2006年6月17日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
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四、在90分钟内做完试卷一上的Part I至Part III和试卷二上的Part IV 90分钟后，监考人员收取答题纸和试卷一，然后考生再做试卷二上的作文题。作文题答题时间为30分钟。全部考试时间为120分钟，不得拖延时间。
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六、多项选择题每题只能选一个答案；如多选，则该题无分。选定答案后，用HB浓度以上的铅笔在相应字母的中部划一条横线。正确的方法是：[A] [B] [C] [D]。
使用其它符号答题者不给分。划线要有一定粗度，浓度要盖过字母底色。
七、如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。
八、在考试过程中要注意对自己的答案保密，若被他人抄袭，一经发现，后果自负。
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Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what war said. Both the conversation and the question will be
spoken only once: After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you maxi
read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is, the best answer. Then
mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example:
You will hear:
You will read:
A) At the office.
B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport.
D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office”is the best answer. Y ou should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]
1. A) They went a long way to attend the party.
B) They didn?t think much of the food and drinks.
C) They knew none of the other guests at the party.
D) They enjoyed the party better than the other guests.
2. A) To the bookstore.
B) To the dentist?s.
C) To the market.
D) To the post office.
3. A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness.
B) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions.
C) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.
D) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician.
4. A) Tom is usually talkative.
B) Tom has a very bad temper.
C) Tom has dozens of things to attend to.
D) Tom is disliked by his colleagues.
5. A) To pickup the woman from the library.
B) To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.
C) To find out more about the topic for the seminar.
D) To get the seminar schedule for the woman.
6. A) The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways.
B) The woman has sold her used textbooks to the bookstore.
C) The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore.
D) The man doesn?t want to sell his textbooks to the woman.
7. A) Attend a conference.
B) Give a speech.
C) Meet his lawyer.
D) Make a business trip.
8. A) Jessie always says what she thinks.
B) Jessie seems to have a lot on her mind.
C) Jessie is wrong to find fault with her boss.
D) Jessie should know the marketing director better.
9. A) Helen is talkative.
B) Helen is active.
C) Helen is sociable.
D) Helen is quiet.
10. A) Jimmy will regret marrying a Frenchwoman.
B) Jimmy is rich enough to buy a big house.
C) Jimmy is not serious in making decisions.
D) Jimmy?s words are often not reliable.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through
the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) It can be used by farmers to protect large buildings.
B) It was brought to the northern USA by Asian farmers.
C) It has done more harm than good in the southern USA.
D) It was introduced into the USA to kill harmful weeds.
12. A) People will have to rely on kudzu for a living.
B) They will soon be overgrown with kudzu.
C) They will become too hard to plough.
D) People will find it hard to protect the soil.
13. A) The farmers there have brought it under control.
B) The factories there have found a good use for it.
C) The climate there is unfavorable to its growth.
D) The soil there is not so suitable for the plant.
Passage T wo
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
B) The universe as a whole.
C) A society of legal professionals.
D) An association of teachers and scholars.
15. A) Its largest expansion took place during that period.
B) Its role in society went through a dramatic change.
C) Small universities combined to form bigger ones.
D) Provincial colleges were taken over by larger universities.
16. A) Private donations.
B) Government funding.
C) Grants from corporations.
D) Fees paid by students.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) He was wounded in the Spanish civil war.
B) He was interested in the study of wild animals.
C) He started the organization Heifer International.
D) He sold his cows to many countries in the world.
18. A) To help starving families to become self-supporting.
B) To make plans for the development of poor communities.
C) To teach people how to use new skills to raise animals.
D) To distribute food to the poor around the world.
19. A) They should help other families the way they have been helped.
B) They should offer all baby animals to their poor neighbors.
C) They should submit a report of their needs and goals.
D) They should provide food for the local communities.
20. A) It has improved animal breeding skills all over the world.
B) It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.
C) It has promoted international exchange of farming technology.
D) It has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor in America.
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Passage one
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part, Each passage is followed by some questions at 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 center.
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Interest in pursuing international careers has soared in recent years, enhanced by chronic (长久的) personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.
Professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity and initiative. Or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language.
When applying for a job, one usually has to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one-or two-page document describing one?s educational qualifications and professional experience. However, guidelines for preparing a resume are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding the corporate (公司) culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to embrace two or more cultures in one document. The following list is a good place to start.
●“Educational requirements differ from country to country. In almost every case of …cross-border?job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not bean adequate description. Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience.”
●Pay attention to the resume format you use-chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological order means listing your …oldest?work experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines, the general preference is for the reverse-chronological format.”
●If you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the recipient (收件人) uses British English or American English because there are variations between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as …tertiary education?in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these variations may assume that your resume contains errors.
21. Companies are hiring more foreign employees because ________.
A) they find foreign employees are usually more talented
B) they need original ideas from employees hired overseas
C) they want to expand their business beyond home borders
D) they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home
22. The author believes that an individual who applies to work overseas ________.
A) is usually creative and full of initiative
B) aims to improve his foreign language skills
C) is dissatisfied with his own life at home
D) seeks either his own or his children?s development
23. When it comes to resume writing, it is best to ________.
A) take cultural factors into consideration
B) learn about the company?s hiring process
C) follow appropriate guidelines for job hunting
D) know the employer?s personal likes and dislikes
24. When writing about qualifications, applicants are advised to ________.
A) stress their academic potential to impress the decision maker
B) give the title of the university degree they have earned at home
C) provide a detailed description of their study and work experiences
D) highlight their keen interest in pursuing a …cross-border? career
25. According to the author?s last piece of advice, the applicants should be aware of ________.
A) the different educational systems in the US and the UK
B) the differences between the varieties of English
C) the recipient?s preference with regard to the format
D) the distinctive features of American and British cultures
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Passage T wo
Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women?s education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women?s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on incentives (激励), provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else?s family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and art kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school-the prophecy (预言) becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect.
An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.
Few will dispute that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning.
A) troublesome
B) labor-saving
C) rewarding
D) expensive
27. By saying “... the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling...”(Lines 45, Para. 2). the author means that
________.
A) girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys
B) girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams
C) girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond reach
D) girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home
28. The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when ________.
A) women care more about education
B) girls can gain equal access to education
C) a family has fewer but healthier children
D) parents can afford their daughters? education
29. What does the author say about women?s education?
A) It deserves greater attention than other social issues.
B) It is now given top priority in many developing countries.
C) It will yield greater returns than other known investments.
D) It has aroused the interest of a growing number of economists.
30. The passage mainly discusses ________.
A) unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries
B) the potential earning power of well-educated women
C) the major contributions of educated women to society
D) the economic and social benefits of educating women
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is in for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobiliser (锁止器), and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.
The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS (全球定位系统) satellite positioning receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle?s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.
In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. …The pattern of
vehicle crime has changed,?says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old.
Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won?t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition (点火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.
But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting bold of the owner?s keys. And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.
If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen. The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.
Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle?s movements via the car?s GPS unit.
31. What?s the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car?
A) To help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief.
B) To allow the car to lock automatically when stolen.
C) To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops.
D) To prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner.
32. By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed”(Lines 1-2. Para. 3), Martyn Randall
suggests that ________.
A) it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing
B) self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft
C) the thief has to make use of computer technology
D) the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old
33. What is essential in making a modem car tougher to steal?
A) A coded ignition key.
B) A unique ID card.
C) A special cellphone signal.
D) A GPS satellite positioning receiver.
34. Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations
centre?
A) To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm.
B) To keep police informed of the car?s movements.
C) To give the driver time to contact the operations centre.
D) To allow for possible errors in the GPS system.
35. What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm?
A) Start the tracking system.
B) Contact the car owner.
C) Block the car engine.
D) Locate the missing car.
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Psychiatrists (精神病专家) who work with older parents say that maturity can be an asset in child rearing-older parents are more thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children. But raising kids takes money and energy. Many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, declining energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active child. Dying and leaving young children is probably the older parents? biggest, and often unspoken, fear. Having late-life children, says an economics professor, often means parents, particularly fathers, “end up retiring much later.” For many, retirement b ecomes an unobtainable dream.
Henry Metcalf, a 54-year-old journalist, knows it takes money to raise kids. But he?s also worried that his energy will give out first. Sure, he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader, but he?s learned that young at heart doesn?t mean young. Lately he?s been taking afternoon naps (午睡) to keep up his energy. “My body is aging,” says Metcalf. “Y ou can?t get away from that.”
Often, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological clock. Therapists who work with middle-aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at. “They worry they?ll be mistaken for grandparents, or that they?ll need help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school,” says Joann Galst, a New Y ork psychologist. But at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigg er one: “that they won?t be alive long enough to support and protect their child,” she says.
Many late-life parents, though, say their children came at just the right time. After marrying late and undergoing years of fertility (受孕) treatment, Marilyn Nolen and her husband. Randy, had twins. “We both wanted children,” says Marilyn, who was 55 when she gave birth. The twins have given the couple what they desired for years, “a sense of family.” Kids of older dads are often smarter, happier and more sociable because their fathers are more involved in their lives. “The dads are older, more mature,” says Dr. Silber, “and more ready to focus on parenting.”
36. Why do psychiatrists regard maturity as an asset in child rearing?
A) Older parents are often better prepared financially.
B) Older parents can take better care of their children.
C) Older parents are usually more experienced in bringing up their children.
D) Older parents can better balance their resources against children?s demands.
37. What does the author mean by saying “For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream”
(Lines 7-8, Para. 1)?
A) They are reluctant to retire when they reach their retirement age.
B) They can?t obtain the retirement benefits they have dreamed of.
C) They can?t get full pension unless they work some extra years.
D) They have to go on working beyond their retirement age.
38. The author gives the example of Henry Metcalf to show that ________.
A) older parents should exercise more to keep up with their athletic children
B) many people are young in spirit despite their advanced age
C) older parents tend to be concerned about their aging bodies
D) taking afternoon naps is a good way to maintain energy
39. What?s the biggest fear of older parents according to New Y ork psychologist Joan Galst?
A) Approaching of death.
B) Slowing down of their pace of life.
C) Being laughed at by other people.
D) Being mistaken for grandparents.
40. What do we learn about Marilyn and Randy Nolen?
A) They thought they were an example of successful fertility treatment.
B) Not until they reached middle age did they think of having children.
C) Not until they had the twins did they feel they had formed a family.
D) They believed that children born of older parents would be smarter.
Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences it: this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose cite ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then
mark the Corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 41. People?s expectations about the future may have more influence on their sense of well-being than
their ________ state does.
A) current
B) initial
C) modern
D) primitive
42. After working all day, he was so tired that he was in no ________ to go to the party with us.
A) taste
B) mood
C) sense
D) emotion
43. There is already ________ clear to show that plants and animals are being affected by climate
change.
B) certification
C) identity
D) evidence
44. Many women still feel that they are being ________ by a male culture, particularly in the
professional services sector.
A) held back
B) held forth
C) held on
D) held out
45. The findings paint a unique picture of the shopping habits of customers, plus their motivation and
________.
A) privileges
B) possibilities
C) possessions
D) preferences
46. It?s good to know that quite a few popular English expressions actually ________ from the Bible.
A) acquire
B) obtain
C) derive
D) result
47. Tom, did it ever ________ to you that you would be punished for cheating on exams?
A) happen
B) occur
C) reflect
D) strike
48. In the U.S. 88 percent of smokers had started before they were 18, despite the fact that it is
________ to sell cigarettes to anyone under that age.
A) liable
B) liberal
C) irrational
D) illegal
49. According to the key witnesses, a peculiarly big nose is the criminal?s most memorable facial
________.
A) feature
C) spot
D) signature
50. Brazil?s constitution ________ the military use of nuclear energy.
A) withdraws
B) forbids
C) interrupts
D) objects
51. Some people argue that the death ________ does not necessarily reduce the number of murders.
A) plot
B) practice
C) penalty
D) pattern
52. Many personnel managers say it is getting harder and harder to ________ honest applicants from
the growing number of dishonest ones.
A) distinguish
B) disguise
C) dissolve
D) discount
53. A study shows that students living in non-smoking dorms are less likely to ________ the habit of
smoking.
A) make up
B) turn up
C) draw up
D) pickup
54. Almost all job applicants are determined to leave a good ________ on a potential employer.
A) illusion
B) reputation
C) impression
D) reflection
55. A special feature of education at MIT is the opportunity for students and faculty to ________
together in research activities.
A) specialize
B) participate
56. Although they lost their jobs, savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ________
their comfortable home.
A) come in for
B) catch up with
C) look forward to
D) hold on to
57. Although many experts agree that more children are overweight, there is debate over the best ways
to ________ the problem.
A) relate
B) tackle
C) file
D) attach
58. An important factor in determining how well you perform in an examination is the ________ of
your mind.
A) state
B) case
C) situation
D) circumstance
59. Research shows that there is no ________ relationship between how much a person earns a nd
whether he feels good about life.
A) successive
B) subsequent
C) significant
D) sincere
60. Sadly, as spending on private gardens has ________, spending on public parks has generally
declined.
A) heightened
B) lifted
C) flown
D) soared
61. Lung cancer, like some other cancers, often doesn?t produce ________ until it is too late and has
spread beyond the chest to the brain, liver or bones.
A) trails
D) symbols
62. With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usually the first to
be ________.
A) laid off
B) laid aside
C) laid out
D) laid up
63. The physical differences between men and women can be ________ directly to our basic roles as
hunters and child-bearers.
A) pursued
B) traced
C) switched
D) followed
64. It is clear that the dog has a much greater ________ of its brain devoted to smell than is the case
with humans.
A) composition
B) compound
C) percent
D) proportion
65. American college students are increasingly ________ with credit card debt and the consequences
can be rather serious.
A) boosted
B) burdened
C) discharged
D) dominated
66. Numerous studies already link the first meal of the day to better classroom ________.
A) performance
B) function
C) behavior
D) display
67. The most successful post-career athletes are those who can take the identity and fife skills the
learned in sports and ________ them to another area of life.
C) apply
D) exert
68. The technological advances made it possible for the middle classes to enjoy what had once been
________ only to the very rich.
A) manageable
B) measurable
C) acceptable
D) affordable
69. Being out of work, lane can no longer ________ friends to dinners and movies as she used to.
A) urge
B) treat
C) appeal
D) compel
70. ________ by the superstars on television, the young athletes trained hard and played intensely.
A) Imitated
B) Imposed
C) Insured
D) Inspired
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are jour choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that
best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a
single line through the centre.
The part of the environmental movement that draws my firm?s attention is the design of cities?buildings and products. When we designed America?s first so-called “green”office building in New Y ork two decades __71__, we felt very alone. But today, thousands of people come to green building conferences, and the __72__ that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to __73__.
Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren?t designed for __74__ use. The “energy-efficient”sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis __75__ indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint, wall covering and carpet. So far 20 years, we?ve been focusing on these materials __76__ to the molecules, looking for ways to make them __77__ for people and the planet.
Home builders can now use materials-such as paints that release significantly __78__ amounts of organic compounds-that don?t __79__ the quality of the air, water, or soil. Ultimately, __80__, our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being “less bad” but on creating __81__ healthful materials that
can be either safely returned to the soil __82__ reused by industry again and again. As a matter of __83__, the world?s largest carpet manufacturer has already __84__ a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable (可循环用的).
Look at it this way: No one __85__ out to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems are __86__ causing these conditions, whether we like it or not. So __87__ of simply trying to reduce the damage, we are __88__ a positive approach. We?re giving people high-quality, healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a __89__ effect on the world. It?s not just the building industry, either. __90__ cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and building. Portland, Seattle and Boston have said they want to be green cities. Chicago wants to be the greenest city in the world.
71. A) ago
B) off
C) before
D) away
72. A) practice
B) outlook
C) idea
D) scheme
73. A) go
B) come
C) arrive
D) continue
74. A) indoor
B) inward
C) relevant
D) flexible
75. A) displayed
B) discovered
C) exhibited
D) revealed
76. A) back
B) down
C) next
D) near
B) cautious
C) safe
D) stable
78. A) reduced
B) revised
C) descended
D) delayed
79. A) deny
B) depress
C) dissolve
D) destroy
80. A) besides
B) however
C) anyhow
D) anyway
81. A) partially
B) exactly
C) completely
D) superficially
82. A) or
B) and
C) but
D) nor
83. A) interest
B) fact
C) principle
D) course
84. A) sketched
B) constructed
C) researched
D) developed
85. A) starts
B) pulls
C) looks
D) makes
86. A) basically
B) originally
C) traditionally
D) inevitably
87. A) because
B) out
C) instead
D) regardless
88. A) adjusting
B) admitting
C) adopting
D) adapting
89. A) functional
B) beneficial
C) precious
D) sensible
90. A) Entire
B) Total
C) Full
D) Complete
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a poster recruiting volunteers. You should write at Least 120 words following the outline given below:
1. 校学生会将组织一次暑假志愿者活动，现招募志愿者
2. 本次志愿者活动的目的、活动安排等
3. 报名条件及联系方式
Volunteers Needed
2006年6月17日四级参考答案
Part I
Part IV
2016 年12 月大学英语四级考试真题及 答案 【篇一：2016 年12 月大学英语四级翻译作文题目及答 案】 翻译一： 在中国文化中，红色通常象征着好运、长寿和幸福。在春节和其他喜庆场合，红色到处可见。人们把现金作为礼物送给家人或亲密朋 友时，通常放在红信封里。红色在中国流行的另一个原因是人们把 它与中国革命和共产党相联系。然而，红色并不总是代表好运与快 乐。因为从前死者的名字常用红色书写，用红墨水写中国人名被看 成是一种冒犯行为。 as a symbol of good luck, longevity and happiness in chinese culture, the color of red can be seen everywhere during springfestive and other festive/ joyous occasions. cash is usually put in red envelopes as gifts for relatives and close/intimate friends. also, red is much-welcomed / fashionable in china because of its association with chinese revolutions and the communist party. however, red does not always represent / equal to good luck and joy. red was previously used to write the names of the deceased so it is seen as an offence to write chinese people ’s names in red ink. 翻译二 随着中国的改革开放，如今很多年轻人都喜欢举行西式婚礼。新娘 在婚礼上穿着白色婚纱，因为白色被认为是纯洁的象征。然而，在 中国传统文化中，白色经常是葬礼上使用的颜色。因此务必记住， 白花一定不要用作祝人康复的礼物，尤其不要送给老年人或危重病 人。同样，礼金也不能装在白色信封里，而要装在红色信封里。 with the reform and opening-up of china, a great many young people nowadays prefer to hold western-style wedding: the bride wears white wedding gown because the color is considered to symbolize purity/is considered as the symbol of purity. however, in tradition chinese culture, white is often used on funerals. so, do bear in mind that white flowers should never be used as a gift to celebrate someone ’s recovery, especially not for the aged or those who are seriously ill.
2016年英语四级口语常用话题汇总 一、运动 对话： A: Brain, playing tennis seems interesting. B: Would you like to learn? A: Yes.how do you play? B: Tennis can be played in singles and doubles. The outside line is for doubles and the inside line is for singles. A: How do you decide who starts? B: Well, you can toss a coin to decide. Whoever wins chooses either to start or which side of the court o play on. A: How do you score? B: To begin with, the score is “LOVE all”. A: LOVE means 0? B: You have got it. You then score 15, 30 and 40. If you get to 40 and win again, you win the game. A: The opponent starts serving then? B: Right. See. You know how to play now. A: Let’s try it sometime. B: Sure! 补充句型： 1. I usually go to the gym after work.. 我经常下班以后去健身房。
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（第一套）Part I Writing （25 minutes） 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. 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 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Her friend Erika. C) Her grandfather. B) Her little brother. D) Her grandmother. 2. A) By taking pictures for passers-by. C) By selling lemonade and pictures. B) By working part time at a hospital. D) By asking for help on social media. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction. B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles. C) Providing clean energy to five million people. D) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel. 4. A) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements. B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways. C) They are only about half an inch thick. D) They are made from cheap materials. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Endless fighting in the region. C) Inadequate funding for research. B) The hazards from the desert. D) The lack of clues about the species. 6. A) To observe the wildlife in the two national parks. B) To identify the reasons for the lions’ disappearance. C) To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.
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 .
2016年英语四级口语考试试题 2016年起，全国大学英语四六级口语考试(CET-SET)将分设四级和六级两个级别，即“全国大学英语四级口语考试(CET-SET4)”和“全国大学英语六级口语考试(CET-SET6)”。原CET-SET将设定为CET-SET6。以下小编为大家整理的是2016年新版英语四级口语考试试题： Topic Area: Daily Life Topic: Travel Examiner: Hello, welcome to the CET Spoken English Test – Band Four. We wish you both good luck today. Now let’s begin with self-introductions. Candidate A, would you please start? (考生A 先回答，时间20秒) Thank you. Candidate B, now it’s your turn. (然后考生B回答，时间20秒) Thank you. OK, now that we know each other, let’s go on. Examiner: In this task, you are to read aloud a short passage. You will have 45 seconds to go over the passage and 1 minute to read it aloud. Now here is the passage.
(屏幕显示以下文字) Many people would list San Francisco as one of the most delightful cities in the world. Sitting on the Pacific coast, it gives you a feeling of the sea. The sea breezes wake you up and make you eat well and sleep well. The city was planned with straight roads, and these roads cross each other at right angles, making squares as they do in many American cities. Very often you can find yourself on top of a hill in the city, looking down one of these straight roads as it rises and falls on its journey through the town. A good way to travel these roads is by cable car. These are buses that run on rails in the ground up and down the steep hills. (考生准备时间45秒) Now please begin to read on hearing the beep. (考生A和B同时回答，时间1分钟) Examiner: In this task, you are to answer two questions. For each question, you will have 20 seconds to respond. Please start speaking on hearing the beep. (问题文字不显示在屏幕上)
精品文档 2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（完整版） 来源：文都教育 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. 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? 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 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：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1. A) See a doctor about her strained shoulder. B) Use a ladder to help her reach the tea. C) Replace the cupboard with a new one. D) Place the tea on a lower shelf next time. 2. A) At Mary Johnson's. C) In an exhibition hall. B) At a painter's studio. D) Outside an art gallery. 3. A) The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience. B) She does not quite agree with what the man said. C) The man had better talk with the students himself. D) New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation. 4. A) He helped Doris build up the furniture. B) Doris helped him arrange the furniture.
大学英语四级考试真题及答案 Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes) 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Creating a Green Campus. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1. 建设绿色校园很重要 2. 绿色校园不仅指绿色的环境…… 3. 为了建设绿色校园，我们应该…… Creating a Green Campus Part ⅡReading 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 question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Colleges taking another look at value of merit-based aid Good grades and high tests scores still matter—a lot—to many colleges as they award financial aid. But with low-income students projected to make up an ever-larger share of the college-bound population in coming years, some schools are re-examining whether that aid, typically known as “merit aid”, is the most effective use of precious institutional dollars. George Washington University in Washington, D.C., for example, said last week that it would cut the value of its average merit scholarships by about one-third and reduce the number of recipients(接受者), pouring the savings, about $2.5 million, into need-based aid. Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., made a similar decision three years ago. Now, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., says it will phase out merit scholarships altogether. No current merit-aid recipients will lose their scholarships, but need-based aid alone will be awarded beginning with students entering in fall 2008. Not all colleges offer merit aid; generally, the more selective a school, the less likely it is to do so. Harvard and Princeton, for example, offer generous need-based packages, but many families who don’t meet need eligibility(资格)have been willing to pay whatever they must for a big-name school. For small regional colleges that struggle just to fill seats, merit aid can be an important revenue-builder because many recipients still pay enough tuition dollars over and above the scholarship amount to keep the institution running. But for rankings-conscious schools in between, merit aid has served primarily as a tool to recruit top students and to improve their academic profits. “They’re trying to buy students,”says Skidmore College economist Sandy Baum. Studies show merit aid also tends to benefit disproportionately students who could afford to enroll without it. “As we look to the future, we see a more pressing need to invest in need-based aid,”says Monica Inzer, dean of admission and financial aid at Hamilton, which has offered merit scholarships for 10 years. During that time, it rose in US News & World Repor t’s ranking of the best liberal arts colleges, from 25 to 17. Merit aid, which benefited about 75 students a year, or about 4% of its student body, at a cost of about $ 1 million a year, “served us well,”Inzer says, but “to be
Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of writing 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 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 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Annoyed. B) Scared. C) Confused. D) Offended. 2. A) It crawled over the woman's hands. B) It wound up on the steering wheel. C) It was killed by the police on the spot. D) It was covered with large scales. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) A study of the fast-food service. B) Fast food customer satisfaction. C) McDonald's new business strategies. D) Competition in the fast-food industry. 4. A) Customers' higher demands. B) The inefficiency of employees. C) Increased variety of products. D) The rising number of customers. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) International treaties regarding space travel programs. B) Legal issues involved in commercial space exploration. C) . government's approval of private space missions. D) Competition among public and private space companies. 6. A) Deliver scientific equipment to the moon. B) Approve a new mission to travel into outer space. C) Work with federal agencies on space programs. D) Launch a manned spacecraft to Mars. 7. A) It is significant. B) It is promising.
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2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(一)及答案 Part Ⅰ Writing ? ?? （30minutes）(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) Directions：For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your friends who helped you most when you were in difficulty. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25minutes) 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 reports 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 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1.A) How college students can improve their sleep habits. B) Why sufficient sleep is important for college students. C) Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.
Examiner: Task 3Individual Presentation In this task, you are to talk about the picture displayed on the screen. You will have 45 seconds to prepare and 1 minute to talk about it. Now here is the picture.
(屏幕上显示以下文字) Your plan may include: 1.place(s) to visit 2.schedule 3.means of transportation (考生准备时间1分钟) Now please start your talk on hearing the beep. (考生A和B讨论，时间3分钟) Thank you. That is the end of the test. 大学英语四、六级考试口语考试样题 CET Spoken English Test Sample Paper Topic A - 1 Topic Area : City Life Topic : City Traffic Part 1 (5 minutes) Examiner: Good morning (Good afternoon), everybody. Could you please tell me your name and the number of your admission ticket? Your name, please. And your number? … Your name? … And your number? ... Thank you. Now would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other? Remember, you should not mention the name of your university. (1.5 minutes) OK, now that we know each other we can do some group work. First of all, I'd like to ask each of you to say something about life in the city. [ C1, C2, C3 ] 1) How do you like living in Beijing ( Shanghai , Nanjing …)? 2) What do you think is the most serious challenge of living in a city like Beijing ( Shanghai , Nanjing …)? 3) How do you like shopping in a supermarket? 4) Where would you like to live, downtown or in the suburbs, and why? 5) What measures do you think we should take to reduce air pollution in Beijing ( Shanghai , Nanjin g …)? 6) Can you say something about the entertainment available in your city? 7) Where would you like to find a job after graduation, in a big city like Beijing or Shanghai or in a small town and why? 8) What's your impression of the people in Beijing ( S hanghai , Nanjing …)? Part 2 (10 minutes) Examiner:
2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(一)及答案 Part Ⅰ Writing ? ?? （30minutes） (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) Directions：For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your friends who helped you most when you were in difficulty. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25minutes) 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 reports 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 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1.A) How college students can improve their sleep habits. B) Why sufficient sleep is important for college students. C) Why college students are more likely to have stress problems. D) How college students can handle their psychological problems. 2.A) It is not easy to improve on e’s sleep habits. B) It is not good for students play video games. C) Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations. D) Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3.A) Whether more airports should be built around London. B) Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities. C) Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets. D) Whether the Spanish company could offer better service. 4.A) Inefficient management. C) Lack of innovation and competition B) Poor ownership structure. D) Lack of runway and terminal capacity Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.