大学英语四级考试试题真题 (十一)

大学英语四级考试试题真题

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Directions:CompletethesentencesonAnswerSheet2by

translatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.

87.Havingspentsometimeinthecity,hehadnotrouble

（找到去历史博物馆的路）.

88.为（了挣钱供我上学），Motheroftentakesonmore

workthanisgoodforher.

89.Theprofessorrequiredthat（我们交研究报告）。

90.Themoreyouexplain,（我愈糊涂）.

91.Thoughaskilledworker,（他被公司解雇了）lastweek

becauseoftheeconomiccrisis.

参考答案

范文：

OnStudentsChoosingLecturers

Nowadays,someuniversitiesgivestudentstherighttochoosewho

teachessomeoftheirclasses.Thishasledtosomedebateoverwhether

studentsshouldbegiventhismuchpower.

Thereareseveralfactorsthatstudentsconsiderwhenchoosinga

lecturer,includingtheteachingstyleofthelecturer,thelecturer's

academicbackground,andthelecturer'sreputationamongstudents.

Theideallecturerisonewhohasaninterestingteachingstyle,adiverse

academicbackground,andagoodreputationamongstudents.

Therearebothpositiveandnegativeaspectstoallowingstudentsto

choosetheirlecturers.Givingstudentsthechoiceencouragesthemto

takeownershipfortheirclasses,andalsoputspressureonteachersto

improvetheirteachingquality.

However,thefactorsthatstudentsconsidermightnotbetheones

thatleadtothehighestqualityofeducation.Schoolsmightendupwith

lecturerswhoteachinterestingclasseswithoutmuchcontent.

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8.Thegreatestbenefitbroughtaboutbytheinterstatesystemwas

personalfreedomofmobility

9.Trucksusingtheinterstatehighwaysdelivermorethan75percent

lO.TheinterstatesystemwasrenamedafterEisenhowerin

recognitionhisvisionandleadership

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37.trained

38.admire

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40.considerate

41.waste

42.visible

43.necessarily

44.somethingthatissimplytherearoundthem,notsomething

theycanuse

45.thefastfoodindustrycanbeseenasaclearexampleof

Americanculturalproduct

46.spreadaroundtheworld,theyhavebeenviewedassymbolsof

Americansocietyandculture

47.Fphenomenon

48.Bstrength

49.Etropical

50.Lbringing

51.Kstarvation

52.Jdestructive

53.Nworth

54.Aestimate

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77.C78.D79.D80.B81.C

82.A83.C84.B85.D86.A

87.findingthewaytothehistorymuseum

88.Inordertosupportmyuniversitystudies(tofinancemy

education)

89.wehandinourresearchreport(s)

90.themoreconfusedIam

91.hewasfiredbythecompany

听力原文

SectionA

11.M:Whatwasitlikeworkingwiththoseyoungstars?

W:Itwasagreatgroup,Ialwaysgotmadwhenpeoplesaidthatwe

didn'tgetalong,justbecausewe'regirls,therewasneverafight.We

hadagreattime.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.M:Areyoutellingmeyoudon'thaveahousekeeper?

W:No,wedon't.ifyoumakeamess,youcleanupyourself.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

13.M:IhearthattheEdwardsarethinkingofbuyinganother

house.

W:Shouldtheybedoingthatwithalltheotherexpensestheyhave

opay?Anyhow,theyareover70now,theirpresenthouseisnottoobad.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

14.W:Youlooklikeyouarefreezingtodeath.Whydon'tyouput

thison?

M:Thankyou,itwassowarmatnoon,Ididn'texpecttheweather

tochangesoquickly.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

15.W:TIIhavethesteak,Frenchfries,andlet,ssee,chocolateice

creamfordissert.

M:Oh,oh,youknowthesethingswillruinyourhealth,toomuch

fatandsugar,howaboutorderingsomevegetablesandfruitinstead?

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

16.W:WhatwasitlikegrowingupinNewYork'sBronxDistrict?

Wasitsafe?

M:Tomeitwas,itwasallIknew.Mymomwouldsendmetothe

shopandI'dgoandbuythingswhenIwasabout8yearsold.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

17.W:Niceweather,isn,tit?Oh,Pveseenyouaroundtheoffice,

butIdon,tthinkwe'vemet,IamHenrySmith,IworkintheMarket

ResearchSection.

M:Nicetomeetyou,Henry,IamHelenGrant,Iaminthe

AdvertisingSectionontheninthfloor.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

18.M:Ma'am,Ihearyouhaveanapartmentforrent,canItakea

lookatit?

W:Sure,you'rewelcomeanytimebyappointment,butIhaveto

tellyouthebuildingisclosetoarailways.Andifyoucan'tputupwith

thenoiseyoumightaswellsavethetrip.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Conversation1

W:Pleasehaveaseat；Mr.Saunders.Ireceivedyourjobresumelast

week,anditwasveryimpressed.

M:Thankyou!

W:Weareasmallfinancialcompanytradingmostlystocksand

bondsmayIaskwhyyouaresointerestedinworkingforus?

M:YourcompanyhasanimpressivereputationandI'vealways

wantedtoworkforasmallercompany.

W:That'sgoodtohear.Wouldyoumindtellingmealittlebitabout

yourpresentjob?

M:Tmcurrentlyworkinginalargeinternationalcompanyincharge

ofateamof8brokers.Webuyandsellstocksformajorclients

worldwide.

W:Whydoyouthinkyouaretherightcandidateforthisposition?

M:Asaheadbroker,Ihavealotofexperiencesinthestockmarket,

Idealwiththeclientsonthedailybases,andIenjoyworkingwith

people.

W:Well,youmightjustbethepersonwe'vebeenlookingfor.Do

youhaveanyquestions?

M:Aha,ifIwerehired,howmanyaccountswouldIbehandling?

W:youwillbeworkingwithtwootherheadbrokers,inanother

words,youwillbehandlingaboutathirdofourclients.

M:AndwhowouldIreportto?

W:Directlytome.

M:Isee.Whatkindofbenefitspackagedoyouoffer?

W:Twoweeksofpaidvacationinyourfirstyearemployment,you

arealsobeenentitledtomedicalanddentalinsurance,butthisis

somethingyoushoulddiscusswithourPersonnelDepartment.Doyou

haveanyotherquestions?

M:Nonotatthemoment.

W:Well,Ihavetodiscussyouapplicationwithmycolleaguesand

we'IIgetbacktoyouearlynextweek.

M:OK,thanks,it'sbeennicemeetingyou!

W:Nicemeetingyoutoo!Andthanksforcomingintoday.

19.What'sthepurposeofMr.Saunders,visit?

20.WhatisMr.Saunders'currentjob?

21.Whatcanweconcludefromtheconversation?

Conversation2

M:Hey,Karen,youarenotreallyreadingit,areyou?

W:Pardon?

M:Thebook!Youhaven'tturnedthepageinthelasttenminutes.

W:No,Jim,IsupposeIhaven't.Ineedtogetthroughit,though,

butIkeepdriftingaway.

M:Soitdoesn'treallyholdyourinterest?

W:No,notreally.Iwouldn'tbotherwithit,tobehonest,butIhave

toreaditforaseminar.Tmatauniversity.

M:It'salaboroflaborthenratherthanalaboroflove.

W:Ishouldsay,Idon'tlikeDickensatallreally,theauthor,indeed,I

amstartingtolikethewholecourselessandless.

,

M:It'snotjustthebookz/itsthecurseaswell?

W:Yeah,inaway,althoughthecurseitselfisn,treallythatbad,a

lotofitisprettygood,infact,andthelecturerisfine,astome,Isuppose,

yousee,IwanttodophilosophyratherthanEnglish,butmyparents

tookmeoutofit.

M:SothecoursesareOKassuch,it'sjustthathadifbeenIe代to

you,youwouldchooseadifferentone.

W:Oh,theyhadmybestinterestandheartofcourse,myparents,

theyalwaysdo,don'tthey?Theybelievethatmyjobprospectwouldbe

prettylimitedwiththedegreeofphilosophy.Plus,theygivemeareally

generousallowance,butIambeginningtofeelthatI'mwastingmytime

andtheirmoney.TheywouldbesodisappointedthoughifItoldthemI

wasquitting.

22.Whycan'tKarenconcentrateonthebook?

23.WhyisKarenstartingtolikethecourselessandless?

24.WhothinksPhilosophygraduateshavelimitedjob

opportunities?

25.WhatisKarenthinkingofdoing?

SectionB

PassageOne

InGreece,onlyrichpeoplewillrestinpeaceforeverwhentheydie.

Mostofthepopulation,however,willbeundisturbedforonlythree

years,thentheywillbedugup,washed,compressedintoasmalltinbox,

andplacedinaboneroom.Ifthebodyhasonlypartiallydecayed,itis

reburiedinasmallercheapergrave,butnotforlong,thebodywillbe

dugupagainsometimelaterwhenithasfullydecayed.Buyingapieceof

landforagraveistheonlywaytoavoidthisprocess.Thecostofthe

graveissogreatthatmostpOeoplechoosetorentthegraveforthree

yearsandevenafterithasbeendugup,lastingpeaceisstillnot

guaranteed.Ifnoonepaysforrentingspaceintheboneroom,the

skeletonisremovedandstoredinabuildinginapoorpartofthetown.

LackofspaceinAthensisthemainreasonwhythedeadaredugupafter

thethreeyears.Thecityissoovercrowdedthatsometimesdeadbodies

arekeptinthehospitalsforoveraweekuntilagraveisfound.Athens'

citycouncilwantstointroducecremation,thatisburningdeadbodiesas

ameansofdealingwiththeproblems.ButtheGreekchurchresiststhis

practice,theybelievetheonlyplacewherepeopleburnishell,so

burningdeadbodiesisagainsttheGreekconceptoflifeafterdeath.To

savespace,thechurchsuggestedburyingthebodiesstandingupinstead

oflyingdown.Somepeopleproposedbuildingmulti-storeyunderground

graveyards.

26.WhatmustGreeksdotokeepthedeadrestinginever-lasting

peace?

27.WhyaremostdeadbodiesinAthensdugupafterthreeyears?

28.Whatsuggestionsdoesthechurchgiveabouttheburyingof

deadbodies?

29.WhatpracticedoestheGreekchurchobjectto?

PassageTwo

Ifyouvisitabigcityanywhereintheworld,youwillprobablyfinda

restaurantwouldservethefoodofyourownnativecountry.Mostlarge

citiesintheUnitedStatesofferinternationalsampleoffoods.Many

peopleenjoyeatingthefoodofothernations.Thisisprobablyone

reasonwhytherearesomanydifferentkindsofrestaurantsintheUnited

States.AsecondreasonisthatmanyAmericanscomefromotherpartof

theworld.Theyenjoytastingthefoodsoftheirnativelands.Inthecity

ofDetroit,forexample,therearemanypeoplefromwesternEurope,

Greece,LatinAmerica,andtheFarEast.Therearemanyrestaurantsin

Detroitwhichservethefoodsoftheseareas.Therearemanyother

internationalrestaurantstoo.Americansenjoythefoodsinthese

restaurantsaswellastheopportunitytobetterunderstandthepeople

andtheirwayoflife.Oneofthemostcommoninternationalrestaurants

tobefoundintheUnitedStatesistheItalianrestaurant.Therestaurant

maybeasmallbusinessrunbyasinglefamily.Themotherofthefamily

cooksallofthedishes,andthefatherandchildrenservethepeoplewho

cometoeatthere.Oritmaybealargerestaurantownedbyseveral

differentpeoplewhoworkedtogetherinthebusiness.ManyItalian

dishesthatAmericansenjoyaremadewithmeats,tomatoesandcheese,

theyareverydeliciousandtasty.

30.WhyaretheresomanyinternationalrestaurantsintheUnited

States?

31.WhydoAmericansliketogotointernationalrestaurantsapart

fromenjoyingthefoodsthere?

32.HowisatypicalItalianfamilyrestaurantrunintheUnited

States?

PassageThree

Onewinterdayin1891,aclassatatrainingschoolinMassachusetts,

U.S.A,wentintothegym