英语四级真题及答案.docx

1、英语四级真题及答案2006年6月英语四级真题及答案2006年6月四级试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. A

2、fter 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A) They enjoyed the party better than the other gu

3、ests. B) They knew none of the other guests at the party. C) They didnt think much of the food and drinks. D) They went a long way to attend the party.2. A) To the dentists. B) To the market. C) To the post office. D) To the bookstore.3. A) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician. B) D

4、r. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness. C) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions. D) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.4. A) Tom is usually talkative. B) Tom has a very bad temper. C) Tom is disliked by his colleagues. D) Tom has dozens of things to attend to.5. A)

5、To find out more about the topic for the seminar. B) To make a copy of the schedule for his friend. C) To get the seminar schedule for the woman. D) To pick up the woman from the library.6. A) The man doesnt want to sell his harmful weeds. D) It can be used by farmers to protect large buildings.12.

6、A) They will become too hard to plough. B) They will soon be overgrown with kudzu. C) People will have to rely on kudzu for a living. D) People will find it hard to protect the soil.13. A) The soil there is not so suitable for the plant. B) The factories there have found a good use for it. C) The fa

7、rmers there have brought it under control. D) The climate there is unfavorable to its growth.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) The universe as a whole B) A society of legal professionals. C) An association of teachers and scholars. D) A business corpor

8、ation.15. A) Provincial colleges were taken over by larger universities. B) Its largest expansion took place during that period. C) Small universities combined to form bigger ones. D) Its role in society went through a dramatic change.16. A) Private donations. B) Fees paid by students. C) Government

9、 funding. D) Grants from corporations.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) He was interested in the study of wild animals. B) He started the organization Heifer International. C) He was wounded in the Spanish civil war. D) He sold his cows to many count

10、ries in the world.18. A) To make plans for the development of poor communities. B) To teach people how to use new skills to raise animals. C) To help starving families to become self-supporting. D) To distribute food to the poor around the world.19. A) They should submit a report of their needs and

11、goals. B) They should provide food for the local communities. C) They should offer all baby animals to their poor neighbors. D) They should help other families the way they have been helped.20. A) It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries. B) It has improved animal breeding skills al

12、l over the world. C) It has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor in America. D) It has promoted international exchange of farming technology.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished stat

13、ements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Educating girls quite possibly y

14、ields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Womens education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing womens contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on incentives (激励)

15、, provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of an education.Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody elses fami

16、ly and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school-the prophecy (预言) becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect.An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning

17、 abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely tha

18、t the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.Few will dispute that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect

19、 of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, inc

20、luding family planning.21. The author argues that educating girls in developing countries is _. A) rewarding B) troublesome C) expensive D) labor-saving22. By saying “the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling” (Lines 4-5, Para. 2), the author means that _. A) girls will eventually find their goals in lif

21、e beyond reach B) girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home C) girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams D) girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys23. The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when _ A) women care more about e

22、ducation B) parents can afford their daughters education C) girls can gain equal access to education D) a family has fewer but healthier children24. What does the author say about womens education? A) It has aroused the interest of a growing number of economists. B) It will yield greater returns tha

23、n other known investments. C) It is now given top priority in many developing countries. D) It deserves greater attention than other social issues.25. The passage mainly discusses _. A) unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries B) the major contributions of educated women to societ

24、y C) the economic and social benefits of educating women D) the potential earning power of well-educated womenPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Psychiatrists (精神病专家) who work with older parents say that maturity can be an asset in child rearing - older parents are more

25、 thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children. But raising kids takes money and energy. Many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, declining energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active child. Dying and le

26、aving young children is probably the older parents biggest, and often unspoken, fear. Having late-life children, says an economics professor, often means parents, particularly fathers, “end up retiring much later.” For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream.Henry Metcalf, a 54-year-old journ

27、alist, knows it takes money to raise kids. But hes also worried that his energy will give out first. Sure, he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader, but hes learned that young at heart doesnt mean young. Lately hes been taking afternoon naps (午睡) to keep up his energy. “My body is agin

28、g,” says Metcalf, “You cant get away from that.”Often, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological clock. Therapists who work with middle-aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at. “They worry theyll be mistaken for grandparents, or that theyll need help g

29、etting up out of those little chairs in nursery school,” says Joann Galst, a New York psychologist. But at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigger one: “that they wont be alive long enough to support and protect their child,” she says.Many late-life parents, though, say their chi

30、ldren came at just the right time. After marrying late and undergoing years of fertility (受孕) treatment, Marilyn Nolen and her husband, Randy, had twins. “We both wanted children,” says Marilyn, who was 55 when she gave birth. The twins have given the couple what they desired for years, “a sense of

31、family.”Kids of older dads are often smarter, happier and more sociable because their fathers are more involved in their lives. “The dads are older, more mature,” says Dr. Silber, “and more ready to focus on parenting.”26. Why do psychiatrists regard maturity as an asset in child rearing? A) Older p

32、arents can better balance their resources against childrens demands. B) Older parents are usually more experienced in bringing up their children. C) Older parents are often better prepared financially. D) Older parents can take better care of their children.27. What does the author mean by saying “For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream” (Lines 7-8, Para. 1)? A) They have to go on wor