrying

toquitsmokingfbrhundredsoftimesandstillmakingendlesseffortswithoutanyhopeofsuccess.Thereasonfbrt

heirfailureistheirlackofastrongwillo

Inourmodernworld,nothingissimpleandstraightforward.Somethingmightappeardeceptivelyeasyatfirst,buta

sweproceedon,wewillfindthatitisactuallyextremelydifficult.Therefore,wemusttakewhateverwedoseriousl

yandbementallypreparedtomakeourutmostexertions.Whenweencounterobstaclesandsetbacks,wemustapply

ourstrongwillpowerandpersevereuntilwefinallysucceedo

Forusuniversitystudents,inouracademicstudiesorinourdailylifeoncampus,wemightnotbefacedwithinsur

mountablechallenges.Butweneedtogetprepared,rightnow,totakethingsseriously,trytocultivateourstrongwil

1,andbereadytopursueourgoalsthroughpersistenceandindefatigablewill.Ibelieveit

stheonlywaywecanachieveoursuccessoNothingSucceedsWithoutaStrongWill

Successdependsonmanyfactors,bothphysicalandspiritual.Inmyopinion,mentalfactorslikeastrongwillarefa

rmoredecisiveinenablingustoachievesuccess.Forexample,despiteourrepeatedeffortstoquitsmoking,ourlack

ofastrongwillwouldstillcauseustoendupinfailure。Inanyofourundertakings,weshouldfirstsetagoal.So

megoalsarchighlychallenging.Withoutastrongwill,peoplewouldgiveupinthemiddleandtheyfailtoachievet

heirgoals.Forthosepeoplewhodosucceed,theysucceedsimplybecausetheyhavethatmentalstaminawhichenab

lesthemtochallengeeventhemostinsurmountabledifficultieso

Weoftensaythat„ImpossibleisNothing

Tomaketheimpossiblepossible,wemustexerciseourperseveranceandstrongwillpower.Or,asanEnglishprov

erbgoes,,Jfthereisawill,thereisaway.

“Ourworldisbecomingincreasinglycompetitiveandonlybymakingstrong-willedeffortscanwemaximizeourfu

11potentialandgaincompetitiveedges,andprevailoverallobstaclesthatlieinourwaytosuccesso

2010年6月英语四级考试真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShould

BeGivenToSpelling.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今不少学生在英语学习中不重视拼写

2.出现这种情况的原因

3.为了改变这种状况，我认为…

DueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpelling

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionson

AnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

CaughtintheWeb

Afewmonthsago,itwasn'tunusualfbr47-year-oldCarlaToebetospend15hoursperdayonline.She'dwake

upearly,turnonherlaptopandchatonInternetdatingsitesandinstant-messagingprograms-leavingherbedfor

onlybriefintervals.Herhouseholdbillspiledup,alongwiththedishesanddirtylaundry,butittooknear-constant

complaintsfromherfourdaughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.

"1wasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapart-kindofslippingintoadepression/1saidCarla.MI

knewthatifIdidn'tgetoffthedatingsites,Fdjustkeepgoing,"detaching(使脱离)herselffurtherfromtheoutside

world.

Toebe'sconclusion:Shefeltlikeshewas"addicted”totheInternet.She'snotalone.

ConcernaboutexcessiveInternetuseisn'tnew.Asfarbackas1995,articlesinmedicaljournalsandthe

establishmentofaPennsylvaniatreatmentcenterforoverusersgeneratedinterestinthesubject.There'sstillno

consensusonhowmuchtimeonlineconstitutestoomuchorwhetheraddictionispossible.

ButasrelianceontheWebgrows,therearesignsthatthequestionisgettingmoreseriousattention:Lastmonth,

astudypublishedinCNSSpectrumsclaimedtobethefirstlarge-scalelookatexcessiveInternetuse.TheAmerican

PsychiatricAssociationmayconsiderlistingInternetaddictioninthenexteditionofitsdiagnosticmanual.And

scoresofonlinediscussionboardshavepoppeduponwhichpeoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtotoomuch

timeontheW