2012四级考试时间

2012年英语专业四级考试真题

PARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinrtedinthecorresponding

blanks．MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo．

Theearthquakeof26thDecember2004resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinlivingmemory．It

wasa(31)_____underwaterquakeandoccurredintheIndianOcean．It(32)____coastlines，communitiesand

broughtdeathtomanypeople．

Whydoearthquakeshappen?

Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalwayslookedasitdoestoday；itismoving(33)____(althoughvery

slowly)andhasdonesoforbillionsofyears．Thisisone(34)____ofearthquakes，whenonectionoftheearth

(tectonicplate)(35)____another．Scientistscanpredictwherebutnot(36)____thismighthappenandthearea

betweenplatesiscalledafaultline．OnonefaultlineinKobe，Japanin1923over200,000peoplewere

killed．(37)____，earthquakesdonotalways

happenonfaultlines，(38)____iswhytheyaresodangerousand(39)____．

Wheredovolcanoeshappen?

Volcanoeshappenwheretheearth's(40)____isthin：lava，dustandgas(41)____frombeneaththe

earth．Theycanriintoahugeconeshapelikeamountainanderupt，(42)____theycanbesoviolent(43)____

theyjustexplodedirectlyfromtheearthwithnowarning．Thereare1511(44)'____'volcanoesinthe

world．Thismeansthattheymay(45)____bedangerous．In1985theColombianvolcanoNevadodelRuiz

erupted．Thelavameltedaglacierandnttonesofmud(46)____thetownbelow．Twentythousandpeople

died．Naturaldisasterslikevolcaniceruptionsareoftenunpredictable．Weregularlydonotknowwhen

they(47)____pen，or(48)____wheretheywillhappen．Inthefuture，scientistsmaybeabletowatchand

predict(49)____beforetheyhappen．Thiscould(50)____manylives．

31．A．massiveB．significantC．greatD．grand

32．A．changedB．convertedC．destroyedD．transformed

33．A．frequentlyB．continuouslyC．regularlyD．periodically

34．A．sourceB．reasonC．movementD．cau

35．A．collideswithB．confrontswithC．meetswithD．faceswith

36．A．howB．whyC．whenD．what

37．A．GenerallyB．HoweverC．SimilarlyD．Anyway

38．A．thatB．itC．thisD．which

39．A．unpredictableB．unaccountableC．inevitableD．irresistible

40．A．surfaceB．appearanceC．crustD．cover

41．A．flowedoutB．burstoutC．1eakedoutD．trickledout

42．A．orB．andC．norD．but

43．A．likeB．forC．asD．that

44．A．livingB．activeC．aliveD．live

45．A．relativelyB．hardlyC．stillD．gradually

46．A．downB．onC．acrossD．beyond

47．A．aretoB．shouldC．mustD．might

48．A．elB．evenC．thoughD．whether

49．A．accidentsB．incidentsC．occasionsD．events

50．A．rescueB．saveC．prerveD．shelter

PARTIVGRAMMAR＆VOCABULARY【15MIN】

Therearethirtyntencesinthisction．Beneatheachntencetherearefourwords,phrasor

statementsmarkedA，B,CandD．Choooneword,phraorstatementthatbestcompletesthe

ntence．MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo．

51．WhichofthefollowingntencesisINCORRECT?

A．Twentymilesemslikealongwalktohim．

B．Nooneexcepthissupportersagreewithhim．

C．NeitherJulianorIweregoingtotheparty．

D．Fewstudentsinmyclassarereallylazy．

52．Whichofthefollowingdeterminers(限定词)canbeplacedbeforebothsingularcountnounsandplural

countnouns?

A．manyaB．fewC．suchD．thenext

53．Whichofthefollowingreflexivepronouns(反身代词)isudasanappositive(同位语)?

A，Hepromidhimlfrapidprogress．

B．ThemanagerherlfwillinterviewMary．

C．Ihavenothingtosayformylf．

D．Theyquarreledthemlvesredintheface．

54．Mybossorderedthatthelegaldocuments____tohimbeforelunch．

A．bentB．werentC．weretobentD．mustbent

55．WhichofthefollowingntencexpressWILLINGNESS?

A．Bynowshewillbeeatingdinner．

B．Ishallneverdothatagain．

C．Mybrotherwillhelpyouwiththeluggage．

D．Youshallgetapromotion．

56．WhichofthefollowingntencesisINCORRECT?

A．Howstrangefeelingstheyare!

B．Howdareyouspeaktomelikethat!

C．Whatnoitheyaremaking!

esswearein!

57．whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasasubject?

A．Weneverdoubtthatherbrotherishonest．

B．Theproblemisnotwhowillgobutwhowillstay．

C．Youmustgiveitbacktowhoeveritbelongsto。

D．Itisclearthatthecrimewasdonedeliberately．

58．whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasanobject?

A．Hedoesn’tliketheideaofmyspeakingatthemeeting．

B．Itisnouyourpretendingnottoknowthematter．

C．Myparentsstronglyobjecttomygoingoutaloneatnight．

D．Herfallingintotheriverwastheclimaxofthewholetrip．

59．AllthefollowingntenceshaveanappositiveEXCEPT

A．Sheboughtherlfapairofnewshoes．

B．Onlyoneproblemstillremains-thefood．

C．Myfriendsallunderstandandsupportme．

D．Shelikedhercurrentjob，teachingEnglish．

60．Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningof“Shallwebuytheticketsfirst”?

A．Hesaidthatweweregoingtobuytheticketsfirst．

B．Herequestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst．

C．Hesuggestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst．

D．Headvidustobuytheticketsfirst．

61．Whichofthefollowingcontainsanadverbialclauofcau?

A．IgotajobassoonasIleftuniversity．

B．Astherewasnoanswer,Iwroteagain．

C．YoumustdotheexercisasIshowyou．

D．Wealthyasheis，Markisnotahappyman．

62．Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrascanfunctionasanadverbial?

A．AreyousureofSimon'sdisappearance?

B．Themanwithabeardistalkingtothemanage.

C．Everyprecautionwastakenagainstthefailureoftheplan．

D．Despitetherain，everyoneenjoyedthetrip．

63．A：Mother．youpromidtotakemeout．B：Well_____

!!

64．Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasisanadverbialofconcession?

A．Theyudtheboxforkeepingtreasures．

B．Isteppedasideforhertogetinfirst．

C．Forallthatheemstodislikeme，Istilllikehim．

D．Theparentsboughtabirthdaycakefortheirson．

65．WhichofthefollowingntencesisINCORRECT?

A．Poultryareveryexpensiveinthecity．

B．Newmachinerywereintroducedinthefactory．

C．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthemurderca．

D．Themilitiawerecalledouttorescuefloodvictims．

66．Thegirlcannotcometoschooltodayonaccountoftheflu．Theunderlinedpartmeans_____.

A．concerningB．becauofC．astoD．for

67．MaryandJohnarebusylookingforahotelfortheirwedding_____．

A．mealB．snackC．refreshmentD．banquet

68．Mini-skirtsfirst_____inthe1960s．

A．caughtoutB．caughtinC．caughtonD．caughtup

69．Thatoutburstatthemeetingwas____ofhisbadtemper．

A．illustrativeB．explanatoryC．expositoryD．revealing

70．Theearthquakerefugeesare____forfoodandblankets．

A．desirousB．ambitiousC．riouslyoffD．badlyoff

71．WhenLindaheardthegoodnewsshetriedtosoundcasual，butherexcitementwasobvious．

Theunderlinedpartmeans_____．

A．uncaringB．disinterestedC．withoutplanD．withoutwarning

72．MostChinepeoplewenttoworkbybikewithinliving_____．

A．mindB．knowledgeC．memoryD．scope

73．Thespeakerwasverygoodat____hisideasduringthediscussion．

A．puttingasideB．puttingacrossC．puttingbackD．puttingoff

74．Thefoodisgoodatthishotel，butthe____ispoor；thewaitersdon’temtobewelltrained．

A．maintenanceB．repairC．chargeD．rvice

75．Slaverywas____inAmericainthe19thcentury．

A．abolishedB．cancelledC．abandonedD．terminated

76．Mercifully，IwasabletocompleteallIhadtodowithinafewdays．Theunderlinedpartmeans_____.

A．efficientlyB．surprisinglyC．fortunatelyD．shortly

77．Theboysinthedorm____acointodecidewhowouldcleanthefloor．

A．heldB．tosdC．putD．collected

78．Thepatternsofspokenlanguageare____fromthoofwriting．

A．distinctB．distinctiveC．distinguishedD．distinguishing

79．A(n)____shapehasfourstraightsidesat90°toeachother,twoofwhicharemuchlongerthanthe

othertwo．

A．squareB．ovalC．oblongD．circular

80．I’dliketohavea____wordwithhisparents．

A．peacefulB．quietC．silentD．personal

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION【25MIN】

Inthisctiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfour

suggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD．Chootheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer．Markyouranswers

onAnswerSheetTwo．

TEXTA

Saying“thankyou”isprobablythefirstthingmostofuslearntodoinaforeignlanguage．Afterall，we’re

broughtuptobepolite，anditisimportanttomakeagoodimpressionuponotherpeople—especiallyacross

nationaldivides．

So．whatexactlyareyousuppodtosaywhen"thankyou"isonlythe20thmostpopularwaytoexpress

gratitude?Accordingtoarecentsurvey,19otherwaysofexpressingappreciationfinishedaheadof"thankyou"

inapollof3,000people．

Pollstersfoundalmosthalfofthoaskedpreferredthemoreinformal“cheers”，whileotherslikedtou

suchexpressionsas“ta”,“great"and“niceone”．

So，justwhatistheappropriateformofwordstoexpressyourthanks?

Fortunately,theclueisinthelanguageitlf．“Cheers”，despiteitspopularity，isconsideredaninformal

waytosaythankyou—andthisisadefiniteclueastowhenyoucanbestuit．

Forinstance，whengoingforadrinkwithfriends，asmileanda“cheers”bywayofthanksisnotonly

appropriatetothesituation，itisalsoculturallyaccurate．

“Ta”，originatedfromtheDanishword“tak”,wasthecond-mostpopularexpressionofthanks，andis

alsocommonlyudininformalsituations，alongwithphrassuchas“niceone”，and“brilliant”．Interestingly,

onewordthatdidn’tmakeitintothetop20was“thanks”．Thankyou'sshorter,moreinformalcousin．

“Thanks”canbeuful，asitisabletobridgethedividebetweentheformalityof“thankyou"andthe

downrightrelaxed“cheers”．

Certainwordscandoubleasanexpressionofthanksaswellasdelight．Again，thewordsthemlvesoffer

theclueastowhenbesttouthem．

Forexample，wordslike“awesome”，“brilliant"and“youstar"featuredhighlyinthenewpollandtheycan

hintatbothyourpleasureatsomeone'saction，aswellasrvingtoexpressyourthanks．Ifyouareonthe

receivingendofa“new”thankyou，youcanrespondwithasimple“noproblem”,or“sure”．

Ofcour，incertaincircumstances，asimplewave，nodorsmilemaybeappropriate．Forinstance，ifa

cardriverslowsdowntoletyoucrosstheroad，simplyraisingyourhandinacknowledgementinoughto

showthatyouappreciatethedriver'sconsideration．

Sometimes，formalityisnecessary,and“thankyou”isstillthebestchoiceinsuchsituations．

Butstudentsshouldnotworryaboutwhenexactlytoucertainexpressions．

ManypeopleinWesterncountriesareworriedthatgoodmannersareindecline．Peopleare

tiredofeingtheiractsofkindnessandrvicepasswithoutcomment．Sodon’tthinkthatyour

“thankyou”wasclumsyorawkwardlyformal．Thechancesare，ifyousaid“thankyou”，you

madesomeone’sday．Youstar．

81．Wecantellfromtheresultsofthepollthat

A．peopleareunconcernedaboutpolitenessnowadays．

B．“thankyou”remainsthebestexpressionofgratitude．

C．thereisavarietyofexpressionsofappreciation．

D．therearemoreformalexpressionsthaninformalones．

82．Whichword/phradoesNOTappearinthetop20?

A．Cheers．B．Thanks．C．Brilliant．D．Youstar．

83．Accordingtothepassage．whichisanappropriateresponto“awesome”or“brilliant”?

A．Thanks．B．Cheers．C．Niceone．D．Sure．

84．Accordingtothepassage，thewayinwhichweexpressourgratitudedependsonallthefollowing

EXCEPT

A．gender．B．formality．C．culture．D．circumstance．

85．Inthelastparagraphtheauthorencouragespeopleto

A．continuetheiractsofkindness．

B．behavethemlveswell．

C．showtheirgratitudetoothers．

D．stopworryingaboutbadmanners．

TEXTB

From2007to2010，Americanhouholdslost$l1trillioninrealestate，savings,andstocksMorethanhalf

ofallU．S．workeritherlosttheirjobsorwereforcedtotakecutsinhoursorpayduringtherecession．The

worstmaybebehindthemnow,buttheshockinglossofthepastfewyearshavereshapednearlyeveryfacet

oftheirlives—howtheylive，work，andspend—eventhewaytheythinkaboutthefuture．

ForCindy,therecessionbeganwhenherhusbandwasrelocatedtoRhinelander,Wisconsin．byhis

companyforcingthefamilytomoveinahurry．Thecoupleboughtanewhoubutwereunabletolltheir

two-bedroomhomeinBigLake，Minnesota．Withtwomortgages(抵押借款)andtwoyoungchildrentocare

for,Cindycouldn'timaginehowtostretchherhusband'spaychecktokeepherfamilyfed．

ThenshestumbleduponanonlinecommunitycalledBlotanical，aforumforgardeners，manywithan

interestinsustainability．“ThemoreIreadanddiscusdthepractices，themoreIrealizedthiswouldhelpnot

onlyourbudgetbutalsoourhealth，”shesays．

Cindyadmitsthatbeforetherecession，shewasacitygirlwithnointerestingrowingherowndinner．“I

grewflowersmostly—Ididn’tthinkaboutplantsthatweren’tvisuallyinteresting."Buttostretchherbudget，

shebeganputtinginvegetablesandfruit—everythingfromstrawberrybedstoappletrees—andasherfirst

edlingsgrew，herspiritslifted．Shenolongerthinksofgardeningandmakingherownjamsasjustamoney

saver；they’reagenuinepleasure．“It’sbroughtusclortogetherasafamily,too，”shesays．Herkids

voluntarilypitchinwith(主动帮助)thegardenwork，andthefamilycookstogetherinsteadofeatingout．The

foodtastesbetter—it'sfresherandorganic—andthegardenhandilyfulfillsitsoriginalpurpo：cost

cutting．Nowshespendsabout$200to$300amonthongroceries．lessthanhalfofthe$650amonththatshe

udtolayout．

Afterdiscoveringhowresourcefulshecanbeintoughtimes，Cindyisnolongereasilydiscouraged．“It

makesmefeelproudtobeabletosayImadeitmylf,”shesays．“Ifeelaccomplished，andI'mmoreconfident

aboutattemptingthingsI'veneverdonebefore．"Nowsheavoidsconveniencestoresandhasbegunlearningto

knit，quilt，andmakeherownsoap．"Idon'tthinkIwouldhaveeverbegunthisjourneyifitweren’tforthe

recession，”shesays．“Ihaveafeelingthatfromnowon，itwillaffectmyfamily’shealthandhappinessforthe

better．"

86．Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattherecession

A．affectedAmericansincertainoccupations．

B．hadgreatimpactonAmericans’workandlife．

C．hadonlybroughthugelossinsavingsandstocks．

D．isoverwithsomeofthelossrecovered.

87．Whatmadethefamily'sfinancialsituationevenworwasthatthey

A．movedtoRhinelanderinahurry．

B．hadtwochildrentorai．

C．didn'tknowanyoneinRhinelander．

D．couldn'tlltheirhomeinBigLake．

88．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A．Cindyhadenthebenefitsofgardeninginadifferentway．

B．Cindyhaddevelopedahobbyofgardeningbeforetherecession．

C．Cindyhadalreadyhadakeeninterestinsustainability．

D．Cindyhadalreadyplannedtomeetthegardeners．

89．Inaddition,Cindyviewsgardeningasagenuinepleasurebecaugardening

A．helpedhercutlivingcostsalmostbyhalf．

B．enabledhertomakeherownjams．

C．builtupfamilytiesandkids’enthusiasm．

D．enabledhertoknowmoreaboutplants．

90．WhatdoesCindythinkofthedifficulttimesshehasgonethrough?

A．Itgavethecoupleandtheirkidsatoughlesson．

B．Itgaveherconfidenceandoptimism．

C．Itwouldcomeagainandaffectthefamily．

D．Itleftalastingpsychologicalimpactonthefamily．

TEXTC

“I'malittleworriedaboutmyfuture，”saidDustinHoffmaninTheGraduate．Heshouldbesolucky．All

hehadtoworryaboutwaswhethertohaveanaffairwithMrsRobinson．Inthesixties，thatwasthesumtotalof

post-graduationanxietysyndrome．

Hoffman'smoderncounterpartsarenotsofortunate．TheMrsRobinsonsaren'tsittingaroundathomeany

more，ducinggraduates．Theyareoutintheworkplace，doingthehigh-poweredjobsthegraduateswant，

butcannotget．Forthofreshoutofuniversity,desperateforworkbutunabletogetit，thereisabigimbalance

betweensupplyanddemand．Andthereisnonarrowingofthegapinsight．

Thelatestunemploymentfiguresshowthat746,000of18-24year-oldsareunemployed—arecordrateof

18percent．Manyofthowillhavegraduatedthissummer．Theyarenotpanickingyet，butasthejob

rejectionsmountup，theyarebeginningtofeelalarmed．

Ofcour，itiasytoblametheGovernmentand，inparticular,thetargetthatLabourhaslong

trumpeted---50percentofschool-leaversinhighereducation．Thatwasnottoosmart．TheGovernmenthasnot

onlyfailedtomeetitstarget—theactualfigureisstillclorto40percent—butithasraidexpectationsto

unrealisticlevels．

Parentsfeelasbadlyletdownastheyoungpeoplethemlves．Middle-classfamiliesetheirgraduate

offspringonthedole(救济金)queueandwonderwhytheybotheredpayingschoolfees．Working-classfamilies

feelanevenkeenernofdisappointment．Formanysuchfamilies，gettingachildintouniversitywasthe

fulfillmentofalifelongdream．Itreprentedupwardsocialandfinancialmobility．Itwasproofthattheywere

livinginadynamic，economicallysuccessfulcountry．Thatdreamdoesnotemsorosynow．

Graduateunemploymentisnot，ultimately,apoliticalproblemreadytobesolved．Job-creationschemes

forgraduatesareverylowdowninministerialin-trays．IfDavidCameron'sConrvativeshadabrilliantidea

forguaranteeingeverygraduateawell-paidjob，theywouldhaveunveileditbynow．Itisasocialproblem，

thoughamoredeep-atedsocialproblemthanpeopleperhapsrealize．

91．TheauthorbeginswithanepisodefromTheGraduateinorderto

A．supportthefactthatmorewomenareworkingnow．

B．showthatfewgraduatesstartedworkingrightaftergraduation．

C．demonstratethatthereweremuchfewergraduatesthannow．

D．emphasizethesharpcontrastbetweennowandthen．

92．Withregardtojobopportunitiesforyounggraduates，theauthorsounds

A．pessimistic．B．hopeful．C．indifierent．D．furious．

93．Theauthoris____theLabourGovernment'starget：50%ofschoolleaversinhighereducation．

A．infavourofB．doubtfulabout

C．stronglycriticalofD．mildlycriticalof

94．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutparents’feelingsisCORRECT?

A．Working—classparentsfeeljustasdisappointed．

B．Parentsandtheirchildrenfeelequallydisappointed．

C．Middle—classparentsfeelmoredisappointed．

D．Parentsfeelmoredisappointedthantheirchildren．

95．Towardstheendofthepassage，theauthorimpliesthat

A．therewillbejob-creationschemesforgraduates．

B．graduateunemploymentismoreofapoliticalissue．

C．graduateunemploymentisbothapoliticalandasocialissue．

D．theConrvativesaredoingfarfromenoughtosolvetheissue．

TEXTD

NomatterhowmanytimesyouhaveenimagesofthegoldenmaskofboykingTutankhamen，comeface

tofacewithitinEgypt'sCairomuum，andyouwillsuckinyourbreath．

ItwasonNov4，1923，thatBritisharchaeologistHowardCarterstumbledonastoneatthebaofthe

tombofanotherpharaoh(法老)inLuxorthateventuallyledtoaaleddoorway．

Then，onNov23，Carterfoundaconddoorandwhenhestuckhisheadthroughit，whathesawwasto

stuntheworld．Insidelaythegreatstonecoffin，enclosingthreechestsofgildedwood．

Afewmonthslater,whenacranelifteditsgranitecoverandonecoffinafteranotherwasremoved,Carter

foundasolidblockofgoldweighing110kg．Initwasthemummy(木乃伊)ofthe19-year-oldTutankhamen，

coveredingoldwiththatsplendidfuneralmask．Andallthislayburiedformorethan3,000years．

MonthsaftermytriptoEgypt,IcanrelivetherushofemotionIfeltandnthehushthatdescendedon

thecrammedCairomuum'sTutankhamengallery．

Cairo，adustycityof20millionpeople，isaplacewheretimeemstobothstandstillandrushintoutter

chaos．Itisaplacewheretheancientandcontemporaryhappilygoalongonparalleltracks．

TaketheGreatPyramidsofGiza，sittingonthewesternedgeofthecity．Evenasthettingsun

silhouettesthegiganticstructuresagainstthegreatdertexpan，acallforprayerfloatsovermi-finished

apartmentblocksfilledwiththeactivityofcitylife．

WhilecarefulplanningfortheafterlifemaylieburiedundergroundinCairo，itisnoiandconfusionon

thestreets．Donkeycartsbattleforspacewithpedestriansandtheonlyoperativeroadruleis“mightis

right．”Butitisacitythatisfulloflife—fromthesmallroadsiderestaurantstothecoffeeshopswheremenand

womensmoketheshisha(水烟壶)．

Donkeycartspiledhighwithflat-breadsmagicallyfindtheirwayinandoutthemaddeningtraffic；young

womeninlongskirtsandheadscarvesholdhandswithyoungmeninopencollarshirts，whileconversations

dwellonKuwait'schancesatthesoccerWorldCup．

96．Accordingtothecontext,“suckinyourbreath”means“feelanof____"．

A．aweB．horrorC．doubtD．delight

97．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthediscoveryofthemummyisINCORRECT?

A．ThemummywasfirstdiscoveredbyaBritisharchaeologist．

B．Thediscoveryofthemummycameasasurpri．

C．Themummywasfoundlyingrightinsidethestonecoffin．

D．Themaskedmummywascoveredingold．

98．WhichwordCANNOTbeudtodescribethecityofCairo?

A．Crowdedness．B．Quiet．C．Noi．D．Confusion．

99．Whichpairofwords/phrasindicatescontrast?

A．Giganticstructure；greatdertexpan

B．Acallforprayer；menandwomenwiththeshisha

C．Chaos；maddening

D．Coffeeshops；pyramids

100．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsCairo?

A．Positive．B．Objective．C．Negative．ar

PARTVIWRITING【45MIN】

SECTIONACOMPOSITION[35MIN]

TheDragonBoatFestival(端午节)isoneoftheimportantnationalfestivalsinChina．WriteonANSWER

SHEETTHREEacompositionofabout200wordsonthefollowingtopic：

TheDragonBoatFestival

First,youshouldtellwhatyouknowaboutthefestival．

Second,youshoulddescribehowyouorotherpeopleusuallyobrvethefestival．

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization，languageandappropriateness．Failuretofollowthe

instructionsmayresultinalossofmarks．

SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING[10MIN]

WriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEanoteofabout50-60wordsbadonthefollowingsituation:

Thewintervacationwasover，andyoucamebackbytrainyesterday．Yourfriend(MichaelorLucy)went

totherailwaystationtomeetyouandhelpedcleaningyourdorm．Now，writehim/heranote，expressingyour

gratitudeandofferingyourhelpinreturn．

Markswillbeawardedforcontentorganization,languageandappropriateness

2012英语专四真题参考答案（周玉亮版）

2012专四听写参考答案：

Nowadays，manyofustrytoliveinawaythatwilldamagetheenvironmentaslittleaspossible．We

recycleournewspapersandbottles，wetakepublictransporttogettowork，wetrytobuylocallyproducedfruit

andvegetables，andwewanttotaketheattitudesonholidaywithus．Thisiswhyalternativeformsoftourism

arebecomingpopularintheworld．Therearealotofnamesforthenewformsoftourism:responsible

tourism，naturetourism，adventuretourism，educationaltourismandmore．

Althougheveryonemayhaveadifferentdefinition，mostpeopleagreethatthenewformsoftourism

shoulddothefollowing:first，theyshouldconrvethewildlifeandcultureofthearea；cond，theyshould

benefitthelocalpeople；third，theyshouldmakeaprofitwithoutdestroyingnaturalresources；andfinallythey

shouldprovideanexperiencethattouristswanttopayfor．

2012专四完形填空参考答案：

31．Amassive

32．Dtransformed

33．Bcontinuously

34．Dcau

35．Acollidedwith

36．Cwhen

37．Bhowever

38．Dwhich

39．Aunpredictable

40．Ccrust

41．Bburstsout

42．Band

43．Dthat

44．Bactive

45．Cstill

46．B(on和across有点纠结，也可能选其他的）

47．A(areto和might仿佛都可以，只是语气不同）

48．Beven

49．Aaccidents

50．Bsave

2012专四语法与词汇参考答案：

51．B．Nooneexcepthissupportersagreewithhim

或C．NeitherJuilanorIweregoingtotheparty

考点：主谓一致问题

52．限定词可以放在可数名词单复数之前

答案：C．such

53．反身代词做同位语

答案：B．ThemanagerherlfwillinterviewMary．

54．答案：A．bent虚拟语气

55．表达willingness的句子

答案：C．Mybrotherwillhelpyouwithyourluggage．

56．哪句语法有错？

答案：A．Howstrangefeelingstheyare!

大家应该知道what和how用于感叹句时的区别

57．下面哪个做主语subject

答案：D．Itisclearthatthecrimewasdonedeliberately主语从句

58．下面哪个做宾语object

答案：C．Myparentsstronglyobjecttomygoingoutaloneatnight．

59．下面哪一个不包含同位语appositive

答案：Ａ．Sheboughtherlfapairofshoes．

60．Shallwebuytheticketsfirst?

答案：C．Hesuggestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst．

61．原因状语从句anadverbialclauofcau

答案：Astherewerenoanswer，Iwroteagain．

62．状语adverbial

答案：Ｄ．Despitetherain，everyoneenjoyedthetrip．

63．答案：A．soIdid．

64．让步状语从句anadverbialofconcession

答案：Forallthatheemstodislikeme，Istilllikehim．

65．答案：B．Theremachinerywereintroducedinthefactory．

集体名词如police，people，cattle，militia，poultry等，通常作复数，用复数动词。foliage，machinery，

equipment，furniture，merchandi,通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。例如：Allthemachineryinthe

factoryismadeinChina．66．答案：B，onaccountof=becauof

67．D．banquet(weddingbanquet婚宴)

68．C．caughton(catchon流行)

69．A．Thatoutburstwasillustrativeofherbadtemper．

70．D．bebadlyoff穷困，缺少

71．A．uncaring(=indifferent)误导项disinterested一般指公正无私

72．C．withinlivingmemory73．B．puttingacross(=express)

74．D．rvice（饭菜不错，服务很差）

75．A．abolished(slavery)（废除奴隶制度）

76．C．fortunately(=mercifully)(上帝仁慈所以幸运)

77．B．tosd(acoin)（抛一枚硬币）

78．A．distinct(from)（bedistinctfrom与…非常不同）9．C．oblong(长方形)

80．B．quiet(haveaquietwordwithsb．单独或私下和某人说说话)

2012专四阅读理解参考答案：

81．CThereisavarietyofexpressionsofappreciation

82．BThanks

83．DSure84．AGender

85．Cshowtheirgratitudetoothers

86．BhadgreatimpactonAmerican'sworkandlife

87．Dcouldn'tlltheirhomeinBigLake

88．ACindyhadenthebenefitsofgardeninginadifferentway．

89．Cbuiltupfamilytiesandkid'nthusiasm

90．BItgaveherconfidenceandoptimism

91．Demphasizethesharpcontrastbetweennowandthen

92．Apessimistic

93．Dmildlycriticalof

94．Bparentsandchildrenfeelequallydisappointed

95．Cgraduateunemploymentisbothapoliticalandsocialissue

96．Aawe

97．Cthemummywasfoundlyingrightinsidethestonecoffin

98．Bquiet

99．Agiganticstructure，greatdertexpan

100．Bobjective．2012专四写作真题解析:

First，youshouldtellwhatyouknowaboutthefestival．Second，youshoulddescribehowyouorother

peopleusuallyobrvethefestival．很多同学纠结于oberrve这个单词所是遵守的意思，其实在这里指的

是celebrate庆祝的意思。建议大家这样写：1．端午节大概的来历故事；2．端午节怎么庆祝，3，可以

发表下对端午节等传统节日现状的评论。

2011年英语专业四级考试真题

PARTIIICLOZE[15MIN]

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbest

completethepassageifinrtedinthe

ebestchoiceforeachbankon

AnswerSheerTwo.

31.[A]bringdown[B]bringforth

[C]bringoff[D]bringin

32.[A]emotional[B]ntimental

[C]bewildered[D]proud

33.[A]while[B]when

[C]if[D]as

34.[A]When[B]If

[C]Although[D]Yet

35.[A]considerate[B]considerable

[C]considering[D]considered

36.[A]careabout[B]careof

[C]carewith[D]carefor

37.[A]For[B]Of

[C]From[D]Upon

38.[A]received[B]taken

[C]accepted[D]obtained

39.[A]reply[B]reaction

[C]readiness[D]reality

40.[A]what[B]this

[C]one[D]that

"Congratulations,,it's

agirl."

Fatherhoodisgoingtohavea

differentmeaningand31a

differentresponfromeverymanwho

el32

whentheyreceivethenews,33

othersworry,wonderingwhetherthey

willbegoodfathers.34thereare

somemenwholikechildrenandmay

havehad35experiencewiththem,

othersdonotparticularly36

childrenandspendlittletimewiththem.

Manyfathersandmothershavebeen

planningandlookingforwardto

childrenforsometime.37other

couples,pregnancywananaccidentthat

bothhusbandandwifehave38

willinglyorunwillingly.

Whateverthe39tothebirth

ofachild,itisobviousthattheshift

fromtheroleofhusbandto40of

afatherisadifficulttask.41,

unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeen

madeto42fathersinthis

gh

numerousbookshavebeenwrittenabout

Americanmothers,44,recently

hasliteraturefocudonthe45of

afather.

Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthe

transitiontothefather'srole,although

difficult,isnot46asgreatasthe

transitionthewifemust47tothe

mother'her'sroleems

torequireacomplete48indaily

routine.49,thefather'sroleisless

demandingand50

41.[A]Asaresult[B]Forexample

[C]Yet[D]Also

42.[A]educate[B]cultivate

[C]inform[D]convert

43.[A]step[B]process

[C]point[D]time

44.[A]/[B]just

[C]quite[D]only

45.[A]role[B]work

[C]career[D]position

46.[A]alittle[B]just

[C]nearly[D]almost

47.[A]take[B]make

[C]carry[D]accept

48.[A]transformation[B]realization

[C]socialization[D]reception

49.[A]Inaddition[B]Aboveall

[C]Generally[D]However

50.[A]current[B]immediate

[C]prent[D]quick

PARTIVGRAMMAR&

VOCABULARY[15MIN]

Therearethirtyntencesinthis

heachntencethereare

fourwordsorphrasmarkedA,B,C

onewordorphrathat

bestcompletesthentence.

MarkyouransweronAnswerSheet

Two.

eisquitewornoutfrom

longerthe

manhewasfifteenyearsago.

[A]which[B]whom[C]

who[D]that

fthefollowingntencesis

aCOMMAND?

[A]Begyourpardon.[B]Have

agoodtime.

[C]Neverdothatagain![D]What

noiyouaremaking!

fthefollowingitalicized

phrasindicatespurpo?

[A]Shesaiditforfun,butotherstook

herriously.

[B]Forallitffort,theteamdidn't

winthematch.

[C]Lindahasworkedforthefirmfor

twentyyears.

[D]HetoutforBeijingyesterday.

uhavefinishedwiththe

book,don'tforgettoreturnitto

Tim,?

[A]doyou?[B]willyou?[C]

don'tyou?[D]won'tyou?

slikefreezingcold,

burninghot,orsoakingwet,the-ING

participleisud

[A]asacommand[B]asa

condition[C]forconcession[D]for

emphasis.

fthefollowingintalicized

phrasisINCORRECT?

[A]Thecityisnowtentimesits

originalsize.

[B]IwishIhadtwotimeshis

strength.

[C]Thelleraskedfordoublethe

usualprice.

[D]Theycomeherefourtimevery

year.

tsomuchthelanguage

theculturalbackgroundthatmakesthe

bookdifficulttounderstand.

[A]as[B]nor[C]but

[D]like

fthefollowingitalicized

partsisudasanobject?

[A]Whatdoyouthinkhashappened

toher?

[B]Whodoyouthinkthevisiting

professoris?

[C]Howmuchdoyouthinkheearns

everymonth?

[D]Howquicklywouldyousayhe

wouldcome?

itionworkwilltake

weeks.

[A]theother[B]anothertwo[C]

othertwo[D]themore

fthefollowingitalicized

partsisasubjectclau(主语从句)？

[A]Wearequitecertainthatwewill

getthereintime.

[B]Hehastofacethefactthatthere

willbenopayrithisyear.

[C]Shesaidthatshehadenthe

manearlierthatmorning.

[D]Itissheerluckthattheminersare

stillaliveaftertendays.

'sgettinglate.I'dratheryou

now.

[A]left[B]leave[C]are

leaving[D]willleave

entence"Themanager

interviewedJimhimlfinthemorning",

theitalicizedwordisudtomodify

[A]thesubject[B]theverb[C]

thesubject.[D]theprepositional

phra.

snodoubtthe

coupledidtherightthingincoming

backhomeearlierthanplanned.

[A]whether[B]that[C]why

[D]when

tencethatexpressOFFER

is

[A]I''llyou

have?[B]Doessheneedtobookaticket

now?

[C]MayIknowyourname?

[D]Canyoureturnthebooknextweek?

fthefollowingitalicized

phrasindicatesasubject-predicate

relation(主谓关系)？

[A]'spassporthasbeen

issued.

[B]Thevisitor'sarrivalwasreported

inthenews.

[C]John'straveldetailshavenot

beenfinalized.

[D]Thenewbookstorells

children'sstories.

icehasrecentlytoa

newcomputersystem.

[A]altered[B]converted[C]

transformed[D]modified

wdwentassoonas

thesingersteppedontothestage.

[A]wild[B]emotional[C]

uncontrolled[D]unrestricted

oollibraryisclod

forrepairs.

[A]shortly[B]quickly[C]

temporarily[D]rapidly

uptohiyesinworkatthe

erlinedpart

means.

[A]veryexcited[B]verybusy

[C]verytired[D]veryefficient

abumpedintoherbrother

underlinedworkmeans.

[A]risk[B]opportunity[C]

possibility[D]luck

71."Lookatthoprettygirls'shirts"

is,becauitisnotclear

whetherthegirlsortheskirtsare

"pretty".

[A]ambiguous[B]hidden[C]

indirect[D]indistinct

epairs,schoolfeesandother

havereducedhisbankbalancetoalmost

nothing.

[A]amount[B]payment[C]

expens[D]figures

eallyofyouto

remembermybirthday.

[A]grateful[B]thoughtful[C]

considerable[D]generous

gototravelagencyandask

foraholiday.

[A]introduction[B]advertiment

[C]book[D]brochure

ygovernmentisbuilding

moreroadstotheincreasing

numberofcars.

[A]accommodate[B]receive

[C]accept[D]hold

'veliftedatwo-year-long

economiconthecountry.

[A]enclosure[B]restriction

[C]blockade[D]prohibition

neissurpridthatshehas

underlinedpartmeans.

[A]left[B]quarreled[C]

attacked[D]defeated.

niscarefullypreparedan

fullyofdetails,soitisavery

one.

[A]elaborate[B]refined[C]

ambitious[D]complex

l'svoicewassolowthatwe

couldhearher.

[A]ldom[B]almost[C]only

[D]barely

thavebeenpretty

tofallforsuchanoldtrick.

[A]interested[B]gullible[C]

enthusiastic[D]shrewd

PARTVREADING

COMPREHENSION[25

MIN]

Inthisctiontherearefourpassages

followedbyquestionsorunfinished

statements,eachwithfoursuggested

answermarkedA,B,CandD,choo

theonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

MarkyouransweronyourAnswer

SheetTwo.

TEXTA

meanglobalwarming?Theword

economy?No,thedeclineofreading.

Peoplearejustnotdoingitanymore,

'sresponsible?

Actually,it'

responsible?TheInternet,ofcour,and

everythingthatcomeswithit--

Facebook,Twitter(微博).Youcanwrite

yourownlist.

There'sbeenawarningaboutthe

imminentdeathofliteratecivilization

20thcentury,first

itwasthemovie,thenradio,then

televisionthatemedtospelldoomfor

g

survived;infactitnotonlysurvived,it

ldismore

literatethaneverbefore--therearemore

andmorereaders,andmoreandmore

books.

Thefactthatweoftengetour

readingmaterialonlinetodayisnot

electronicanddigitalrevolutionofthe

lasttwodecadeshasarguablyshownthe

wayforwardforreadingandforwriting.

Takethearrivalofe-bookreadersasan

slikeKindlemake

readingmoreconvenientandalotmore

environmentallyfriendlythanthen

traditionalpaperbook.

Astechnologymakesnewwaysof

writingpossible,newwaysofreading

onnectivityallowsfor

thepossibilityofareadingexperience

thatwasbarelyimaginablebefore.

Wheretraditionalhadtomakedowith

photographsandillustrations,ane-book

canprovidereaderswithanunlimited

numberoflinks:totexts,pictures,and

uture,thewaypeople

writenovels,history,andphilosophy

willremblenothingeninthepast.

Ontheotherhand,thereisthedanger

ttergroupis

offeringitsfollowers

single-ntence-long"digests"ofthe

peaceina

ntence?

shouldfearthefragmentationofreading.

Thereisthedangerthatthehigh-speed

connectivityoftheInternetwillreduce

ourattentionspan--thatwewillbe

incapableofreadinganythingoflength

orwhichrequiresdeepconcentration.

Insuchafast-changingworld,in

whichrealityemstoberemadeeach

day,weneedtheabilitytofocusand

hasalwaysbeenthefunctionof

literatureandweshouldbecarefulnotto

ietyneedstobe

abletoimaginethepossibilityof

someoneutterlyintunewithmodern

technologybutabletomakenofa

dynamic,confusingworld.

Inthe15thcentury,Johannes

Guttenberg'sinventionoftheprinting

pressinEuropehadahugeimpacton

onatimethe

physicalbookwasachallengingthing.

Weshouldrememberthisbeforewe

assumethattechnologyisouttodestroy

traditionalculture.

fthefollowingparagraphs

brieflyreviewsthehistoricalchallenges

forreading?

[A]ParagraphOne.[B]Paragraph

Two.[C]ParagraphThree[D]

ParagraphFour

lowingareallcitedas

advantageofe-bookEXCEPT?

[A]multimodalcontent.[B]

environmentalfriendliness.

[C]convenienceforreaders.[D]

imaginativedesign.

fthefollowingcanbest

describehowtheauthorfeelstoward

single-ntence-longnovels?

[A]Ironic[B]Worried[C]

Sarcastic[D]Doubtful.

ingtothepassage,people

needknowledgeofmoderntechnology

andtosurviveinthe

fast-changingsociety.

[A]goodjudgment.[B]high

nsitivity

[C]goodimagination[D]theability

tofocus.

themainideaofthe

passage?

[A]Technologypushestheway

forwardforreadingandwriting.

[B]Interconnectivityisafeatureofa

newreadingexperience.

[C]Technologyisanopportunityand

achallengefortraditionalreading.

[D]Technologyoffersagreater

varietyofreadingpractice.

TEXTB

Iknowwhenthesnowmeltsandthe

firstrobins(知更鸟）cometocall,when

thelaughterofchildrenreturnstothe

parksandplaygrounds,something

wonderfulisabouttohappen.

Springcleaning.

I'lladmitspringcleaningisa

difficultnotionformodernfamiliesto

'sbusyfamilieshardlyhave

timetoloadthedishwasher,muchless

thefamilyto

spendtheweekendcollectingwinterdog

pilesfromthemeltinginthebackyardis

likeannouncingtherewillbenomore

rruptsthenaturalorder.

"Honey,whatsaywespendthe

weekendbeatingtherugs,sorting

throughtheboxesinthebamentand

paintingourbedroomanicelemony

yellow?"Isay.

"CanweatleastwaituntiltheNBA

matchesareover?"myhusband

answers.

ButItellmyfamily,springcleaning

can'peraturehasrin

justenoughtomeltsnowbutnotenough

flowersarepeekingoutofthethawing

ground,butthereisnolawntoed,nor

akenedfrom

ourwinter'shibernation(冬眠),yetstill

needingextrablanketsatnight,weopen

ourwindowstothefirstfreshair

floatingonthebreezeandallofthe

naturalworlddemanding"Awakeandbe

clean!"

Biologistsofferatheoryaboutthis

primalimpultocleaneverydrawer

andclotinthehouatspring'sfirst

light,whichhastodowithmention,the

sleepytimehormone(激素)ourbodies

producewhenit'ring's

lightcomes,themelatonindiminishes,

andsuddenlyweareawakenedtothe

dusty,virus-filledhouwe'vebeen

hibernatinginforfourmonths.

Itellmyfamilyaboutthescienceand

psychologyofgoodhealthycleaningat

spring'sarrival,Ispeaktothemabout

life'sgreatestrewardswaitinginthe

removalofsoapscumfromthebathtub,

whichhasn'tbeenproperlycleanedsince

thefirstsnowfall.

"I'lldoit,"saystheeldestchild,a

21-year-oldcollegestudentwholivesat

home.

"Youwill?Wow!"Iexclaim.

Maybeafteralltheyears,he's

e's

expressinghisrightfulpositionaldest

ehe's

goingtoFloridaforabreakinacouple

ofweeksandhe'sbeingnicetomewho

isthefinancial-aidofficer.

myadultson

willinglycleaningthatdirtybathtub

givesmehopeforthefutureofhis

12-year-oldbrotherwho,insteadof

working,isfoundtobesleepinginthe

atofthewindowheissuppodtobe

cleaning.

"Awakeandbeclean!"Isay.

ingtothepassage,...Spring

cleaningisadifficultnotionformodern

familiestograsp"meansthatspring

cleaning

[A]isnolongeraneasypracticeto

understand.

[B]isnolongerpartofmodernfamily

life.

[C]requiresmorefamilymembersto

beinvolved.

[D]callsformorecomplicatedskills

andknowledge.

fthefollowingisLEAST

likelytobeincludedinfamilyspring

cleaning?

[A]Beatingtherugs.[B]

Cleaningthewindow.

[C]RestoringWi-Firvices[D]

Cleaningthebackyard.

stheauthorsay"spring

cleaningcan'twait"?

[A]Becautherewillbemore

activitieswhenitgetswarmer.

[B]Becautheairisfresherandthe

breezeislighter.

[C]Becauthewholefamilyisfull

ofenergyatspringtime.

[D]Becauthesnowismeltingand

thegroundisthawing.

fthefollowing

interpretationsofthebiologists'theory

aboutmelatoninisINCORRECT?

[A]Theproductionofmelatoninis

ourbodiesvariesatdifferenttimes.

[B]Melatoninismorelikelytocau

sleepinessinourbodies.

[C]Thereductionofmelatoninwill

cauwakefulnessinourbodies.

[D]Theamountofmelatoninremains

constantinourbodies.

fthefollowingcanbestsum

uptheauthor'soverallreactiontoher

adultson'spositiverespontospring

cleaning?

[A]Surpridandskeptical.

[B]Elatedandhesitant.

[C]Relievedandoptimistic.

[D]Optimisticandhesitant.

TEXTC

ThedayslotsofyoungJapanedo

omiai,literally,"meetandlook."Many

y's

prosperousandincreasingly

conrvativeJapan,thetraditionaloniai

kekkon,orarrangedmarriage,is

thriving.

originalomiai,theyoungJapane

couldn'trejectthepartnerchonbyhis

WorldWarII,manyJapaneabandoned

thearrangedmarriageaspartoftheir

rushtoadoptthemoredemocraticways

Westernren'aikekkon,orlovemarriage,

becamepopular,Japanebeganpicking

theirownmatesbydatingandfallingin

love.

Butthewesternwayoftenfound

wantinginanimportantrespect:itdidn't

necessarilyproduceapartneroftheright

economic,social,andeducational

qualifications."Today'syoungpeople

arequitecalculating,"saysChieko

Akiyama,asocialcommentator.

Whatemstobehappeningnowisa

repetitionofafamiliarprocessinthe

country'shistory,the"Japanization"of

tern

idealofmarryingforloveis

accommodatedinanewomiaiinwhich

bothpartiesarefreetorejectthematch.

"Omiaiivolvingintoasortofstylized

introduction,"asays.

ManyyoungJapanenowdatein

theirearlytwenties,butwithnothough

eyreachtheage--

inthemiddletwentiesforwomen,the

latetwentiesformen-theyincreasingly

udiessuggeststhat

asmanyas40%ofmarriageachyear

'shardtobesure,

saythowhostudythematter,becau

manyJapanecouples,whenpolled,

describetheirmarriageasalovematch

evenifitwasarranged.

Thedays,doingomiaioftenmeans

goingtoacomputermatchingrvice

odoof

traditionwasanoldwomanwhoknew

allthekidsintheneighbourhoodand

wentaroundtryingtopairthemoffby

speakingtotheirparents;asuccessful

matchwouldbringherawedding

Japanetodayfindit'slessawkwardto

rejectapropodpartnerifthenakodois

acomputer.

Japanhasaboutfivehundred

g

companies,includingMitsubishi,run

ical

commercialrvice,anapplicantpays

$80to$125tohavehisorherpersonal

datastoredinthecomputerfortwoyears

and$200orsomoreifamarriage

redinformationincludes

someobviousitemslikeeducationand

hobbies,andsomenot-so-obviousones,

likewhetherapersonistheoldestchild.

(Firstsons,andtosomeextentfirst

daughter,faceanobligationofcaringfor

elderlyparents.)

ingtothepassage,today's

youngJapaneprefer

[A]atraditionalarrangedmarriage

[B]anewtypeofarrangedmarriage.

[C]aWesternlovemarriage.

[D]amoreWesternizedlovemarriage.

fthefollowingstatementis

CORRECT?

[A]AWesternlovemarriagetendsto

misssomeJapanevalues.

[B]Lessattentionispaidtothe

partner'squalificationinarranged

marriage.

[C]YoungJapanewouldoften

calculatetheirpartner'swealth.

[D]Anewarrangemarriageisa

repetitionoftheoldertype.

ingtothepassage,thefigure

40%(ParagraphFive)isuncertain

becau

[A]therehasbeenabigincreain

thenumberofarrangedmarriage.

[B]Westernlovemarriagestill

remainspopularamongJapane.

[C]youngJapanestartdatingvery

earlyintheirlifeinaWesterntradition.

[D]thetendencyforarranged

marriagescouldbestrongerthanis

indicated.

hebigdifferencesbetweena

traditionalnakodoanditscontemporary

versionliesintheway.

[A]weddinggiftsareprented.[B]

apropodpartnerisrefud.

[C]formalitiesarearranged

[D]themiddleman/womanischon.

thepurpoofthelast

paragraph?

[A]Totellthedifferencesbetweenan

oldandmodernnakodo.

[B]Toprovidesomeexamplesforthe

traditionalnakodo.

[C]Toofferdetailsofthe

computerizednakodo.

[D]Tosumupthemainideasand

provideaconclusion.

TEXTD

CordiaHarrubgtonwastiredof

standingupalldayandsmellinglike

edand

operatedthreeMcDonald'sshopsin

Illinois,butasadivorcedmotherof

threeboys,sheyearnedforabusiness

thatwouldprovideforherchildrenand

letherspendmoretimewiththem.

Herluckymomentcame,strangely

enough,aftershewasnominatedin1992

tobeontheMcDonald'sbun

committee."Thecompanypickedmeup

inacorporatejettoebakeriesaround

theworld,"sherecalls."Everytime,I

wentoameeting,s

global!"

Theexperienceopenedhereyesto

Donald's

decideditwantedanewbunsupplier,

Harringtonbecamedeterminedtowin

thecontract,eventhoughshehadno

experiencerunningabakery.

Harringtonstudiedthebakery

businessandmadesureshewasnever

offexecutives'radar."Ifyouhavea

dream,youcan'twaitforpeopletocall

you,"shesays."SoI'dvisitamilland

ndthemphotosofmylfinabaker's

hatandjacket,holdingasignthatsays'

Iwanttobeyourbaker."Afterfour

yearsand32interviews,shepersistence

paidoff.

Harringtonaledthedealwitha

handshake,soldhershops,and

borrowed$ready

tobuildthefastest,mostautomated

bakeryintheworld.

TheTenneseBunCompany

openedaheadofschedulein1997,in

-foodsalesfor

McDonald'Harringtonknewit,

shewasdowntoherlast$20,000,not

agreementwithMcDonald'srequired

thatshellexclusivelytothecompany.

"Icriedmylftosleepmanynights,"

sherecalls."Ireallydidthink,Iam

goingtogobankrupt."

ButHarringtonworkedoutan

agreementtosupplyPepperidgeFarmas

well."McDonald'scouldeabenefitif

ourproductionwentupandpriceswent

down,andnobenefitifwewentoutof

business,"shesays."Thatdealsaved

us."

Overthenexteightyears,

Harringtonbranchedoutevenmore:She

startedherowntruckingbusiness,

addingacold-storagecompany,and

nowhasthreebakeriesproducingfresh

bunsandfrozendough--allnowknown

sstilla

priority:Ittakes11peopleatthemain

bakerytoturnout60,000bunsanhour

forclientsacross40states,South

America,andtheCaribbean.

Gratefulforthebreaksshe'shad,

Harringtonispassionateaboutproviding

opportunitiestoall230employee.

"Financialsuccessisthemostfunwhen

youcangiveitaway,"shesays.

Thecurrenteconomyischallenging.

Someofherclients'saleshavedeclined,

butshe'sfoundnewclientsand

improvedefficienciestohelpsustainthe

company'sdouble-digitgrowth.

CordiaHarringtondoesn'thaveto

she'sremarried--herhusband,Tom,is

nowherCFO.

"Thisismorethanajob,"says

Harrington."It'samission.I'malways

webestrveour

employee?Ifwesupportthem,they'lldo

's

howitworkshere."

ingtothepassage,whichof

thefollowingwasmostsignificantinher

earlycareer?

[A]Hernominationonthe

McDonald'sbuncommittee.

[B]Hertravelandthevisitsto

bakeriesaroundtheworld.

[C]Abusinesscontractwithlocalbun

suppliers.

[D]Theinterviewsandexperiencein

runningabakery.

97."Harrington...madesureshewas

neveroffexecutive'radar"(Paragraph

Four)meansthatshe

[A]herlfwantedtobeacompany

executive.

[B]meanttohireexecutivestorunthe

business.

[C]meanttokeephermanagement

knowledgeandskills.

[D]focudonthemanagementofthe

bakerybusiness.

shesurvivethecrisisatthe

startofherbakerybusiness?

[A]Bysupplyingbunsforanother

company.

[B]Byopeningherbuncompany

aheadofschedule.

[C]Bykeepingsuppliesupfor

McDonald's.

[D]Bymakinganewagreementwith

McDonald's.

fthefollowingstatementsis

INCORRECTindescribinghercurrent

business?

[A]Itisfastgrowing.[B]Itis

diversified.

[C]Itsclientsarealllocal.[D]Itis

moreefficient.

ingtothepassage,whichof

thefollowingisfundamentalto

Harrington'ssuccess?

[A]Efficiencyandloveforthefamily.

[B]perveranceandconcernfor

employee.

[C]Businesxpansionandfamily

support.[D]Opportunitiesandspeed.

PARTVIWRITING

[45MIN]

SECTIONACOMPASITION

Recentlygovernmentagenciesin

somebigcitieshavebeenstudyingthe

possibilityofputtinga"pollutiontax"

untoftax

privatecarownerswouldhavetopay

woulddependontheemissionlevel,i.e.

scaud

regarditasaneffectivewaytocontrol

thenumberofcarsandreducepollution

erdon'tthinkso.

Whatisyouropinion?

WriteonANSWERSHEET

THREEacompositionofabout200

wordsonthefollowingtopic:

ShouldPrivateCarOwner

beTaxedforPollution?

Youaretowriteinthreeparts.

Inthefirstpart,statespecifically

whatyouropinionis.

Inthecondpart,provideoneor

tworeasonssupportyouropinion.

Inthelastpart,bringwhatyou

havewrittentoanaturalconclusionor

makeasummary.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,

organization,languageand

appropriateness.

Failuretofollowtheinstructionmay

resultinalossamarks.

SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING

WriteonANSWERSHEET

THREEanoteofabout50~60words

badonthefollowingsituation:

Duringthesummervacation,you

wouldliketoinviteyourbestfriendto

notetohim/

her,extendingyourinvitationandtelling

him/herhowtogettoyourhometown.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,

organization,grammarand

appropriateness.

2011年英语专业四级考试真题

PARTIDICTATION

[15MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage.

Altogetherthepassagewillbereadto

thefirstreading,

whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,

listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.

Forthecondandthirdreadings,the

passagewillbereadntenceby

ntence,orphrabyphra,which

treading

willbedoneatnormalspeedagainand

duringthistimeyoushouldcheckyour

lthenbegiven2minutesto

checkthroughyourworkoncemore.

Pleawritethewholepassageon

ANSERTSHEETONE.

PARTIILISTENING

COMPREHENSION[15MIN]

InSectionA,BandCyouwillhear

carefullyandthenanswerthequestions

ecorrectanswerto

eachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo.

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthisctionyouwillhearveral

tothe

conversationscarefullyandthenanswer

thequestionsthatfollow.

Questions1to3arebadonthe

ndofthe

conversation,youwillbegiven15

condstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentotheconversations.

fthestatementsaboutthe

autoshowisINCORRECT?

[A]Theshowwillhavemorestands

thisyear.

[B]Theshowwillhavemorevisitors

thisyear.

[C]Thenumberofoverasvisitors

willbethesamethisyear.

[D]Thenumberofexhibitiondaywill

bethesamethisyear.

ingtotheconversation,the

priceforastandwouldinclude

[A]acatalogue.[B]aposter.

[C]twodesks.[D]fourchairs.

theconversation,theman

emstobemoreinterestedin

[A]thesizesoftheshow.[B]

thecostofthestand

[C]thebasicfurniture.[D]

thevisitornumber.

Questions4to7arebadonthe

ndofthe

conversation,youwillbegiven20

condstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentotheconversation.

Jiminterestedin?

[A]Investinginthecompany's

product.[B]Buyinganeweducational

computer.

[C]Joiningthecomputercompany.

[D]Readingthecampaignplan.

ertimentswillbeplacedin

allthefollowingEXCEPT

[A]familymagazines.

[B]Sundaynewspapers.

[C]morningtelevision.

[D]teenagemagazines.

ertimentsareintendedto

beenby

[A]parentsonly.[B]childrenonly.

[C]schoolteachers[D]whole

families.

oundsaboutthe

successofthecampaignplan.

[A]confident[B]hesitant

[C]uncertain[D]delighted

Questions8to10arebadonthe

ndofthe

conversation,youwillbegiven15

condstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentotheconversation.

sworkedinallthefollowing

placesEXCEPT

[A]abookshop.

[B]apaperfactory.

[C]aschool.

[D]afastfoodrestaurant.

econversation,welearnthat

John

[A]hasnointerest.

[B]hasonlyoneinterest.

[C]hastwointerests.

[D]hasquiteafewinterests.

enemstobemore

interestedinJohn'xperienceof

[A]workinginapaperfactory

[B]workinginayouthclub.

[C]lookingafterhisbrotherand

sister[D]lookingafterhisyoung

friends.

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthisction,youwillhearveral

tothepassages

carefullyandthenanswerthequestions

thatfollow.

Questions11to13arebadonthe

ndofthe

passage,youwillbegiven15condsto

answerthequestions.

Now,listentothepassage.

ingtothepassage,the

averageageofthefleetof

Delta/Northwestis

[A]10years[B]14years[C]

16years[D]20years

elearnedfromthepassage

that

[A]airjourneysarequiteoftenfar

fromcomfortable.

[B]airtravelersusuallyenjoyluxury

duringflight.

[C]airtravelersusuallyenjoy

upgradedconditions.

[D]Airlinesalwaysprovidegood

in-flightentertainment.

lanescanstaysageformore

than25yearsbecauofthefollowing

EXCEPT

[A]newengines.[B]

strongmaterials.

[C]propermaintenance.[D]

newinterior.

Questions14-17arebadonthe

ndofthe

passage,youwillgiven20condsto

answerthequestions.

Now,listentothepassage.

obwillinvolvesupervising

workersusingdangerouquipment?

[A]Assistantsitemanager.

[B]Carpentersupervisor.

[C]Asmblysupervisor.

[D]Automobilervicestationmanager.

lalsodecideonthepriceof

productsandrvices?

[A]Airlines'flightrvicemanager.

[B]Automobilervicestationmanager.

[A]Assistantsitemanager.

[D]Carpentersupervisor.

alsodosomeofthework

hesupervis?

[A]Assistantsitemanager.

[B]Airlines'flightrvicemanager.

[C]Asmblysupervisor.

[D]Airline'sflightrvicemanager.

oboffersthehighestsalary?

[A]Assistantsitemanager.[B]

Automobilervicestationmanager.

[C]Carpentersupervisors.

[D]Airlines'flightrvicemanager.

Questions18to20arebadonthe

ndofthe

passage,youwillbegiven15condsto

answerthequestions.

Now,listentothepassage.

hetwomenfilmed?

[A]Inthejewelryshop.[B]

IntheCityMall.

[C]Nearthelorry

[D]Intheparkinglot.

ssawthetwomen

[A]leavethelorrytogether.[B]

leavethelorrywithouthoods.

[C]runbacktothelorrytogether

[D]runbacktothelorrywithouthoods.

fthefollowingdetailsis

CORRECT?

[A]Thelorrywasoriginallypainted

white.[B]Thelorryhadnoregistration

plates.

[C]Theshortermanwasthe

pasnger.[D]Thetallermanwas

thedriver.

SECTIONCNEWS

BROADCAST

Inthisction,youwillhearveral

tothencarefullyand

thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions21and22arebadon

ndofthe

newsitem,youwillbegiven10conds

toanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

dNASA'sConstellation

Programmeoriginallyplantodo?

[A]Totupamoocolonyby2020.

[B]Tondastronautsagaintothe

moonby2020.

[C]Tocontinuethecurrentshuttle

missionstill2020.

[D]TocreatemorejobsforNASAtill

2020.

'sConstellationProgramme

wouldbecancelledmainlybecau

[A]thereweremoreimportantspace

missions.

[B]thespaceagencylackedfunding

fortheprogramme.

[C]thecurrentshuttlemissionswould

continue.

[D]CongressfailedtopassPresident

Obama'sbudget.

Questions23and24arebadon

ndofthe

newsitem,youwillbegiven10conds

toanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

siancargoshipwassinking.

Whatwasthedirectcau?

[A]Noexplanationoftheproblem.

[B]Longdistanceawayfromland.

[C]Slowrescueefforts.

[D]Severeweather.

fthefollowingwasNOT

mentionedasapossiblemeansof

rescue?

[A]Aircraft.

[B]Tugboat

[C]Nearbycargoship.

[D]Veslsattheoilrig.

Questions25and26arebadon

ndofthe

newsitem,youwillbegiven10conds

toanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

thesingersmeetinHolly

wood?

[A]ToraimoneyforAfrican

humanitarianefforts.

[B]ToraimoneyforHaitian

earthquakevictims.

[C]TosinginmemoryofMichael

Jackson.

[D]Tomakearecordingofthe

originalversionofthesong.

fthefollowingdetails

aboutthenewsisINCORRECT?

[A]Theorganizerisoneofthe

co-writersofthefirstsong.

[B]Singerswilluthesame

recordingstudioasin1985.

[C]Therecordingssionixpected

tolastlong.

[C]Starsfromtheoriginalversion

willtakepart.

Questions27and28arebadonthe

ndofthenews

item,youwillbegiven10condsto

answerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

itional2billiondollarswill

mainlybeudto

[A]upgradeitsnetworkcapacity.

[B]improvecustomerrvices.

[C]developnewproducts.

[D]marketmoreiPhones.

oesAT&Tfacedifficultiesin

particular?

[A]Nationwide.[B]Overas.

[C]Inlargecities.[D]Inremote

towns.

Questions29and30arebadonthe

ndofthenews

item,youwillbegiven10condsto

answerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

stheprenceofcurity

patrolsmostevident?

[A]Wherematchestakeplace.[B]

Whereprotestmaytakeplace.

[C]IndowntownVancouver.

[D]Aroundtheathlete'svillage.

thenewsabout?

[A]Politicalprotestsduringthe

Olympics.

[B]Securityoperationsduringthe

Olympics.

[C]Olympics'curityforces.

[D]Securitymeasuresinbuildings.

PARTIIICLOZE

[15MIN]

Decidewhichofthechoicesgiven

belowwouldbestcompletethepassage

ifinrtedintheCorrespondingblanks.

Markthebestchoiceforeachbankon

AnswerSheerTwo.

"Congratulations,,it's

agirl."

Fatherhoodisgoingtohavea

differentmeaningand31a

differentresponfromeverymanwho

el32

whentheyreceivethenews,33

31.[A]bringdown[B]bringforth

[C]bringoff[D]bringin

32.[A]emotional[B]ntimental

[C]bewildered[D]proud

33.[A]while[B]when

[C]if[D]as

34.[A]When[B]If

[C]Although[D]Yet

35.[A]considerate[B]considerable

[C]considering[D]considered

36.[A]careabout[B]careof

[C]carewith[D]carefor

37.[A]For[B]Of

[C]From[D]Upon

38.[A]received[B]taken

[C]accepted[D]obtained

39.[A]reply[B]reaction

[C]readiness[D]reality

40.[A]what[B]this

[C]one[D]that

41.[A]Asaresult[B]Forexample

[C]Yet[D]Also

42.[A]educate[B]cultivate

[C]inform[D]convert

43.[A]step[B]process

[C]point[D]time

44.[A]/[B]just

[C]quite[D]only

45.[A]role[B]work

[C]career[D]position

46.[A]alittle[B]just

[C]nearly[D]almost

47.[A]take[B]make

[C]carry[D]accept

48.[A]transformation[B]realization

othersworry,wonderingwhetherthey

willbegoodfathers.34thereare

somemenwholikechildrenandmay

havehad35experiencewiththem,

othersdonotparticularly36

childrenandspendlittletimewiththem.

Manyfathersandmothershavebeen

planningandlookingforwardto

childrenforsometime.37other

couples,pregnancywananaccidentthat

bothhusbandandwifehave38

willinglyorunwillingly.

Whateverthe39tothebirthof

achild,itisobviousthattheshiftfrom

theroleofhusbandto40ofa

fatherisadifficulttask.41,

unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeen

madeto42fathersinthis

gh

numerousbookshavebeenwrittenabout

Americanmothers,44,recently

hasliteraturefocudonthe45of

afather.

Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthe

transitiontothefather'srole,although

difficult,isnot46asgreatasthe

transitionthewifemust47tothe

mother'her'sroleems

torequireacomplete48indaily

routine.49,thefather'sroleisless

demandingand50.

PARTIVGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY[15MIN]

heachntencetherearefour

wordsorphrasmarkedA,B,onewordorphrathatbest

completesthentence.

MarkyouransweronAnswerSheetTwo.

longertheman

hewasfifteenyearsago.

[A]which[B]whom[C]who[D]that

fthefollowingntencesisaCOMMAND?

[A]Begyourpardon.[B]Haveagoodtime.

[C]Neverdothatagain![D]Whatnoiyouaremaking!

fthefollowingitalicizedphrasindicatespurpo?

[A]Shesaiditforfun,butotherstookherriously.

[B]Forallitffort,theteamdidn'twinthematch.

[C]Lindahasworkedforthefirmfortwentyyears.

[D]HetoutforBeijingyesterday.

uhavefinishedwiththebook,don'tforgettoreturnittoTim,?

[A]doyou?[B]willyou?[C]don'tyou?[D]won'tyou?

slikefreezingcold,burninghot,orsoakingwet,the-INGparticipleis

ud

[A]asacommand[B]asacondition[C]forconcession[D]foremphasis.

fthefollowingintalicizedphrasisINCORRECT?

[A]Thecityisnowtentimesitsoriginalsize.

[B]IwishIhadtwotimeshisstrength.

[C]Thelleraskedfordoubletheusualprice.

[D]Theycomeherefourtimeveryyear.

tsomuchthelanguagetheculturalbackgroundthatmakesthe

bookdifficulttounderstand.

[A]as[B]nor[C]but[D]like

fthefollowingitalicizedpartsisudasanobject?

[A]Whatdoyouthinkhashappenedtoher?

[B]Whodoyouthinkthevisitingprofessoris?

[C]Howmuchdoyouthinkheearnverymonth?

[D]Howquicklywouldyousayhewouldcome?

itionworkwilltakeweeks.

[A]theother[B]anothertwo[C]othertwo[D]themore

fthefollowingitalicizedpartsisasubjectclau(主语从句)？

[A]Wearequitecertainthatwewillgetthereintime.

[B]Hehastofacethefactthattherewillbenopayrithisyear.

[C]Shesaidthatshehadenthemanearlierthatmorning.

[D]Itissheerluckthattheminersarestillaliveaftertendays.

'sgettinglate.I'dratheryounow.

[A]left[B]leave[C]areleaving[D]willleave

entence"ThemanagerinterviewedJimhimlfinthemorning",the

italicizedwordisudtomodify

[A]thesubject[B]theverb[C]thesubject.[D]theprepositionalphra.

snodoubtthecoupledidtherightthingincomingbackhome

earlierthanplanned.

[A]whether[B]that[C]why[D]when

tencethatexpressOFFERis

[A]I''llyouhave?[B]Doessheneedtobookaticketnow?

[C]MayIknowyourname?[D]Canyoureturnthebooknextweek?

fthefollowingitalicizedphrasindicatesasubject-predicaterelation(主

谓关系)？

[A]'spassporthasbeenissued.

[B]Thevisitor'sarrivalwasreportedinthenews.

[C]John'straveldetailshavenotbeenfinalized.

[D]Thenewbookstorellschildren'sstories.

icehasrecentlytoanewcomputersystem.

[A]altered[B]converted[C]transformed[D]modified

wdwentassoonasthesingersteppedontothestage.

[A]wild[B]emotional[C]uncontrolled[D]unrestricted

oollibraryisclodforrepairs.

[A]shortly[B]quickly[C]temporarily[D]rapidly

erlinedpart

means.

[A]veryexcited[B]verybusy[C]verytired[D]veryefficient

underlinedworkmeans.

[A]risk[B]opportunity[C]possibility[D]luck

105."Lookatthoprettygirls'shirts"is,becauitisnotclearwhetherthe

girlsortheskirtsare"pretty".

[A]ambiguous[B]hidden[C]indirect[D]indistinct

epairs,schoolfeesandotherhavereducedhisbankbalanceto

almostnothing.

[A]amount[B]payment[C]expens[D]figures

eallyofyoutoremembermybirthday.

[A]grateful[B]thoughtful[C]considerable[D]generous

gototravelagencyandaskforaholiday.

[A]introduction[B]advertiment[C]book[D]brochure

ygovernmentisbuildingmoreroadstotheincreasingnumberof

cars.

[A]accommodate[B]receive[C]accept[D]hold

'veliftedatwo-year-longeconomiconthecountry.

[A]enclosure[B]restriction[C]blockade[D]prohibition

erlined

partmeans.

[A]left[B]quarreled[C]attacked[D]defeated.

niscarefullypreparedanfullyofdetails,soitisaveryone.

[A]elaborate[B]refined[C]ambitious[D]complex

l'svoicewassolowthatwecouldhearher.

[A]ldom[B]almost[C]only[D]barely

thavebeenprettytofallforsuchanoldtrick.

[A]interested[B]gullible[C]enthusiastic[D]shrewd

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN]

Inthisctiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,

eachwithfoursuggestedanswermarkedA,B,CandD,chootheonethatyouthink

isthebestanswer.

MarkyouransweronyourAnswerSheetTwo.

TEXTA

nglobalwarming?Thewordeconomy?No,

arejustnotdoingitanymore,especiallytheyoung.

Who'sresponsible?Actually,it'responsible?TheInternet,of

cour,andeverythingthatcomeswithit--Facebook,Twitter(微博).Youcanwrite

yourownlist.

There'sbeenawarningabouttheimminentdeathofliteratecivilizationforalong

20thcentury,firstitwasthemovie,thenradio,thentelevisionthatemed

gsurvived;infactitnotonly

survived,ldismoreliteratethaneverbefore--thereare

moreandmorereaders,andmoreandmorebooks.

Thefactthatweoftengetourreadingmaterialonlinetodayisnotsomethingwe

ctronicanddigitalrevolutionofthelasttwodecadeshas

earrivalof

slikeKindlemakereadingmoreconvenientand

alotmoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanthentraditionalpaperbook.

Astechnologymakesnewwaysofwritingpossible,newwaysofreadingare

onnectivityallowsforthepossibilityofareadingexperiencethatwas

raditionalhadtomakedowithphotographsand

illustrations,ane-bookcanprovidereaderswithanunlimitednumberoflinks:totexts,

pictures,uture,thewaypeoplewritenovels,history,and

philosophywillremblenothingeninthepast.

Ontheotherhand,ttergroupis

offeringitsfollowerssingle-ntence-long"digests"peace

inantence?ldfearthefragmentationofreading.

Thereisthedangerthatthehigh-speedconnectivityoftheInternetwillreduceour

attentionspan--thatwewillbeincapableofreadinganythingoflengthorwhich

requiresdeepconcentration.

Insuchafast-changingworld,inwhichrealityemstoberemadeeachday,we

salways

bee

societyneedstobeabletoimaginethepossibilityofsomeoneutterlyintunewith

moderntechnologybutabletomakenofadynamic,confusingworld.

Inthe15thcentury,JohannesGuttenberg'sinventionoftheprintingpressinEurope

onatimethephysicalbookwasa

ldrememberthisbeforeweassumethattechnologyisout

todestroytraditionalculture.

fthefollowingparagraphsbrieflyreviewsthehistoricalchallengesfor

reading?

[A]ParagraphOne.[B]ParagraphTwo.[C]ParagraphThree[D]ParagraphFour

lowingareallcitedasadvantageofe-bookEXCEPT?

[A]multimodalcontent.[B]environmentalfriendliness.

[C]convenienceforreaders.[D]imaginativedesign.

fthefollowingcanbestdescribehowtheauthorfeelstoward

single-ntence-longnovels?

[A]Ironic[B]Worried[C]Sarcastic[D]Doubtful.

ingtothepassage,peopleneedknowledgeofmoderntechnologyand

tosurviveinthefast-changingsociety.

[A]goodjudgment.[B]highnsitivity

[C]goodimagination[D]theabilitytofocus.

themainideaofthepassage?

[A]Technologypushesthewayforwardforreadingandwriting.

[B]Interconnectivityisafeatureofanewreadingexperience.

[C]Technologyisanopportunityandachallengefortraditionalreading.

[D]Technologyoffersagreatervarietyofreadingpractice.

TEXTB

Iknowwhenthesnowmeltsandthefirstrobins(知更鸟）cometocall,whenthe

laughterofchildrenreturnstotheparksandplaygrounds,somethingwonderfulis

abouttohappen.

Springcleaning.

I'lladmitspringcleaningisadifficultnotionformodernfamiliestograsp.

Today'sbusyfamilieshardlyhavetimetoloadthedishwasher,muchlesscleanthe

thefamilytospendtheweekendcollectingwinterdogpilesfromthe

rrupts

thenaturalorder.

"Honey,whatsaywespendtheweekendbeatingtherugs,sortingthroughthe

boxesinthebamentandpaintingourbedroomanicelemonyyellow?"Isay.

"CanweatleastwaituntiltheNBAmatchesareover?"myhusbandanswers.

ButItellmyfamily,springcleaningcan'peraturehasrinjust

owers

arepeekingoutofthethawingground,butthereisnolawntoed,norgardentotend.

Newlywakenedfromourwinter'shibernation(冬眠),yetstillneedingextrablankets

atnight,weopenourwindowstothefirstfreshairfloatingonthebreezeandallof

thenaturalworlddemanding"Awakeandbeclean!"

Biologistsofferatheoryaboutthisprimalimpultocleaneverydrawerandclot

inthehouatspring'sfirstlight,whichhastodowithmention,thesleepytime

hormone(激素)ourbodiesproducewhenit'ring'slightcomes,the

melatonindiminishes,andsuddenlyweareawakenedtothedusty,virus-filledhou

we'vebeenhibernatinginforfourmonths.

Itellmyfamilyaboutthescienceandpsychologyofgoodhealthycleaningat

spring'sarrival,Ispeaktothemaboutlife'sgreatestrewardswaitingintheremovalof

soapscumfromthebathtub,whichhasn'tbeenproperlycleanedsincethefirst

snowfall.

"I'lldoit,"saystheeldestchild,a21-year-oldcollegestudentwholivesathome.

"Youwill?Wow!"Iexclaim.

Maybeafteralltheyears,he'e'xpressing

ehe'sgoingtoFloridafor

abreakinacoupleofweeksandhe'sbeingnicetomewhoisthefinancial-aidofficer.

myadultsonwillinglycleaningthatdirtybathtubgivesmehope

forthefutureofhis12-year-oldbrotherwho,insteadofworking,isfoundtobe

sleepingintheatofthewindowheissuppodtobecleaning.

"Awakeandbeclean!"Isay.

ingtothepassage,...Springcleaningisadifficultnotionformodern

familiestograsp"meansthatspringcleaning

[A]isnolongeraneasypracticetounderstand.

[B]isnolongerpartofmodernfamilylife.

[C]requiresmorefamilymemberstobeinvolved.

[D]callsformorecomplicatedskillsandknowledge.

fthefollowingisLEASTlikelytobeincludedinfamilyspring

cleaning?

[A]Beatingtherugs.[B]Cleaningthewindow.

[C]RestoringWi-Firvices[D]Cleaningthebackyard.

stheauthorsay"springcleaningcan'twait"?

[A]Becautherewillbemoreactivitieswhenitgetswarmer.

[B]Becautheairisfresherandthebreezeislighter.

[C]Becauthewholefamilyisfullofenergyatspringtime.

[D]Becauthesnowismeltingandthegroundisthawing.

fthefollowinginterpretationsofthebiologists'theoryaboutmelatonin

isINCORRECT?

[A]Theproductionofmelatoninisourbodiesvariesatdifferenttimes.

[B]Melatoninismorelikelytocausleepinessinourbodies.

[C]Thereductionofmelatoninwillcauwakefulnessinourbodies.

[D]Theamountofmelatoninremainsconstantinourbodies.

fthefollowingcanbestsumuptheauthor'soverallreactiontoheradult

son'spositiverespontospringcleaning?

[A]Surpridandskeptical.[B]Elatedandhesitant.

[C]Relievedandoptimistic.[D]Optimisticandhesitant.

TEXTC

ThedayslotsofyoungJapanedoomiai,literally,"meetandlook."Manyof

y'sprosperousandincreasinglyconrvativeJapan,the

traditionaloniaikekkon,orarrangedmarriage,isthriving.

riginalomiai,theyoungJapanecouldn'treject

orldWarII,many

Japaneabandonedthearrangedmarriageaspartoftheirrushtoadoptthemore

ternren'aikekkon,orlove

marriage,becamepopular,Japanebeganpickingtheirownmatesbydatingand

fallinginlove.

Butthewesternwayoftenfoundwantinginanimportantrespect:itdidn't

necessarilyproduceapartneroftherighteconomic,social,andeducational

qualifications."Today'syoungpeoplearequitecalculating,"saysChiekoAkiyama,a

socialcommentator.

Whatemstobehappeningnowisarepetitionofafamiliarprocessinthe

country'shistory,the"Japanization"ternideal

ofmarryingforloveisaccommodatedinanewomiaiinwhichbothpartiesarefreeto

rejectthematch."Omiaiivolvingintoasortofstylizedintroduction,"Mrs.

Akiyamasays.

ManyyoungJapanenowdateintheirearlytwenties,butwithnothoughof

eyreachtheage--inthemiddletwentiesforwomen,thelate

udiessuggeststhatasmany

as40%'shardtobesure,saythowho

studythematter,becaumanyJapanecouples,whenpolled,describetheir

marriageasalovematchevenifitwasarranged.

Thedays,doingomiaioftenmeansgoingtoacomputermatchingrvicerather

odooftraditionwasanoldwomanwhoknewallthekidsin

theneighbourhoodandwentaroundtryingtopairthemoffbyspeakingtotheir

parents;asuccessfulmatchwouldbringheraweddinginvitationandagiftofmoney.

ButJapanetodayfindit'slessawkwardtorejectapropodpartnerifthenakodois

acomputer.

gcompanies,

includingMitsubishi,icalcommercialrvice,an

applicantpays$80to$125tohavehisorherpersonaldatastoredinthecomputerfor

twoyearsand$redinformationincludes

someobviousitemslikeeducationandhobbies,andsomenot-so-obviousones,like

whetherapersonistheoldestchild.(Firstsons,andtosomeextentfirstdaughter,face

anobligationofcaringforelderlyparents.)

ingtothepassage,today'syoungJapaneprefer

[A]atraditionalarrangedmarriage[B]anewtypeofarrangedmarriage.

[C]aWesternlovemarriage.[D]amoreWesternizedlovemarriage.

fthefollowingstatementisCORRECT?

[A]AWesternlovemarriagetendstomisssomeJapanevalues.

[B]Lessattentionispaidtothepartner'squalificationinarrangedmarriage.

[C]YoungJapanewouldoftencalculatetheirpartner'swealth.

[D]Anewarrangemarriageisarepetitionoftheoldertype.

ingtothepassage,thefigure40%(ParagraphFive)isuncertainbecau

[A]therehasbeenabigincreainthenumberofarrangedmarriage.

[B]WesternlovemarriagestillremainspopularamongJapane.

[C]youngJapanestartdatingveryearlyintheirlifeinaWesterntradition.

[D]thetendencyforarrangedmarriagescouldbestrongerthanisindicated.

hebigdifferencesbetweenatraditionalnakodoanditscontemporary

versionliesintheway.

[A]weddinggiftsareprented.[B]apropodpartnerisrefud.

[C]formalitiesarearranged[D]themiddleman/womanischon.

thepurpoofthelastparagraph?

[A]Totellthedifferencesbetweenanoldandmodernnakodo.

[B]Toprovidesomeexamplesforthetraditionalnakodo.

[C]Toofferdetailsofthecomputerizednakodo.

[D]Tosumupthemainideasandprovideaconclusion.

TEXTD

CordiaHarrubgtonwastiredofstandingupalldayandsmellinglikeFrenchfries

edandoperatedthreeMcDonald'sshopsinIllinois,butasa

divorcedmotherofthreeboys,sheyearnedforabusinessthatwouldprovideforher

childrenandletherspendmoretimewiththem.

Herluckymomentcame,strangelyenough,aftershewasnominatedin1992to

beontheMcDonald'sbuncommittee."Thecompanypickedmeupinacorporatejet

toebakeriesaroundtheworld,"sherecalls."Everytime,Iwentoameeting,I

sglobal!"

Donald's

decideditwantedanewbunsupplier,Harringtonbecamedeterminedtowinthe

contract,eventhoughshehadnoexperiencerunningabakery.

Harringtonstudiedthebakerybusinessandmadesureshewasneveroff

executives'radar."Ifyouhaveadream,youcan'twaitforpeopletocallyou,"she

says."SoI'dvisitamillandndthemphotosofmylfinabaker'shatandjacket,

holdingasignthatsays'Iwanttobeyourbaker."Afterfouryearsand32interviews,

shepersistencepaidoff.

Harringtonaledthedealwithahandshake,soldhershops,andborrowed$13.5

readytobuildthefastest,mostautomatedbakeryintheworld.

TheTenneseBunCompanyopenedaheadofschedulein1997,intimefor

-foodsalesforMcDonald'Harringtonknewit,shewas

downtoherlast$20,000,agreementwith

McDonald'srequiredthatshellexclusivelytothecompany."Icriedmylftosleep

manynights,"sherecalls."Ireallydidthink,Iamgoingtogobankrupt."

ButHarringtonworkedoutanagreementtosupplyPepperidgeFarmaswell.

"McDonald'scouldeabenefitifourproductionwentupandpriceswentdown,and

nobenefitifwewentoutofbusiness,"shesays."Thatdealsavedus."

Overthenexteightyears,Harringtonbranchedoutevenmore:Shestartedher

owntruckingbusiness,addingacold-storagecompany,andnowhasthreebakeries

producingfreshbunsandfrozendough--allnowknownastheBunCompanies.

Speedisstillapriority:Ittakes11peopleatthemainbakerytoturnout60,000buns

anhourforclientsacross40states,SouthAmerica,andtheCaribbean.

Gratefulforthebreaksshe'shad,Harringtonispassionateaboutproviding

opportunitiestoall230employee."Financialsuccessisthemostfunwhenyoucan

giveitaway,"shesays.

herclients'saleshavedeclined,but

she'sfoundnewclientsandimprovedefficienciestohelpsustainthecompany's

double-digitgrowth.

CordiaHarringtondoesn'er

'sremarried--herhusband,Tom,isnowherCFO.

"Thisismorethanajob,"saysHarrington."It'samission.I'malwaysthinking.

Howcanwebestrveouremployee?Ifwesupportthem,they'lldotheirbesttolook

'showitworkshere."

ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwasmostsignificantinher

earlycareer?

[A]HernominationontheMcDonald'sbuncommittee.

[B]Hertravelandthevisitstobakeriesaroundtheworld.

[C]Abusinesscontractwithlocalbunsuppliers.

[D]Theinterviewsandexperienceinrunningabakery.

111."Harrington...madesureshewasneveroffexecutive'radar"(ParagraphFour)

meansthatshe

[A]herlfwantedtobeacompanyexecutive.

[B]meanttohireexecutivestorunthebusiness.

[C]meanttokeephermanagementknowledgeandskills.

[D]focudonthemanagementofthebakerybusiness.

shesurvivethecrisisatthestartofherbakerybusiness?

[A]Bysupplyingbunsforanothercompany.

[B]Byopeningherbuncompanyaheadofschedule.

[C]BykeepingsuppliesupforMcDonald's.

[D]BymakinganewagreementwithMcDonald's.

fthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTindescribinghercurrent

business?

[A]Itisfastgrowing.[B]Itisdiversified.

[C]Itsclientsarealllocal.[D]Itismoreefficient.

ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisfundamentaltoHarrington's

success?

[A]Efficiencyandloveforthefamily.[B]perveranceandconcernforemployee.

[C]Businesxpansionandfamilysupport.[D]Opportunitiesandspeed.

PARTVIWRITING[45MIN]

SECTIONACOMPASITION

Recentlygovernmentagenciesinsomebigcitieshavebeenstudyingthepossibility

ofputtinga"pollutiontax"untoftaxprivatecarowners

wouldhavetopaywoulddependontheemissionlevel,orvehiclesize.

garditasaneffectivewayto

erdon'tthinkso.

Whatisyouropinion?

WriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEacompositionofabout200wordson

thefollowingtopic:

ShouldPrivateCarOwnerbeTaxedforPollution?

Youaretowriteinthreeparts.

Inthefirstpart,statespecificallywhatyouropinionis.

Inthecondpart,provideoneortworeasonssupportyouropinion.

Inthelastpart,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionormakea

summary.

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SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING

WriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEanoteofabout50~60wordsbadon

thefollowingsituation:

Duringthesummervacation,youwouldliketoinviteyourbestfriendtoyour

notetohim/her,extendingyourinvitationandtellinghim/her

howtogettoyourhometown.

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