大學英語四級考試試題真題 (六)

大學英語四級考試試題真題

PartIVReadingComprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.You

arerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoices

giveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedby

aletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe

wordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Yearsago,doctorsoftensaidthatpainwasanormalpartoflife.In

particular;whenolderpatients_47_ofpain,theyweretolditwasa

naturalpartofagingandtheywouldhavetolearntolivewithit.

Timeshavechanged.Today,wetakepain_48_.Indeed,painis

nowconsideredthefifthvitalsign,asimportantasbloodpressure,

temperature,breathingrateandpulsein_49_aperson'swell-being.

Weknowthatchronic(慢性的)paincandisrupt(擾亂)aperson*slife,

causingproblemsthat_50_frommissedworktodepression.

That'swhyagrowingnumberofhospitalsnowdependupon

physicianswho_51_inpainmedicine.Notonlydoweuatethecause

ofthepain,whichcanhelpustreatthepainbetter;butwealsohelp

providecomprehensivetherapyfordepressionandotherpsychological

andsocial_52_relatedtochronicpain.Suchcomprehensivetherapy

often_53_theworkofsocialworkers,psychiatrists(心、理醫(yī)生)and

psychologists,aswellasspecialistsinpainmedicine.

Thismodern_54_forpainmanagementhasledtoawealthof

innovativetreatmentswhicharemoreeffectiveandwithfewerside

effectsthaneverbefore.Decadesago,therewereonlya_55_number

ofdrugsavailable,andmanyofthemcaused_56_sideeffectsinolder

people,includingdizzinessandfatigue.Thiscreatedadouble-edged

sword:themedicationshelpedrelievethepainbutcausedother

problemsthatcouldbeworsethanthepainitself.

A)resultI)determining

B)involvesJ)limited

C)significantK)gravely

D)rangeL)complained

E)relievedM)respect

F)issuesN)prompting

G)seriously0)specialize

H)magnificent

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

rvebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithout

Teachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethathas

helpedmywritingprocessestremendously.Thedistinctionisbetween

thecreativemindandthecriticalmind.Whileyouneedtoemployboth

togettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhow

muchwemightliketothinkso.

Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatest

barriertowritingthatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat

SthgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgrammarwhileyouaretryingto

captureafleeting(稍縱即逝的)thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyou

capturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinraw

form,nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustlearntocreatefirstand

thencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.

Thepracticethatcanhelpyoupastyourlearnedbadhabitsoftrying

toeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcalls“freewriting/'Infreewriting,

theobjectiveistogetwordsdownonpapernon-stop,usuallyfor15-20

minutes.Nostopping,nogoingback,nocriticizing.Thegoalistogetthe

wordsflowing.Asthewordsbegintoflow,theideaswillcomefromthe

shadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryour

screen.

Nowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusing

thecriticalmindthatyou*vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatch

quietly.Mostlikely,youwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethan

youactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthe

deadlinedrawsnear.

Insteadofstaringatablankstartfillingitwithwordsnomatterhow

bad.Halfwaythroughyouavailabletime,stopandreworkyourraw

writingintosomethingclosertofinishedproduct.Movebackandforth

untilyourunoutoftimeandthefinalresultwillmostlikelybefarbetter

thanyourcurrentpractices.

57.Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmind

“cannotworkinparallel”(Une4,Para.1)inthewritingprocess,he

means.

A)noonecanbebothcreativeandcritical

B)theycannotberegardedasequallyimportant

C)theyareinconstantconflictwitheachother

D)onecannotusethematthesametime

58.Whatpreventspeoplefromwritingonis.

A)puttingtheirideasinrawform

B)attemptingtoeditastheywrite

C)ignoringgrammaticalsoundness

D)tryingtocapturefleetingthoughts

59.Whatisthechiefobjectiveofthefirststageofwriting?

A)Toorganizeone'sthoughtslogically.

B)Tochooseanappropriatetopic.

C)Togetone'sideasdown.

D)Tocollectrawmaterials.

60.Onecommonconcernofwritersabout“freewriting”isthat

A)itoverstressestheroleofthecreativemind

B)ittakestoomuchtimetoeditafterwards

C)itmaybringabouttoomuchcriticism

D)itdoesnothelpthemtothinkclearly

61.Inwhatwaydoesthecriticalmindhelpthewriterinthewriting

process?

A)Itrefineshiswritingintobettershape.

B)Ithelpshimtocomeupwithnewideas.

C)Itsavesthewritingtimeavailabletohim.

D）Itallowshimtositonthesideandobserve.

PassageTwo

Idon,teverwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.

Therewasatimeinmylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstories

aboutwhatit'sliketoworkinafielddominatedbymen.Iwasnever

verygoodattellingthosestoriesbecausetruthfullyIneverfoundthem

interesting.WhatIdofindinterestingistheoriginoftheuniverse,the

shapeofspace-timeandthenatureofblackholes.

At19,whenIbeganstudyingastrophysics,itdidnotbothermein

theleasttobetheonlywomanintheclassroom.Butwhileearningmy

Ph.D.atMITandthenasapost-doctordoingspaceresearch,theissue

startedtobotherme.Myeveryachievement-jobs,researchpapers,

awards—wasviewedthroughthelensofgender（性另U）politics.Sowere

myfailures.Sometimes,whenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleft

brainversus（相對于）rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture（培育），I

wouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.

Thenonedayafewyearsago,outofmymouthcameasentence

thatwouldeventuallybecomemyreplytoanyandallprovocations:I

don,ttalkaboutthatanymore.Ittookme10yearstogetbackthe

confidenceIhadat19andtorealizethatIdidn'twanttodealwith

genderissues.Whyshouldcuringsexismbeyetanotherterribleburden

oneveryfemalescientist?Afterall,Idon,tstudysociologyorpolitical

theory.

TodayIresearchandteachatBarnard,awomen'scollegeinNew

YorkCity.Recently,someoneaskedmehowmayofthe45studentsinmy

classwerewomen.Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingableto

answer,45.Iknowsomeofmystudentsworryhowtheywillmanage

theirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.AndIdon,tdismiss

thoseconcerns.Still,Idon'ttellthem“war"stories.Instead,Ihave

giventhemthis:thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnant

doingphysicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof

45womendrivenbyaloveofscience.Andthat,sasightworthtalking

about.

62.Whydoesn,ttheauthorwanttotalkaboutbeingawoman

scientistagain?

A)Shefeelsunhappyworkinginmale-dominatedfields.

B)Sheisfedupwiththeissueofgenderdiscrimination.

C)Sheisnotgoodattellingstoriesofthekind.

D)Shefindsspaceresearchmoreimportant.

63.FromParagraph2,wecaninferthatpeoplewouldattributethe

author,sfailuresto.

A)theveryfactthatsheisawoman

B)herinvolvementingenderpolitics

C)herover-confidenceasafemaleastrophysicist

D)theburdenshebearsinamale-dominatedsociety

64.Whatdidtheauthorconstantlyfightagainstwhiledoingher

Ph.D.andpost-doctoralresearch?

A)Lackofconfidenceinsucceedinginspacescience.

B)Unfairaccusationsfrombothinsideandoutsidehercircle.

C)People,sstereotypedattitudetowardfemalescientists.

D)Widespreadmisconceptionsaboutnatureandnurtured.

65.Whydoestheauthorfeelgreatsatisfactionwhentalkingabout

herclass?

A)Femalestudentsnolongerhavetobotheraboutgenderissues.

B)Herstudents?performancehasbroughtbackherconfidence.

C)Herfemalestudentscandojustaswellasmalestudents.

D)Morefemalestudentsarepursuingsciencethanbefore.

66.Whatdoestheimagetheauthorpresentstoherstudents

suggest?

A)Womenstudentsneedn'thavetheconcernsofhergeneration.

B)Womenhavemorebarriersontheirwaytoacademicsuccess.

C)Womencanbalanceacareerinscienceandhavingafamily.

D)Womennowhavefewerproblemspursuingasciencecareer.

PartVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreach

blanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideof

thepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

AnearthquakehitKashmironOct.8,2005.ittooksome75,000

lives,_67_130,000andleftnearly3.5millionwithoutfood,jobsor

homes._68_overnight,scoresoftentvillagesbloomed_69_the

region,tendedbyinternationalaidorganizations,military_70_and

aidgroupsworkingdayandnighttoshelterthesurvivorsbeforewinter

set_71_.

Mercifully,theseasonwasmild.Butwiththe_72_ofspringthe

refugeeswillbemovedagain.Campsthat_73_healthcare,foodand

shelterfor150,000survivorshavebeguntocloseastheywere_74_

intendedtobepermanent.

Formostoftherefugees,thethoughtofgoingbackbrings_75_

emotions.Thepastsixmonthshavebeendifficult.Familiesof_76_

manyas10peoplehavehadtoshelter_77_asingletentandshare

cookstovesandbathing_78_withneighbors."Theyarelooking

forwardtothecleanwateroftheirrivers,"officialssay,"Theyare

_79_offreefreshfruit.Theywanttogetbacktotheirherdsandstart

_80_again.”Butmostwillbereturningto_81_butheapsofruins.

Inmanyvillages,electrical_82_havenotbeenrepaired,norhave

roads.Aidworkers_83_thatitwilltakeyearstorebuildwhatthe

earthquaketook_84_.Andforthethousandsofsurvivors,the_85_

willneverbecomplete.

Yetthesurvivorshavetostartsomewhere.Newhomescanbebuilt

_86_thestones,bricksandbeamsofoldones.Springiscomingandit

isagoodtimetostartagain.

67.A)injured

B)ruined

C)destroyed

D)damaged

68.A)Altogether

B)Almost

C)Scarcely

D)Surely

69.A)among

B)above

C)amid

D)across

70.A)ranks

B)equipment

C)personnel

D)installations

71.A)out

B)in

C)on

D)forth

72.A)falling

B)emergence

C)arrival

D)appearing

73.A)strengthened

B)aided

C)transferred

D)provided

74.A)never

B)once

C)ever

D)yet

75.A)puzzled

B)contrasted

C)doubled

D)mixed

76.A)like

B)as

C)so

D)too

77.A)by

B)below

C)under

D)with

78.A)facilities

B)instruments

C)implements

D)appliances

79.A)seeking

B)dreaming

C)longing

D)searching

80.A)producing

B)cultivating

C)farming

D)nourishing

81.A)anything

B)something

C)everything

D)nothing

82.A)lines

B)channels

C)paths

D)currents

83.A)aside

B)away

C)up

D)uate

84.A)aside

B)away

C)up

D)out

85.A)reservation

B)retreat

C)replacement

D)recovery

86.A)from

B)through

C)upon

D)onto

PartVITranslation（5minutes）

Directions:ompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishthe

Chinesegiveninbrackets.PleasewriteyoutranslationonAnswerSheet

2.

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88.ThepreventandtreatmentofAIDSis

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89.Becauseoftheleginjury,theathlete

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90.Tomakedonationsorformoreinformation,please

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91.Pleasecomehereattentomorrow

morning（如果你方便的話）.