英语四级真题第套和答案Word格式.doc

1、B） They should borrow a guide book instead of buying oneC ） The guide books in the library have the latest informationD） The library can help order guide books about Vancouver3. A） He regrets having taken the history courseB） He finds little interests in history booksC） He has trouble finishing his

2、reading assignmentsD） He has difficulty in writing the weekly book report4. A） The man had better choose another restaurantB） The new restaurant is a perfect place for datingC） The new restaurant caught her fancy immediatelyD） The man has good taste in choosing the restaurant5. A） He has been lookin

3、g forward to spring B）He will clean the womans boots for springC） He has been waiting for the winter sale D） He will help the woman put things away6. A） At a tailors B） At Bobs home C） In a cloth storeD） In a theatre7. A） His guests favors Tibetan drinks B） His water is quite extraordinary C） Minera

4、l water is good for healthD） Plain water will serve the purpose8. A） Report the result of a discussion B） Raise some environmental issues C） Submit an important documentationD） Revise an environmental reportQuestions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you just heard9. A） They pollute the soil use

5、d to cover themB） They are harmful to nearby neighborhoodsC） The rubbish in them takes long to dissolveD） The gas they emit is extremely poisonous10. A） Growing populations B） Packaging materials C） Changed eating habitsD） Lower production cost11. A） By saving energyB） By using less aluminumC） By re

6、ducing poisonous wastesD） By making the most of materials12. A） We are running out of natural resources soonB） Only combined efforts can make a differenceC） The waste problem will eventually hurt all of usD） All of us can actually benefit from recyclingQuestions 13 to 15 are based on the conversatio

7、n you have just heard.13. A） Miami B） VancouverC） BellinghamD） Boston14. A） To get information on one-way tickets to CanadaB） To inquire about the price of “Super saver ” seatsC） To get advice on how to fly as cheaply as possibleD） To inquire about the shortest route to drive home15. A） Join a touri

8、st groupB） Choose a major airlineC） Avoid trips in public holidaysD） Book tickets as early as possibleSection B 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 que

9、stion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marketed A）, B）,C） and D）. Then marked the correspond letter on Answer sheet I with a single line through the centre. 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Passage oneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A） There are mysterious sto

10、ries behind his worksB） There are many misunderstandings about himC） His works have no match worldwideD） His personal history is little known17. A） He moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhoodB） He failed to go beyond grammar schoolC） He was a member of the town councilD） He once worked in a well-

11、know acting company18. A） Writers of his time had no means to protect their worksB） Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fireC） His works were adapted beyond recognitionD） People of his time had little interest in himPassage TwoQuestions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just hea

12、rd19. A） It shows you have been ignoring your healthB） It can seriously affect your thinking processC） It is an early warning of some illnessD） It is a symptom of two much pressure20. A） Reduce our workloadB） Control our temperC） Use painkillers for reliefD） Avoid masking symptom21. A） Lying down an

13、d having some sleepB） Rubbing and pressing ones back C） Going out for a walkD） Listening to light musicPassage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A） Depending heavily on loans B） Having no budget plans at allC）Spending beyond ones meansD） Leaving no room for lar

14、ge bills23. A） Many of them can be cut B） All of them have to be covered C） Their payment cannot be delayedD） They eat up most of the family income24. A） Rent a house instead of buying one B） Discuss the problem in the family C） Make a conversation planD） Move to a cheaper place25. A） Financial issu

15、es plaguing a family B） Difficulty in making both ends meetC） Family budget problems and solutionsD） New ways to boost family incomeSection C 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

16、passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is reaf for the third time, you should check what you have written.此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Perhaps because going to college is so much a part of the American dream,

17、many people go for no（26）_reason. Some go because their parents expect it, others because its what their friends are doing. Then, theres the belief that a college degree will（27）_ensure a good job and high pay.Some students （28）_ through for years ,attending classes, or skipping（逃课） them as the case

18、 may be, reading only what cant be avoided, looking for less（29）_courses, and never being touched or changed in any important way. For a few of these people, college provides no（30）_，yet because of parental or peer pressure, they cannot voluntarily leave. They stop trying in the hope that their teac

19、hers will make the decision for them by（31）_ them.To put it bluntly（直截了当地），unless youre willing to make your college years count, you might be（32）_ doing something else. Not everyone should attend college, nor should everyone who does attend begin right after high school. Many college students（33）_

20、taking a year or so off. A year out in the world helps some people to（34）_their priorities and goals. If youre really going to get something out of going to college, you have to make it mean something, and to do that you must have some idea why youre there, what you hope to get out of it, and （35）_e

21、ven what you hope to become.Part Reading Comprehension （40 minutes）The U.S. Department of Education is making efforts to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality education. Today it is _36_the launch of the Excellent Educators for All Initiative. The initiative will help states and sc

22、hool districts support great educators for the students who need them most.“All children are _37_ to a high-quality education regardless of their race, zip code or family income. It is _38_ important that we provide teachers and principals the support they need to help students reach their full _39_

23、 ,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. “Despite the excellent work and deep _40_ of our nations teachers and principals, students in high-poverty, high-minority schools are unfairly treated across our country. We have to do better. Local leaders and educators will _41_ their own creative

24、solutions, but we must work together to _42_ our focus on how to better recruit, support and _43_ effective teachers and principals for all students, especially the kids who need them most.”Todays announcement is another important step forward in improving access to quality education, a _44_ of Pres

25、ident Obamas year of action. Later today, Secretary Duncan will lead a roundtable discussion with principals and school teachers from across the country about the _45_ of working in high-need schools and how to adapt promising practices for supporting great educators in these schools.此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

26、A） announcingB） beneficialC） challengesD） commitmentE） componentF） contestsG） criticallyH） developI） distributingJ） enhanceK） entitledL） potentialM） properlyN） qualifiedO） retainThe Changes Facing Fast FoodA Fast-food firms have to be a thick-skinned bunch. Health experts regularly criticize them se

27、verely for selling food that makes people fat. Critics even complain that McDonalds, whose logo symbolizes calorie excess, should not have been allowed to sponsor the World Cup. These are things fast-food firms have learnt to cope with. But not perhaps for much longer. The burger business faces more

28、 pressure from regulators at a time when it is already adapting strategies in response to shifts in the global economy.B Fat food was once thought to be recession-proof. When consumers need to cut spending, the logic goes, cheap meals like Big Macs and Whoppers become even more attractive. Such trading down proved true f