英语四级真题及答案Word下载.docx

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A）Attheoffice.B）Inthewaitingroom.

　　C）Attheairport.D）Inarestaurant.

　　Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA）ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］

　　1.A）Thefourthfloor.B）Thefifthfloor.C）Thesixthfloor.D）Theseventhfloor.

　　2.A）Johnboughtacheapcomputer.B）JohnboughtMorrisacomputer.

　　C）MorrisboughtacomputerfromJohn.D）Morrisboughtanewcomputer.

　　3.A）RecognizeJanefirst.B）Tellthewomanwhy.

　　C）Goonadiet.D）Feelatease.

　　4.A）Thewhiteone.B）Thebrickone.

　　C）Theprettierone.D）Thebetterone.

　　5.A）Thesummerthisyearisterriblyhot.B）Lastsummerwasevenhotter.

　　C）Hotweatherhelpsloseweight.D）Lightwasstrongerthismorning.

　　6.A）Nooneonthebuswasinjured.

　　B）Everyoneonthebuswasinjured.

　　C）Onlyonestudentonthebuswasinjured.

　　D）Morethanonestudentonthebuswasinjured.

　　7.A）Drawingsomemoney.B）Openingadepositaccount.

　　C）Savingmuchmoney.D）Puttingmoneyinthebank.

　　8.A）Theyhavetoolittlepatience.B）Theyarenotstrictwithstudents.

　　C）Theyareveryhardonstudents.D）Theyaremorehardworkingthanbefore.

　　9.A）Thewomanisveryworried.B）Themandoesn’tlikethinking.

　　C）Themanhasdonesomethingwrong.D）Thewomancandonothingfortheman.

　　10.A）Becausethewaistwasabittootight.

　　B）Becausetherewasn’tanyofhersize.

　　C）Becauseshedidn’tlookgoodinthedress.

　　D）Becausethestylewasnotwhatsheliked.

　　SectionBCompoundDictation

　　注意：

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation），题目在试卷二上。

　　现在请取出试卷二。

　　Asupermarketclubcardisanewwayforpeopletosavemoneyonitemstheybuy.Peopleusedtocutoutcoupons（赠券）to（S1）savemoney.Nowtheyuseacardthatlookslikea（S2）creditcardwhentheypayforitems.Onlypeoplewithcardscangetthe（S3）lowerprice.

　　Togetacard,peoplemustgiveouttheirname,address,andother（S4）personalinformation.Everythingclubcard-usersbuyis（S5）storedonacomputerinafilewiththeirnameonit.Inthecoupondays,noonekept（S6）trackofthethingspeoplebought.Now,computersallowhuge（S7）amountsofinformationtobesaved.

　　Inordertosavemoneywiththecards,peoplecouldloseprivacy.Sofar,theinformation,ordata,isprivate.Butthatcouldchange.Therearemanycompanieswhomightbeinterestedinknowingwhatpeoplebuy.Forinstance,（S8）aninsurancecompanymightwanttoknowiftheirclientsbuyhealthyfood,orifpeoplebuyalotofmedicinefromthestore.

　　ACaliforniaSenator,DebraBowen,wantstomakesuretherearelawstoprotectdatakeptoncomputers.Shesays,“（S9）Thelawsthatgovernprivacyreallyhaven’tcaughtupwithtechnology.”

　　Storesthatuseclubcardshavepromisedtokeeptheinformationprivate.（S10）Somepeopleareafraidthestoresmightchangetheirmindsifcompaniesofferedenoughmoney.Somepeoplesaytheinformationisworthasmuchastreasure.

　　PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

　　Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　PassageOne

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Thepredictabilityofourmortalityratesissomethingthathaslongpuzzledsocialscientists.Afterall,thereisnonaturalreasonwhy2,500peopleshouldaccidentallyshootthemselveseachyearorwhy7,000shoulddrownor55,000dieintheircars.Nooneestablishesaquotaforeachtypeofdeath.Itjusthappensthattheyfollowaconsistentpatternyearafteryear.

　　AfewyearsagoaCanadianpsychologistnamedGeraldWildebecameinterestedinthisphenomenon.HenoticedthatmortalityratesforviolentandaccidentaldeathsthroughouttheWesternworldhaveremainedoddlystaticthroughoutthewholeofthecentury,despiteallthetechnologicaladvancesandincreasesinsafetystandardsthathavehappenedinthattime.Wildedevelopedanintriguingtheorycalled“riskhomeostasis”.Accordingtothistheory,peopleinstinctivelylivewithacertainlevelofrisk.Whensomethingismadesafer,peoplewillgetaroundthemeasureinsomewaytoreasserttheoriginallevelofdanger.If,forinstance,theyarerequiredtowearseatbelts,theywillfeelsaferandthuswilldrivealittlefasterandalittlemorerecklessly,therebystatisticallycancelingoutthebenefitsthattheseatbeltconfers.Otherstudieshaveshownthatwhereanintersectionismadesafer,theaccidentrateinvariablyfallstherebutrisestoacompensatinglevelelsewherealongthesamestretchofroad.Itappears,then,thatwehaveaninnateneedfordanger.

　　Inallevents,itisbecomingclearerandclearertoscientiststhatthefactorsinfluencingourlifespanarefarmoresubtleandcomplexthanhadbeenpreviouslythought.Itnowappearsthatifyouwishtolivealonglife,itisn’tsimplyamatterofadheringtocertainprecautions…eatingtherightfoods,notsmoking,drivingwithcare.Youmustalsohavetherightattitude.ScientistsattheDukeUniversityMedicalCentermadea15-yearstudyof500personspersonalitiesandfound,somewhattotheirsurprise,thatpeoplewithasuspiciousormistrustfulnaturedieprematurelyfarmoreoftenthanpeoplewithasunnydisposition.Lookingonthebrightside,itseems,canaddyearstoyourlifespan.

　　11.Whatsocialscientistshavelongfeltpuzzledaboutiswhy.

　　A）themortalityratecannotbepredicted

　　B）thedeathtollremainedstableyearafteryear

　　C）aquotaforeachtypeofdeathhasnotcomeintobeing

　　D）peoplelosttheirliveseveryyearforthisorthatreason

　　12.Inhisresearch,GeraldWildefindsthattechnologicaladvancesandincreasesinsafetystandards.

　　A）havehelpedsolvetheproblemofsohighdeathrate

　　B）haveoddlyaccountedformortalityratesinthepastcentury

　　C）havereducedmortalityratesforviolentandaccidentaldeaths

　　D）haveachievednoeffectinbringingdownthenumberofdeaths

　　13.Accordingtothetheoryof“riskhomeostasis”,sometrafficaccidentsresultfrom.

　　A）ourinnatedesireforrisk

　　B）ourfastandrecklessdriving

　　C）ourignoranceofseatbeltbenefits

　　D）ourinstinctiveinterestinspeeding

　　14.Bysaying“…statisticallycancelingoutthebenefitsthattheseatbeltconfers”（Para.2）,theauthormeans.

　　A）wearingseatbeltsdoesnothaveanybenefitsfromthestatisticpointofview

　　B）deathsfromwearingseatbeltsarethesameasthosefromnotwearingthem

　　C）deathsfromotherreasonscounterbalancethebenefitsofwearingseatbelts

　　D）wearingseatbeltsdoesnotnecessarilyreducedeathsfromtrafficaccidents

　　15.Whichofthefollowingmaycontributetoalongerlifespan?

　　A）Showingadequatetrustinsteadofsuspicionofothers

　　B）Eatingthefoodlowinfatanddrivingwithgreatcare

　　C）Cultivatinganoptimisticpersonalityandneverlosingheart

　　D）Lookingonthebrightsideanddevelopingabalancedlevelofrisk

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　InCaliforniatheregulators,theutilitiesandthegovernorallwanttheFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissiontocapspot（现货的）marketprices.TheCaliforniansclaimitwillreininoutrageousprices.Federalregulatorshaverefused.Thebattleison.

　　GovernorGrayDavissays,“I’mnothappywiththeFederalRegulatoryCommissionatall.They’relivinginanivorytower.IftheirbillsweregoinguplikethepeopleinSanDiego,theywouldknowthatthisisarealproblemintherealworld.”

　　Aspartofderegulation,pricecapswereremovedtoallowforafreemarket.Timingiseverything;

naturalgaspriceshadalreadyskyrocketed.DemandwashighfromCalifornia’sboomingeconomy.Nonewpowerplantshadbeenbuilthereintenyears,andpowerproducershadtherighttohikepricesalongwithdemand.Andhikethemtheydid.

　　LorettaLynchofthePublicUtilitiesCommissionsays,”ThiscommissionandallofCaliforniawasbeatingdownthedooroffederalregulatorstosay‘helpusimposereasonablepricecapstohelptokeepourmarketstable.”

　　Federalregulatorsdidaskforlonger-termcontractsbetweenpowerproducersandtheutilitiestostabilizeprices.Thefederalcommission,unavailableforcommentonthisstory,releasedarecentstatementdefendingitspositionnottore-regulate.

　　FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionDec.15,2000:

“Thecommission?

sintentionistoenablethemarketstocatchuptocurrentsupplyanddemandproblemsandnottoreintroducecommandandcontrolregulationthathashelpedtoproducethecurrentcrisis.”

　　Someenergyexpertsbelievethat,withouttemporarypricecaps,thecrisiswillcontinue.

　　SeverinBorensteinoftheU.C.EnergyInstitutesays,“Somefederalregulatorshaveablindcomm