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2010级第一学期口语考试题目

2010级第一学期口语考试题目

2010级第一学期口语考试题目:1.It seems that nowadays we cannot live without Internet. However it does not only bring about benefits, it also causes troubles. Please talk about the benefits and the troubles brought by the Internet. 2.Do you like play computer games? It seems that parents and teachers are strongly against the computer games as many young people are likely to be addicted to it. What’s your opinion towards the computer games?3.Science, a blessing or a curse?4.What is the most significant scientific discovery in history? Why? 5.What is the most dangerous scientific discovery in history? Why? 6.You have been in college for a semester. What do you feel about college life? How different is college life from high school life? 7.Are you satisfied with your life in college? If you became the president of our university, what is the first thing you would do? Why? 8.What should you do to make your university life more rewarding? 9.What can be done to prevent the dangers in school and ensure the safety of students at school?10.Do you think the foundation of happiness is the material possession? Why or why not?口语成绩评判标准9-10分:无语法错误,用词正确语言连贯,自然,表达丰富,发音清晰内容,语境,语调,语音基本一致能够自然、积极地参与讨论8分:语法和词汇基本正确表达过程中词汇丰富,发音较好对有关主题能进行较长时间、语言连贯的发言,但允许由于无法找到合适的词语而造成的偶尔停顿语言的使用总体上能与语境、功能和目的相适应能够自然、积极地参与讨论7分:语法和词汇有一些错误,但未影响交际表达过程中词汇较丰富,发音尚可对有关主题能进行较连贯的发言,但发言较简短,有时在组织语言与搜寻词语时常出现停顿,有时会影响交际语言的使用基本上能与语境功能和目的相适应能较积极参与讨论,但有时内容不切题6分:语法和词汇有错误,且有时会影响交际表达过程中词汇不丰富,语法结构较简单,发音有缺陷组织语言和搜寻词语时频繁出现较长时间的停顿,影响交际,但能够基本完成交际任务不能积极地参与讨论,有时无法适应主题内容的变化讨论6分以下:语法和词汇有较多错误,妨碍理解表达过程中缺乏词汇和语法结构而影响交际,发音差,常中断交际发言简短且毫无连贯性,几乎无法进行交际不能参与讨论大家好,附件中是19周口语考试的题目,考试时抽签决定讨论哪一题,请大家提前做好准备!sophia。

2010年12月大学英语四级考试真题和答案及解析

2010年12月大学英语四级考试真题和答案及解析

2010年12月大学英语四级考试真题和答案及解析月大学英语四级考试真题和答案及解析Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions :For For this this this part, part, part, you you you are are are allowed allowed allowed 30 30 30 minutes minutes minutes to to to write write write a a a short short essay essay entitled entitled entitled How How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 目前不少父母为孩子包办一切目前不少父母为孩子包办一切2. 为了让孩子独立, 父母应该……How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent? . . . Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked marked [A], [A], [A], [B], [B], [B], [C] and [C] and [D]. [D]. For For For questions questions questions 8-10, 8-10, 8-10, complete complete complete the the the sentences sentences sentences with with with the the the information information given in the passage. A Grassroots Remedy Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go go fishing, fishing, fishing, sit sit sit in in in the the the garden, garden, garden, drink drink drink outside outside outside rather rather rather than than than inside inside inside the the the pub, pub, pub, have have have a a a picnic, picnic, picnic, live live live in in in the the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don ’t run the streets. Every one of them instinctively heads to the park or the river. It is my profound belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not. But But despite despite despite this, this, our our children children children are are are growing growing growing up up up nature-deprived nature-deprived nature-deprived ((丧失). ). I I I spent spent spent my my my boyhood boyhood climbing trees on Streatham Common, South London. These days, children are robbed of these ancient ancient freedoms, freedoms, freedoms, due due to to problems problems problems like like like crime, crime, crime, traffic, traffic, traffic, the the the loss loss loss of of of the the the open open open spaces and spaces and odd odd new new perceptions about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found. The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and and the the the children children children were were were assessed assessed assessed for for for ADHD ADHD —attention attention deficit deficit deficit hyperactivity hyperactivity hyperactivity disorder disorder disorder ((多动症). Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%. A A study study study in in in Sweden Sweden Sweden indicated indicated indicated that that that kindergarten kindergarten kindergarten children children children who who who could could could play play play in in in a a a natural natural environment environment had had had less less less illness illness illness and and and greater greater greater physical physical physical ability ability ability than than than children children children used used used only only only to to to a a a normal normal playground. playground. A A A US US US study study study suggested suggested suggested that that that when when when a a a school school school gave gave gave children children children access access access to to to a a a natural natural environment, academic levels were raised across the entire school. Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity. Most Most bullying bullying bullying ((恃强凌弱) ) is is is found found found in in in schools schools schools where where where there there there is is is a a a tarmac tarmac tarmac ((柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School in Streatham, with its harsh tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners fantasising about wildlife. But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls. One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated treated with with with drugs. drugs. drugs. Y et Y et one one one study study study after after after another another another indicates indicates indicates that that that contact contact contact with with with nature nature nature gives gives gives huge huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places. The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature. The increasing emphasis for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality. In wider and more more difficult difficult areas areas of of life, there is is evidence evidence to indicate indicate that that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world. Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its restorative process helps reduce anger and impulsive behaviour.” Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution. e W e tend tend tend to to to look look look on on on nature nature nature conservation conservation conservation as as as some some some kind kind kind of of of favour favour favour that that that human human human beings beings beings are are granting to the natural world. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, themselves, but but but the the the very very very idea idea idea that that that humanity humanity humanity and and and the the the natural natural natural world world world are are are separable separable separable things things things is is profoundly damaging. Human beings are a species of mammals (哺乳动物). For seven million years they lived on the planet as part of nature. Our ancestral selves miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a pint of beer, given given or or or received received received a a a bunch bunch bunch of of of flowers flowers flowers or or or chosen chosen chosen to to to walk walk walk through through through the the the park park park on on on a a a nice nice nice day, day, understands that. We need the wild world. It is essential to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without the wild world we are not more but less civilised. Without other living things around us we are less than human. Five ways to find harmony with the natural world Walk: Walk: Break Break Break the the the rhythm rhythm rhythm of of permanently permanently being being being under under under a a a roof. roof. roof. Get Get Get off off off a a a stop earlier, stop earlier, make make a a circuit of the park at lunchtime, walk the child to and from school, get a dog, feel yourself moving in moving air, look, listen, absorb. Sit: Take a moment, every now and then, to be still in an open space. In the garden, anywhere that ’s not in the office, anywhere out of the house, away from the routine. Sit under a tree, look at water, feel refreshed, ever so slightly renewed. Drink: Drink: The The The best best best way way way to to to enjoy enjoy enjoy the the the natural natural natural world world world is is is by by by yourself; yourself; yourself; the the the second second second best best best way way way is is is in in company. Take a drink outside with a good person, a good gathering: talk with the sun and the wind with birdsong for background. Learn: Learn: Expand Expand Expand your your your boundaries. boundaries. boundaries. Learn Learn Learn five five five species species species of of of bird, bird, bird, five five five butterflies, butterflies, butterflies, five five five trees, trees, trees, five five bird songs. That way, you see and hear more: and your mind responds gratefully to the greater amount of wildness in your life. Travel: Travel: The The The places places places you you you always always always wanted wanted wanted to to to visit: visit: visit: by by by the the the seaside, seaside, seaside, in in in the the the country, country, country, in in in the the the hills. hills. Take a weekend break, a day-trip, get out there and do it: for the scenery, for the way through the woods, woods, for for for the the the birds, birds, birds, for for for the the the bees. bees. bees. Go Go Go somewhere somewhere somewhere special special special and and and bring bring bring specialness specialness specialness home. home. home. It It It lasts lasts forever, after all. 上作答。

2010年12月英语四级真题及答案(含解析).

2010年12月英语四级真题及答案(含解析).

2010年12月英语四级考试真题Part I Writing (30 minutesDirections:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 目前不少父母为孩子包办一切2. 为了让孩子独立,父母应该……How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent?注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning (15 minutesDirections:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For questions 8-10, complete thesentences with the information given in the passage.A Grassroots RemedyMost of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者jog, they don’t run the streets. Every one of them instinctively heads to the park or the river. It is my profound belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失. I spent my boyhood climbing trees on Streatham Common, South London. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and odd new perceptions about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (多动症. Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, academic levels were raised across the entire school.Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级 based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.Most bullying (恃强凌弱 is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School in Streatham, with its harsh tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners fantasising about wildlife.But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might causedamage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature. The increasing emphasis for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Evenproblems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment c an reduce violent behaviour because its restorative process helps reduce anger and impulsive behaviour.” Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.We tend to look on nature conservation as some kind of favour that human beings are granting to the natural world. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is profoundly damaging.Human beings are a species of mammals (哺乳动物. For seven million years they lived on the planet as part of nature. Our ancestral selves miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under atree with a pint of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.We need the wild world. It is essential to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without the wild world we are not more but less civilised. Without other living things around us we are less than human.Five ways to find harmony with the natural worldWalk: Break the rhythm of permanently being under a roof. Get off a stop earlier, make a circuit of the park at lunchtime, walk the child to and from school, get a dog, feel yourself moving in moving air, look, listen, absorb.Sit: Take a moment, every now and then, to be still in an open space. In the garden, anywhere that’s not in the office, anywh ere out of the house, away from the routine. Sit under a tree, look at water, feel refreshed, ever so slightly renewed.Drink: The best way to enjoy the natural world is by yourself; the second best way is in company. Take a drink outside with a good person, a good gathering: talk with the sun and the wind with birdsong for background.Learn: Expand your boundaries. Learn five species of bird, five butterflies, five trees, five bird songs. That way, you see and hear more: and your mind responds gratefully to the greater amount of wildness in your life.Travel: The places you always wanted to visit: by the seaside, in the country, in the hills. Take a weekend break, a day-trip, get out there and do it: for the scenery, for the way through the woods, for the birds, for the bees. Go somewhere special and bring specialness home. It lasts forever, after all.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

2010公共英语四级(PETS4)口试真题试卷

2010公共英语四级(PETS4)口试真题试卷

2010公共英语四级(PETS4)口试真题试卷Part A ( 2 minutes)InterlocutorGood morning/afternoon. Could I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you.(Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor. )My name is............ and this is my colleague.............. He/she will just listen to us. So, you are............. (name) and ............. (name) ? Thank you.First of all , we' d like to know something about you, so I' m going to ask you some questions.( Select two or more questions from each of the following categories for Candidate A.)(Select two or more questions from each of the following categories for Candidate B.)Part B (3 minutes)Interlocutor:Now I' d like you to talk about something between yourselves. Please speak loudly so that we can hear you. You should take care to share the opportunity of speaking.(Put the Pictures for Candidates [ p. 7 ] in front of both candidates and give instructions with reference to the picture. )If you need a place to live in, you can either rent an apartment or buy one on bank loan.Make your choice and give your reasons.This picture is for your reference. You have three minutes for this. Would you like to begin now, please?Part C (7 minutes)Interlocutor:·I' m going to give each of you a picture and I' d like you to first describe it briefly and thengive your comment on what you see in the picture.(Put picture 1 for Candidates [ p. 8 ] in front of both candidates. )· ...... (Name of Candidate A), this is your picture. You have three minutes to talk about it.· ...... ( Name of Candidate B ), listen carefully while...... ( Name of Candidate A) is speaking. When he/she has finished. I' d like you to ask him/her a question about what he/she has said.· .....(Name of Candidate A), would you like to begin now, please?Candidate A: ( about three minutes)Interlocutor:·Thank you. Now, ...... (Name of Candidate B), could you please ask your partner a question?(Half a minute for asking and answering the question. )( Take back Picture 1 and put Picture 2 for Candidates [p. 9] in front of both candidates. )·Ok, ...... ( Name of Candidate B), here is your picture. You also have three minutes to talk about your picture.· ......( Name of Candidate A), listen carefully while ...... ( Name of Candidate B ) is speaking. When he/she has finished, I' d like you to ask him/her a question about what he/she has said.· ......(Name of Candidate B), would you like to begin now,please?Candidate B: (about three minutes)Interlocutor:·Thank you. Now, ...... Name of Candidate A), could you please ask your partner a question?(Half a minute for asking and answering the question. )·Thank you. That is the end of the test.Part C (7 minutes)Picture 1Picture 2。

2010年9月公共英语四级考试真题及答案

2010年9月公共英语四级考试真题及答案

2010年9月公共英语四级考试真题及答案Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 听力 1-20略Section II Use of English (15 minutes) 英语常识In 1942, the HMS Edinburgh was sunk in the Barents Sea. It was on its 21 back to Britain with ninety-one boxes of Russian gold. 22 thirty-nine years it lay there, too deep for divers to 23 . No one was allowed to explode it, either, since the bodies of sixty of the crew also lay in the 24 . Then, in 1981, an ex-diver called Jessop decided to try using new diving techniques. 25 he could not afford to finance the 26 which was going to cost four million pounds, he had to look for people who were 27 to take the risk. 28 , they were not even sure the gold was going to be there! First a Scottish diving company, then a German shipping company agreed to join in the retrieval 29 . Not long after that, Jessop 30 a fourth company to take a 31 Since the gold was the 32 of the British and the Soviet governments, they both hoped to make a 33 , too! The biggest problem was how to get 34 the gold. Fortunately, they were able to examine the Edinburgh's sister ship, the HMS Belfast, to 35 out the exact location of the bomb room, 36 the gold was stored.They knew it was to be an extremely difficult and dangerous undertaking. To reach the gold,they would have to cut a large square 37 the body of the ship, go through the empty fuel tank and down to the bomb room. After twenty-eight dives, they 38 to find the first bar. Everyone worked 39 the clock, helping to clean and stack the gold, 40 as to finish the job as quickly as possible.第21题:A.roadB.pathC.wayD.passage第22题:A.DuringB.ForC.AtD.Since第23题:A.findB.discoverC.diveD.reach第24题:A.wreckB.ruinC.relic D.waste第25题:A.Although B.Unless C.AsD.If第26题:A.research B.operation C.movement D.search第27题:A.willing B.luckly C.committed D.engaged第28题:A.All in all B.In addition C.In case D.After all第29题:A.assignment B.temptation C.attempt D.commission第30题:A.introduced B.persuaded C.associated D.stimulated第31题:A.chance B.look C.measure D.choice第32题:A.business B.estate C.obligation D.property第33题:A.profit B.benefit C.success D.welfare第34题:A.about B.around C.to D.from第35题:A.get B.take C.work D.try第36题:A.which B.where C.here D.there第37题:A.onB.in C.among D.along第38题:A.managed B.achieved C.succeededD.fulfilled第39题:A.beforeB.byC.withD.round第40题:A.thatB.muchC.farD.soSection III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes) 阅读理解ACompetition for admission to the country's top private schools has always been tough, but this year Elisabeth realized it had reached a new level. Her wake-up call came when a man called the Dalton School in Manhattan, where Elisabeth is admissions director, and inquired about the age cutoff for their kindergarten program. After providing the information, she asked about the age of his child. The man paused for an uncomfortably long time before answering. "Well, we don't have a child yet. We're trying to figure out when to conceive a child so the birthday is not a problem. "Worries are spreading from Manhattan to the rest of the country. Precise current data on private schools are unavailable, but interviews with representatives of independent schools all told the same story: an oversupply of applicants, higher rejection rates. "We have people calling us for spots two years down the road, "said Marilyn of the Seven Hills School in Cincinnati. "We have grandparents calling for pregnant daughters. " Public opinion polls indicate that Americans' No. 1 concern is education. Now that the long economic boom has given parents more disposable income, many are turning to private schools, even at price tags of well over $10,000 a year. "We're getting applicants from a broader area geographically than we ever have in the past," said Betsy of the Latin School of Chicago, which experienced a 20 percent increase in applications this year.The problem for the applicants is that while demand has increased, supply has not. "Everyyear, there are a few children who do not find places, but this year, for the first time that I knowof, there are a significant number without places," said Elisabeth.So what can parents do to give their 4-year-old an edge? Schools know there is no easy way to pick a class when children are so young. Many schools give preference to children of their graduates. Some make the choice by drawing lots. But most rely on a mix of subjective and objective measures: tests that at best identify developmental maturity and cognitive potential, interviews with parents and observation of applicants in classroom settings. They also want a diverse mix.Children may end up on a waiting list simply because their birthdays fall at the wrong time of year, or because too many applicants were boys.The worst thing a parent can do is to pressure preschoolers to perform--for example, by pushing them to read or do math exercises before they're ready. Instead, the experts say, parents should take a breath and look for alternatives. Another year in preschool may be all that's needed.41、From this text we learn that it isA.harder to make a choice between public and private schools.B.harder to go to private schools this year than before.C.more difficult to go to public schools than to private schools.D.as difficult to go to private schools this year as before.42、The sentence "We have people...down the road" ( Line 3 - 4, Paragraph 2) probably meansA.we have people calling us for parking space two years ahead of time. B.people callde us for permission to use the places two years ago.C.we received calls from people down the road two years ago.D.people called us for school vacancies two years in advance.43、The text indicates that private schools are very selective because they A.have no reliable methods to pick students for a class.B.want a good mixture of boys and girls for classes.C.encounter more demand than they can cope with.D.prefer to enroll children of their relatives.44、From the text, we can infer that the authorA.favors the idea of putting children on a waiting list.B.agrees to test preschooler's cognitive potentials.C.thinks children should be better prepared academicallyD.disapproves of the undue pressure on preschoolers.45、Which of the following can serve as a title of this text?A.Hard Time for the PreschoolersB.Prosperity of Private SchoolsC.The Problem for Public SchoolsD.Americans's No. 1 ConcernWilliam Shakespeare described old age as" second childishness"--no teeth, no eyes, no taste. In the case of taste he may, musically speaking, have been more perceptive than he realised. A paper in Neurology by Giovanni Frisoni and his colleagues at the National Centre for Research and Care of Alzheimers's Disease in Italy, shows that frontotemporal dementia can affect musical desires in ways that suggest a regression, if not to infancy ,then at least to a patient's teens. Frontotemporal dementia, a disease usually found with old people, is caused, asits namesuggests ,by damage to the front and sides of the brain. These regions are concerned with speech, and with such" higher" functions as abstract thinking and judgment. Two of such patients intrigued Dr Frisoni. One was a 68-year-old lawyer, the other a 73-year-old housewife. Both had undamaged memories, but displayed the sorts of defect associated with frontotemporal dementia--a diagnosis that was confirmed by brain scanning.About two years after he was first diagnosed, the lawyer, once a classical music lover who referred to pop music as "mere noise", started listening to the Italian pop band "883". As his com-mand of language and his emotional attachments to friends and family deteriorated, he continued to listen to the band at full volume for many hours a day. The housewife had not even had the lawyer's love of classical music, having never enjoyed music of any sort in the past. But about a year after her diagnosis she became very interested in the songs that her ll-year-old granddaughter was listening to.This kind of change in musical taste was not seen in any of the Alzheimer's patients, and thus appears to be specific to those with frontotemporal dementia. And other studies have remarked on how frontotemporal-dementia patients sometimes gain new talents. Five sufferers who developed artistic abilities are known. And in another case, one woman with the disease suddenly started composing and singing country and western songs.Dr Frisoni speculates that the illness is causing people to develop a new attitude towards novel experiences. Previous studies of novelty-seeking behaviour suggest that it is managed by the brain's right frontal lobe. A predominance of the right over the left frontal lobe, caused by damage to the latter, might thus lead to a quest for new experience. Alternatively, the damage may have affected some specific nervous system that is needed to appreciate certain kinds of music. Whether that is a gain or a loss is a different matter. As Dr Frisoni puts it in his article, there is no accounting for taste.46、The writer quotes Shakespeare mainly toA.praise the keen perception of the great English writer.B.support Dr. Frisoni's theory about a disease.C.start the discussion on a brain disease.D.show the long history of the disease.47、The word "regression" in the 1 st paragraph is best replaced by A.backward movement.B.uncontrolled inclination.C.rapid advancement.D.unexpected restoration.48、After contracting frontotemporal dementia, the 68-year-old lawyer A.became more dependent on his family.B.grew fond of classical music.C.recovered from language incompetence.D.enjoyed loud Italian popular music.49、Frontotemporal dementia is a diseaseA.identified with loss of memory.B.causing damage to certain parts of the brain.C.whose patients may develop new talents.D.whose symptoms are similar to those of Alzheimer's patients.50、Dr Frisoni attributed the patients' changing music taste toA.man's desire to seek novel experience.B.the damage to the left part of the brain.C.the shift of predominance from the right lobe to the left.D.the weakening of some part of the nervous system.Who's to blame? The trail of responsibility goes beyond poor maintenance of British railways, say industry critics. Stingy governments--both Labor and Tory--have cut down on investments in trains and rails. In the mid-1990s a Conservative government pushed through the sale of the entire subsidy-guzzling rail network. Operating franchises were parceled out among private companies and a separate firm, Railtrack, was awarded ownership of the tracks and stations. In the future, the theory ran back then, the private sector could pay for any improvements--with a little help from the state--and take the blame for any failings.Today surveys show that travelers believe privatization is one of the reasons for the railways's failures. They ask whether the pursuit of profits is compatible with guaranteeing safety. Worse, split-ting the network between companies has made coordination nearly impossible. "The railway was torn apart at privatization and the structure that was put in place was...designed, if we are honest, to maximize the proceeds to the Treasury," said Railtrack boss Gerald Corbett before resigning last month in the wake of the Hatfield crash.Generally, the contrasts with mainland Europe are stark. Over the past few decades the Germans, French and Italians have invested 50 percent more than the British in transportation infrastructure. Asa result, a web of high-speed trains now crisscross the Continent, funded by governments willing to commit state funds to major capital projects. Spain is currently planning 1,000 miles of new high-speed track. In France superfast trains already shuttle between all major cities, often on dedicated lines. And in Britain? When the Eurostar trains that link Pads, London and Brussels emerge from the Channel Tunnel onto British soil and join the crowded local network, they must slow down from 186 mph to a maximum of 100 mph--and they usually have to go even slower.For once, the government is listening. After all, commuters are voters, too. In a pre-vote spending spree, the government has committed itself to huge investment in transportation, as well as education and the public health service. Over the next 10 years; the railways should get an extra~60 billion, partly through higher subsidies to the private companies. As Blair acknowledged last month, "Britain hasbeen underinvested in and investment is central to Britain's future. " You don't have to tell the 3 million passengers who use the railways every day. Last week trains to Darlington were an hour late--and crawling at Locomotion No. 1 speeds.51、In the first paragraph, the author tries toA.trace the tragedy to its defective origin.B.remind people of Britain's glorious past.C.explain the failure of Britain's rail network.D.call for impartiality in assessing the situation.52、Travelers now believe that the root cause for failures of British railway is A.the pursuit of profit.B.its inefficient network.C.the lack of safety guarantees.D.the lack of safety guarantees.53、According to Gerald Corbett, British railway is structuredA.for the benefit of commuters.B.to the advantage of the govemment.C.for the effect of better coordination.D.as a replacement of the private system.54、Comparing British railway with those of Europe, the author thinksA.trains in Britain can run at 100 mph at least.B.Britain should build more express lines.C.rails in Britain need further privatization.D.British railway is left a long way behind.55、What does the author think of Blair's acknowledgement?A.It's too late to improve the situation quickly enough.B.It's a welcomed declaration of commitment.C.Blair should preach it to other travelers.D.Empty words can't solve the problem.No man has been more harshly judged than Machiavelli, especially in the two centuries following his death. But he has since found many able champions and the tide has turned. The prince has been termed a manual for tyrants, the effect of which has been most harmful, But were Machiavelli's doctrines really new? Did he discover them? He merely had the frankness and courage to write down what everybody was thinking and what everybody knew. He merely gives us the impressions he had received from a long and intimate intercourse with princes and the affairs of state. It was Lord Bacon who said that Machiavelli tells us what princes do, not what they ought to do. When Machiavelli takes Caesar Borgia as a model, he does not praise him as a hero at all, but merely as a prince who was capable of attaining the end in view. The life of the state was the primary object. It must be maintained. And Machiavelli has laid down the principles, based upon his study and wide experience, by whichthis may be accomplished. He wrote from the view-point of the politician-not of the moralist. What is good politics may be bad morals, and in fact, by a strange fatality, where morals and politics clash, the latter generally gets the upper hand. And will anyone contend that the principles set forth by Machiavelli in his Prince or his Discourses have entirely perished from the earth? Has diplomacy been entirely stripped of fraud and duplicity? Let anyone read the famous eighteenth chapter of The Prince:" In what Manner Princes should Keep their Faith," and he will be convinced that what was true nearly four hundred years ago, is quite as true today. Of the remaining works of Machiavelli the most important is the History of Florence written between 1521 and 1525, and dedicated to Clement VII. This book is merely a rapid review of the Middle Ages, and as part of it the history of Florence. Machiavelli's method has been criticized for adhering at times too closely to the chroniclers of his time, and at others rejecting their testimony without apparent reason, while in its details the authority of his History is often questionable. It is the straightforward, logical narrative, which always holds the interest of the reader, that is the greatest charm of the History.56、It can be inferred from the beginning of the text thatA.many people used to think highly of Machiavelli.B.Machiavelli had been very influential among the rulers.C.Machiavelli was widely read among his contemporaries.D.Machiavelli has been a target of criticism throughout history.57、Lord Bacon's remarks on Machiavelli is quoted asA.a support for the author's viewpoint.B.one of the mainstream views on him.C.a judgment in support of most critics.D.a modification of the author's previous stand.58、In the case of Caesar Borgia, the author holds thatA.Machiavelli has been objective.B.Machiavelli revealed his personality.C.Caesar Borgia was a deserved model.D.Machiavelli overvalued Caesar Borgia.59、According to the author, a politician's moralityA.is no match for his political ambition.B.has been undervalued by Machiavelli and his likes.C.is usually of secondary importance.D.should be taken as a yardstick of his capability.60、The author's opinion on Machiavelli's History of Florence is that A.history has much to do with the person who records it.B.the charm lies in the style rather than in the content.C.most people failed to read Machiavelli's intention in it.D.any history of this kind should be written in this way.阅读理解BIn the 16th and 17th centuries, two persons helped lay the foundation of modern education. Comenius, a Czech humanist, greatly influenced both educational and psycho-educational thought. He wrote texts that were based on a developmental theory and in them introduced the use of visual aids in instruction. Media and instructional research, a vital part .of contemporary educational psychology, has its origins in the writing and textbook design of Comenius. 61 ) He recommended that instruction start with the general and then move to the particular and that nothing in books be accepted unless checked by a demonstration to the senses. He taught that understanding, not memory, is the goal of instruction; that we learn best that which we have an opportunity to teach; and that parents have a role to play in the schooling of their children.The contributions of one of our many ancestors often are overlooked, yet Juan Luis Viveswrote very much as a contemporary educational psychologist might in the first part of the 16th century. 62 )He stated to teachers and others with educational responsibilities, such as those in government and commerce, that there should be an orderly presentation of the facts to be learned, and in this way he anticipated Herbart and the 19th-century psychologists. He noted that what is to be learned must be practiced, and in this way he anticipated Thorndike's Law of Exercise. He wrote on practical knowledge and the need to engage student interest, anticipating Dewey. 63 ) He wrote about individual differences and about the need to adjust instruction for all students, and anticipated the work of educational and school psychologists in the area of special education. He discussed the schools's role in moral growth, anticipating the work of Dewey, Piaget, Kohlberg, and Gilligan. He wrote about learning being dependent on self-activity, a precursor to contemporary research on meta-cognition, where the ways in which the self monitors its own activties are studied, Finally,64) Vives anticipated both the contemporary motivational theorists who avoid social comparisons and those researchers who find the harmful elements of norm-referenced testing to outweigh their advantages, by writing about the need for students to be evaluated on the basis of their own past accomplishments and not in comparison with other students. 65) Thus, long before we claimed our professional identity, there were individuals thinking intelligently about what we would eventually call educational psychology, preparing the way for the scientific stud), of education.61、____________________________________________________________________62、____________________________________________________________________63、____________________________________________________________________64、____________________________________________________________________65、____________________________________________________________________写作Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay on it. In your essay, you should(1) describe the cartoon briefly,(2) analyze this situation, and(3) give your comments.You should write 160 - 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.参考答案及精析部分听力理解1~20略第二部分英语知识运用参考译文1942年,“英国皇家海军爱丁堡号”巡洋舰在巴伦支海沉没。

2010年12月全国大学英语四级考试(cet4)试题参考答案

2010年12月全国大学英语四级考试(cet4)试题参考答案
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension
Section A 11. A) The man should visit the museums. B) She can’t stand the hot weather. C) The beach resort is a good choice. D) She enjoys staying in Washington. 答案:D 解析:Woman 最后说到 I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature. 这 表明了她待在这里很愉快,很享受待在华盛顿,故选 D。 12. A) Her new responsibilities in the company. B) What her job prospects are. C) What the customers’ feedback is. D) The director’s opinion of her work. 答案:D 解析:Woman 说到 but I wish the director would give me some feedback. 这 表明了她希望得到 director 的意见(即反馈),故选 D。
parents take care of almost everything concerned with their children, including study, work, marriage. Some parents believe that this is love, however, it is only to destroy children’s independence thoroughly.
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2010 年 12 月全国大学英语四级考试试题参考答案

最新英语四级试卷与答案(2010年6月12日)

最新英语四级试卷与答案(2010年6月12日)

试卷代号: A大学英语四级考试(CET 4)最新英语四级试卷及答案(2010年6月12日)注意事项一、将自己的校名、姓名、学校代号、准考证号写在答题卡1和答题卡2上,将本试卷代号划在答题卡2上。

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Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)注意:此部分试题在答题卡 1上,请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8 to10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Getting Thin — for GoodJust about everyone has been on a diet at one time or another, and millions of us have learned that the weight we lose is all too easily regained. Still few people question the wisdom of dieting. After all, we reason, the worst that can happen is that we'll regain the weight we've lost — then we can simply go on a diet again.But some new research suggests there is a risk: yo-yo dieting may seriously distort the body's weight-control system. The more diets you go on, the harder it may become to lose weight. Even worse, new evidence indicates that repeated cyclesof losing and gaining weight may raise the risk of heart problems.This last possibility is especially disturbing. As part of a 25-year study that monitored 1 959 men, researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston reported in March 1987 that the men showing large up-and-down weight changes had twice the risk of heart disease as those with only small changes in weight. One paper from the Framingham (Mass.) Heart Study, which has monitored more than 5 000 people for 40 years, also provides troubling information: people who lost ten percent of their body weight had about 20 percent reduction in risk of heart disease — but people who gained 10 percent raised the risk by 30 percent. These numbers further suggest that going from 150 to 135 pounds, and back to 150 again, could leave you with a higher heart-disease risk than you started with.When you cut calories and lose weight, your body will protect itself by reducing your basal metabolic rate (BMR). This is the measure of the energy used for routine functions such as breathing and cell repair —roughly 60 to 75 percent of the energy consumed by the body. During severe dieting, your BMR drops within 24 hours and can decline a full 20 percent within two weeks. This metabolic decline is one reason dieters often reach a steady unchanging period, and find that the same caloric intake which melted pounds earlier now produces no weight loss.The body adapts to dieting in other ways. The enzyme lipoprotein lipase (脂肪酶), a chemical in the body, which controls how much fat is stored in fat cell, may become more active in some overweight people after they have lost weight. That would make the body more efficient at fat storage —exactly what the dieter doesn't want. And this change, like the drop in BMR, may be part of the reason dieters frequently regain their lost weight.My interest in the yo-yo problem began in 1982, when my colleagues Thomas Wadden and Albert Stunkard and I were experimenting with very-low-calorie diets — 800 calories or fewer per day. We hoped that patients in our clinic could lose large amounts of weight rapidly, then keep the weight loss with a behavior-modification program.We found, however, that some people lost weight rapidly, some slowly; some lost for a while and then stopped losing. One woman, Marie, began the program at 230 pounds, reduced to 192 pounds, and then "hit a wall", even though she stayed on her diet and walked two miles a day. Marie, like many others in our program, had been a yo-yo dieter, and they tended to have the most difficulty in losing weight.To see if such dieting could really change the body this way, other researchers and I began to study weight changes in animals. We fed a group of rats a high-fat diet until they became obese. Then we changed their diets repeatedly to make them lose weight, regain, lose again and regain again.The results were surprising. The first time the rats lost weight, it took 21 days for them to go from obese to normal weight. On their second diet, it took 46 days, even though the rats consumed exactly as many calories.With each yo-yo, it became easier for the rats to regain. After the first diet, they took 46 days to become obese again; after the second diet, they took only 14 days. In other words on the second yo-yo cycle, it took more than twice as long tolose -weight, and only one-third as long to regain it.Surprised, our group contacted Harvard surgeon George Blackburn, a pioneer in the use of very-low-calorie diets. Blackburn and his colleagues reviewed the records of 140 dieters who had been through their weight-control clinic, had lost weight and regained it —and had returned for a second try. The records showed the dieters had lost an average of 2.3 pounds a week the first time, but only 1.3 pounds a week the second time.Four years ago we began the Weight Cycling Project, a major study that includes some of the country's leading obesity researchers. We know that people who lose weight by dieting only and without an exercise program can lose a considerable amount of muscle. But then, if they gain weight back, they may regain less muscle and more fat. While the reason isn't clear, it may be easier for the body to put fat on than to rebuild lost muscle. We're asking if yo-yo dieters may lose fat from one part of the body and regain it elsewhere. For instance, according to our preparatory studies in animals, they could move fat to the abdomen. And research shows that abdominal fat raises the risk of heart disease and diabetes more than fat around the hips and thighs does.None of this means that dieting is ineffective or foolish. For those who are 20 percent or more overweight, there are good reasons to reduce: successful weight loss can lower blood pressure and cholesterol, help control blood sugar in diabetics and enable people to feel better about themselves. But the new research does suggest that dieting must be taken seriously by people at any weight.It also means that dieting alone is not the best way to weight control. When a weight-loss program includes exercise, you lose more fat and less muscle, and you're not likely to gain the weight back. That's because exercise may help resist the physiological changes that tend to come from yo-yo dieting.Given the potential risks of yo-yo dieting, anyone who diets should be especially careful not to gain the weight back. Before you diet, ask yourself how determined you are; then set reasonable goals.Permanent weight loss should be the main goal, so select a program that will help you change your life-style. Be careful of popular diet programs designed for rapid weight loss and filled with senseless tricks, such as going on and off a diet, eating "magic" foods and so on. A program should focus on sensible changes in nutrition and life-style. The best approach is a low-fat, high-complex-carbohydrate diet and regular physical exercise.To avoid failing in the diet, recognize and plan for high-risk situations. If you always overeat when you visit your parents, for example, figure out how to get around that before your next visit. Understand that desires — for chocolate, say — are like waves that come up, will quickly subside. When the desire comes, get busy with a simple activity — reading or even brushing your teeth.1.What is the risk that yo-yo dieting may bring according to the new research?A)It may damage the body’s weight-control system seriouslyB)It may make the task of losing weight more difficultC)It may make it easier for the weight we lose to be regainedD)It may cause people fear for going on a diet2.What is the automatic reaction of your body when you are on diet?A)It will consume more energy.B)It will suffer from terrible heart break.C)It will reduce your basal metabolic rate.D)It will absorb more caloric intake automatically.3.What is the basic function of enzyme lipoprotein lipase?A)to become active in order to lose weightB)to control how much fat is stored in fat cellC)to help cell regain the weight lost after being on dietD)to drop the BMR of the dieter4.What does “hit a wall” mean when the author use it to refer Marie?A)It means that people achieved his goal of losing weight.B)It means that people stopped to stay on diet.C)It means that people started to walk two miles a dayD)It means that people stepped into the most difficult stage of losing weight.5.According to the author, the result of the rat research can be described as_____________?A)disappointingB)excitingC)meaninglessD)surprising6.What will happened on a dieter if he or she gain weight back without exercise?A)They may regain the same muscle and fat.B)They may regain more muscle and less fat.C)They may regain less muscle and more fat.D)They may become healthier than before7.In order to lose weight permanently, which of the following advice that peopleshould follow?A)going on and off a dietB)eating magic foodsC)avoiding being on dietD)eating low-fat, high-complex-carbohydrate diet and doing physical exerciseregularly注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上作答;8-10题在答题卡1上。

2010年9月公共英语四级考试真题及答案

2010年9月公共英语四级考试真题及答案

2010年9月公共英语四级考试真题及答案Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 听力 1-20略Section II Use of English (15 minutes) 英语常识In 1942, the HMS Edinburgh was sunk in the Barents Sea. It was on its 21 back to Britain with ninety-one boxes of Russian gold. 22 thirty-nine years it lay there, too deep for divers to 23 . No one was allowed to explode it, either, since the bodies of sixty of the crew also lay in the 24 . Then, in 1981, an ex-diver called Jessop decided to try using new diving techniques. 25 he could not afford to finance the 26 which was going to cost four million pounds, he had to look for people who were 27 to take the risk. 28 , they were not even sure the gold was going to be there! First a Scottish diving company, then a German shipping company agreed to join in the retrieval 29 . Not long after that, Jessop 30 a fourth company to take a 31 Since the gold was the 32 of the British and the Soviet governments, they both hoped to make a 33 , too! The biggest problem was how to get 34 the gold. Fortunately, they were able to examine the Edinburgh's sister ship, the HMS Belfast, to 35 out the exact location of the bomb room, 36 the gold was stored.They knew it was to be an extremely difficult and dangerous undertaking. To reach the gold,they would have to cut a large square 37 the body of the ship, go through the empty fuel tank and down to the bomb room. After twenty-eight dives, they 38 to find the first bar. Everyone worked 39 the clock, helping to clean and stack the gold, 40 as to finish the job as quickly as possible.第21题:A.roadB.pathC.wayD.passage第22题:A.DuringB.ForC.AtD.Since第23题:A.findB.discoverC.diveD.reach第24题:A.wreckB.ruinC.relic D.waste第25题:A.Although B.Unless C.AsD.If第26题:A.research B.operation C.movement D.search第27题:A.willing B.luckly C.committed D.engaged第28题:A.All in all B.In addition C.In case D.After all第29题:A.assignment B.temptation C.attempt D.commission第30题:A.introduced B.persuaded C.associated D.stimulated第31题:A.chance B.look C.measure D.choice第32题:A.business B.estate C.obligation D.property第33题:A.profit B.benefit C.success D.welfare第34题:A.about B.around C.to D.from第35题:A.get B.take C.work D.try第36题:A.which B.where C.here D.there第37题:A.onB.in C.among D.along第38题:A.managed B.achieved C.succeededD.fulfilled第39题:A.beforeB.byC.withD.round第40题:A.thatB.muchC.farD.soSection III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes) 阅读理解ACompetition for admission to the country's top private schools has always been tough, but this year Elisabeth realized it had reached a new level. Her wake-up call came when a man called the Dalton School in Manhattan, where Elisabeth is admissions director, and inquired about the age cutoff for their kindergarten program. After providing the information, she asked about the age of his child. The man paused for an uncomfortably long time before answering. "Well, we don't have a child yet. We're trying to figure out when to conceive a child so the birthday is not a problem. "Worries are spreading from Manhattan to the rest of the country. Precise current data on private schools are unavailable, but interviews with representatives of independent schools all told the same story: an oversupply of applicants, higher rejection rates. "We have people calling us for spots two years down the road, "said Marilyn of the Seven Hills School in Cincinnati. "We have grandparents calling for pregnant daughters. " Public opinion polls indicate that Americans' No. 1 concern is education. Now that the long economic boom has given parents more disposable income, many are turning to private schools, even at price tags of well over $10,000 a year. "We're getting applicants from a broader area geographically than we ever have in the past," said Betsy of the Latin School of Chicago, which experienced a 20 percent increase in applications this year.The problem for the applicants is that while demand has increased, supply has not. "Everyyear, there are a few children who do not find places, but this year, for the first time that I knowof, there are a significant number without places," said Elisabeth.So what can parents do to give their 4-year-old an edge? Schools know there is no easy way to pick a class when children are so young. Many schools give preference to children of their graduates. Some make the choice by drawing lots. But most rely on a mix of subjective and objective measures: tests that at best identify developmental maturity and cognitive potential, interviews with parents and observation of applicants in classroom settings. They also want a diverse mix.Children may end up on a waiting list simply because their birthdays fall at the wrong time of year, or because too many applicants were boys.The worst thing a parent can do is to pressure preschoolers to perform--for example, by pushing them to read or do math exercises before they're ready. Instead, the experts say, parents should take a breath and look for alternatives. Another year in preschool may be all that's needed.41、From this text we learn that it isA.harder to make a choice between public and private schools.B.harder to go to private schools this year than before.C.more difficult to go to public schools than to private schools.D.as difficult to go to private schools this year as before.42、The sentence "We have people...down the road" ( Line 3 - 4, Paragraph 2) probably meansA.we have people calling us for parking space two years ahead of time. B.people callde us for permission to use the places two years ago.C.we received calls from people down the road two years ago.D.people called us for school vacancies two years in advance.43、The text indicates that private schools are very selective because they A.have no reliable methods to pick students for a class.B.want a good mixture of boys and girls for classes.C.encounter more demand than they can cope with.D.prefer to enroll children of their relatives.44、From the text, we can infer that the authorA.favors the idea of putting children on a waiting list.B.agrees to test preschooler's cognitive potentials.C.thinks children should be better prepared academicallyD.disapproves of the undue pressure on preschoolers.45、Which of the following can serve as a title of this text?A.Hard Time for the PreschoolersB.Prosperity of Private SchoolsC.The Problem for Public SchoolsD.Americans's No. 1 ConcernWilliam Shakespeare described old age as" second childishness"--no teeth, no eyes, no taste. In the case of taste he may, musically speaking, have been more perceptive than he realised. A paper in Neurology by Giovanni Frisoni and his colleagues at the National Centre for Research and Care of Alzheimers's Disease in Italy, shows that frontotemporal dementia can affect musical desires in ways that suggest a regression, if not to infancy ,then at least to a patient's teens. Frontotemporal dementia, a disease usually found with old people, is caused, asits namesuggests ,by damage to the front and sides of the brain. These regions are concerned with speech, and with such" higher" functions as abstract thinking and judgment. Two of such patients intrigued Dr Frisoni. One was a 68-year-old lawyer, the other a 73-year-old housewife. Both had undamaged memories, but displayed the sorts of defect associated with frontotemporal dementia--a diagnosis that was confirmed by brain scanning.About two years after he was first diagnosed, the lawyer, once a classical music lover who referred to pop music as "mere noise", started listening to the Italian pop band "883". As his com-mand of language and his emotional attachments to friends and family deteriorated, he continued to listen to the band at full volume for many hours a day. The housewife had not even had the lawyer's love of classical music, having never enjoyed music of any sort in the past. But about a year after her diagnosis she became very interested in the songs that her ll-year-old granddaughter was listening to.This kind of change in musical taste was not seen in any of the Alzheimer's patients, and thus appears to be specific to those with frontotemporal dementia. And other studies have remarked on how frontotemporal-dementia patients sometimes gain new talents. Five sufferers who developed artistic abilities are known. And in another case, one woman with the disease suddenly started composing and singing country and western songs.Dr Frisoni speculates that the illness is causing people to develop a new attitude towards novel experiences. Previous studies of novelty-seeking behaviour suggest that it is managed by the brain's right frontal lobe. A predominance of the right over the left frontal lobe, caused by damage to the latter, might thus lead to a quest for new experience. Alternatively, the damage may have affected some specific nervous system that is needed to appreciate certain kinds of music. Whether that is a gain or a loss is a different matter. As Dr Frisoni puts it in his article, there is no accounting for taste.46、The writer quotes Shakespeare mainly toA.praise the keen perception of the great English writer.B.support Dr. Frisoni's theory about a disease.C.start the discussion on a brain disease.D.show the long history of the disease.47、The word "regression" in the 1 st paragraph is best replaced by A.backward movement.B.uncontrolled inclination.C.rapid advancement.D.unexpected restoration.48、After contracting frontotemporal dementia, the 68-year-old lawyer A.became more dependent on his family.B.grew fond of classical music.C.recovered from language incompetence.D.enjoyed loud Italian popular music.49、Frontotemporal dementia is a diseaseA.identified with loss of memory.B.causing damage to certain parts of the brain.C.whose patients may develop new talents.D.whose symptoms are similar to those of Alzheimer's patients.50、Dr Frisoni attributed the patients' changing music taste toA.man's desire to seek novel experience.B.the damage to the left part of the brain.C.the shift of predominance from the right lobe to the left.D.the weakening of some part of the nervous system.Who's to blame? The trail of responsibility goes beyond poor maintenance of British railways, say industry critics. Stingy governments--both Labor and Tory--have cut down on investments in trains and rails. In the mid-1990s a Conservative government pushed through the sale of the entire subsidy-guzzling rail network. Operating franchises were parceled out among private companies and a separate firm, Railtrack, was awarded ownership of the tracks and stations. In the future, the theory ran back then, the private sector could pay for any improvements--with a little help from the state--and take the blame for any failings.Today surveys show that travelers believe privatization is one of the reasons for the railways's failures. They ask whether the pursuit of profits is compatible with guaranteeing safety. Worse, split-ting the network between companies has made coordination nearly impossible. "The railway was torn apart at privatization and the structure that was put in place was...designed, if we are honest, to maximize the proceeds to the Treasury," said Railtrack boss Gerald Corbett before resigning last month in the wake of the Hatfield crash.Generally, the contrasts with mainland Europe are stark. Over the past few decades the Germans, French and Italians have invested 50 percent more than the British in transportation infrastructure. Asa result, a web of high-speed trains now crisscross the Continent, funded by governments willing to commit state funds to major capital projects. Spain is currently planning 1,000 miles of new high-speed track. In France superfast trains already shuttle between all major cities, often on dedicated lines. And in Britain? When the Eurostar trains that link Pads, London and Brussels emerge from the Channel Tunnel onto British soil and join the crowded local network, they must slow down from 186 mph to a maximum of 100 mph--and they usually have to go even slower.For once, the government is listening. After all, commuters are voters, too. In a pre-vote spending spree, the government has committed itself to huge investment in transportation, as well as education and the public health service. Over the next 10 years; the railways should get an extra~60 billion, partly through higher subsidies to the private companies. As Blair acknowledged last month, "Britain hasbeen underinvested in and investment is central to Britain's future. " You don't have to tell the 3 million passengers who use the railways every day. Last week trains to Darlington were an hour late--and crawling at Locomotion No. 1 speeds.51、In the first paragraph, the author tries toA.trace the tragedy to its defective origin.B.remind people of Britain's glorious past.C.explain the failure of Britain's rail network.D.call for impartiality in assessing the situation.52、Travelers now believe that the root cause for failures of British railway is A.the pursuit of profit.B.its inefficient network.C.the lack of safety guarantees.D.the lack of safety guarantees.53、According to Gerald Corbett, British railway is structuredA.for the benefit of commuters.B.to the advantage of the govemment.C.for the effect of better coordination.D.as a replacement of the private system.54、Comparing British railway with those of Europe, the author thinksA.trains in Britain can run at 100 mph at least.B.Britain should build more express lines.C.rails in Britain need further privatization.D.British railway is left a long way behind.55、What does the author think of Blair's acknowledgement?A.It's too late to improve the situation quickly enough.B.It's a welcomed declaration of commitment.C.Blair should preach it to other travelers.D.Empty words can't solve the problem.No man has been more harshly judged than Machiavelli, especially in the two centuries following his death. But he has since found many able champions and the tide has turned. The prince has been termed a manual for tyrants, the effect of which has been most harmful, But were Machiavelli's doctrines really new? Did he discover them? He merely had the frankness and courage to write down what everybody was thinking and what everybody knew. He merely gives us the impressions he had received from a long and intimate intercourse with princes and the affairs of state. It was Lord Bacon who said that Machiavelli tells us what princes do, not what they ought to do. When Machiavelli takes Caesar Borgia as a model, he does not praise him as a hero at all, but merely as a prince who was capable of attaining the end in view. The life of the state was the primary object. It must be maintained. And Machiavelli has laid down the principles, based upon his study and wide experience, by whichthis may be accomplished. He wrote from the view-point of the politician-not of the moralist. What is good politics may be bad morals, and in fact, by a strange fatality, where morals and politics clash, the latter generally gets the upper hand. And will anyone contend that the principles set forth by Machiavelli in his Prince or his Discourses have entirely perished from the earth? Has diplomacy been entirely stripped of fraud and duplicity? Let anyone read the famous eighteenth chapter of The Prince:" In what Manner Princes should Keep their Faith," and he will be convinced that what was true nearly four hundred years ago, is quite as true today. Of the remaining works of Machiavelli the most important is the History of Florence written between 1521 and 1525, and dedicated to Clement VII. This book is merely a rapid review of the Middle Ages, and as part of it the history of Florence. Machiavelli's method has been criticized for adhering at times too closely to the chroniclers of his time, and at others rejecting their testimony without apparent reason, while in its details the authority of his History is often questionable. It is the straightforward, logical narrative, which always holds the interest of the reader, that is the greatest charm of the History.56、It can be inferred from the beginning of the text thatA.many people used to think highly of Machiavelli.B.Machiavelli had been very influential among the rulers.C.Machiavelli was widely read among his contemporaries.D.Machiavelli has been a target of criticism throughout history.57、Lord Bacon's remarks on Machiavelli is quoted asA.a support for the author's viewpoint.B.one of the mainstream views on him.C.a judgment in support of most critics.D.a modification of the author's previous stand.58、In the case of Caesar Borgia, the author holds thatA.Machiavelli has been objective.B.Machiavelli revealed his personality.C.Caesar Borgia was a deserved model.D.Machiavelli overvalued Caesar Borgia.59、According to the author, a politician's moralityA.is no match for his political ambition.B.has been undervalued by Machiavelli and his likes.C.is usually of secondary importance.D.should be taken as a yardstick of his capability.60、The author's opinion on Machiavelli's History of Florence is that A.history has much to do with the person who records it.B.the charm lies in the style rather than in the content.C.most people failed to read Machiavelli's intention in it.D.any history of this kind should be written in this way.阅读理解BIn the 16th and 17th centuries, two persons helped lay the foundation of modern education. Comenius, a Czech humanist, greatly influenced both educational and psycho-educational thought. He wrote texts that were based on a developmental theory and in them introduced the use of visual aids in instruction. Media and instructional research, a vital part .of contemporary educational psychology, has its origins in the writing and textbook design of Comenius. 61 ) He recommended that instruction start with the general and then move to the particular and that nothing in books be accepted unless checked by a demonstration to the senses. He taught that understanding, not memory, is the goal of instruction; that we learn best that which we have an opportunity to teach; and that parents have a role to play in the schooling of their children.The contributions of one of our many ancestors often are overlooked, yet Juan Luis Viveswrote very much as a contemporary educational psychologist might in the first part of the 16th century. 62 )He stated to teachers and others with educational responsibilities, such as those in government and commerce, that there should be an orderly presentation of the facts to be learned, and in this way he anticipated Herbart and the 19th-century psychologists. He noted that what is to be learned must be practiced, and in this way he anticipated Thorndike's Law of Exercise. He wrote on practical knowledge and the need to engage student interest, anticipating Dewey. 63 ) He wrote about individual differences and about the need to adjust instruction for all students, and anticipated the work of educational and school psychologists in the area of special education. He discussed the schools's role in moral growth, anticipating the work of Dewey, Piaget, Kohlberg, and Gilligan. He wrote about learning being dependent on self-activity, a precursor to contemporary research on meta-cognition, where the ways in which the self monitors its own activties are studied, Finally,64) Vives anticipated both the contemporary motivational theorists who avoid social comparisons and those researchers who find the harmful elements of norm-referenced testing to outweigh their advantages, by writing about the need for students to be evaluated on the basis of their own past accomplishments and not in comparison with other students. 65) Thus, long before we claimed our professional identity, there were individuals thinking intelligently about what we would eventually call educational psychology, preparing the way for the scientific stud), of education.61、____________________________________________________________________62、____________________________________________________________________63、____________________________________________________________________64、____________________________________________________________________65、____________________________________________________________________写作Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay on it. In your essay, you should(1) describe the cartoon briefly,(2) analyze this situation, and(3) give your comments.You should write 160 - 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.参考答案及精析部分听力理解1~20略第二部分英语知识运用参考译文1942年,“英国皇家海军爱丁堡号”巡洋舰在巴伦支海沉没。

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Part I Questions & Answers
1.You’re going to babysit your ten-year-old niece this weekend. What
will you do to entertain her?
2.If a mother’s single son were killed in a traffic accident, do you think
she should be allowed to clone her son? Why?
3.Do you believe in the saying “Clothes make the man”? Why or why
not?
4.Can you just briefly tell me how Chinese food is different from that of
western countries?
5.If a solar-energy car were twice as expensive as a traditional
gas-powered car, which would you like to have? Why?
6.What aspects of western culture do you find most attractive? Explain
your reasons.
7.Would you like to join a tour group or backpack your way round when
you go travelling?
8.Many people say that computers are making children less intelligent.
Do you agree? Why or why not?
9.Would you prefer to buy the labeled GM foods with lower prices or
those organic ones which are much more expensive? Why?
10.What, in your opinion, was the biggest change that took place in
your family during the last decade due to the development of economy
11.How do you like the popularity of some western festivals in China?
12.What kind of things do you feel most confident in doing? Why?
Part II Picture Talk
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