四级真题及答案解析三套全Word文档格式.doc

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C）Theguidebooksinthelibraryhavethelatestinformation.

D）ThelibrarycanhelporderguidebooksaboutVancouver.

3.A）Heregretshavingtakenthehistorycourse.

B）Hefindslittleinterestinthehistorybooks.

C）Hehastroublefinishinghisreadingassignments.

D）Hehasdifficultywritingtheweeklybookreport.

4.A）Themanhadbetterchooseanotherrestaurant.

B）Thenewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating.

C）Thenewrestaurantcaughtherfancyimmediately.

D）Themanhasgoodtasteinchoosingtherestaurant.

5.A）Hehasbeenlookingforwardtospring. B）Hehasbeenwaitingforthewintersale.

C）Hewillcleanthewoman’sbootsforspring. D）Hewillhelpthewomanputthingsaway.

6.A）Atatailor’s B）AtBob’shome.

C）Inaclothesstore. D）Inatheatre.

7.A）HisguestsfavorTibetandrinks. B）Hiswaterisquiteextraordinary.

C）Mineralwaterisgoodforhealth. D）Plainwaterwillservethepurpose.

8.A）Reporttheresultofadiscussion. B）Raisesomeenvironmentalissues.

C）Submitanimportantdocument. 

D）Reviseanenvironmentalreport.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Theypollutethesoilusedtocoverthem. B）Theyareharmfultonearbyneighborhoods.

C）Therubbishinthemtakeslongtodissolve. D）Thegastheyemitisextremelypoisonous.

10.A）Growingpopulation. B）Packagingmaterials.

C）Changedeatinghabits. D）Lowerproductioncost.

11.A）Bysavingenergy. 

B）Byusinglessaluminum.

C）Byreducingpoisonouswastes. D）Bymakingthemostofmaterials.

12.A）Wearerunningoutofnaturalresourcessoon.

B）Onlycombinedeffortscanmakeadifference.

C）Thewasteproblemwilleventuallyhurtallofus.

D）Allofuscanactuallybenefitfromrecycling.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A）Miami. B）Vancouver. C）Bellingham. D）Boston.

14.A）Togetinformationonone-wayticketstoCanada.

B）Toinquireaboutthepriceof“SuperSaver”seats.

C）Togetadviceonhowtoflyascheaplyaspossible.

D）Toinquireabouttheshortestroutetodrivehome.

15.A）Joinatouristgroup. B）Chooseamajorairline.

C）Avoidtripsinpublicholidays. D）Bookticketsasearlyaspossible.

SectionB

PassageOne 

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Therearemysteriousstoriesbehindhisworks.

B）Therearemanymisunderstandingsabouthim.

C）Hisworkshavenomatchworldwide. 

D）Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown.

17.A）HemovedtoStratford-on-Avoninhischildhood.

B）Hefailedtogobeyondgrammarschool.

C）Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil.

D）Heonceworkedinawell-knownactingcompany.

18.A）Writersofhistimehadnomeanstoprotecttheirworks.

B）Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire.

C）Hisworkswereadaptedbeyondrecognition.

D）Peopleofhistimehadlittleinterestinhim.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 

19.A）Itshowsyouhavebeenignoringyouhealth.

B）Itcanseriouslyaffectyourthinkingprocess.

C）Itisanearlywarningofsomeillness.

D）Itisasymptomoftoomuchpressure.

20.A）Reduceourworkload. B）Controlourtemper.

C）Usepainkillersforrelief. D）Avoidmaskingsymptoms.

21.A）Lyingdownandhavingsomesleep. B）Rubbingandpressingone’sback.

C）Goingoutforawalk. D）Listeningtolightmusic.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Dependingheavilyonloans. B）Havingnobudgetplansatall.

C）Spendingbeyondone’smeans. D）Leavingnoroomforlargebills.

23.A）Manyofthemcanbecut. B）Altofthemhavetobecovered.

C）Theirpaymentcannotbedelayed. D）Theeatupmostofthefamilyincome.

24.A）Rentahouseinsteadofbuyingone. B）Discusstheprobleminthefamily.

C）Makeaconservationplan. D）Movetoacheaperplace.

25.A）Financialissuesplaguingafamily. B）Difficultyinmakingbothendsmeet.

C）Familybudgetproblemsandsolutions. D）Newwaystoboostfamilyincome.

SectionC

　　PerhapsbecausegoingtocollegeissomuchapartoftheAmericandream,manypeoplegoforno（26）_____reason.Somegobecausetheirparentsexpectit,othersbecauseit’swhattheirfriendsaredoing.Then,there’sthebeliefthatacollegedegreewill（27）____ensureagoodjobandhighpay.

　　Somestudents（28）____throughforyears,attendingclasses,orskipping（逃课）themasthecasemaybe,readingonlywhatcan’tbeavoided,lookingforless（29）_____courses,andneverbeingtouchedorchangedinanyimportantway.Forafewofthesepeople,collegeprovidesno（30）____,yetbecauseofparentalorpeerpressure,theycannotvoluntarilyleave.Theystoptryinginthehopethattheirteacherswillmakethedecisionforthemby（31）____them.

　　Toputitbluntly（直截了当地），unlessyou’rewillingtomakeyourcollegeyearscount,youmightbe（32）_____doingsomethingelse.Noteveryoneshouldattendcollege,norshouldeveryonewhodoesattendbeginrightafterhighschool.Manycollegestudents（33）_____takingayearorsooff.Ayearoutintheworldhelpssomepeopleto（34）_____theirprioritiesandgoals.Ifyou’rereallygoingtogetsomethingoutofgoingtocollege,youhavetomakeitmeansomething,andtodothatyoumusthavesomeideawhyyou’rethere,whatyouhopetogetoutofit,and（35）_____evenwhatyouhopetobecome.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

It’sourguiltypleasure:

WatchingTVisthemostcommoneverydayactivity,afterworkandsleep,inmanypartsoftheworld.AmericansviewfivehoursofTVeachday,andwhileweknowthatspendingsomuchtimesitting36canleadtoobesity（肥胖症）andotherdiseases,researchershavenowquantifiedjusthow37beingacouchpotatocanbe.

Inananalysisofdatafromeightlarge38publishedstudies,aHarvard-ledgroupreportedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationthatforeverytwohoursperdayspentchannel39,theriskofdevelopingType2diabetes（糖尿病）rose20%over8.5years,theriskofheartdiseaseincreased15%overa40,andtheoddsofdyingprematurely4113%duringaseven-yearfollow-up.Allofthese42arelinkedtoalackofphysicalexercise.Butcomparedwithothersedentary（久坐的）activities,likeknitting,viewingTVmaybeespecially43atpromotingunhealthyhabits.Forone,thesheernumberofhourswepasswatchingTVdwarfsthetimewespendonanythingelse.Andotherstudieshavefoundthatwatchingadsforbeerandpopcornmaymakeyoumorelikelyto44them.

Evenso,theauthorsadmitthattheydidn’tcomparedifferentsedentaryactivitiesto45whetherTVwatchingwaslinkedtoagreaterriskofdiabetes,heartdiseaseorearlydeathcomparedwith,say,reading.

A）climbed F）harmful K）suffered

B）consume G）outcomes L）surfing

C）decade H）passively M）term

D）determine I）previously N）terminals

E）effective J）resume O）twisting

Essay-GradingSoftwareOffersProfessorsaBreak

[A]Imaginetakingacollegeexam,and,insteadofhandinginabluebookandgettingagradefromaprofessorafewweekslater,clickingthe“send”buttonwhenyouarecloneandreceivingagradebackinstantly,youressayscoredbyasoftwareprogram.Andthen,insteadofbeingclonewiththatexam,imaginethatthesystemwouldimmediatelyletyourewritethetesttotrytoimproveyourgrade.

[B]EdX,thenonprofitenterprisefoundedbyHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）tooffercoursesontheInternet,hasjustintroducedsuchasystemandwillmakeitsautomated（自动的）softwareavailablefreeontheWebtoanyinstitutionthatwantstouseit.Thesoftwareusesartificialintelligencetogradestudentessaysandshortwrittenanswers,fleeingprofessorsforothertasks.

[C]Thenewservicewillbringtheeducationalconsortium（联盟）intoagrowingconflictovertheroleofautomationineducation.Althoughautomatedgradingsystemsformultiple-choiceandtrue-falsetestsarenowwidespread,theuseofartificialintelligencetechnologytogradeessayanswershasnotyetreceivedwidespreadacceptancebyeducatorsandhasmanycritics.

[D]AnantAgarwal,anelectricalengineerwhoispresidentofEdX,predictedthattheinstant-gradingsoftwarewouldbeausefulteachingtool,enablingstudentstotaketestsandwriteessaysoverandoverandimprovethequalityoftheiranswers.Hesaidthetechnologywouldofferdistinctadvantagesoverthetraditionalclassroomsystem,wherestudentsoftenwaitdaysorweeksforgrades.“Thereisahugevalueinlearningwithinstantfeedback,”Dr.Agarwalsaid.“Studentsaretellingustheylearnmuchbetterwithinstantfeedback.”

[E]Butskeptics（怀疑者）saytheautomatedsystemisnomatchforliveteachers.Onelongtimecritic,LesPerelman,hasdrawnnationalattentionseveraltimesforputtingtogethernonsenseessaysthathavefooledsoftwaregradingprogramsintogivinghighmarks.Hehasalsobeenhighlycriticalofstudiesclaimingthatthesoftwarecompareswe