大学英语四级答案

大学英语四测评答案

PartIReadingComprehension

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Thereisarangeofactivitieswhichrequiremovementsofaboutonetofourorfivemiles.

Themightbeleisureactivities,suchasmovingfromhometoswimmingpool,tennisclub,the

theatreorotherculturalcentre,ortoacondaryormoreadvancedschool;ortheymightbe

ofcars

capableofcarryingfivepeopleat80mphforsatisfyingtheneedsiswastefulofspaceandmost

productiveofdisturbancetootherroadurs.

Theuofthebicycle,orsomemoremodernderivativeofit,isprobablyworthmore

ycleitlfisaremarkablyefficientandsimple

energyterms,itisfourtofive

timesafficientaswalking,eventhoughhumanwalkingitlfistwiceafficientasthe

illwidelyud,notonlyinsome

developingcountrieswherebicyclesaremajormeansoftransportofpeopleandgoods,butina

fewrichertownssuchasAmsterdaminHollandandCambridgeinEngland.

Itusuallygivesinadequateprotectionfromtheweather,isnotverysuitableforcarrying

goods,anddema

adifficultiescould,

however,begreatlyeliminated,ifnotremoved,

wholemachinecouldbeenclodinaplasticbubble,whichwouldprovidesomeprotectionin

arietyof

wing,wemightemploythepowerofthearmsorthegeneral

bodymusculature(肌肉组织),aswellasthoofthelegs;moremuscularexerciwouldbegood

forthehealthofmanypeopleincities,andawideuofbicycleslikemuscle-poweredvehicles

dalsoprovideampleopportunitiesforshowingoffby

theyoungandvigorous.

nideaofthefirstparagraphisthat___B___.

A)facilitiesinthecommunityfailtomeetpeople’sdemand

B)thecarisfarfromperfectforshortrangemovement

C)peopletodayhavemorechoicestoenrichtheirlives

D)peoplearebusymovingfromoneplacetoanother

portanceshouldbeattachedtothebicyclefortransportationbecauit___A___.

A)happenstobeaveryefficientandsimpledevice

B)occupiesalittlespaceandcausnodisturbance

C)isstillwidelyudinAmsterdamandCambridge

D)iswithinthefinancialabilityofcommonpeople

ingthebicycleinaplasticbubblewould___D____.

A)spareridersalotofmusculareffort

B)enableriderstocoveralongdistance

C)preventitfromcollidingwithothervehicles

D)preventridersfrombeingbadlyinjuredinaccidents

ingtothepassage,whatcanbesaidofthebicycle?C

A)Itisnowadaysdisappearinginthebigcities.

B)Itcannotcarryheavyloads,foritrequiresmuchenergy.

C)Itleavesmuchtobeimprovedsoastobepopularized.

D)Itischieflyudforexerci,notfortransportation.

horofthepassageismostprobablya(n)____B____.

A)bicycleadvertir

B)governmentofficial

C)environmentalist

D)bicycleproducer

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Accidentsandillnessareunhappythingstotalkabout,butnoonecanexpecttolivea

cidentsandillnessare

riousandmayresultinlongperiodsofinvalidism（病弱，病身）.

Thenewspaperscontainspectacularaccountsofaccidentsinthestreetandhighwaysand

publicplaces,dytripsonarug.

dyiscarelessincookingdinner,nts

incurredintheplayingofsportsandswimmingalsoaccountsforalargenumberofinjuries,big

econstantcampaignstoreducethenumberofaccidents,therearestill

appropriately100,000accidentaldeathsandnearly9,000,000non-fatalinjuriesintheUnited

Stateachyear.

Ithasbeenestimatedthataround3,000,000peopleareconstantlyillintheUnitedStates

throughouttheyearandthatoverhalftheillnessiscaudbyrespiratory(呼吸的)dias,

chieflycoldsandinfluenza.

Thetime

fromscho

spentinthiscountryfordoctors,rvices,hospitalization,nursingcare,drugs,medicines,X-rays,

othixpenisanothermuch

largeramountthatislostinwageearnersthroughoutthenationbyreasonoftheirlossofwagesor

incomewhilesickorotherwidisabled.

Accidentsandhealthinsuranceisaformofinsurancedevidtoprotectagainstthe

ectstheearningsofwageearnersandfurnishesfinancialaidtothefamily

,businessand

professionalmen,farmers,industrialworkers,clerks,andthoengagedinvariousoccupations,

whoearningpowerisshutoffforaweek,amonth,orsometimesyears,becauofaccidentsor

illnesscaninsurethemlvesagainstthisfinanciallossbyaccidentandhealthinsurance.

Protectionisavailabletoalltypesofworkersandthecost(calledthepremium)rangesfroma

fewcentsadayforsmallorlimitedpoliciestoamonthforpoliciespayinglargeramounts(called

indemnities)cidentandhealthpolicies

arecancelablepolicies--thatistosay,theyaresoldforadefinitetermsuchasaweek,amonth,

orayear,sre,

however,policieswhichcannotbecanceledorterminatedbytheinsurancecompanyuntilthe

policyholderreachesanageatwhichheusuallyhasnofurtherearningpower--mostoftenat

on-cancelablepoliciescostmorethanthecancelablepolicies.

themainideaofthepassage?C

A)Moreattentionshouldbepaidtopreventingaccidentsillness.

B)AccidentsandillnesscautheUSpeopletosufferalot.

C)Insuranceisagoodprotectionagainstaccidentsandillness.

D)Cancelableinsurancepoliciesarebetterthannon-cancelableone.

d“incurred”inthe2ndparagraphcanmostprobablybereplacedby___B____.

A)provokedB)broughtupononelf

C)involvedD)hardtoavoid

fthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A

A)Accidentsandillnessarethesourceofsufferingandpovertyunlessoneishelped.

B)Mostbluecollarswouldprefercancelablepoliciestonon-cancelablepolicies.

C)Trafficaccidentsbringmorelossthanthohappeningaroundthehome.

D)Itishardlypossibleforpeopletoinsureforaperiodlessthanhalfayear.

ndifferencebetweencancelableinsurancepoliciesandnon-cancelablepoliciesisthe

___C____.

A)limitationB)policyholder’sage

C)validtermD)one’arningpower

ldspendmuchtimereadingoverthepassage?A

A)Readersinterestedininsurance.B)Employeesinwelfaredepartments.

C)AccidentsvictimsD)Newcomersintheinsurancecompanies.

PartIIReadinginDepth

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectoneword

foe

oiceinthebankisidentified

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions11to20arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Readingtoonelfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothescholarsofthe

classicalandmediaeval（中世纪）worlds,whileduringthefifteencenturytheterm“reading”

ringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecome

commonplace.

Oneshouldbe12,however,inassumingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimply

ationoffactors13tothe

historicaldevelopmentofsilentreadingrevealsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformost

adultreadingtasksmainlybecauthetasksthemlveschangedincharacter.

Thelastcenturysawa14gradualincreainliteracy（读写能力）,andthusinthe

ersincread,sothenumberofpotentiallistenersdecread,andthus

ingforthebenefitoflistenersgrew

lesscommon,socametheflourishingofreadingasa16activityinsuchpublicplacesas

libraries,railwaycarriageandoffices,wherereadingaloudwouldcau17toother

readers.

Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillconsiderable18overwhetherbooks

shouldbeudforinformationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterial

thisargumentremainswithus

r,whateveritsvirtue,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwas

19bytheprintedmassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandperiodicalsforaspecialized

readershipontheother.

Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeing20toadoptattitudetobooksandto

uskillsinreadingthemwhichwereinappropriate,ifnotimpossible,

social,cultural,andtechnologicalchangesinthecenturyhadgreatlyalteredwhattheterm

“reading”implied.

A)distractionI)argument

B)privateJ)considered

C)relatedK)confusion

D)carefulL)replaced

E)inevitablyM)efficient

F)recommendedN)reduction

G)controversyO)undoubtedly

H)steady

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure

Directions:hntencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChootheONEthatbestcompletesthentence.

21.___D_____aboutthebookkeeper’shonesty,thecompanyaskedhimtoresign.

A)Therebesomequestions

B)Therearesomequestions

C)Therehavebeensomequestions

D)Therebeingsomequestions

____B___hissorrowbeneathacheerfulappearance.

A)retained

B)concealed

C)conceived

D)shielded

hiscourage,thebattle____D____.

A)waslost

B)willbelost

C)wouldlo

D)wouldhavebeenlost

lancemusthavepriorityasitusuallyhastodealwithsomekindof____C___.

A)urgency

B)danger

C)emergency

D)crisis

ingtheca,Ieno_____C___foryourcomplaints.

A)foundation

B)ba

C)grounds

D)sources

lissonsitivethatsheis____B____togetangryattheslightestoffence.

A)adaptable

B)liable

C)fit

D)suitable

eign-languagepublicationsaregrowinginvolumeand___D_____.

A)appreciation

B)circumstance

C)rotation

D)circulation

eglasswereso_____B___thatIwasafraidtocarrythemhomebybus.

A)flexible

B)delicate

C)shaky

D)tender

mmigrantswhocametoAmericainthefirstthreequartersoftheventeenthcentury,

the_____A__majoritywasEnglish.

A)overwhelming

B)overflowing

C)overtaking

D)overloading

torwarnedhispatientthat___B_____shouldhereturntoworkuntilhehad

completelyrecovered.

A)onallaccounts

B)onnoaccount

C)onanyaccount

D)oneveryaccount

31._____D___doesheknowthatthepoliceareabouttoarresthim.

A)Few

B)Only

C)Seldom

D)Little

rreceptiononyourTVisprobablyduetooutside___A_____.

A)interference

B)inaccessibility

C)interruption

D)irregularity

ord’sintroductionoftheasmblyvastlyreducedthetimeittook___B_____.

A)onmakingacar

B)tomakeacar

C)formakingacar

D)inmakingacar

nlyafterthefailureofthetalksthatthegovernmentdecidedtoresort___D_____

force.

A)for

B)in

C)at

D)to

_____D___withthenewregulations,allticketsmustbestamped.

A)combination

B)agreement

C)connection

D)accordance

asgreatly____C____itsinfluenceinworldaffairs.

A)spread

B)scattered

C)extended

D)distributed

dhissistertolookafterhischildren___A_____hisdeath.

A)intheeventof

B)inviewof

C)onaccountof

D)ontheedgeof

orrythat,becauofafireinourfactory,weareunabletofillyourorderforauto

estthatyouorderfromJonesSupplyCompanyuntilweareableto

____C____production.

A)relea

B)recover

C)resume

D)regain

sunique___B_____itisthehighestcityinChina.

A)that

B)inthat

C)forthat

D)butthat

youalwayssuspicious__A______anyonewhoiskindtoyou?

A)of

B)with

C)towards

D)for

re____D____periodsinananimal’slifewhenitiscapableoflearningagreatdealin

averyshorttime.

A)urgent

B)violent

C)rious

D)critical

oyersinyourcountry_____D___workersforinjuriessufferedattheirwork?

A)conform

B)conflict

C)compel

D)compensate

tedburningsomeleavesinouryard,butthefiregot_____B___andwehadtocallthe

firedepartmenttoputitout.

A)outofhand

B)outoforder

C)outofthequestion

D)outoftheway

soneofthowomenwhoalways___B_____thelatestfashions.

A)lookafter

B)keepupwith

C)runfor

D)goinfor

aditionalentertainmentforchildreninAmericahasnever,____A____Iknow,become

popularinChina.

A)asfaras

B)asmuch

C)totheextentthat

D)solongas

ttendstothe____C____ofimportantbusinesshimlf:

A)transmission

B)transformation

C)transaction

D)transition

fessorpickedveralstudents____C____fromtheclassandaskedthemtohelphim

withtheexperiment.

A)atea

B)atall

C)atrandom

D)athand

oplebelievethatproficiencyinaforeignlanguageisnotachievedthroughteaching

andlearningbut______D__throughactualu.

A)received

B)accepted

C)derived

D)acquired

d____D____itthathissontookalivelierinterestinpolitics.

A)einto

B)ethrough

C)eabout

D)eto

nroadthroughPittsburgh’sblockedforthreehourstodayafteranaccident

____D____twotrucks.

A)connecting

B)combining,

C)including

D)involving

PartIVTranslation

Directions:Comple

theexpressionsyouhavelearnedinUnits1-3.

panymakeveryendeavortodealwith(努力处理)clients’complaintsas

promptlyaspossible.

yerdoesn’tdohishomework(事先做好准备),hewillmostlikelylotheca.

pportwillcertainlymakeabigdifference(产生很大影响)inourcau.

yfriendsworkinginacomputersoftwarecompanyhasanannualsalaryinthe

neighborhoodof(大约)$100,000.

it(在我看来),thesituationisnotsobadasyousuggest.

nwaspoidto(随时准备)toflymedicalstafftothecountryatshortnotice.

gotstuckinthetraffic(交通堵塞)foranhouronthewaytothehospital.

ldWarIIwaswonatthecostofmanylives(以牺牲许多生命为代价).

dshedidn’tknowhowtodance,butdidn’tmindtakingacrackatit(试试).

gamble(冒险)thatstockpriceswouldri.