1、大学四级-121 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 a short essay on the following question. You should write at least U120/U words but no more than U180/U words.Suppose you could travel in time, what time period would
2、you like to travel to and why?（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 conver
3、sation and the questions 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.The man has nothing to do so far. B.The man is not satisfied with his current job.
4、 C.The man wants to spend more energy working. D.The man has recently split with his girlfriend.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.The man speaks English all the time. B.The man is trying to improve his spoken English. C.The woman is teaching the man how to write in English. D.The woman never speaks English un
5、less she absolutely has to.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.The bus station. C.The airport. B.The school. D.The travel agency.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(4). A.Andrew is an undergraduate student. B.Andrew has worked on a newspaper before. C.Andrew does not want to work on a newspaper. D.Andrew ever worked as a part-ti
6、me magazine editor.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(5). A.Go to a meeting for the handicapped. C.Do some charity in the meeting. B.Design a uniform for the meeting. D.Look for a job in the meeting.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.（分数：21.30）(1). A.She doesnt really want that much. B.She thinks the meal is different here. C.Shed li
7、ke to have only a cup of milk as breakfast. D.She doesnt like cooking in the morning.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.The man made a bad suggestion. B.The woman will take the mans advice. C.The woman has taught Jim in a pleasant way. D.The man has spoiled the peaceful atmosphere.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.TV is
8、 good at presenting the news. C.TV is extremely superficial. B.News reports dont tell anything. D.News shows are not presenting the news.（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.They left their pets with neighbours. B.They rented their ho
9、use to a student. C.They hired someone to stay in their home. D.They asked their gardener to watch their house.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.They look at a house-sitters score report. B.They interview a house-sitters friends. C.They check a house-sitters references. D.They attend a house-sitters party.（分数
10、：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.The homeowner is afraid of being accused. B.The house-sitter pleads again and again. C.Most house-sitters are very poor. D.The homeowner doesnt want to bother.（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.He changes to an
11、other job. C.The job is not good enough. B.There are few job opportunities. D.He is not a good employee.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.He found no chance of promotion. C.He was tired of the boring work. B.He found no way to like his boss. D.He was not satisfied with the salary.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.He ha
12、s only got two interviews so far. B.He has received no response of acceptance. C.He is waiting for the results of interviews. D.His resume has been refused by many companies.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(4). A.They are online companies. B.They are people unions that work in the same area. C.They are groups of p
13、eople dealing with difficult bosses. D.They are people online who help each other to find jobs.（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：28.40)Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：28.40）(1). A.Looking for foods. C.Behaviours ready to figh
14、t. B.Greeting gestures. D.Making sounds.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.Through their two big ears. C.Through the vibration of the air. B.Through their nerve system. D.Through the skin of the feet and trunk.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.To be the warning signs. C.To threaten the other animals. B.To indicate the t
15、erritorial areas. D.To show the food source.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(4). A.Humans can know the others well. B.Humans can get on well with animals. C.Humans can improve their communication. D.Humans can find the living place of the animals.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.六、BPassage Two/B(总题数：1，分数：21.30)Questions 20 to 22
16、are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：21.30）(1). A.They might have watched a lot of TV. B.They must be uninterested in math. C.They may be unable to go to college. D.They might have had computers in their bedrooms.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV. B.Hab
17、its of TV watching reduce learning interest. C.TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds. D.The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.More time should be spent on computers. B.Children should be forbidden from watching TV. C.
18、TV sets shouldnt be allowed in childrens bedrooms. D.Further studies on high-achieving students should be done.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.七、BPassage Three(总题数：1，分数：21.30)Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：21.30）(1). A.He had an unhealthy eating habit. B.He regarded honesty as
19、 the best policy. C.He was anxious to receive Christmas gifts. D.He misunderstood the doctor-patient relationship.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(2). A.He told the daughter what he suspected. B.He delayed running the necessary tests. C.He failed to confirm the patients disease. D.He forgot what the consultant had
20、 advised.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.(3). A.Learning from parents is necessary. B.Jumping to a conclusion is dangerous. C.Telling the truth may not always be the best solution. D.Selecting pleasant words may not be the perfect policy.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.八、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Directions: In this section, y
21、ou 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 required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the
22、third time, you should check what you have written.In recent years, more and more foreigners are involved in the teaching programmes of the United States. Both the advantages and the disadvantages of using foreign U U 1 /U /Uin teaching positions have to be considered, of course. It can be said that
23、 the foreign background that makes the faculty member from abroad an asset also creates problems of U U 2 /U /U, both for the university and for the U U 3 /U /U. The foreign research scholar usually isolates himself in the laboratory as a means of protection; however, what he needs is to be fitted i
24、nto a highly organised university system quite U U 4 /U /Uthat at home. He U U 5 /U /Udifferences in his daily work in philosophy, arrangements of courses and methods of teaching. Both the U U 6 /U /Uprofessor and his students lack background in each others cultures. Some concept of what is already
25、in the minds of American students is required by the foreign professor. While helping him to U U 7 /U /Uhis new environment, the university must also make certain adjustments in order to take full advantage of what the newcomer can offer. It isnt always known how to make U U 8 /U /Uuse of foreign fa
26、culty, especially at smaller colleges. This is thought to be a field where U U 9 /U /Ustudy is called for. The U U 10 /U /Uof such a study will be of value to colleges and universities with foreign faculty. （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 Readi
27、ng (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 blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each c
28、hoice 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 not use any of the words in the bank more than once.The term e-commerce refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet,
29、including transaction by consumers and business-to-business transactions. Conceptually, e-commerce does not differ from well-known commercial U U 1 /U /Usuch as banking by phone, “mail order“ catalogues, or sending a purchase order to a supplier via fax. E-commerce follows the same model used in oth
30、er business transactions; the U U 2 /U /Ulies in the details.To a consumer, the most visible form of e-commerce consists of online ordering. A customer begins with a catalogue of U U 3 /U /Uitems, selects an item, arranges a form of payment, and sends in an order. Instead of a physical catalogue, e-
31、commerce arranges for catalogues to be U U 4 /U /Uon the Internet. Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent over a computer network. Finally, instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce allows one to send pay
32、ment information U U 5 /U /U.In the decade after 1993, e-commerce grew from an U U 6 /U /Unovelty (新奇事物) to a mainstream business influence. In 1993, few U U 7 /U /Uhad a web page, and only a handful allowed one to order products or service online. Ten years later, both large and small businesses ha
33、d web pages, and most U U 8 /U /Uusers with the opportunity to place an order. Besides, many banks added online access, and online banking and bill paying became U U 9 /U /U. More importantly, the value of goods and services U U 10 /U /Uover the Internet grew dramatically after 1997.AacquiredBautoma
34、ticallyCcorporationsDdifferenceEdistractFdivisionGelectronicallyHfeasibleIinsignificantJoccasionalKofferingsLpossibleMprovidedNvisibleOwidespread（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：71.00)Directions: In this section, you are going t
35、o 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 with a letter. Answer the questions by marking th
36、e corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.In Troubled Spain, Boom Times for Foreign LanguagesFacing high unemployment at home, more Spaniards are seeking work abroad. But they are confronting a significant obstacle their poor foreign-language skills, in particular a lack of English.AWith a 20 percent
37、 unemployment rate, twice the European average, labour mobility has become a burning issue in Spain, prompting some business leaders to call for an overhaul of the Spanish education system that would make better language training a priority. Emilio Cuatrecasas, chairman of Cuatrecasas, one of the bi
38、ggest Spanish law firms, said recently that “Spain has to take seriously the need to reform its education, particularly in terms of teaching English.“BThere are early suggestions that the next generation will have sufficient communications skills to work outside Spain: More children are now being ta
39、ught by English speakers as part of their regular class work. At the same time, more adults are playing catch-up, notably trying to learn German to respond to employment offers in Germany, which has the largest economy in Europe.COne place where educational changes are under way is Madrid. A program
40、me run by the regional government has made about a third of primary state schools bilingual. The government expects to raise that proportion to half by 2015. On a recent morning at the Rosa Luxemburgo School in the district of Moncloa-Aravaca, 10-year-olds were studying the human body in English, le
41、arning terms like “salivary glands“ and “esophagus“. One of them, Macarena Ferrn, said that she also got to practice English regularly while vacationing abroad, last summer in the Netherlands. As to her long-term ambition, “I would like to live in New York because it looks like a very interesting ci
42、ty,“ she said in almost flawless English.DFor the current generation of Spanish job-seekers, however, working in New York might be more of a distant dream. While there are no reliable comparative statistics, language-school owners like Richard Vaughan even argue that “the level of English is lower t
43、han 15 years ago“, reflecting a general decline in education standards in Spain. Mr Vaughan, a Texan who moved to Spain in the 1970s, now runs Vaughan Systems, the largest English language teaching company in Spain. He estimated that “fewer than 5 percent of the students graduating from schools of e
44、ngineering, law or business possess a working knowledge of English“. Spanish politicians are also among the worst in Western Europe in terms of English skills.EMadrids bilingual programme, however, is giving the regions politicians something to gloat (得意) about. “This is a major step,“ said Luca Fig
45、ar, who oversees (监督) the regional governments education policy. “Until very recently, getting to a decent level of English was simply impossible for any child whose parents didnt have the money to send their child abroad or to a private school.“ The bilingual schools rely largely on Spanish teacher
46、s who get a monthly bonus of 180, about $255, for making the language switch. The schools also have recruited assistants who are native English speakers often Americans on an extended university break or sent to Spain through an education scholarship like the Fulbright programme. Between 30 percent and 50 percent of the class work is in English, including the science that was being taught last week at the Rosa Luxemburgo school.FIn ano
