2019年12月英语四级阅读练习题及答案(5)
Section C
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 markedA．,B．, C． and D．. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time： if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, when children learn to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle--compare those performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it,
what this word says, what answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when
he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end this nonsense of grades, exams,marks. Let
us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they
ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, "But suppose they
fail to learn something essential, something they will need
to get in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
56. What does the author think is the best way for children
to learn things?
A． By imitating what other people do.
B． By making mistakes and having them corrected.
C． By listening to explanations from skilled people.
D． By asking a great many questions.
57. The passage suggests that learning to speak and leaming to fide a bicycle are __________.
A． not really important skills
B． more important than other skills
C． basically different from learning adult skills
D． basically the same as learning other skills
58. According to the passage, the author thinks teachers in school should__________.
A． allow children to learn by himself or herself
B． point out children's mistakes whenever they're found
C． correct children's mistakes as soon as possible
D． give children more book knowledge
59. The author believes the teacher's role in children's learning should be__________.
A． the identifier and corrector of their errors
B． their helper and guide
C． the person to grade their performance and give feedbacks
D． the person to pass on something essential to them
60. The title of this passage could probably be__________.
A． Let Teachers Stop Work
B． Let Us Make Children Learn
C． Let Children Correct Their Own Papers
D． Let Children Learn by Themselves
Passage Two
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
Researchers in the field of psychology have found that
one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet.
Psychologists who study optimization ( 化 ) compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal
decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents (支持者) of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take,they are all similar in their essential aspects. Worksheets
require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent (相关的) considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each
consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated
by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.
Since most important problems are multifaceted (多层面的), there are several alternatives to choose from,each with
unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can
generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet
can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. A realistic example for my college students is the question "What will I do after graduation?" A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year.
A decision-making worksheet begins with succinct ( 简洁的) statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing
on long-range goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to "What will I do after graduation that will lead to a successful career?"
61. Of the following stepsis the one that occurs before the others in making a decision worksheet.
A． listing the consequences of each solution
B． calculating a numerical summary of each solution
C． writing down all possible solutions
D． deciding which consequences are most important
62. According to decision-worksheet theory, an optimal
decision is defined as one that__________.
A． has the fewest variables to consider
B． uses the most decision worksheets
C． has the most points assigned to it
D． is agreed to by the greatest number of people
63. The author develops the discussion in paragraph 1 by means of__________.
A． describing a process
B． classifying different types
C． providing historical background
D． explaining a theory
64. The author's attitude towards a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is __________.
A． neural
B． approving
C． ambiguous
D． biased
65. The passage mainly discusses __________.
A． a tool to assist in making complex decisions
B． a comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions
C． research on how people make decisions
D． differences between making long-range and short-range decisions
【参考译文】
让孩子学着评价自己的工作。一个学说话的孩子不能靠别人总给
他纠正错误来学习：如果被纠正过多，他就会停止说话。[56]一天到晚，他都在注意自己讲的话跟周围人讲的有什么不同。这样慢慢
地．他就自不过然地作出改变，说话跟其他人一样了。[56][57]同样，孩子学别的东西时，他们也是不用教就能学会：走、跑、爬、吹口哨、骑车——他们会观察那些技术更熟练的人们是怎样做的，对比之后就
会作出必要的改变。但是在学校里，我们从不给孩子们机会让他们自
己找出错误，更不用说自己改正了。我们总是替他们全部做好。[58]
我们总是表现得好像我们觉得他们永远不会自己发现错误：非堡我们
指出来让他们改正不可。很快孩子就变得依赖老师了。放手让他自己
做吧。让他自己解决问题吧，如果他想的话，能够请其他孩子帮忙：
这个单词是什么意思，这个问题该怎样回答，这样说或者这样做是否
合适。
如果问题有准确答案，比如可能是数学或者科学问题，那么把答
案给孩子。让他批改自己的试卷。我们老师为何要浪费时间做这样无
聊的事情呢?[59]我们的工作理应是在孩子找不到问题的准确答案时给
予协助。让我们结束毫无意义的评级、考试和分数吧。让我们把这些
全都抛开，让孩子学到所有受教育者终有一天都要学到的东西，学着
如何思忖自己的理解，如何了解已知的和未知的知识。
[59]让他们用最适合自己的方式独立学习：如果他们需要，能够
寻求老师的协助。在我们现在这样一个复杂而又快速发展的社会，
“学校里有很多知识要学，学到之后就能一生受用”的观点就是胡扯。忧心忡忡的家长和老师说：“但是如果孩子学不到必要的东西，学不
到将来进入社会必须要有的东西，那该怎么办?”不要担心!如果那些
东西很必要，那么以后进入社会他们就会学到的。
【答案解析】
56．A
定位：根据题干信息thebestwayforchildrentolearnthings可将答案
定位到第一段前半部分。
解析：第一段首句提出了文章的论点：“Let childrenlearntojudgetheirownwork．(让孩子学着评价自己的工作。)”接着举例说：“一个学说话的孩子一天到晚都在注意自己讲的
话跟周围人讲的有什么不同。
这样慢慢地，他就自不过然地作出改变，说话跟其他人一样了。同样，孩子学别的东西时……他们会观察那些技术更熟练的人们是怎样做的，对比之后就会作出必要的改变。”可见作者认为，小孩的学习方法就
是模仿别人怎么做。故选A。
57．D
定位：根据题干信息learningto speak andlearningto ride
abicycle可将答案定位到第一段中间部分。
解析：learningto speak和learningto ride abicycle出现在第一段。作者在说明自己观点的时候，将学说话与学习其他技能(比如走、跑、爬、吹口哨、骑车等)实行了对比，并且认为孩子学习说话和学习其他
技能的基本方式是一样的，都是通过模仿然后实行自我调整。故选D。58．A
定位：根据题干信息teachers in school should可将答案定位到第
一段后半部分。
解析：第一段后半部分作者建议说：“我们总是表现得好像我们觉得
他们永远不会自己发现错误，非得我们指出来让他们改正不可。很快
孩子就变得依赖老师了。放手让他靠自己吧。让他自己解决问题吧，
如果他想的话，能够请其他孩子帮忙……”作者直言不讳，认为应该
让孩子们自己发现自己的错误，如果需要的话，也能够请其他孩子来
协助。指出学生的问题和错误，不能够也不需要老师包办。故选A。
59．B
定位：根据题干信息the teacher’s role in children’s learning 可将答案定位到第二段第四句。
解析：该句提到：“我们的工作理应是在孩子找不到问题的准确答案
时给予协助。”第三段第一句也提到：“让他们用最适合自己的方式
独立学习，如果他们需要，能够寻求老师的协助。”可见，老师的作
用主要是在学生的学习过程中对他们实行协助和指导。
60．D
定位：根据题干信息titleofthispassage可知解答本题需通观全文。
解析：文章第一句即提到：“让孩子学着评价自己的工作。”接着，
全篇文章都围绕“让孩子自己学习”这个主题展开，提到老师们总是
等不及孩子们自己发现问题，就指出他们的错误并协助他们改正，其
实孩子会观察他人如何做，实行模仿，然后作出改变来使自己的行为、认知与他人更接近。故选D。
【参考译文】
心理学领域的研究者发现，作出重要决定(比如，该选择哪一所大学，该投资哪笔生意)的一个方法就是使用决策工作表单。研究“化”
的心理学家比较人们实际做的决定和理论上理想的决定，想看看两者
之间的相似之处。支持使用工作表单的人认为，这种方式能够产生“化”效果，即决定。即使工作表单有数种不同的具体形式，但是基
本内容却是相同的。[61]工作表单需要人们将问题以清晰简洁的方式
表现出来．然后列出所有可能解决问题的方案。接下来，列出每个解
决方案会带来怎样的相关考虑，而且需要确定每项考虑或结果孰轻孰重。需要用数值来标记每项考虑，来反映其相对的重要性。
[62]通过将这些数值加在一起，使用数学计算的方法就能够作出
一个决定。其中，综合分数的解决方案即为选择。
因为一些最重要的问题往往都包含多个层面，所以会有多种备选方案，而每一种方案都各有利弊。
[64]用纸笔作决定的好处就是。相比一般情况下大脑能够理解和
记忆的信息，纸笔记录能够使人能处理更多的变量。一般来说，人们
同时能够记住七个概念。当一个方案涉及很多变量及其复杂关系时，
工作表单就显得特别有用了。举个现实的例子，我教的大学学生会问“毕业后我要做什么工作呢?”大学毕业生也许会找一个提供专业培训
的工作岗位，也可能想继续深造拿更高的学位或者出国旅行一年。
一个决策工作表单从简洁描述一个问题开始，而这个简洁描述也
会有助于缩小解决方案的范围。分清楚长远目标和短期目标很重要，
因为与短期目标相比，长远目标的决定过程通常与之完全不同。如果
专注于长远目标，针对上面那个问题，即将毕业的大学生可能就会这
样问：“毕业之后我做什么能够引领我走上成功的职业道路?”
【答案解析】
61．C
定位：根据题干信息
occursbeforetheothers,makingadecisionworksheet可将答案定位到
第一段中间部分。
解析：作者在介绍制作决策工作表单的步骤时第一句就提到：“工作
表单需要人们将问题以清晰简洁的方式表现出来，然后列出所有可能
解决问题的方案。”接下来，每种方案才被逐一分析。可见在四个选
项中，C项在其他步骤之前。故选c。
62．C
定位：根据题干信息anoptimaldecision可将答案定位到第一段最后
两句。
解析：文中提到，这种工作表单能够产生“化”效果，“通过将各种数值加在一起，使用数学计算的方法就能够作出一个决定。其中，综合分数的解决方案即为选择。”可见，的决定必然是得分的选项。故选C。
63．A
定位：根据题干信息paragraph 1可将答案定位到第一段。
解析：本题考查第一段的写作逻辑。作者在第一段首先提出论点，即使用决策工作表单来作决定是方法之一，接着展开论述，在论述的时候，对这种工作表单的具体使用方法和操作步骤实行了介绍，重点在于描述过程。故选A。
64．B
定位：根据题干信息a pencil and paper decision—making procedure可将答案定位到第二段第二句。
解析：该句提到：“用纸笔作决定的好处就是，相比一般情况下大脑能够理解和记忆的信息，纸笔记录能够使人能处理更多的变量。”后文也提到，这种借助纸和笔的工作表单在处理很多变量及其复杂关系时有很大协助。可见，作者对于这种决策方法持支持的态度，故选B。
65．A
定位：根据题干信息the passage mainly discusses可知解答本题需通观全文。
解析：文章首句提到：“作出重要决定的一个方法就是使用决策工作表单”。接着，作者介绍了利用这种工作表单得出决定的方法。第二段提到借助纸笔完成的工作表单比单纯用头脑记忆更有效，能协助分析和处理更加复杂的问题。第三段提到这种工作表单要求对问题的描述比较简洁，而且要分清短期目标和长期目标。可见，文章通篇都是在介绍这种能协助人们分析复杂问题的决策工作表单。故选A。
2009年6月英语四级考试真题与答案真题： Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: F or this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？ 2. 也会带来一些问题 3. 你的看法？ Free admission to museums 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, 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. How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunde rstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive
英英英英英英 大学生英语四级真题 (共3套) 2018 年6 月英语四级真题一................................................................................................ .. 1 2018 年6 月英语四级真题二 (16) 2018 年6 月英语四级真题三 (31) 2018 年6 月英语四级真题（第1套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an a short easy on the importance of speaking ability and how to develop it.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 questions will be spoken only once. After you hear questions, 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 1 to 2 are based on the new report you have just heard. 1．A) The return of a bottled message to its owner's daughter. B)A New Hampshire man's joke with friends on his wife. C)A father's message for his daughter. D)The history of a century-old motel. 2.A) She wanted to show gratitude for his kindness. B)She wanted to honor her father's promise.
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 综合题，请根据题目给出的内容，来回答下面给出的试题。Just seven years ago, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human creativeness. The sight of Barney Clark-alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a metal-and-plastic pump-convinced the press, the public and the future had arrived. It hadn't. After monitoring production of the Jarvik-7, and reviewing its effects on the 150 or so patients (most of whom got the device as a temporary measure) the U.S Food and Drug Administration concluded that the machine was doing more to endanger lives than to save them. Last week the agency cancelled its earlier approval, effectively banning the device. The recall may hurt Symbion Inc, maker of the Jarvik-7, but it wont end the request for an artificial heart. One problem with the banned model is that the tubes connecting it to an external power source created a passage for infection. Inventors are now working on new devices that would be fully placed, along with a tiny power pack, in the patient's chest. The first samply products aren't expected for another 10 or 20 years. But some people are already worrying that they'll work-and that America's overextended health-care programs will lose a precious $2.5 billion to $5 billion a year providing them for a relatively few dying patients. If such expenditures cut into funding for more basic care, the net effect could actually be a decline in the nation's health. 请根据上面给出的内容，来回答下面的单项选择题（下列每小题备选答案中，只有一个符合题意的正确答案。每小题0分，共5题。）16. According to the passage the Jarvik-7artificial heart proved to be _______. A ：a technical failure B ：a technical wonder C ：a good life-saver D ：an effective means to treat heart disease 请选择答案：A:B:C:D:17. From the passage we know that Symbion Inc ______. A ：has been banned by the government from producing artificial hearts B ：will review the effects of artificial hearts before designing new models C ：may continue to work on new models of reliable artificial hearts D ：can make new models of artificial hearts available on the market in 1O to 20 years 请选择答案：A:B:C:D:18. The new models of artificial hearts are expected ______. A ：to have a working life of 10 or 20 years B ：to be set fully in the patient's chest C ：to be equipped with an external power source D ：to create a new passage for infection
Passage1 Reading leadership literature, you’d sometimes think that everyone has the potential to be an effective leader. 读领导文学，你有时会认为每个人都有可能成为一个有效的领导者。 I don’t believe that to be true. In fact, I see way fewer truly effective leaders than I see people stuck in positions of leadership who arc sadly incompetent and seriously misguided about their own abilities. 我不相信这是真的。事实上，我认为真正有效的领导者的方式比我看到的人都陷在领导的职位上，遗憾的是他们自己的能力不称职，严重误导了他们。 Part of the reason this happens is a lack of honest self-assessment by those who aspire to（追求）leadership in the first place. 对产生这种现象的原因一部分是由那些渴望缺乏诚实的自我评估（追求）放在首位的领导 We've all met the type of individual who simply must take charge. Whether it's a decision-making session, a basketball game, or a family outing, they can't help grabbing the lead dog position and clinging on to it for dear life. They believe they're natural born leaders. 我们都遇到了个人的类型，他们必须负责。无论是决策会议，篮球比赛，还是家庭外出，他们都不能不抓住领导的狗的地位，并紧紧抓住它，因为亲爱的生命。他们相信他们是天生的领袖。 Truth is, they're nothing of the sort. True leaders don't assume that it's their divine（神圣的）right to take charge every time two or more people get together. Quite the opposite. A great leader will assess each situation on its merits, and will only take charge when their position, the situation, and/or the needs of the moment demand it. 事实是，他们没有什么样的。真正的领导者不认为这是他们的神圣（神圣的）负责每次两个或两个以上的人在一起吧。恰恰相反。一个伟大的领导者会对每一个情况进行评估，并在他们的位置、情况和/或需要的情况下，只会负责。 Many business executives confuse leadership with action. They believe that constant motion somehow generates leadership as a byproduct. Faced with any situation that can’t be solved by the sheer force of activity, they generate a dust cloud of impatience. Their one leadership tool is
大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？ 2. 也会带来一些问题 3. 你的看法？ 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, 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. How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions . Hire Advantage At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏爱) from the process have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make .
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【阅读练习】 What is it about America ns and food? We love to eat, but we feel 1 about it afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junk food. We re 2 with health and weight loss but face an unprecedentedepidemic of obesity（肥胖）.Perhapsthe 3 to this ambivale nee矛盾情结）lies in our history. The first Europea ns came to this continent searchi ng for new spices but went in vain. The first cash crop经济作物）was n‘ t eate n but smoked. Then there was Prohibition, intended to prohibit drinking but actually en couragi ng more 4 ways of doing it. The immigra nt experie nee, too, has bee n one of in harm ony. Do as Roma ns do means eati ng what “real America ns” eat, but our n ati on' s food has come to be 5 by imports —pizza, say, or hot dogs. And some of the country s most treasured cooking comes from people who arrived here in shackles. Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the n ati on' s defi ning struggles, whether at the Bost on Tea Party or the sit ins at souther n lunch counters. It is integral to our concepts of health and even morality whether one refrains from alcohol for religious reas ons or evades meat for political 6 But strong opinions have not brought 7 . America ns are ambivale nt about what they put in their mouths. We have become 8 of our foods, especially as we lear n more about what they contain. The 9 in food is still prosperous in the American consciousness. ' s no coincidenee, then, that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage（束缚）.
英语四级阅读题库含答案解析 1.Passage One Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but regardless of whether it is or isn’t –we won’t do much about it. We will argue over it and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemn-sounding commitments to avoid it. But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed. Al Gore calls global warming an “inconvenient truth,” as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution. But the real truth is that we don’t know enough to relieve global warming, and –without major technological breakthroughs—we can’t do much about it. From 2003 to 2050, the world’s population is projected to grow from 6.4 billion to 9.1 billion, a 42% increase. If energy use per person and technology remain the same, total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions (mainly, CO2) will be 42% higher in 2050. but that’s too low, because societies that grow richer use more energy. We need economic growth unless we condemn the world’s poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone else‘s living standards. With modest growth, energy use and greenhouse emissions more than double by 2050. No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom (limits on electricity usage, driving and travel) that might cut back global warming. Still, politicians want to show they’re “doing something.” Consider the Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书). It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didn’t. But it hasn’t reduced CO2 emissions (up about 25% since 1990), and many signatories (签字国) didn’t adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2012 targets. The practical conclusion is that if global warming is a potential disaster, the only solution is new technology. Only an aggressive research and development program might find ways of breaking dependence on fossil fuels or dealing with it. The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral problem when it’s really an engineering one. The inconvenient truth is that if we don’t solve the engineering problem, we’re helpless. 57. What is said about global warming in the first paragraph? A) It may not prove an environmental crisis at all. B) It is an issue requiring world wide commitments. C) Serious steps have been taken to avoid or stop it. D) Very little will be done to bring it under control. 58. According to the author’s understanding, what is Al Gore’s view on global warming? A) It is a reality both people and politicians are unaware of. B) It is a phenomenon that causes us many inconveniences. C) It is a problem that can be solved once it is recognized. D) It is an area we actually have little knowledge about. 59. Green house emissions will more than double by 2050 because of _______. A) economic growth B) the widening gap between the rich and poor C) wasteful use of energy D) the rapid advances of science and technology
2017年6月英语四级真题 作文一： For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and then explain whether electronic communication can replace face-to-face contact.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. “Dear Andy-How are you? Your mother and I are fine.We both miss you and hope you are doing well.We look forward to seeing you again the nest time your computer crashes and you come down-stairs for something to eat,Love,Mom and Dad.” 作文二： For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on learning and then explain why doesn’t simply mean learning to obtain information. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
英语四级阅读真题练习附答案 导读：我根据大家的需要整理了一份关于《英语四级阅读真题练习附答案》的内容，具体内容：大学英语四级考试倾向于测试学生的英语综合运用能力,其中阅读理解题的比重已经占到卷面总分值的35%,而选词填空题作为新型的阅读题,对大学生的英语综合运用能力提出了 更高的要求。接下来就一起分... 大学英语四级考试倾向于测试学生的英语综合运用能力,其中阅读 理解题的比重已经占到卷面总分值的35%,而选词填空题作为新型的 阅读题,对大学生的英语综合运用能力提出了更高的要求。接下来就 一起分享我为大家整理的吧! 练习一 In the United States, it is not customary to telephone somenone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention.The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m..If someone receives a call during sleeping hours , he assumes its a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the
大学英语四级阅读理解试题 Many people believe the glare from snow causes snowblindnenss. Yet, dark glasses or not , they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes,and even snowblindness,when exposed to several hours of "snow light" . The United States Army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snowblindness in troops in a snow- covered , a man's eyes frequently find nothing to foucs on in a broad expanse of barren snow-covered terrain. So his gaze continually shifts and jumps back and forth over the entire landscape in search of tsomething to look at. Finding nothing, hour after hour, the eyes never sotp searching and the eyeballs become sore and the eye muscles ache. Nature offsets this irritation by producing more and fluid which covers the eyeball. The fluid coversthe eyeball in increasing quantity until vision blurs, then is obsured,and the result is total, even though temporary,snowblindness. Experiments led the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts ahead of a main body of troops are
大学英语四级真题及答案( 多套题及翻译） CET4 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 目一：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your campus, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 假你的一位外国朋友来参你的校园，你最感趣的地方想他/ 她去看 ?什么 ? 目二：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 假你的一位外国朋友来参你的家，你最感趣的地方想他/ 她去看 ?什么 ? 目三：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 假你的一位外国朋友来参中国，你最感趣的地方想他/ 她去看 ?什么 ? Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分在答卡 1 上作答。 1.A. See a doctor about her strained shoulder a ladder to help her reach the tea. the cupboard with a new one. the tea on a lower shelf next time. 1. W: I can’t seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard 。 M: Oh? Why don’t you use the ladder? You might strain your shoulder 。 Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 2. A. At Mary Johnson’s B. In an exhibition hall C. At a painter’s studio. D. Outside an art gallery. 2. W: Since it’s raining so hard, let’s go and see the new exhibits 。 M: That ’s a good idea. Mary Johnson is one of my favorite painters 。 Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?