2020-2021年英語專業(yè)四級(jí)考試真題及答案

精品WORD英語專業(yè)四級(jí)考試真題DICTATION[15MIN]Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo.SECTIONACONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questionslto3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation..TheEthicalConsumerResearchAssociationwillprovideinformationtoshoppersonA.productprice.B.productquality.C.manufacturers.D.productionmethods.Accordingtotheconversation,anethicalshoppershouldaskforothers'advicebeforebuyingthings精品WORDconsidertheworthofsomethingtobebought.postponebuyingthingswheneverpossible.searchforthingsthatarelesscostly.Accordingtotheconversation,ethicalshopperscanbebestdescribedasA.shrewd.B.thrifty.C.extravagant.D.cautious.Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutMary?Sheisenjoyingherlanguagestudy.Sheisenjoyinghermanagementstudy.C．Sheisnotfeelingverywellatthemoment．D.Sheisnothappyaboutherstudypressure.WhatdoesMarythinkofthecourseinitially?A.Itisuseful.B.Itisdifficult.C.Itischallenging.D.Itisinteresting.WhatisMary,sproblemoflivinginafamilyhouse?A．Shedislikesthefoodsheeats．B．Sheisunabletosleepwell．C．Shehasnochancetomakefriends．D．Shefindstherenthigh．WhichofthefollowingisMr.Davies,advice?A．Totrytomakemorefriends．B．Totrytochangeaccommodation．精品WORDTospendmoretimeonEnglish.Tostopattendinglanguageclasses.Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.Accordingtotheconversation,thedayisspecialbecauseA．manypeoplearesurfingthenetonthatday．itisananniversaryoftheinternet.thenetbroughtaboutnochangesuntilthatday.bigchangeswilltakeplaceonthatday.WelearnfromtheconversationthatpeopleA.cannotJivewithouttheinternet.B．cannotworkwithouttheinternet．C．a(chǎn)llusetheinternettokeepintouch．D．havevariedopinionsaboutinternetuse．10．Attheendoftheconversation．thespeakerstalkaboutA．thefutureoftheinternet．B．thetypeofofficefurniture．C．whenchangeswillcome．D．howpeoplewillusetheinternet．SECTIONBPASSAGESInthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．精品WORDQuestions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.Inordertoopenabankaccount,youneedtoproduceinadditiontoyourpassport.A.alibrarycardB.aregistrationformC.atelephonebillD.areceiptWhichofthefollowingmightNOTbeincludedinthe’utilitybill’?A.Rent. B.Gas.C.Water. D.Telephone.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanonedointhepostoffice?A.Gettingcontactdetails.B.Obtainingtaxforms.C.Payinghousingrents.D.Applyingforloans.Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.Accordingtothepassage,‘scheduling,meansthatyouA．needtobeefficientinwork．B．planyourworkproperly．C．trytofinishworkaheadoftime．D．knowhowtoworkinteams．15．Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheactivitiestorelaxcouldbeA．protectingwildanimals．B．spendingtimewithyourfamily．C．learninghowtoreadefficiently．D．learninghowtodogardening．精品WORDOneofthewaystoreducestressistodobetterthananyoneelse.fulfillhighambitionsinone'swork.workandhavereasonableaims.startwitharelativelylowaim.Accordingtothepassage,toreducestresshassomethingtodowiththefollowingEXCEPTA.one'sposition.B.one'sinterest.C．one'shealth．D．one'smood．Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.Accordingtothepassage,newwordstendtocomefromA．worldpolitics．B．a(chǎn)dvancesinscience．C．a(chǎn)reasoflife．D．a(chǎn)lltheabove．ThepassageexplainsthelargerandrichervocabularyofEnglishmainlyfromaviewpoint．A．historicalB．culturalC．commercialD．colonialAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheEnglishlanguage?Itisoutdatedingrammar.Itacceptsnewwordsfromscience.C．Ithasbeguntakinginnewwords．精品WORDD.Ittendstoembracenewwords.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions21and22arebasedOHthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.Wherewasthemarblestatuefound?A.Outinthesea.B.Insideabathhouse.C.Onacliffalongthecoast.D.OnthecoastoutsideJerusalem.22．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheconditionofthestatue?A.Itwasincomplete.B.Itwasrecentartwork.C.Itwasfairlytall.D.Itwasinpieces.Questions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem.youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.TherescueeffortsconcentratedmainlyontheU.S.-CanadaborderB.snow-strickenregions.C．highways．D．citystreets．24．Accordingtothenews,thelastgroupofpeoplemighthavebeenstrandedintheirvehiclesformorethanhoursbeforebeingrescued.A.24B.25C.40D.48精品WORDQuestions25and26arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.Accordingtothe2006anti-smokingrestrictions,smokingwasNOTallowedinA.offices.B.restaurants.C.bars. D.schoolplaygrounds.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowinggroupsreactsnegativelytothenewlaw?A.Televisionproducers.B.Hotelowners.C.Medicalworkers. D.Hospitalmanagement.Questions27and28arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.Accordingtothenews,whofirstdiscoveredthefraud?A.Aclient.B.Abankmanager.C.Thepolice.D.Bankheadquarters.Whendidthebankemployeehandhimselfin?A．Amonthbeforethefraudwasdiscovered．B．Adaybeforethefraudwasdiscovered．C．Adayafterthepolicelaunchedinvestigation．D．Amonthafterhetransferredthemoney．Question29isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion．Now,listentothenews．29．Whatisthisnewsitemmainlyabout?A．HowtoopenHotmailaccounts．Howtoretrievemissinge-mails.Newe-mailservicebyMicrosoft.精品WORDProblemsandcomplaintsaboute-mails.Question30isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion.Now,listentothenews.Comparedwith2009,whichofthefollowingfiguresremainedaboutthesamein2010?A.Numberofticketssold.B.Boxofficerevenues.C．Attendancerate．DNumberofcinemasPARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo.Theearthquakeof26thDecember2004resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinlivingmemory.Itwasa(31)underwaterquakeandoccurredintheIndianOcean.It(32)coastlines,communitiesandbroughtdeathtomanypeople.Whydoearthquakeshappen?Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalwayslookedasitdoestoday；itismoving(33)(althoughveryslowly)andhasdonesoforbillionsofyears.Thisisone(34)ofearthquakes,whenonesectionoftheearth(tectonicplate)(35)another.Scientistscanpredictwherebutnot(36)thismighthappenandtheareabetweenplatesiscalledafaultline.OnonefaultlineinKobe,Japanin1923over200,000peoplewerekilled.(37),earthquakesdonotalwayshappenonfaultlines,(38)iswhytheyaresodangerousand(39).Wheredovolcanoeshappen?Volcanoeshappenwheretheearth's(40)isthin：lava,dustandgases(41)frombeneaththeearth.Theycanriseintoahugeconeshapelikeamountainanderupt,(42)theycanbesoviolent(43)theyjustexplodedirectlyfromtheearthwithnowarning.Thereare1511(44)''volcanoesintheworld.Thismeansthattheymay(45)bedangerous.In1985theColombianvolcanoNevadodelRuizerupted.Thelavameltedaglacierandsenttonesof精品WORDmud(46)thetownbelow.Twentythousandpeopledied.Naturaldisasterslikevolcaniceruptionsareoftenunpredictable.Weregularlydonotknowwhenthey(47)pen,or(48)wheretheywillhappen.Inthefuture,scientistsmaybeabletowatchandpredict(49)beforetheyhappen.Thiscould(50)manylives.A.massiveB.significantC.greatD.grandA.changedB.convertedC.destroyedD.transformedA.frequentlyB.continuouslyC.regularlyD.periodicallyA.sourceB.reasonC.movementD.causeA.collideswithB.confrontswithC.meetswithD.faceswithA.howB.whyC.whenD.whatA.GenerallyB.HoweverC.SimilarlyD.AnywayA.thatB.itC.thisD.whichA.unpredictableB.unaccountableC.inevitableD.irresistibleA.surfaceB.appearanceC.crustD.coverA.flowedoutB.burstoutC.1eakedoutD.trickledoutA.orB.andC.norD.butA.likeB.forC.asD.thatA.livingB.activeC.aliveD.liveA.relativelyB.hardlyC.stillD.graduallyA.downB.onC.acrossD.beyondA.aretoB.shouldC.mustD.mightA.elseB.evenC.thoughD.whetherA.accidentsB.incidentsC.occasionsD.events精品WORDA.rescueB.saveC.preserveD.shelterPARTIVGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY115MIN】Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwords,phrasesorstatementsmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneword,phraseorstatementthatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?Twentymilesseemslikealongwalktohim.Nooneexcepthissupportersagreewithhim.NeitherJulianorIweregoingtotheparty.Fewstudentsinmyclassarereallylazy.Whichofthefollowingdeterminers《R定詞）canbeplacedbeforebothsingularcountnounsandpluralcountnouns?A.manyaB.fewC.suchD.thenextWhichofthefollowingreflexivepronouns（反身代詞）isusedasanappositive（同位語）？A,Hepromisedhimselfrapidprogress.B．ThemanagerherselfwillinterviewMary．C．Ihavenothingtosayformyself．D.Theyquarreledthemselvesredintheface.Mybossorderedthatthelegaldocumentstohimbeforelunch.A.besentB.weresentC.weretobesentD.mustbesentWhichofthefollowingsentencesexpressesWILLINGNESS?精品WORDBynowshewillbeeatingdinner.Ishallneverdothatagain.Mybrotherwillhelpyouwiththeluggage.Youshallgetapromotion.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?Howstrangefeelingstheyare!Howdareyouspeaktomelikethat!Whatnoisetheyaremaking!Whatamesswearein!whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasasubject?A．Weneverdoubtthatherbrotherishonest．B．Theproblemisnotwhowillgobutwhowillstay．C.Youmustgiveitbacktowhoeveritbelongsto。D．Itisclearthatthecrimewasdonedeliberately．whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasanobject?A.Hedoesn'tliketheidea(efikiiygapthemeeting.B．Itisnouseyourpretendingnottoknowthematter．C．Myparentsstronglyobjecttomygoingoutaloneatnight．D.Herfallingintotheriverwastheclimaxofthewholetrip.AllthefollowingsentenceshaveanappositiveEXCEPTA.Sheboughtherselfapairofnewshoes.精品WORDOnlyoneproblemstillremains-thefood.Myfriendsallunderstandandsupportme.Shelikedhercurrentjob,teachingEnglish.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningof'Shallwebuytheticketsfirst”?Hesaidthatweweregoingtobuytheticketsfirst.Herequestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst.Hesuggestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst.Headvisedustobuytheticketsfirst.Whichofthefollowingcontainsanadverbialclauseofcause?IgotajobassoonasIleftuniversity.Astherewasnoanswer,Iwroteagain.C.YoumustdotheexercisesasIshowyou.D.Wealthyasheis,Markisnotahappyman..Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasescanfunctionasanadverbial?A.AreyousureofSimon'sdisappearance?B.Themanwithabeardistalkingtothemanage.C.Everyprecautionwastakenagainstthefailureoftheplan.D.Despitetherain,everyoneenjoyedthetrip..A：Mother.youpromisedtotakemeout.B：WellA.soIdid!B.sodidI.C.soIdo!D.sodoI.Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasesisanadverbialofconcession?精品WORDTheyusedtheboxforkeepingtreasures.Isteppedasideforhertogetinfirst.Forallthatheseemstodislikeme,Istilllikehim.Theparentsboughtabirthdaycakefortheirson.65.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A.Poultryareveryexpensiveinthecity.B．Newmachinerywereintroducedinthefactory．C．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthemurdercase．D．Themilitiawerecalledouttorescuefloodvictims．66．Thegirlcannotcometoschooltodayonaccountoftheflu．Theunderlinedpartmeans.A．concerningB．becauseofC．a(chǎn)stoD．forMaryandJohnarebusylookingforahotelfortheirwedding.A.mealB.snackC.refreshmentD.banquetMini-skirtsfirstinthe1960s.A．caughtoutB．caughtinC．caughtonD．caughtupThatoutburstatthemeetingwasofhisbadtemper.A.illustrativeB.explanatoryC.expositoryD.revealingTheearthquakerefugeesareforfoodandblankets.A．desirousB．a(chǎn)mbitiousC．seriouslyoffD．badlyoffWhenLindaheardthegoodnewsshetriedtosoundcasual,butherexcitementwasobvious．精品WORDTheunderlinedpartmeans.A.uncaringB.disinterestedC.withoutplanD.withoutwarningMostChinesepeoplewenttoworkbybikewithinliving.A.mindB.knowledgeC.memoryD.scopeThespeakerwasverygoodathisideasduringthediscussion.A.puttingasideB.puttingacrossC.puttingbackD.puttingoffThefoodisgoodatthishotel,buttheispoor；thewaitersdon,tseemtobewelltrained．A．maintenanceB．repairC．chargeD．serviceSlaverywasinAmericainthe19thcentury.A．a(chǎn)bolishedB．cancelledC．a(chǎn)bandonedD．terminatedMercifully,IwasabletocompleteallIhadtodowithinafewdays.Theunderlinedpartmeans.A．efficientlyB．surprisinglyC．fortunatelyD．shortlyTheboysinthedormacointodecidewhowouldcleanthefloor.A．heldB．tossedC．putD．collectedThepatternsofspokenlanguagearefromthoseofwriting.A.distinctB.distinctiveC.distinguishedD.distinguishingA(n)shapehasfourstraightsidesat90°toeachother,twoofwhicharemuchlongerthantheothertwo．A.squareB.ovalC.oblongD.circularI,dliketohaveawordwithhisparents.A.peacefulB.quietC.silentD.personal精品WORDPARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION【25MIN】Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.TEXTASaying“thankyou”isprobablythefirstthingmostofuslearntodoinaforeignlanguage.Afterall,we,rebroughtuptobepolite,anditisimportanttomakeagoodimpressionuponotherpeople-especiallyacrossnationaldivides.whatexactlyareyousupposedtosaywhen"thankyou"isonlythe20thmostpopularwaytoexpressgratitude?Accordingtoarecentsurvey,19otherwaysofexpressingappreciationfinishedaheadof"thankyou"inapollof3,000people.Pollstersfoundalmosthalfofthoseaskedpreferredthemoreinformal“cheers”,whileotherslikedtousesuchexpressionsas“ta”,“great"and“niceone”.justwhatistheappropriateformofwordstoexpressyourthanks?Fortunately,theclueisinthelanguageitself.“Cheers"，despiteitspopularity,isconsideredaninformalwaytosaythankyou-andthisisadefiniteclueastowhenyoucanbestuseitForinstance,whengoingforadrinkwithfriends,asmileanda“cheers“bywayofthanksisnotonlyappropriatetothesituation,itisalsoculturallyaccurate.“Ta”,originatedfromtheDanishword"tak”,wasthesecond-mostpopularexpressionofthanks,andisalsocommonlyusedininformalsituations,alongwithphrasessuchas“niceone”,and“brilliant”.Interestingly,onewordthatdidn,tmakeitintothetop20was“thanks”.Thankyou'sshorter,moreinformalcousin.“Thanks”canbeuseful,asitisabletobridgethedividebetweentheformalityof“thankyou"andthedownrightrelaxed“cheers”.Certainwordscandoubleasanexpressionofthanksaswellasdelight.Again,thewordsthemselvesoffertheclueastowhenbesttousethem.Forexample,wordslike“awesome”,“brilliant"and"youstar"featuredhighlyinthenewpollandtheycanhintatbothyourpleasureatsomeone'saction,aswellasservingtoexpressyour精品WORDthanks.Ifyouareonthereceivingendofa“new”thankyou,youcanrespondwithasimple“noproblem”,or“sure”.Ofcourse,incertaincircumstances,asimplewave,nodorsmilemaybeappropriate.Forinstance,ifacardriverslowsdowntoletyoucrosstheroad,simplyraisingyourhandinacknowledgementisenoughtoshowthatyouappreciatethedriver'sconsideration.Sometimes,formalityisnecessary,and“thankyou”isstillthebestchoiceinsuchsituations.Butstudentsshouldnotworryaboutwhenexactlytousecertainexpressions.ManypeopleinWesterncountriesareworriedthatgoodmannersareindecline.Peoplearetiredofseeingtheiractsofkindnessandservicepasswithoutcomment.Sodon,tthinkthatyour“thankyou”wasclumsyorawkwardlyformal.Thechancesare,ifyousaid“thankyou”,youmadesomeone,sday.Youstar.Wecantellfromtheresultsofthepollthatpeopleareunconcernedaboutpolitenessnowadays.“thankyou”remainsthebestexpressionofgratitude.thereisavarietyofexpressionsofappreciation.therearemoreformalexpressionsthaninformalones.Whichword/phrasedoesNOTappearinthetop20?A.Cheers.B.Thanks.C.Brilliant. D.Youstar.Accordingtothepassage.whichisanappropriateresponseto“awesome”or“brilliant”?A．Thanks．B．Cheers．C．Niceone．D．Sure．Accordingtothepassage,thewayinwhichweexpressourgratitudedependsonallthefollowingEXCEPT精品WORDA.gender.B.formality. C.culture.D.circumstance.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorencouragespeopletocontinuetheiractsofkindness.behavethemselveswell.showtheirgratitudetoothers.D．stopworryingaboutbadmanners．TEXTBFrom2007to2010,Americanhouseholdslost$l1trillioninrealestate,savings,andstocksMorethanhalfofallU.S.workerseitherlosttheirjobsorwereforcedtotakecutsinhoursorpayduringtherecession.Theworstmaybebehindthemnow,buttheshockinglossesofthepastfewyearshavereshapednearlyeveryfacetoftheirlives-howtheylive,work,andspend-eventhewaytheythinkaboutthefuture．ForCindy,therecessionbeganwhenherhusbandwasrelocatedtoRhinelander,Wisconsin.byhiscompanyforcingthefamilytomoveinahurry.Thecoupleboughtanewhousebutwereunabletoselltheirtwo-bedroomhomeinBigLake,Minnesota.Withtwomortgages（抵押借款）andtwoyoungchildrentocarefor,Cindycouldn'timaginehowtostretchherhusband'spaychecktokeepherfamilyfed．ThenshestumbleduponanonlinecommunitycalledBlotanical,aforumforgardeners,manywithaninterestinsustainability.“ThemoreIreadanddiscussedthesepractices,themoreIrealizedthiswouldhelpnotonlyourbudgetbutalsoourhealth,”shesays.Cindyadmitsthatbeforetherecession,shewasacitygirlwithnointerestingrowingherowndinner.“Igrewflowersmostly—Ididn,tthinkaboutplantsthatweren,tvisuallyinteresting."Buttostretchherbudget,shebeganputtinginvegetablesandfruit-everythingfromstrawberrybedstoappletrees-andasherfirstseedlingsgrew,herspiritslifted.Shenolongerthinksofgardeningandmakingherownjamsasjustamoneysaver；they,reagenuinepleasure.“It'sbroughtusclosertogetherasafamily,too,”shesays.Herkidsvoluntarilypitchinwith（主動(dòng)幫^）thegardenwork,andthefamilycookstogetherinsteadofeatingout.Thefoodtastesbetter—it'sfresherandorganic—andthegardenhandilyfulfillsitsoriginalpurpose：costcutting.Now精品WORDshespendsabout$200to$300amonthongroceries,lessthanhalfofthe$650amonththatsheusedtolayout.Afterdiscoveringhowresourcefulshecanbeintoughtimes,Cindyisnolongereasilydiscouraged.“ItmakesmefeelproudtobeabletosayImadeitmysel￡”shesays.“Ifeelaccomplished,andI'mmoreconfidentaboutattemptingthingsI'veneverdonebefore."Nowsheavoidsconveniencestoresandhasbegunlearningtoknit,quilt,andmakeherownsoap."Idon'tthinkIwouldhaveeverbegunthisjourneyifitweren’tfortherecession,”shesays.“Ihaveafeelingthatfromnowon,itwillaffectmyfamily,shealthandhappinessforthebetter."WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthattherecessionA.affectedAmericansincertainoccupations.hadgreatimpactonAmericans,workandlife.hadonlybroughthugelossesinsavingsandstocks.isoverwithsomeofthelossesrecovered.Whatmadethefamily'sfinancialsituationevenworsewasthattheymovedtoRhinelanderinahurry.B．hadtwochildrentoraise．didn'tknowanyoneinRhinelander.couldn'tselltheirhomeinBigLake.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?A．Cindyhadseenthebenefitsofgardeninginadifferentway．B.Cindyhaddevelopedahobbyofgardeningbeforetherecession.C.Cindyhadalreadyhadakeeninterestinsustainability.D.Cindyhadalreadyplannedtomeetthegardeners.89.Inaddition,Cindyviewsgardeningasagenuinepleasurebecausegardening精品WORDhelpedhercutlivingcostsalmostbyhalf.enabledhertomakeherownjams.builtupfamilytiesandkids,enthusiasm.enabledhertoknowmoreaboutplants.WhatdoesCindythinkofthedifficulttimesshehasgonethrough?Itgavethecoupleandtheirkidsatoughlesson.Itgaveherconfidenceandoptimism.Itwouldcomeagainandaffectthefamily.Itleftalastingpsychologicalimpactonthefamily.TEXTC“I'malittleworriedaboutmyfuture,”saidDustinHoffmaninTheGraduate.Heshouldbesolucky.AllhehadtoworryaboutwaswhethertohaveanaffairwithMrsRobinson.Inthesixties,thatwasthesumtotalofpost-graduationanxietysyndrome.Hoffman'smoderncounterpartsarenotsofortunate.TheMrsRobinsonsaren'tsittingaroundathomeanymore,seducinggraduates.Theyareoutintheworkplace,doingthehigh-poweredjobsthegraduateswant,butcannotget.Forthosefreshoutofuniversity,desperateforworkbutunabletogetit,thereisabigimbalancebetweensupplyanddemand．Andthereisnonarrowingofthegapinsight．Thelatestunemploymentfiguresshowthat746,000of18-24year-oldsareunemployed-arecordrateof18percent.Manyofthosewillhavegraduatedthissummer.Theyarenotpanickingyet,butasthejobrejectionsmountup,theyarebeginningtofeelalarmed．Ofcourse,itiseasytoblametheGovernmentand,inparticular,thetargetthatLabourhaslongtrumpeted---50percentofschool-leaversinhighereducation.Thatwasnottoosmart.TheGovernmenthasnotonlyfailedtomeetitstarget-theactualfigureisstillcloserto40percent—butithasraisedexpectationstounrealisticlevels．精品WORDParentsfeelasbadlyletdownastheyoungpeoplethemselves.Middle-classfamiliesseetheirgraduateoffspringonthe4。化（救濟(jì)金）queueandwonderwhytheybotheredpayingschoolfees.Working-classfamiliesfeelanevenkeenersenseofdisappointment.Formanysuchfamilies,gettingachildintouniversitywasthefulfillmentofalifelongdream.Itrepresentedupwardsocialandfinancialmobility.Itwasproofthattheywerelivinginadynamic,economicallysuccessfulcountry.Thatdreamdoesnotseemsorosynow.Graduateunemploymentisnot,ultimately,apoliticalproblemreadytobesolved.Job-creationschemesforgraduatesareverylowdowninministerialin-trays.IfDavidCameron'sConservativeshadabrilliantideaforguaranteeingeverygraduateawell-paidjobtheywouldhaveunveileditbynow.Itisasocialproblem,thoughamoredeep-seatedsocialproblemthanpeopleperhapsrealize.TheauthorbeginswithanepisodefromTheGraduateinordertosupportthefactthatmorewomenareworkingnow.showthatfewgraduatesstartedworkingrightaftergraduation.demonstratethatthereweremuchfewergraduatesthannow.emphasizethesharpcontrastbetweennowandthen.Withregardtojobopportunitiesforyounggraduates,theauthorsoundsA.pessimistic.B.hopeful. C.indifierent.D.furious.TheauthoristheLabourGovernment'starget：50%ofschoolleaversinhighereducation．A．infavourofB．doubtfulaboutC．stronglycriticalofD．mildlycriticalofWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutparents,feelingsisCORRECT?Working-classparentsfeeljustasdisappointed.Parentsandtheirchildrenfeelequallydisappointed.Middle-classparentsfeelmoredisappointed.精品WORDParentsfeelmoredisappointedthantheirchildren.Towardstheendofthepassage,theauthorimpliesthattherewillbejob-creationschemesforgraduates.graduateunemploymentismoreofapoliticalissue.graduateunemploymentisbothapoliticalandasocialissue.theConservativesaredoingfarfromenoughtosolvetheissue.TEXTDNomatterhowmanytimesyouhaveseenimagesofthegoldenmaskofboykingTutankhamen,comefacetofacewithitinEgypt'sCairomuseum,andyouwillsuckinyourbreath．ItwasonNov4,1923,thatBritisharchaeologistHowardCarterstumbledonastoneatthebaseofthetombofanotherpharaoh法老）inLuxorthateventually