大学英语四级考试（CET 4）
Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)
注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上，请在答题卡1上作答。
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quic kly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the b est answer from the choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8 to10, com plete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Using the mind to fight diseases
Psychology has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors, toget her with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. In large hospitals and research centers, modern methods of therapy see m to focus on the physical disease without considering the patients' mental state. Patients may feel that they are being treated impersonally, like broken machines. S ome doctors have recognized this as a problem. They are now using psychological therapy with patients to use their own minds to fight their diseases. Because the patient is working with the medicine and the doctors against the disease, his or he r attitude changes. The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cur e him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight.
Mental therapy
The doctor knows that a disease affects a patient's body physically. The body of the patient (in this case, a man) changes because of the disease. He is not o
nly physically affected, but as the physician knows, he also has an emotional resp onse to the disease. Because his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior chang e. The medical treatment might cure the patient's physical problems, but the patient 's mind must fight the emotional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Car l Simonton, M. D., have shown that a typical cancer patient (in this case, a woma n) has predictable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. Her s elf-image is poor and she feels self-pity. As a result, her behavior changes. Becau se of her constant depression, she acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctor s, and nurses. Such attitudes and behaviors prevent the patient from getting well. Therefore, a doctor's treatment must help the patient change her attitudes. Simon to n's method emphasizes treatment of the whole patient by treating both the body an d the mind.
The attitude of a cancer patient who is receiving radiation therapy, an X-ray tr eatment, can become more positive. The physician who is following Simonton's psy chological treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor（肿瘤）in the body. In the mental picture, the patient "sees" a powerful beam of radiation like a million bullets of energy. The patient imagines the beam hi tting the tumor cells and causing them to shrink. For another cancer patient, Dr. Si monton might make another suggestion. This patient, with a different kind of cancer, needs to take capsules and pills several times a day. The doctor asks the patient to imagine the medicine going from the stomach into the bloodstream and to the cancer cells. The patient imagines that the medicine is like an army fighting the dis eased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying. His or her blood carries aw
ay the dead cells. Both the medical therapy and the patient's positive attitude fight the disease.
Doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. However, this use of p sychology does help some patients because their attitudes about themselves chang e. They become more confident because they use the power within their own mind s to help stop the disease.
Suggestion therapy
Another application of using the mind to help cure disease is the use of sugg estion therapy. Before making the suggestion, the doctor helps the patient to conce ntrate deeply. The patient (in this case, a man)thinks only about one thing. He bec omes so unaware of other things around him that he seems to be asleep. He is s aid to be in a trance （催眠状态）. Then the physician makes "a suggestion" to the patient about the medical problem. The patient's mind responds to the suggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance.. In this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to treatment.
Suggestion therapy helpful for both adults and children
Doctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. For example, physicians have used suggestion to help adults deal with t he strong pain of some disease. Furthermore, sometimes the adult patient(in this c ase, a woman) worries about her illness so much That the anxiety keeps her from getting well. The right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. Su ch treatment may help the patient with a chronic（慢性的）diseases. Asthma （哮喘）is an example of a chronic disorder. Asthma is a disease that causes the patient t
o have difficulty in breathing. The patient starts to cough and sometimes has to fig ht to get the air that he or she needs. Psychology can help relieve the symptoms of this disorder. After suggestion therapy, the asthma patient breathes more easily.
Physicians have learned that the psychological method is very useful in treatin g children. Children respond quickly to the treatment because they are fascinated b y it. For example, Dr. Basil R. Collison has worked with 121 asthmatic children in Sydney, Australia, and had good results. Twenty-five of the children had excellent r esults. They were able to breathe more easily, and they did not need medication. Another forty-three were also helped. The symptoms of the asthma occurred less fr equently, and when they did, they were not as strong. Most of the childre n also fel t better about themselves. Doctors have also used suggestion to change habits like nail-biting, thumb-sucking, and sleep-related problems.
Response from the medical world
Many professional medical groups have accepted the medical use of psycholo gy because they recognize its value. Nobody knows how suggestion works; howeve r, doctors have learned that psychology has important applications in medicine.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A) How to use the mind against disease.
B) How modern methods of therapy focuses on the physical disease.
C) Response from the medical world.
D) How suggestion therapy benefits to adults and children.
2. How does psychological therapy work?
A) The patient waits for the medicine and treatment to cure him.
B) The doctor uses medical treatment to cure the patient's problems.
C) The doctor, the medicine, and the patient work together to fight disease.
D) The patient uses his minds to cure himself.
3. What can we learn from the studies of Carl Simonton, M. D.?
A) The medical treatment can cure the patient's mental disease.
B)The treatment of a patient by treating the body and the mind is necessary.
C)The mental treatment is more important than medical treatment.
D)Few patients have emotional response to the disease.
4. The use of psychological therapy is helpful to some patients in that .
A) the medical effect is better with psychological therapy than without it
B) the patients can see a powerful beam of radiation hitting their tumor cells
C) the patients' attitudes towards themselves have changed
D) the patients are easy to accept the methods the doctors use to treat them
5. , the patient can use his mind to help his body respond to treatment.
A) In medical treatment
B) In mental therapy
C) In the tumor operation
D) In suggestion therapy
6. It can be learned from the passage that suggestion therapy cannot be used to .
A) help adults deal with the strong pain of some diseases
B) help the patients with chronic diseases
C) help change bad habits like nail-biting, thumb-sucking, and sleep-related pr oblems
D) help patient overcome insomnia
7. According to the passage, which of the following remains unknown so far?
A) Many doctors have recognized the psychological value
B) Suggestion therapy is helpful for both adults and children
C) Medical researchers have known how suggestion works
D) Doctors have learned that psychology is important in medical treatment
注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上作答；8－10题在答题卡1上。
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are require d to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank fo llowing the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making yo ur choic es. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the correspondin
g letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Yo u may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the fallowing passage.
Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have found that they a re remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them __47__ to people saying there is anything different about them. “I’m really just a normal gu y,” __48__ an actor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of cours e, usually a brief period when they actually start to believe they are as great as th eir __49__ fans suggest. They start to wear __50__ clothes and talk as if everyon e should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last lon g. They fall back to reality as fast as they had __51__ risen above it all. What will it feel like to soar to such __52__ and look down like an eagle from up high on everyone else? And what will it feel like to have flown so high only to __53__ fro m your dream and realize you; are only human? Some only see the __54__ in los ing something they had gained. They often make __55__ attempts to regain what t hey lost. Often these efforts result in even greater pain. Some become __56__ fina ncially and emotionally. The only real winners are those who are happy to be back on the ground with the rest of us.
A) desperate B) disappointing C) cruelty D) bankrupt
E) fancy F) protects G) altitude H) similarly
I) wake J) contest K) object L) worshipping
M) dignity N) originally O) protests
Section B
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 c orresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答。
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
A detailed and thorough research project undertaken by the Open University r ecently reported that their evidence appears to show that competition between near by schools does not significantly improve academic standards. Indeed, their report i nclines to the opposite outcome; the exam results may actually decline where com petition is fiercest.
When the further education sector was " privatized" a few years ago, competiti on between colleges became truly fierce, at least in urban areas where potential st udents could choose between several of them. Colleges appointed highly paid mark eting directors and gave them large budgets; some even "bribed" interested student s with promises of hundreds of pounds if they completed certain courses satisfactor ily.
Fully competitive markets being a philosophical foundation of Britain's recent g overnments, it was no surprise to hear claims that many educational developments
of the 1990s would move us towards a free market in secondary education---givin g youngsters and their parents a free choice of where to study. However, the seco ndary sector did not become particularly competitive while, admittedly, the consume rs have been given more information, which is one aspect of a truly free market. It is very rare that two nearby schools with at least some empty places are similar enough to be comparable yet different enough to be rankable; only where that occ urs can there be true competition.
The Open University research was probably not flawed---but its conclusions ar e. This is because the team did not really compare areas having true competition (as just defined) with areas that do not.
But, let us all breathe a sigh of relief. Secondary schools had started of late t o move in the marketing direction----considering allocating scarce resources of staff and money to persuading the pupils that their schools are the best in the area. N o schools could afford to do that properly, so it is a relief to realize this research t ells us we don't have to.
Competition? We haven't got time for it! Let's spend our small budget in teach ing and learning, not in competing and marketing.
57. It is indicated in the passage that competition between schools results in .
A) higher enrollment rate B) lower academic standard
C) higher marketing expenses D) privatization of further education
58. Real competition can happen only when .
A) academic standard is improved
B) there are comparable schools with different educational qualities
C) students have different interests
D) schools of all areas have sufficient budget for their development
59. According to the passage, the free market in secondary education .
A) only provides consumers with more information
B) is more competitive than the higher education market
C) means there will be more intensive competition than in colleges
D) is a real surprise to Britain's recent government
60. The author of the passage feels relieved that .
A) secondary schools have to market themselves
B) most secondary schools have scarce resources of staff and money
C) the research by Open University proves that most secondary schools are t he best in its area
D) schools needn't prove that they are the best
61. What might be the author's attitude towards competitions between nearby schools?
A) The author is in favor of various kinds of competition.
B) The author is indifferent to any competition and its result.
C) The author is not certain of the effect of competitions.
D) The author is against inter-collegiate competitions.
Passage 2
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Going online is a favorite recreation for millions of American children. Almost1 0 million (14 percent) of America's 69 million children are online. The Internet both entertains and educates children, however, there are some possible negative cons equences for children who access kid-based Web sites. Advertising on kid-based W eb sites has become both a rapidly growing market for consumer companies and a concern for parents. With a click on an icon, children can link to advertisers and be granted tremendous spending power. Children are an important target group for consumer companies. Children under age 12 spent $14 billion, teenagers another $67 billion, and together they influenced $160 billion of their parents' income.
Many critics question the appropriateness of targeting children in Internet adver tising and press to require that children be treated as a "special case" by advertise rs. Because children lack the analytical abilities and judgment of adults, they may be unable to evaluate the accuracy of information they view, or understand that the information they provide to advertisers is really just data collected by an advertiser. Children generally lack the ability to reject the release of personal Information to a n advertiser, an even greater problem for children when they are offered incentives (刺激)for providing personal information, or when personal information is required b efore they are allowed to register for various services. Children may not realize tha t in many cases these characters provide hotlinks directly to advertising sites.
The Internet does present some challenges for advertisers who want to be eth ical in their
marketing practices. Many advertisers argue that we underestimate（低估）the l evels of media
awareness shown by children. By the age of seven or eight most children can recognize an advertisement and know that its purpose is to sell something and ar e able to make judgments about the products shown in advertisements. However, t his somewhat optimistic and decidedly libertarian view of children runs aground wh en we realize that they are (like a surprising number of adults) unable to judge ac curately between entertainment and advertising. Adults can fend for themselves but, as marketers, we should be explicit（明确的）about our purpose when advertising to children on the Internet.
62. According to the first paragraph, children as an Internet market .
A) are becoming increasingly rational
B) are using Internet at an earlier and earlier age
C) have created a growing advertising market
D) are overtaking the adult market due to their spending power
63. Targeting children for advertising is controversial because children .
A) are unable to analyze and judge advertisements
B) are unable to cooperate since they are too young
C) often give off information that may be dangerous to them.
D)are not ready to evaluate advertisements or information requests
64. Many advertisers defend the targeting of children because .
A) no actual sales take place
B ) it is up to parents to monitor their children
C) children understand what an advertisement is trying to do
D)children are provided a game in return for the information
65. One reason why children are unable to resist giving personal information o n the Internet is that .
A) they feel they must follow an adult's orders
B) it is presented in connection with entertainment
C) they do not know that the information is going to be read by someone
D) due to their inability to distinguish an advertisement from a non-advertisem ent
66. In the passage the author wants his marketers to understand that .
A) advertising to children must stop
B) a libertarian view in advertising is unethical
C) advertising to children must have a clear purpose
D) children must be treated differently when advertising
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You sh ould choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corr esponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答。
We are living in the age of a tele- communications revolution. In order to kee p from getting _67_ many developing countries are making an intensive effort to st rengthen their telecommunications infrastructure.（基础设施）This will help them _6 8_ the developed countries. It was, after all, advanced tele- communications_69_ g ave some countries an
economic advantage _70_ others during the 20th century. There is one place that developing nations are _71_ improve upon. That is enabling their citizens and businesses to get _72_ to the Web. They are installing advanced optical fibers. Th ese fibers, a millimeter in _73_ can bring the information super-highway to their door. The _74_ investments that countries like Vietnam are making m ay seem too great because they still lack basic_75_, like electricity and water. How ever, government officials say that these moves are _76_. They
are also confident that their countries will _77_ the benefits. They will benefit f rom having more _78_ and up-to-date telecommunications
equipment and gaining more _79_. One Vietnamese leader said, "It is underst andable that people want to _80_ their immediate
problems first. Still, our entire future is _81_.
People don't always understand the _82_ of the problem, though." He continu ed, "There are problems with using the antique communications equipment. And if we continue to use such old equipment, the _83_ between us and the developed world will continue to widen. _84_ have to be made now so that our children will have a country with opportunities equal _85_ those they see in the developed world." It will not be far _86_ they can cruise alongside Americans and Western Europeans on the information superhighway.
67. A) left out B) left alone C) left behind D) left off
68. A) make up for B) stand up to C) get involved in D) catch up with
69. A) that B) what C) where D) which
70. A) above B) over C) than D) with
71. A) looking up B) looking to C) looking for D) looking into
72. A) assistance B) approval C) access D) asset
73. A) circle B) length C) round D) diameter
74. A) partial B) initial C) potential D) influential
75. A) appliances B) standards C) utilities D) conveniences
76. A) temporary B) magic C) logic D) strategic
77. A) reap B) sustain C) derive D) assign
78. A) available B) comparable C) reliable D) considerable
79. A) inputs B) revenues C) arrangements D) payments
80. A) accomplish B) complete C) master D) tackle
81. A) at odds B) by accident C) at stake D) for certain
82. A) length B) strength C) volume D) breadth
83. A) hole B) gap C) space D) extent
84. A) Sacrifices B) Costs C) Prices D) Attributions
85. A) in B) with C) to D) on
86. A) while B) since C) when D) where
Part ⅥTranslation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentence on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into Engli sh the Chinese given in brackets.
答题卡一
PartⅠWriting(30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay e ntitled Food Contamination. You should write at least 120 words following the outlin
e given below:
1. 最近常有食品安全的问题出现；
2. 食品安全问题危害很大；
3. 你认为应该如何解决该问题。
8. From the fourth part of the passage, we can see both adults and children can benefit from .
9. Physicians have found that children make a quick response to suggestion t herapy because
.
10. Many professional medical doctors have recognized the value of psycholog ical treatment and therefore they willingly .
答题卡二
Russia is the largest economic power that is not a member of the World Trad e Organization. But that may change. Last Friday, the European Union said it woul d support Russia’s (36) ________ effort to become a W.T.O. member.
Representatives of the European Union met with Russian (37) ________ in M oscow. They signed a trade agreement that took six years to (38) ________.
Russia called the trade agreement (39) ________. It agreed to slowly increase fuel prices within the country. It also agreed to permit (40) ________ in its comm unications industry and to remove some barriers to trade.
In (41) ________ for European support to join the WTO, Russian President P utin said that Russia would speed up the (42) ________ to approve the Kyoto Prot ocol, an international (43) ________ agreement to reduce the production of harmful industrial gases. (44) ___________________________________________________ ______________________.
Russia had signed the Kyoto Protocol, but has not yet approved it. The agree ment takes effect when it has been approved by nations that produce at least 55 pe rcent of the world’s greenhouse gases. (45) _______________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ _____________.
The United States, the world’s biggest producer, withdrew from the Kyoto Prot ocol after Presid ent Bush took office in 2001. So, Russia’s approval is required to put the Kyoto Protocol into effect.
(46) ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________. Russia must still reach agreements with China, Japan, South Korea and the United States.
Part ⅥTranslation (5 minutes)
Directions：Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese giv en in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
87. Without the computer, （我们不可能取得如此巨大的科技进步）in the last few decades.
88. It was （直到他到达车站）that he realized that he had left his ticket at ho me.
89. He insists the designs have no meaning, （除了它们很吸引他的眼球之外）.
90. Many people come to realize that sustainable economic development largel y （取决于我们能否保护好我们的环境）
91. Experts assure us that the risk infection （只限于那些与病人有亲密接触的人）.
答案：CET 4
Part I Writing
解题思路：
Recently, it is not uncommon to see many food safety problems. Contaminate d food has done great harm to people’s life.
First and foremost, contaminated food indispensably poses a great threat to p eople’s health. It brings big tragedies to many families. Some lost their lives; some others got seriously ill after they ate contaminated food …
Meanwhile, food contamination has a profound impact on healthy and fair com petition in market economy …
In my opinion, lack of effective supervision contributes a lot to food contaminat ion problem. As a result (consequently) strict laws should be passed and executed to regulate this urgent social problem. Furthermore, manufacturers should always b ear in mind the sense of public responsibility when they are seeking for profit throu gh their products …
Part II Fast Reading
1------7 ACBCDDC
8. suggestion therapy 9. they are fascinated by it 10. accept it/ accept the me thod
Part IV Reading in Depth
Section A ：
47---56 KOLEN GICAD
Section B
57---66 CBADD CDCBD
Part V Cloze
67---86 CDABB CDBCD ACBDC DBACC
Part VI Translation
87. We couldn’t have achieved such great progress in science and technology.
88. not until he arrived at the station.
89. other than they appealed to his eyes.
90. depends on whether or not we can preserve our environment well.
91. is confined to those who have close contact with the patients.
Section A 短对话 (11~18) 11. M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish we’ve gone to the beach instead. W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature. Q：What does the woman mean? 12. M: How’s the new job going? W: Well, I’m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback. Q：What does the woman want to know? 13. M: Can you help me work out a physical training program John? W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks’worth of weight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 14. M: I have an elderly mother and I’m worried about her going on a plane. Is there any risk?
2011年6月英语四级真题与答案 Part I Writing Doing Shopping Online With the development of the Internet, shopping is no longer a tiring thing. Just click your mouse to choose the articles you like, and the purchase is done. You don’t even have to step out of the room. It seems all easy and quick. However, people’s opinions vary on this trend. Some believe that on line shopping is time and money saving. With plentiful selection options, they can buy whatever they like at any time convenient. Still others insist that mis-purchasing alone is annoying enough, not to mention the credibility of the sellers and the safety of their accounts. In my opinion, the convenience and excitement of on line shopping is beyond all doubts. In the meantime, we must always bear in mi nd that certain traps do exist, so we’d better make sure the sellers are trustworthy before buying. In addition, we should also guard ourselves from the potential hackers who might steal our account information. 文章点评： 这是一篇“中等偏上”的学生作文。本文先对网购热潮进行简介，引出全篇；接着对网络购物的正反两方面进行对比；最后提出自己的看法结束全篇。整体看思路清晰，逻辑严密，行文流畅，用语较为地道。 下面说一下这篇文章的有待提高之处： 1. 文章结构上，能看得出该同学试图采用议论文的“三段式”（提出问题、分析问题、解决问题）。但是，以“With the development of the Internet”为开首语，有些落入俗套，有硬套模板的嫌疑。稍加注意，应该能写出更好的句子。 2. 微观语言点方面，有些语句稍显啰嗦，比如With plentiful selection options… 简化成With plentiful selections… 更好，意思没有丝毫减损，表达力反而增强许多； 高分版 With the help of the ever rapid development of internet technology, online shopping is coming into fashion in most of cities. Online shopping is welcomed by most people due to various reasons. From the perspective of consumer, it can save some time for people who don’t have much spare time. Just click the mouse, they can get whatever they want while staying at home. For the retailers, it can cut some costs for those who don’t have much circulating funds. They don’t have to rent a house and spend money on
2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套） Part I Writing (30minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the challenges of starting a career after graduation. You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) 说明：由于2018年12月四级考试全国共考了2套听力，本套真题听力与前2套内容完全一样，只是顺序不一样，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。 Part ⅢReading Comprehension ( 40 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. A few months ago, I was down with a terrible cold which ended in a persistent bad cough. No matter how many different 26 I tried, I still couldn’t get rid of the cough. Not only did it 27 my teaching but also my life as a whole. Then one day after class, a student came up to me and 28 traditional Chinese medicine. From her description, Chinese medicine sounded as if it had magic power that worked wonders. I was 29 because I knew so little about it and have never it before. Eventually, my cough got so much 30 that I couldn’t sleep at night, so I decided to give it a try. The Chinese doctor took my pulse and asked to see my tongue, both of which were new 31 to me because they are both non-existent in Western medicine. Then the doctor gave me a scraping（刮）treatment known as “Gua Sha”. I was a little 32 at first because he used a smooth edged tool to scrape the skin on my neck and shoulders. A few minutes later, the 33 strokes started to produce a relieving effect and my body and mind began to 34 deeper into relaxation. I didn’t feel any improvement in my condition in the first couple of days, but after a few more regular visits to the doctor, my cough started to 35 . Then, within a matter of weeks, it was completely gone! A) deepen I)remedies B) experiences J) scared C) hesitant D) inconvenience K) sensitive E) lessen L) sink F) licenses M) temporary G)pressured N) tremble H) recommended O) worse
Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a foreign friend who wants to learn Chinese. Please recommend a university to him. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions I and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1.A)Many facilities were destroyed by a wandering cow. B) A wandering cow knocked down one of its fences. C)Some tourists were injured by a wandering cow. D) A wandering cow was captured by the police. 2.A) It was shot to death by a police officer. B)It found its way back to the park' s zoo. C)It became a great attraction for tourists. D)It was sent to the animal control department. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3.A) It is the largest of its kind. B)It is going to be expanded. C)It is displaying more fossil specimens. D)It is staring an online exhibition. 4.AJA collection of bird fossils from Australia. B)Photographs of certain rare fossil exhibits. C)Some ancient wall paintings from Australia. D)Pictures by winners of a wildlife photo contest. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5.A) Pick up trash. B)Amuse visitors. C)Deliver messages. D)Play with children. 6.A) They are especially intelligent. 8)They are children' s favorite. C They are quite easy to tame. D) They are clean and pretty. 7.A) Children may be harmed by the rooks. B)Children may be tempted to drop litter. C)Children may contract bird diseases.
2010年12月大学英语四级听力真题的试题与答案, Section A 短对话(11~18) 11. M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish we’ve gone to the beach instead. W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature. Q：What does the woman mean? 12. M: How’s the new job going? W: Well, I’m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback. Q：What does the woman want to know? 13. M: Can you help me work out a physical training program John? W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks’ worth of weight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 14. M: I have an elderly mother and I’m worried about her going on a pl ane. Is there any risk? W: Not if her heart is all right. If she has a heart condition, I’d recommend against it. Q: What does the man want to know about his mother? 15. M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads? W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine? Q: what do we learn from the conversation? 16. M: I’m no expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesn’t sound right. Maybe you should have it fixed. W: You’re right. And I suppose I’ve put it off long enough. Q: What will the woman probably do? 17. M: I did extremely well on the sale of my downtown apartment. Now, I have enough money to buy that piece of land I’ve had my eye on and build a house on it. W: Congratulations！Does that mean you’ll be moving soon? Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
I. Listening. (15’) 1. Listen to the recording and write the missing expressions. (5’) 1 ) In general ___________ ____________ ____________ you are thinking of … 2) ____________, _____________ ______________ make sure that the brand is strong. 3) ____________ _____________, making and selling pizzas might be profitable but… 4) I ____________ ______________ you need to like hard work. 5) _____________, _____________ the money. You … 2. Listen to the recording and choose the best ending for each sentence. 1) The speaker compares throwing adverts into the air to __________. A) Internet advertising B) wasting money on adverting C) advertising with leaflets 2) His first piece of advice is to _____________. A) make sure people find you on the search engine B) make sure people visit the search engine C) set up a search engine 3) Spend plenty of time on ____________. A) promoting others on your site B) creating links to incrase traffic C) recommending your product on other site 4) The speaker _____________. A) thinks email can be effective B) is doubtful about using email C) never sends marketing emails 5) It’s good idea to ___________. A) give free samples away at the beginning B) make the website free to visit C) offer something free to encourage people to return II. Write the verbs in brackets in their correct form to complete the following sentences. 1. Now that you _____________ (escape) from the office, you will still need peace and quiet at home. 2. Once you __________________ (work) from home for a while, you might feel a bit lonely. 3. I’m just phoning to confirm that I _______ (be) in my office by ten. 4. Don’t worry. I promise that I _______(call) back straight away. 5. Security ___________ (open) the building at eight tomorrow instead of nine. 6. The hotel has a scheduled shuttle bus to the training center. I think it ________ (leave) every half hour, but let me check for you. 7. We began at nine. So by the time he arrives at nine thirty, the first session _________ (start). 8. She showed him the photo she _______ (take) the day before. 9. It’s the third time I ______ (see) him this month. 10. We _____ (meet) each other since I left Shanghai. III. Complete the following sentences with the words or phrases given below. sample mailshots word of mouth see move hold set run attend reach
Part I Writing(30 minutes) The Challenges of Living in a Big City 【1】With the development of economy and urbanization, the number of cities is constantly increasing in China.【2】While big cities are attracting more and more people, they also bring many challenges,such as traffic jam and pollution,just to name a few.【3】The first problem that really bothers me is the traffic congestion in the rush hour. I hate waiting for buses and being late.Therefore, I have to get up very early if I have an appointment in the morning.【4】Next is that the large population in a big city makes it【5】so crowded that you can't find a peaceful place unless staying at home. The supermarkets are always crowded, so are the cinemas and parks. parks.【6】Another consequence for such a large population is that it intensifies the inadequacy of quality medical and educational resources, thus decreasing residents' sense of happiness. 【7】As a result, although I am frequently asked whether I like to live in a big city or not, my answer is always no, definitely not, How about you? 话题词汇: unsatisfactory不满意的leisure娱乐opportunity机会 fast pace快节奏 pressure压力 lifestyle生活方式 environment环境 urban城市的 health健康 Part III Reading Comprehension Section A 【词性分析】: 名词: A) ability能力;才能; E) control控制;管制;F) damage伤害;损害; M) sources来源;根源;O) vehicles交通工具,车辆 动词:B) associated与…相关;联系;E) control管理;控制;克制;F) damage损害;对……有不良影响G) described描绘,描述; H equals相当于;比得上;) innovated创新,革新;L) relates相联系;把…系起来;M) sources来自……;找出…的来源;N) undermine逐渐削弱 形容词:D) constant持续不断的;始终如一的 副词:C) consciously有意识地,自觉地; 1) exclusively仅仅,唯独;K) regularly经常;定期地 Millions die early from air pollution each year. Air pollution costs the global economy more than $5 trillion annually in welfare costs, with the most serious 26-damage occurring in the developing world. The figures include a number of costs 27-associated with air pollution. Lost income alone amounts to $225 billion a year. 1.die v. 死亡，熄灭; 凋零n.骰子 2.trillion[?tr?lj?n]n. 万亿; 兆adj.万亿的 3.welfare [?welfe?(r)] n. 福利; 幸福; 繁荣; 安宁 4.alone [??l??n] adj. 单独的; 独一无二的; 独自的adv. 单独地; 独自地; 孤独地; 只，只有; The report includes both indoor and outdoor air pollution. Indoor pollution, which includes 28-sources like home heating and cooking, has remaine d 29-constant over the past several decades despite advances in the area. Levels of outdoor pollution have grown rapidly along with rapid growth in industry and transportation. 5.source [s?rs] n. 根源，本源; 源头，水源; 原因v. 来源; 起源; 寻求来源 6.remain [r??men]n.剩余物，残骸; 残余; 遗迹; 遗体v.留下; 保持;依然; 搁置; 剩余，剩下; 逗留 7.constant [?k?nst?nt] adj. 不断的，持续的; 永恒的，始终如一的; 坚定; 忠实的n.常量; 不变的事物
Part I Writing Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on how to best handle the relationship between doctors and patients. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 题目解析： 一、审题：四级写作的第一步即读懂题目要求。读题目时我们需要在题干中去找“关键词”。 本次作文中读完题目，建议同学们用笔勾画出来五个关键词，即五个要点，顺序依次是“30 minutes”、“essay”、“how”、“the relationship between doctors and patients”、“write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words”其中关于考试时间和作文字数的要求每年都一致。接下来审题的重点：这次写作要求我们写一篇常见的议论文，并且去简述如何处理医生和病人的关系。读完题目之后，我们了解到这次的写作主题即“医患关系（the relationship between doctors and patients）”。 二、谋篇：四级写作的第二步即布局三段结构，这次写作中强调“如何处理医患关系”，所 以我们在第二段写作时，可以从两个维度出发—医生和患者—去叙述如何正确处理两个主体之间的关系。 三、框架：全文分为三个段落。第一段为话题引出段（可结合情景作文第一段，先表明自 己的观点）；第二段为原因分析段（主要从医生/患者两个方面进行原因论述）；第三段为意义阐述段。 四、填充：具体的范文如下，仅做参考。 写作范文： On the Relationship between Doctors and Patients In the present age, it is generally acknowledged that the relationship between doctors and patients is playing indispensable roles in our lives. As far as I am concerned, we should balance this kind of relationship from two aspects, doctors and patients. The causes of this perspective are multiple. In the first place, the reason has been cited as a major reason that doctors cannot be understood, for patients always maintain doctors can cure all kinds of disease. This is mainly due to the fact that although medical technology and science are advanced at an amazing rate, there exists a multitude of various kinds of diseases we cannot cure. Furthermore, the reason can contribute this perspective that patients are believed to be lack of the fundamental medical knowledge, which results in this relationship are worried. Plenty of evidence has shown that an increasing number of patients often go to extremes if their diseases cannot be cure instantly. When it comes to our modern society, it is universally acknowledged that dealing with the relationship between doctors and patients in a reasonable way plays a vitally important role in our lives. Undoubtedly, if we spare no efforts to do so, our future will be hopeful and promising.
2010年12月英语四级考试真题 Part I Writing（30minutes）Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Due Attention Should Be Given To Spelling.You should write at least120words following the outline given below: 1.目前不少父母为孩子包办一切 2.为了让孩子独立,父母应该…… How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent? Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) (15minutes) Directions:In this part,you will have15minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet1.For questions1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].For questions8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. A Grassroots Remedy Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world.To this end,we walk the dog,play golf,go fishing,sit in the garden,drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic,live in the suburbs,go to the seaside,buy a weekend place in the country.The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk.And when joggers(慢跑者)jog,they don’t run the streets.Every one of them instinctively heads to the park or the river.It is my profound belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature,whether we know we are doing so or not. But despite this,our children are growing up nature-deprived(丧失).I spent my boyhood climbing trees on Streatham Common,South London.These days,children are robbed of these ancient freedoms,due to problems like crime,traffic,the loss of the open spaces and odd new perceptions about what is best for children,that is to say,
2011年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案详解 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Online Shopping. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1．现在网上购物已成为一种时尚 2．网上购物有很多好处，但也有不少问题 3．我的建议 Online Shopping 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。 Part II Read ing 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, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. British Cuisine: the Best of Old and New British cuisine (烹饪) has come of age in recent years as chefs (厨师) combine the best of old and new. Why does British food have a reputation for being so bad? Because it is bad! Those are not the most encouraging words to hear just before eating lunch at one of Hong Kong's smartest British restaurants, Alfie's by KEE, but head chef Neil Tomes has more to say. "The past 15 years or so have been a noticeable period of improvement for food in England," the English chef says, citing the trend in British cuisine for better ingredients, preparation and cooking methods, and more appealing presentation. Chefs such as Delia Smi th, Nigel Slater, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay made the public realise that cooking - and eating - didn't have to be a boring thing. And now, most of the British public is familiar even with the extremes of Heston BlumenthaPs molecular gastronomy, a form of cooking that employs scientific methods to create the perfect dish. "It's no longer the case that the common man in England is embarrassed to show he knows about food," Tomes says. There was plenty of room for improvement. The problems with the nation's cuisine can be traced back to the Second World War. Before the War, much of Britain's food was imported and when German U-boats began attacking ships bringing food to the country, Britain went on rations (配给). "As rationing came to an end in the 1950s, technology picked up and was used to mass-produce food," Tomes says. "And by then people were just happy to have a decent quantity of food in their kitchens." They weren't looking for cured meats, organic produce or beautiful presentation; they were looking for whatever they could get their hands on, and this prioriti sation of quantity over quality prevailed for decades, meaning a generation was brought up wi th food that couldn't compete wi th neighbouring France, Italy, Belgium or Spain. Before star chefs such as Oliver began making cooking fashionable, it was hard to find a restaurant in London that was open after 9pm. But in recent years the capital's culinary (烹饪的) scene has developed to the point that it is now confident of its ability to please the tastes of any international visitor. With the opening of Alfie's in April, and others such as The Pawn, two years ago, modern