1、大学英语四级 160及答案解析(总分：746.56，做题时间：130 分钟)一、Writing (30 minutes)(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic How I Finance My College Education. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.
2、1、上大学的费用(tuition and fees)可以通过多种途径解决。 2、哪种途径适合于我(说明理由) （分数：30.00）_二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Please Hold the Line Nearly all of us know what its like to be put on “musical hold“. Call almost any customer service number, and you can expect to hear at least a few bars of boring elevator mus
3、ic before an operator picks up. The question is: do you hang up or do you keep holding? That may depend on your gender and what type of music is playing, according to research reported by University of Cincinnati Associate Professor of Marketing, James Kellaris. Kellaris, who has studied the effects
4、 of music on consumers for more than 12 years, teamed with Sigma Research Management Group to evaluate the effects of “hold music“ for a company that operates a customer service line. The researchers tested four types of “on-hold“ music with 71 of the companys clients, 30 of them women. Light jazz,
5、classical, rock and the companys current format of adult alternative (a mix of contemporary styles) were all tested. The sample included individual consumers, small business and large business segments. Participants were asked to imagine calling a customer assistance line and being placed on hold. T
6、hey were then exposed to “on-hold“ music via headsets and asked to estimate how long it played. Their reactions and comments were also solicited and quantified by the researchers. Service providers, of course dont want you to have to wait on hold, but if you do, they want it to be a pleasant experie
7、nce for you. But Kellaris conclusions may hold some distressing news for companies. No matter what music was played, the time spent “on hold“ was generally overestimated. The actual wait in the study was 6 minutes, but the average estimate was 7 minutes and 6 seconds. He did find some good news for
8、the client who hired him. The kind of music theyre playing now, alternative, is probably their best choice. Two things made it a good choice. First, it did not produce significantly more positive or negative reactions in people. Second, males and females were less polarized in their reactions to thi
9、s type of music. Kellaris other findings, however, make the state of musical hold a little less firm: time spent “on hold“ seemed slightly shorter when light jazz was played, but the effect of music format differed for men and woman. Among the males, the wait seemed shortest when classical music was
10、 played. Among the females, the wait seemed longest when classical music was played. This may be related to differences in attention levels and musical preferences. In general, classical music evoked the most positive reactions among males; light jazz evoked the most positive reactions (and shortest
11、 waiting time estimates) among females. Rock was the least preferred across both gender groups and produced the longest waiting time estimates. “The rock musics driving beat kind of aggravates people calling customer assistance with a problem.“ said Kellaris. “The more positive the reaction to the m
12、usic, the shorter the waiting time seemed to be. So maybe time does tend to fly when youre having fun, even if youre on musical hold.“ Kellaris joked. But unfortunately for companies operating on-hold lines, men and women have different ideas about what music is “fun“. “The possible solution“, Kella
13、ris joked, “might be for the recorded message to say: if youre a male, please press one; if youre a female, please press two. If you are in a bad mood, please hang up and try later.“ （分数：71.00）(1).If you call almost any customer service number, and you can hear an operators voice at once.（分数：7.10）A.
14、YB.NC.NG(2).Kellaris has studied the effects of music on consumers for over 12 years.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).The research sample consisted of real clients of a company.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).The sample consisted of equal numbers of men and women.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).Service providers want to minimi
15、ze the time spent “on hold“.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(6).Advertising is considered a poor alternative to “on-hold“ music.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(7).The consumer service company surveyed was playing classical music.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(8).Kellaris other findings make the state of musical hold 1.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_
16、(9).Among the males, the wait seemed shortest when 1 was played.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_(10).According to Kellaris, 1 the reaction to the music, the shorter the waiting time seemed to be.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.He is an American.B.Not mentioned.C.He is a Chinese.D.He is a Jap
17、anese.A.Her hometown has changed a lot.B.She hasnt gone to any place.C.To her surprise, the man hasnt seen her for a long time.D.She is no longer the woman she was three years ago.A.The woman heard Ann was working in a hospital.B.The man saw Ann killed in an accident.C.Ann survived an accident.D.Ann
18、 was killed in an accident.A.11:20.B.9:20.C.Around 10.D.Around 13.A.It is neither cold nor hot in his hometown.B.It is very hot in his hometown.C.Its quite cold in his hometown.D.Its so warm here.A.The lecture is excellent.B.The lecture is very bad.C.She is somewhat interested in the lecture.D.She i
19、s astonished by the lecture.A.Because Tom wasnt at home.B.Because the man didnt get the right telephone number.C.Because Tom was too busy to come.D.Because there was something wrong with Toms phone.A.The woman suffered from her stomach trouble during the trip.B.The woman ate too much during the trip
20、.C.The woman suffered from seasickness during the trip.D.The woman was frightened by the big waves.四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.The womans husband.B.The owner of the apartment.C.The apartment manager.D.The tenant who occupies the apartment now.A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.A.Because she thought the apa
21、rtment was too small.B.Because it was the first apartment she had seen.C.Because her husband had not seen it.D.Because the rent was too high.A.This evening.B.Tonight.C.Sometime next week.D.Tomorrow.A.A satellite.B.An ordinary plane.C.A space plane.D.A space rocket.A.A space plane is bigger than an o
22、rdinary plane.B.A space plane looks totally different from an ordinary plane.C.A space plane carries more passengers than an ordinary plane.D.A space plane travels much faster than an-ordinary plane.A.A space rocket can only be used once.B.The pilot can fly a space plane just like an ordinary plane.
23、C.A space rocket travels much faster than a space plane.D.Both A and B.A.The music passed down from older generations.B.Recorded music instead of live music.C.Modern music young people can enjoy.D.The music children hear in a car.A.It can shape their likes and dislikes in music.B.It can help them le
24、arn language.C.It can help develop their mind.D.It helps them know about cultural values.A.Songs for lulling babies to sleep.B.Songs in a foreign language.C.Songs that promise, praise and teach culture values.D.All the above.A.Spend a longer time on vacation in the car.B.Have more choices in the mus
25、ic they hear.C.Enjoy music without being disturbed.D.Have another place to get together.A.He was afraid that he might be too far away from the shore.B.He was afraid of drowning in the sea.C.He was afraid that the tide might suddenly set in.D.He was afraid that the tide would wet his shoes and trouse
26、rs.A.He was tired of the sea, having lived near it for years.B.He had had some terrifying experiences on the sea.C.He knew the sea too well to like it.D.He couldnt swim well.A.The weather was nice and the sea was calm.B.He wanted to humor his children.C.He was in a very good mood that day.D.The bay
27、looked exceptionally beautiful that day.A.The sea can hardly be trusted even on a fine day.B.It is not safe for people to go boating in the open sea.C.People who know the sea well do not like it.D.Mr. Wilmot wouldnt want to go to the sea any more.A.They are kept in open prisons.B.They are allowed ou
28、t of the prison grounds.C.They are ordered to do cooking and cleaning.D.They are a small portion of the prison population.A.Some of their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons.B.Most of their prisoners are expected to work.C.Their prisoners are often sent to special centers for skil
29、l training.D.Their prisoners are allowed freedom to visit their families.A.They are encouraged to do maintenance for the training centre.B.Most of them get paid for their work.C.They have to cook their own meals.D.They can choose to do community work.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)On July 16, 1995 a new
30、 bookstore opened in the American city of Seattle. No one steps inside to buy anything. Yet the store, if you could call it that, had (36) 1 last year of 7,000 million dollars. Ten years ago, few people bought things over the Internet and they thought it was (37) 2, but Amazon-dot-com changed many p
31、eoples minds. Ten years later, an estimated seven out of ten American (38) 3have used a computer to buy something. Market researchers at comScore Networks estimate online (39) 4 last year at 117,000 million dollars. That was for goods and travel services. The person who started Amazon, Jeffrey Bezos
32、, remains its leader. In the 1990s he urged (40) 5to help Amazon “get big fast. “ Yet Amazon invested in many similar businesses that (41) 6. Amazon lost plenty of money and did not make a profit until 2003. Its most recent profit and (42) 7report, released last week, was better than many market wat
33、chers had expected. Today people can buy not just books and music but also many other products through Amazon. It competes with eBay, which celebrates its tenth birthday in (43) 8. EBay calls itself “the worlds online marketplace. “ (44) 9. (45) 10. EBay has grown to include several other businesses
34、, including PayPal, a company that processes online payments. As online sellers grew, traditional stores saw the future. Today, (46) 11, Wal-Mart. （分数：10.00）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:_填空项 1:_七、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：2，分数：355.00)No one really likes help. I
35、t is a great deal more satisfactory to be given the opportunity to earn ones daily bread; and if, by so doing, one can create a continuing means of livelihood, more jobs, and better living conditions for ones community, which is more satisfactory still. It is on this premise that the World Food Prog
36、ramme bases most of its operations. But how can a man born of unemployed, undernourished parents, in the depths of poverty that spreads the shanty towns near Latin American cities, or displaced peoples camps in Africa and Asia, begin to make some improvement? Someone must help, someone who understan
37、ds that both food and employment are fundamental to his need. Most thinking people must have remarked at some time or other that it doesnt make sense for half the population of the world to be in need of better food while governments and farmers elsewhere are worried by surpluses. For a number of ye
38、ars, until recently, North America and Australia had too much wheat. Japan had too much rice. Similarly the EEC rapidly built a butter “mountain“ in its short history. It was an awareness of the cruel paradox of a world with surpluses and starvation that prompted the setting up of the World Food Pro
39、gramme by the United Nations and also by the Food and Agricultural Organization. Its organizers realized that it could be useful both to developed and developing countries. It could remove surpluses in such a way that they did not upset normal trading or threaten the livelihood of farmers in contrib
40、utor countries, and then use these food to feed people and aid development in poor-privileged areas. So how does the World Food Programme (WFP) work and what has it achieved? Logically, the story starts with a pledging session. The contributor countries, of which there have been a hundred and four o
41、ver the years, pledge themselves to give a certain value during the succeeding two years. Most of these pledges are honoured by gifts of food, but countries which do not produce food surplus to their own needs pledge money to finance the administration and shipping of the food given by others. Meanw
42、hile, the WFP staff in Rome get requests from countries which would like to receive this food aid. Some of these are emergency requests when earthquake, hurricane, flood, drought or pestilence strikes, or political disorder cause a new wave of refugees. Of course, WFP responds to these, but they rep
43、resent no more than a quarter of its aid in any one year. The real objective is to aid constructive development , and so to make full preparation against the every day disaster of having little food to eat, no work to go to, no dignity to have. So the WFP staff are responsive to requests from govern
44、ments who want initial help to develop new lands for farming, to build roads, to provide irrigation, and so on. The government of the would-be recipient country has to put forward what is considered to be a worthwhile and workable scheme, and if this is accepted, WFP agrees to supply food to a certa
45、in value for a specified period of years (usually three to five). Usually the food is for the people; sometimes it is for their farm livestock. （分数：177.50）(1).The main idea of the first two paragraphs is that many people_.（分数：35.50）A.feel offended by people who offer them giftsB.are prevented from r
46、ising in the world by the poverty of their surroundingsC.need to be given both food and the chance to earn their livingD.feel their pride hurt if they are given charity(2).Paragraph II _.（分数：35.50）A.answers an objection that some readers may raise to paragraph IB.guards against the possibility that
47、you have read in paragraph IC.contradicts the idea of paragraph ID.is more optimistic than paragraph I(3).Paragraph IV emphasises that since surpluses (e. g. of butter) exist, therefore aid programmes（分数：35.50）A.may promote over-production of some goodsB.put the interests of the producers before tho
48、se of the consumersC.could interfere with more normal types of tradeD.will help the givers as well as the receivers(4).The main aim of the WFP is to_.（分数：35.50）A.meet the needs created by unexpected crisis such as hurricanesB.give food to those nations that need itC.find a way of helping poorer nations to cope with emergenciesD.help the poorer nations to help themselves(5).WFPs plans for underdeveloped countries emphasize the need to _.（分数：35.50）A.develop types of fruit trees that will
