大学英语四级真题及答案

2014年6月大学英语四级真题及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshould

writeatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

题目一：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplace

youwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的校园，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么？

题目二：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinteresting

placeyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的家乡，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么？

题目三：SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyou

wouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假设你的一位外国朋友来参观中国，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么？

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A.Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulder

B.Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.

C.Replacethecupboardwithanewone.

D.Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.

1.W:Ican'tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboardo

M:Oh…Whydon,tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder。

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

2.A.AtMaryJohnson,sB.Inanexhibitionhall

C.Atapainter,sstudio.D.Outsideanartgallery.

2.W:Sinceit'srainingsohard,let'sgoandseethenewexhibits.

M:That'sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters。

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

3.A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.

B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.

C.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.

D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.

3.M:Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation。

W:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout„

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.

B.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.

C.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.

D.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.

4.W:Itmusthavetakenyoualongtinetofixupallthesebookshelves。

M:Itwasn'ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem。

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.A.Hedoesn'tgetonwiththeothers.

B.Hedoesn*tfeelateaseinthefirn.

C.Hehasbeentakenforafool.

D.Hehasfoundabetterposition.

5.W:Rod,Ihearyou*11beleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?

M:Yeah.I'vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I'dbeafooltoturnitdown。

Q:Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?

6.A.Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.

B.Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.

C.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.

D.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.

6.W:Ihonestlydon'twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?

M:NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend。

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

7.A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.

B.Theman'sapartmentisreadyforrent.

C.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.

D.Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.

7.W:You*vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?

M:1foundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap。

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

8.A.Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.

B.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.

C.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.

D.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.

8.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?

M:Notyet.I*11letyouknowwhenhecalls0

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

9.A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.

B.Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.

C.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.

D.Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.

Question:9.Whycouldn,tthewoman'sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?

W:Nothing,it'sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforan

interviewtoday.She'safraidshewon'tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I'mcallingto

seewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit'sduetoday®

10.A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.

B.Handinherroommate'sapplicationform.

C.Submitherroommate,sassignment.

D.Helpherroommatewithherreport.

Question:10.Wliatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforheriuoinniate?

11.A.WhereDr.Ellis*sofficeislocated.

B.WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.

C.Directionstotheclassroombuilding.

D.Dr.Ellis*sschedulefortheafternoon.

Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?

W:Fine,pleasetellherI'11bethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyour

officeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn'tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice。

12.A.Hefinditratherstressful.

B.Heisthinkingofquittingit.

C.liecanhandleitquitewell.

D.Hehastoworkextrahours.

Question:12.Whatdocsthemansayabouthisjob?

M:Notbad,Jane.I'minvolvedinseveralprojectsandit'salongworkingday.ButI'musedtothatso

itdoesn*tbothermetoomuch。

13.A.The6:00oneB.The6:30one.C.The7:00oneD.The7:30one

Question:13.Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryday?

M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:30train.Butit'sbearable

nowthatI*musedtoit«

14.A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.

B.Hefindsitratherunbearable.

C.Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.

D.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.

Question:14.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynow?

W:Don,tyouthinkit,sanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldn*tbeartospendthreehourssittinginatrain

everyday。

M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.BuinowIquiteenjoylt<>

15.A.Readingnewspaper.

B.Chattingwithfriends.

C.Listeningtothedailynews.

D.Planningtheday*swork.

Question:15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?

W:Ilowdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?

M:Ah,that,sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwith

thenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfiQIIIthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).TlienniaikthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题诗在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.

B)Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.

C)Developahabitofreadingcritically.

D)Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.

Question:16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?

17.A)Chooseone'sownsystemofmarking.

B)Underlinethekeywordsandphrases.

C)Makeasfewmarksaspossible.

D)Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.

Question:17.Whatsuggestiondocsthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?

18.A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.

B)Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.

C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.

D)Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.

Question:18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.

B)Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.

C)Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.

D)Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.

Question:19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?

20.A)Itisamade-upstory.

B)Itisbeyondcure.

C)Itisarareexception.

D)Itisduetoanaccident.

Question:20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin'scase?

21.A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.

B)HismotherFsinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.

C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.

D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.

Question:21.WliatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHelpin,ssleeplessness?

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.

B)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.

C)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.

D)Shetenderlylookedafterhersicknother.

Question:22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?

23.A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.

B)Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.

C)Shegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.

D)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight

24.A)Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.

B)Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.

C)Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.

D)Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.

Question:24.WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?

25.A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.

B)Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother,smoney.

C)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.

D)Shecarriedonherfamily,stradition.

Question:25.WhatdowelearnaboutHetty'sdaughter?

SectionC

Direction:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,

youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequired

tofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethird

time,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare

_(26)informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto

_(27)himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownward

astheymoverapidly(28).SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecupped

andthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe(29)_

oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe(30)height

hemostchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis__(31)___ahumanbeingorananimal.If

hekeepsthepalmofthehand(32)thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheight

ofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylauglitei,inColombiathisgestureis(33)for

thedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand__(34)___to

thefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso__(35)___moment.

Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesanegesture,physically,butits

meaningdifferssharply.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeach

blankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasingle]inethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arcbasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehave

experienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice_36__away,However,wehavealready

reachedtemperaturesthatarein_37—withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.

Weare_38_toapredictedworldwideinincreaseintemperatures_39—betweem1*Cand6*Coverthenext100years.

Thewarmingwillbemore_40_insomeareas,lessinother,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the_41_of

thiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare-coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,

whiLeSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and_42_forhumansthantheseareasarenow.

Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on_43_,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneral

agreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingarcatleastinparttheresultofahuman-induced

globalwarmingtrend.Somescientists__44_thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(无

规律的)varialion-someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarm

years_45__-butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasing

warmconditions.

A)appealingI)melted

B)averageJ)persist

C)contributingK)ranging

D)dramaticL)recently

E)frequentlyM)resolved

F)impactN)sensible

G)line0)shock

II)maintain

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarking

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheEndoftheBook?

[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbookseilerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooks

initselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthatthe

Kindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthecountry

andareincreasingfarfasterthanoveral1booksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardback

salesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.

[B]Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.What

itdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofound

thananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.

[C]Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeen

decliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romance

fiction,"etc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,citherprivateorpublic,will

probablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious“nonfiction

andfiztionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorshe

isstillpublishedinhardcopy.

[D]AsforchiIdren,sbooks,whoknows?Children*sbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenot

theconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.

[E]Forcluestothebook,sfuture,let'slookatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappened

totheoldtechnology.

[F]Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreater

thedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletype

onpap2rdramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenon

vellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABible-tobesure,alongbook-requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskins

andcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.There

wereperhaps50,000booksInallofEuropeIn1450.By1500therewere10million.

[G]Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon(继续存在)

wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kind

showpieces.

[H]Sometimesanewtechnologydoesn,tdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtherest

toevolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidn't,because

theaterturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,

again,didnot.

[I]Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidn'tkillmovies,itdid

killsecond-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.

[J]NurdidTVkillradio.Comedyanddiamashows("JackBenny,n"Amos&ndAndy,**“TheShadoww)all

migratedtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucan,tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecame

radio*sprime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferent

businessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlargerone.

[K]Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(骑兵)

replacedthechariot(二轮战车)onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.Butchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparades

andtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRonanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasn*thadamilitaryfunction

forahundredyears,butisstillpartofanofficer'sfull-dressuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalways

symbolized“anofficerandagentleman.M

[L]Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不稳定的)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommon

occupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.Steamshipscapturedthe

NorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdidn't

losetheirsailsunti1the1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabi:ofbreakingdown.Unti1ships

becamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(The

highcostofsteamandthelesserneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworldJsoceanfreightmovingbysail

untiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)

[M]Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecond

halfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseor

apartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefire.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnological

advancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichisraucheasiertocatanddigest).

Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedagenetic

leaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.

[N]Books-especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford-haven'lbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduce

evolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfar

beyondtheir1iterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile（触觉的）pleasurein

booksnecessarilylostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroom

withbooksInirInduces,atleastInsome,afeelingnordissimilartothatofafireInthefireplaceonacold

winter,snight.

[0]ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansome

currentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortand

warmth.And,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.

46.Authorsstillpub!ishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.

47.Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.

48.Theradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.

49.Contrarytomanypeople'spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.

50.Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.

51.Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.

52.Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.

53.Anewtechnologyisuniikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewitlioutaclearadvantage.

54.Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.

55.Ahousewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arcbasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhigher

educationisn*taneither/orproposition（命题），althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansfor

STEM（science,technology,engineering,maths）-relatedfieldscanmakeitseenthatway.

Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowlodgesthecriticalimportanccoftcchricaltraining,butalsoasserts

thatthestudyofthehumanities（人文学科）andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica,s

educationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinour

democraticsociety,becomeinnovative（创新的）leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthe

reflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.

Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates,jobprospectsas

technologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewages

andcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it,snaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost**practicalw

wayoutoftheproblem“Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob“seemstheobviousanswertosome,though

thisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas"soft"often,infact,leadto

employmentandsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employerslaveexpressedapreferencefor

studentswhohavereceivedabroadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,research

creatively,andcommunicateeasily.

Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednetjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere*s

littlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymanydifferentroles

overthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenvironmentwi11bethosewhoseeducations

havepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight-pickedupfromscience,

arts,andtechnology-tosolvetheproblemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatpresent

themselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

56.Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?

A)STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.

B)ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.

C)Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudentspirituallife.

D)Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.

57.Whatisthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajor?

A)Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.

B)Theacademicvalueofthecourses.

C)Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.

D)Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.

58.Whatdo