2012年公共英语四级考试(pets4)笔试实考试卷-中大网校
2012年12月英语四级(cet4)真题及答案解析汇编(多套题汇总)
Part I Writing 标准版：The above bar chart clearly shows us education pays in 2010. We see that one with higher education background earns more money weekly than those with lower ones. For instance, the college students with no degree get paid$712 per week w hereas those with a Bachelor’s degree can earn $1038.Several reasons, in my opinion, can be identified to account for this phenomenon. To begin with, compared with those with comparatively lower education degree, people who have received higher education possess considerably wider knowledge, more remarkable learning and research ability, greater innovation and most of all, resourceful social network, all of which are essential to a high-income work. Also, the higher one’s education degree is, the bigger pl atform he will have to show his ability. For example, his college, university, or research institute will organize various job fairs for them to communicate face to face with employers.This phenomenon tells us that education is a worthy investment. Therefore, substantial education investment should be strengthened while we, as college students, should study harder to build our country and strive for a better life for ourselves.高分版：Education PaysJudging from the table, we can see that people’s income increases along with their education levels. Above all，the average college graduates earn much more than the typical high-school graduates. The fact revealed by these data is obvious: a degree does bring distinctive financial benefits to its holders. But is it true that a degree alone can ensure a bright future? I don’t think so because, on the one hand, the financial value of high education depends heavily on what skills graduates can gain from it instead of the degree itself. After all, an employer only pays for your ability and performance, not for your certificate. On the other hand, the most valuable bless high education brings to graduates is the ability to learn quickly and efficiently. People received more education tend to keep lifelong learning habits after their graduation, which would help them gain more opportunities in their career path.In conclusion, what accounts for education pays is not the degree alone, but the gr aduate’s ability and leaning habit.作文B：标准版：Education PaysThe above bar chart clearly shows us education pays in 2010. We see that unemployment rate of those with higher education background is much lower than those with lower education degree. For instance, the unemployment rate of college students with no degree is as high as 14.9% while that of those with doctoral degree is only 1.9%.The followingreason, in my opinion, is the most important one to account for this phenomenon. Compared with those with comparatively lower education degree, people who have received higher education possess considerably wider knowledge, more remarkable learning and research ability, greater innovation and most of all, resourceful social network, all of which make them more qualified and competent for their task. Thus, they are less likely to lose their jobs.This phenomenon tells us that education is a worthy investment. Therefore, education investment should be strengthened while we, as college students, should study harder to avoid unemployment.高分版：Education PaysAs is shown in the table, the unemployment rate decreases steadily as the education level increases. The fact revealed by the statistics is obvious: graduates with a degree are less likely to be unemployed. What has brought about this effect? I believe there are three main reasons. To begin with, the education level is still the top factor that employers would take into account when selecting job candidates. It is believed that people with a college degree tend to be more intelligent and qualified. In addition, as a result of good learning habit formed during college, job hunters with high education background are also more efficient in acquiring and processing job hunting information. Finally, college education equips graduates with specialized skills, leading to greater attachment to the company they are employed and higher possibility to be reemployed even if they leave their previous company.In conclusion, it is the qualifications, learning habit and specialized skills that high education equip a graduate that make one distinctive in labor market.【标准版点评】这次四级作文出了图表题，可能让大家有些意外，但是四六级考察图表作文已经并不是第一次，早在2002年的时候就已经出现过，是图表+提纲的形式，图表反应的是大学生使用计算机的情况。
2012年英语4级真题和答案AB卷
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12. A) Professionals. B) College students.
C) Beginners. D) Intermediate learners.
13. A) Courses for doctors. B) Courses for businessmen.
C) Courses for reporters. D) Courses for lawyers.
15. A) To show off their wealth.
B) To feel good.
C) To regain their memory.
D) To be different from others.
16. A) To help solve their psychological problems.
5. A) The man thought the essay was easy.
B) They both had a hard time writing the essay.
C) The woman thought the essay was easy.
D) Neither of them has finished the assignment yet.
C) She would like to have a copy of the article.
2012年6月英语四级真题及答案(含解析)
2012年6月大学英语四级真题答案解析Part I Writing标准版Doing Shopping OnlineWith the development of the Internet, shopping is no longer a tiring thing. Just click your mouse to choose the articles you like, and the purchase is done. You don't even have to step out of the room. It seems all easy and quick.However, people's opinions vary on this trend. Some believe that on line shopping is time and money saving. With plentiful selection options, they can buy whatever they like at any time convenient. Still others insist that mis-purchasing alone is annoying enough, not to mention the credibility of the sellers and the safety of their accounts.In my opinion, the convenience and excitement of on line shopping is beyond all doubts. In the meantime, we must always bear in mind that certain traps do exist, so we'd better make sure the sellers are trustworthy before buying. In addition, we should also guard ourselves from the potential hackers who might steal our account information.文章点评：这是一篇“中等偏上”的学生作文。
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Education Pays based on the statistics provided in the chart below（Unemployment rate in 2010）. Please give a brief description of the chart first and then make comments on it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes）Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.1. ［A］He needs another week for the painting.［B］The painting was completed just in time.［C］The building won’t open until next week.［D］His artistic work has been well received.2. ［A］Go camping.［B］Rent a tent.［C］Decorate his house.［D］Organize a party.3. ［A］She talked with Mr. Wright on the phone.［B］She is about to call Mr. Wright’s secretary.［C］She will see Mr. Wright at lunch time.［D］She failed to reach Mr. Wright.4. ［A］He is actually very hardworking.［B］He has difficulty finishing his project.［C］He needs to spend more time in the lab.［D］He seldom tells the truth about himself.5. ［A］Rules restricting smoking. ［C］Smokers’ health problems.［B］Ways to quit smoking. ［D］Hazards of passive smoking.6. ［A］He is out of town all morning. ［C］He has been writing a report.［B］He is tied up in family matters. ［D］He has got meetings to attend.7. ［A］He is not easy-going. ［C］He is not at home this weekend.［B］He is the speakers’ boss. ［D］He seldom invites people to his home.8. ［A］Take a break.［B］Refuel his car.［C］Ask the way.［D］Have a cup of coffee.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. ［A］They are as good as historical films. ［C］They have greatly improved.［B］They give youngsters a thrill. ［D］They are better than comics on film. 10. ［A］The effects were very good. ［C］The plot was too complicated.［B］The acting was just so-so. ［D］The characters were lifelike.11. ［A］They triumphed ultimately over evil in the battle.［B］They played the same role in War of the Worlds.［C］They are popular figures among young people.［D］They are two leading characters in the film.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. ［A］It is scheduled on Thursday night. ［C］It takes place once a week.［B］It is supposed to last nine weeks. ［D］It usually starts at six.13. ［A］To make good use of her spare time in the evening.［B］To meet the requirements of her in-service training.［C］To improve her driving skills as quickly as possible.［D］To get some basic knowledge about car maintenance.14. ［A］Participate in group discussions. ［C］Listen to the teacher’s explanation.［B］Take turns to make presentations. ［D］Answer the teacher’s questions.15. ［A］Most of them are female. ［C］They plan to buy a new car.［B］Some have a part-time job. ［D］A few of them are old chaps.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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. ［A］She is not good at making friends. ［C］She enjoys company.［B］She is not well off. ［D］She likes to go to concerts alone.17. ［A］Their similar social status. ［C］Their common interest.［B］Their interdependence. ［D］Their identical character.18. ［A］Invite Pat to a live concert. ［C］Help take care of Pat’s kids.［B］Buy some gifts for Pat’s kids. ［D］Pay for Pat’s season tickets.19. ［A］It can develop between people with a big difference in income.［B］It can be maintained among people of different age groups.［C］It cannot last long without similar family background.［D］It cannot be sustained when friends move far apart.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. ［A］Priority of students’ academic achievements.［B］Equal education opportunities to all children.［C］Social equality between teachers and students.［D］Respect for students’ individuality.21. ［A］Efficient.［B］Complicated.［C］Lengthy.［D］Democratic.22. ［A］To help them acquire hands-on experience.［B］To try to cut down its operational expenses.［C］To provide part-time jobs for needy students.［D］To enable them to learn to take responsibility.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. ［A］The best way to work through a finger maze.［B］Individuals doing better in front of an audience.［C］Researchers having contributed greatly to psychology.［D］Improvements on the classification of human behavior.24. ［A］When you feel encouraged by the audience.［B］When you try to figure out a confusing game.［C］When you already know how to do something.［D］When you complete with other people in a group.25. ［A］Practicing constantly.［B］Working by oneself.［C］Learning by doing.［D］Using proven methods.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the secondtime, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Americans today have different eating habits than they had in the past. There is a wide （26）__________ of food available. They have a broader knowledge of nutrition （营养）, so they buy more fresh fruit and vegetables than ever before. At the same time, Americans （27）__________ increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.Statistics show that the way people live （28）__________ the way they eat. American lifestyles have changed. There are now growing numbers of people who live alone, （29）__________ parents and children, and double-income families. These changing lifestyles are responsible for the increasing number of people who must rush meals or sometimes simply （30）__________ them. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend preparing food. （31）__________ as a consequence of this limited time, over half of all American homes now have microwave ovens. Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times a week （32）__________.It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people （33）__________. The United States Department of Agriculture and the food industry collect sales statistics and （34）__________. This information not only tells us what people are eating, but also tells us about the changes in attitudes and tastes. Red meat, which used to be the most popular choice for dinner, is no longer an American （35）__________. Instead, chicken, turkey, and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased in recent years.Part III Reading Comprehension （40minutes）Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.French fries, washed down with a pint of soda, are a favorite part of fast-food lunches and dinners for millions of American youngsters. But ___36___ a cue from health experts, a group of 19 restaurant companies are pledging to offer more-healthful menu options for children at a time when ___37___ is growing over the role of fast food in childhood obesity （肥胖症）.Burger King, the nation’s second-largest fast food chain, for instance, will ___38___ automatically including French fries and soda in its kids’ meals starting this month, although they will still be ___39___. Instead, the company said Tuesday, its employees will ask parents whether they ___40___ such options as milk or sliced apples before assembling the meals.”We’re asking the customers to ___41___ what they want,”said Craig Prusher, the chain’s vice president of government relations. Other participating chains, with a ___42___ of menu options, including Denny’s, Chili’s, Friendly’s and Chevy’s.As part of the Kids Live Well campaign—expected to be announced ___43___ Wednesday—participating restaurants must promise to offer at least one children’s meal that has fewer than 600 calories （卡路里）, no soft drinks and at least two ___44___ from the following food groups:fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins or low-fat dairy. Among other requirements, they must offer a side dish that meets similar ___45___, with fewer than 200 calories and less than 35% of its calories from sugar.［A］adapt ［D］concern ［G］nationwide ［J］recommending ［M］stop ［B］available ［E］criteria ［H］possible ［K］species ［N］taking［C］begin ［F］items ［I］prefer ［L］specify［O］varietySection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Seven Ways to Save the WorldA） Forget the old idea that conserving energy is a form of self-denial—riding bicycles, dimming the lights, and taking fewer showers. These days conservation is all about efficiency: getting the same—or better—results from just a fraction of the energy. When a slump in business travel forced Ulrich Ramer to cut costs at his family-owned hotel in Germany, he replaced hundreds of the hotel’s wasteful light bulbs, getting the same light for 80 percent less power. He bought a new water boiler with a digitally controlled pump, and wrapped insulation around the pipes. Spending about 100,000 on these and other improvements, he slashed his 90,000 fuel and power bill by 60,000. As a bonus, the hotel’s lower energy needs have reduced its annual carbon emissions by more than 200 metric tons. “For us, saving energy has been very, very profitable,”he says. “And most importantly, we’re not giving up a single comfort for our guests.”B） Efficiency is also a great way to lower carbon emissions and help slow global warming. But the best argument for efficiency is its cost—or, more precisely, its profitability. That’s because quickly growing energy demand requires immense investment in new supply, not to mention the drain of rising energy prices. The good news is that the world is full of proven, cheap ways to save energy. Here are the seven that could have the biggest impact:InsulateC）Space heating and cooling eats up 36 percent of all the world’s energy. There’s virtually no limit to how much of that can be saved, as prototype “zero-energy homes”in Switzerland and Germany have shown. There’s been a surge in new ways of keeping heat in and cold out （or vice versa）. The most advanced insulation follows the law of increasing returns: if you add enough, you can scale down or even eliminate heating and air-conditioning equipment, lowering costs even before you start saving on utility bills. Studies have shown that green workplaces （ones that don’t constantly need to have the heater or air-conditioner running）have higher worker productivity and lower sick rates.Change BulbsD）Lighting eats up 20 percent of the world’s electricity, or the equivalent of roughly 600,000 tons of coal a day. Forty percent of that powers old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs—a 19th-century technology that wastes most of the power it consumes on unwanted heat. Compactfluorescent lamps, or CFLs, not only use 75 to 80 percent less electricity than incandescent bulbs to generate the same amount of light, but they also last 10 times longer. Phasing old bulbs out by 2030 would save the output of 650 power plants and avoid the release of 700 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year.Comfort ZoneE）Water boilers, space heaters and air conditioners have been notoriously inefficient. The heat pump has altered that equation. It removes heat from the air outside or the ground below and uses it to supply heat to a building or its water supply. In the summer, the system can be reversed to cool buildings as well. Most new residential buildings in Sweden are already heated with ground-source heat pumps. Such systems consume almost no conventional fuel at all. Several countries have used subsidies to jump-start the market, including Japan, where almost 1 million heat pumps have been installed in the past two years to heat water for showers and hot tubs. Remake FactoriesF）From steel mills to paper factories, industry eats up about a third of the world’s energy. The opportunities to save are vast. In Ludwigshafen, German chemicals giant BASF runs an interconnected complex of more than 200 chemical factories, where heat produced by one chemical process is used to power the next. At the Ludwigshafen site alone, such recycling of heat and energy saves the company 200 million a year and almost half its CO2 emissions. Now BASF is doing the same for new plants in China. “Optimizing（优化）energy efficiency is a decisive competitive advantage,”says BASF CEO Jürgen Hambrecht.Green DrivingG）A quarter of the world’s energy—including two thirds of the annual production of oil—is used for transportation. Some savings come free of charge: you can boost fuel efficiency by 6 percent simply by keeping your car’s tires properly inflated（充气）. Gasoline-electric hybrid（混合型的）models like the Toyota Prius improve mileage by a further 20 percent over conventional models.A Better FridgeH）More than half of all residential power goes into running household appliances, producing a fifth of the world’s carbon emissions. And that’s true even though manufacturers have already hiked the efficiency of refrigerators and other white goods by as much as 70 percent since the 1980s. According to an International Energy Agency study, if consumers chose those models that would save them the most money over the life of the appliance, they’d cut global residential power consumption （and their utility bills）by 43 percent.Flexible PaymentI）Who says you have to pay for all your conservation investments? “Energy service contractors”will pay for retrofitting（翻新改造）in return for a share of the client’s annual utility-bill savings. In Beijing, Shenwu Thermal Energy Technology Co. specializes in retrofitting China’s steel furnaces. Shenwu puts up the initial investment to install a heat exchanger that preheats the air going into the furnace, slashing the client’s fuel costs. Shenwu pockets a cut of those savings, so both Shenwu and the client profit.J）If saving energy is so easy and profitable, why isn’t everyone doing it? It has to do with psychology and a lack of information. Most of us tend to look at today’s price tag more than tomorrow’s potential savings. That holds double for the landlord or developer, who won’t actually see a penny of the savings his investment in better insulation or a better heating system might generate. In many people’s minds, conservation is still associated with self-denial. Manyenvironmentalists still push that view.K）The most powerful incentives, of course, will come from the market itself. Over the past year, sky-high fuel prices have focused minds on efficiency like never before. Ever-increasing pressure to cut costs has finally forced more companies to do some math on their energy use. Will it be enough? With global demand and emissions rising so fast, we may not have any choice but to try. Efficient technology is here now, proven and cheap. Compared with all other options, it’s the biggest, easiest and most profitable bang for the buck.46. According to the research, a green workplace which doesn’t need to be constantly heated or air-conditioned, contributes to workers’ productivity and health.47. 36% of all the energy in the world has been consumed by space heating and cooling.48. As an unexpected result, over 200 metric tons of carbon emissions have been reduced thanks to the lower energy demands of the hotel every year.49. Compared with conventional models, such gasoline-electric mixed models as Toyota Prius show an increase in mileage by 20%.50. Just in Ludwigshafen, the company saves 200 million and about 50% of CO2 emissions every year by reusing heat and energy.51. It is well-known that, air conditioners, water boilers and space heaters have had a reputation for inefficiency.52. Every day 20% of the world’s electricity is used by lighting, which amounts to what burning about 600,000 tons of coal could generate.53. At last, under growing pressure, more companies have to budget carefully to reduce their energy consumption.54. Using domestic appliances eats up over 50% of all household power, which produces 20% of the world’s carbon emissions.55. Shenwu wins a share of those savings from the client’s fuel costs, which benefits both Shenwu and the client.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero. That’s bad for the economy, of course. And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think.That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover （人员更替）data. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignations, terminations（解雇）, and retirements. （Yes, people are retiring even in this economy.）In bothgood times and bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still moving ahead, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!And as it turns out, even today—with job growth near zero—over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month.I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to landa job. It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from (and compete for). And it’s true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening, regardless of whether it’s a new one or not.But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated. They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills; be creative about where and how to look; learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up. Four million people get hired every month in the U.S. You can be one of them.56. The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate ______.［A］deprives many people of job opportunities［B］prevents many people from changing careers［C］should not stop people from looking for a job［D］does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening57. Where do most job openings come from?［A］Job growth. ［C］Improved economy.［B］Job turnover. ［D］Business expansion.58. What does the author say about overall job growth?［A］It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers.［B］It increases people’s confidence in the economy.［C］It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed.［D］It doesn’t mean greater job security for the employed.59. What is the key to landing a job according to the author?［A］Education. ［C］Persistence.［B］Intelligence. ［D］Experience.60. What do we learn from the passage about the unemployment figures in the U.S.?［A］They clearly indicate how healthy the economy is.［B］They provide the public with the latest information.［C］They warn of the structural problems in the economy.［D］They exclude those who have stopped looking for a job.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Our risk of cancer rises dramatically as we age. So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors—or doesn’t it?While such vigilant（警觉的）tracking of cancer is a good thing in general, researchers are increasingly questioning whether all of this testing is necessary for the elderly. With the percentage of people over age 65 expected to nearly double by 2050, it’s important to weigh the health benefits of screening against the risks and costs of routine testing.In many cases, screening can lead to surgeries to remove cancer, while the cancers themselves may be slow-growing and may not pose serious health problems in patients’ remaining years. But the message that everyone must screen for cancer has become so deep-rooted that when health care experts recommended that women under 50 and over 74 stop screening for breast cancer, it caused a riotous reaction among doctors, patients and advocacy groups.It’s hard to uproot deeply held beliefs about cancer screening with scientific data. Certainly, there are people over age 75 who have had cancers detected by routine screening, and gained several extra years of life because of treatment. And clearly, people over age 75 who have other risk factors for cancer, such as a family history or prior personal experience with the disease, should continue to get screened regularly. But for the remainder, the risk of cancer, while increased at the end of life, must be balanced with other factors like remaining life expectancy （预期寿命）.A recent study suggests that doctors start to make more objective decisions about who will truly benefit from screening— especially considering the explosion of the elderly that will soon swell our population.It’s not an easy calculation to make, but one that makes sense for all patients. Dr. Otis Brawley said, “Many doctors are ordering screening tests purely to cover themselves. We need to think about the rational use of health care.”That means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients, and going against the misguided belief that when it comes to health care, more is always better.61. Why do doctors recommend routine cancer screening for elderly people?［A］It is believed to contribute to long life.［B］It is part of their health care package.［C］The elderly are more sensitive about their health.［D］The elderly are in greater danger of tumor growth.62. How do some researchers now look at routine cancer screening for the elderly?［A］It adds too much to their medical bills.［C］It helps increase their life expectancy.［B］They are doubtful about its necessity.［D］They think it does more harm than good.63. What is the conventional view about women screening for breast cancer?［A］It applies to women over 50. ［C］It is optional for young women.［B］It is a must for adult women. ［D］It doesn’t apply to women over 74.64. Why do many doctors prescribe routine screening for cancer?［A］They want to protect themselves against medical disputes.［B］They want to take advantage of the medical care system.［C］They want data for medical research.［D］They want their patients to suffer less.65. What does the author say is the general view about health care?［A］The more, the better. ［C］Better early than late.［B］Prevention is better than cure. ［D］Better care, longer life.Part IV Translation （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.通货膨胀（inflation）指的是某一经济体的商品和服务的总体价格在一段时期内持续上涨的状态。
2012年12月大学英语四级真题答案与解析
2012年12月大学英语四级真题答案与解析Part I Writing参考范文：第一种图表（即我们试题部分的图表）Education PaysThe bar graph describes the unemployment rates in 2010 for social groups with different education degrees in theUnited States. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics，the better you are educated，the more likely you are to get employed. For example，there are only about 1.9% and 4% of people with doctoral degree and master s degree respectively who are unemployed，while people with only a high school diploma or less suffer a much higher unemployment rate （14.9% and 10.3% respectively）.These data clearly indicate that education pays in the long run and it is a worthy investment. In this IT age especially，when knowledge of science and technology is power，people need to be well equipped with knowledge and skills in order to be competitive in job hunting and be better paid. A higher degree is definitely an advantage in the first place in the job market.It must be added，however，a high degree alone is not enough. It will not ensure a better employment opportunity. In order to succeed in the career，people must also develop practical skills and techniques as well as good communication，teamwork and social experience.第二种图表（这也是本次考试的另一份试卷的图表）（见图表2）Education PaysAs is shown in the bar chart above，the social groups with higher degree are not only more likely to be employed in the first place，but they are also better paid later in the workplace. Those with doctoral and professional degrees enjoy a much higher weekly median earning （$1551 and 1665 respectively）and suffer a much lower unemployment rate （2.5% and 2.4%）. On the other hand，those with less education suffer a considerably higher unemployment rate and have a much lower weekly income. For example，there are a total of 23.5% （9.4%+14.1%）of people unemployed with high school diploma or less，who have only a median weekly income of $545，as compared with the average $797.These data clearly indicate that education pays in the long run and it is a worthy investment. In this IT age especially，when knowledge of science and technology is power，people need to be well equipped with knowledge and skills in order to be competitive in job hunting and be better paid. A higher degree is definitely an advantage in the first place in the job market and a competitive edge for workplace promotions.It must be added，however，a high degree alone is not enough. It will not ensure a better employment opportunity and higher salary. In order to succeed in the career，people must also develop practical skills and techniques as well as good communication，teamwork and social experience.概述四级考试主要的作文命题形式是“文示”提纲作文，但不时也考应用文（书信、演讲词等）和图表作文，图表作文曾在1991年6月（表格：Changes in People s Diet）和2002年6月（柱状图：Student Use of Computers），似乎是10年考一次，但不排除今后会更频繁地考到。
2012年英语专业四级考试真题及答案
2012年英语专业四级考试真题PART I DICTATION [15 MIN]Listen to the following passage．Altogether the passage will be read to you four times．During the first reading，which will be done at normal speed，listen and try to understand the meaning．For the second and third readings，the passage will be read sentence by sentence，or phrase by phrase，with intervals of 15 seconds．The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work．You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more．Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE．PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN]In Sections A，B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY。
Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow．Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two．SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations．Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow．Questions l to 3 are based on the following conversation．At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions．Now, listen to the conversation。
2012年12月英语四级完整版真题
2012年12月英语四级完整版真题:第二套Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Make phone calls to promote sales.B) Arrange business negotiations.C) Handle complaints from customers.D) Take orders over the phone.20. A) They had different business strategies.B) Customers often mistook one for the other.C) Conflicts between them could not be properly solved.D) Customers' questions could not be answered on the same day.21. A) They each take a week.B) They like to spend it together.C) They have to take it by turns.D) They are given two weeks each.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) At a road crossing.B) Outside a police station.C)D) In front of a kindergarten.23. A) He drove too fast to read it.B) He did not notice it.C) It says 45 miles an hour.D) It is not clearly visible. 24. A) It should have been renewed two months ago.B) It actually belongs to somebody else.C) It is no longer valid.D) It is not genuine.25. A) He got a ticket.B) He was fined $35.C) He had his driver's license canceled.D) He had to do two weeks' community service.Section BPassage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the conversation you have just heard.26. A) They care more about an item's price than its use.B) They grab whatever they think is a good bargain.C) They become excited as if they had never been there.D) They behave as if their memories have failed totally.27. A) Those with a VIP card. C) Those needing assistance.B) Those with 15 items or less. D) Those paying in cash.28. A) Go back and pick up more items. C) Change the items they have picked up.B) Take out some unwanted purchases. D) Calculate the total cost of the groceries.29. A) It calls for carefulness. C) It needs a good knowledge of math.B) It requires tolerance. D) It involves communication skills.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) A package of ideas formally presented.B) A short presentation clearly delivered.C) A natural and spontaneous style ot speech.D) A clever use of visual aids in presentation.31. A) The skillful use of gestures and facial expressions.B) Differences in style between writing and speaking.C) Different preferences of audiences.D) The importance of preparation.32. A) The differences between American and Asian cultures.B) The significance of cross-cultural communication.C) The increasing importance of public speaking.D) The key to becoming a good speaker.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) By comparing his performance with others'.B) By being repeatedly .C) By observing what their teachers do. D) By being given constant praise.34. A) The best students are usually smart by nature.B) It is only natural for children to make errors.C) Children cannot detect their own mistakes.D) All children should have equal opportunities.35. A) It is favorable to knowledge accumulation.B) It is beneficial to independent children.C) It is unhealthy to students' upbringing.D) It is unhelpful to students' learning.Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.I've worked in the factories surrounding my hometown every summer since I graduated from high school. but making the transition（转变）between school and full-time blue-collar work during the break never gets any easier. For a student like me who considers any class before noon to be uncivilized, getting to a factory by 6 o'clock each morning is torture. My friends never seem to understand why I'm so relieved to be back at school or that my summer vacation has been anything but a vacation.There're few people as self-confident as a college student who has never been out in the real world. People my age always seem to overestimate the value of their time and knowledge. In fact, all the classes did not prepare me for my battles with the machine 1 ran in the plant, which would jam whenever I absent-mindedly put in a part backward .The most stressful thing about blue-collar life is knowing your job欢迎下载 2could disappear overnight. Issues like downsizing（裁员）and overseas relocation had always seemed distant to me until my co-workers told me that the unit I was working in would shut down within six months and move to Mexico, where people would work for 60 cents an hour.After working 12-hour shifts in a factory, the other options have become only too clear. When I'm back at the university, skipping classes and turning in lazy re-writes seems too irresponsible after seeing what I would be doing without school. All the advice and public-service announcements about the value of an education that used to sound stale now ring true.These lessons I'm learning, however valuable, are always tinged（带有）with a sense of guilt. Many people pass their lives in the places I briefly work, spending 30 years where I spend only two months at a time. "This job pays well, but it's hell on the body," said one co-worker. "Study hard and keep reading," she added.My experiences in the factories have inspired me to make the most of my college years before I enter the real world for good.57. How did the author look back on his summer days while at college?A) They brought him nothing but torture.B) They were no holiday for him at all.C) They were a relief from his hard work at school.D) They offered him a chance to know more people.58. What does the author say about college students?A) They expect too much from the real world.B) They have little interest in blue-collar life.C) They think too highly of themselves. D) They are confident of their future.59. What, according to the author, is most frustrating for blue-collar workers?A) They do not get decent pay.B) They do not have job security.C) They have to work 12-hour shifts.D) They have to move from place to place.60. In what important way has the author's work experience changed him?A) He learned to be more practical.B) He acquired a sense of urgency.C) He came to respect blue-collar workers.D) He came to appreciate his college education61. Why does the author feel somewhat guilty?A) He realizes there is a great divide between his life and that of blue-collar workers.B) He looks down upon the mechanical work at the assembly line.C) He has not done much to help his co-workers at the factory.D) He has stayed at school just for the purpose of escaping from the real world.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Are people suffering from gadget（小器具）overload? Are they欢迎下载 3exhausted by the consumer equivalent of the brain fatigue-information overload that is caused by constant updates of devices and online media?Underwriters Laboratories issued a report last week that found 48% of consumers "feel high-tech manufacturers bring new products to market faster than people need them."There are two possible explanations. The first, obvious one is that the pace of innovation（创新）is too fast for consumers. The second less obvious one is that, in fact, innovation is too slow. That is, the new offerings companies are pushing out the door every six months or so are me-too products or ones with just a couple of new features. Marketing schedules, not product innovation, are driving the corporate（公司的）train. Manufacturers in America valued "speed to market" more than in other countries, the report found.Sara Greenstein, Underwriters Laboratories' chief strategy officer, offered her interpretation of the survey results. "Innovation is too fast only if corners are cut."For the high-tech sector, there are a few other interesting findings. Consumers are less concerned about safety in high-tech products than categories like fresh and processed food. But their top safety concerns are emissions and wireless radio waves. Many people, it seems, are uneasy living in a thickening cloud of radio waves from mobile phone towers and the gadgets they communicate with.A finding that was a hit surprising is that to consumers, the inner parts of high-tech devices do apparently matter. Some 55% of consumers, according to the report, said they are "more concerned about where high-tech components come from than where the product was assembled."The report doesn't really say how that information would affect consumer buying decisions. It could be complicated. Manufacturing companies on average rely on more than 35 contract suppliers around the world to create a single product. That number would be higher for a laptop.But maybe some sort of supply-chain labeling showing where parts come from in a product? "We're working on it," Ms. Greenstein said.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
2012年公共英语四级考试(pets4)全真预测试卷(5)-中大网校
2012年公共英语四级考试(pets4)全真预测试卷(5)总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：140分Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 听力A(1){MP3:/examfiles/2012/listenfiles/pets/pets04-5.mp3}For Questi0ns 1～5，you will hear a conversation between a inzln and a woman．While you listen，fill out the table with the information you have heard．Some of the information has been given to you in the tablP．Write 0nly 1 word in each numbered box．You will hear the recording twice．You now have 25 seconds to rgQd the tablebelow．{TS}此题正确的答案是_____________.(2)此题正确的答案是_____________.(3)此题正确的答案是_____________.(4)此题正确的答案是_____________.(5)此题正确的答案是_____________.听力B(1)For Questions 6～10．you will hear a talk about cigarette smoking．While you listen，complete the sentence(s)and answer the question(s)．Use not more than 3 words for each anszeyer．You will hear the recording twice．Younow have 25 seconds to read the sentence(s)and the question(s)below．(2)此题正确的答案是_____________.(3)此题正确的答案是_____________.(4)此题正确的答案是_____________.(5)此题正确的答案是_____________.听力C(1)Question 11～13 are based on a taped library tour．You nOW have l5 seconds to read Questions 11～13．根据听到的内容，回答{TSE}题{TS}Where would you find this month’S issue of Time Magazine?A. Level1．B. Level2．C. Level3．D. Level4．(2)Where would you find a book on electronic engineering?A. Level1．B. Level2．C. Level3．D. Level4．(3)How much would you have to pay in late fees if you had a book that was 40 days overdue?A. 50centB. $15．00．C. $15．50．D. $20．00．(4)Questions 14～16 are based on a text about ice phrases．You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14～16．根据听到的内容，回答{TSE}题{TS}What is the meaning of“Skating on thin ice”?A. lOnemaybedoingsomethingquitedifficulB. 0nemaybedoingsomethingquiteriskC. OnemaybedoingsomethingquiteannoyinD. Onemaybedoingsomethingimpossibl(5)When somebody told you that you will“cut no ice”with him，what did he mean?A. YouwillnotpersuadehiB. HeisgettingnowherewithyoC. YoucannotsellyouricetohiD. Youshouldnotwastetimecuttingicewithhi(6)When the game is really over，which idiom can we use?A. ItisiceduB. SkatingonthinicC. TocutnoicD. Tobreaktheic(7)Questions 17～20 are based on a conversation about hunting an apartment．You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17～20．根据听到的内容，回答{TSE}题{TS}What is wrong with the worilan’s current apartment?A. It，stoonoisB. ThewallsaretoothiC. Thebusesdon’tgointhatdirectioD. Theboileroftengoeswron(8)What do you think the woman is?A. AuniversitystudenB. AlandladC. AresearcheD. Arepairwoma(9)At what time of the year does the conversation most probably take place?A. WinteB. SummeC. SprinD. Autum(10)What does the woman require of her next apartment?A. ItmustbeahighrisB. ItmustneartheuniversitC. ItmustbequieD. ItmustbenewandfunctionaSection II Use of English (15 minutes) 英语常识(1)根据短文，回答{TSE}题{TS}此处正确答案是A. roadB. pathC. wayD. passage(2)此处正确答案是A. DuringB. ForC. AtD. Since(3)此处正确答案是A. findB. discoverC. diveD. reach(4)此处正确答案是A. wreckB. ruinC. relicD. waste(5)此处正确答案是A. AlthoughB. UnlessC. AsD. If(6)此处正确答案是A. researchB. operationC. movementD. search(7)此处正确答案是A. willingB. luckyC. committedD. engaged(8)此处正确答案是A. AllinallB. InadditionC. IncaseD. Afterall(9)此处正确答案是A. assignmentB. temptationC. attemptD. commission(10)此处正确答案是A. introducedB. persuadedC. associatedD. stimulated(11)此处正确答案是A. chanceB. lookC. measureD. choice(12)此处正确答案是A. businessB. estateC. obligationD. property(13)此处正确答案是A. profitB. benefitC. successD. welfare(14)此处正确答案是A. aboutB. aroundC. toD. from(15)此处正确答案是A. getB. takeC. workD. try(16)此处正确答案是A. whichB. whereC. hereD. there(17)此处正确答案是A. onB. inC. amongD. along(18)此处正确答案是A. managedB. achievedC. succeededD. fulfilled(19)此处正确答案是A. beforeB. byC. withD. round(20)此处正确答案是A. thatB. muchC. farD. soSection III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes) 阅读理解A(1)根据短文，回答{TSE}题。
2012年英语专业四级考试真题与答案解析
2012年英语专业四级考试真题PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks．Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two．The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory．It was a (31) _____ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean．It (32) ____ coastlines，communities and brought death to many people．Why do earthquakes happen?The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)____ (although very slowly)and has done so for billions of years．This is one(34)____ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)____ another．Scientists can predict where but not(36)____ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line．On one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed．(37)____，earthquakes do not alwayshappen on fault lines，(38)____ is why they are so dangerous and (39)____．Where do volcanoes happen?Volcanoes happen where the earth's(40)____ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)____ from beneath the earth．They can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)____ they can be so violent(43)____ they just explode directly from the earth with no warning．There are 1511(44)'____' volcanoes in the world．This means that they may(45)____ be dangerous．In 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted．The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)____ the town below．Twenty thousand people died．Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable．We regularly do not know when they(47)____ pen，or (48)____ where they will happen．In the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)____ before they happen．This could(50)____ many lives．31．A．massive B．significant C．great D．grand32．A．changed B．converted C．destroyed D．transformed33．A．frequently B．continuously C．regularly D．periodically34．A．source B．reason C．movement D．cause35．A．collides with B．confronts with C．meets with D．faces with36．A．how B．why C．when D．what37．A．Generally B．However C．Similarly D．Anyway38．A．that B．it C．this D．which39．A．unpredictable B．unaccountable C．inevitable D．irresistible40．A．surface B．appearance C．crust D．cover41．A．flowed out B．burst out C．1eaked out D．trickled out42．A．or B．and C．nor D．but43．A．like B．for C．as D．that44．A．living B．active C．alive D．live45．A．relatively B．hardly C．still D．gradually46．A．down B．on C．across D．beyond47．A．are to B．should C．must D．might48．A．else B．even C．though D．whether49．A．accidents B．incidents C．occasions D．events50．A．rescue B．save C．preserve D．shelterPART IV GRAMMAR ＆VOCABULARY 【15 MIN】There are thirty sentences in this section．Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A，B, C and D．Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence．Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two．51．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?A．Twenty miles seems like a long walk to him．B．No one except his supporters agree with him．C．Neither Julia nor I were going to the party．D．Few students in my class are really lazy．52．Which of the following determiners(限定词)can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns?A．many a B．few C．such D．the next53．Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)?A，He promised himself rapid progress．B．The manager herself will interview Mary．C．I have nothing to say for myself．D．They quarreled themselves red in the face．54．My boss ordered that the legal documents ____ to him before lunch．A．be sent B．were sent C．were to be sent D．must be sent55．Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS?A．By now she will be eating dinner．B．I shall never do that again．C．My brother will help you with the luggage．D．You shall get a promotion．56．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?A．How strange feelings they are!B．How dare you speak to me like that!C．What noise they are making!D. What a mess we are in!57．which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?A．We never doubt that her brother is honest．B．The problem is not who will go but who will stay．C．You must give it back to whoever it belongs to。
2012年大学英语四级考试考试样题
2012年大学英语四级考试考试样题来源：前程在线考试网CET4试点考试样卷Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Part ⅡReading 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, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.LandfillsYou have just finished your meal at a fast food restaurant and you throw your uneaten food, food wrappers, drink cups, utensils and napkins into the trash can. You don't think about that waste again. On trash pickup day in your neighborhood, you push your can out to the curb, and workers dump the contents into a big truck and haul it away. You don't have to think about that waste again, either. But maybe you have wondered, as you watch the trash truck pull away, just where that garbage ends up.Americans generate trash at an Astonishing rate of four pounds per day per person; which translates to 600,000 tons per day or 210 million tons per year! This is almost twice as much trash per person as most other major countries. What happens to this trash? Some gets recycled (回收利用) or recovered and some is burned, but the majority is buried in landfills.How Much Trash Is Generated?Of the 210 million tons of trash, or solid waste, generated in the United States annually, about 56 million tons, or 27 percent, is either recycled (glass, paper products, plastic, metals) or composted (做成堆肥) (yard waste). The remaining trash, which is mostly unrecyclable, is discarded.How Is Trash Disposed of?The trash production in the United States has almost tripled since 1960. This trash is handled in various ways. About 27 percent of the trash is recycled or composted, 16 percent is burned and 57 percent is buried in landfills. The amount of trash buried in landfills has doubled since 1960. The United States ranks somewhere in the middle of the major countries (United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France and Japan) in landfill disposal. The United Kingdom ranks highest, burying about 90 percent of its solid waste in landfills.What Is a Landfill?There are two ways to bury trash:Dump—an open hole in the ground where trash is buried and that is full of various animals (rats, mice, birds). (This is most people's idea of a landfill!)Landfill—carefully designed structure built into or on top of the ground in which trash is isolated from the surrounding environment (groundwater, air, rain). This isolation is accomplished with a bottom liner and daily covering of soil.Sanitary landfill—land fill that uses a clay liner to isolate the trash from the environmentMunicipal solid waste (MSW) landfill—landfill that uses a synthetic (plastic) liner to isolate the trash from the environmentThe purpose of a landfill is to bury the trash in such a way that it will be isolated from groundwater, will be kept dry and will not be in contact with air. Under these conditions, trash will not decompose (腐烂) much. A landfill is not like a compost pile, where the purpose is to bury trash in such a way that it will decompose quickly.Proposing the LandfillFor a landfill to be built, the operators have to make sure that they follow certain steps. In most parts of the world, there are regulations that govern where a landfill can be placed and how it can operate. The whole process begins with someone proposing the landfill.In the United States, taking care of trash and building landfills are local government responsibilities. Before a city or other authority can build a landfill, an environment impact study must be done on the proposed site to determine:the area of land necessary for the landfillthe composition of the underlying soil and bedrockthe flow of surface water over the sitethe impact of the proposed landfill on the local environment and wildlifethe historical value of the proposed siteBuilding the LandfillOnce the environmental impact study is complete, the permits are granted and the funds have been raised, then construction begins. First, access roads to the landfill site must be built if they do not already exist. There roads will be used by construction equipment, sanitation (环卫) services and the general public. After roads have been built, digging can begin. In the North Wake Country Landfill, the landfill began 10 feet below the road surface.What Happens to Trash in a Landfill?Trash put in a landfill will stay there for a very long time. Inside a landfill, there is little oxygen and little moisture. Under these conditions, trash does not break down very rapidly. In fact, when old landfills have been dug up or sampled, 40-year-old newspapers have been found with easily readable print. Landfills are not designed to break down trash, merely to bury it. When a landfill closes, the site, especially the groundwater, must be monitored and maintained for up to 30 years!How Is a Landfill Operated?A landfill, such as the North Wake County Landfill, must be open and available every day. Customers are typically municipalities and construction companies, although residents may also use the landfill.Near the entrance of the landfill is a recycling center where residents can drop off recyclable materials (aluminum cans, glass bottles, newspapers and paper products). This helps to reduce the amount of material in the landfill. Some of these materials are banned from landfills by law because they can be recycled.As customers enter the site, their trucks are weighed at the scale house. Customers are charged tipping fees for using the site. The tipping fees vary from $10 to $40 per ton. These fees are used to pay for operation costs. The North Wake County Landfill has an operating budget of approximately $4.5 million, and part of that comes from tipping fees.Along the site, there are drop-off stations for materials that are not wanted or legally banned by the landfill. A multi-material drop-off station is used for tires, motor oil, lead-acid batteries. Some of these materials can be recycled.In addition, there is a household hazardous waste drop-off station for chemicals (paints, pesticides, other chemicals) that are banned from the landfill. These chemicals are disposed of by private companies. Some paints can be recycled and some organic chemicals can be burned in furnaces or power plants.Other structures alongside the landfill are the borrowed area that supplies the soil for the landfill, the runoff collection pond and methane (甲烷) station.Landfills are complicated structures that, when properly designed and managed, serve an important purpose. In the future, new technologies called bioreactors will be used to speed the breakdown of trash in landfills and produce more methane.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；8-10题在答题卡1上。
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2012年公共英语四级考试(pets4)笔试实考试卷总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：140分Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 听力A(1){MP3:/examfiles/2012/listenfiles/pets/pets04-9.mp3}For Questions 1～5，you will hear an introduction to American English College．While you listen，fill out the table with the information you have heard．Some of the information has been given to you in the table．Write only 1 word in each numbered box．You will hear the recording twice．You now have 25 seconds to read the tablebelow．{ TS}此题正确的答案是_____________.(2)此题正确的答案是_____________.(3)此题正确的答案是_____________.(4)此题正确的答案是_____________.(5)此题正确的答案是_____________.听力B(1)For Questions 6-10,you will hear an interview with Rosemary，a self-employed dog trainer in Hong Kong．While you listen,complete thesentence(s)and answer the question(s)．Use not rare than 3 words for each anszuer．You“will hear the recording twice．You now have 25 seconds to read the sentence(s)and the question(s)below．(2)此题正确的答案是_____________.(3)此题正确的答案是_____________.(4)此题正确的答案是_____________.(5)此题正确的答案是_____________.听力C(1)根据听到的内容，回答{TSE}题Questions 11～13 are based on the following talk about prodigies，kids with unusual natural abilities。
You now have l5 seconds to read Questions 11～13．{TS}Wht was John Stewart Mill?A. AhistorialB. AcomposeC. AphilosopheD. Amathematicia(2)What has been found about children of unusual talent?A. Manyofthemarefrommiddle-classfamilieB. TherearemoregirlsthanboysamongtheC. TheyaremostlybornbynaturalchildbirtD. Theirparentsareusuallyambitiousandhumorou(3)What can be inferred from the talk?A. MaterialwealthgoeshandinhandwithmentalemptinesB. EnvironmentplaysadecisiveroleinthedevelopmentofprodigieC. SuccesshasnotalwaysbroughthappinesstoprodigieD. Publicpraisewillhelpprodigiestofindthevalueoftheirlive(4)Questions 14～16 are based on the following interview with British singer and song writer Beth ortonl.You now have l5 seconds to read Questions 14～16．根据听到的内容，回答{TSE}题{TS}When did Beth Orton begin singing?A. AftershemetWilliaB. BeforeshewenttoactingclasseC. AftershedroppedoutofschooD. Beforeshejoinedatravelinggrou(5)When is the best time of a wonhan’s lire，as Beth Orton was told?A. Inher60B. Inher40C. Inher30D. Inher20(6)What does Beth Orton want to do in the next year or so?A. ImproveherskillsinplayingthedrumB. LearnhowtoplaythevioliC. TrvsomestrangemusicalinstrumentD. Trainherselfincoordinatio(7)Questions17～20 are based on the following discussion with Dr Jane Richard about premarital contracting．You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17～20．根据听到的内容，回答{TSE}题{TS}How do people see premarital contracting in general?A. ItisunfeasibleandunnecessarB. IthasnoeffectontruelovC. ItisonlyeffectiveforsomeonerichandfamouD. Itsuggestsdistrustbetweenthetwopartner(8)What does the woman think of premarital contracting?A. IthelpsacoupleknowmoreabouteachotheB. Itmakesacouple’srelationshipmorestablC. IthelpstodevelopgenuineloveinacouplD. Itmakesacouplefeelmorecomfortablewitheachothe(9)What is the divorce rate，according to the interviewer?A. 50%．B. 30%．C. 20%．D. 10%．(10)What is essential in premarital contracting，according to the woman?A. FinancialstatuB. LegaldocumentC. AttitudetomarriagD. CommunicatioSection II Use of English (15 minutes) 英语常识(1)根据短文，回答{TSE}题{TS}此处正确答案是A. underB. belowC. beneathD. beyond(2)此处正确答案是A. heIdbackbyB. fedupwithC. takeninbyD. filledinwith(3)此处正确答案是A. inferiorB. worseC. desperateD. fatal(4)此处正确答案是A. asifB. SOthatC. eventhoughD. nowthat(5)此处正确答案是A. upgradingB. purchasingC. installingD. investing(6)此处正确答案是A. reclaimB. reserveC. recallD. rebook(7)此处正确答案是A. neverB. oftenC. alsoD. always(8)此处正确答案是A. sinceC. overD. from(9)此处正确答案是A. persistB. presumeC. preferD. permit(10)此处正确答案是A. featuringB. capturingC. distinguishingD. characterizing(11)此处正确答案是A. chargedwithB. respondingtoC. replyingtoD. abidingby(12)此处正确答案是A. drawinB. followupC. figureoutD. setaside(13)此处正确答案是A. admitsB. allowsC. revealsD. claims(14)此处正确答案是A. laggingB. lackingC. scarce(15)此处正确答案是A. absoluteB. arbitraryC. plentifulD. superfluous(16)此处正确答案是A. AccordingtoB. ExceptforC. ThankstoD. Basedon(17)此处正确答案是A. calculationB. averageC. estimateD. total(18)此处正确答案是A. fantasyB. monumentC. legendD. record(19)此处正确答案是A. atB. forC. oVerD. on(20)此处正确答案是A. sinceB. althoughC. unlessD. ifSection III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes) 阅读理解A(1)根据短文，回答{TSE}题The future of space exploration depends on many things．It depends on how technology evolves how Dolitical forces shape competition and partnerships between nations，and how important the public feels spaceexdloration is．The near future will see the continuation of human space flight in Earth’s orbit and unpiloted space mght within the so1ar systern．Piloted space flight to other planets，or even back to the moon, still seems far away．Any flight to other solarsystems is even more distant'but a huge adVance m space technology could drive space exploration into realms currently explored only by science fiction．The 1968 film 2001：A SpacP Odyssey depicted commercial shuttles flying to and from a giant wheel- shoped space station in orbh around Earth，bases on the moon，and a piloted mission to Jupiter. The real space activities of 2001 will not match this cinematic vision，but the 21st century will see a continuation of efforts to transform humanity into a spacefaring species．Perhaps the most difficult problem space planners face is how to finance a vigorous program of piloted space exploration.in Earth’s orbit and beyond．In l998 no single government or international enterprise had plans to send people back to the moon，much less to Mars．Suchmissions are unlikely to happen until the perceived value exceeds their cosLOne belief shared by a number of space exploration experts is that future lunar and Martian expeditions sheluld be aimed at creating permanent settlements．The residents of such outposts would have to“live off the land”．0btaining such necessities as oxygen and water fromthe harsh environment．On the moon，pioneers could obtain oxygen by heating lunar soil．In l998 the Lunar Prospector discovered evidence ofsignificant deposits of ice，a valuable resource for settlers，mixed with soll at the lunar poles．On Mars，oxygen could be extracteel from the atmosphere and water could come from buried deposits of ice．The future of piloted lunar and planetary exploration remains largely unknown．Most space exploration scientists believe that people will be on the moon and Mars by the middle of the 21st century，but how they get there，and the nature of their visits，is a subject of continuing debate．Clearly，key advances will need to be made in lowering the cost of getting people off Earth，the first step in any human voyage to other worlds．{TS}A flight to other solar systems will be made nlore possible by__________．A. technologicalbreakthroughsB. internationalcooperationC. marketcompetitionD. publicpressure(2)It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that human society will becomeincreasingly__________．A. worriedaboutlifeonotherplanetsB. dependentonspacetourismC. accustomedtolong-distanceflightsD. associatedwithspaceexploration(3)According to this text，piloted space missions will need to be__________．A. moreexcitingthanearlierfilmversionsB. supportedbyinternationalorganizationsC. morecost-effectivethantheyappeartobeatpresentD. financedbyindividualgovernments(4)It is predicted that people who will live on other planets would have to__________．A. appreciatetheharshconditionstheyencounterthereB. dependonthenaturalresourcesavailablethereC. takemostdailynecessitiesalongwiththemD. engageinscientificresearch(5)It is difficult to send people to other planets because of__________．A. thelackofcapacityofspaceexplorationvehiclesB. thefinancialexpenditureinvolvedinspacetravelC. controversialnatureofspacetravelD. theuncertainfutureofspaceexploration(6)根据短文，回答{TSE}题Empowering workers constitutes the first step towarda stronger economy and stronger citizenry．It is a vital step toward overcoming inequality in American society．During the l980s，the need for better wages for a11 workers increased as women，traditionally secondary earners，assumed greater responsibility for their own and their children’s well-being．Yet the ability to raise families to a decent living standard through wage work decreased；real wages fell for most workers．And the Federal Government enacted no new policies to facilitate the integration of work and family，as working women and working families suffered a loss in political power as wellBlack or Hispanic women are four times as likely to be low-wage workers as are white men with compa- rable skills and experien.White women are more than three times fls likely as white men to be low-wage workers，and black or Hispanic men more than one-and-a-half times as likely．More than half of all low-wage workers are the only wage workers in their families，or live alone．EmpIoyment no longerprovides an escape from poverty．More than eight million working adults are poor；two million of them work full-time, year-round．More than seven million poor children have at least one working parent. When that one working parent is fl low-wage worker．the children have no better chance of escaping from poverty than if the parents were not working at all；more than two-fifths of such children are poor．Even if generous income assistance were available，the wages employers pay would be held to a minimum．In addition，policies such as tax credits for working parents do nothing to increase the political power of working women and men．Our research shows that—unioni—zation is among the most effective strategies for raising pay，especially for women and minority melt,Being a union member，or being covered by a collective-bargaining agreement，raised l984 wages by$1．79 per hour for Hispanic men，$1．32 for black men，$1．26 for Hispanic women，$1．O1/for black women，$0．68 for white women，and$0．41 for white men，when all other factors，such as occupation，industry，firm size，education andexperience were held constant．In percentage terms，the union increase was more than l5 percent for blacks and Hispanics，11 percent for white women，and 4 percent for white men．{TS}During the l980s，women started to play a more important role in__________．A. demandingpoliticalrightsB. improvingsocialwelfareC. supportingthefamilyD. earningbetterwages(7)According to Paragraph 2，who are most likely to be poor?A. WomenofcolorB. WhitewomeC. MenofcoloD. whiteme(8)According to Paragraph 3，having a job__________．A. meansearningalowwageB. hasneverprovidedawayoutofpovertyC. doesnotmeanthatthechildrenwillbecomerichD. maynotbeaguaranteeforapoorfamilytobecomebetteroff(9)The term“unionization'’(Line l，Paragraph 5)refers to__________．A. mobilizingallworkerstoseizepowerB. gatheringworkersintoanorganizedgroupC. workingoutstrategiestoraiseworkers’payD. changingwagepoliciesforwomenandminoritymen(10)What is the theme of the text?A. Thecausesoflow-wageproblemB. Theinequalityofworkers’paC. TheimprovementoftheratesofpaD. Theeconomyandtheratesofpa(11)根据短文，回答{TSE}题Du Bois was a sociological and educational pioneer who challenged the established system of education that tended to restrict rather thanto advance the progress of black Americans．He challenged what is called the “Tuskegee machine”of Booker T．Washington，the leading educational spokesperson of the blacks in the US. A sociologist and historian，Du Bois called for a more determined and activist leadership than Washington movided Unlike Washington，whose roots were the southern black agriculture，Du Bois's career spanned both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line．He was a native of Massachusetts，received his undergraduate education from Fisk University in Nashville，did his graduate study at Harvard University，and directed the Atlanta University Studies of Black American Life in the South．Du Bois approached the problem of racial relations in the United States from two dimensions：as a scholarly researcher and as an activist for civil rights．Among his works was the famous empirical sociological study，The Philadelphia Negr0：A Social Study，in which he examined that city’s black population and made recommendations for the school system．Du Bois’s.Philadelphia study was the pioneer work on urban blacks in America．Du Bois had a long and active career as a leader in the civil rights movement．He helped to organize the Niagara Movement in l905，which led to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP)，established in l909．From l910 until l934，Du Bois edited The Crisis，the major journal of the NAACP．In terms of its educational policy，the NAACP position was that all American children and youth should have genuine equality of educational opportunity．This policy，which Du Bois helped to formulate，stressed the following themes：(1)public schooling should be free and compulsory for all American children；(2)secondary schooling should be provided for all youth；(3)higher education should not be monopolized by any special class or race．As a leader in education，Du Bois challenged not only the tradition of racial segregation in the schools but also the accommodationist ideology of Booker T．Du Washington．The major difference between the two men was that Washington sought change that was evolutionary in nature and did not upset the social order，whereas Du Bois demanded immediate change．Du Bois believed in educated leadership for blacks，andhe developed a concept referred to as the“talented tenth”，according to which lo percent of the black population would receive a traditionalcollege education in preparation for leadership．{TS}Compared with B．T．Washington，Du Bois’political stand was___________．A. lesspopularB. ImoreradicalC. lessaggressiveD. moreconservative(12)According to the text，Du Bois worked as all of the following EXCEPT___________．A. aneditorB. aneducatorC. ascholarD. anofficial(13)It is Du Bois’s belief that___________．A. theblackshaveapriorityintermsofeducationB. highereducationshouldbefreeforallracesC. everyonehasanequalrighttoeducationD. developmentineducationshouldbegradual(14)Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A. WashingtonwouldnotappreciatetheideaofoverthrowingsocialordeB. RacialseparationisanoutcomeofaccommodationistideologC. WashingtonwouldnotsupportdeterminedactivistleadershiD. ThePhiladelphiaNegroisabookonblacksinAmericanSout(15)It can be inferred from the last paragraph that___________．A. manyblacksarepreparedforleadershipB. DuBoiswasinfavorof“eliteeducation”forblacksC. WashingtonandDuBoishadneverbeenfriendsD. onlythetoplopercentarewortheducating(16)根据短文，回答{TSE}题Our analysis therefore suggests that the real problem facing the black community lies in the educational obstacles prior to the Phi)programs rather than in the pour-in of foreign students．Equally，our analysis suggests that we ought to treat foreign students as an important source of brain gain for us and that we ought to facilitate。