大学四级-156及答案解析.doc

1、大学四级-156 及答案解析(总分：710.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.50)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled On Personal Safety. You should write at least U120/U words but no more than U180/U words following the outline given below.1我们要重视人身安全2导致人身安全受到威胁的因素有很

2、多3我的建议是（分数：106.50）_二、BPart Listenin(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BSection A/B(总题数：4，分数：106.50)Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question

3、s will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（分数：35.50）(1). A.She has to post a letter instead. B.She has to turn down the mans request. C.Shes not sure if the compute

4、r is fixed. D.She cant send the message right now.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.He didnt get the book he needed. B.He had no idea where the book was. C.The library is closed on weekends. D.He was not allowed to check out the book.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.Play a tape recorder. B.Take a picture. C.Repair a t

5、ypewriter. D.Start a car.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(4). A.The woman rejected the mans apology. B.The woman appreciated the mans offer. C.The man had forgotten the whole thing. D.The man had hurt the womans feeling.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(5). A.The woman is meeting the man at the airport. B.They are complaining abo

6、ut the poor airport service. C.They are discussing their plan for Christmas. D.The man is seeing the woman off.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.（分数：21.30）(1). A.She plans to go to graduate school. B.She will drop out of school. C.She will stop working and concentrate on her studies. D.She will take a part-time job.

7、（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.He needs another job as research assistant. B.He asked Professor Williams for assistance. C.He assists Professor Williams with his teaching. D.He is doing research with Professor Williams.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.She thought there were no tickets left for the show. B.She thoug

8、ht the seats on the left side were fully occupied. C.The show was planned a long time ago. D.The audience were deeply impressed by the show.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have .just heard. （分数：21.30）(1). A.To make a business report to the woman. B.To be intervie

9、wed for a job in the womans company. C.To resign from his position in the womans company. D.To exchange stock market information with the woman.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.He is the head of a small trading company. B.He works in an international insurance company. C.He leads a team of brokers in a big c

10、ompany. D.He is a public relations officer in a small company.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.The woman thinks Mr. Saunders is asking for more than they can offer. B.Mr. Saunders will share one third of the womans responsibilities. C.Mr. Saunders believes that he deserves more paid vacations. D.The woman se

11、ems to be satisfied with Mr. Saunders past experience.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have .just heard. （分数：28.40）(1). A.Shes worried about the seminar. B.The man keeps interrupting her. C.She finds it too hard. D.She lacks interest in it.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A

12、.The lecturers are boring. B.The course is poorly designed. C.She prefers Philosophy to English. D.She enjoys literature more.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.Karens friend, B.Karens parents. C.Karens lecturers. D.Karen herself.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(4). A.Changing her major. B.Spending less of her parents money.

13、 C.Getting transferred to the English Department. D.Leaving the university.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.四、BSection B/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、BPassage One/B(总题数：1，分数：21.30)Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：21.30）(1). A.He was once a friend of the ruler. B.He was a tax collector. C.He

14、 was a government official. D.He was once a school teacher in India.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.To declare new ways of collecting tax. B.To entertain those who had made great contributions to the government. C.To collect money from the persons invited. D.To reward outstanding tax collectors.（分数：7.10）A.B

15、.C.D.(3). A.They tried to collect more money than the ruler asked for. B.They were given some silver and gold coins by the ruler. C.They were excused from paying income tax. D.They enjoyed being invited to dinner at the rulers palace.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.六、BPassage Two/B(总题数：1，分数：21.30)Questions 19 to 2

16、1 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：21.30）(1). A.They liked traveling. B.They wanted to find a better place to live in. C.They were driven out of their homes. D.The reasons are unknown.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.They try to put up with Gypsies. B.They are envious of Gypsies. C.They are

17、unfriendly to Gypsies. D.They admire the musical talent of the Gypsies（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.Special schools have been set up for them. B.Permanent homes have been built for them. C.They are now taught in their own language. D.They are now allowed to attend local schools.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.七、BPassage

18、 Three(总题数：1，分数：28.40)Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：28.40）(1). A.The causes are obvious. B.The causes are very complicated. C.The causes are familiar. D.The causes are not well understood.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.Regular driver training. B.Improved highway desig

19、n. C.Stricter traffic regulations. D.Better public transportation.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.Highway crime. B.Poor traffic control. C.Confusing road signs. D.Drivers errors.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(4). A.Designing better cars. B.Building more highways. C.Increasing peoples awareness of traffic problems. D.Enh

20、ancing drivers sense of responsibility.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.八、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Directions: In the section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are

21、required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Is a college education worth the price? This is a question more Americans are asking as college costs continue rising and the job mark

22、et remains U U 1 /U /U.Attending a four-year college in the United States can cost more than $40,000 a year. Many people with a college education are U U 2 /U /Ustudent debt. They had to borrow money to finance their education. But a recent study suggests that a college education is worth it, at lea

23、st in the United States.The study found that someone with a 4-year college education earns two times as much as a high school graduate over a lifetime. And for nearly all study programs, an U U 3 /U /Uwith a four-year bachelors degree earns even more than someone with a two-year degree.But not all c

24、ollege majors have a U U 4 /U /Uof good wages. For example, a chemical engineer can expect to earn double the earnings of a social worker over a lifetime. U U 5 /U /Ua finance graduate makes more than a nurse or medical aide, while the nurse makes more than an elementary school teacher.Generally, co

25、llege majors that U U 6 /U /Uskill in mathematics have high lifetime earnings. Majors that U U 7 /U /Uteaching children or counseling have the lowest pay.Actually, graduates with bachelors degrees in some fields earn even less than people with an U U 8 /U /Udegree over a lifetime. They include early

26、 childhood education, elementary education, and social work. The study did not have any U U 9 /U /Uof the earnings among people with masters degrees or doctorates.Most students U U 10 /U /Uwhat their future earning will be when they choose a major. Study organizers hope the report will help students

27、 make better decisions about higher education. （分数：71.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_九、BPart Reading (总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、BSection A/B(总题数：1，分数：35.50)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each bl

28、ank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may

29、 not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Drunken drivingsometimes called Americas socially accepted form of murderhas become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on U U 1 /U /Uare killed by drunken drivers, adding up to a (an) U U 2 /U /U250,000 over the pas

30、t decade.A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alcohol content or U U 3 /U /Uthree beers, glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American man U U 4 /U /Uand judges were U U 5 /U /Uin most courts, but the d

31、runken slaughter (屠杀) has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially U U 6 /U /Uyoung children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.Twenty states have raised the U U 7 /U /Udrinking age to 21, reversing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey U U 8 /U /U

32、it to 18, the number of people killed by 18 to 20-year-old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little U U 9 /U /Uunless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop “responsible attitu

33、des“ about drinking and teach them to U U 10 /U /Upressure to drink.AaverageBeffectClegalDgenerallyEincredibleFdesigningGupgradeHimageItolerantJaffectKloweredLroughlyMrelaxationNresistOinvolving（分数：35.50）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十一、BSection B/B(总题数：1，分数：7

34、1.00)Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked

35、with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Private Pain, Shared Grief: A Day for Those Left Behind After SuicideAWhen Eric Marcus was 12 years old, his father took his own life. The following day, Marcus, now 56 years old, recalls going to school as tho

36、ugh nothing had happened. His family told people his father had died of pneumonia. Marcus didnt say anything to his classmates about his fathers death, which remained a topic not broached amongst his family.BThirty eight years later, in 2008, after Marcus had written a book on dealing with and preve

37、nting suicide, he suffered a second blow when his partners sister took her own life. “It was traumatic and retriggered, or rather triggered, all kinds of things that came back for me,“ Marcus tells Newsweek. “I remember thinking that I couldnt do this alone again.“CTwo weeks later, he attended his f

38、irst International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day event. “It was like the first time I went to a gay bar,“ says Marcus, now the senior director for loss and bereavement (丧亡) programs at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). “There was something powerful in discovering that I was one

39、of many.“DOn Saturday, survivors of suicide loss from Anchorage to Atlanta, from Kathmandu to Santiago, will gather at roughly different 275 events to mark the 16th International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. The days events are frequently an entry point to the survivor community for those who have

40、 lost someone to suicide and who, like Marcus, will connect with others who have experienced a similar loss for the first time.ESuicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. 2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Data remorse creeps in. It is far better to

41、spend money on experiences, say Ms. Dunn and Mr Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema. These purchases often become more valuable with timeas stories or memoriesparticularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.This slim volume is packed with tips to he

42、lp wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most happiness bang for your buck. It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commuters to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of watching television. Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasu

43、rable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly. This is apparently the reason McDonalds restricts the availability of its popular McRiba marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.Readers of Happy Money ar

44、e clearly a privileged lot, anxious about fulfillment, not hunger. Money may not quite buy happiness, but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the worl

45、d, and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.Not everyone will agree with the authors policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers. But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent

46、.（分数：71.00）(1).In order to have a lasting feeling of fulfillment, the 84-year-old Powerball winner is advised to _. A.read lottery jackpot B.consult blogosphere C.read the two academics D.consult Happy Money（分数：14.20）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT true according to the second paragraph? A.Buying fancy cars and palatial homes is a rewarding way to spend money. B.The feeling of fulfillment wit