四级真题
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2023年2月12日发(作者：)历年英语四级真题及答案汇编
2010年6月英语四级考试真题
PartIWriting(30minutes)
注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite
ashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShouldBeGivenTo
uldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingthe
outlinegivenbelow:
1.如今不少学生在英语学习中不重视拼写
2.出现这种情况的原因
3.为了改变这种状况，我认为…
DueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpelling
________________________________________________________________
_______________
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15
minutes)
Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogoover
thepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet
stions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,complete
thesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
CaughtintheWeb
Afewmonthsago,itwasn\'tunusualfor47-year-oldCarla
\'dwakeupearly,turn
onherlaptopandchatonInternetdatingsitesandinstant-
messagingprograms–leavingherbedforonlybriefintervals.
Herhouseholdbillspiledup,alongwiththedishesanddirty
laundry,butittooknear-constantcomplaintsfromherfour
daughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.
\"Iwasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapart–
kindofslippingintoadepression,\"saidCarla.\"IknewthatifI
didn\'tgetoffthedatingsites,I\'djustkeepgoing,\"detaching(使
脱离)herselffurtherfromtheoutsideworld.
Toebe\'sconclusion:Shefeltlikeshewas\"addicted\"tothe
\'snotalone.
ConcernaboutexcessiveInternetuseisn\'ack
as1995,articlesinmedicaljournalsandtheestablishmentofa
Pennsylvaniatreatmentcenterforoverusersgeneratedinterest
\'sstillnoconsensusonhowmuchtime
onlineconstitutestoomuchorwhetheraddictionispossible.
ButasrelianceontheWebgrows,therearesignsthatthe
questionisgettingmoreseriousattention:Lastmonth,astudy
publishedinCNSSpectrumsclaimedtobethefirstlarge-scale
ricanPsychiatric
AssociationmayconsiderlistingInternetaddictioninthenext
resofonlinediscussion
boardshavepoppeduponwhichpeoplediscussnegative
experiencestiedtotoomuchtimeontheWeb.
\"There\'snoquestionthatthere\'repeoplewho\'reseriouslyin
troublebecausethey\'reoverdoingtheirInternetinvolvement,\"
saidpsychiatrist(精神科医生)rgcallsthe
problemadisorderratherthanatrueaddiction.
JonathanBishop,aresearcherinWalesspecializinginonline
communities,ismoreskeptical.\"TheInternetisanenvironment,\"
hesaid.\"Youcan\'tbeaddictedtotheenvironment.\"Bishop
describestheproblemassimplyamatterofpriorities,whichcan
besolvedbyencouragingpeopletoprioritizeotherlifegoalsand
plansinplaceoftimespentonline.
ThenewCNSSpectrumsstudywasbasedonresultsofa
nationwidetelephonesurveyofmorethan2,e
2005survey,thisonewasconductedbyStanfordUniversity
6%ofrespondentsreportedthat\"their
relationshipssufferedbecauseofexcessiveInternetuse.\"About
9%attemptedtoconceal\"nonessentialInternetuse,\"andnearly
4%reportedfeeling\"preoccupiedbytheInternetwhenoffline.\"
About8%saidtheyusedtheInternetasawaytoescape
problems,andalmost14%reportedthey\"foundithardtostay
awayfromtheInternetforseveraldaysatatime.\"
\"TheInternetproblemisstillinitsinfancy,\"saidElias
Aboujaoude,leonlineactivityisto
blameforexcessiveuse,hesaid.\"They\'reonlineinchatrooms,
checkinge-mail,orwritingblogs.[Theproblemis]notlimitedto
porn(色情)orgambling\"websites.
ExcessiveInternetuseshouldbedefinednotbythenumber
ofhoursspentonlinebut\"intermsoflosses,\"saidMaressa
Orzack,aHarvardUniversityprofessor.\"Ifit\'saloss[where]you\'re
notgettingtowork,andfamilyrelationshipsarebreakingdown
asaresult,thenit\'stoomuch.\"
Sincetheearly1990s,severalclinicshavebeenestablished
cludetheCenter
forInternetAddictionRecoveryandtheCenterforInternet
Behavior.
ThewebsiteforOrzack\'scenterliststhefollowingamongthe
psychologicalsymptomsofcomputeraddiction:
●Havingasenseofwell-being(幸福)orexcitementwhileat
thecomputer.
●Longingformoreandmoretimeatthecomputer.
●Neglectoffamilyandfriends.
●Feelingempty,depressedorirritablewhennotatthe
computer.
●Lyingtoemployersandfamilyaboutactivities.
●Inabilitytostoptheactivity.
●Problemswithschoolorjob.
Physicalsymptomslistedincludedryeyes,backaches,
skippingmeals,poorpersonalhygiene(卫生)andsleep
disturbances.
PeoplewhostrugglewithexcessiveInternetusemaybe
depressedorhaveothermooddisorders,e
discussesInternethabitswithherpatients,theyoftenreportthat
beingonlineoffersa\"senseofbelonging,andescape,excitement
[and]fun,\"shesaid.\"Somepeoplesayrelief…becausetheyfind
themselvessorelaxed.\"
SomepartsoftheInternetseemtodrawpeopleinmorethan
etgamersspendcountlesshourscompetingin
hgame,
calledWorldofWarcraft,iscitedonmanysitesbyposters
complainingofa\"gamingaddiction.\"
AndrewHeidrich,aneducationnetworkadministratorfrom
Sacramento,playsWorldofWarcraftforabouttwotofourhours
everyothernight,butthat\'snothingcomparedwiththe40to60
hoursaweekhespentplayingonlinegameswhenhewasin
ackonlyafterafull-scalefamilyintervention(干
预),inwhichrelativestoldhimhe\'dgainedweight.
\"There\'sthiswholecultureofcompetitionthatsuckspeople
in\"withonlinegaming,saidHeidrich,nowafatheroftwo.
\"Peopledoitattheexpenseofeverythingthatwasaconstantin
theirlives.\"Heidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussgaming
addictionregularly\"toremindmyselftokeepmyloveforonline
gamesincheck.\"
Toebealsoregularlyvisitsasitewherepostersdiscuss
st,whenshefirstrealizedshehada
problem,shepostedamessageonaYahooInternetaddiction
groupwiththesubjectline:\"IhaveanInternetAddiction.\"
\"I\'mself-employedandneedtheInternetformywork,but
I\'mfailingtoaccomplishmywork,totakecareofmyhome,to
giveattentiontomychildren,\"shewroteinamessagesentto
thegroup.\"Ihavenomoneyorinsurancetogetprofessionalhelp;
Ican\'tevenpaymymortgage(抵押贷款)andfacelosing
everything.\"
Sincethen,Toebesaid,shehaskeptherpromisetoherself
tocutbackonherInternetuse.\"Ihaveaboyfriendnow,andI\'m
notinterestedinonlinedating,\"shesaidbyphonelastweek.\"It\'s
alotbetternow.\"
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
entuallymadeCarlaToeberealizeshewas
spendingtoomuchtimeontheInternet?
A)Herdaughter\'srepeatedcomplaints.
B)Fatigueresultingfromlackofsleep.C)Thepoorly
managedstateofherhouse.
D)Thehighfinancialcostsaddingup.
estheauthorsayaboutexcessiveInternetuse?
A)Peopleshouldbewarnedofitsharmfulconsequences.
B)Ithasbecomevirtuallyinevitable.
C)Ithasbeensomewhatexaggerated.
D)Peoplehaven\'tyetreachedagreementonitsdefinition.
anBishopbelievesthattheInternetoveruse
problemcanbesolvedifpeople______.
A)trytoimprovetheInternetenvironment
B)becomeawareofitsseriousconsequences
C)canrealizewhatisimportantinlife
D)canreachaconsensusonitsdefinition
ingtoProfessorMaressaOrzack,Internetuse
wouldbeconsideredexcessiveif______.
A)itseriouslyaffectedfamilyrelationships
B)onevisitedpornwebsitesfrequently
C)toomuchtimewasspentinchatrooms
D)peoplegotinvolvedinonlinegambling
ingtoOrzack,peoplewhostrugglewithheavy
relianceontheInternetmayfeel______.
A)discouragedB)pressuredC)depressedD)puzzled
AndreHeidrichcutbackonlinegaming?
A)Hehadlostalotofmoney.
B)Hisfamilyhadintervened.
C)Hehadoffendedhisrelatives.
D)Hiscareerhadbeenruined.
Heidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussonline
gamingaddictionto______.
A)improvehisonlinegamingskills
B)curbhisdesireforonlinegaming
C)showhowgoodheisatonlinegaming
D)exchangeonlinegamingexperience
fthemessagesshepostedonawebsite,Toebe
admittedthatshe______.
iveInternetusehadrenderedToebesopoorthat
shecouldn\'taffordtoseek______.
tshe\'sgotaboyfriend,Toebeisnolongercrazy
about______.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations
ndofeachconversation,one
e
thepause,youmust
readthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhich
rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer
Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11.A)Hehasprovedtobeabetterreaderthanthewoman.
B)Hehasdifficultyunderstandingthebook.
C)Hecannotgetaccesstotheassignedbook.
D)Hecannotfinishhisassignmentbeforethedeadline.
12.A)Shewilldrivethemantothesupermarket.
B)Themanshouldbuyacarofhisown.
C)Themanneedn\'tgoshoppingeveryweek.
D)Shecanpickthemanupatthegrocerystore.
13.A)Getmorefoodanddrinks.B)Askhisfriendtocome
over.
C)Tidyuptheplace.D)Holdaparty.
14.A)ThetalkscanbeheldanydayexceptthisFriday.
B)HecouldchangehisscheduletomeetJohnSmith.
C)Thefirst-roundtalksshouldstartassoonaspossible.
D)ThewomanshouldcontactJohnSmithfirst.
15.A)Heunderstandsthewoman\'sfeelings.
B)Hehasgonethroughasimilarexperience.
C)Thewomanshouldhavegoneonthefieldtrip.
D)Theteacherisjustfollowingtheregulations.
16.A)Shewillmeetthemanhalfway.
B)ShewillaskDavidtotalkless.
C)Sheissorrythemanwillnotcome.
D)ShehastoinviteDavidtotheparty.
17.A)n\'slectures.
B)\'srequirements.
C)n\'slecturesboring.
D)n\'sclass.
18.A)Checktheircomputerfiles.
B)Makesomecomputations.
C)Studyacomputerprogram.
D)Assembleacomputer.
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhave
justheard.
19.A)Itallowshimtomakealotoffriends.
B)Itrequireshimtoworklonghours.
C)Itenableshimtoapplytheorytopractice.
D)Ithelpshimunderstandpeoplebetter.
20.A)Itisintellectuallychallenging.
B)Itrequireshimtodowashing-upallthetime.
C)Itexposeshimtooilysmokealldaylong.
D)Itdemandsphysicalenduranceandpatience.
21.A)Inahospital.B)Atacoffeeshop.C)Atalaundry.D)Ina
hotel.
22.A)Gettingalongwellwithcolleagues.
B)Payingattentiontoeverydetail.
C)Planningeverythinginadvance.
D)Knowingtheneedsofcustomers.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhave
justheard.
23.A)ThepocketmoneyBritishchildrenget.
B)TheannualinflationrateinBritain.
C)ThethingsBritishchildrenspendmoneyon.
D)TherisingcostofraisingachildinBritain.
24.A)Itenableschildrentolivebetter.
B)Itgoesdownduringeconomicrecession.
C)Itoftenriseshigherthaninflation.
D)Ithasgoneup25%inthepastdecade.
25.A)Saveupfortheirfutureeducation.
B)Payforsmallpersonalthings.
C)Buytheirownshoesandsocks.
D)Makedonationswhennecessary.来源:考试大-英语四级考
试
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,
theendofeachpassage,e
ou
hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding
letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
PassageOne
Questions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhave
justheard.
26.A)Districtmanagers.
B)Regularcustomers.
C)Salesdirectors.
D)Seniorclerks.
27.A)Thesupportprovidedbytheregularclients.
B)Theinitiativeshownbythesalesrepresentatives.
C)Theurgencyofimplementingthecompany\'splans.
D)Theimportantpartplayedbydistrictmanagers.
28.A)Someofthemwerepolitical-minded.
B)Fiftypercentofthemwerefemale.
C)Onethirdofthemwereseniormanagers.
D)Mostofthemwereratherconservative.
29.A)Heusedtoomanyquotations.
B)Hewasnotgendersensitive.
C)Hedidnotkeeptothepoint.
D)Hespenttoomuchtimeondetails.
PassageTwo
Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust
heard.
30.A)Stateyourproblemtotheheadwaiter.
B)Demandadiscountonthedishesordered.
C)Asktoseethemanagerpolitelybutfirmly.
D)Askthenameofthepersonwaitingonyou.
31.A)Youproblemmaynotbeunderstoodcorrectly.
B)Youdon\'tknowifyouarecomplainingattherighttime.
C)Yourcomplaintmaynotreachthepersonincharge.
D)Youcan\'ttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.
32.A)Demandapromptresponse.
B)Provideallthedetails.
C)Senditbyexpressmail.
D)Sticktothepoint.
PassageThree
Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust
heard.
33.A)FashiondesignerB)Architect.C)Cityplanner.D)
Engineer.
34.A)Dosomevolunteerwork.
B)Getawell-paidpart-timejob.
C)Workflexiblehours.
D)Gobacktoherpreviouspost.
35.A)Fewbaby-sitterscanbeconsideredtrustworthy.
B)Itwilladdtothefamily\'sfinancialburden.
C)Ababy-sitterisnoreplacementforamother.
D)Thechildrenwon\'tgetalongwithababy-sitter.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.
Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlisten
epassageisreadforthe
secondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom
nks
numberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing
seblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwords
youhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourown
y,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,you
shouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Almosteverychild,onthefirstdayhesetsfootinaschool
building,issmarter,more(36)______,lessafraidofwhathedoesn\'t
know,betteratfindingand(37)______thingsout,moreconfident,
resourceful(机敏的),persistentand(38)______thanhewillever
beagaininhisschooling–or,unlessheisvery(39)______and
verylucky,y,bypayingclose
attentiontoand(40)______withtheworldandpeoplearound
him,andwithoutanyschool-type(41)______instruction,hehas
doneataskfarmoredifficult,complicatedand(42)______than
anythinghewillbeaskedtodoinschool,orthananyofhis
olvedthe(43)______of
iscoveredit–babiesdon\'tevenknowthat
languageexists–and(44)
________________________________________________.Hehasdoneitby
exploring,byexperimenting,bydevelopinghisownmodelofthe
grammaroflanguage,(45)
________________________________________________untilitdoeswork.
Andwhilehehasbeendoingthis,hehasbeenlearningother
thingsaswell,(46)________________________________________________,
andmanythataremorecomplicatedthantheonestheydotry
toteachhim.
PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25
minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.
Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistof
e
markthe
correspondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2witha
notuseanyofthewords
inthebankmorethanonce.
Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnew
ones–thekindofhigh-tech,solar-paneledmasterpiecesthat
e
than100millionexistinghomes,anditwouldbe__47__wasteful
totearthemalldownand__48__
enormousamountofenergyandresourceswentintothe
ouldtakeanaverageof65
yearsforthe__49__carbonemissionsfromanewenergy-
efficienthometomakeupfortheresourceslostbydestroying
ebroadest__50__,thegreenesthomeisthe
hesametime,nearlyhalf
emissionscomefromheating,coolingand__51__
ourhomes,officesandotherbuildings.\"Youcan\'tdealwith
climatechangewithoutdealingwithexistingbuildings,\"says
RichardMoe,thepresidentoftheNationalTrust.
Withsome__52__,theoldesthomestendtobetheleast
builtbefore1939useabout50%more
energypersquarefootthanthosebuiltafter2000,mainlydueto
thetinycracksandgapsthat__53__overtimeandletinmore
outsideair.
Fortunately,therearea__54__numberofrelativelysimple
changesthatcangreenolderhomes,from__55__oneslike
Lincoln\'iciency
upgrades(升级)cansavemorethanjusttheearth;theycanhelp
__56__propertyownersfromrisingpowercosts.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A)accommodationsB)clumsyC)doubtfulD)exceptionsE)
expandF)historicG)incrediblyH)poweringI)protectJ)reducedK)
replaceL)senseM)shiftedN)supplyingO)vast
SectionB
Directions:ssage
h
ofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You
shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding
letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Youneverseehim,butthey\'rewithyoueverytimeyoufly.
Theyrecordwhereyouaregoing,howfastyou\'retravelingand
whethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.
Theirabilitytowithstandalmostanydisastermakesthemseem
\'reknownastheblack
box.
Whenplanesfallfromthesky,asaYemeniairlinerdidonits
waytoComorosIslandsintheIndiaoceanJune30,2009,the
whenaFrenchsubmarine(潜水艇)detectedthe
device\'shomingsignalfivedayslater,thediscoverymarked
ahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich
152passengerswerekilled.
In1958,AustralianscientistDavidWarrendevelopedaflight-
memoryrecorderthatwouldtrackbasicinformationlikealtitude
sthefirstmodeforablackbox,which
cialflightsby1960.
Earlymodelsoftenfailedtowithstandcrashes,however,soin
1965thedevicewascompletelyredesignedandmovedtothe
rearoftheplane–thearealeastsubjecttoimpact–fromits
originalpositioninthelandingwells(起落架舱).Thesameyear,
theFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxes,which
wereneveractuallyblack,bepaintedorangeoryellowtoaid
visibility.
Modernairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:avoicerecorder,
whichtrackspilots\'conversations,andaflight-datarecorder,
whichmonitorsfuellevels,enginenoisesandotheroperating
functionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraft\'sfinal
inaninsulated(隔绝的)caseandsurroundedby
aquarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainlesssteel,theboxescan
withstandmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2,000℉.When
submerged,they\'realsoabletoemitsignalsfromdepthsof
20,sbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447,
whichcrashednearBrazilonJune1,2009,areinwaternearlythat
deep,butstatisticssaythey\'
approximately20deep-seacrashesoverthepast30years,only
oneplane\'sblackboxeswereneverrecovered.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
estheauthorsayabouttheblackbox?
A)Itensuresthenormalfunctioningofanairplane.
B)Theideaforitsdesigncomesfromacomicbook.
C)Itsabilitytowardoffdisastersisincredible.
D)Itisanindispensabledeviceonanairplane.
formationcouldbefoundfromtheblackboxon
theYemeniairliner?
A)Dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.
B)Thetotalnumberofpassengersonboard.
C)Thesceneofthecrashandextentofthedamage.
D)Homingsignalssentbythepilotbeforethecrash.
theblackboxredesignedin1965?
A)Newmaterialsbecameavailablebythattime.
B)Toomuchspacewasneededforitsinstallation.
C)Theearlymodelsoftengotdamagedinthecrash.
D)Theearlymodelsdidn\'tprovidetheneededdata.
theFederalAviationAuthorityrequiretheblack
boxesbepaintedorangeoryellow?
A)Todistinguishthemfromthecolouroftheplane.
B)Tocautionpeopletohandlethemwithcare.
C)Tomakethemeasilyidentifiable.
D)Toconformtointernationalstandards.
weknowabouttheblackboxesfromAirFrance
Flight447?
A)Thereisstillagoodchanceoftheirbeingrecovered.
B)Thereisanurgentneedforthemtobereconstructed.
C)Theyhavestoppedsendinghomingsignals.
D)TheyweredestroyedsomewherenearBrazil.
PassageTwo
Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
The$11billionself-helpindustryisbuiltontheideathatyou
shouldturnnegativethoughtslike\"Ineverdoanythingright\"
intopositiveoneslike\"Icansucceed.\"Butwaspositivethinking
advocateNormanVincentPealeright?Istherepowerinpositive
thinking?
ResearchersinCanadajustpublishedastudyinthejournal
PsychologicalSciencethatsaystryingtogetpeopletothink
morepositivelycanactuallyhavetheoppositeeffect:itcan
simplyhighlighthowunhappytheyare.
Thestudy\'sauthors,JoanneWoodandJohnLeeofthe
UniversityofWaterlooandElainePerunovicoftheUniversityof
NewBrunswick,beginbycitingolderresearchshowingthat
whenpeoplegetfeedbackwhichtheybelieveisoverlypositive,
theyactuallyfeelworse,ellyourdimfriendthat
hehasthepotentialofanEinstein,you\'rejustunderlininghis
1990sexperiment,ateamincludingpsychologist
JoelCooperofPrincetonaskedparticipantstowriteessays
eessayistswerelater
praisedfortheirsympathy,theyfeltevenworseaboutwhatthey
hadwritten.
Inthisexperiment,Wood,LeeandPerunovicmeasured68
students\'ticipantswerethenaskedtowrite
15
seconds,rang,they
weresupposedtotellthemselves,\"Iamlovable.\"
Thosewithlowself-esteemdidn\'tfeelbetteraftertheforced
,theirmoodsturned
significantlydarkerthanthoseofmembersofthecontrol
group,whoweren\'turgedtothinkpositivethoughts.
Thepaperprovidessupportfornewerformsof
psychotherapy(心理治疗)thaturgepeopletoaccepttheir
fighting,wenotonlyoftenfailbutcanmakethingsworse.
Meditation(静思)techniques,incontrast,canteachpeopletoput
theirshortcomingsintoalarger,
thepowerofnegativethinking.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
welearnfromthefirstparagraphabouttheself-
helpindustry?
A)Itisahighlyprofitableindustry.
B)Itisbasedontheconceptofpositivethinking.
C)ItwasestablishedbyNormanVincentPeale.
D)Ithasyieldedpositiveresults.
thefindingoftheCanadianresearchers?
A)Encouragingpositivethinkingmanydomoreharmthan
good.
B)Therecanbenosimpletherapyforpsychological
problems.
C)Unhappypeoplecannotthinkpositively.
D)Thepowerofpositivethinkingislimited.
estheauthormeanby\"…you\'rejustunderlining
hisfaults\"(Line4,Para.3)?
A)Youarenottakinghismistakesseriouslyenough.
B)Youarepointingouttheerrorshehascommitted.
C)Youareemphasizingthefactthatheisnotintelligent.
D)Youaretryingtomakehimfeelbetterabouthisfaults.
welearnfromtheexperimentofWood,Leeand
Perunovic?
A)Itisimportantforpeopletocontinuallyboosttheirself-
esteem.
B)Self-affirmationcanbringapositivechangetoone\'smood.
C)Forcingapersontothinkpositivethoughtsmaylower
theirself-esteem.
D)Peoplewithlowself-esteemseldomwritedowntheirtrue
feelings.
welearnfromthelastparagraph?
A)Theeffectsofpositivethinkingvaryfrompersontoperson.
B)Meditationmayprovetobeagoodformofpsychotherapy.
C)Differentpeopletendtohavedifferentwaysofthinking.
D)Peoplecanavoidmakingmistakesthroughmeditation.
PartVCloze(15minutes)
Directions:
eachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)onthe
uldchoosetheONEthatbestfits
rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer
Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Theterme-commercereferstoallcommercialtransactions
conductedovertheInternet,includingtransactionsby
tually,
e-commercedoesnot__67__fromwell-knowncommercial
offeringssuchasbankingbyphone,\"mailorder\"catalogs,or
sendingapurchaseordertosupplier__68__fax.E-commerce
followsthesamemodel__69__inotherbusinesstransactions;the
difference__70__inthedetails.
Toaconsumer,themostvisibleformofe-commerceconsists
__71__merbeginswithacatalogof
possibleitems,__72__anitem,arrangesaformofpayment,and
__73__dofaphysicalcatalog,e-commerce
arrangesforcatalogstobe__74__dof
sendinganorderonpaperorbytelephone,e-commerce
arrangesfororderstobesent__75__y,
insteadofsendingapaperrepresentationofpaymentsuchasa
check,e-commerce__76__onetosendpaymentinformation
electronically.
Inthedecade__77__1993,e-commercegrewfroman__78__
novelty(新奇事物)1993,
few__79__hadawebpage,and__80__ahandfulallowedoneto
rs__81__,bothlarge
andsmallbusinesseshadwebpages,andmost__82__userswith
theopportunitytoplaceanorder.__83__,manybanksadded
onlineaccess,__84__onlinebankingandbillpayingbecame
__85__.Moreimportantly,thevalueofgoodsandservices__86__
overtheInternetgrewdramaticallyafter1997.
67.A)distractB)descendC)differD)derive
68.A)withB)viaC)fromD)off
69.A)appearedB)usedC)resortedD)served
70.A)situatesB)liesC)rootsD)locates
71.A)onB)ofC)forD)to
72.A)reflectsB)detectsC)protectsD)selects
73.A)sendsinB)putsoutC)standsforD)carriesaway
74.A)visibleB)responsibleC)feasibleD)sensible
75.A)besideB)overC)beyondD)up
76.A)appealsB)admitsC)advocatesD)allows
77.A)afterB)behindC)untilD)toward
78.A)optionalB)invalidC)occasionalD)insignificant
79.A)communitiesB)corpsC)corporationsD)compounds
80.A)largelyB)slightlyC)solelyD)only
81.A)latelyB)laterC)lateD)latter
82.A)offeredB)convincedC)equippedD)provided
83.A)InsteadB)NeverthelessC)HoweverD)Besides
84.A)andB)orC)butD)though
85.A)differentB)flexibleC)widespreadD)productive
86.A)acquiredB)adaptedC)practicedD)proceeded
PartVITranslation(5minutes)
Directions:Completethesentencesbytranslatinginto
writeyoutranslation
onAnswerSheet2.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。
eofthenoiseoutside,Nancyhadgreatdifficulty
__________________(集中注意力在实验上).
agerneverlaughed;neither__________________(她
也从来没有发过脾气).
forwardto__________________(被邀请出席开幕式).
ggestedthattheairconditioner__________________
(要安装在窗户旁).
16-year-oldgirldecidedtotravelabroadonherown
despite__________________(她父母的强烈反对).
作文范文：
DueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpelling
r,
nowadaysmanystudentsdonotpaymuchattentiontoit.
fall,they
likeaneasywayofstudying,whichcausessomeomissionsand
,theteachersmightnotbeverystrict
instudents‘a,teachersseemtobemore
concernedwithgrammarandvocabularybutnotspelling.
Tochangethissituation,inmyopinion,theteachersandthe
nd,theteachersshould
givemoreattentiontostudents‘spelling,askingthestudents
tobeconsciousoftheimportanceofcorrectspellingfromthe
therhand,the
studentsthemselvesaresupposedtobeawarethatcorrect
spellingisamustinEnglishstudy.
Tosumup,correctspellingissoimportantthatboth
studentsandtheteachersshouldsparenoeffortstoachieve
correctspelling.
2010年6月大学英语四级答案
1.A)herdaughters\'repeatedcomplains
2.D)Peoplehaven\'tyetreachedagreementonitsdefinition
3.C)canrealizewhatisimportantinlife
4.A)itseriouslyaffectedfamilyrelationships
5.C)depressed
6.B)Hisfamilyhadintervened
7.B)curbhisdesireforonlinegaming
nternetaddiction
sionalhelp
dating
听力答案
SectionA
shortconversation
11.C)Hecannotgetaccesstotheassignedbook.
12.A)Shewilldrivethemantothesupermarket.
13.C)Tidyuptheplace.
14.A)ThetalkscanbeheldanydayexceptthisFriday.
15.A)Heunderstandsthewoman‘sfeelings.
16.D)ShehastoinviteDavidtotheparty.
17.C)n‘slecturesboring.
18.D)Assembleacomputer.
longconversation
19.B)Itrequireshimtoworklonghours.
20.D)Itdemandsphysicalenduranceandpatience.
21.D)Inahotel.
22.B)Payingattentiontoeverydetail.
23.A)ThepocketmoneyBritishchildrenget.
24.C)Itoftenriseshigherthaninflation.
25.B)Payforsmallpersonalthings.
SectionB
Passage1
26.B)Districtmanagers
27.D)Theimportantpartplayedbydistrictmanagers
28.B)Fiftypercentofthemwerefemale
29.B)Hewasnotgendersensitive
Passage2
30.C)Asktoseethemanagerpolitelybutfirmly
31.D)Youcan‘ttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting
32.D)Sticktothepoint
Passage3
33.B)Architect
34.A)Dosomevolunteerwork.
35.C)Ababy-sitterisnoreplacementforamother.
SectionC
l40.
interacting
y
oundouthowitworksandlearnttouseit
appropriately
ngitoutandseeingwhetheritworks,bygradually
changingitandrefiningit
ingmanyoftheconceptsthattheschoolsthink
onlytheycanteachhim
仔细阅读答案
SectionA
51.H
powering
ric56.I
protect
SectionB
Passage1
57.C)Itsabilitytowardoffdisastersisincredible.
58.A)Dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.
59.C)Theearlymodelsoftengotdamagedinthecrash.
60.C)Tomakethemeasilyidentifiable.
61.A)Thereisstillagoodchancefortheirbeingrecovered.
Passage2
62.B)Itisbasedontheconceptofpositivethinking
63.A)Encouragingpositivethinkingmaydomoreharmthan
good
64.B)Youarepointingouttheerrorshehascommitted
65.C)Forcingapersontothinkpositivethoughtsmaylower
theirself-esteem
66.B)Meditationmayprovetobeagoodformof
psychotherapy
完型答案
67.B)differ68.B)via69.B)used70.B)lies71.B)of72.D)
selects
73.A)sendsin74.A)visible75.C)beyond76.D)allows77.B)
behind
78.D)insignificant79.C)corporations80.D)only81.B)later
82.D)provided83.D)besides84.A)and85.C)widespread86.
A)acquired
翻译答案
87.(in)concentratingontheexperiment/focusingher
attentionontheexperiment.
becomeangry/didshelosehertemperbefore.
nvitedtoattendtheopeningceremony.
90.(should)befixed/installedbythewindow
ongoppositionofherparents/her
parents‘strongopposition.
2009年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite
shouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:
1.建设绿色校园很重要
2.绿色校园不仅指绿色的环境……
3.为了建设绿色校园，我们应该……
CreatingaGreenCampus
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
(15minutes)
Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogoover
thepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet
stions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestion8-10,completethe
sentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
Collegestakinganotherlookatvalueofmerit-basedaid
Goodgradesandhightestsscoresstillmatter—alot—to
manycollegesastheyawardfinancialaid.
Butwithlow-incomestudentsprojectedtomakeupanever-
largershareofthecollege-boundpopulationincomingyears,
someschoolsarere-examiningwhetherthataid,typicallyknown
as“meritaid”,isthemosteffectiveuseofpreciousinstitutional
dollars.
GeorgeWashingtonUniversityinWashington,D.C.,for
example,saidlastweekthatitwouldcutthevalueofitsaverage
meritscholarshipsbyaboutone-thirdandreducethenumberof
recipients(接受者),pouringthesavings,about$2.5million,into
enyCollegeinMeadville,Pa.,madea
similardecisionthreeyearsago.
Now,HamiltonCollegeinClinton,N.Y.,saysitwillphaseout
entmerit-aidrecipientswill
losetheirscholarships,butneed-basedaidalonewillbeawarded
beginningwithstudentsenteringinfall2008.
Notallcollegesoffermeritaid;generally,themoreselective
aschool,dandPrinceton,for
example,offergenerousneed-basedpackages,butmany
familieswhodon’tmeetneedeligibility(资格)havebeenwilling
topaywhatevertheymustforabig-nameschool.
Forsmallregionalcollegesthatstrugglejusttofillseats,
meritaidcanbeanimportantrevenue-builderbecausemany
recipientsstillpayenoughtuitiondollarsoverandabovethe
scholarshipamounttokeeptheinstitutionrunning.
Butforrankings-consciousschoolsinbetween,meritaidhas
servedprimarilyasatooltorecruittopstudentsandtoimprove
theiracademicprofits.“They’retryingtobuystudents,”says
SkidmoreCollegeeconomistSandyBaum.
Studiesshowmeritaidalsotendstobenefit
disproportionatelystudentswhocouldaffordtoenrollwithoutit.
“Aswelooktothefuture,weseeamorepressingneedto
investinneed-basedaid,”saysMonicaInzer,deanofadmission
andfinancialaidatHamilton,whichhasofferedmerit
thattime,itroseinUSNews&
WorldReport‘srankingofthebestliberalartscolleges,from
25to17.
Meritaid,whichbenefitedabout75studentsayear,orabout
4%ofitsstudentbody,atacostofabout$1millionayear,
“serveduswell,”Inzersays,but“tobediscountingtheprice
forfamiliesthatdon’tneedfinancialaiddoesn’tfeelrightany
more.‖
Need-basedaidremainsbyfarthelargestshareofall
studentaid,whichincludesstate,federalandinstitutionalgrants.
Butmeritaid,offeredprimarilybyschoolsandstates,isgrowing
faster,bothoverallandattheinstitutionallevel.
Between1995-96and2003-04,institutionalmeritaidalone
increased212%,comparedwith47%
least15statesalsooffermeritaid,typicallyinabidtoenrolltop
studentsinthestate’spublicinstitutions.
Butinrecentyears,agrowingchorus(异口同声)ofcriticshas
decisions
byHamiltonandothersmaybe“asignthatpeoplearestarting
torealizethatthere’sthisdestructivecompetitiongoing
on,”saysBaum,co-authorofarecentCollegeReportthatraises
concernsabouttheroleofinstitutionalaidnotbasedonneed.
DavidLaird,presidentoftheMinnesotaPrivateCollege
Council,saysmanyofhisschoolswouldliketoreduce
theirmeritaidbutfearthatindoingso,theywouldlosetop
studentstotheircompetitors.
“Noonecantakeone-sidedaction,”saysLaird,whois
exploringwhethertoseekanexemption(豁免)fromfederalanti-
trustlawssomembercollegescandiscusshowtheycouldjointly
reducemeritaid,“Thisisamerry-go-roundthat’sgoingvery
fast,andnoneoftheinstitutionsbelievetheycansustaintherisks
oftryingtobreakawaybythemselves.‖
Acomplicatingfactoristhatmeritaidhasbecomeso
popularwithmiddle-incomefamilies,whodon’tqualifyfor
need-basedaid,,as
tuitionscontinuetoincrease,thelinebetweenmeritandneed
blurs.
That’sonereasonAlleghenyCollegedoesn’tplantodrop
meritaidentirely.
“Westillbelieveinrewardingsuperiorachievementsand
knowthatthesetopstudentstrulyvaluethescholarship,”says
ScottFriedhoff,Allegheny’svicepresidentforenrollment.
EmoryUniversityinAtlanta,whichboastsa$4.7billion
endowment(捐赠),meanwhile,
year,itannounceditwouldeliminateloansforneedystudents
ametime,it
wouldexpandits28-year-oldmeritprogram.
“Yeah,we’replayingthemeritgame,”acknowledgesTom
Lancaster,as
itsstrongpoint,too,hesays.“Thefactofthematteris,it’snot
’stheaverageAmerican
middle-classfamilywho‘sbeingpricedoutofthemarket.‖
*Afewwordsaboutmerit-basedaid:
Merit-basedaidisaidofferedtostudentswhoachieve
excellenceinagivenarea,andisgenerallyknownasacademic,
athleticandartisticmeritscholarships.
Academicmeritscholarshipsarebasedonstudents’grades,
aretypicallymeantforstudentsgoingstraighttocollegeright
r,therearescholarshipsforcurrent
erit
scholarshipsusuallyhelpstudentspaytuitionbills,andtheycan
berenewedeachyearaslongastherecipientscontinuetoqualify.
Insomecases,studentsmayneedtoberecommendedbytheir
schoolorateacheraspartofthequalificationprocess.
Athleticmeritscholarshipsaremeantforstudentsthat
excel(突出)insportsofanykind,fromfootballtotrackandfield
endationforthesescholarshipsisrequired,since
exceptionalathleticperformancehastoberecognizedbya
coachorareferee(裁判).Applicantsneedtosendinatape
containingtheirbestperformance.
Artisticmeritscholarshipsrequirethatapplicantsexcelina
nerallyincludesanycreativefieldsuch
asart,design,fashion,music,ngfor
artisticmeritscholarshipsusuallyrequiresthatstudentssubmita
portfolio(选辑)ofsomesort,whetherthatincludesacollectionof
artwork,arecordingofamusicalperformanceoravideoofthem
dancing.
reandmorelow-incomestudentspursuing
highereducation,anumberofcollegesare________.
A)offeringstudentsmoremerit-basedaidB)revisingtheir
financialaidpolicies
C)increasingtheamountoffinancialaidD)changingtheir
admissionprocesses
dAlleghenyCollegeinMeadvilledothreeyears
ago?
A)Ittriedtoimplementanovelfinancialaidprogram.
B)Itadded$2.5milliontoitsneed-basedaidprogram.
C)Itphasedoutitsmerit-basedscholarshipsaltogether.
D)Itcutsitsmerit-basedaidtohelptheneedystudents.
efpurposeofrankings-consciouscollegesin
offeringmeritaidisto______.
A)improveteachingqualityB)boosttheirenrollments
C)attractgoodstudentsD)increasetheirrevenues
Inzer,deanofadmissionandfinancialaidat
Hamilton,believes______.
A)itdoesn’tpaytospend$1millionayeartoraiseits
ranking
B)itgivesstudentsmotivationtoawardacademic
achievements
C)it’sillogicaltousesomuchmoneyononly4%ofits
students
D)it’snotrighttogiveaidtothosewhocanaffordthe
tuition
ntyears,merit-basedaidhasincreasedmuchfaster
thanneed-basedaiddueto______.
A)moregovernmentfundingtocollegesB)fierce
competitionamonginstitutions
C)theincreasingnumberoftopstudentsD)
schools’improvedfinancialsituations
theattitudeofmanyprivatecollegestowardmerit
aid,accordingtoDavidLaird?
A)Theywouldliketoseeitreduced.
B)Theyregarditasanecessaryevil.
C)Theythinkitdoesmoreharmthangood.
D)Theyconsideritunfairtomiddle-classfamilies.
sn’tAlleghenyCollegeplantodropmeritaid
entirely?
A)Raisingtuitionshavemadecollegeunaffordablefor
middle-classfamilies.
B)Withrisingincomes,fewerstudentsareapplyingforneed-
basedaid.
C)Manystudentsfrommiddle-incomefamilieshavecome
torelyonit.
D)Risingincomeshavedisqualifiedmanystudentsforneed-
basedaid.
renewalofacademicmeritscholarshipsdepends
onwhethertherecipientsremain______.
antsforathleticmeritscholarshipsneeda
recommendationfromacoachorarefereewho______their
exceptionalathleticperformance.
antsforartisticmeritscholarshipsmustproduce
evidencetoshowtheir______inaparticularartisticfield
PartⅢListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations
ndofeachconversation,one
e
thepause,youmust
readthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhich
rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer
sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhave
justheard.
11.A)Getsomesmallchange.B)Findashoppingcenter.
C)Cashacheckatabank.D)Findaparkingmeter.
12.A)Shoppingwithhisson.B)Buyingagiftforachild.
C)Promotinganewproduct.D)Bargainingwithasalesgirl.
13.A)Takingphotographs.B)Enhancingimages.
C)Mendingcameras.D)Paintingpictures.
14.A)HemovedtoBaltimorewhenhewasyoung.
B)Hecanprovidelittleusefulinformation.
C)HewillshowthewomanaroundBaltimore.
D)Hewillasksomeoneelsetohelpthewoman.
15.A)Heisratherdisappointed.B)Heishighlyambitious.
C)Hecan’tfaceuptothesituationD)Heknowshisown
limitation.
16.A)ShemusthavepaidalotB)Sheisknowntohavea
terrificfigure.
C)Hergymexercisehasyieldedgoodresults.
D)Herefforttokeepfitisreallypraiseworthy.
17.A)Femalestudentsareunfitforstudyingphysics.
B)Hecanserveasthewoman’stutor.
C)Physicsisanimportantcourseatschool.
D)Theprofessor’ssuggestionisconstructive.
18.A)Indifferent.B)Doubtful.C)Pleased.D)Surprised.
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhave
justheard.
19.A)Heprefersthesmallereveningclasses.B)Hehas
signedupforadaycourse.
C)Hehastoworkduringtheday.D)Hefindstheevening
coursecheaper.
20.A)Learnacomputerlanguage.B)Learndataprocessing.
C)Buysomecomputersoftware.D)Buyafewcoursebooks.
21.A)Thursdayevening,from7:00to9:45.B)From
September1toNewYear’seve.
C)EveryMonday,lastingfor12weeks.D)Threehoursaweek,
45hoursintotal.
22.A)Whattobringforregistration.B)Wheretoattendthe
class.
C)HowhecangettoFrostHall.D)Whetherhecanusea
check.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhave
justheard.
23.A)Atrainingcoach.B)Atradingadviser.
C)Aprofessionalmanager.D)Afinancialtrader.
24.A)Hecansaveonlivingexpenses.B)Heconsiders
cookingcreative.
C)Hecanenjoyhealthierfood.D)Hethinkstake-awayis
tasteless.
25.A)Itissomethinginevitable.B)Itisfrustratingsometimes.
C)Ittakespatiencetomanage.D)Itcanbeagoodthing.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,
theendofeachpassage,e
ou
hearaquestion,youmust