1、大学英语四级-84 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：100.00)During the 1992 presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton observed, “Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is.For me, that balance is family,
2、work, and service.“ As an 1 at Wellesley College, Hillary mixed academic excellence with school government. Speaking at graduation, she said, “The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of malting what appears to be impossible, 2 .“ After graduation, Hillary advised the Children“s Defense
3、Fund in Cambridge and joined the impeachment inquiry staff advising the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. After completing those responsibilities, she “followed her heart to Arkansas,“ where Bill had begun his political career. They married in 1975. She joined the 3 of the Univers
4、ity of Arkansas Law School in 1975 and the Rose Law Firm in 1976. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter 4 her to the board of the Legal Services Corporation, and Bill Clinton became governor of Arkansas. Their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980. Hillary served as Arkansas“s First Lady for 12 years, balan
5、cing family, law, and public service. She 5 the Arkansas Educational Standards Committee, co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and served on the boards of the Arkansas Children“s Hospital, Legal Services, and the Children“s Defense Fund. As the nation“s First Lady, Hillary co
6、ntinued to balance public service with 6 life. Her active role began in 1993 when the President asked her to chair the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. She continued to be a leading 7 for expanding health insurance coverage, ensuring children are properly 8 , and raising public awareness o
7、f health issues. She wrote a weekly newspaper column entitled “Talking It Over,“ which focused on her experiences as First Lady and her observations of women, children, and families she has met around the world. Her 1996 book It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us was a best seller,
8、and she received a Grammy Award for her recording of it. As First Lady, her public involvement with many activities sometimes led to controversy. Undeterred by critics, Hillary won many admirers for her devoted support for women around the world and her 9 to children“s issues. She was elected United
9、 States Senator from New York on November 7,2000. She is the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate and the first woman elected 10 in New York. A. private B. chaired C. fluctuated D. verbally E. undergraduate F. advocate G. initiative H. immunized I. faculty J. possible K. statewide L.
10、 appointed M. commitment N. logical O. mobilized（分数：25.00）It has been months since Tina Moore last bit into a bagel or a slice of toast. “Protein is good. Carbs (碳水化合物) are bad,“ says 41-year-old Moore, who altered her diet five years ago in a bid to lose weight. Moore is one of an estimated 15 mill
11、ion-plus Americans seen as devoted followers of dieting advisor Dr. Robert Atkins, who 11 eating a diet high in protein for those who want to lose weight and keep it off. The hamburger patty is good, the hamburger bun bad, according to the 12 of Atkins, who has turned his philosophies into a dieting
12、 revolution, starting with his first book, Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution , in 1972. Atkins“ bookshis latest, Atkins for Life , was published this yearroutinely 13 best-seller lists. Atkins companies have made millions of dollars in sales of specialty low-carb food products and carb-counting scales, But
13、 the popularity of Atkins“ eating advice, now appealing to another generation, is 14 some food companies who rely on the consumer appetite for carbohydrate-laden foods such as pastas and pizzas, cakes, cookies and cereals, to add weight to their own bottom lines. “Our industry has to do something, a
14、nd soon, It is starting to become a 15 belief that carbohydrates are bad,“ said Judi Adams, director of the Wheat Foods Council, a society of industry players that includes ConAgra, General Mills and Kellogg Co. Part of the society“s push will be in Washington, where federal health officials are sta
15、rting talks on 16 to the nation“s 11-year-old Food Guide Pyramid . 17 , the pyramid puts bread, cereals, rice and pasta as the foundation for healthy eating, The strategy is a direct attack on Atkins: Americans who follow the Atkins diet increase their risk of health problems that include cardiovasc
16、ular disease, high cholesterol, kidney damage and some cancers, the Wheat Foods Council says. Adding 18 to injury, it claims that Atkins followers can also suffer headaches, constipation and bad breath. According to Atkins, he is not looking to go to war with the food companies, and even Atkins dieh
17、ards allow for an 19 doughnut or cookie. “We teach people how to respect it and, on rare occasions, have it in 20 ,“ he said. “We know people can“t stay away from it forever.“ A. mainstream B. top C. profitable D. occasional E. Currently F. panicking G. proceedings H. hasty I. recommends J. insult K
18、 teachings L. revisions M. Empirically N. moderation O. merge（分数：25.00）Sitting in a back room at London“s Barbican arts center, which is hosting the Game On Exhibition, Henry Jenkins delivers a line that would have jaws dropping in any gathering of the rich and famous. “I think games are going to b
19、e the most 21 art form of the 21st century,“ he says. It is, you might think, exactly what would be expected of someone introduced as “a professor of gaming.“ But Jenkins is much more than that. He is the director of a graduate program in 22 media studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MI
20、T) in Boston, which also covers film, television and other mass media. “Games are a significant but not the primary focus of the program,“ he says. “Our approach has been to 23 games more fully into the study of media, rather than apply them in one specialized field.“ The problem is that video games
21、 have yet to achieve 24 . They are often seen roughly of equal status with pornography (色情资料), providing instant contentment for the sort of people no one would invite to a dinner party. 25 everyone plays video games, but you may feel guilty if you are caught at it. But things did not go exactly to
22、plan. Jenkins wrote: “We were trying to start a conversation about gender, about the opening up of the girls game market, about the place of games in “boy culture,“ and so forth. But all the media wants to talk about is video-game 26 .“ The media madness reached new heights following the Columbine h
23、igh-school 27 , which looked like something out of a first-person shooter. He says: “the question is not whether video games are violentobviously all story-telling traditions have included violence and aggressionthe question is: “What are games saying about violence?“ Medieval epics are full of viol
24、ence, and there“s a lot of blood-lettingbut such stuff would never get 28 for a mainstream game title.“ “The difference in films is that 29 the fighting stops, you bury your head, and you remember who was lost. That forces you to think about the consequences of violence. And games are starting to in
25、troduce something similar, like 30 the dead. It“s not beyond the industry to say something thoughtful about violence.“ A. inhibited B. respectability C. staggering D. massacre E. periodically F. significant G. approved H. mourning I. unanimous J. solitarily K. integrate L. comparative M. practically
26、 N. intrigue O. violence（分数：25.00）Keeping a full social calendar may help protect you from dementia (痴呆症), researchers said on Monday. 31 active people who were not easily stressed had a 50 percent lower risk of developing dementia compared with men and women who were 32 and prone to distress, they
27、reported in the journal Neurology. “In the past, studies have shown that long-term distress can 33 parts of the brain, possibly leading to dementia,“ Hui-Xin Wang of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, who led the study, said in a 34 . “But our findings suggest that having a calm and 35 personality
28、in combination with a socially active lifestyle may decrease the risk of developing dementia even further.“ An estimated 24 million people worldwide have the memory loss, problems with direction and other 36 that signal Alzheimer“s disease and other forms of dementia. Researchers believe the number
29、of people with dementia may increase by four times by 2040, 37 the importance of better understanding the condition. The Swedish study involved 506 elderly people who did not have dementia when first examined. The volunteers were given questionnaires about their personality traits and lifestyles and
30、 then 38 for six years. Over that time, 144 people developed dementia with more socially active and less stressed men and women 50 percent less likely to be 39 with the condition. “The good news is, lifestyle factors can be modified as opposed to genetic factors which cannot be controlled,“ Wang sai
31、d. “But these are early results, so how exactly 40 attitude influences risk for dementia is not clear.“ A. affect B. outgoing C. undergoing D. diagnosed E. effect F. Socially G. tracked H. withdrew I. Vertically J. statement K. highlighting L. symptoms M. frictions N. mental O. isolated（分数：25.00）大学英
32、语四级-84 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：100.00)During the 1992 presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton observed, “Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is.For me, that balance is family, work
33、 and service.“ As an 1 at Wellesley College, Hillary mixed academic excellence with school government. Speaking at graduation, she said, “The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of malting what appears to be impossible, 2 .“ After graduation, Hillary advised the Children“s Defense Fund
34、 in Cambridge and joined the impeachment inquiry staff advising the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. After completing those responsibilities, she “followed her heart to Arkansas,“ where Bill had begun his political career. They married in 1975. She joined the 3 of the University
35、of Arkansas Law School in 1975 and the Rose Law Firm in 1976. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter 4 her to the board of the Legal Services Corporation, and Bill Clinton became governor of Arkansas. Their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980. Hillary served as Arkansas“s First Lady for 12 years, balancing
36、 family, law, and public service. She 5 the Arkansas Educational Standards Committee, co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and served on the boards of the Arkansas Children“s Hospital, Legal Services, and the Children“s Defense Fund. As the nation“s First Lady, Hillary contin
37、ued to balance public service with 6 life. Her active role began in 1993 when the President asked her to chair the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. She continued to be a leading 7 for expanding health insurance coverage, ensuring children are properly 8 , and raising public awareness of he
38、alth issues. She wrote a weekly newspaper column entitled “Talking It Over,“ which focused on her experiences as First Lady and her observations of women, children, and families she has met around the world. Her 1996 book It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us was a best seller, and
39、she received a Grammy Award for her recording of it. As First Lady, her public involvement with many activities sometimes led to controversy. Undeterred by critics, Hillary won many admirers for her devoted support for women around the world and her 9 to children“s issues. She was elected United Sta
40、tes Senator from New York on November 7,2000. She is the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate and the first woman elected 10 in New York. A. private B. chaired C. fluctuated D. verbally E. undergraduate F. advocate G. initiative H. immunized I. faculty J. possible K. statewide L. app
41、ointed M. commitment N. logical O. mobilized（分数：25.00）解析：E解析 此处应为元音开头的单数名词。根据该句中的 Wellesley College，academic 和 school等词可以推断空白处在语义上与学校、学习有关。在内容上应该表示“在校学生”，因此 undergraduate是最合适的词。解析：J解析 此处可为形容词、动词原形或动词过去分词，作为 making 的宾语补足语。从 making what appears to be impossible 的语义可知，希拉里想改变一些看起来不可能的事，本题填写 possible一词最为
42、合适。因为该词可表明希拉里的雄心勃勃。还在结构上与 impossible 相对，从而突出说话人坚决的态度。解析：I解析 此处应为名词。从空白处前的动词 join 可以推断此处需要一个表示某种机构组织的名词，再加上后面的 University 可以确定此处应为 faculty 一词，表明希拉里成为了大学教员。解析：L解析 此处应为及物动词的过去式，而且可与 to 搭配。本段主要介绍希拉里早期曾做过的工作。Jimmy Carter 是当时的总统。该句应表明总统给希拉里任命了一份工作，在词库中，appointed 意为“任命”，而且可以用于 appoint sb. to.的结构，因此为本题答案。解析
43、B解析 此处应为动词的过去式，而且是及物动词。从原文该段首句可以知道接下来将要讲到希拉里在工作方面的出色表现，而从第 2 句的结构可以知道空白处的单词应与 co-founded，served 并列，表示希拉里在阿肯色州教育标准委员会的工作角色，这样看来，chaired 一词最为合适。解析：A解析 此处应为形容词。从该句中的 balance public.with.可以推断此处需要的单词与public 意义相对，因此，private 为本题答案。解析：F解析 此处应为单数名词。从该句中的 continued to be 可以知道空白处的单词在语义上与上句的 active role 相关，表明希
44、拉里在健康保险问题上扮演积极的角色，在词库中，只有 advocate 在语义和词意色彩上符合要求。解析：H解析 此处应为形容词，作 are 的表语，或为动词的过去分词，与 are 构成被动语态。原文该句的关键字是 health，由此可知空白处所缺的单词应该与“健康”这个话题有关，因此 immunized 为本题答案。解析：M解析 此处应为名词。从该句的结构可以知道空白处的名词应该与 devoted support 并列，具有积极的词意色彩，表明希拉里为儿童事业贡献良多，由此可见，commitment 为本题答案。解析：K解析 空白处应为副词，修饰 elected 的方式，或限定 in New
45、York 的范围。在副词词库里，只有 statewide 一词表示范围，适合上下文的语义要求。It has been months since Tina Moore last bit into a bagel or a slice of toast. “Protein is good. Carbs (碳水化合物) are bad,“ says 41-year-old Moore, who altered her diet five years ago in a bid to lose weight. Moore is one of an estimated 15 million-plus Am
46、ericans seen as devoted followers of dieting advisor Dr. Robert Atkins, who 11 eating a diet high in protein for those who want to lose weight and keep it off. The hamburger patty is good, the hamburger bun bad, according to the 12 of Atkins, who has turned his philosophies into a dieting revolution
47、 starting with his first book, Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution , in 1972. Atkins“ bookshis latest, Atkins for Life , was published this yearroutinely 13 best-seller lists. Atkins companies have made millions of dollars in sales of specialty low-carb food products and carb-counting scales, But the popula
48、rity of Atkins“ eating advice, now appealing to another generation, is 14 some food companies who rely on the consumer appetite for carbohydrate-laden foods such as pastas and pizzas, cakes, cookies and cereals, to add weight to their own bottom lines. “Our industry has to do something, and soon, It
49、 is starting to become a 15 belief that carbohydrates are bad,“ said Judi Adams, director of the Wheat Foods Council, a society of industry players that includes ConAgra, General Mills and Kellogg Co. Part of the society“s push will be in Washington, where federal health officials are starting talks on 16 to the nation“s 11-year-old Food Guide Pyramid . 17 , the pyramid puts bread, cereals, rice and pasta as the foundation for healthy eating, The strategy is a direct attack on Atkins: Americans who follow the Atkins diet increase their risk of health problems that in
