英語四級CET考試真題及答案

1、2009年6月英語四級（CET-4）考試真題及答案（word版）總分：100分及格：60分考試時間：120分PartIWriting(30minutes)(1)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofFreeAdmissiontomuseums.youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1.越來越多的博物館免費開放的目的是什么？2.也會帶來一些問題3.你的看法PartII(30minutes)(1)Direct

2、ions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C)andD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.<STRONG>HowDoYouSeeDiversity</STRONG>Asamanager,

3、Tiffanyisresponsibleforinterviewingapplicantsforsomeofthepositionswithhercompany.Duringoneinterview,shenoticedthatthecandidatenevermadedirecteyecontact.Shewaspuzzledandsomewhatdisappointedbecauseshelikedtheindividualotherwise.Hehadaperfectresumeandgavegoodresponsestoherquestions,butthefactthatheneve

4、rlookedherintheeyesaid“untrustworthy,”soshedecidedtoofferthejobtohersecondchoice.“ItwasntuntilIattendedadiversityworkshopthatIrealizedthepersonwepassedoverwastheperfectperson,”Tiffanyconfesses.WhatshehadntknownatthetimetheinterviewwasOptthecandidateifferent”s“dbehaviorwassimplyaculturalmisunderstand

5、ing.HewasanAsian-Americanraisedinahouseholdwhererespectforthoseinauthoritywasshownbyaverting避開()youreyes.“Iwasjustthrownoffbythelackofeyecontact;notrealizingitwascutlural,”Tiffanysays.“Imissedout,butwillnotmissthatopportunityagain.”Manyofushavehadsimilarencounterswithbehaviorsweperceiveasdifferent.A

6、stheworldbecomessmallerandourworkplacesmorediverse,itisbecomingessentialtoexpandourunderstandingofothersandtoreexaminesomeofourfalseassumptions.<STRONG>HireAdvantage</STRONG>Atatimewhenhiringqualifiedpeopleisbecomingmoredifficult,employerswhocaneliminateinvalidbiases(偏見)fromtheprocesshav

7、eadistinctadvantage.Mycompany,MindsetsLLC,helpsorganizationsandindividualsseetheirownblindspots.Arealestaterecruiterweworkedwithillustratesthepositivedifferencesuchtrainingcanmake.“DuringmyMindsetscoachingsession,Iwastaughthowtorecruitadiversifiedworkforce.Irecruitedpeoplefromdifferentculturesandski

8、llsets.Theagentswereabletoutilizetheirfullpotentialandexperiencestobuildupthecompany.Whentherealestateteethesbegantochange,itwasbecausewehadadiverseagentpoolthatwewereabletosayintherealestatemarketmuchlongerthanothersinthesameprofession.”<STRONG>BlindedbyGender</STRONG>Daleisanaccountexe

9、cutivewhoattendedoneofmyworkshopsonsupervisingadiverseworkforce.“Throughoneofthesessions,Idiscoveredmypersonalbias,”herecalls.“IlearnedIhadnotbeenlookingatapersonasawholeperson,andbeingopentodifferences.case”,thInehbilsindnesswasnotaboutculturebutrathergender.“Ihadamanagementpositionopenintoydepartm

10、ent;andthetwofinalistswereamanandawoman.liedInotattendedthisworkshop,Iwouldhaveautomaticallyassume(2)Tiffanysmisjudgmentutatbhoecandidatestemmedfrom(3)Whatisbecomingessentialinthecourseofeconomicglobalizationaccordingtotheauthor?(4)WhatkindoforganizationisMindsetsLLC?(5)Afteroneoftheworkshops,accoun

11、texecutiveDalerealizedthat.(6)WhatdidDalethinkofMindsetsLLCsworkshop?(7)HowdidDoug,asupervisor,respondtoaChineseA-mericanemployeesrequestforleave?(8)Dougfeltwhenherealizedthathisassumptionwaswrong.(9)After attending Mindsetsworkshops,theparticmipeatnotskncoawtheimportanceoftotheirbusiness.(10)Whenwe

12、viewpeopleasindividualsandgetridofstereotypes,wecanachievediversityandbenefitfromthe.PartIII(1)Sheexpectedmorepeopleatherparty.BSheenjoysentertainingsmallchildren.CShethrewasurprisepartyforherfriend.DShehasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularity.</p>(2)ATheyarenotusedtolivinginacoldplace.BTheyfeelluckyto

13、liveinFlorida.CTheyaregoingtohaveaholiday.DTheyhavenotbookedtheirairticketsyet.(3)AHewaspleasedtogetthemedal.BHewasverycourageous.CHeusedtobeafirefighter.DHewasaccusedofcausingafire.(4)AMakeaprofitableinvestment.BBuyanewwashingmachine.CGetpartsforthemachinefromJapan.DHavetheoldwashingmachinefixed.(5

14、)AHeispleasedwithhisexcitingnewjob.BHefindsthehugeworkloadunbearable.CHefindshisofficemuchtoobigforhim.DHeisnottoexcitedabouthisnewposition.(6)AThewomanisgoingtoholdabigpartytomorrow.BThemanhasnoideawhattherightthingtodois.CThewomandoesntknowhowtogettotheparty.DThemanofferstodrivethewomantotheparty.

15、(7)ADrawingupabusinessplan.BDiscussingatermpaper.CFinalizingacontract.DReviewingaco-authoredarticle.(8)ASheorderedsomepaper.BShehadtheprinterrepaired.CShechattedonlinewithafriend.DShefilledinanapplicationform.(9)<STRONG>Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.</STRONG>(1

16、0)AShepassedawayyearsago.BSheusedtoworkasamodel.CShehasbeenworkingataclinic.DShehasbeenseriouslyItforyears.(11)AShehasmadelotsofmoneyasadoctor.BSheisgoingtotakecareofherolddad.CShehasnevergotonwithherfather.DSheiskindandgenerousbynature.(12)AHodinesoutwithhiswifeeveryweekend.BHeisexcellentbutlooksba

17、d-tempered.CHedoesnotcareabouthisappearance.DHeisnotquitepopularwithhispatients.(13)Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.(14)ASendaserviceengineertodotherepairs.BConsultherbossaboutthebestsolution.CPassthemansordertotherightperson.DSolvetheproblemathercompanyscost.(15)Aideal.BTem

18、porary.CPartial.DCreative.(16)Questions26to28arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.(17)ATheycanharmnearbyplants.BTheymaycatchsomedisease.CTheyfighteachotherforfood.DTheymaypollutetheenvironment(18)APlacethefoodonwarmerspots.BUsepreparedfeedmixturesonly.CAvoidusinganycontaminatedfoodDContinuethef

19、eedingtillitgetswarm.(19)Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.(20)AShemadehimapologize.BShereadilyforgavehim.CShebrokeupwithhim.DSherefusedtoanswerhiscalls.(21)ABuyhosenewsetoftires.BHelpcleanherapartment.CLendherhisbatteries.DMovefurnitureforher.(22)Questions32to35arebasedonthepassag

20、eyouhavejustheard.(23)AHealwaysboastsabouthisrichfather.BHewillgrowuptobegoodfornothing.CHehastoomuchtoknowthevalueofthings.DHeistooyoungtomanagehisinheritedproperty.(24)AShewantsAmandatogetprofessionalcareBShehasnoexperienceinraisingchildren.CShewantstoshowoffherwealth.DShehasnotimetodoitherself.(2

21、5)AThelifestyledepictedinHollywoodmovies.BTheworshipofmoney,beautyandpleasure.CTheattentionthemediafocusesonthem.DThepursuingofperfectioninperformance.(26)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassa

22、geisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassagei

23、sreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)(1)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakin

24、gyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.EveryyearinthefirstweekofmyEnglishclass,somestudentsinformmethatw

25、ritingistoohard.Theyneverwrite,unlessassignments_47_it.Theyfindthewritingprocess_48_anddifficult.HowawfultobeabletospeakinalanguagebutnottowriteinitEnglish.withitsrichvocabulary.beingabletospeakbutnotwriteislikelivinginan50mansionandneverleavingonesmallroom.WhenImeetstudentswhothinktheycantwrite,Ikn

26、ots,asateachermy_51_istoshowthemtherestoftherooms.Mytaskistobuildfluencywhileprovidingtheopportunityinherentinanywritingactivityto_52_themoralandemotionaldevelopmentofmystudents.Onegreatwaytodothisisbyhavingstudentswriteinajournalinclasseveryday.Writingabilityislikestrengthtraining.Writingneedstobed

27、onejustlikeexercise;justasmusclesgrowstrongerwithexercise,writingskillsimprovequicklywithwritingpractice.Ioftenseeariseinstudentconfidenceand_54_afteronlyafewweeksofjournalwriting.ExpressingoneselfinwritingisoneofthemostimportantskillsIteachtostrengthenthewholestudent.Whenmystudentspracticejournalwr

28、iting,theyarepracticingfortheirfutureacademic,political,and_55_lives.Theybuildskillssothatsomedaytheymightwriteagreatnovel,apieceofsorelyneededlegislation,ortheperfectloveletter.Everydaythattheywriteintheirjournalsputsthemastep_56_tofluency,eloquence(辯)，andcommandoflanguage注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。PartIVRe

29、adingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)(1)TheJanuaryfashionshow,calledFutureFashion,exemplifiedhowfargreendesignhascome.OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofitEarthPledge,theshowinspiredmanytopdesignerstoworkwithsustainablefabricsforthefirsttime.Severalhavesincemadepledgestoincludeorganicfabricsi

30、ntheirlines.Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfashionstillfacemanychallenges.ScottHahn,cofounderwithGregoryofRoganandLoomstate,whichusesall-organiccotton,sayshigh-qualitysustainablematerialscanstillbetoughtofind.“Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsarefindingtherearentcomparablefabricsthatcanjustreplacewhatyo

31、uredowhatyourcustomersareusedto,”hesays.Forexample,organiccottonandnon-organiccottonarevirtuallyindistinguishableoncewovenintoadress.Butsomepopularsynthetics,likestretchnylon,stillhavefeweco-friendlyequivalents.Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport.LastyeartheinfluentialtradeshowDesig

32、ners&amp;Agentsstoppedchargingitsparticipationfeeforyounggreenentrepreneurs企業(yè)家)whoattenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewsustainablespecialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%sustainable.Itnowcountsmorethan50greendesigners,upfromfewerthanadozentwoyearsago.ThisweekWal-Martiss

33、ettoannounceamajorinitiativeaimedathelpingcottonfarmersgoorganic:itwillbuytransitional(過渡型的)cottonathigherprices,thushelpingtoexpandthesupplyofakeysustainablematerial.“Mainstreamisabouttooccur:saysHahn.Someanalysts分析師)flarelesssure.Amongconsumers,only18%areevenawarethatecofashionexists,upfrom6%foury

34、earsago.NatalieHormilla,afashionwriter,isanexampleoftheunconvertedconsumer.Whenaskedifsheownedanysustainableclhoets,shereplied:“NotthatImawareof.”Likemostconsumers,shefindslittletimetoshop,andwhenshedoes,shesonthehuntfor“cutestuffthatisnttooroewxpneandsmivies.sion,”Byhegreenjustisntyetonhermind.Butt

35、hankstothecombinedeffortsofdesigners,retailersandsuppliers-onedayitwillbe.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。(2)AccordingtoScottHahn,onebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgoorganicisthat.(3)WelearnfromParagraph3thatdesignerswhoundertakegreenfashion.(4)WhatisNatalieHormillasattitudetowardecofashion?(5)Whatdoestheauthorthi

36、nkofgreenfashion?(6)Scientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrand(縷)ofhair,atechniquethatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeopleshair.“Yourewhatyoueatanddrink,an

37、dthatsrecordedinyourhair,”saidThureCeiling,ageologistattheUniversityofUtah.WhileU.S.dietisrelativelyidentical,watersuppliesvary.Thedifferencesresultfromweatherpatterns.Thechemicalcompositionofrainfallchangesslightlyasraincloudsmove.Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestable,buttracesofbothelementsar

38、ealsopresentasheavie門sotopes他素).Theheaviestrainfallsfirst.Asaresult,stormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavierwatertoCaliforniathantoUtah.SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.Bymeasuringtheproportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopesalongastrandofhair,scientistscanconstructageographictimeline.Eachin

39、chofhaircorrespondstoabouttwomonths.Cerlingsteamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesandconstructedamapoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedtheaccuracyorthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65barbershops.Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregionsroughlycorrespondingtothemovementof

40、rainsystems“.Itsnotgoodforpinpointing(精確定位),”Cedingsaid.“Itsgoodforeliminatingmanypossibilities.”ToddPark,alocaldetective,saidthemethodhashelpedhimlearnmoreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnearGreatSaltLake.Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bones,aT-shirtandseveralstrandsofhair.WhenP

41、arkheardabouttheresearch,hegavethehairsamplestotheresearchers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeherdeath,shemovedabouteverytwomonths.ShestayedintheNorthwest,althoughthetestcouldnotbemorespecificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwesternWyoming“.Itsstillasubstantialarea”,Parksaid.“Butitn

42、arrowsitwaydownforme.”注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。(7)Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Yourewhatyoueatanddrink”(Line1,Para.3)?(8)WhatissaidabouttherainfallinAmericasWest?(9)WhatdidCerlingsteamproduceintheirresearch?(10)WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerlingsresearch?完型填空(1)KimiyukiSudashouldbeaperfectcustomerforJapan-msacakr

43、ers.Hesyoung,successfulexecutiveatanInternet-servicescompanyinTokyoandhasplentyofdisposable.HeusedtoownToyotasHiluxSurf,asportutilityvehicle.Butnowheusessubwaysandtrains.“Itsnotinconveientatall,”hesays.,acarisso20thcentury.”SudareflectsaworrisomeinJapan;theautomobileislosingitsemotionalappeal,amongt

44、heyoung,whoprefertospendtheirmoneyonthelatestelectronicdevices.mini-carsandluxuryforeignbrandsarestillpopular,everythinginbetweenis.Lastyearsalesfell6.7percent,7.6percentyoudontcountthem-cianrimarket.Therehavebeenone-yeardropsinothernations:salesingermanyfell9percentin2007ataxincrease.ButexpertssayJ

45、apanisinthatsaleshavebeendecreasingsteadilytime.Since1990,yearlynew-carsaleshavefallenfrom7.8millionto5.4millionunitsin2007.Alarmedbythisstateof,theJapanAutomobileManufacturersAssociation(JAMAacomprehensivestudyofthemarketin2006.itfoundthatawealthgap,demographic(人口結(jié)構(gòu))changesandlackofinterestincarsle

46、dJapanesetoholdtheirlonger,replacetheircarswithsmalleronesgiveupcarownershipaltogether.JAMAafurthersalesdeclineof1.2percentthisyear.Someexpertsbelievethatifthetrendcontinuesformuchlonger,furtherconsolidation(合并)intheautomotivesectoris.(2)AmostlyCoccasionallyBpartiallyDrarely(3)AThereforeCOtherwiseBB

47、esidesDConsequently(4)AdriftCcurrentBtideDtrend(5)AremarkablyCspeciallyBessentiallyDparticularly(6)AWhileCWhenBBecauseDSince(7)AsurgingCslippingBstretchingDshaking(8)AunlessCasBifDafter(9)AlowerCbroaderBslighterDlarger(10)AliabletoCthankstoBintermsofDinviewof(11)AuniqueCmysteriousBsimilarDstrange(12

48、)AoverConBagainstDbehind(13)AmessCgrowthBboomDdecay(14)AproceededClaunchedBrelievedDrevised(15)AquickeningCstrengtheningBwideningDlengthening(16)AaverageCabundantBmassiveDgeneral(17)AlabelsCvehiclesBcyclesDdevices(18)AorCbutBuntilDthen(19)AconcludesCreckonsBpredictsDprescribes(20)AdistantCtemporaryB

49、likelyDimmediatePartVITranslation(5minutes)(1)Soonafterhetransferredtothenewschool.Alifoundthathehad很難跟上班里的同學()inmathandEnglish.(2)Ifshehadreturnedanhourearlier,Mary就不會被大雨淋著(了).(3)Itissaidthatthosewhoarestressedorworkingovertimeare(更有可能增加體重).(4)(很多人沒有意識到的)isthatSimonisaloverofsports,andfootballinpar

50、ticular.(5)Thestudyshowsthatthepoorfunctioningofthehumanbodyis(與缺乏鍛煉密切相關).答案和解析PartIWriting(30minutes)(1) :Itiswellknownthatamuseumisabuildingtodisplayacollectionofartistic,historical,culturalormilitaryobjects.undoubtedlymuseumscanhaveavarietyofpurposesinthecity;Ithinktworolesthemuseumsplaycanillust

51、ratetheyareworthvisiting.Nowwetalkabouthowtofundamuseum.Amuseumcanneverbeconsideredasafinancialburdentosociety.IsuggestthattheGovernmentshouldinvestasmallamountofmoneyonadvertisementsforthemuseumsinthecity.Forexample,adsofthemuseumsshouldbeforwardedonthetravelbrochuresormapsofthecity.Consequentlytou

52、ristscomeandadmissionticketsarecollected.Bothreputationandfundsareearned.Conclusion(23words)Inbrief,museumsshouldplayaroleasaninstructivemeansofthecityandincomesfromadmissioncankeepthemrunningproperly.PartII(30minutes)(1):A) Hejustwouldntlookherintheeye.(2):C)culturalignorance(3):B) Increasingunders

53、tandingofpeopleofothercultures.(4):B) Apersonneltrainingcompany.(5):D)Hemustgetridofhisgenderbias.(6):C) Ithelpedhimmakefairdecisions.(7):A)Hetoldhimtogetthedatesright.(8):veryembarrassed(9):inclusiveness(10):differencesandsimilaritiesPartIII(1):D) Shehasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularity.(2):C)Theyaregoi

54、ngtohaveaholiday.(3):B)Hewasverycourageous.(4):B)Buyanewwashingmachine.(5):D)Heisnotsoexcitedabouthisnewposition.(6):D)Themanofferstodrivethewomantotheparty.(7):C)Finalizingacontract.(8):A) Sheorderedsomepaper.(9):B) Hecannolongerworkatsea.(10):A) Shepassedawayyearsago.(11):C)Shehasnevergotonwithherfather.(12):B) Heisexcellentbutlooksbad-tempered.(13):C) Someofthepacksdonotcontainanymanuals.(14):D) Solvetheproblemathercompanyscost.(15):A)Ideal.(16):A) Itisentertaining.(17):B) Theymaycatchsomedisease.(18):D)Continuethefeedingtillitgetswarm.(1