大学英语四级考试试题真题 (十四)

大学英语四级考试试题真题

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Speedingoffinastolencar,thethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.

Butheisinforanunwelcomesurprise.Thecarisfittedwitharemote

immobiliser（锁止器），andaradiosignalfromacontrolcentremiles

awaywillensurethatoncethethiefswitchestheengineoff,hewillnot

beabletostartitagain.

Theideagoeslikethis.Acontrolboxfittedtothecarcontainsa

mini-cellphone,amicro-processorandmemory,andaGPS（全球定位系

统）satellitepositioningreceiver.Ifthecarisstolen,acodedcellphone

signalwilltellthecontrolcentretoblockthevehicle'sengine

managementsystemandpreventtheenginebeingrestarted.

IntheUK,asetoftechnicalfixesisalreadymakinglifeharderforcar

thieves.'Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged/saysMartyn

Randall,asecurityexpert.Hesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutes

toteachapersonhowtostealacar,usingabareminimumoftools.But

onlyifthecarismorethan10yearsold.

Moderncarsarefartoughertosteal,astheirenginemanagement

computerwon'tallowthemtostartunlesstheyreceiveauniqueID

codebeamedoutbytheignition（点火）key.IntheUK,technologieslike

thishavehelpedachievea31%dropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.

Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaysto

stealcars,oftenbygettingboldoftheowner'skeys.Andkeytheftis

responsiblefor40%ofthetheftsofvehiclesfittedwithatracking

system.

Ifthecartravels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirID,

thesystemwillsendasignaltoanoperationscentrethatithasbeen

stolen.Thehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalsealarmsdueto

inaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.

Staffatthecentrewillthencontacttheownertoconfirmthatthe

carreallyismissing,andkeeppoliceinformedofthevehicle's

movementsviathecarJsGPSunit.

31.What'sthefunctionoftheremoteimmobilizerfittedtoacar?

A)lbhelpthepolicemakeasurpriseattackonthecarthief.

B)lballowthecartolockautomaticallywhenstolen.

C)TDpreventthecarthieffromrestartingitonceitstops.

D)Topreventcartheftbysendingaradiosignaltothecarowner.

32.Bysaying“Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged”(Lines

1-2.Para.3),MartynRandallsuggeststhat.

A)ittakesalongertimeforthecarthieftodothestealing

B)self-preparedtoolsarenolongerenoughforcartheft

C)thethiefhastomakeuseofcomputertechnology

D)thethiefhaslostinterestinstealingcarsover10yearsold

33.Whatisessentialinmakingamodemcartoughertosteal?

A)Acodedignitionkey.

B)AuniqueIDcard.

C)Aspecialcellphonesignal.

D)AGPSsatellitepositioningreceiver.

34.Whydoesthetrackingsystemseta100-metreminimumbefore

sendinganalarmtotheoperationscentre?

A)TDleavetimefortheoperationscentretogiveanalarm.

B)lbkeeppoliceinformedofthecar'smovements.

C)lbgivethedrivertimetocontacttheoperationscentre.

D)lballowforpossibleerrorsintheGPSsystem.

35.Whatwilltheoperationscentredofirstafterreceivingan

alarm?

A)Startthetrackingsystem.

B)Contactthecarowner.

C)Blockthecarengine.

D)Locatethemissingcar.

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Psychiatrists(精神病专家)whoworkwitholderparentssaythat

maturitycanbeanassetinchildrearing-olderparentsaremore

thoughtful,uselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewiththeir

children.Butraisingkidstakesmoneyandenergy.Manyolderparents

findthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresources,declining

energyandfailinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechild.

Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolderparents'biggest,

andoftenunspoken,fear.Havinglate-lifechildren,saysaneconomics

professor,oftenmeansparents,particularlyfathers,“endupretiring

muchlater."Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream.

HenryMetcalf,a54-year-oldjournalist,knowsittakesmoneyto

raisekids.Buthe'salsoworriedthathisenergywillgiveoutfirst.Sure,

hecanstillridebikeswithhisathleticfifthgrader;buthe'slearnedthat

youngatheartdoesnJtmeanyoung.LatelyheJsbeentakingafternoon

naps（午睡）tokeepuphisenergy."Mybodyisaging,“saysMetcalf.

“Youcan'tgetawayfromthat.,,

Often,olderparentshearthetickingofanotherkindofbiological

clock.Therapistswhoworkwithmiddle-agedandolderparentssayfears

aboutagingarenothingtolaughat."Theyworrythey'IIbemistakenfor

grandparents,orthatthey'IIneedhelpgettingupoutofthoselittle

chairsinnurseryschool,“saysJoannGalst,aNewYorkpsychologist.But

atthecoreofthoselittlefearsthereisoftenamuchbiggerone:"that

theywon'tbealivelongenoughtosupportandprotecttheirchild,“

shesays.

Manylate-lifeparents,though,saytheirchildrencameatjustthe

righttime.Aftermarryinglateandundergoingyearsoffertility(受孕)

treatmentMarilynNolenandherhusband.Randy,hadtwins."Weboth

wantedchildren,nsaysMarilyn,whowas55whenshegavebirth.The

twinshavegiventhecouplewhattheydesiredforyears,“asenseof

family.wKidsofolderdadsareoftensmarter,happierandmoresociable

becausetheirfathersaremoreinvolvedintheirlives."Thedadsare

older,moremature,“saysDr.Silber,“andmorereadytofocuson

parenting.n

36.Whydopsychiatristsregardmaturityasanassetinchild

rearing?

A)Olderparentsareoftenbetterpreparedfinancially.

B)Olderparentscantakebettercareoftheirchildren.

C)Olderparentsareusuallymoreexperiencedinbringinguptheir

children.

D)Olderparentscanbetterbalancetheirresourcesagainst

children'sdemands.

37.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Formany,retirement

becomesanunobtainabledream”(Lines7-8,Para.1)?

A)Theyarereluctanttoretirewhentheyreachtheirretirement

age.

B)Theycan'tobtaintheretirementbenefitstheyhavedreamedof.

C)Theycan'tgetfullpensionunlesstheyworksomeextrayears.

D)Theyhavetogoonworkingbeyondtheirretirementage.

38.TheauthorgivestheexampleofHenryMetcalftoshowthat

A)olderparentsshouldexercisemoretokeepupwiththeirathletic

children

B)manypeopleareyounginspiritdespitetheiradvancedage

C)olderparentstendtobeconcernedabouttheiragingbodies

D)takingafternoonnapsisagoodwaytomaintainenergy

39.What'sthebiggestfearofolderparentsaccordingtoNewYork

psychologistJoanGalst?

A)Approachingofdeath.

B)Slowingdownoftheirpaceoflife.

C)Beinglaughedatbyotherpeople.

D)Beingmistakenforgrandparents.

40.WhatdowelearnaboutMarilynandRandyNolen?

A)Theythoughttheywereanexampleofsuccessfulfertility

treatment.

B)Notuntiltheyreachedmiddleagedidtheythinkofhaving

children.

C)Notuntiltheyhadthetwinsdidtheyfeeltheyhadformeda

family.

D)Theybelievedthatchildrenbornofolderparentswouldbe

smarter.

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesit:thispart.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosecite

ONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthe

CorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

center.

41.People'sexpectationsaboutthefuturemayhavemore

influenceontheirsenseofwell-beingthantheirstatedoes.

A)current

B)initial

C)modern

D)primitive

42.Afterworkingallday,hewassotiredthathewasinno

togotothepartywithus.

A)taste

B)mood

C)sense

D)emotion

43.Thereisalreadycleartoshowthatplantsandanimals

arebeingaffectedbyclimatechange.

A)witness

B)certification

C)identity

D)evidence

44.Manywomenstillfeelthattheyarebeingbyamale

culture,particularlyintheprofessionalservicessector.

A)heldback

B)heldforth

C)heldon

D)heldout

45.Thefindingspaintauniquepictureoftheshoppinghabitsof

customers,plustheirmotivationand.

A)privileges

B)possibilities

C)possessions

D)preferences

46.It'sgoodtoknowthatquiteafewpopularEnglishexpression_rs

actuallyfromtheBible.

A)acquire

B)obtain

C)derive

D)result

47.Tom,diditevertoyouthatyouwouldbepunished

forcheatingonexams?

A)happen

B)occur

C)reflect

D)strike

48.IntheU.S.88percentofsmokershadstartedbeforetheywere

18,despitethefactthatitistosellcigarettestoanyoneunder

thatage.

A)liable

B)liberal

C)irrational

D)illegal

49.Accordingtothekeywitnesses,apeculiarlybignoseisthe

criminaTsmostmemorablefacial.

A)feature

B)hint

C)spot

D)signature

50.Brazil'sconstitutionthemilitaryuseofnuclear

energy.

A)withdraws

B)forbids

C)interrupts

D)objects

51.Somepeoplearguethatthedeathdoesnot

necessarilyreducethenumberofmurders.

A)plot

B)practice

C)penalty

D)pattern

52.Manypersonnelmanagerssayitisgettingharderandharderto

honestapplicantsfromthegrowingnumberofdishonestones.

A)distinguish

B)disguise

C)dissolve

D)discount

53.Astudyshowsthatstudentslivinginnon-smokingdormsare

lesslikelytothehabitofsmoking.

A)makeup

B)turnup

C)drawup

D)pickup

54.Almostalljobapplicantsaredeterminedtoleaveagood

onapotentialemployer.

A)illusion

B)reputation

C)impression

D)reflection

55.AspecialfeatureofeducationatMITistheopportunityfor

studentsandfacultytotogetherinresearchactivities.

A)specialize

B)participate

C)consist

D)involve

56.Althoughtheylosttheirjobs,savingsandunemployment

benefitsallowthecoupletotheircomfortablehome.

A)comeinfor

B)catchupwith

C)lookforwardto

D)holdonto

57.Althoughmanyexpertsagreethatmorechildrenareoverweight,

thereisdebateoverthebestwaystotheproblem.

A)relate

B)tackle

C)file

D)attach

58.Animportantfactorindetermininghowwellyouperforminan

examinationistheofyourmind.

A)state

B)case

C)situation

D)circumstance

59.Researchshowsthatthereisnorelationshipbetween

howmuchapersonearnsandwhetherhefeelsgoodaboutlife.

A)successive

B)subsequent

C)significant

D)sincere

60.Sadly,asspendingonprivategardenshas,spending

onpublicparkshasgenerallydeclined.

A)heightened

B)lifted

C)flown

D)soared

61.Lungcancer,likesomeothercancers,oftendoesn'tproduce

untilitistoolateandhasspreadbeyondthechesttothebrain,

liverorbones.

A)trails

B)therapies

C)symptoms

D)symbols

62.Withtheincreasingunemploymentrate,workerswhoare50to

60yearsoldareusuallythefirsttobe.

A)laidoff

B)laidaside

C)laidout

D)laidup

63.Thephysicaldifferencesbetweenmenandwomencanbe

directlytoourbasicrolesashuntersandchild-bearers