大学四级-1043及答案解析.doc

1、大学四级-1043 及答案解析(总分：711.01，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.现在社会上有一股证书热2.证书热的原因3.我对证书热的看法（分数：106.00）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：1，分数：70.00)Unforgettable Olympic MomentsSince French baron Pierre de Coubertin gave fresh life to the Olympic movement in 1896, the Games have been witness to some

2、of the most unforgettable moments in sports. Some of those moments have been dazzling athletic achievements. Others have been moments that organizers would have preferred never happened. But good or had, these events have helped create the memories that shape our perceptions of the Olympic Games to

3、the present day. So here, in no particular order, are seven unforgettable moments from the Summer Olympic Games.Jesse Owens-Berlin 1936In 1936, Nazi Germany played host to the Summer Olympics, and Germanys Adolf Hitler was determined to prove the superiority of the Aryan race. African-American track

4、 star Jesse Owens, a son of a sharecropper and the grandson of slaves, had other plans. In a display that dealt a tremendous blow to the Nazis racist ideology, Owens won the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the long jump. He was also a key member of the 400-meter relay team that won the gold m

5、edal.He set records in three of those events. He was the first American to ever win four medals in an Olympic Games.But as Owens himself later noted, his single-handed destruction of Hitlers myth of Aryan superiority did little at the time to advance the cause of African-Americans in the US.“When I

6、came hack to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldnt ride in the front of the bus,“ Owens said. “I had to go to the back door. I couldnt live where 1 wanted. I wasnt invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasnt invited to the White House to shake hands with the president,

7、 either. The Soviet Union-USA Gold Medal BasketballFinal-Munich 1972It was as had a call by officials as has ever been made in a sporting contest. The 1972 gold medal basketball game between the United States and the Soviet Union was a real squeaker, but it looked as if the Americans had pulled it o

8、ut. But that was not to be, as long-time Monitor sports writer and now sports blogger (博客) Ross Atkins recalled recently:After the US appeared to have kept its perfect Olympic record intact and escaped a huge upset by the Soviets in the mens final, the referees twice decided to put three seconds bac

9、k on the clock. The Soviets managed to score the winning basket on the second replay and win the gold medal. Distraught by what they considered an injustice, the members of US team voted unanimously to refuse their silver medals. Theyve never reneged, and to this day the medals sit in a Swiss vault.

10、How seriously do the American players who played on that team take this boycott? Team captain Kenny Davis actually placed in his will a request that his wife and children can never, ever receive the silver medal from that game. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila Wins a Gold Medal While Running Barefoot-Rome 196

11、0Abebe Bikila was a young member of the Imperial Bodyguard of Ethiopia when he ran the marathon in the 1960 Games in Rome. Up until that time, no black African had ever won a gold medal in the Olympic Games, let alone a prestigious track and field event like the marathon. But Bikila, running without

12、 his shoes in the chilly dawn of a Roman summer day, broke that dry spell, and set a new world record at the same time.It was fitting that his win came in Italy, the nation that had invaded his homeland three decades earlier. His feat captured the imagination of the entire world. Four years later in

13、 Tokyo, he repeated it, becoming the first man to ever win gold in two Olympic. marathons (a feat only duplicated once) .He also established a trend that has to this day dominated long-distance events around the globe: the superiority of runners from eastern Africa. Mark Spitz Seven Gold Medals-Muni

14、ch 1972Before anyone had ever heard of this years hyped Olympic swimming hopeful, Michael Phelps, there was an even greater sensation in the pool: Mark Spitz. Spitz promised he would win seven gold medals at the 72 games in Munich, Germany.Not only was he as good as his word, winning four individual

15、 and three relay gold medals, but he also set, or helped set, a world record in each race. No athlete in any discipline has come close to matching his performance.In 1990, 18 years after his Olympic medal spree, Spitz announced he planned m try to qualify for the 1992 Barcelona Games in the 100-mete

16、r butterfly. But he did so poorly that he announced that, once and for all, his swimming days were over. Ben Johnson Loses Gold Medal in Doping Scandal-Seoul 1988It was arguably Canadas greatest athletic achievement when Ben Johnson raced across the finish line first in the 100-meter clash at the 19

17、88 Seoul Olympics, making him the “fastest human being ever“. Within two days that joy turned into one of the Olympics most disappointing moments, when Olympic officials announced that Johnson had been disqualified because he had tested positive for steroid use.After Johnson, Olympic organizers coul

18、d no longer avoid the fact that many top athletes were using drugs to help them win. The cat and-mouse game between athletes and Olympic officials over the use of performance-enhancing drugs continues to this day. But at the 2004 Games in Athens, there will be a new wrinkle-along with urine, the blo

19、od of gold medal wining athletes will also be tested, which is “considered a huge threat to cheaters“. Bob Beamon Jumps 29 Feet-Mexico City 1968For many Olympic enthusiasts, it is the single greatest athletic achievement in Olympic history. In 1968, US long jumper Bob Beamon won the gold medal at th

20、e Games in Mexico City in a jump that didnt just break the old world record, but completely destroyed it.His wining jump, (29-ft, 21/2 inch.) , shattered the old mark by nearly a feet. Baamons record was finally broken by 2 inches in 1991 by US athlete Mike Powell.One little known fact is that a few

21、 months before the Mexico City Games, he had been suspended from the University of Texa-E1 Paso track team for refusing to compete against Brigham Young University, a Mormon college, which at that time had what Beamon considered racist policies. This meant he had to train for the games without a coa

22、ch, so former Olympian Ralph Boston Coached him unofficially. Nadia Comanecis Perfect Scores-Montreal 1976She was the first perfect ten. Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci simultaneously amazed and stunned the sporting world during the 1976 Games in Montreal when she scored the first perfect marks in O

23、lympic gymnastics-in fact, she was awarded seven perfect marks during the competition. The diminutive star went home with gold medals in the all-round competition, the balance beam and the uneven bars. She won two more gold medals in the 1980 Moscow GamesBut once she returned to Romania, Comanecis l

24、ife became almost unbearable as she suffered under the regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. She fled the country secretly in 1989 (literally in the middle of the night) and now lives in the US with her husband, former US Olympic gymnast Bart Conners, whom she married in 1996.（分数：70.00）(1).Pierre de Couberti

25、n introduced the Olympic Games to a new era in 1896.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(2).Jesse Owens won gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the high jump and 400-meter relay team.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(3).Owens noted that his destruction of Hitlers myth of Aryan superiority contributed to advance the c

26、ause of African-Americans in the US.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(4).In 1972, the gold medal on basketball game went to the Soviet Union and all the members of US team refused to accept the silver medal because of what they believed an injustice.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(5).“Dry spell“ refers to the fact that before Abeb

27、e Bikila, no African had ever won an Olympics medal.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(6).Abebe trained hard for the Mexico City Olympics of 1968. Unfortunately, he had to withdraw from the race after running 15 kilometers due to bad health.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(7).Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci amazed and stunned the sp

28、orting world in the 1976 Games in Montreal because she won all the medals in gymnastics.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(8).Mark Spitz won _ gold medals at the 1972 games in Munich, Germany.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(9).At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Olympic officials announced that Johnson, Canadas athlete, had been disqualifi

29、ed in 100-meter dash because he had tested_for steroid use.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(10).Bob Beamon won the gold medal at the Games in Mexico City with a jump of _（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_三、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Section A(总题数：3，分数：105.00)Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just hear

30、d.（分数：28.00）A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.A.It was given in notes.B.It was given verbally.C.The topics of the assignment were written on the board.D.The topics were printed on the handouts.A.Because the woman doesnt want to lend him the notes.B.Because the woman didnt write down all of it:C.Because th

31、e woman never takes notes.D.Because the woman remembers all the topics well enough.A.Because he is interested in the subject.B.Because he has already written a paper on it.C.Because he doesnt know anything about it.D.Because it is very abstract.A.It is typical December weather for this region.B.It w

32、ont really snow until December.C.Such a large amount of snow is unusual for this month.D.There has never been much snow down South.A.She doesnt like the professor very much.B.She doubts class will be canceled.C.She doesnt want to attend the conference.D.She wonders whether the professor is an accoun

33、tant.A.At last he enjoys campus life.B.School has changed little since last year.C.He has many new friends.D.Its easier to find his way around this year.A.They watched the end of the race,B.only three of them didnt finish the race.C.Most of them didnt run.D.They participated in the last three races.

34、A.Ask Joan to come to the meeting before lunch.B.Tell Joan at lunch about the meeting.C.Call Joan to meet her for lunch.D.Meet Joan in the hall after lunch.A.He went mountain climbing last year.B.He hasnt traveled around the world yet.C.Hes always wanted to climb that mountain.D.He definitely does n

35、ot want to go.A.The working hours were not suitable.B.The job was not well paid.C.He had to do a lot of traveling.D.The job was quite difficult.A.It is hard to pronounce the name.B.It is not going to be well received.C.She has temporarily forgotten its name,D.She has never heard of the name.Question

36、s 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.Shell ride with Jacks roommate.B.Shell drive her own car.C.Shell fly.D.Shell take a train.A.At a concert.B.on a train.C.At a camp.D.At Jacks party.A.They both live in New York.B.They both know Jack.C.They are both interested in

37、 music.D.They both enjoy camping.五、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage oneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）A.Rent a grave.B.Burn the body.C.Bury the dead near a church.D.Buy a piece of land for a grave.A.To solve the problem of lack of land.B.To see whether they

38、 have decayed.C.To follow the Greek religious practice.D.To move them to a multi-storey graveyard.A.They should be buried lying down.B.They should he buried standing up.C.They should be buried after being washed.D.They should be buried when partially decayed.A.Burning dead bodies to ashes.B.Storing

39、dead bodies in a remote place.C.Placing dead bodies in a bone room.D.Digging up dead bodies after three years.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.Many foreign tourists visit the United States every year.B.Americans enjoy eating out with their friend

40、s.C.The United Stated is a country of immigrants.D.Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food.A.They can make friends with people from other countries.B.They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles.C.They can practice speaking foreign languages there.D.They can meet with

41、businessmen from all over the world.A.The couple cook the dishes and the children help them.B.The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the waitress.C.The mother does the cooking while the father and children wait on the guests.D.A hired cook prepares the dishes and the family members serv

42、e the guests.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.He took them to watch a basketball game.B.He trained them to play European football.C.He let them compete in getting balls out of a basket.D.He taught them to play an exciting new game.A.The players

43、 found the basket too high to reach.B.The players had trouble getting the ball out of the basket.C.The players had difficulty understanding the complex rules.D.The players soon found the game boring.A.By removing the bottom of the basket.B.By lowering the position of the basket.C.By simplifying the

44、complex rules.D.By altering the size of the basket.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：76.00)Students pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well (36) , but some of them arent very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in (37) to college, and a few of them seem to go out of

45、 their way to add to their childrens difficulties.For one thing, parents are often not (38) of the kinds of problems their children face. They dont realize that the (39) is keener, that the required (40) of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. (41) to seeing A

46、s and Bs on high school report cards, they may be upset when their childrens first (42) college grades are below that level At their kindest, they may gently (43) why John or Mary isnt doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. (44) .Sometimes parents regard th

47、eir children as extensions of themselves and (45) . In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, (46) .（分数：76.01）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_

48、填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_七、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Section A(总题数：1，分数：90.00)Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Some peoples ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax (耳垢) appears to (47) an important purpose. Experts say it (48) and cleans the ear. It(49) dirt and other matter and keeps insects o