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四级卷2

大学四级卷一

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

　　SectionA

1.A）Themanenjoystravelingbycar.

 B）Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.

 C）Themanisgoodatdriving.

 D）Themanusedtoownacar.

2.A）Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.

B）SheapprovesofTony’sdecision.

 C）Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.

 D）Shecan’tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.

3.A）Shehastostudyfortheexam.

 B）Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.

 C）She’seagertowatchthenewplay.

 D）Shecanlendhernotestotheman.

4.A）Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.

 B）Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.

 C）Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.

 D）Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.

5.A）Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.

 B）Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.

 C）Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.

 D）Moststudentsdon’twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.

6.A）Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.

 B）Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.

 C）Repairthewashingmachine.

 D）Finishhisassignment.

7.A）Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.

 B）Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.

 C）Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor’slist.

 D）Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.

8.A）Shedoesn’twanttotalkaboutthecontest.

 B）She’smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.

 C）She’sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.

 D）She’sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.

9.A）Talkingaboutsports. C）Readingnewspapers.

B）Writinguplocalnews.D）Puttingupadvertisements.

10.A）Theyshouldn’tchangetheirplan.

 B）They’dbetterchangetheirmind.

 C）Thetennisgamewon’tlastlong.

 D）Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.

SectionB CompoundDictation

注意：

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation），题目印刷在答题纸上，请用黑色钢笔或黑色水笔在答题纸上作答。

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

   Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflu（流感）maymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.

   TheAmericanLungAssociation（ALA）hasissuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsandtheflu,andoneofthekeysisbeingabletoquicklytellthetwoapart.That’sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailableforthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,thesoonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwillcome.

   Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythreeviruses–fluA,BandC.Thereisnocareforeitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythefluvaccine（疫苗）,whichis,formostpeople,thebestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.

   Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussignstolookfor.

   Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroattypicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetaever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sorethroatandbodyachescome,itsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancoldsymptoms.

   TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwheninfantsandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocallthedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.

   Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-countermedicationsaswell.However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflushouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReyesyndrome（综合症）, ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentralnervoussystem.

   Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommoncold.Butfrequenthandwashingandavoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecoldscanreducethelikelihoodofcatchingone.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,knowingthecauseofthemiserywillhelp___.

A）shortenthedurationoftheillness

 B）thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounter.

 C）thepatientobtaincheaperprescriptiondrugs

 D）preventthepeoplefromcatchingcoldsandtheflu

12.Welearnfromthepassagethat___.

A）onedoesn’tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu

 B）aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu

 C）delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem

 D）over-the-counterdrugscanetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu

13.Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,oneshould___.

A）identifytheviruswhichcausesit

 B）consultadoctorassoonaspossible

 C）takemedicineuponcatchingthedisease

 D）remainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading

14.Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?

A）Astuffynose.    C）Asorethroat.

B）Ahightemperature.D）Adrycough.

15.Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents___.

A）areadvisednottogivethemaspirin

 B）shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndrome

 C）areencouragetotakethemtohospitalforvaccination

 D）shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafever

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

   InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanspreschoolsteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（答问卷者）listed“togivechildrenagoodstartacademically”asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericansrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writhing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.

   InrecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented（强调个体发展的）Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasons.Anemphasisonschooleducation.

   LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.

16.WelearntfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve___.

A）JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschoolseducationthanAmericanparents

 B）Japan’seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

 C）Japanesepreschoolseducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

 D）Japan’shighereducationinsuperiortotheirs

17.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto___.

A）problemsolving  C）parentalguidance

B）groupexperience  D）individually-orienteddevelopment

18.InJapan’spreschooleducation,thefocusison___.

A）preparingchildrenacademically

 B）developingchildren’sartisticinterests

 C）tappingchildren’spotential

 D）shapingchildren’scharacter

19.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto___.

A）broadenchildren’shorizon C）lightenchildren’sstudyload

B）cultivatechildren’screativityD）enrichchildren’sknowledge

20.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens?

Theycan___.

A）dobetterintheirfuturestudies

 B）accumulatemoregroupexperiencethere

 C）beindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup

 D）havebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

   Leaddeposits,whichaccumulatedinsoilandsnowduringthe1960’sand70’s,wereprimarilytheresultofleadedgasolineemissionsoriginatingintheUnitedStates.InthetwentyyearsthattheCleanAirActhasmandatedunleadedgasuseintheUnitedStates,theleadaccumulationworldwidehasdecreasedsignificantly.

   AstudypublishedrecentlyinthejournalNatureshowsthatair-borneleadedgasemissionsformtheUnitedStatesweretheleadingcontributortothehighconcentrationofleadinthesnowinGreenland.ThenewstudyisaresultofthecontinuedresearchledbyDr.CharlesBoutron,anexpertontheimpactofheavymetalsontheenvironmentattheNationalCenterforScientificResearchinFrance.AstudybyDr.Boutronpublishedin1991showedthatleadlevelsinarctic（北极的）snowweredeclining.

  Inhisnewstudy,Dr.Boutronfoun