1、大学四级-202 及答案解析(总分:713.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数:1,分数:106.00)1.大学毕业,毕业生是先就业还是先择业 2. 不同的人有不同的看法 3. 你的看法 On Job-hunting_ _ _ _ (分数:106.00)_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数:1,分数:70.00)Dollar Down, Emerging Stock Markets SurgeStock markets in major emerging countries such as China and Brazil have been on
2、fire this year, attracting a wave of investment from the United States and rest of the world as well as driving down the value of the U. S. dollar. The dollar“s decline-it hit a 14-month low against major currencies Thursday-is adding to sizzling returns for investors in emerging markets and has hel
3、ped spur American exports. But it also has raised worries among international finance officials and American consumers who have seen their currency rapidly lose purchasing power and prestige in recent months. Stock indexes in many of the emerging economies from South Africa and Russia to South Korea
4、 are on track to gain from 50 percent to 100 percent or more this year, compared with the 10 percent to 20 percent returns expected in U. S. markets. Investors in foreign markets are benefiting from the rise of foreign currencies against the dollar, which can double their returns. That makes it an i
5、rresistible trade even for American investors, who have been pouring $ 30 billion a month into foreign markets. The worldwide investment binge in emerging markets-and some developed countries such as Australia and Canada that benefit greatly from trading with them-has emerged as a key reason behind
6、the rapid decline of the dollar this year. The dollar“s decline, in turn, has been feeding inflation fears and talk about finding a way to end the dollar“s status as the world“s principle reserve currency. Laza Kekic, analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit, a London-based research and advisory f
7、irm, said big emerging countries such as Brazil and China are being rewarded for their good economic management in recent years that included using some of the burgeoning revenues from their exports to the developed world to pile up huge reserve funds that helped them to weather the global economic
8、crisis in the past year. That contrasts with the big debts and paltry savings and reserves in the United States and some other developed countries-a trend that not only fueled the debt crisis but continues to hold growth hack in those countries as consumers, banks and businesses struggle to cope wit
9、h a legacy of debt and default. “The emerging markets have held up better because their overall economic performance has been much better than that of the developed world, which has experienced its worst recession since the Second World War,“ Mr. Kekic said. While much media attention has focused on
10、 India and China, which never stopped growing even while the developed world was in deep recession, other emerging markets such as South Korea and South Africa also weathered the global recession very well, showing for the first time they could “decouple“ from the developed world, he said. As a resu
11、lt of their superior economic performance, emerging markets for the first time in years are expected to attract more direct investment from the outside world in businesses and properties than the United States and other developed countries in 2009, he said. The United States in past years attracted
12、the most foreign investment. While the rise of developing countries need not be a detriment to the United States, it is hurting the U. S. currency in a way not seen before. Investors worldwide are dumping their dollars to buy into foreign markets, driving down the value of the currency. Worsening th
13、e trend, big investors including New York hedge funds are employing a technique that enhances their returns by first borrowing money in the United States, where short-term interest rates are close to zero, and then investing that money in emerging markets. The tactic, called the “dollar carry trade,
14、“ enables traders to leverage their investments several times over and take advantage of the diverging currencies, further multiplying their returns. To complement this leveraging strategy, some hedge funds are profiting by “shorting“ the dollar, or betting that it will decline. All of this leads to
15、 even more intensive dollar selling. The emerging market countries have become a powerful force propelling the dollar“s decline as they have been dumping large shares of the dollars they receive from investors and exporters and exchanging them for Euros and other currencies in a drive to diversify t
16、heir reserve holdings. While these investment strategies have yielded triple-digit returns for many investors, they are widely acknowledged to be risky, as emerging markets remain highly volatile and the global economic recovery remains far from certain. “The spectacular rally in emerging markets lo
17、oks like another bubble in the making,“ said Robert P. Smith, a former emerging market trader and author of a book on global investment. As with past bubbles in housing and credit, many analysts suspect a bubble in world stock markets- including U.S. markets-is being fueled by a revival of leveragin
18、g strategies on Wall Street, easy money and extremely low interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve and other central banks. Hedge funds and other leveraged investors are counting on the Fed maintaining short-term rates near zero for at least another year- a safe bet as Fed Chairman Ben S. Be
19、rnanke on Thursday repeated the central bank“s intent of keeping rates low for “an extended period“ until it becomes clear the economy is in a self-sustaining recovery. “Excess liquidity is buoying risky assets indiscriminately, while punishing the dollar,“ said David Woo, currency analyst at Barcla
20、ys Capital. He expects the boon for stock markets and the downturn for the dollar to continue until the Fed signals that it is ready to start withdrawing liquidity from financial markets, probably early next year. Mr. Smith said he is skeptical of the “decoupling“ theory feeding the emerging market
21、frenzy. He questions how countries such as China and South Korea, whose economies in the past have relied heavily on exports to the U.S. and other developed countries, can keep growing robustly while Western consumers remain in the doldrums. “We may discover in a few months that the rich valuations
22、at which we now buy emerging market shares are unsupported by the risk adjusted prospects for earnings, and experience sharp losses,“ Mr. Smith said.(分数:70.00)(1).What caused the value of U. S. dollars to decline this year according to the passage?(分数:7.00)A.The fast development of stock market in t
23、he United States,B.Some emerging counties“ vigorously developing stock markets.C.The abundant investment that China and Brazil put in the United States.D.It is not mentioned in the text.(2).Both of the sizzling returns for investors in emerging markets and spurring American exports are somewhat bene
24、fiting from -|_|-.(分数:7.00)A.major emerging countriesB.investors in foreign marketsC.the worldwide investmentD.the US dollar“s declining(3).The information given in paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 shows that -|_|-.(分数:7.00)A.quite a few countries and districts would benefit more than the United States f
25、rom stock marketB.all foreign investors would benefit more than double as expected from foreign currency marketC.American investors have been pouring $ 30 billion a month into all marketsD.South Korean and Taiwan are most likely to gain 100 percent or more this year(4).The negative chain effect of t
26、he US dollar“s decline has induced inflation fears and talk about -|_|-.(分数:7.00)A.finding a way out for US dollar as the world“s principle reserve currencyB.working out a way to put an end to US dollar“s status as the world“s principle reserve currencyC.the failure of the US dollar as the world“s p
27、rinciple reserve currencyD.tragic prospect of US dollar as the world“s principle reserve currency(5).According to Mr. Kekic, the emerging markets“ overall economic performance has been much better than that of the developed world, so -|_|-.(分数:7.00)A.the former has behaved better than the latter in
28、the current financial crisisB.the latter has behaved better than the former in the current financial crisisC.the former has been more successful than the latterD.the latter has been more successful than the former(6).Emerging markets like India and China for the first time in years are expected to a
29、ttract more direct investment from the outside world than the U. S. because -|_|-.(分数:7.00)A.the value declining of the U.S. dollarsB.emerging countries“ unceasing development in the global recessionC.they haven“t been affected by the global financial crisisD.they attract direct investment from Sout
30、h Korea and South Africa(7).What is the effect that the rise of developing countries to the U. S. ?(分数:7.00)A.Their rising has damaged the U. S.B.US dollar is being hurt in a new way.C.The US states is being threatened in the world.D.Their rising has endangered the status of the united states in the
31、 world.(8).Robert P. Smith said that the spectacular rally in emerging markets looks like 1.(分数:7.00)(9).Hedge funds and other leveraged investors are expecting the Fed maintaining short-term rates for 1.(分数:7.00)(10).David Woo hopes the benefit of stock markets and the declining of the dollar conti
32、nue till the Fed signals that it is ready to begin 1 from financial markets.(分数:7.00)三、Part Listening Com(总题数:0,分数:0.00)四、Section A(总题数:4,分数:105.00)(分数:35.00)A.The man bought a coat at a discount.B.The man is delighted about the purchase.C.The man doesn“t regard the coat as a bargain.D.The man actua
33、lly doesn“t appreciate the coat“s color.A.She is going to buy the man a cup of coffee.B.She will be right when she comes back.C.The man“s requirement is ridiculous.D.She is also tired.A.She thinks it“s a terrible thing.B.She doesn“t want to see it.C.She doesn“t want the star to act in the film.D.She
34、 is happy about it.A.His dog is very strong and can help.B.He has a neighbor called Chandler.C.She can give her dog to him for a while.D.Chris deserves what he got.A.She is unbelievably nice.B.She is an expert in computer science.C.She should not enter the dormitory.D.She is strict.(分数:21.00)A.Neith
35、er of them knows why the person was fired.B.They can“t believe that a dog graduated from Yale.C.The woman doesn“t agree with the man.D.The man is not good at his job.A.It isn“t written by James.B.It is the best story ever.C.It is boring.D.It is hideous.A.Her purse was robbed by a fake policeman.B.Sh
36、e is extremely angry for her loss.C.She finds her experience very strange.D.Two policemen have caught the robber.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. (分数:28.00)A.Drug addiction.B.A headache.C.Pain-killers.D.The woman“s suggestion.A.From a drug dealer.B.Without the do
37、ctor“s prescription.C.Legally from the doctor.D.From the woman.A.Pain-relievers have little harm.B.Pain-relievers can be addictive.C.Heroin and morphine are addictive.D.Not all people who try to get pain-relievers have an ache.A.He thinks that it“s helpful.B.He is scared and thinks that it“s terribl
38、e.C.He thinks that it“s reasonable to stop taking pain-killers.D.He will take notice to the doctor because the doctor is a drug dealer.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. (分数:21.00)A.He agrees because Linda“s results of the final exam are great.B.He doesn“t agree be
39、cause Linda isn“t good at it.C.He agrees because Linda is interested in science.D.He doesn“t agree because Linda“s parents are scientists.A.Her drawing isn“t good enough.B.She likes teaching more.C.The X-Men has been already published.D.She doesn“t want to lose the enjoyment.A.She is totally against
40、 it.B.She doesn“t think she has the patience.C.She wants to teach two years later.D.She doesn“t want teaching to destroy her hobby.五、Section B(总题数:3,分数:70.00)Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. (分数:21.00)A.Not all of them run away when exposed to light.B.They
41、 pass information to each other.C.Cockroaches live in urban areas.D.In most cases they like light.A.Because they are afraid of light.B.One reason is to get away from their enemies.C.Because they sleep during the day.D.The kitchen is the darkest place at home.A.By sight and sound.B.By the light.C.By
42、the flow of the air caused by you.D.By the vibration of bread crumbs.Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. (分数:21.00)A.It is the loss of memory.B.It is a kind of drug.C.It lasts only 24 hours.D.Only aged people might get it.A.Because amnesia is an abnormal dise
43、ase.B.Because people are made unable to distinguish between the past and the future.C.Because people need past experience to imagine the future.D.Because people will soon forget what they are doing.A.It doesn“t work and is harmful.B.Sometimes it will cure amnesia if you keep doing it repeatedly.C.In
44、 movies it won“t work but in reality it does.D.It is extremely deadly.Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. (分数:28.00)A.A supermodel must be famous in the UK.B.To be a supermodel demands certain career background.C.A supermodel is taller and more beautiful.D.
45、A supermodel must have a fashionable name.A.They want them to be rich.B.They want them to show off their works.C.They want them to be busy.D.They want them to wear outrageously.A.They live a jet-set lifestyle.B.They like strange clothes.C.They could achieve great publicity.D.They often own fashion m
46、agazines.A.It exists not only within the fashion press.B.It is criticized that the supermodels are too young.C.The Southern European standard of beauty is criticized.D.The supermodels earn too much.六、Section C(总题数:1,分数:77.00)How you learn as a student in the knowledge economy may be a little differe
47、nt to how you have gone about your learning in the past. One of the main difference is you don“t have to turn up for class at 1 time because there are no lectures. While this might disappoint some people, the fact of the matter is that research 2 shows that lecturing is the least effective teaching
48、method. This is because, with a few exceptions, students play a passive role which usually amounts to 3 learning. One of the great benefits provided by the now ubiquitous (无所不在的) information and communication 4 is the opportunity for more a holistic (整体的) learning environment; one that“s inclusive, 5 , highly interactive and “most importantly“ relevant to the needs of learners. The days of information transmission are over. Online learning 6 instead on developing your power of 7 and synthesis, not your ability to memorise facts and