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1990年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A1. A) Read four chapters.B) Write an article.C) Speak before the class.D) Preview two chapters.2. A) The woman is being interviewed by a reporter.B) The woman is asking for a promotion.C) The woman is applying for a job.D) The woman is being given an examination.3. A) His car was hit by another car.B) He was hurt while playing volleyball.C) He fell down the stairs.D) While crossing the street, he was hit by a car.4. A) Took a photo of him.B) Bought him a picture.C) Held a birthday party.D) Bought him a frame for his picture.5. A) No medicine could solve the woman’s problem.B) The woman should eat less to lose some weight.C) Nothing could help the woman if she ate too little.D) The woman should choose the right foods.6. A) He meant she should make a phone call if anything went wrong.B) He meant for her just to wait till help came.C) He was afraid something would go wrong with her car.D) He promised to give her himself.7. A) No, he missed it.B) No, he didn’t.C) Yes, he did.D) Yes, he probably did.8. A) He has edited three books.B) He has bought the wrong book.C) He has lost half of his money.D) He has found the book that will be used.9. A) At 7:30B) At 8:30C) At 9:00D) At 9:3010. A) Six.B) Seven.C) Eight.D) Nine.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) They often take place in her major industries.B) British trade unions are more powerful.C) There are more trade union members in Britain.D) Britain loses more working days through strikes every year.12. A) Such strikes are against the British law.B) Such strikes are unpredictable.C) Such strikes involve workers from different trades.D) Such strikes occur frequently these days.13. A) Trade unions in Britain are becoming more popular.B) Most strikes in Britain are against the British law.C) Unofficial strikes in Britain are easier to deal with now.D) Employer-worker relations in Britain have become tenser.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) The victory over one’s fellow runners.B) The victory over former winners.C) The victory of will-power over fatigue.D) The victory of one’s physical strength.15. A) The runner who runs to keep fit.B) The runner who breaks the record.C) The runner who does not break the rules.D) The runner who covers the whole distance.16. A) He won the first prize.B) He fell behind the other runners.C) He died because of fatigue.D) He gave up because he was tired.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) 17,000.B) 1,700.C) 24.D) 9,000.18. A) It’s located in a college town.B) It’s composed of a group of old buildings.C) Its classrooms are beautifully designed.D) Its library is often crowed with students.19. A) Teachers are well paid at Deep Springs.B) Students are mainly from New York State.C) The length of schooling is two years.D) Teachers needn’t pay for their rent and meals.20. A) Take a walk in the desert.B) Go to a cinema.C) Watch TV programmes.D) Attend a party.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Questions 21 to 24 are based on the following passage.Automation refers to the introduction of electronic control and automatic operation of productive machinery. It reduces the human factors, mental and physical, in production, and is designed to make possible the manufacture of more goods with fewer workers. The development of automation in American industry has been called the “Second Industrial Revolution”.Labour’s concern over automation arises from uncertainty about the effects on employment, and fears of major changes in jobs. In the main, labour has taken theview that resistance to technical change is unfruitful. Eventually, the result of automation may well be an increase in employment, since it is expected that vast industries will grow up around manufacturing, maintaining, and repairing automation equipment. The interest of labour lies in bringing about the transition with a minimum of inconvenience and distress to the workers involved. Also, union spokesmen emphasize that the benefit of the increased production and lower costs made possible by automation should be shared by workers in the form of higher wages, more leisure, and improved living standards.To protect the interests of their members in the era of automation, unions have adopted a number of new policies. One of these is the promotion of supplementary unemployment benefit plans. It is emphasized that since the employer involved in such a plan has a direct financial interest in preventing unemployment, he will have a strong drive for planning new installations so as to cause the least possible problems in jobs and job assignment. Some unions are working for dismissal pay agreements, requiring that permanently dismissed workers be paid a sum of money based on length of service. Another approach is the idea of the “improvement factor”, which calls for wage increases based on increases in productivity. It is possible, however, that labour will rely mainly on reduction in working time.21. Though labour worries about the effect of automation, it does not doubt that________.A) automation will eventually prevent unemploymentB) automation will help workers acquire new skillsC) automation will eventually benefit the workers no less that the employersD) automation is a trend which cannot be stopped22. The idea of the “improvement factor” (Line 6, Para. 3) probably implies that________.A) wages should be paid on the basis of length of serviceB) the benefit of increased production and lower costs should be shared by workersC) supplementary unemployment benefit plans should be promotedD) the transition to automation should be brought about with the minimum ofinconvenience and distress to workers23. In order to get the full benefits of automation, labour will depend mostly on________.A) additional payment to the permanently dismissed workersB) the increase of wages in proportion to the increase in productivityC) shorter working hours and more leisure timeD) a strong drive for planning new installations24. Which of the following can best sum up the passage?A) Advantages and disadvantages of automation.B) Labour and the effects of automation.C) Unemployment benefit plans and automation.D) Social benefits of automation.Questions 25 to 30 are based on the following passage.The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citize ns than those who don’t go.But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now thatclose to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out-often encouraged by college administrators.Some observers say the fault! Is with the young people themselves-they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that’s a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn’t explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We’ve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can’t absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesn’t make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy (异端邪说) to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if alittle schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.25. According to the passage, the author believes that ________.A) people used to question the value of college educationB) people used to have full confidence in higher educationC) all high school graduates went to collegeD) very few high school graduates chose to go to college26. In the 2nd paragraph, “those who don’t fit the pattern” refers to ________.A) high school graduates who aren’t suitable for college educationB) college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxisC) college students who aren’t any better for their higher educationD) high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college27. The drop-out rate of college students seems to go up because ________.A) young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at collegeB) many young people are required to join the armyC) young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher educationD) young people don’t like the intense competition for admission to graduate school28. According to the passage the problems of college education partly arise fromthe fact that ________.A) society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduatesB) high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college educationC) too many students have to earn their own livingD) college administrators encourage students to drop out29. In this passage the author argues that ________.A) more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing forhigh school graduatesB) college education is not enough if one wants to be successfulC) college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learningpeopleD) intelligent people may learn quicker if they don’t go to college30. The “surveys and statistics” mentioned in the last paragraph might have shownthat ________.A) college-educated people are more successful than non-college-educated peopleB) college education was not the first choice of intelligent peopleC) the less schooling a person has the better it is for himD) most people have sweet memories of college lifeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Ours has become a society of employees. A hundred years or so ago only one out of every five Americans at work was employed, i.e., worked for somebody else. Today only one out of five is not employed but working for himself. And when fifty years ago “being employed” meant working as a factory labourer or as a farmhand, the employee of today is increasingly a middle-class person with a substantial formal education, holding a professional or management job requiring intellectual and technical skills. Indeed, two things have characterized American society during these fifty years: middle-class and upper-class employees have been the fastest-growing groups in our working population-growing so fast that the industrial worker, that oldest child of the Industrial Revolution, has been losing in numerical importance despite the expansion of industrial production.Yet you will find little if anything written on what it is to be an employee. You can find a great deal of very dubious advice on how to get a job or how to get a promotion. You can also find a good deal of work in a chosen field, whether it be themechanist’s trade or bookkeeping (簿记). Every one of these trades requires different skills, sets different standards, and requires a different preparation. Yet they all have employeeship in common. And increasingly, especially in the large business or in government, employeeship is more important to success than the special professional knowledge or skill. Certainly more people fail because they do not know the requirements of being an employee than because they do not adequately possess the skills of their trade; the higher you climb the ladder, the more you get into administrative or executive work, the greater the emphasis on ability to work within the organization rather than on technical abilities or professional knowledge.31. It is implied that fifty years ago ________.A) eighty per cent of American working people were employed in factoriesB) twenty per cent of American intellectuals were employeesC) the percentage of intellectuals in the total work force was almost the same as thatof industrial workersD) the percentage of intellectuals working as employees was not so large as that ofindustrial workers32. According to the passage, with the development of modern industry, ________.A) factory labourers will overtake intellectual employees in numberB) there are as many middle-class employees as factory labourersC) employers have attached great importance to factory labourersD) the proportion of factory labourers in the total employee population has decreased33. The word “dubious” (L. 2, Para. 2) most probably means ________.A) valuableB) usefulC) doubtfulD) helpful34. According to the writer, professional knowledge or skill is ________.A) less importance than awareness of being a good employeeB) as important as the ability to deal with public relationsC) more important than employer-employee relationsD) more important as the ability to co-operate with others in the organization35. From the passage it can be seen that employeeship helps one ________.A) to be more successful in his careerB) to be more specialized in his fieldC) to solve technical problemsD) to develop his professional skillQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours’ sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours’ wakefulness and that, broadly speaking, the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this cycle can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease, for example, with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a question of growing importance in industry where automation calls for round-the-clock working of machines. It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to reversed routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week;a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a.m. one week, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the next, and 4 p.m. to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time isspent neither working nor sleeping very efficiently.The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to a number of permanent night workers. An interesting study of the domestic life and health of night-shift workers was carried out by Brown in 1957. She found a high incidence (发生率) of disturbed sleep and other disorders among those on alternating day and night shifts, but no abnormal occurrence of these phenomena among those on permanent night work.This latter system then appears to be the best long-term policy, but meanwhile something may be done to relieve the strains of alternate day and night work by selecting those people who can adapt most quickly to the changes of routine. One way of knowing when a person has adapted is by measuring his body temperature. People engaged in normal daytime work will have a high temperature during the hours of wakefulness and a low one at night; when they change to night work the pattern will only gradually go back to match the new routine and the speed with which it does so parallels, broadly speaking, the adaptation of the body as a whole, particularly in terms of performance. Therefore, by taking body temperature at intervals of two hours throughout the period of wakefulness it can be seen how quickly a person can adapt to a reversed routine, and this could be used as a basis for selection. So far, however, such a form of selection does not seem to have been applied in practice.36. Why is the question of “how easily people can get used to working at night” nota mere academic question?A) Because few people like to reverse the cycle of sleep and wakefulness.B) Because sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness.C) Because people are required to work at night in some fields of industry.D) Because shift work in industry requires people to change their sleeping habits.37. The main problem of the round-the-clock working system lies in ________.A) the inconveniences brought about to the workers by the introduction of automationB) the disturbance of the daily life cycle of workers who have to change shifts toofrequentlyC) the fact that people working at night are often less effectiveD) the fact that it is difficult to find a number of good night workers38. The best solution for implementing the 24-hour working system seems to be________.A) to change shifts at longer intervalsB) to have longer shiftsC) to arrange for some people to work on night shifts onlyD) to create better living conditions for night workers39. It is possible to find out if a person has adapted to the changes of routine bymeasuring his body temperature because ________.A) body temperature changes when the cycle of sleep and wakefulness alternatesB) body temperature changes when he changes to night shift or backC) the temperature reverses when the routine is changedD) people have higher temperatures when they are working efficiently40. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A) Body temperature may serve as an indication of a worker’s performance.B) The selection of a number of permanent night shift workers has proved to be thebest solution to problems of the round-the-clock working system.C) Taking body temperature at regular intervals can show how a person adapts to thechanges of routine.D) Disturbed sleep occurs less frequently among those on permanent night or dayshifts.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. You should have put the milk in the ice box; I expect it ________ undrinkable bynow.A) becameB) had becomeC) has becomeD) becomes42. Codes are a way of writing something in secret; ________, anyone who doesn’tknow the code will not be able to read it.A) that isB) worse stillC) in shortD) on the other hand43. His long service with the company was ________ with a present.A) admittedB) acknowledgedC) attributedD) accepted44. The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as ________ its soils and the waterof its lakes, rivers and oceans.A) areB) isC) doD) has45. Our house is about a mile from the station and there are not many houses________.A) in betweenB) among themC) far apartD) from each other46. The drowning child was saved by Dick’s ________ action.A) acuteB) alertC) profoundD) prompt47. Children and old people do not like having their daily ________ upset.A) habitB) practiceC) routineD) custom48. The criminal always paid ________ cash so the police could not track him down.A) onB) byC) forD) in49. ________ when she started complaining.A) Not until he arrivedB) Hardly had he arrivedC) No sooner had he arrivedD) Scarcely did he arrive50. By 1990, production in the area is expected to double ________ of 1980.A) thatB) itC) oneD) what51. Professor smith and Professor Brown will ________ in giving the class lectures.A) alterB) changeC) alternateD) differ52. Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially ________containing as many different subcultures as the United States, is a complex task.A) oneB) the oneC) thatD) such53. The manager promised to have my complaint ________.A) looked throughB) looked intoC) looked overD) looked after54. You can’t be ________ careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case.A) veryB) quiteC) tooD) so55. Children are ________ to have some accidents as they grow up.A) obviousB) indispensableC) boundD) doubtless56. We have done things we ought not to have done and ________ undone thingswe ought to have done.A) leavingB) will leaveC) leftD) leave57. The ratio of the work done by the machine ________ the work done on it is calledthe efficiency of the machine.A) againstB) withC) toD) for58. ________ the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A) In case ofB) In spite ofC) Because ofD) But for59. In your first days at the school you’ll be given a test to help the teachers to________ you to a class at your level.A) locateB) assignC) deliverD) place60. The story that follows ________ two famous characters of the rocky Mountain goldrush days.A) concernsB) statesC) proclaimsD) relates61. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ________before the West was settled.A) couldB) wasC) wouldD) did62. People who refuse to ________ with the law will be punished.A) obeyB) consentC) concealD) comply63. I ________ to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.A) ought to have writtenB) must have writtenC) couldn’t have writtenD) needn’t have written64. These excursions will give you an even deeper ________ into our language andculture.A) inquiryB) investigationC) inputD) insight65. There is no electricity again. Has the ________ blown then?A) fuseB) wireD) circuit66. No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any onecountry; ________ is this more true than in Europe.A) hardlyB) littleC) seldomD) nowhere67. The mother didn’t know who ________ for the broken glass.A) will blameB) to blameC) blamedD) blames68. Every society has its own peculiar customs and ________ of acting.A) waysB) attitudesC) behaviorD) means69. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say somethingin the way of ________.A) assuranceB) persuasionC) encouragementD) confirmation70. China started its nuclear power industry only in recent years, and should ________no time in catching up.A) delayC) lagD) lessenPart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions:This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add aword or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in theblanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct wordin the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) inthe right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word,cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank.Example:╱. 1.Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periodstime/times/period╱used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______ Many of the arguments havinga school subject are valid for ∧study of television. 3. ______the______Changes in the way people live bring about changes in the jobs that they do. More and more people live in towns and cities instead on farms (71) and in villages. Cities and states have to provide services city people want, such like more police protection, more hospitals, and more (72) schools. This means that more policemen, more nurses and technicians, and more teachers must be hired. Advances in technology has also (73) changed people’s lives. Dishwashers and washi ng machines do jobs that were once done by the hand. The widespread use of such electrical appliances (74) means that there is a need for servicemen to keep it running properly (75)People are earning higher wages and salaries. This leads changes in (76) the wayof life. As income goes down, people may not want more food to (77) eat or more clothes to wear. But they may want more and better care from doctors, dentists and hospitals. They are likely to travel more and to want more education. Nevertheless, many more jobs are available in (78) these services.The government also affects the kind of works people do. The governments (79) of most countries spend huge sums of money for international (80) defense. They hire thousands of engineers, scientists, clerks, typists and secretaries to work on the many different aspects of defence.Part V Writing (30 minutes)OUTLINE:问题：城市交通拥挤解决方案：(solution):1. 建造(lay down)更多道路优点：(1) 降低街道拥挤程度(2) 加速车流(flow of traffic)缺点：占地过多2. 开辟(open up)更多公共汽车线路优点：减少自行车与小汽车缺点：对部分人可能造成不方便结论：两者结合How to Solve the Problem of Heavy Traffic1990年1月六级参考答案Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IV71. (instead) →(instead) of72. like →as to73. has →have74. the (hand) →/(hand)75. it →them76. (leads) →(leads) to 或leads →causes77. down →up78. Nevertheless →Therefore/So79. works →work/job/jobs80. international →national。

英语四级阅读题库含答案解析

英语四级阅读题库含答案解析-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1英语四级阅读题库含答案解析1.Passage OneGlobal warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but regardless of whether it is or isn’t –we won’t do much about it. We will argue over it and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemn-sounding commitments to avoid it. But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed.Al Gore calls global warming an “inconvenient truth,” as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution. But the real truth is that we don’t know enough to relieve global warming, and –without major technological breakthroughs—we can’t do much about it.From 2003 to 2050, the world’s population is projected to grow from 6.4 billion to 9.1 billion, a 42% increase. If energy use per person and technology remain the same, total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions (mainly, CO2) will be 42% higher in 2050. but that’s too low, because societies that grow richer use more energy. We need economic growth unless we condemn the world’s poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone else‘s living standards. With modest growth, energy use and greenhouse emissions more than double by 2050.No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom (limits on electricity usage, driving and travel) that might cut back global warming. Still, politicians want to show they’re “doing something.” Consider the Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书). It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didn’t. But it hasn’t reduced CO2 emissions (up about 25% since 1990), and many signatories (签字国) didn’t adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2012 targets.The practical conclusion is that if global warming is a potential disaster, the only solution is new technology. Only an aggressive research and development program might find ways of breaking dependence on fossil fuels or dealing with it.The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral problem when it’s really an engineering one. The inconvenient truth is that if we don’t solve the engineering problem, we’re helpless.57. What is said about global warming in the first paragraph?A) It may not prove an environmental crisis at all.B) It is an issue requiring world wide commitments.C) Serious steps have been taken to avoid or stop it.D) Very little will be done to bring it under control.58. According to the author’s understanding, what is Al Gore’s view on global warming?A) It is a reality both people and politicians are unaware of.B) It is a phenomenon that causes us many inconveniences.C) It is a problem that can be solved once it is recognized.D) It is an area we actually have little knowledge about.59. Green house emissions will more than double by 2050 because of _______.A) economic growthB) the widening gap between the rich and poor C) wasteful use of energyD) the rapid advances of science and technology60. The author believes that, since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, ________.A) politicians have started to do something to better the situationB) few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy useC) reductions in energy consumption have greatly cut back global warmingD) international cooperation has contributed to solving environmental problems61. What is the message the author intends to convey?A) Global warming is more of a moral issue than a practical one.B) The ultimate solution to global warming lies in new technologyC) The debate over global warming will lead to technological breakthroughs.D) People have to give up certain material comforts to stop global warming.Passage TwoSomeday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the Websites you’ve visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchase or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.In fact, it’s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permissionIt might be a spouse, a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen — the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked.Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it’s important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs (碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simple cannot keep a secret.The key question is: Does that matter?When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me.”But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (优惠券).But privacy does matter – at least sometimes. It’s like health: When you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.62. What does the author mean by saying “the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked ”(Lines 3-4, Para.2)A) People’s personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge.B) In the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets.C) People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.D) Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.63. What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?A) Friends should open their hearts to each other.B) Friends should always be faithful to each other.C) There should be a distance even between friends.D) There should be fewer disputes between friends.64. Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simple cannot keep a secret” (Line 5, Para.3)A) Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.B) People leave traces around when using modern technology.C) There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.D) Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.65. What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?A) They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.B) They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.C) They rely more and more on electronicdevices.D) They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.66. According to the passage, privacy is like health in that ________.A) people will make every effort to keep itB) its importance is rarely understoodC) it is something that can easily be lostD) people don’t cherish it until they lose it2.Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.If you are a male and you are readingthis ,congratulations: you are asurvivor .According to statistics .you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman.There are many reasons for this-typically, men take more risks than woman and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the doctor.“Men aren’t seeing doctors as often as they should, ” says Dr. Gullotta, “This is particularly so for the over-40s,when diseases tend to strike.”Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45,it should be at least once a year.Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old ma who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year.“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer”he says, “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged this life”According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.“A lot of men think they are invincible （不可战胜的）”Gullotta says “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think” Geez, if it could happen to him.Then there is the ostrich approach,” some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know, ” says Dr. Ross Cartmill.“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,”Cartmill says .He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says.”But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater: it is called premature death.”57.Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?A. They are more likely to survive serious diseases today.B. Their average life span has been considerably extended.C. They have lived long enough to read this article.D. They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier live.58.What does the author state is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women?A. men drink and smoke much more than womenB. men don’t seek medical care as often as womenC. men aren’t as cautions as women in face of dangerD. men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases59. Which of the following best completes the sentence “Geez, if it could happen to him…’(line2,para,8)A. it could happen to me, tooB. I should avoid playing golfC. I should consider myself luckyD. it would be a big misfortune60what does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach”(line q para.9)A. a casual attitude towards one’s health conditionsB. a new therapy for certain psychological problemsC. refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involvedD. unwillingness to find out about one’s disease because of fear61. What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?A.They may increase public expensesB.They will save money in the long runC.They may cause psychological strains on menD.They will enable men to live as long as women Passage Two Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.High-quality customer service is preached(宣扬) by many ,but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than doneShoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers-and anyone who will listen.Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide t frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde group and Wharton school “Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers,” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde group.” the store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four other, and will no longer visit the specific store for every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative reviews. The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers.According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most problems. ranked second and third were grocery and electronics customers.The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered (塞满了的) shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople.During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting（业余兼职的）local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking spaces. This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking salesitems, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions.Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers.“Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly.” said Professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答62. Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?A Most customers won’t bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experiences.B Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them.C Few customers believe the service will be improved.D Customers have no easy access to store managers.63. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying “… the shopper must also find a replacement” (Line 2, Para. 4)A New customers are bound to replace old ones.B It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores.C Most stores provide the sameD Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too.64. Shop owners often hire moonlighting police as parking attendants so that shoppers_____A can stay longer browsing in the storeB won’t have trouble parking their carsC won’t have any worries about securityD can find their cars easily after shopping 65. What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?A Manners of the salespeopleB Hiring of efficient employeesC Huge supply of goods for saleD Design of the store layout.66. To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to _________.A exert pressure on stores to improve their serviceB settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic wayC voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directlyD shop around and make comparisons between stores3. The January fashion show, called Future Fashion , exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to fine . “Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren’t comparable fabrics that can just replace what you’re doing and shat your customers are used to,” he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs(企业家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable . It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional(过渡型的) cotton at higher prices , thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material . “Mainstream is about to occur,” says Hahn.Some analysts(分析师) are less sure . Among consumers, only 18%are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer, when asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: “Not that I’m aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isn’t too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind. But –thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers –one day it will be.57. What is said about Future Fashion?A) It inspired many leading designers to start going green.B) It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.C) It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.D) It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable.58. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic isthat .A) much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials .B) they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials .C) customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials .D) quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available .59. We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion .A) can attend various trade shows free .B) are readily recognized by the fashion worldC) can buy organic cotton at favorable prices .D) are gaining more and more support .60. What is Natalie Hormilla’s attitude toward ecofashion?A) She doesn’t seem to care about it. C) She is doubtful of its practical value.B) She doesn’t think it is sustainable D) She is very much opposed to the idea61. What does the author think of green fashion?A) Green products will soon go mainstream.B) It has a very promising future.C) Consumers have the final say.D) It will appeal more to young people.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a person has lived using a strand(缕) of hair , a technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims .The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water show up in people’s hair.“You’re what you eat and drink, and that’s recorded in you hair,”said Thure Cerling, a geologist at the University of Utah.While U.S diet is relatively identical, water supplies vary. The differences result from weather patterns. The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as raid clouds move.Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable , but traces of bothelements are also present as heavier isotopes(同位素) . The heaviest raid falls first .As a result, storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavier water to California than to Utah.Similar patterns exist throughout the U.S. By measuring the proportion of heavier hydrogen and oxygen isotopes along a strand of hair, scientists can construct a geographic timeline. Each inch of hair corresponds to about two months.Cerling’s team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and constructed a mop of the regional differences. They checked the accuracy of the map by testing 200 hair samples collected from 65 barber shops.They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad regions roughly corresponding to the movement of raid systems.“It’s not good for pinpointing (精确定位),” Cerling said . “It’s good for eliminating many possibilities.”Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake.The woman was 5 feet tall. Police recovered 26 bones, a T-shirt and several strands of hair.When Park heard about the research, he gave the hair samples to the researchers. Chemical testing showed that over the two years before her death, she moved about every two months.She stayed in the Northwest, although the test could not be more specific than somewhere between eastern Oregon and western Wyoming.“It’s still a substantial area,”Park said “But it narrows it way down for me.”62. What is the scientists’ new discovery?A) One’s hair growth has to do with the amount of water they drink.B) A person’s hair may reveal where they have lived.C) Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects.D) The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person.63. What does the author mean by “You’re what you eat and drink”(Line 1, Para.3)A) Food and drink affect one’s personality development.B) Food and drink preferences vary with individuals.C) Food and drink leave traces in one’s body tissues.D) Food and drink are indispensable to one’s existence.64. What is said about the rainfall in America’s West?A) There is much more rainfall in California than in Utah.B) The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland.C) Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas.D) It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward.65. What did Cerling’s team produce in their research?A) A map showing the regional differences of tap water.B) A collection of hair samples from various barber shops.C) A method to measure the amount of water in human hair.D) A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system.66. What is the practical value of Cerling’s research?A) It helps analyze the quality of water in different regions.B) It helps the police determine where a crime is committed.C) It helps the police narrow down possibilities in detective work.D) It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation.4.Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightly so, but selfishly, I’m more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might be able to do, not just for this country, but for me as an African-American woman. As the potential First Lady, she would have the world’s attention. And that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get up close and personal with the type of African-Americanwoman they so rarely see.Usually, the lives of black women go largely unexamined. The prevailing theory seems to be that we’re all hot-tempered single mothers who can’t keep a man. Even in the world of make-believe, black women still can’t escape the stereotype of being eye-rolling, oversexed females raised by our never-married, alcoholic (酗酒的) mothers.These images have helped define the way all women are viewed, including Michelle Obama. Before she ever gets the chance to commit to a cause, charity or foundation as First Lady, her most urgent and perhaps most complicated duty may be simple to be herself.It won’t be easy. Because few mainstream publications have done in-depth features on regular African-American women, little is known about who we are, what we think and what we face on a regular basis. For better or worse, Michelle will represent us all.Just as she will have her critics, she will also have millions of fans who usually have little interest in the First Lady. Many African-American blogs have written about what they’d like to see Michelle bring to the White House—mainly showing the world that a black woman can support her man and raise a strong black family. Michelle will have to work to please everyone—an impossible task. But for many African-American women like me, just a little of her poise (沉着), confidence and intelligence will go a long way in changing an image that’s been around for far too long.57. Why does Michelle Obama hold a strong fascination for the author?A) She serves as a role model for African women.B) She possesses many admirable qualities becoming a First Lady.C) She will present to the world a new image of African-American women.D) She will pay closer attention to the interests of African-American women.58. What is the common stereotype of African-American women according to the author?A) They are victims of violence. B) They are of an inferior violence.C) They use quite a lot of body language. D) They live on charity and social welfare.59. What do many African-Americans write about in their blogs?A) Whether Michelle can live up to the high expectations of her fans.B) How Michelle should behave as a public figure.C) How proud they are to have a black woman in the White House.D) What Michelle should do as wife and mother in the White House.60. What does the author say about Michelle Obama as a First Lady?A) However many fans she has, she should remain modest,B) She shouldn’t disappoint the African-American community.C) However hard she tries, she can’t expect to please everybody.D) She will give priority to African-American women’s concerns.61. What do many African-American women hope Michelle Obama will do?A) Help change the prevailing view about black women.B) Help her husband in the task of changing America.C) Outshine previous First Lady.D) Fully display her fine qualities.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.When next year’s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they’ll be joined by a new face; Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost (教务长) of Yale, who’ll become Oxford’s vice-chancellor—a position equivalent to university president in America.Hamilton isn’t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc, have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it’s gone global. Yet the talent flow isn’t universal. High-level personnel tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.The chief reason is that American schools don’t tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university’s budget. “We didn’t do any global consideration,”says Patricia Hayes, the board’s chair. The board ultimately picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist (活动家) who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a distinctively American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student number. The decline in government support has made funding-raising an increasing necessary ability among administrators and has hiring committees hungry for Americans.In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.”Of course, fund-raising isn’t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind of promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective on established practices.62. What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?A) Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U.S.B) A lot of political activists are being recruited as administrators.C) American universities are enrolling more international students.D) University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising.63. What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-level administrators?。

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大学英语六级考试1990年1月试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A1. A) Read four chapters. B) Write an article.C) Speak before the class. D) Preview two chapters.2. A) The woman is being interviewed by a reporter.B) The woman is asking for a promotion.C) The woman is applying for a job.D) The woman is being given an examination.3. A) His car was hit by another car.B) He was hurt while playing volleyball.C) He fell down the stairs.D) While crossing the street, he was hit by a car.4. A) Took a photo of him.B) Bought him a picture.C) Held a birthday party.D) Bought him a frame for his picture.5. A) No medicine could solve the woman’s problem.B) The woman should eat less to lose some weight.C) Nothing could help the woman if she ate too little.D) The woman should choose the right foods.6. A) He meant she should make a phone call if anything went wrong.B) He meant for her just to wait till help came.C) He was afraid something would go wrong with her carD) He promised to give her help himself.7. A) No, he missed it. B) Yes, he did.C) No, he didn’t D) Yes, he probably did.8. A) He has edited three books.B) He has bought the wrong book.C) He has lost half of his money.D) He has found the book that will be used.9. A) At 7:30. B) At 8:30. C) At 9:00. D) At 9:3010. A) Six. B) Seven. C) Eight. D) Nine.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) They often take place in her major industries.B) British trade unions are more powerful,.C) There are more trade union members in Britain.D) Britain loses more working days through strikes every year.12. A) Such strikes are against the British law.B) Such strikes are unpredictable.C) Such strikes involve workers from different trades.D) Such strikes occur frequently these days.13. A) Trade unions in Britain are becoming more popular.B) Most strikes in Britain are against the British law.C) Unofficial strikes in Britain are easier to deal with now.D) Employer- worker relations in Britain have become tenser.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) The victory over one's fellow runners.B) The victory over former winners.C) The victory of will- power over fatigue.D) The victory of one's physical strength.15. A) The runner who runs to keep fit.B) The runner who breaks the record.C) The runner who does not break the rules.D) The runner who covers the whole distance.16. A) He won the first prize. B) He died because of fatigue.C) He fell behind the other runners. D) He gave up because he was tired.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just beard.17. A) 17,000. B) 1,700. C) 24. D) 9,000.18. A) It's located in a college town.B) It's composed of a group of old buildings.C) Its classrooms are beautifully designed.D) Its library is often crowded with students.19. A) Teachers are well paid at Deep Springs:B) Students are mainly from New York State.C) The length of schooling is two years.D) Teachers needn't pay for their rent and meals.20. A) Take a walk in the desert. B) Go to a cinema.C) Watch TV programmes. D) Attend a party.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 24 are based on the following passage:Automation refers to the introduction of electronic control and automatic operation of pro- ductive machinery. It reduces the human factors, mental and physical, in production, and is de- signed to make possible the manufacture of more goods with fewer workers. The development of automation in American industry has been called the "Second Industrial Revolution".Labour's concern over automation arises from uncertainty about the effects on employ- ment, and fears of major changes in jobs. In the main, labour has taken the view that resistance to technical change is unfruitful. Eventually, the result of automation may well be an increase inemployment, since it is expected that vast industries will grow up around manufacturing, main- taining, and repairing automation equipment. The interest of labour lies in bringing about the transition with a minimum of inconvenience and distress to the workers involved. AI~, union spokesmen emphasize that the benefit of the increased production and lower costs made possible by automation should be shared by workers in the form of higher wages, more leisure, and improved living standards.To protect the interests of their members in the era of automation, unions have adopted a number of new policies. One of these is the promotion of supplementary unemployment benefit plans. It is emphasized that since the employer involved in such a plan has a direct financial interest in preventing unemployment, he will have a strong drive for planning new installations so as to cause the least possible problems in jobs and job assignments. Some unions are working for dismissal pay agreements, requiring that permanently dismissed workers be paid a sum of money based on length of service. Another approach is the idea of the "improvement factor", whichcalls for wage increases based on increases in productivity. It is possible, however, that labourwill rely mainly on reduction in working hours in order to gain a full share in the fruits of automation.21. Though labour worries about the effects of automation, it does not doubt thatA) automation will eventually prevent unemploymentB) automation will help workers acquire new skillsC) automation will eventually benefit the workers no less than the employersD) automation is a trend which cannot be stopped22. The idea of the "improvement factor" ( Line 7, Para. 3)probably implies thatA) wages should be paid on the basis of length of serviceB) the benefit of increased production and lower costs should be shared by workersC) supplementary unemployment benefit plans should be promotedD) the transition to automation should be brought about with the minimum of inconvenienceand distress to workers23. In order to get the full benefits of automation, labour will depend mostly onA) additional payment to the permanently dismissed workersB) the increase of wages in proportion to the increase in productivityC) shorter working hours and more leisure timeD) a strong drive for planning new installations24. Which of the following can best sum up the passage?A) Advantages and disadvantages of automation.B) Labour and the effects of automation.C) Unemployment benefit plans and automation.D) Social benefits of automation.Passage TwoQuestions 25 to 30 are based on the following passage:The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become "better" people, and learn to be more responsi- ble citizens than those who don't go.But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to halfour high school graduates are attending, those who don't fit the pattern are becoming more nu- merous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other's experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out- often encouraged by college administrators.Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves- they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that's a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn't explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We've been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can't absorb an army of untrained eighteen- year - olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty - two - year - olds, either.Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the comple- tion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesn't make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things - maybe it's just the other way around, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick - learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those suc- cessful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy(异端邪说) to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.25. According to the passage, the author believes that __A) people used to question the value of college educationB) people used to have full confidence in higher educationC) all high school graduates went to collegeD) very few high school graduates chose to go to college26. In the 2nd paragraph, "those who don't fit the pattern" refers toA) high school graduates who aren't suitable for college educationB) college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxisC) college students who aren't any better for their higher educationD) high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college27. The drop- out rate of college students seems to go up becauseA) young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at collegeB) many young people are required to join the armyC) young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher educationD) young people don't like the intense competition for admission to graduate school28. According to the passage the problems of college education partly arise from the fact thatA) society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduatesB) high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college educationC) too many students have to earn their own livingD) college administrators encourage students to drop out29. In this passage the author argues thatA) more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for highschool graduatesB) college education is not enough if one wants to be successfulC) college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick - learning peopleD) intelligent people may learn quicker if they don't go to college30. The "surveys and statistics" mentioned in the last paragraph might have shown thatA) college- educated people are more successful than non - college - educated peopleB) college education was not the first choice of intelligent peopleC) the less schooling a person has the better it is for himD) most people have sweet memories of college lifePassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Ours has become a society of employees. A hundred years or so ago only one out of every five Americans at work was employed, i. e., worked for somebody else. Today only one out of five is not employed but working for himself. And when fifty years ago "being employed" meant working as a factory labourer or as a farmhand, the employee of today is increasingly a middle- class person with a substantial formal education, holding a professional or management job re- quiring intellectual and technical skills. Indeed, two things have characteried American society during these last fifty years: middle - class and upper - class employees have been the fastest- growing groups in our working population- growing so fast that the industrial worker, that old- est child of the Industrial Revolution, has been losing in numerical importance despite the ex- pans/on of industrial production.Yet you will fine little if anything written on what it is to be an employee. You can find a great deal of very dubious advice on how to get a job or how to get a promotion. You can also find a good deal of work in a chosen field, whether it be the mechanist' s trade or bookkeeping (簿记). Every one of these trades requires different skills, sets different standards, and requiresa different preparation. Yet they all have employeeship in common. And increasingly, especially in the large business or in government, employeeship is more important to success than the special professional knowledge or skill. Certainly more people fail because they do not know the requirements of being an employee than because they do not adequately possess the skills of their trade; the higher you climb the ladder, the more you get into administrative or executive work, the greater the emphasis on ability to work within the organization rather than on technical a- bilities or professional knowledge.31. It is implied that fifty years agoA) eighty percent of American working people were employed in factoriesB) twenty percent of American intellectuals were employeesC) the percentage of intellectuals in the total work force was almost the same as that of in-dustrial workersD) the percentage of intellectuals working as employees was not so large as that of industri-al workers32. According to the passage, with the development of modern industry,A) factory labourers will overtake intellectual employees in numberB) there are as many middle - class employees as factory labourersC) employers have attached great importance to factory labourersD) the proportion of factory labourers in the total employee population has decreased33. The word "dubious" ( L. 2, Para. 2) most probably meansA) valuable B) useful C) doubtful D) helpful34. According to the writer, professional knowledge or skill isA) less important than awareness of being a good employeeB) as important as the ability to deal with public relationsC) more important than employer- employee relationsD) as important as the ability to co- operate with others in the organization35. From the passage it can be seen that employeeship helps oneA) to be more successful in his career B) to be more specialized in his fieldC) to solve technical problems D) to develop his professional skillPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7 - 8 hours' sleep al- ternating with some 16 - 17 hours' wakefulness and that, broadly speaking, the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this cycle can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease, for example, with which people canchange from working in the day to working at night is a question of growing importance in industry where automation calls for round - the- clock working of machines. It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a reversed routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week; a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a.m. one week, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the next, and 4 p.m. to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that nosooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his timeis spent neither working nor sleeping very efficiently,The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to a number of permanent night workers. An interesting study of the domestic life and health of night - shift workers was carried out by Brown in 1957. She found a high incidence (发生率) of disturbed sleep and other disorders among those on alternating day and night shifts, but no abnormal occurrence of these phenomena among those on permanent night work.This latter system then appears to be the best long - term policy, but meanwhile something may be done to relieve the strains of alternate day and night work by selecting those people who can adapt most quickly to the changes of routine. One way of knowing when a person has adapt- ed is by measuring his body temperature. People engaged in normal daytime work will have a high temperature during the hours of wakefulness and a low one at night; when they change to night work the pattern will only gradually go back to match the new routine and the speed with which it does so parallels, broadly speaking, the adaptation of the body as a whole, particularlyin terms of performance. Therefore, by taking body temperature at intervals of two hours throughout the period of wakefulness it can be seen how quickly a person can adapt to a re- versed routine, and this could be used as a basis for selection. So far, however, such a form of se- lection does not seem to have been applied in practice.36. Why is the question of "how easily people can get used to working at night" not a mere a-cademic question?A) Because few people like to reverse the cycle of sleep and wakefulness.B) Because sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness.C) Because people are required to work at night in some fields of industry.D) Because shift work in industry requires people to change their sleeping habits.37. The main problem of the round - the - clock working system lies inA) the inconveniences brought about to the workers by the introduction of automationB) the disturbance of the daily life cycle of workers who have to change shifts toofrequentlyC) the fact that people working at night are often less effectiveD) the fact that it is difficult to find a number of good night workers38. The best solution for implementing the 24 - hour working system seems to beA) to change shifts at longer intervalsB) to have longer shiftsC) to arrange for some people to work on night shifts onlyD) to create better living conditions for night workers39. It is possible to find out if a person has adapted to the changes of routine by measuring hisbody temperature becauseA) body temperature changes when the cycle of sleep and wakefulness altermatesB) body temperature changes when he changes to night shift or backC) the temperature reverses when the routine is changedD) people have higher temperatures when they are working efficiently40. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A) Body temperature may serve as an indication of a worker's performance.B) The selection of a number of permanent night shift workers has proved to be the bestsolution to problems of the round- the - clock working system.C) Taking body temperature at regular intervals can show how a person adapts to thechanges of routine.D) Disturbed sleep occurs less frequently among those on permanent night or day shifts.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. You should have put the milk in the ice-box; I expect it _____ undrinkable by now.A) became B) had become C) has become D) becomes42. Codes are a way of writing something in secret; _____ , anyone who doesn' t know thecode will not be able to read it.A) that is B) worse still C) in short D) on the other hand43. His long service with the company was _____ with a present.A) admitted B) acknowledged C) attributed D) accepted44. The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as _____ its soils and the water of itslakes, rivers and oceans.A) are B) is C) do D) has45. Our house is about a mile from the station and there are not many houses _____A) in between B) among them C) far apart D) from each other46. The drowning child was saved by Dick's _______ action.A) acute B) alert C) profound D) prompt47. Children and old people do not like having their daily _________ upset.A) habit B) routine C) practice D) custom48. The criminal always paid _______ cash m the police could not track him down.A) on B) by C) for D) in49. _______ when she started complaining.A) Not until he arrived B) Hardly had he arrivedC) No sooner had he arrived D) Scarcely did he arrive50. By 1990, production in the area is expected to double _______ of 1980.A) that B) it C) one D) what51. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _______ in giving the class lectures.A) alter B) change C) alternate D) differ52. Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially _______ containing asmany different subcultures as the United States, is a complex task.A) one B) the one C) that D) such53. The manager promised to have my complaint _______A) looked through B) looked into C) looked over D) looked after54. You can't be _______ careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case.A) very B) quite C) too D) so55. Children are _______ to have some accidents as they grow up.A) obvious B) indispensable C) bound D) doubtless56. We have done things we ought not to have done and _______ undone things we ought tohave done.A) leaving B) will leave C) left D) leave57. The ratio of the work done by the machine _______ the work done on it is called the effi-ciency of the machine.A) against B) with C) to D) for58. _______ the flood, the ship would 'have reached its destination on time.A) In case of B) In spite of C) Because of D) But for59. In your first days at the school you' 1l be given a test to help the teachers to _______ youto a clasps at your level.A) locate B) assign C) deliver D) place60. The story that follows _______ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rushdays.A) concerns B) states C) proclaims D) relates61. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it _______before theWest was settled.A) could B) was C) would D) did62. People who refuse to _______ with the law will be punished.A) obey B) consent C) conceal D) comply63. I _______ to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.A) ought to have written B) must have writtenC) couldn't have written D) needn't have written64. These excursions will give you an even deeper _________ into our language and culture.A) inquiry B) investigation C) input D) insight65. There is no electricity again. Has the blown then?A) fuse B) wire C) plug D) circuit66. No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country; _______is this more true than in Europe.A) hardly B) little C) seldom D) nowhere67. The mother didn't know who _______ for the broken glass.A) will blame B) to blame C) blamed D) blames68. Every society has its own peculiar customs and __ of acting.A) ways B) behaviour C) attitudes D) means69. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the wayof _______A) assurance B) persuasion C) encouragement D) confirmation70. China started its nuclear power industry only in recent years, and should _______ no timein catching up.A) delay B) lose C) lag D) lessenPart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods. 1. time/times/period Many of the arguments having- used for the study of literature as 2. /a school subject are valid for A study of television. 3. theChanges in the way people live bring about changes inthe jobs that they do. More and more people live in towns andcities instead on farms and in villages. Cities and states have 71.to provide services city people want, such like more police 72.protection, more hospitals, and more schools. This means thatmore policemen, more nurses and technicians, and moreteachers must be hired. Advances in technology has also 73.changed people's lives. Dishwashers and washing machinesdo jobs that were once done by the hand. The widespread use 74.of such electrical appliances means that there is a need forservicemen to keep it running properly. 75.People are earning higher wages and salaries. This leads 76.changes in the way of life. As income goes down, people may 77.not want more food to eat or more clothes to wear. But theymay want more and better care from doctors, dentists andhospitals. They are likely to travel more and to want moreeducation. Nevertheless, many more jobs are available in 78.these services.The government also affects the kind of works people 79.do. The governments of most countries spend huge sums ofmoney for international defence. They hire thousands of 80.engineers, scientists, clerks, typists and secretaries to work onthe many different aspects of defence.。

(史上最全)大学英语四级考试历年真题阅读详解汇总1-3

1、大学英语四级考试历年真题阅读详解汇总2、大学英语四级考试历年真题阅读详解汇总23、大学英语四级考试历年真题阅读详解汇总3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：/ielts/xd.html（报名网址）1999年1月大学英语四级考试Part II Reading ComprehensionPassage One这一篇介绍英国乡村一景——茅草屋顶的村舍——的说明文。

短文第一段以描景的方式引出主题：茅草屋顶的村舍仍是英国乡村迷人的一景。

而后于第二段介绍草屋建筑的历史。

第三段介绍草屋工艺的今天和草屋的特点。

最后一段通过与发展中国草屋的对比进一步突出英国草屋的寿命和优势。

21. (C)要点理解判断。

由题干a unique feature of the English countryside 确定答案依据在第一段，由该段第一句的描写及第二句中“the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside”可知答案为C。

22. (D)要点定位理解。

由题干中的craft 定位至第三段，理解第一句即可确定答案。

23. (A)要点定位理解。

题干中的prefer 与第三段最后一句中的choose 相对应，其中not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter 与选项A 一致。

24. (B)要点定位归纳。

本题问及developing countries 住草屋的情况，涉及第三段前三句的要点：①第三世界半数以上人口住草屋;②他们不愿用传统的茅草做建筑材料，而宁愿住现代化楼房;③但他们没有钱进口建材。

1990年1月四级试题及答案

1990年1月四级试题及答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. There fore, A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A][B][C][D]1.A) The man wants to go to Los Angeles.B) The man wants to go to San Francisco.C) There are no flights to Los Angeles for the rest of the day.D) There are two direct flights to Los Angeles within the next two hours.2.A) He enjoys writing home every week.B) He never fails to write a weekly letter home.C) He doesn't write home once a week now.D) He has been asked to write home every week.3.A) Because she has got an appointment.ⅠB) Because she doesn't want to.C) Because she has to work.D) Because she wants to eat in a new restaurant.4.A) The teacher postponed the meeting.B) There won't be a test this afternoon.C) The students will be attending the meeting.D) The students will take an English test this afternoon.5.A) On the whole, she liked the film.B) She didn't see the film.C) The film was very exciting.D) The film wasn't as good as she'd expected.6.A) Around 5:00.B) Around 3:00.C) At 2:00.D) At 1:00.7.A) he had to work overtime.B) He was held up in traffic.C) His car ran out of gas.D) He had a traffic accident.8.A) John Smith isn't in right now.B) John Smith can't come to the phone right now.C) John Smith doesn't want to speak to the caller.D) The caller dialed the wrong number.9.A) Yesterday.B) Three days ago.C) Two days ago.D) Early last week.10.A) She got up later than usual.B) The bus was late.C) She forgot she had classes.D) Her clock was slow.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A) 4,000 years ago.B) 3,000 years ago.C) 2,000 years ago.D) 1,000 years ago.12.A) The small bowl was put above the large bowl.B) The large bowl was put above the small bowl.C) The small bowl was put inside the large bowl.D) The large bowl consisted of two equal parts.13.A) Horsemen.B) Brass doors.C) Drops of water.D) Metal balls.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A) They are the most attractive women in Britain.B) They are the most popular film stars.C) They are the first women news announcers on British television.D) They appear almost every night in TV plays.15.A) At 10 in the evening.B) At 9 in the evening.C) At 9 in the morning.D) At 10 in the morning.16.A) People still talk a lot about it.B) Fewer people watched Susan's programme from then on.C) Anna's photographs appeared frequently in newspapers.D) The number of viewers of her programme that day increased by millions. Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A) It is completely flat.B) It has few rivers.C) It has many large lakes.D) It is hilly.18.A) The soil has been overworked.B) The climate is cold.C) The weather is too dry.D) The soil is sandy.19.A) By raising cattle.B) By working on farms.C) By working in factories.D) By raising sheep.20.A) At school.B) From their parents.C) From books.D) In factories.参考答案Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1.A) The man wants to go to Los Angeles2.C) He doesn't write home once a week now3.C) Because she has to work4.B) There won't be a test this afternoon5.D) The film wasn't as good as she'd expected6.B) Around 3:007.B) He was held up in traffic8.D) The caller dialed the wrong number9.C) Two days ago10.A) She got up later than usualSection B11.A) 4,000 years ago12.A) The small bowl was put above the large bowl13.D) Metal balls14.C) They are the first women news announcers on British television15.A) At 10 in the evening16.D) The number of viewers of her programme that day increased by millions17.D) It is hilly18.A) The soil has been overworked19.C) By working in factories20.B) From their parents。

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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（一）一There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot__.a.if we complete our short-range goalsb.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc.if we write down the datesd.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon__.a.two yearsb.long-term goalsc.current activitiesd.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,__.a.we will win final successb.we are overwhelmedc.we should build up confidence of successd.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,__.a.we should stick to them until we complete themb.we may change our goals as we have new ideas andopportunities c.we had better wait for the exciting news of successd.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ___.a.those who habe long-term goals will succeedb.writing down the dates may discourage youc.the goal is only a guide for us to reach ourdesination d.every should have a goal答案： adcbc二The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950 ’ s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growthof the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately followingWorld War 2. The country ’ s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; thatis about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid- 1920’ s . As farmer ’ s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1.What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522.In Line 4 , the word “ boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3.It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a.confidenceb.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economyin the 1950’s?a.Economistsb.Frmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers5.The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greaterin 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?a.60%b.50%c.33%d.90%答案： cdabc三Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise inthe ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ____.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _____.a.there are many women full professors in the University ofTexas b.women play an important part in adminitrating theUniversity c.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in theUniversity 3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in theUnversity d.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.a.The University of Texasburn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia答案： ddabd四Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults.During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline isimpressive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means______.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died ofcancer d.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high schoolseniors c.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economicbackgrounds 答案： bdbdb五The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the sametime,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture? a.Drugsare always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives forover thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing答案： cacbdWhat is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our preference.If you happen to love brown, you did so, assoon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repaintergreen.The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it wouldhave fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means_______.a.you don't like to follow othersb.you would be a member rather than a leaderc.you would be afraid of following othersd.you would like to be a leader rather than afollower 2.If one enjoys life, one is sure toprefer________. a.red to yellowb.blue to orangec.red to greyd.blue to yellow3."They tell us, among other facts,that we don't choose our favourite coloursas we grow up." "Among other facts" means______.a.besides other factsb.in regard to other factsc.not considering other factsd.according to other facts4.Which of the following is facts?a.People's preference of one colour to another is instinctb.People's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.c.More people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were bornd.Colours have little influence on our moods5.Those who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames Rivernear london to others because of _______.a.its shapeb.its structurec.its colourd.its building materials答案： bcaac十二Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn't it matter? Should you use both hands when you are eating? Should leave one in your lap,or on the table?The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests.When the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . The other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.If one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe latefor the dinner?a.He should find an excuseb.He should adk for excuse.c.He should say sorryd.He should telephone to explain his being late.2."It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "Bad manners " means ________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.Social Customs and Customsb.Social Lifec.American and British Customsd.Promptness Is Important4.According to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.The author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.The guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.The other guests who were amused or shockedc.The host who picked up his knife and began eating in the sameway d.None of the above答案： dcaac十三New Orleans, Louisiana, was established as part of the French Empire in 1718. Its location on the east bank of the Mississippi River gave it control of the American hinerland and it became strategically important to many nations. It was transferred from France to Spain, returned to France,and finally sold by Napoleon to the United States in 1803. The city was the site of a famous battle fought in 1815 between the British, who hoped to control it , and the Americans under General And rew Jackson.The riverbed of the Mississippi is constantly silting and the river is now actually higher than the city. Levees hold back the river and giant pumps are used to move water from the city into the river.Although New Orleans haas beena part of the United States for almost two centuries, its population takes great pride in its French heritage. Louisiana still retains parts of the Code Napoleon which,form many years,was its only law.New Orleans is carefree city and it boasts its hot, spicy Creole seafood and its native Dixieland Jazz. The jackson Square neighborhood maintains its French colonial homes and in other sections are pre-Civil War mansions. Visitors are surprised to find that behind this interesting facade of yesteryear, is a busy industrial and port city. Grain and coal come from the Midwest and foreigh cargoes areunloaded here. New Orleans is no longer a sleepy Southern town----but it's still fun to visit.1.What accounts for the levees and pumps in New Orleans?a.The Mississippi frequently floods the city.b.The riverbed has raised inthe past 200 years.c.The torrential rains flood the city frequently.d.The high humidity cannot otherwise be comtrolled.2.The battle of New Orleans was fought by jackson against______.a.Franceb.Britainc.Spaind.The North3.The Code Napoleon was _______.a.an agreement to sell Louisianab.a body of lawsc.a city pland.a military code for the army4.Which of the following elements does not apply to the attiude of the inhabitants of New Orleans?a.Pride in their French heritage.b.A desire to retain picturesque colonial buildings.c.A refusal to engage in trade and commerced.A praising of Dixieland Jazz.5.Tourists visiting New Orleans are surprised to encounter_____.a.Creole foodb.Dixieland jazzc.bustling cityd.authentic colonial homes答案：bbbcc十四The United States is on the verge of losing its leading place in the world's technology. So says more than one study in recent years. One of the reasons forthis decline is the parallel decline in the number of U.S. scientists and engineers.Since 1976,employment of scientists and engineers is up 85 percent. This trend is expected to continue. However, the trend shows that the number of 22-year-olds--the near term source of future PH.D.s-is declining. Further adding to the problem is the increased competition for these candidates from other fields-law,medicine,business,etc.While the number of U.S. PH.D.s in science and engineering declines,the award of PH.D.s to foreign nationals is increasing rapidly.Our inability to motivate students to pursue science and engineering careers atthe graduate level is compounded because of the intense demand industry has for bright Bachelor's and Master's degree holders. Too often, promising PH.D.candidates, confronting the cost and financial sacrifice of pursuing their education,find the attraction of industry irresistible.1.The U.S.will come to lose its leading place in technology probably because________.a. the number of PH.D. degree holders is decliningb. the number of scientists and engineers isdecreasing c. the number of 22-year-ilds is decliningd. scientists and engineers are not employed2.The field of science and engineering is facing a competition from ________ .a.technologyb.foreign nationalsc.such fields as law, medicine and businessd.postgraduatesrge-scale enterprises now need _______.a. bright graduates and postgraduatesb. new inventionsc. advanced technologyd. engineers4.Many promising postgraduates are unwilling to pursue a PH.D. degree because _________.a. they are not encouraged to be engaged inscience b. industry does not require PH.D. holdersc. they have financial difficultiesd. they will spend much time and energy completing PH.D.5.PH.D. candidates "find the attraction of industry irresistible" means that_________.a. they find industry is attracting more and more college studentsb. they don't think they can prevent themselves from working for industryc. they cannot resist any attraction from all sidesd. they cannot work for industry any longer答案： bcadb十五Newdays,a standard for measuring power has changed.These changes foretell a new standard for measuring power.No longer will a nation's political influence be based solely on the strength of its military forces. Of course, military effectiveness will remain a primary primary measure of power.But political influence is also closely tied to industrial competitiveness. It's often said that without its military the Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of opwer and influence that is evolving now places more emphasis on the ability of a country to compete effectively in the economic markets of the world.America must recognize this new course of events. Our success in shaping world events over the past 40 years has been the direct result of our ability to adapt technology and to take advantage of the capabilities of our people for the purpose of maintaining peace. Our industrial prowess over most of this period was unchallenged. It is ironic that it is just this prowess that has enabled other countries to prosper and in turn to threaten our industrial leadership.The competitiveness of America's industrial base is an issue bigger than the Department of Defense and is going to require the efforts of the major institutional forces in our society-government,industry,andeducation. That is not to say that the Defense Department will not be a strong force in the process because we will. But we simply cannot be, nor should we be, looked upon by others as the savior of American industry.1.Now a nation's political influence depends on _________.a. the strength of its military forcesb. its ability to compete inindustry c. economic marketsd. both a and b2.The Soviet Union was not listed as a third-world nation just because of_________.a. its powerful military forcesb. its vast landc. its industrial competitivenessd. its contributions to world peace3.The author indicates that ______ is threatening American political power.a. other countriesb. the declining U.S. industrial basec. a new standard for measuringpower d. less advanced technology4.America succeeded in shaping world events over past 40 years probably because of ___________.a. its ability to adapt technologyb. its ability to take advantage of the capabilities of itspeople c. its ability to compete in the world marketsd. both a and b5. The purpose of writing this article is __________.a. to draw the readers' attention to a new standard for measuring powerb. to demonstrate American political influence in the worldc. to emphasize that efforts must be made to strengthen the declining U.S. industrial based. to show American industrial prowess答案： dabdc。

1990年到1999年部分四级真题阅读

1990年1月Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Questions 21 to 24 are based on the following passage.Automation refers to the introduction of electronic control and automatic operation of productive machinery. It reduces the human factors, mental and physical, in production, and is designed to make possible the manufacture of more goods with fewer workers. The development of automation in American industry has been called the “Second Industrial Revolution”.Labour‟s concern over automation arises from u ncertainty about the effects on employment, and fears of major changes in jobs. In the main, labour has taken the view that resistance to technical change is unfruitful. Eventually, the result of automation may well be an increase in employment, since it is expected that vast industries will grow up around manufacturing, maintaining, and repairing automation equipment. The interest of labour lies in bringing about the transition with a minimum of inconvenience and distress to the workers involved. Also, union spokesmen emphasize that the benefit of the increased production and lower costs made possible by automation should be shared by workers in the form of higher wages, more leisure, and improved living standards.To protect the interests of their members in the era of automation, unions have adopted a number of new policies. One of these is the promotion of supplementary unemployment benefit plans. It is emphasized that since the employer involved in such a plan has a direct financial interest in preventing unemployment, he will have a strong drive for planning new installations so as to cause the least possible problems in jobs and job assignment. Some unions are working for dismissal pay agreements, requiring that permanently dismissed workers be paid a s um of money based on length of service. Another approach is the idea of the “improvement factor”, which calls for wage increases based on increases in productivity. It is possible, however, that labour will rely mainly on reduction in working time.21. Though labour worries about the effect of automation, it does not doubt that ________.A) automation will eventually prevent unemploymentB) automation will help workers acquire new skillsC) automation will eventually benefit the workers no less that the employersD) automation is a trend which cannot be stopped22. The idea of the “improvement factor” (Line 6, Para. 3) probably implies that ________.A) wages should be paid on the basis of length of serviceB) the benefit of increased production and lower costs should be shared by workersC) supplementary unemployment benefit plans should be promotedD) the transition to automation should be brought about with the minimum of inconvenience and distress toworkers23. In order to get the full benefits of automation, labour will depend mostly on ________.A) additional payment to the permanently dismissed workersB) the increase of wages in proportion to the increase in productivityC) shorter working hours and more leisure timeD) a strong drive for planning new installations24. Which of the following can best sum up the passage?A) Advantages and disadvantages of automation.B) Labour and the effects of automation.C) Unemployment benefit plans and automation.D) Social benefits of automation.Questions 25 to 30 are based on the following passage.The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, beco me “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don‟t go.But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don‟t fit the pattern are b ecoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other‟s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out-often encouraged by college administrators.Some observers say the fault! Is with the young people themselves-they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that‟s a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn‟t explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We‟ve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can‟t absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesn‟t make people intellig ent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy (异端邪说) to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.25. According to the passage, the author believes that ________.A) people used to question the value of college educationB) people used to have full confidence in higher educationC) all high school graduates went to collegeD) very few high school graduates chose to go to college26. In the 2nd paragraph, “those who don‟t fit the pattern” refers to ________.A) high school graduates who aren‟t suitable for college educationB) college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxisC) college students who aren‟t any better for their higher educationD) high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college27. The drop-out rate of college students seems to go up because ________.A) young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at collegeB) many young people are required to join the armyC) young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher educationD) young people don‟t like the intense competition for admission to graduate school28. According to the passage the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that ________.A) society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduatesB) high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college educationC) too many students have to earn their own livingD) college administrators encourage students to drop out29. In this passage the author argues that ________.A) more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduatesB) college education is not enough if one wants to be successfulC) college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning peopleD) intelligent people may learn quicker if they don‟t go to college30. The “surveys and statistics” mentioned in the last paragraph might have shown that ________.A) college-educated people are more successful than non-college-educated peopleB) college education was not the first choice of intelligent peopleC) the less schooling a person has the better it is for himD) most people have sweet memories of college lifeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Ours has become a society of employees. A hundred years or so ago only one out of every five Americans at work was employed, i.e., worked for somebody else. Today only one out of five is not employed but working for himself. And when fifty years ago “being employed” meant working as a factory labourer or as a farmhand, the employee of today is increasingly a middle-class person with a substantial formal education, holding a professional or management job requiring intellectual and technical skills. Indeed, two things have characterized American society during these fifty years: middle-class and upper-class employees have been the fastest-growing groups in our working population-growing so fast that the industrial worker, that oldest child of the Industrial Revolution, has been losing in numerical importance despite the expansion of industrial production.Yet you will find little if anything written on what it is to be an employee. You can find a great deal of very dubious advice on how to get a job or how to get a promotion. You can also find a good deal of work in a chosen field, whether it be the me chanist‟s trade or bookkeeping (簿记). Every one of these trades requires different skills, sets different standards, and requires a different preparation. Yet they all have employeeship in common. And increasingly, especially in the large business or in government, employeeship is more important to success than thespecial professional knowledge or skill. Certainly more people fail because they do not know the requirements of being an employee than because they do not adequately possess the skills of their trade; the higher you climb the ladder, the more you get into administrative or executive work, the greater the emphasis on ability to work within the organization rather than on technical abilities or professional knowledge.31. It is implied that fifty years ago ________.A) eighty per cent of American working people were employed in factoriesB) twenty per cent of American intellectuals were employeesC) the percentage of intellectuals in the total work force was almost the same as that of industrial workersD) the percentage of intellectuals working as employees was not so large as that of industrial workers32. According to the passage, with the development of modern industry, ________.A) factory labourers will overtake intellectual employees in numberB) there are as many middle-class employees as factory labourersC) employers have attached great importance to factory labourersD) the proportion of factory labourers in the total employee population has decreased33. The word “dubious” (L. 2, Para. 2) most probably means ________.A) valuableB) usefulC) doubtfulD) helpful34. According to the writer, professional knowledge or skill is ________.A) less importance than awareness of being a good employeeB) as important as the ability to deal with public relationsC) more important than employer-employee relationsD) more important as the ability to co-operate with others in the organization35. From the passage it can be seen that employeeship helps one ________.A) to be more successful in his careerB) to be more specialized in his fieldC) to solve technical problemsD) to develop his professional skillQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours‟ sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours‟ wakefulness and that, broadly speaking, the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this cycle can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease, for example, with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a question of growing importance in industry where automation calls for round-the-clock working of machines. It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to reversed routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week; a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a.m. one week, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the next, and 4 p.m. to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very efficiently.The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to a number of permanent night workers. An interesting study of the domestic life and health of night-shift workers was carried out by Brown in 1957. She found a high incidence (发生率) of disturbed sleep and other disorders among those on alternating day and night shifts, but no abnormal occurrence of these phenomena among those on permanent night work.This latter system then appears to be the best long-term policy, but meanwhile something may be done to relieve the strains of alternate day and night work by selecting those people who can adapt most quickly to the changes of routine. One way of knowing when a person has adapted is by measuring his body temperature. People engaged in normal daytime work will have a high temperature during the hours of wakefulness and a low one at night; when they change to night work the pattern will only gradually go back to match the new routine and the speed with which it does so parallels, broadly speaking, the adaptation of the body as a whole, particularly in terms of performance. Therefore, by taking body temperature at intervals of two hours throughout the period of wakefulness it can be seen how quickly a person can adapt to a reversed routine, and this could be used as a basis for selection. So far, however, such a form of selection does not seem to have been applied in practice.36. Why is the question of “how easily people can get used to working at night” not a mere academic question?A) Because few people like to reverse the cycle of sleep and wakefulness.B) Because sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness.C) Because people are required to work at night in some fields of industry.D) Because shift work in industry requires people to change their sleeping habits.37. The main problem of the round-the-clock working system lies in ________.A) the inconveniences brought about to the workers by the introduction of automationB) the disturbance of the daily life cycle of workers who have to change shifts too frequentlyC) the fact that people working at night are often less effectiveD) the fact that it is difficult to find a number of good night workers38. The best solution for implementing the 24-hour working system seems to be ________.A) to change shifts at longer intervalsB) to have longer shiftsC) to arrange for some people to work on night shifts onlyD) to create better living conditions for night workers39. It is possible to find out if a person has adapted to the changes of routine by measuring his body temperaturebecause ________.A) body temperature changes when the cycle of sleep and wakefulness alternatesB) body temperature changes when he changes to night shift or backC) the temperature reverses when the routine is changedD) people have higher temperatures when they are working efficiently40. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A) Body temperature may serve as an indication of a worker‟s performance.B) The selection of a number of permanent night shift workers has proved to be the best solution toproblems of the round-the-clock working system.C) Taking body temperature at regular intervals can show how a person adapts to the changes of routine.D) Disturbed sleep occurs less frequently among those on permanent night or day shifts.1990年6月暂缺1991年1月Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneMerchant and passenger ships are generally required to have a life preserver for every person aboard and, in many cases, a certain percentage of smaller sizes for children. According to United States Coast Guard requirements, life preservers must be simple in design, reversible, capable of being quickly adjusted to fit the uninitiated individual, and must be so designed as to support the wearer in the water in an upright or slightly backward position.Sufficient buoyancy (浮力) to support the wearer should be retained by the life preserver after 48 hour in the water, and it should be reliable even after long period of storage. Thus it should be made of materials resistant to sunlight, gasoline, and oils, and it should be not easily set on fire.The position in which the life preserver will support a person who jumps or falls into the water is most important, as is its tendency to turn the wearer in the water from a face-down position to an upright or slightly backward position, with his face clear of the water, even when the wearer is exhausted or unconscious.The method of adjustment to the body should be simple, and self-evident to uninitiated persons even in the dark under the confused conditions which follow a disaster. Thus, the life preserver should be reversible, so that it is nearly impossible to set it on wrong. Catches, straps, and ties should be kept to a minimum. In addition, the life preserver must be adjustable to the wide variety of shapes and sizes of wearers, since this greatly affects the position of floating and the self-righting qualities. A suitable life preserver should also be comfortable to wear atall times, in and out of the water, not so heavy as to encourage to take it off on shipboard while the ship is in danger, nor so burdensome that it hinders a person in the water while trying to swim.21. The passage is mainly about ________.A) the uses of life preserversB) the design of life preserversC) the materials for life preserversD) the buoyancy of life preservers22. According to the passage, a life preserver should be first of all, ________.A) adjustableB) comfortableC) self-evidentD) self-righting23. United States Coast Guard does NOT require the life preserver to the made ________.A) with as few strings as possibleB) capable of being worn on both sidesC) according to each wearer‟s sizeD) comfortable and light to wear24. By “the uninitiated individual” (Para. 1, line 6) the author refers to the person ________.A) who has not been instructed how to use a life preserverB) who has a little experience in using a life preserverC) who uses a life preserver without permissionD) who becomes nervous before a disaster25. What would happen if a person were supported by the life preserver in a wrong position?A) The waves would move him backwards.B) The water would choke him.C) He would immediately sink to the bottom.D) He would be exhausted or unconscious.Passage TwoA hundred years ago it was assumed and scientifically “proved” by economists that the laws of society made it necessary to have a vast army of poor and jobless people in order to keep the economy going. Today, hardly anybody would dare to voice this principle. It is generally accepted that nobody should be excluded from the wealth Western industrialized countries, a system of insurance has been introduced which guarantees everyone a minimum of subsistence (生活维持费) in case of unemployment, sickness and old age. I would go one step furtherand argue that, even if these conditions are not present, everyone has the right to receive the means to subsist (维持生活), in other words, he can claim this subsistence minimu m without having to have any “reason”. I would suggest, however, that it should be limited to a definite period of time, let‟s say two years, so as to avoid the encouraging of an abnormal attitude which refused any kind of social obligation.This may sound like a fantastic proposal, but so, I think, our insurance system would have sounded to people a hundred years ago. The main objection to such a scheme would be that if each person were entitled to receive minimum support, people would not work. This assumption rests on the fallacy of the inherent laziness in human nature, actually, aside from abnormally lazy people, there would be very few who would not want to earn more than the minimum, and who would prefer to do nothing rather than work.However, the suspicions against a system of guaranteed subsistence minimum are not groundless, from the standpoint of those who want to use ownership of capital for the purpose of forcing others to accept the work conditions they offer. If nobody were forced to accept work in order not to starve, work would have to be sufficiently interesting and attractive to induce one to accept it. Freedom of contract is possible only if both parties are free to accept and reject it; in the present capitalist system this is not the case.But such a system would not only be the beginning of real freedom of contract between employers and employees, its principal advantage would be the improvement of freedom in inter-personal relationships in every sphere of daily life.26. People used to think that poverty and unemployment were due to ________.A) the slow development of the economyB) the poor and jobless people‟s own faultsC) the lack of responsibility on the part of societyD) the large number of people who were not well-educated27. Now it is widely accepted that ________.A) the present system of social insurance should be improvedB) everybody should be granted a minimum of subsistence without any “reason”C) everybody has the right to share in the wealth of the countryD) people have to change their attitude towards the poor28. The writer argues that a system of social insurance should ________.A) provide benefits for the sick, old and unemployedB) encourage people to take on more social obligationsC) guarantee everyone the right to be employedD) provide everyone with the right to a minimum subsistence for a certain period29. The word “fallacy” (Para. 2. L. 6) means ________.A) doubtB) factC) strong argumentD) wrong belief30. According to the writer, a system of guaranteed subsistence minimum ________.A) demands too much from societyB) makes freedom of contract impossibleC) helps people take interest in their workD) helps bring about changes in the relationship among peoplePassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.The newborn can see the difference between various shapes and patterns from birth. He prefers patterns to dull or bright solid colors and looks longer at stripes and angles than at circular patterns. Within three weeks, however, his preference shifts dramatically to the human face.Why should a baby with so little visual experience attend more to a human face than to any other kind of pattern‟? Some scientists think this preference represents a built in advantage for the human species. The object of prime importance to the physically helpless infant is a human being. Babies seem to have a natural tendency to the human face as potentially rewarding. Researchers also point out that the newborn wisely relies more on pattern than on outline, size, or color. Pattern remains stable, while outline changes with point of view; size, with distance from an object; and brightness and color, with lighting.Mothers have always claimed that they could see their newborns looking at them as they held them, despite what they have been told. The experts who thought that perception (知觉) had to await physical development and the consequence of action were wrong for several reasons. Earlier research techniques were less sophisticated than they are today. Physical skills were once used to indicate perception of objects-skills like visual tracking and reaching for an object, both of which the newborn does poorly. Then, too, assumptions that the newborn‟s eye and brain were too immature for anything as sophisticated as pattern recognition caused opposing data to be thrown away. Since perception of form was widely believed to follow perception of more “basic” qualities such as color and brightness, the possibility of its presence from birth was rejected.31. What does a newborn baby like to see m ost‟?A) Bright colors.B) Circular patterns.C) Stripes and angles.D) Various shapes.32. The newborn pays more attention to a human face than any other kind of objects because ________.A) he sees a human face more often than any other kind of patternB) he has an inherent ability to regard a human being as helpfulC) a human face is the most complex pattern he can seeD) a human face is often accompanied by a pleasant voice33. Contrary to what they believe, mothers have been told that newborns ________.A) care little about a human faceB) can‟t track their movementsC) can‟t see their facesD) can easily perceive brightness34. In earlier researches on the newborn‟s perception, scientists ________.A) ignored evidence contrary to their assumptionsB) believed that perception of form comes before perception of color and brightnessC) opposed throwing away effective dataD) proved that physical skills come after visual perception35. The main idea of the passage is that ________.A) research techniques are of vital importance scientific investigationB) the findings of earlier scientific researchers often prove wrongC) newborns can perceive forms from birthD) more often than not the claims of mothers are reliablePassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Albert Einstein recalled his learning problems philosophically: “My intellectual (智力的) development was slow, as a result of which I began to wonder about space and time only when I had already grown up. Naturally, I could go deeper into the problem than a child.” And so, 11 years after dismissal from school, young Albert Einstein published the theory of relativity that changed our understanding of the universe.No one in this century has been more widely recognized as a genius than Einstein. Yet his problems with early intellectual development and his peculiar gifts cast great doubt on all our conventional ideas about genius, intelligence or “I.Q.” (智商). On the one hand, Einstein showed early defects in abilities that our mental tests value; on the other hand, his special intellectual faculties went far beyond most definitions of intelligence. Moreover, their growth appears peculiarly gradual, contradicting the popular conception of intelligence as something inborn and fixed. His resolute persistence and his skills in playing games with ideas were apparently as decisive to his genius as any cutting edge of intellect (智能).These powerful aspects of intelligence that conventional definitions overlook are getting close attention in a new wave of research. This comes after years of earlier studies which exposed the narrowness of our usual measures of mental ability. Intelligence, it turns out, is multifaceted and marvelous; it includes personal characteristics, creativity skills and intellectual capabilities that show up on no test. What is most exciting is that some of these iii-defined abilities are possessed by many people. Just knowing about such neglected skills will help us discover and develop untapped (未开发的) potential-in ourselves and in our children.36. This passage is about ________.A) the development of Einstein‟s intellectB) the wide recognition of Einstein as a geniusC) conventional ideas concerning geniusD) an insight to the complexity of human intelligence37. According to the passage, when Einstein was at school, he ________.A) fell behind other pupilsB) was fond of studying philosophical problemsC) was proud of his own diligenceD) thought more deeply about the problems of space and time than his classmates38. Which of the following led to Einstein‟s success?A) His good skills in game-playing.B) His diligence and powerful mind.C) His unusual insight into the conception of intelligence.D) His decisiveness in taking actions.39. “Multifaceted” (Para. 3, Line 6) probably means ________.A) having many aspectsB) having many abilitiesC) having many skillsD) having many uses40. According to the passage which of the follow ing statements is TRUE‟?A) Conventional intelligence tests are not reliable.B) For ordinary people intelligence is something inborn and fixed.C) Einstein was apparently a genius in playing games as well as in scientific research.D) Einstein‟s early def ects in abilities contributed to his later mental development.。

英语四级选择题1990-2004

1990年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences inthis part. For each sentence there arefour Choices marked A), B), C) and D).Choose the ONE answer that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single time through thecentre.41. The bridge was named ________ the hero whogave his life for the cause of the people.A) afterB) withC) byD) from42. There were no tickets ________ for Friday’sperformance.A) preferableB) considerableC) possibleD) available43. It wasn’t such a good dinner ________ she hadpromised us.A) thatB) whichC) asD) what44. They decided to chase the cow away ________it did more damage.A) unlessB) untilC) beforeD) although45. ________ student with a little common senseshould be able to answer the question.A) EachB) AnyC) EitherD) One46. All ________ is a continuous supply of the basicnecessities of life.A) what is neededB) for our needsC) the thing neededD) that is needed47. ________ with the size of the whole earth, thehighest mountain does not seem high at all.A) When comparedB) CompareC) While comparingD) Comparing48. ________ she first heard of the man referred to as aspecialist.A) That was from StephenB) It was Stephen whomC) It was from Stephen thatD) It was Stephen that49. If these shoes are too big, ask the clerk to bring youa smaller ________.A) suitB) setC) oneD) pair50. Many new ________ will be opened up in thefuture for those with a university education.A) opportunitiesB) necessitiesC) realitiesD) probabilities51. He must have had an accident, or he ________then.A) would have been hereB) had to be hereC) should be hereD) would be here52. It was essential that the application forms________ back before the deadline (截止日期).A) must be sentB) would be sentC) be sentD) were sent53. We ________ our breakfast when an old mancame to the door.A) just have hadB) have just hadC) just hadD) had just had54. The rain was heavy and ________ the land wasflooded.A) consequentlyB) continuouslyC) constantlyD) consistently55. The children went there to watch the iron tower________.A) to erectB) be erectedC) erectingD) being erected56. The engine ________ smoke and steam.A) gives upB) gives inC) gives awayD) gives off 57. The manager promised to keep me ________ ofhow our business was going on.A) to be informedB) on informingC) informedD) informing58. Don’t ________ this news to the public until wegive you the go-ahead.A) releaseB) relieveC) relateD) retain59. She never laughed, ________ lost her temper.A) or she ever didB) nor did she everC) or did she everD) nor she ever did60. The goals ________ he had fought all his life nolonger seemed important to him.A) after whichB) for whichC) with whichD) at which61. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortableand ________ in a quiet neighborhood.A) all in allB) above allC) after allD) over all62. ________ we have finished the course, we shallstart doing more revision work.A) For nowB) Now thatC) Ever sinceD) By now63. What you have done is ________ the doctor’sorders.A) attached toB) responsible toC) resistant toD) contrary to64. John regretted ________ to the meeting lastweek.A) not goingB) not to goC) not having been goingD) not to be going65. They ________ in spite of the extremelydifficult conditions.A) carried outB) carried offC) carried onD) carried forward66. Mrs. Brown is supposed ________ for Italy lastweek.A) to have leftB) to be leavingC) to leaveD) to have been left67. My camera can be ________ to take pictures incloudy or sunny conditions.A) treatedB) adjustedC) adoptedD) remedied68. A new technique ________, the yields as awhole increased by 20 per cent.A) wording outB) having worded outC) having been worded outD) to have been worded out69. Children who are over-protected by their parentsmay become ________.A) hurtB) damagedC) spoiledD) harmed70. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will ________ over hisbusiness to his son.A) takeB) handC) thinkD) getPart III1990年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷41. The boy’s father bought him a large toy train________.A) which to play withB) to play with itC) to play withD) at which to play42. ________ you poor record in school, we think youshould study harder.A) In view ofB) In charge ofC) In spite ofD) In case of43. There are more than fifty proposals ________ atthe conference.A) discussedB) to be discussedC) discussingD) having been discussed44. Police have ________ to the public to comeforward with any information which might help them in their inquiries.A) urgedB) claimedC) appealedD) called45. I am sorry I ________ your glasses off the deskwhen I was wiping it.A) drewB) hitC) struckD) knocked46. Why don’t you have a night out? It would takeyour ________ off your worries.A) caresB) heartC) headD) mind47. Some hard plastics can be ________ metals inmanufacturing machine parts.A) substituted forB) taken the place ofC) replaced inD) given way to 48. His understanding made a deep impression________ the young girl.A) inB) onC) forD) to49. They have been trying to arrive at a practicalsolution ________ the problem.A) inB) toC) onD) with50. In many American families, parents feel thatchildren should make important decisions ________.A) to themselvesB) on themselvesC) of themselvesD) by themselves51. There is hardly an environment on earth ________some species of animal or other has not adapted successfully.A) to whichB) whereverC) so thatD) as to52. Some metals are better conductors of electricitythan others ________ means that the former have atom that contain more free electron than the latter.A) thatB) thisC) whichD) it53. A good friend is one who will ________ you whenyou are in trouble.A) stand forB) stand byC) stand up toD) stand up with54. The speaker ________ his notes before thelecture.A) ran downB) ran intoC) ran outD) ran over55. I find this treatment very ________ to myhealth.A) advisableB) invaluableC) beneficialD) worthy56. Don’t have him for a friend. He’s ________ acriminal.A) anything butB) but forC) rather thanD) nothing but57. Most doctors recognize that medicine is________.A) an art as much it is a scienceB) as much an art as it is a scienceC) as an art as much it is scienceD) much an art as it is a science58. As a ________ president, his views are treatedwith respect when he is interviewed.A) priorB) previousC) lateD) former59. It is highly desirable that a new president________ for this college.A) appointedB) be appointedC) is appointedD) has been appointed60. The supply of electric power to Madrid andneighboring districts has had to be ________.A) weakenedB) omittedC) restrictedD) lowered61. If the earth suddenly ________ spinning, we wouldall fly off it.A) had stoppedB) stoppedC) has stoppedD) would stop62. Is it advisable to ________ our body to thesunlight.A) revealB) displayC) exposeD) show63. He demanded that we explain what was happening,________?A) hadn’t weB) didn’t weC) hadn’t heD) didn’t he64. It was impossible to avoid ________ by the stormyweather.A) being much affectedB) to be much affectedC) having much affectedD) to have been much affected65. ________ in England. Anne Bradstreet bothadmired and imitated several English poets.A) Having born and educatedB) To be born and educatedC) Since born and educatedD) Born and educated66. After searching for half an hour, she realized thather glasses ________ on the table all the time.A) had been lyingB) had been lainC) have been lyingD) were lain67. They hurried there only to find the meetingcancelled. In fact, they ________ at all.A) might not have goneB) mustn’t have goneC) needn’t have goneD) wouldn’t have gone68. The time has come ________ we can makeextensive use of nuclear energy.A) whenB) whileC) asD) since69. Hardly ________ the helicopter ________ whenthe waiting crowd ran toward it.A) had ..., landedB) has ..., landedC) did..., landD) was..., landing70. ________ the punishment was unjust. Helenaccepted it without complaint.A) HoweverB) So long asC) Even thoughD) SincePart III Vocabulary and Structure1991年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) 41. We had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, solet’s have ________ one this month.A) anotherB) moreC) the otherD) other42. It was difficult to guess what her ________ to thenews would be.A) impressionB) reactionC) commentD) opinion43. I decided to go to the library as soon as I ________.A) finish what I didB) finished what I didC) would finish what I was doingD) finished what I was doing44. There were some ________ flowers on the table.A) artificialB) unnaturalC) falseD) unreal45. We are interested in the weather because it________ us so directly-what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.A) benefitsB) affectsC) guidesD) effects46. Will all those ________ the proposal raise theirhands?A) in relation toB) in contrast toC) in excess ofD) in favor of47. Children are very curious ________.A) at heartB) in personC) on purposeD) by nature48. The match was cancelled because most of themembers ________ a match without a standard court.A) objected to havingB) were objected to haveC) objected to haveD) were objected to having49. The teacher doesn’t permit ________ in class.A) smokeB) to smokeC) smokingD) to have a smoke50. I like watching TV ________ to the cinema.A) more than to goB) than goingC) more than goingD) rather than to go51. I appreciate ________ to your home.A) to be invitedB) to have invitedC) having invitedD) being invited52. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into________ when judging my examination.A) regardB) countingC) accountD) observation53. Y ou ________ all those calculations! We have acomputer to do that sort of thing.A) needn’t have doneB) must not have doneC) shouldn’t have doneD) can not have clone54. Important people don’t often have much free timeas their work ________ all their time.A) takes awayB) takes overC) takes upD) takes in55. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened ofschool, but I soon ________ it.A) got offB) got acrossC) got awayD) got over56. Many people complain of the rapid ________ ofmodern life.A) rateB) speedC) paceD) growth57. San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, butLos Angeles ________.A) is rarelyB) rarely isC) hardly isD) is scarcely58. The speaker, ________ for her splendidspeeches, was warmly received by the audience.A) having knownB) being knownC) knowingD) known59. American women were ________ the right tovote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.A) ignoredB) neglectedC) refusedD) denied60. I couldn’t find ________, and so I took this one.A) a large enough coatB) an enough large coatC) a large coat enoughD) a coat enough large61. I always ________ what I have said.A) get toB) hold toC) lead toD) see to62. No sooner had we reached the top of the hill________ we all sat down to rest.A) whenB) thenC) thanD) until63. Evidence came up ________ specific speechsounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.A) whatB) whichC) thatD) whose64. He moved away from his parents, and missed them________ enjoy the exciting life in New Y ork.A) too much toB) enough toC) very much toD) much so as to65. He was ________ of having asked such a sillyquestion.A) sorryB) guiltyC) ashamedD) miserable66. The last time we had a family reunion was________ my brother’s wedding ceremony four years ago.A) inB) atC) duringD) over67. What ________ would happen if the director knewyou felt that way?A) do you supposeB) you supposeC) will you supposeD) you would suppose68. ________ the advances of science, thediscomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.A) As forB) BesidesC) ExceptD) Despite69. How close parents are to their children________ a strong influence on the character of the children.A) haveB) hasC) havingD) to have70. He ________ when the bus came to a suddenstop.A) was almost hurtB) was hurt himselfC) was to hurt himselfD) was hurting himselfPart III Vocabulary and Structure1992年1月41. I can’t understand how you ________ theseunpleasant surroundings.A) put outB) put downC) put up withD) put forward42. ________ you decide to take up you should try tomake it a success.A) WhateverB) UnlessC) WheneverD) If only43. If Harry did not attend the conference last night, he________ too much work to do.A) must have hadB) must haveC) had hadD) had to have had44. John often attends public lectures at the Universityof Oxford, chiefly ________ his English.A) to improveB) improvingC) to have improvedD) improved45. It was suggested at the meeting that effectivemeasures ________ to solve the problem.A) were takenB) be takenC) must be takenD) take46. I am ________ of your stupid conversation.A) annoyedB) worriedC) angryD) tired47. They are building the dam in ________ withanother firm.A) comparisonB) associationC) touchD) tune48. Most parents encourage their children to take anactive part in social events, ________ those events do not interfere with their studies.A) lestB) thoughC) unlessD) provided49. Orlando, a city in Florida, ________ for its mainattraction, Magic Kingdom.A) which is well knownB) is well knownC) well knownD) being well known50. He is ________ a writer as a reporter.A) moreB) ratherC) not so muchD) not much51. Jim is sorry ________ so impolite to your guestlast Saturday.A) to beB) having beenC) beingD) to have been52. I suppose that when I come back in ten years’time all these old houses ________ down.A) will have been pulledB) will have pulledC) will be pullingD) will be pulled53. To be sure, some insects can build complexsocieties ________ different types of individuals performing different tasks.A) taken fromB) made ofC) composed ofD) developed from54. The students will put off the outing until next week,________ they won’t be so busy.A) whenB) asC) sinceD) while55. I have not found my book yet; in fact, I am not sure________ I could have done with it.A) whetherB) whyC) whatD) when56. If you do not fasten your safety belt, your chancesof being ________ will be greater.A) beatenB) hurtC) damagedD) stricken57. “ ________” for many years, the writer suddenlybecame famous.A) Having ignored himB) To be ignoredC) To have been ignoredD) Having been ignored58. This bird’s large wings ________ it to fly very fast.A) ableB) enableC) unsureD) cause59. The picture exhibition bored me to death. I wishI ________ to it.A) have not goneB) did not goC) had not goneD) should not have gone60. I don’t swim not, but I ________ when I was akid.A) used to itB) used to doing itC) used toD) used to do61. I found my daughter sitting in the kitchen,crying ________.A) stronglyB) bitterlyC) heavilyD) deeply62. Y ou are getting too old for football. Y ou’d better________ tennis instead.A) take inB) take upC) take forD) take over63. When the two young people were married, theceremony was anything ________ up to data.A) butB) besideC) exceptD) apart from64. He didn’t mention anything about the party,________ the date.A) either evenB) even norC) even neitherD) not even65. After being rescued from the air crash, the peopleagreed that they had much to ________.A) thankB) be thankedC) be thankfulD) be thankful for66. This new method not only saves time but also savesenergy ________ operating on two batteries instead to four.A) inB) onC) byD) for67. What ________ to him is whether the job allowshim to pursue his studies.A) mattersB) refersC) happensD) applies68. He said that very clearly so that nobody was in any________ about what was meant.A) doubtB) wonderC) questionD) consideration69. It is predicted that heavy rains are ________ toflood the area in a few days.A) frighteningB) threateningC) scatteringD) warning70. In most of the United States, the morningnewspaper is ________ by school age children.A) directedB) dischargedC) derivedD) delivered1992年6月41. Language has always been—as the phrasegoes—the mirror to society. English is no ________.A) explanationB) excuseC) exceptionD) expectation42. An investigation was made into the accident,________ fifty people were killed.A) for thatB) whereC) whenD) in which43. Some confusion has ________ about who canjoin the association.A) arisenB) liftedC) raisedD) retained44. It was unwise of him to ________ the unreliabledata in his speech.A) add toB) refer toC) keep toD) point to45. The money will be used to keep a space vehicle onthe moon busy ________ back to the earth photographs and other information about the surface of the moon.A) to sendB) being sentC) to be sentD) sending46. The ceremony was not for the ________ of thedead, but for the comfort of the living.A) purposeB) sakeC) respectD) impression47. Even if I had known her address, I ________ timeto write to her.A) can not have hadB) will not have hadC) must not have hadD) might not have had48. It suddenly occurred to Anne that money couldn’t________ all that Bob had suffered in the past five years.A) make up forB) make outC) live up toD) live through49. I think the Red Team will win the final game; it’s________ that they will.A) almost surelyB) rather possiblyC) very likelyD) quite certainly50. Television was not invented by any one person.________ into being overnight.A) Nor has it sprungB) Nor does it springC) Nor did it springD) Nor can it spring51. She accused the man ________ breaking intoher house.A) ofB) forC) atD) with52. He often stopped at the sound of his own stepsand was afraid to look ________ shoulder.A) overB) backC) roundD) beyond53. Go straight into the cave and find out what’s inthere, ________?A) don’t youB) do youC) will youD) can you54. The persons that have the greatest influence________ children are their teachers.A) inB) onC) forD) to55. Cambridge has announced plans to establish abusiness school ________ the master’s degree in business administration.A) representingB) presentingC) offeringD) supplying56. Many Europeans ________ the continent of Africain the 19th century.A) explodedB) exploredC) exposedD) expanded57. The police are ________ the records of all thoseinvolved in the crime.A) looking intoB) looking afterC) looking outD) looking on58. Building that railway was very difficult andinvolved ________ ten tunnels.A) digB) having dugC) to have dugD) digging59. ________ with the picture. Mary tore it to pieces.A) Dissatisfying thoroughlyB) Being thoroughly dissatisfiedC) To dissatisfy thoroughlyD) To be thoroughly dissatisfied60. ________ you are familiar with the author’s ideas,try reading all the sections as quickly as you possibly can.A) As long asB) Ever sinceC) So thatD) Now that61. ________ its hot sun and beautiful beaches. Hawaiiis a fine place to live in or to visit.A) AsB) WithC) FromD) For62. Bob’s leg got hurt ________ the PurpleMountains.A) while he is climbing upB) while we were climbing upC) while we climbed upD) while he climbed up63. There are certain ________ when you mustinterrupt people who are in the middle of doing something.A) conditionsB) situationsC) occasionsD) environments64. The time is not far away ________ moderncommunications will become widespread in China’s vast countryside.A) whenB) asC) untilD) before65. It was proposed that the matter ________discussed at the next meeting.A) will beB) hasC) beD) would be66. He didn’t go to the party, but he does wish he________ there.A) would beB) has beenC) would have beenD) had been67. Pick me up at 8 o’clock. I ________ my bath bythen.A) may haveB) will be havingC) can have hadD) will have had68. She was so angry that she felt like ________something at him.A) to throwB) to have thrownC) throwingD) having thrown69. Y ou should hire a more ________ manager than theone you currently have.A) sufficientB) effectiveC) respectiveD) efficient70. Pupils who pass the test will be ________ to thenext grade.A) promotedB) proceededC) progressedD) proposed93年1月41. If you smoke in a non-smoking section people________.A) have objectedB) objectedC) must objectD) will object42. There was a ________ drop in support for theUnion in the 1974 election.A) delicateB) distinctC) distantD) downward43. The computer works very fast, ________ data atthe speed of light.A) having handledB) handingC) handledD) hands44. Through out his life, Henry Moore ________ aninterest in encouraging art in the city of Leeds.A) containedB) securedC) reservedD) maintained45. They claim that ________ 1,000 factories closeddown during the economic crisis.A) sufficientlyB) approximatelyC) considerablyD) properly46. If you happen to ________ my lost papers whileyou’re looking for your book, please let me know at once by telephone.A) come acrossB) come upC) come toD) properly47. Her fluency in English gives her an advantage________ other girls for the job.A) aboveB) overC) thanD) with48. It is ________ impossible to find a goodeducational computer program in this part of the country.A) barelyB) hardlyC) merelyD) nearly49. What he told us about the affair simply doesn’tmake any ________.A) senseB) ideaC) meaningD) significance50. As a mother, she is too ________ towards herdaughter, she should let her see more of the world.A) hopefulB) protectiveC) modestD) confident51. “Doesn’t he know that it is not ________?” “Y es,he does.”A) truthB) some truthC) the truthD) any truth52. That tree looked as if it ________ for a long time.A) hasn’t wateredB) didn’t waterC) hadn’t been wateredD) wasn’t watered53. Hitler set out to conquer all of Europe in thebelief that the Germans were the master ________.A) raceB) humanC) bloodD) brains54. Ever since Picasso’s painting went on exhibit,there ________ large crowds at the museum every day.A) isB) has beenC) have beenD) are being55. Don’t forget to walk the dog while I am away,________.A) can youB) shall youC) do youD) will you56. It is a pity that we should stay at home when wehave ________ weather.A) so fineB) such a fineC) such fineD) so fine a57. There were beautiful clothes ________ in theshop windows.A) spreadB) displayedC) exposedD) located 58. Mr. Smith advised us to withdraw ________.A) so that to get not involvedB) so as to get not involvedC) so as not to get involvedD) so that not to get involved59. ________ in a seemingly endless war, the generalwas forced to evaluate the situation again.A) Since the loss of 50,000 soldiersB) Because of 50,000 soldiers having lostC) Having lost over 50,000 soldiersD) 50,000 soldiers were lost60. Knowing something as a whole is far from knowingall its ________.A) instanceB) characterC) itemsD) details61. ________ for your laziness, you could havefinished the assignment by now.A) Had it not beenB) It were notC) Weren’t itD) Had not it been62. The minister had his secretaries ________ a pressconference.A) arrangeB) to arrangeC) arrangingD) arranged63. She left the reception early because she ________get up early the next morning.A) neededB) mightC) used toD) had to64. Let’s not wait any longer, he might not________ at all.A) turn overB) turn upC) used toD) turn down65. Anne couldn’t concentr ate ________ what shewas doing while her family were watching TV.A) toB) onC) forD) in66. My wife said in her letter that she wouldappreciate ________ from you sometime.A) to have heardB) to hearC) having heardD) hearing67. ________ men have learned much from thebehavior of animals in badly new.A) ThatB) ThoseC) WhatD) Whether68. It’s necessary ________ the dictionaryimmediately.A) that he will returnB) that he returnedC) that he returnD) that he has to return69. Franklin’s ability to learn from observations andexperience ________ greatly to his success in public life.A) contributedB) owedC) attachedD) related70. The manager assured the customer that hiscomplaint would be seen ________ immediately.A) toB) atC) onD) with41. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last nightbecause she was busy ________ for her examination.A) to prepareB) to be preparedC) preparingD) being prepared42. Five minutes earlier, ________ we could havecaught the last train.A) andB) butC) or。

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最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：/ielts/xd.html（报名网址）Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B) C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Oceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea”.Before the nineteen century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton consideredsome theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctantto go to sea to further his work.For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?”had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile （起伏形状）of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured.It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings （测身）were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cablefailed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, afact which defied contemporaryscientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition (考察), which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.21. The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on ______.A) an academic aspect C) a business aspectB) a military aspect D) an international aspectPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective word of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.26. Normally a student would at least attend _____ classes each week.A) 36 B) 20C) 12 D) 15Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when youfeel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak, For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to suchfamiliar monologues (自言自语)as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!”The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature -and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habitcan help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract （对抗）your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If our energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam （鼓起干劲）and work better at your low point.Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed aminute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.31. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ______.A) he is a lazy personB) he refuses to follow his own energy cycleC) he is not sure when his energy is lowD) he is at his peak in the afternoon or eveningPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge andexperience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming (把……按能力分班) pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade! Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils. To the full, not just their academic ability.We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn toco-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well aslearning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher. Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. An advanced pupil can do advanced work: it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attainthis goal.36. In the passage the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching”is _______.A) critical C) approvingB) questioning D) objective37. By “held back”(Line 1) the author means “______”A) made to remain in the same classesB) forced to study I the lower classesC) drawn to their studiesD) prevented from advancing“成千上万人疯狂下载。