2007年12月22日大学英语四级(CET-4)试题及答案

2007年12月22日大学英语四级(CET-4)试题及答案

2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷2007年12月22日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试题B卷　　PartIWriting(30minutes)　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。　　PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)　　Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.　　UniversitiesBranchOut　　Asneverbeforeintheirlonghistory,universitieshavebecomeinstrumentsofnationalcompetitionaswellasinstrumentsofpeace.Theyaretheplaceofthescientificdiscoveriesthatmoveeconomiesforward,andtheprimarymeansofeducatingthetalentrequiredtoobtainandmaintaincompetitiveadvantage.Butatthesametime,theopeningofnationalborderstotheflowofgoods,services,informationandespeciallypeoplehasmadeuniversitiesapowerfulforceforglobalintegration,mutualunderstandingandgeopoliticalstability.　　Inresponsetothesameforcesthathavedriventheworldeconomy,universitieshavebecomemoreself-consciouslyglobal:seekingstudentsfromaroundtheworldwhorepresenttheentirerangeofculturesandvalues,sendingtheirownstudentsabroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers,offeringcourseofstudythataddressthechallengesofaninterconnectedworldandcollaborative(合作的)researchprogramstoadvancescienceforthebenefitofallhumanity.　　Oftheforcesshapinghighereducationnoneismoresweepingthanthemovementacrossborders.Overthepastthreedecadesthenumberofstudentsleavinghomeeachyeartostudyabroadhasgrownatanannualrateof3.9percent,from800,000in1975to2.5millionin2004.Mosttravelfromonedevelopednationtoanother,buttheflowfromdevelopingtodevelopedcountriesisgrowingrapidly.Thereverseflow,fromdevelopedtodevelopingcountries,isontherise,too.Todayforeignstudentsearn30percentofthedoctoraldegreesawardedintheUnitedStatesand38percentofthoseintheUnitedKingdom.Andthenumbercrossingbordersforundergraduatestudyisgrowingaswell,to8percentoftheundergraduatesatAmerica’sbestinstitutionsand10percentofallundergraduatesintheU.K.IntheUnitedStates,20percentofthenewlyhiredprofessorsinscienceandn2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷engineeringareforeign-born,andinChinamanynewlyhiredfacultymembersatthetopresearchuniversitiesreceivedtheirgraduateeducationabroad.　　Universitiesarealsoencouragingstudentstospendsomeoftheirundergraduateyearsinanothercountry.InEurope,morethan140,000studentsparticipateintheErasmusprogrameachyear,takingcoursesforcreditinoneof2,200participatinginstitutionsacrossthecontinent.AndintheUnitedStates,institutionsarehelpingplacestudentsinthesummerinternships(实习)abroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers.YaleandHarvardhaveledtheway,offeringeveryundergraduateatleastoneinternationalstudyorinternshipopportunity—andprovidingthefinancialresourcestomakeitpossible.　　Globalizationisalsoreshapingthewayresearchisdone.Onenewtrendinvolvessourcingportionsofaresearchprogramtoanothercountry.YaleprofessorandHowardHughesMedicalInstituteinvestigatorTianXudirectsaresearchcenterfocusedonthegeneticsofhumandiseaseatShanghai’sFudanUniversity,incollaborationwithfacultycolleaguesfrombothschools.TheShanghaicenterhas95employeesandgraduatestudentsworkingina4,300-square-meterlaboratoryseminarswithscientistsfrombothcampuses.Thearrangementbenefitsbothcountries;Xu’sYalelabismoreproductive,thankstothelowercostsofconductingresearchinChina,andChinesegraduatestudents,postdoctorsandfacultygeton-the-jobtrainingfromaworld-classscientistandhisU.S.team.　　Asaresultofitsstrengthinscience,theUnitedStateshasconsistentlyledtheworldinthecommercializationofmajornewtechnologies,fromthemainframecomputerandtheintegratedcircuitofthe1960stotheInternetinfrastructure(基础设施)andapplicationssoftwareofthe1990s.thelinkbetweenuniversity-basedscienceandindustrialapplicationisoftenindirectbutsometimeshighlyvisible:SiliconValleywasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversity,andRoute128outsideBostonhaslonghousedcompaniesspunofffromMITandHarvard.Aroundtheworld,governmentshaveencouragedcopyingofthismodel,perhapsmostsuccessfullyinCambridge,England,whereMicrosoftandscoresofotherleadingsoftwareandbiotechnologycompanieshavesetupshoparoundtheuniversity.　　Forallitssuccess,theUnitedStatesremainsdeeplyhesitantaboutsustainingtheresearch-universitymodel.Mostpoliticiansrecognizethelinkbetweeninvestmentinscienceandnationaleconomicstrength,butsupportforresearchfundinghasbeenunsteady.ThebudgetoftheNationalInstitutesofHealthdoubledbetween1998and2003,buthasrisenmoreslowlythaninflationsincethen.Supportforthephysicalsciencesandengineeringbarelykeptpacewithinflationduringthatsameperiod.Theattempttomakeuplostgroundiswelcome,butthenationwouldbebetterservedbysteady,n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷predictableincreasesinsciencefundingattherateoflong-termGDPgrowth,whichisontheorderofinflationplus3percentperyear.　　Americanpoliticianshavegreatdifficultrecognizingthatadmittingmoreforeignstudentscangreatlypromotethenationalinterestbyincreasinginternationalunderstanding.Adjustedforinflation,publicfundingforinternationalexchangesandforeign-languagestudyiswellbelowthelevelsof40yearsago,inthewakeofSeptember11,changesinthevisaprocesscausedadramaticdeclineinthenumberofforeignstudentsseekingadmissiontoU.S.universities,andacorrespondingsurgeinenrollmentsinAustralia,SingaporeandtheU.K.ObjectionsfromAmericanuniversityandthebusinessleadersledtoimprovementsintheprocessandreversalofthedecline,buttheUnitedStatesisstillseenbymanyasunwelcomingtointernationalstudents.　　MostAmericansrecognizethatuniversitiescontributetothenation’swell-beingthroughtheirscientificresearch,butmanyfearthatforeignstudentsthreatenAmericancompetitivenessbytakingtheirknowledgeandskillsbackhome.TheyfailtograspthatwelcomingforeignstudentstotheUnitedStateshastwoimportantpositiveeffects:first,theverybestofthemstayintheStatesand—likeimmigrantsthroughouthistory—strengthenthenation;andsecond,foreignstudentswhostudyintheUnitedStatesbecomeambassadorsformanyofitsmostcherished(珍视)valueswhentheyreturnhome.Oratleasttheyunderstandthembetter.InAmericaaselsewhere,fewinstrumentsofforeignpolicyareaseffectiveinpromotingpeaceandstabilityaswelcominginternationaluniversitystudents.　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。　　1.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthatpresent-dayuniversitieshavebecome________.　　A)morepopularizedthaneverbefore　　B)in-servicetrainingorganizations　　C)apowerfulforceforglobalintegration　　D)moreandmoreresearch-oriented　　2.Overthepastdecades,theenrollmentofoverseasstudentshasincreased________.　　A)atanannualrateof8percentn2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　B)atanannualrateof3.9percent　　C)by800,000　　D)by2.5million　　3.IntheUnitedStates,howmanyofthenewlyhiredprofessorsinscienceandengineeringareforeign-born?　　A)38%　　B)10%　　C)30%　　D)20%　　4.HowdoYaleandHarvardpreparetheirundergraduatesforglobalcareers?　　A)Theygivethemchancesforinternationalstudyorinternship.　　B)TheyarrangeforthemtoparticipateintheErasmusprogram.　　C)Theyofferthemvariouscoursesininternationalpolitics.　　D)Theyorganizeaseriesofseminarsonworldeconomy.　　5.Anexampleillustratingthegeneraltrendofuniversities’globalizationis________.　　A)Yale’sestablishingbranchcampusesthroughouttheworld　　B)Yale’sstudentexchangeprogramwithEuropeaninstitutions　　C)Yale’shelpingChineseuniversitiestolaunchresearchprojects　　D)Yale’scollaborationwithFudanUniversityongeneticresearch.　　6.WhatdowelearnaboutSiliconValleyfromthepassage?　　A)ItisknowntobethebirthplaceofMicrosoftCompany.　　B)ItwasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversity.　　C)ItiswheretheInternetinfrastructurewasbuiltup.n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　D)IthousesmanycompaniesspunofffromMITandHarvard.　　7.WhatissaidabouttheU.S.federalfundingforresearch?　　A)Ithasincreasedby3percent.　　B)Itdoubledbetween1998and2003.　　C)Ithasbeenunsteadyforyears.　　D)Ithasbeenmorethansufficient.　　8.ThedramaticdeclineintheenrollmentofforeignstudentsintheU.S.afterSeptember11wascausedby________.　　9.ManyAmericansfearthatAmericancompetitivenessmaybethreatenedbyforeignstudentswhowill________.　　10.ThepolicyofwelcomingforeignstudentscanbenefittheU.S.inthattheverybestofthemwillstayand________.　　PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)　　SectionA　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　11.A)Sheusedtobeinpoorhealth.　　B)Shedidn’tdowellathighschool.　　C)Shewaspopularamongboys.　　D)Shewassomewhatoverweight.　　12.A)Attheairport.　　B)Atthehotelreception.n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　C)Inarestaurant.　　D)Inabookingoffice.　　13.A)Havingconfidenceinherson.　　B)Tellinghersonnottoworry.　　C)Teachinghersonbyherself.　　D)Askingtheteacherforextrahelp.　　14.A)Haveashortbreak.　　B)Taketwoweeksoff.　　C)Goonvacationwiththeman.　　D)Continueherworkoutdoors.　　15.A)Heistakingcareofhistwinbrother.　　B)HeisworriedaboutRod’shealth.　　C)Hehasbeeninperfectcondition.　　D)Hehasbeenfeelingillallweek.　　16.A)SheboughtanewsetoffurniturefromItalylastmonth.　　B)Shesoldallherfurniturebeforeshemovedhouse.　　C)Sheplanstoputallheroldfurnitureinthebasement.　　D)Shestillkeepssomeoldfurnitureinhernewhouse.　　17.A)Thewomanforgotleadingthebooktotheman.　　B)Thewomandoesn’tfindthebookusefulanymore.　　C)Thewomandoesn’tseemtoknowwhatthebookisabout.　　D)Thewomanwonderedwhythemandidn’treturnthebook.　　18.A)Mostoftheman’sfriendsareathletes.　　B)Themandoesn’tlooklikeasportsman.n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　C)Fewpeoplesharethewoman’sopinion.　　D)Thewomandoubtstheman’sathleticability.　　Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　19.A)Sheisafraidthatshehaslostit.　　B)Sheisgoingtogetitattheairport.　　C)Shehaspackeditinoneofherbags.　　D)shehasprobablyleftitinataxi.　　20.A)Itwillcostheralot.　　B)Itwilllastoneweek.　　C)Itendsinwinter.　　D)Itdependsontheweather.　　21.A)Thereisalotofstufftopack.　　B)Theremightbeatrafficjam.　　C)Theplaneistakingoffsoon.　　D)Thetaxiiswaitingforthem.　　22.A)Athome.　　B)Intheman’scar.　　C)Bythesideofataxi.　　D)Attheairport.　　Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　23.A)Sheisthirstyforpromotion.　　B)Sheistiredofherpresentwork.　　C)Shewantsamuchhighersalary.　　D)Shewantstosavetravelexpenses.n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　24.A)Languageinstructor.　　B)Environmentalengineer.　　C)Translator.　　D)Travelagent.　　25.A)Devotionandworkefficiency.　　B)Livelypersonalityandinquiringmind.　　C)Communicationskillsandteamspirit.　　D)Educationandexperience.　　SectionB　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　PassageOne　　Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　26.A)Theywantchildrentokeepthemcompany.　　B)Theywanttoenrichtheirlifeexperience.　　C)Theyneedlookingafterintheiroldage.　　D)Theycarealotaboutchildren.　　27.A)Theirbirthparentsoftentrytoconcealtheirbirthinformation.　　B)Theyareusuallyadoptedfromdistantplaces.　　C)Theirbirthinformationisusuallykeptsecret.　　D)Theiradoptiveparentsdon’twantthemtoknowtheirbirthparents.n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　28.A)Theydonotwanttohurtthefeelingsoftheiradoptiveparents.　　B)Theyhavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirnaturalparents.　　C)Theygenerallyholdbadfeelingstowardstheirbirthparents.　　D)Theyarefullyawareoftheexpensesinvolvedinthesearch.　　29.A)Adoptionhasmuchtodowithlove.　　B)Understandingisthekeytosuccessfuladoption.　　C)Mostpeopleprefertoadoptchildrenfromoverseas.　　D)Earlyadoptionmakesforcloserparent-childrelationship.　　PassageTwo　　Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　30.A)Hesufferedfrommentalillness.　　B)HeboughtTheWashingtonPost.　　C)Hewasonceareporterforamajornewspaper.　　D)Heturnedafailingnewspaperintoasuccess.　　31.A)Shecommittedsuicidebecauseofhermentaldisorder.　　B)ShegotherfirstjobasateacherattheUniversityofChicago.　　C)ShewasthefirstwomantoleadabigU.S.publishingcompany.　　D)Shetookoverherfather’spositionwhenhedied.　　32.A)Katharinehadexertedanimportantinfluenceontheworld.　　B)Peoplecametoseetheroleofwomeninthebusinessworld.　　C)AmericanmediawouldbequitedifferentwithoutKatharine.　　D)KatharineplayedamajorpartinreshapingAmericans’mind.　　PassageThree　　Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　33.A)It’llallowthemtoreceivefreemedicaltreatment.　　B)It’llpreventthedoctorsfromoverchargingthem.　　C)It’llenablethemtoenjoythebestmedicalcare.　　D)It’llprotectthemfrompossiblefinancialcrises.　　34.A)Theymaynotbeabletoreceivetimelymedicaltreatment.　　B)Theycanonlyvisitdoctorswhospeaktheirnativelanguages.　　C)Theyhavetogothroughverycomplicatedapplicationprocedures.　　D)Theycan’timmediatelygetbackthemoneypaidfortheirmedicalcost.　　35.A)Theymustsendthereceiptstotheinsurancecompanypromptly.　　B)Theyhavetopayamuchhigherpricetogetaninsurancepolicy.　　C)Theyneedn’tpaytheentiremedicalbillatonce.　　D)Theydon’thavetopayforthemedicalservices.　　SectionC　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　Moreandmoreoftheworld’spopulationarelivingintownsorcities.Thespeedatwhichcitiesaregrowinginthelessdevelopedcountriesis(36)__________.Between1920and1960bigcitiesindevelopedcountries(37)________twoandahalftimesinsize,butinotherpartsoftheworldthegrowthwaseighttimestheirsize.　　The(38)__________sizeofgrowthisbadenough,buttherearenowalsovery(39)__________signsoftroubleinthe(40)__________ofpercentagesn2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷ofpeoplelivingintownsandpercentagesofpeopleworkinginindustry.Duringthenineteenthcenturycitiesgrewasaresultofthegrowthofindustry.InEuropethe(41)__________ofpeoplelivingincitieswasalwayssmallerthanthatofthe(42)__________workinginfactories.Now,however,the(43)__________isalmostalwaystrueinthenewlyindustrialisedworld:(44)__________________________________________________________.　　Withoutabaseofpeopleworkinginindustry,thesecitiescannotpayfortheirgrowth;(45)__________________________________________________________.Therehasbeenlittleopportunitytobuildwatersuppliesorotherfacilities.(46)__________________________________________________________,agrowthinthenumberofhopelessanddespairingparentsandstarvingchildren.　　PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)　　SectionA　　Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.　　Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　Aswarspreadstomanycornersoftheglobe,childrensadlyhavebeendrawnintothecenterofconflicts.InAfghanistan,Bosnia,andColombia,however,groupsofchildrenhavebeentakingpartinpeaceeducation__47__.Thechildren,afterlearningtoresolveconflicts,tookonthe__48__ofpeacemakers.TheChildren’sMovementforPeaceinColombiawasevennominated(提名)fortheNobelPeacePrizein1998.groupsofchildren__49__aspeacemakersstudiedhumanrightsandpovertyissuesinColombia,eventuallyformingagroupwithfiveotherschoolsinBogotaknownasTheSchoolsofPeace.　　Theclassroom__50__opportunitiesforchildrentoreplaceangry,violentbehaviorswith__51__,peacefulones.Itisintheclassroomthatcaringandrespectforeachpersonempowerschildrentotakeastep__52__towardbecomingpeacemakers.Fortunately,educatorshaveaccesstomanyonlineresourcesthatare__53__usefulwhenhelpingchildrenalongthen2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷pathtopeace.TheYoungPeacemakersClub,startedin1992,providesaWebsitewithresourcesforteachersand__54__onstartingaKindnessCampaign.TheWorldCentersofCompassionforChildrenInternationalcallattentiontochildren’srightsandhowtohelpthe__55__ofwar.StartingaPeacemakers’Clubisapraiseworthyventureforaclassandonethatcouldspreadtootherclassroomsandideallyaffectthecultureofthe__56__school.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)victimsI)forwardB)technologyJ)especiallyC)roleK)entireD)respectivelyL)cooperativeE)projectsM)comprehensiveF)offersN)assumingG)informationO)actingH)images　　SectionB　　Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　PassageOne　　Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　InthisageofInternetchat,videogamesandrealitytelevision,thereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupied.Yet,despitethecompetition,my8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontest,acompetitionshewonlastyear.　　AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests,andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionslipfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn’twinthecontestagain?That’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddashedhopescansurface.n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　Arevelation(启示)camelastweekwhenIaskedher,“Don’tyouwanttowinagain?”“No,”shereplied,“Ijustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgrade.”　　Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously(自发地)toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall,Iofferedsuggestionsforcharacters,conflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquickly“guided”bymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.　　Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgrade,IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-opting(借用)mydaughter’sexperience.　　Whilesteppingbackwasdifficultforme,itwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmoresteps,puttingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifasked.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperiment,growandfindtheirownvoices.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　57.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?　　A)Alotofdistractionscompeteforchildren’stimenowadays.　　B)Childrendofindlotsoffuninmanymindlessactivities.　　C)Rebeccaismuchtoooccupiedtoenjoyherleisuretime.　　D)Rebeccadrawsonalotofonlinematerialsforherwriting.　　58.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?　　A)Shewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmore.　　B)Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.　　C)Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.　　D)Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.　　59.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontest?n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　A)Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.　　B)Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.　　C)Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.　　D)Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.　　60.Theauthortookgreatpainstorefineherdaughter’sstoriesbecause________.　　A)shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamsofbecomingawriter　　B)shewasafraidRebecca’simaginationmightrunwildwhilewriting　　C)shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuch　　D)shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance　　61.What’stheauthor’sadviceforparents?　　A)Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.　　B)Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.　　C)Childrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperience.　　D)Awritingcareer,thoughattractive,isnotforeverychildtopursue.　　PassageTwo　　Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　Byalmostanymeasure,thereisaboominInternet-basedinstruction.Injustafewyears,34percentofAmericanuniversitieshavebegunofferingsomeformofdistancelearning(DL),andamongthelargerschools,it’scloseto90percent.Ifyoudoubtthepopularityofthetrend,youprobablyhaven’theardoftheUniversityofPhoenix.Itgrantsdegreesentirelyonthebasisofonlineinstruction.Itenrolls90,000students,astatisticusedtosupportitsclaimtobethelargestprivateuniversityinthecountry.　　Whilethekindsofinstructionofferedintheseprogramswilldiffer,DLusuallysignifiesacourseinwhichtheinstructorspostsyllabi(课程大纲),readingassignment,andschedulesonWebsites,andstudentssendintheirassignmentsbye-mail.Generallyspeaking,face-to-facecommunicationwithaninstructorisminimizedoreliminatedaltogether.n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　Theattractionforstudentsmightatfirstseemobvious.Primarily,there’stheconveniencepromisedbycoursesontheNet:youcandothework,astheysay,inyourpajamas(睡衣).Butfiguresindicatethatthereducedeffortresultsinareducedcommitmenttothecourse.WhiledropoutrateforallfreshmenatAmericanuniversitiesisaround20percent,therateforonlinestudentsis35percent.Studentsthemselvesseemtounderstandtheweaknessesinherentinthesetup.InasurveyconductedforeCornell,theDLdivisionofCornellUniversity,lessthanathirdoftherespondentsexpectedthequalityoftheonlinecoursetobeasgoodastheclassroomcourse.　　Clearly,fromtheschools’perspective,there’salotofmoneytobesaved.Althoughsomeofthemoreambitiousprogramsrequirenewinvestmentsinserversandnetworkstosupportcollaborativesoftware,mostDLcoursescanrunonexistingorminimallyupgraded(升级)systems.Themorestudentswhoenrollinacoursebutdon’tcometocampus,themoreschoolsavesonkeepingthelightsonintheclassrooms,payingdoorkeepers,andmaintainingparkinglots.And,whilethere’sevidencethatinstructorsmustworkhardertorunaDLcourseforavarietyofreasons,theywon’tbepaidanymore,andmightwellbepaidless.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　62.WhatisthemoststrikingfeatureoftheUniversityofPhoenix?　　A)Itboaststhelargestnumberofstudentsoncampus.　　B)Allitscoursesareofferedonline.　　C)Itsonlinecoursesareofthebestquality.　　D)Anyonetakingitsonlinecoursesissuretogetadegree.　　63.Accordingtothepassage,distancelearningisbasicallycharacterizedby________.　　A)aminimumortotalabsenceofface-to-faceinstruction　　B)aconsiderableflexibilityinitsacademicrequirements　　C)thegreatdiversityofstudents’academicbackgrounds　　D)thecasualrelationshipbetweenstudentsandprofessors　　64.ManystudentstakeInternet-basedcoursesmainlybecausetheycan________.n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　A)saveagreatdealontravelingandboardingexpenses　　B)selectcoursesfromvariouscollegesanduniversities　　C)workontherequiredcourseswheneverandwherever　　D)earntheiracademicdegreeswithmuchlesseffort　　65.Whataccountsforthehighdrop-outratesforonlinestudents?　　A)Thereisnomechanismtoensurethattheymaketherequiredeffort.　　B)Thereisnostrictcontrolovertheacademicstandardsofthecourses.　　C)Theevaluationsystemusedbyonlineuniversitiesisinherentlyweak.　　D)Lackofclassroominteractionreducestheeffectivenessofinstruction.　　66.Accordingtothepassage,universitiesshowgreatenthusiasmforDLprogramsforthepurposeof________.　　A)buildinguptheirreputation　　B)upgradingtheirteachingfacilities　　C)providingconvenienceforstudents　　D)cuttingdownontheirexpenses　　PartVCloze(15minutes)　　Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　Onefactorthatcaninfluenceconsumersistheirmoodstate.Moodmaybedefined__67__atemporaryandmildpositiveornegativefeelingthatisgeneralizedandnottied__68__anyparticularcircumstance.Moodsshouldbe__69__fromemotionswhichareusuallymoreintense,__70__tospecificcircumstances,andoftenconscious.__71__onesense,theeffectofaconsumer’smoodcanbethoughtofin__72__thesamewayascanourreactionstothe__73__ofourfriends—whenourfriendsarehappyand“up”,thatn2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷trendstoinfluenceuspositively,__74__whentheyare“down”,thatcanhavea__75__impactonus.Similarly,consumersoperatingundera__76__moodstatetendtoreacttostimuli(刺激因素)inadirection__77__withthatmoodstate.Thus,forexample,weshouldexpecttosee__78__inapositivemoodstateevaluateproductsinmoreofa__79__mannerthantheywouldwhennotinsuchastate.__80__,moodstatesappearcapableof__81__aconsumer’smemory.　　Moodsappeartobe__82__influencedbymarketingtechniques.Forexample,therhythm,pitch,and__83__ofmusichasbeenshowntoinfluencebehaviorsuchasthe__84__oftimespentinsupermarketsor__85__topurchaseproducts.Inaddition,advertisingcaninfluenceconsumers’moodswhich,in__86__,arecapableofinfluencingconsumer’reactionstoproducts.　　67.A)with　　B)about　　C)as　　D)by　　68.A)up　　B)to　　C)under　　D)over　　69.A)divided　　B)derived　　C)descended　　D)distinguished　　70.A)referred　　B)related　　C)attached　　D)associatedn2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　71.A)In　　B)On　　C)By　　D)Of　　72.A)thus　　B)still　　C)much　　D)even　　73.A)behavior　　B)gesture　　C)signal　　D)view　　74.A)for　　B)provided　　C)unless　　D)but　　75.A)relative　　B)negative　　C)sensitive　　D)decisive　　76.A)fixed　　B)granted　　C)given　　D)drivenn2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　77.A)insistent　　B)resistant　　C)persistent　　D)consistent　　78.A)retailers　　B)consumers　　C)businessmen　　D)manufacturers　　79.A)casual　　B)serious　　C)favorable　　D)critical　　80.A)Moreover　　B)However　　C)Nevertheless　　D)Otherwise　　81.A)lifting　　B)raising　　C)cultivating　　D)enhancing　　82.A)rarely　　B)readily　　C)currently　　D)cautiouslyn2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　83.A)volume　　B)speed　　C)step　　D)band　　84.A)extent　　B)scope　　C)amount　　D)range　　85.A)capacities　　B)facilities　　C)intentions　　D)reflections　　86.A)turn　　B)depth　　C)total　　D)detail　　PartVITranslation(5minutes)　　Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.PleasewriteyourtranslationonAnswerSheet2.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。　　87.________________________(多亏了一系列的新发明),doctorsandtreatthisdiseasesuccessfully.　　88.Inmysixties,onechangeInoticeisthat________________________(我比以前更容易累了).n2007年12月英语四级考试权威答案A卷　　89.Iamgoingtopursuethiscourse,________________________(无论我要付出什么样的牺牲).　　90.Iwouldprefershoppingonlinetoshoppinginadepartmentstorebecause________________________(它更加方便和省时).　　91.ManyAmericansliveoncredit,andtheirqualityoflife________________________(是用他们能够借到多少来衡量的),nothowmuchtheycanearn.n考试吧(Exam8.com)-第一个极力推崇人性化服务的专业考试培训网站！提供历年试题，模拟试题，模拟盘，教程，专业课试题下载，考试培训等。每日更新!!!　　以下答案为A卷答案。B卷答案选项内容和A卷是一样的，只是题目顺序不一样，大家可以根据论坛上发布的B卷卷子核对一下。　　快速阅读　　1.D)apowerfulforceforglobalintegration　　2.C)atanannualrateof3.9percent　　3.B)20%　　4.D)Theygivethemchancesforinternationalstudyorinternship　　5.A)Yale'scollaborationwithFudanUniversityongeneticresearch　　6.C)ItwasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversity.　　7.B)Ithasbeenunsteadyforyears.　　8.changesinthevisaprocess　　9.taketheirknowledgeandskillsbackhome　　10.strengthenthenation　　听力　　11.C)Shewassomewhatoverweight　　12.D)Atahotelreception　　13.B)Havingconfidenceinherson　　14.A)Haveashortbreak　　15.D)Hehasbeeninperfectcondition　　16.B)Shestillkeepssomeoldfurnitureinhernewhouse　　17.D)Thewomanforgotlendingthebooktotheman　　18.C)Themandoesn'tlooklikeasportsman　　19.A)Shehaspackeditinoneofherbags.　　20.C)Itwilllastoneweek.考试吧论坛：http://bbs.exam8.com/考试吧博客：http://blog.exam8.com/考试吧商城：http://shop.exam8.com/n考试吧(Exam8.com)-第一个极力推崇人性化服务的专业考试培训网站！提供历年试题，模拟试题，模拟盘，教程，专业课试题下载，考试培训等。每日更新!!!　　21.B)Thetaxiiswaitingforthem.　　22.A)Athome.　　23.C)Sheistiredofherpresentwork.　　24.A)Translator.　　25.D)Educationandexperience.　　26.A)Theycarealotaboutchildren.　　27.B)Theirbirthinformationisusuallykeptsecret.　　28.C)Theyhavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirnaturalparents.　　29.D)Adoptionhasmuchtodowithlove.　　30.B)HeboughtTheWashingtonPost.　　31.A)ShewasthefirstwomantoleadabigU.Spublishingcompany.　　32.D)Katharinehadexertedanimportantinfluenceontheworld.　　33.C)It'llprotectthemfrompossiblefinancialcrises.　　34.A)Theycan'timmediatelygetbackthemoneypaidfortheirmedicalcost.　　35.B)Theyneedn'tpaytheentiremedicalbillatonce.　　听写　　36.alarming　　37.increased　　38.sheer　　39.disturbing　　40.comparison　　41.proportion　　42.workforce考试吧论坛：http://bbs.exam8.com/考试吧博客：http://blog.exam8.com/考试吧商城：http://shop.exam8.com/n考试吧(Exam8.com)-第一个极力推崇人性化服务的专业考试培训网站！提供历年试题，模拟试题，模拟盘，教程，专业课试题下载，考试培训等。每日更新!!!　　43.reverse　　44.Thepercentageofpeoplelivingincitiesismuchhigherthanthepercentageworkinginindustry.　　45.Thereisnotenoughmoneytobuildadequatehousesforthepeoplethatlivethere,letalonethenewarrivals.　　46.Sothefiguresforthegrowthoftownsandcitiesrepresentproportionalgrowthofunemploymentandunderemployment　　阅读SectionA　　47.K.projects　　48.M.role　　49.A.acting　　50.J.offers　　51.D.cooperative　　52.G.forward　　53.F.especially　　54.I.information　　55.O.victims　　56.E.entire.　　阅读SectionB　　阅读标红的为争议题，老丁的答案必定最权威。　　57.A)Allitscoursesareofferedonline.　　58.C)aminimumortotalabsenceofface-to-faceinstruction.　　59.D)workontherequiredcourseswheneverandwherever.　　60.C)Thereisnomechanismtoensurethattheymaketherequiredeffort.　　61.B)cuttingdownontheirexpenses.考试吧论坛：http://bbs.exam8.com/考试吧博客：http://blog.exam8.com/考试吧商城：http://shop.exam8.com/n考试吧(Exam8.com)-第一个极力推崇人性化服务的专业考试培训网站！提供历年试题，模拟试题，模拟盘，教程，专业课试题下载，考试培训等。每日更新!!!　　62.D)Alotofdistractionscompeteforchildren'stimenowadays.　　63.B)Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.　　64.C)Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.　　65.A)shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance　　66.B)Childrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperience.　　完型　　67)Aas　　68)Cto　　69)Ddistinguished　　70)Arelated　　71)CIn　　72)Bmuch　　73)Dbehavior　　74)Bbut　　75)Cnegative　　76)Agiven　　77)Dconsistent　　78)Aconsumers　　79)Dfavorable　　80)CMoreover　　81)Benhancing　　82)Areadily　　83)Dvolume考试吧论坛：http://bbs.exam8.com/考试吧博客：http://blog.exam8.com/考试吧商城：http://shop.exam8.com/n考试吧(Exam8.com)-第一个极力推崇人性化服务的专业考试培训网站！提供历年试题，模拟试题，模拟盘，教程，专业课试题下载，考试培训等。每日更新!!!　　84)Bamount　　85)Dintentions　　86)Aturn　　翻译　　87.Thankstoaseriesofnewinventions　　88.Iammoreinclinedtogettiredthanbefore　　89.nomatterwhatkindofsacrificeIwillmake　　90.theformerismoreconvenientandtime-saving/itismore....　　91.ismeasuredbyhowmuchtheycanborrow考试吧论坛：http://bbs.exam8.com/考试吧博客：http://blog.exam8.com/考试吧商城：http://shop.exam8.com/