大学英语四级考试冲刺指南
1. 词汇：继续加强，不要松懈。
很多考生到了这个阶段，单词已经背过一轮，甚至两轮，于是自信自己的单词已经基本过关，没有什么可以担心了。这种想法其实是大错特错的，单词最需要的不是临时突击，应该变成一项日常工作，笔者通过在课堂上的了解发现，很多考生朋友并没有日常看英语的习惯，甚至有个别比较极端的同学，一年中能碰到英语的次数也就是学校的英语考试，及四、六级考试，总共不过三四次而已。
笔者认为，如何能做到掌握单词这个问题的答案在于：把单词变成日常工具，每天都能看到一些单词，包括在文章里看到，包括背单词。这不要求大家每天都要花大量的时间背单词，而是花较少的时间接触一下单词。比如说用十分钟的时间，把自己背过的单词再读上两遍，每天读四、五十个单词，做好记录每天读一部分就可以了。
2. 语法：依然重要，参考真题。
虽然目前的四级考试并没有把语法单独列出来变成一道考题，但从历年的四级考试中不难发现，语法已经悄悄的整合到各道考题中了。笔者建议各位应该在做真题的过程中积极思考考题背后的考点，包括语法考点，这些内容笔者也一直在课堂上帮助同学进行分析，对于一些重要的常考的语法考点，如定语从句，状语从句，动词的非谓语结构等等，一定要进行查缺补漏。
当然也没有必要全面的复习语法，建议大家以真题为主，真题中出现过的语法现象应该成为复习的重点，具体的参考题型为完形填空和翻译。
3. 阅读：练习方法，改掉旧习。
相信各位考生在这半年的时间内已经增加了不少的阅读量，在考前建议着重训练一个能力，就是快速。如果有同学还是改不掉“指
读”，“笔读”的老习惯的话，这个时候一定要训练一下克服掉。
建议大家可以尝试以下两种阅读的方法：第一，看文章时，不要每次看一个词，一个接一个的读，而是每次看四到六个词，做扫描状，方法也很易操作，那就是看四个词或六个词的中间，如果觉得吃力那还是因为不习惯，多练习一下就可以做到；第二，看一个句子时，要抓重点词，那什么是重点词？答案是实词，否定副词和连词。实词有含义，否定副词决定方向，而连词则说明了句中的逻辑变化，抓住这三种词就可以安全把握一个句子的含义，而减少在很多不影响句义的词上的阅读时间。
如As never before in their long history, universities have become instruments of national competition as well as instruments of peace. （2007年12月大学英语四级考试阅读真题）
这句话的重点信息就在never, history, universities, instruments, competition, peace. 抓到这几个词，本句的意思就非常清楚了，就是在历史上和现在不一样，大学成为了国家的竞争和和平的工具。这个提速训练建议花两周的时间。
认真复习笔记中关于四级阅读做题方法，并且通过真题进行演练，把方法记熟，运用到自己的每次解题过程中。
4. 听力：培养习惯，精听真题。
在冲刺阶段听力应该是广大考生关注的重点所在，同样是一份笔者在课堂上得到的数据显示，绝大多数考生朋友并没有自发的去听英语，笔者调查的问题是：平均每天能听英语材料（并非歌曲）在五分钟以上的同学有多少？调查的结果是少于百分之一。当然不能排除调查的样本比较小的因素，但如果每个班级都会出现这样的比例就十分惊人了。
因此，笔者强烈建议各位考生朋友在最后的这个阶段，要保证每天听上至少三十分钟的真题听力，不要计较能听懂多少，首先要保证听，其次才是精听。具体的做法就是：
1）第一天：完整的听一套真题听力。不要在乎结果，尽量听，哪怕只能听懂其中的几个词也可以接受。
2）第二天：把之前一天听过的听力再听一遍。要求同上，也不是急于全文听懂。在这次听过之后，可以把原文拿出来朗读一遍。
3）第三天：还是之前的材料，这次听一句，停顿一下，尽量重复说一遍，至于对错与否，也不要太过执着。
4）第四天：材料同上，完整的听一遍即可，这次通常会有点感觉到能听懂较多了。
5）第五天：材料同上，听一句，重述一句，对着原文检查一下，再听，再复述，到完全正确为止。
这就是一份真题应该做到的精听。如果第五天还不能做到，就按照上述步骤的4，5重复做到完全正确为止。
5. 写作：研究范文，适当练习。
写作是建立在阅读的基础上的，这是一个大家众所周知的认识。那考生们在准备写作的时候就应该首先要去学习前人的优秀作文，把优秀的范文拿出来，一字一句的去分析，这句话到底好在哪里，如果是我来写，我会怎样把这句话变得更加优秀。范文不是拿来背的，而是参考，是研习，在前人的基础上有所创新，把一份优秀的作文变成自己的，变成卓越的范文。教材、讲义中有非常多的优秀范文，选择几篇做这份工作，再参考一下自己的笔记，试着用老师的方法去分析和学习，吸取其中最积极的成分变成自己的遣词造句。并且要做好记录，如果可以再仿写一下。
在这个阶段，要保证一周至少写出一篇作文，题目就是过去两三年
的真题，虽然这些题目已经考过，但还是具有很强大的参考意义的，至少在文体和结构上不会有太大的调整。如果有可能，同学之间互相帮助批改一下，查查拼写错误，找找语法问题，会有更多收获。改别人的错也就是改自己的错，对彼此都是提高。
6. 时间：合理分配，不走极端。
很多同学在考前都会有挑灯夜战的好习惯，因为单词还没有背熟，真题还没有做完……准确地说，这是一个非常非常不好的习惯。人确实有相对强大的短时记忆，但对于英语考试来说，这个功能形同虚设，因为英语不像政治，它毕竟是另外一套语言体系，之所以大家能在政治考试时把前一晚看过的东西如数家珍，那是因为政治是用中文，而大家的母语是中文。英语则不同，大家英语学习是中英对照，它不光是短时记忆过程，也是编码转换过程，并不是一个短时记忆就能解决的。在考前一周一定要调整自己的生物钟，把自己的兴奋时间调整到上午，因为四级考试是从9:00开始，到11:30结束，如果在这段时间里，你的感觉是昏昏欲睡，那之前的努力就会大打折扣。
7. 模考：考前练兵，必胜保证。
建议考生朋友们在考前最后一周里做两到三套真题，对考试的时间安排做全真的模拟，也就是给自己安排一场全套的模拟考试，完全按照正式考试的时间和流程来做，不给自己开小差，也不参考任何资料。
通过这样的模考，一方面是找考试的感觉，熟悉考试的节奏，另一方面是找自己的问题，及时调整自己的状态。之前的大量准备工作就是为了这一搏。相信大家单词背的很辛苦，往年的题目也没少研究，在这最后的一周时间里，应该把你全部的单词和对于题目的研究成果展现出来，用单词去砸开四级的大门，用技巧去攻克四级的难关。相信大家定有势如破竹，大刀阔斧的感觉。但注意不要过于轻敌，还是谨慎为上。
大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第一套)
大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第 一套） Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minute s) Directions: There are 4 reading passa ges in this part. Each passage is followe d by some questions or unfinished stateme nts. For each of them there are four choi ces marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the co rresponding letter on the Answer Sheet wi th a single line through the center. Pass age One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the follo wing passage. There is a difference between science and technology. Science is a method of a nswering theoretical questions; technolog y is a method of solving practical proble ms. Science has to do with discovering th e facts and relationships between observa ble phenomena in nature and with establis
英语四级复习大全 第一章听力理解 第一节听力题型改革概述 听力比例由原来的20%提升到35%：短对话部分由原来的10题减至8题；增加两篇长对话，题量在3至4题每篇，一共7题；短文(俗称“段子题”)仍为3篇，题量在3至4题每篇，一共10题；复合式听写保持不变。以上4个听力部分中，短对话和长对话的分值一共占15%，而短文和复合式听写的分值一共占20%。听力题材涉及的范围更加广泛，形式灵活多样，包括对话、讲座、广播电视节目等等。 第二节听力题型概述及应试策略 一、关于对话题 (一) 长短对话听力题改革与分析 1. 听力短对话部分虽然由原先的10题改为8题，但就其题目特点与解题思路而言与以往的老题型没有太大的差异。这些题目一如既往地贯彻了以往的几大常见考点： ·转折引起的作者态度及谈论重点的变化； ·对现象原因的阐述与补充； ·反问句式、反意疑问句式的考察：反问和反意疑问在四级考试中永远以一种无疑而问的形式出现，这次依然用了这样的一个形式。因此，只要能很好把握其“无疑而问”的特点，就能方便解题。当然也应该注意到，反问句往往作为加强语气的建议句型出现的这一考点。 ·建议句型的考察：建议句型往往是比较复杂的考点之一，因为句型相对比较多，而且隐蔽性比较强。 ·场景、人物关系的推测； ·语音语调的考察。 综上所述，试点考试将依然遵循以往的考试规律和特点，一脉相承。但所谓的短对话却也越来越长，这也体现了现在考试在句型句式、言外之意和内容复杂化三个方面的发展趋势。 2. 听力长对话并不可怕，它结合了短对话对问答句式，建议请求，和关键场景赐予的考察和长段子对文章层次和理解能力的要求。所以做这样的题目往往需要具备综合的素质，既要注意其中的细节，又要注意整体的把握，还要能够应付7道题目的题量，这比以往的四级题目对综合能力的要求显著提高了。 (二) 长短对话听力技巧 应注意以下几点： 1. 提前阅读选项，判断问题所属，从而集中精力于有关信息。 2. 注意根据信息词汇判断地点和说话人的身份职业等。 当同学们看到四个地点和职业名词时，大脑中就应该马上出现与这些地点或职业相关的一系列词语，在听的过程中注意提到了什么信息词语，这样就可轻松地判断谈话发生的地点，说话人的职业或身份，以及谈话双方的关系。 为此，同学们有必要了解与各种职业和地点行业有关的信息词汇，如： 饭店：menu, order, waitress, waiter, take order, go Dutch, It's my treat等；
大学英语四级期末试卷 Part I: Multiple choice 20% Directions:For each of the following blanks, four choices are given. Choose the best word or phrase for each blank and mark A, B, C, or D on Answer Sheet. 1. Now that we’ve got a loan from the bank, our project is financially _____. A. constructive B. feasible C. favorable D. stiff 2. Due to his recent failure to meet the deadline, Jason is ____ from the list for promotion. . A. eliminated B. retreated C. pried D. wrenched 3. We need someone really ____ who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.. A. crucial B. realistic C. essential D. efficient 4. I am pleased to hear of your job offer-all that hard work at school has obviously __. A. paid off B. taken its toll C. made a difference D. shown up 5. As a reporter, I was paid to __ into other people’s lives. A. pry B. convert C. blurt D. carve 6. The mayor promised to trim the city budget without cutting ___ services. . A. essential B. appropriate C. equivalent D. lucrative 7. The doctor ___ Billy’s operation with x-rays and special exercises to make him stronger. A. went after B. followed up C. started up D. took on 8. A firm might sometimes sell at a loss to drive a competitor out of business, and__ increase its market power. A. therefore B. thereby C. hence D. further 9. You can ___ the video camera on a tripod (三脚架)，so that you don’t have to worry about holding it steady while you ask questions. A. withstand B. mount C. implement D. dwell 10. AIDS activists permanently changed and shortened America’s ___process for testing and approving new drugs of all kinds, for all diseases. A. efficient B. stagnant C. intricate D. appropriate 11.___ students should be motivated by a keen interest in theatre and should have some familiarity with plays in production.. A. prospective B. responsible C. ethnic D. realistic 12.However, the new law, once passed, will ___ the Bridlintong agreement illegal by giving workers the right to join unions of their choice.. A. convert B. render C. cancel D. eliminate 13.This course focuses on the ____ of economic analysis to the problems of inflation, unemployment, the balance of payments and enterprise behaviour. A. conception B. combination C. application D. introduction 14.The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to ___ ground and air attacks. A. launch B. withstand C. contest D. contend
大学英语四级模拟题四 Part One Reading Comprehension (2’×10 = 20’) Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. 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 One Air pollution can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had “black snow”from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is really a global problem. Air pollution can kill babies, older people, and those who have respiratory（呼吸的）diseases. As found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of certain lung diseases. Air pollution can cause both airplane and car accidents because it cuts down visibility （能见度）. There are other possible health dangers from air pollution that we don’t know much about. For example, scientists are trying to find out whether chemicals that reach us from the air may cause changes in our cells. These changes might cause babies to be born with serious birth defects. Scientists are trying to learn how all the many chemicals are apt（易于的）to take into our bodies from air, water, food, and even medicines act together to affect our health and the way our bodies work. That is another reason why it is so important to begin to control pollution now instead of waiting until we learn all the answers. Air pollution costs us a lot of money. It corrodes（腐蚀）our buildings. It damages farm crops and forests. It has a destructive effect on our works of art. The cost of all this damage to our government is great. It would be much more worthwhile, both for us and for the government, to spend our tax dollars on air pollution control. 1. Air pollution may lead to airplane accidents because . A. it may cause pilots to be ill B. engines may fail from the air-borne dirt C. visibility is reduced D. it brings a lot of black snow 2. Scientists are trying to find a link between pollution and . A. intelligence levels B. birth problems C. man’s behavior D. the nervous system 3. Scientists have not yet determined . A. all of the effects of pollution on the human body B. how pollution can be controlled successfully C. when the atmosphere first became polluted D. how some snow becomes black 4. The author suggests that before air pollution becomes more serious, . A. factories will be forced to stop operating B. buildings should be protected C. the earth will begin to grow colder D. more money should be spent to solve the problem 5. We can conclude that . A. civilization may be ruined if pollution is not controlled B. pollution is more serious in Europe than it is in America C. most people do not know that pollution is a serious problem D. we should learn all the answers before we begin to control pollution Passage Two Stiletto heels could be banned from the workplace because of health and safety reasons, according to British Trade Union bosses. The Trade Union Congress, predominantly male, has proposed a motion arguing that high heels are disrespectful to women while they also contribute to long term injuries. They propose instead that women wear “sensible shoes”with an inch heel limit in an attempt to avoid future foot and back pain as well as injuries. The motion is due to be debated at next month’s conference. The motion states: “Congress believes high heels may look glamorous on the Hollywood catwalks but are completely in appropriate for the day-to-day working environment. Feet bear the burden of daily life, and for many workers prolonged standing, badly fitted footwear, and in particular high heels can be a hazard. Around two million days a year are lost through sickness as a result of lower limb disorders. Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems and also serious foot, knee and back pain and damaged joints. Many employers in the retail sector force women workers to wear high heels as part of their dress code. More must be done to raise awareness of this problem so that women workers and their feet are protected.” Nadline Dorries, the Tory Member of Parliament, however criticized the motion and said the extra height heels give women can help them when in the workplace. “I’m 5ft 3in and need every inch of my Christian Louboutin heels to look my male colleagues in the eye,”she said. “If high heels were banned in Westminster, no one would be able to find me. The Trade Union leaders need to get real, stop using obvious sexist tactics by discussing women’s
听力 听力部分的分值在四级考试中占35%，录音播放时间在35分钟左右。如何在这“惊心动魄”的半小时中，有效把握信息点，是很多考生颇为头疼的问题。下面笔者就听力部分的三种题型来具体讲述听力题目的做题方法。 1. 对话题 对话题可以说是考生最易拿分的部分，建议考生在做这部分题目时，按以下三个步骤来完成。 第一步：预读选项。听录音前先浏览一下题目的四个选项，这是做好听力题目的必要前提。考生通过分析四个选项，再结合自己的猜测，就可以对对话所涉及的话题有个大体的了解，这样就可以带着问题去听，就能将注意力集中在对话中的关键信息点，从而减轻听的负担。 第二步：把握关键词和关键句。在听录音的过程中，考生要注意把握一些关键词和关键句。首先要注意听表示转折关系的词汇，例如but、however、unfortunately、unexpectedly、to tell the truth等。其次也要注意听关键句。在对话题中，往往会有一些表示建议或劝告的句子，例如“Why…?”“Why not…?”“Why don’t you/we…?”“It would be better to do...”“Wouldn’t it be better to do…?”根据对历年四级听力真题的分析，这类关键词和关键句之后往往是考点所在，所以考生要加以重视。 第三步：判断相关场景。考生要学会通过捕捉听力题目和听力录音中出现的关键词来判断相关场景。四级听力常考的场景有：学习场景、工作场景、天气场景、医院场景、租房场景、娱乐场景、餐馆场景、选课场景等。判断出相关的场景有利于考生在解题时有据可依，提高解题正确率。在这里笔者也提醒考生，由于英语是一种模式化的语言，在固定的场景中，其词汇和表达也相对比较固定，所以考生应在平时注意多积累一些场景中的高频词汇和习惯表达，以提高听力理解能力。 2. 短文理解 短文理解部分的文章信息量大、题材范围广。从历年的考试题目来看，短文理解部分考查过社会、生活、政治、历史、文化、艺术等多种题材。由于很多短文文章逻辑结构复杂，生词难句较多，所以很多考生都觉得这一部分很难驾驭。其实，如果考生注意分析和总结，这部分还是有很多规律和方法可循，如下所示：
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Calculate for a moment what could be done with even a part of those hours. Five thousand hours, I am told, are what a typical college undergraduate spends working on a bachelor's degree. In 10,000 hours you could have learned enough to become an astronomer or engineer. You could have learned several languages fluently. If it appealed to you, you could be reading Homer in the original Greek or Dostoyevsky in Russian. If it didn't, you could have walked around the world and written a book about it. The trouble with television is that it discourages concentration. Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life requires some constructive, consistently applied effort. The dullest, the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem miraculous to those who never concentrate on anything. But Television encourages us to apply no effort. It sells us instant gratification(满意). It diverts us only to divert, to make the time pass without pain. Television's variety becomes a narcotic(麻醉的), nor a stimulus. Its serial, kaleidoscopic (万花筒般的)exposures force us to follow its lead. The viewer is on a perpetual guided tour: 30 minutes at the museum, 30 at the cathedral, 30 for a drink, then back on the bus to the next attraction—except on television., typically, the spans allotted arc on the order of minutes or seconds, and the chosen delights are more often car crashes and people killing one another. In short, a lot of television usurps(篡夺;侵占) one of the most precious of all human gifts, the ability to focus your attention yourself, rather than just passively surrender it. Capturing your attention—and holding it—is the prime motive of most television programming and enhances its role as a profitable advertising vehicle. Programmers live in constant fear of losing anyone's attention—anyone's. The surest way to avoid doing so is to keep everything brief, not to strain the attention of anyone but instead to provide constant stimulation through variety, novelty, action and movement. Quite
大学英语四级考试模拟试题
大学英语四级考试模拟试题 Model Test Five Part ⅠListening Comprehension Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. Choose the correct answer---A, B, C or D, and then, mark your answer by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Section A (C) 11. A) He will only be available in the afternoon. B) It’s not his office hour. C) He doesn’t have time. D) He is too tired after class. (A) 12. A) The woman insists on going out. B) The woman doesn’t like watching TV. C) The man promised her a gift on her birthday. D) The man is too tired to go out. (B) 13. A) There are too many courses offered to
大学英语四级考试冲刺指南 1. 词汇：继续加强，不要松懈。 很多考生到了这个阶段，单词已经背过一轮，甚至两轮，于是自信自己的单词已经基本过关，没有什么可以担心了。这种想法其实是大错特错的，单词最需要的不是临时突击，应该变成一项日常工作，笔者通过在课堂上的了解发现，很多考生朋友并没有日常看英语的习惯，甚至有个别比较极端的同学，一年中能碰到英语的次数也就是学校的英语考试，及四、六级考试，总共不过三四次而已。 笔者认为，如何能做到掌握单词这个问题的答案在于：把单词变成日常工具，每天都能看到一些单词，包括在文章里看到，包括背单词。这不要求大家每天都要花大量的时间背单词，而是花较少的时间接触一下单词。比如说用十分钟的时间，把自己背过的单词再读上两遍，每天读四、五十个单词，做好记录每天读一部分就可以了。 2. 语法：依然重要，参考真题。 虽然目前的四级考试并没有把语法单独列出来变成一道考题，但从历年的四级考试中不难发现，语法已经悄悄的整合到各道考题中了。笔者建议各位应该在做真题的过程中积极思考考题背后的考点，包括语法考点，这些内容笔者也一直在课堂上帮助同学进行分析，对于一些重要的常考的语法考点，如定语从句，状语从句，动词的非谓语结构等等，一定要进行查缺补漏。 当然也没有必要全面的复习语法，建议大家以真题为主，真题中出现过的语法现象应该成为复习的重点，具体的参考题型为完形填空和翻译。 3. 阅读：练习方法，改掉旧习。 相信各位考生在这半年的时间内已经增加了不少的阅读量，在考前建议着重训练一个能力，就是快速。如果有同学还是改不掉“指 读”，“笔读”的老习惯的话，这个时候一定要训练一下克服掉。 建议大家可以尝试以下两种阅读的方法：第一，看文章时，不要每次看一个词，一个接一个的读，而是每次看四到六个词，做扫描状，方法也很易操作，那就是看四个词或六个词的中间，如果觉得吃力那还是因为不习惯，多练习一下就可以做到；第二，看一个句子时，要抓重点词，那什么是重点词？答案是实词，否定副词和连词。实词有含义，否定副词决定方向，而连词则说明了句中的逻辑变化，抓住这三种词就可以安全把握一个句子的含义，而减少在很多不影响句义的词上的阅读时间。 如As never before in their long history, universities have become instruments of national competition as well as instruments of peace. （2007年12月大学英语四级考试阅读真题）
2007年6月大学英语四级考试A卷试题以及答案 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Welcome to our club. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 欢迎辞，欢迎加入俱乐部。 标题：Welcome to our club 书写提纲： 1. 表达你的欢迎； 2. 对你们俱乐部作一个简要介绍。 Welcome to English club! It could serve as a platform to show your outstanding abilities and help you develop a range of great skills. You can be involved in a variety of activities including staging musical dramas, holding group discussions and watching Oscar-winning movies. These extra-curricular activities could offer you ample opportunities. First, you active participation is helpful to strengthen the sense of responsibility and managing interpersonal relations. Second, various activities organized by us could raise your level of proficiency in English. A good command of English empowers you to enjoy decided competitive edge over your peers. You can file a written application to our staff office or email us via bonoo@https://www.doczj.com/doc/1d14132922.html,. The deadline for entries is Sept.25th. Come on, join us now! 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; Y(for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8-10. complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Protect Your Privacy When Job-hunting Online Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain. The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days. A recent General Accounting Office report estimates that as many as 750.000 Americans are victims of identity theft every year. And thai number may be low, as many people choose not to report the crime even if they know they have been victimized. Identity theft is "an absolute epidemic," states Robert Ellis Smith, a respected author and
大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第 一套） Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is foll owed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fou r choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and ma rk the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. There is a difference between science and technology. Science is a method o f answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical problems. Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships betwee n observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to o rganize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with tools, techniq ues, and procedures for implementing the finding of science. Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progr ess in each. Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to comp rehend the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy an d certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other people's likes or disli kes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. What scientists discover m ay shock or anger people-as did Darwin's theory of evolution. But even an unple asant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the choice of re fusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not have the choice
大学英语四级考试考前冲刺试卷（一）答案与详解 Part I Writing 高分范文 My View on Innovation ①I'm not sure if you have heard one of Steve Jobs'famous remarks,"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower",which stresses the significance of innovation.②It goes without saying that innovation can promote the advancement of society and is the most essential quality for anyone who wants to achieve success.③With innovation,any progress will be possible;however,once indulged in conservatism, everything will remain stagnant. ④Therefore,by some means or other we must come to know how to be innovative.⑤On the one hand,from the standpoint of a nation,the government should encourage innovation and foster the mindset of continuous learning.⑥Only by doing this can our nation achieve new breakthroughs in all walks of life.⑦On the other hand,from the perspective of individuals,we should enrich our knowledge reserves and arm ourselves with up-to-date knowledge.⑧Only when we are equipped with vast stores of knowledge can we think out different methods when solving a problem. ⑨We should always commit it to our memory that innovation is of great significance to us a J1.⑩In our daily life,we need to cultivate the habit of applying new thoughts and methods into practice. PartⅡListening Comprehension Questions1to4axe based on the conversation you have just heard. 1．A。 2．D。 3．C。 4．D。 Conversation Two M:(5)You say your shop has been doing well.Could you give me some idea of what "doing well"means in facts and figures? W:Well,"doing well"means averaging￡1,200or more a week for about7years,making almost a quarter of a million pounds.And"doing well"means your earnings are rising. Last year,we did slightly over50,000and this year,we hope to do more than60,000.So, that's good if we continue to rise. M:Now,that's gross earnings,I assume.What about your expenses? W:Yes,that's gross.The expenses,of course,go up steadily.And since we've moved to this new shop,the expenses have increased greatly,because it's a much bigger shop.So I couldn't say exactly what our expenses are.They are something in the region of six or seven thousand pounds a year,which is not high. (6)Commercially speaking,it's fairly low,and we try to keep our expenses as low as we can.