Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A
1. A) They are twins. B) They are classmates. C) They arc friends. D) They are colleagues.
2. A) The man is planning a trip to Austin. B) The man has not been to Austin before. C) The man doesn't like Austin. D) The man has been to Austin before. 3. A) The size of the room. B) Long working hours. C) The hot weather. D) The fan in the room. 4. A) The man has changed his destination. B) The man is returning his ticket.
C) The man is flying to New York tomorrow morning. D) The man can't manage to go to New York as planned. 5. A) It is difficult to identify. B) It has been misplaced. C) It is missing. D) It has been borrowed by someone. 6. A) Looking for a timetable. B) Buying some furniture. C) Reserving a table. D) Window shopping.
7. A) Cold and windy. B) Snow will be replaced by strong winds. C) It will get better. D) Rainy and cold. 8. A) It is no longer available.
B) It has been reprinted four times.
C) The store doesn't have it now, but will have it soon. D) The information in the book is out of date.
9. A) Henry doesn't like the color. B) Someone else painted the house. C) There was no ladder in the house. D) Henry painted the house himself. 10. A) In a cotton field. B) At a railway station. C) On a farm. D) On a train. Section B Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) They invited him to a party. B) They asked him to make a speech.
C) They gave a special dinner for him. D) They invited his wife to attend the dinner. 12. A) He was embarrassed. B) He felt greatly encouraged. C) He felt sad. D) He was deeply touched.
13. A) Sam's wife did not think that the company was fair to Sam. B) Sam's wife was satisfied with the gold watch. C) Sam did not like the gold watch.
D) The company had some financial problems. Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) The number of students they take in is limited. B) They receive little or no support from public taxes. C) They are only open to children from rich families. D) They have to pay more taxes.
15. A) Private schools admit more students.
B) Private schools charge less than religious schools.
C) Private schools run a variety of programs.
D) Private schools allow students to enjoy more freedom. 16. A) The churches. B) The program designers. C) The local authorities. D) The state government. Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) She was found stealing in a bookstore. B) She caught someone in the act of stealing. C) She admitted having stolen something.
D) She said she was wrongly accused of stealing.
18. A) A book. B) $ 3,000. C) A handbag. D) A Christmas card.
19. A) She was questioned by the police. B) She was shut in a small room for 20 minutes. C) She was insulted by the shopper around her. D) She was body-searched by the store manger. 20. A) They refused to apologize for having followed her through the town. B) They regretted having wrongly accused her of stealing. C) They still suspected that she was a thief. D) They agreed to pay her $ 3,000 damages.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Psychologist George Spilich and colleagues at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, decided to find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to \"think and concentrate.\" Spilich put young non-smokers, active smokers and smokers deprived (被剥夺) of cigarettes through a series of tests.
In the first test, each subject (试验对象) sat before a computer screen and pressed a key as soon as he or she recognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers and non-smokers performed equally well.
The next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of the letters transformed into a different one. Non-smokers were faster, but under the stimulation of nicotine (尼古丁), active smokers were faster than deprived smokers.
In the third test of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers.
The fourth test required people to read a passage, then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19 percent more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble separating important information from insignificant details.
\"As our tests became more complex, ' Sums up Spilich, \"non-smokers performed better than smokers by wi- der and wider margins.\" He predicts, \"smokers might perform adequately at many jobs -- until they got complicated. A smoking airline pilot could fly adequately if no problems arose, but ff something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental capacity. '
21. The purpose of George Spilich's experiments is ______.
A) to test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental capacity of smokers B) to show how smoking damages people's mental capacity C) to prove that smoking affects people's regular performance D) to find out whether smoking helps people's short-term memory
22. George Spilich's experiment was conducted in such a way as to ______. A) compel the subjects to separate major information from minor details B) put the subjects through increasingly complex tests
C) check the effectiveness of nicotine on smokers D) register the prompt responses of the subjects
23. The word \"bested\" ( Line 3, Para. 5) most probably means ______. A) beat B) envied C) caught up with D) made the best of 24. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Active smokers in general performed better than deprived smokers. B) Active smokers responded more quickly than the other subjects.
C) Non-smokers were not better than other subjects in performing simple tasks. D) Deprived smokers gave the slowest responses to the various tasks. 25. We can infer from the last paragraph that __
A) smokers should not expect to become airline pilots B) smoking in emergency cases causes mental illness C) no airline pilots smoke during flights
D) smokers may prove unequal to handling emergency cases Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
There is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work, just as we expect them at least to understand that the internal-combustion engine (内燃机) has something to do with burning fuel, expanding gases and pistons (活塞) being driven. For people should have some basic idea of how the things that they use do what they do. Further, students might be helped by a course that considers the computer's impact on society. But that is not what is meant by computer literacy. For computer literacy is not a form of literacy (读写能力) it is a trade skill that should not be taught as a liberal art.
Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities. A case might be made that the competent citizens of tomorrow should free themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that ail ought to know how to program one. Leave that to people who have chosen programming as a career. While programming can be lots of fun, and while our society needs some people who are experts at it, the same is true of auto repair and violinmaking.
Learning how to use a computer is not that difficult, and it gets easier all the time as programs become more \"user-friendly'. Let us assume that in the future everyone is going to have to know how to use a computer to be a competent citizen. What does the phrase \"learning to use a computer\" mean? It sounds like \"learning to drive a car\ In fact, \"learning to use a computer\" is much more like \"learning to play a game\one game may not help you play a second game, whose rules may not be the same. There is no such a thing as teaching someone how to use a computer. One can only teach people to use this or that program and generally that is easily accomplished.
26. To be the competent citizens of tomorrow, people should _____. A) try to lay a solid foundation in computer science
B) be aware of how the things that they use do what they do C) learn to use a computer by acquiring a certain set of skills
D) understand that programming a computer is more essential than repairing a car 27. In the second paragraph \"violin-making\" is mentioned to show that _____. A) programming a computer is as interesting as making a violin B) our society needs experts in different fields
C) violin-making requires as much skill as computer programming
D) people who can use a computer don't necessarily have to know computer programming 28. Learning to use a computer is getting easier all the time because _____. A) programs are becoming less complicated
B) programs are designed to be convenient to users C) programming is becoming easier and easier
D) programs are becoming readily available to computer users
29. According to the author, the phrase \"learning to usc a computer\"( Lines 3-4, Para. 3) means learning_____. A) a set of rules B) the fundamentals of computer science C) specific programs D) general principles of programming 30. The author's purpose in writing this passage is _____. A) to stress the impact of the computer on society B) to explain the concept of computer literacy
C) to illustrate the requirements for being competent citizens of tomorrow
D) to emphasize that computer programming is an interesting and challenging job Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to un- happiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain. As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment (承担的义务) , self-improvement.
Ask a bachelor (单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night's sleep or a three-day vacation. I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couple who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having 8o much fun actually may not be happy at all.
31. According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because _____. A) he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
B) he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C) he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
D) he fears it will put an end to all his fun, adventure and excitement 32. Raising children, in the author's opinion, is _____. A) a moral duty B) a thankless job
C) a rewarding task D) a source of inevitable pain
33. From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from _____. A) hatred B) misunderstanding C) prejudice D) ignorance
34. To understand what true happiness is one must _____. A) have as much fun as possible during one's lifetime B) make every effort to liberate oneself from pain C) put up with pain under all circumstances D) be able to distinguish happiness from fun
35. What is the author trying to tell us?
A) Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain. B) One must know how to attain happiness. C) It is important to make commitments. D) It is pain that leads to happiness.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
It's very interesting to note where the debate about diversity (多样化) is taking place. It in taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate (公司的) lead- ers; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool of potential employees. And in locking at where birth rates are growing and at where the population is shifting, corporate America understands that expanding the pool means promoting policies that help provide skills to more minorities, more women and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that doesn't occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need.
Likewise, I don't hear people in the academy saying. \"Let's go backward. Let's go back to the good old days, when we had a meritocracy (不拘一格选人才)\" ( which was never true -- we never had a meritocracy, although we've come closer to it in the last 30 years). I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus has doubled its minority population in the last six years. I talked with an African American who has been a prefesset there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is better because of the diversity. So where we hear this debate is primarily in political circles and in the media-not in corporate board rooms or on college campuses.
36. The word \"imperative\"( Line 4, Para. 1) most probably refers to something _____. A) superficial B) remarkable C) debatable D) essential
37. Which of the following groups of people still differ in their views on diversity? A) Minorities. B) Politicians. C) Professors. D) Managers.
38. High corporate leaders seem to be in favor of promoting diversity so as to_____. A) lower the rate of unemployment
B) win equal political rights for minorities C) be competitive in the world market
D) satisfy the demands of a growing population 39. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A) meritocracy can never be realized without diversity B) American political circles will not accept diversity
C) it is unlikely that diversity will occur in the U. S. media
D) minorities can only enter the fields where no debate is heard about diversity
40. According to the passage diversity can be achieved in American society by _____. A) expanding the pool of potential employees
B) promoting policies that provide skills to employees
C) training more engineers, scientists lawyers and business managers D) providing education for all regardless of race or sex Part ⅢVocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
41. The last half of the nineteenth century _____ the steady improvement in the means of travel A) has witnessed B) was witnessed C) witnessed D) is witnessed
42. The shy girl felt _____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.
A) amazed B) awkward C) curious D) amused
43. Ann never dreams of _____ for her to be sent abroad very soon. A) there being a chance B) there to be a chance C) there be a chance D) being a chance
44. It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you _____ it. A) mustn't have done B) wouldn't have done C) mightn't have done D) didn't have to do
45. Frequently single-parent children _____ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served,
A) take off B) take after C) take in D) take on 46. He gives people the impression ______ all his life abroad.
A) of having spent B) to have spent C) of being spent D) to spend 47. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ______. A) mark B) feature C) trace D) appearance
48. I'd rather you ______ make any comment on the issue for the time being. A) don't B) wouldn't C) didn't D) shouldn't
49. All things______, the planned trip will have to be called off.
A) considered B) be considered C) considering D) having considered
50. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must ______the curiosity and creativity of children. A) seek B) stimulate C) shape D) secure
51. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary ______ it helps us to find and correct our mistakes. A) by that B) at that C) on that D) in that
52. However, at times this balance in nature is______, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects. A)troubled B)disturbed C)confused D)puzzled
53. If she doesn't tell him the truth now, he'll simply keep on asking her until she______. A) does B) has done C) will do D) would do
54. The patient's health failed to such an extent that he was put into ______ care. A) tense B) rigid C) intensive D) tight
55. Does everyone on earth have an equal right ______ an equal share Of its resources? A) by B) at C) to D) over
56. Americans eat______ as they actually need every day. A) twice as much protein B) twice protein as much twice C) twice protein as much D) protein as twice much~
57. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ______ Europe into a great War, A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged
58. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ______ is often the case in other countries.
A) as B) what C) so D) that
59. There are few electronic applications ______ to raise fears regarding future employment oppommities than robots.
A) likely B) more likely C) most likely D) much likely 60. We had to______ a lot of noise when the children were at home. A)go in for B) hold on to C) put up with D) keep pace with
61. What he said just now had little to do with the question ______ discussion. A) on B) in C) under D) at
62. We need a chairman______.
A) for whom everyone has confidence B) in whom everyone has confidence C) who everyone has confidence of D) whom everyone has confidence on
63. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no______ to the health service. A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access
64. Excuse me. If your call's not too urgent, do you mind______ mine first? A) I make B) if I make C) me to make D) that I make
65. Professor Taylor's talk has indicated that science has a very strong ______ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.
A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact
66. After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute ______. A) being settled B) to be settled C) had settled D) as settled 67. Hoods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage A) relatively B) actually C) annually D) comparatively 68. We are all for your proposal that the discussion ______.
A) be put off B) was put off C) should put off D) is to put off
69. These goods are __ for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market. A) essentially B) completely C) necessarily D) remarkably
70. The course normally attracts 20 students per year, __ up to half will be from overseas. A) in which B) for whom C) with which D) of whom Part Ⅳ Cloze( 15 minutes)
The task of being accepted and enrolled (招收) in a university begins early for some students. Long 71 they graduate from high school. These students take special 72 to prepare for advanced study. They may also take one of more examinations that test how 73 prepared they are for the university. In the final year of high school, they 74 applications and send them, with their student records, to the universities which they hope to 75 . Some high school students may be 76 to have an interview with representatives of the university. Neatly 77 and usually very frightened, they are 78 to show that they have a good attitude and the 79 to succeed.
When the new students are finally 80 , there may be one more step they have to 81 before registe- ring for classes and 82 to work. Many colleges and universities 83 an orientation (情况介绍) program for new students. 84 these programs, the young people get to know the 85 for registration and student advising, university rules, the 86 of the library and all the other 87 services of the college or university. Be- ginning a new life in a new place can be very 88 . The more knowledge students have 89 the school, the easier it will be for them to 90 to the new environment. However, it takes time to get used to college life. 71. A) as B) after C) since D) before
72. A) courses B) disciplines C) majors D) subjects 73. A) deeply B) widely C) well D) much
74. A) fulfill B) finish C) complete D) accomplish 75. A) attend B) participate C) study D) belong
76. A) acquired B) considered C) ordered D) required 77. A) decorated B) dressed C) coated D) worn
78. A) decided B) intended C) settled D) determined 79. A) power B) ability C) possibility D) quality
80. A) adopted B) accepted C) received D) permitted
81. A) make B) undergo C) take D) pass 82. A) getting B) putting C) falling D) sitting 83. A) offer B) afford C) grant D) supply 84. A) For B) Among C) In D) On
85. A) processes B) procedures C) projects D) provisions 86. A) application B) usage C) use D) utility 87. A) major B) prominent C) key D) great
88. A) amusing B) misleading C) alarming D) confusing 89. A) before B) about C) on D) at 90. A) fit B) suit C) yield D) adapt Part Ⅴ Writing( 30 minutes)
Directions: For this part , you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Do \"Lucky Numbers\" Really Bring Good Luck? You should write at least I00 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.
1.有些人认为某些数字会带来好运。 2.我认为数字和运气无关,„„
Do \"Lucky Numbers\" Really Bring Good Luck?
答案
1998年6月四级全真试题题答案与解析
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. W: I often mistake Jim for Bob. Can you tell them apart?
M: No, they look so much alike that they even con- fused their mother sometimes when they were young. Q: What is the most probable relationship between Jim and Bob?
2. W: I'm thinking of going to Austin for a visit. Do you think it's worth seeing? M: Well, I wish I had been there.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
3. M: It's so hot today. ! simply can't work. I wish there were a fan in this room. W: So do I. I'll fall asleep if I stay here any longer. Q: What are they complaining about?
4. M: Excuse me, I have a ticket for the 6 o'clock flight to New York. But I'm afraid I can't make it. Is there a seat available for tomorrow morning?
W: Let me see. I'm sorry. All the morning flights have been booked up. The earliest we can get for you is the two o'clock flight in the afternoon.
Q: What does the conversation tell us?
5. W: Jack, I can't find Volumn Ten. Could you check for me who borrowed it? M: Here it is, on the upper shelf, next to Volumn TWO. Q: Why can't the woman find the book? 6. M: Have you a table for four?
W: Certainly, Sir. A corner table or would you rather be near the window? Q: What is the man doing?
7. W: It's been very cold in the past two days.
M: We haven't seen the worst of it yet. More snow is forecasted for next week accompanied
bystrong winds.
Q: What will the weather be like?
8. W: I'd like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin's book on seashells. M: I'm sorry, Ms. That book has been out of print for some time now. Q: What does the man say about the book? 9. W: Did Henry paint the whole house himself?.
M: He had it painted, because he doesn't like climb ing ladders. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
10. W: Look at that big field of cotton. And there's a farm with some beautiful houses. M: You really get to know the country when you go by train, don't you? Q: Where did the conversation most probably take place? Section B Passage One
Sam had worked 30 years for the same company and now he had to retire. As a sign of gratitude, the company held a dinner in his honor. \"Sam,\" announced his boss, \"It is my great honor to present this gift to you on behalf of the company.\" Sam walked down to the front of the table and accepted the gift with pride. It was a gold watch and on it was written \"To faithful Sam for 30 years of Service.\" Sam wept, \"I am at a loss for words.\" At home, Sam's wife looked at the gold watch critically. \"For this you worked 30 years? A cheap gold-plated watch? .... It's the thought, dear,\" answered Sam. \"The important thing is that I am not working any more.\" His wife held the gold watch to her ear and said:\"Neither is your watch.\"
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. What did the company do to honor Sam?
12. How did Sam feel when he saw what was written on the watch? 13. What can we infer from the story? Passage Two
Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States. As a result, they are more expensive to attend. The religious schools in America are usually run by churches. There- fore they tend to be less expensive than private schools. When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on private schools? Americans offer a great variety of reasons for doing so. Some parents send their children to private schools because the classes there are usually smaller. In their opinion, the public schools in their area are not of high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States range widely in size and quality, and they offer all kinds of programs to meet the needs of certain students. Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. Why is it usually expensive to attend religious and private schools?
15. What is one of the reasons for people to send their children to private schools? 16. Who usually runs religious schools in the United States? Passage Three
An elderly woman yesterday made a legal claim against a department store because it had wrongly accused her of stealing a Christmas card, Ms. Doss White, 72 years old, is claiming $3000 damages from the store for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment. Ms. White visited the store while doing Christmas shopping, but did not buy anything. She was followed through the town by a store manager. He had been told that a customer saw her take a card and put it in her shopping bag. He stopped her at a bookstore as she was reading a book. Ms. White said,\"This man, a total stranger, suddenly grasped my bag and asked if he could look in it\". She was taken back to the store and shut in a small room in full view of shoppers for 20 minutes until the police arrived. At the pohce station she was body-searched and nothing was found. Her lawyer said that the department store sent an insincere apology and they insisted that she may have been stealing. The hearing continues today.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. What does the story tell us about the old woman? 18. What was said to have been stolen?
19. What happened to Ms. White after she was taken back to the store? 20. What was now the attitude of the department store in this legal case? Keys:1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A17. D 18. D 19. B 20. C
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Passage One
21．[A]辨认事实题。本题询问乔治·斯皮里奇的实验的目的是什么。[A]意为“测试吸烟是否对吸烟者的思维能力有正面的影响”；[B]“表明吸烟怎样损害人们的思维能力”;[C]证明吸烟影响人们正常的行为”：[D]“查明吸烟是否能帮助人们的短时记忆”。由文章第一句话“„decided to find out whether，as many smokers say， smoking helps them to think and concentrate”，我们可以得知[A]为正确答案。
22．[B]归纳推理题。本题询问乔治·斯皮里奇的实验是以哪种方式进行的。[A]意为“强迫被试者将主要信息从次要细节中分离出来”[B]“对被试者进行由易到难的测试”[C]检测尼古丁对吸烟者的影响”；[D]“记录被试者迅速的反应”。文中提到test，第一次为in this simple test，第二次为the next test was moro complex，可见测试是由简单到复杂的，因此[B)为正确答案。
23．[A]词义理解题。本题询问第5段第2行的单词bested最有可能的意思是什么。[A]意为“击败；战胜”；[B]羡慕；嫉妒”[C]“跟上；赶上”；[D]充分利用”。文中句子的意思是“不准吸烟的人优于那些测试前刚刚抽过烟的人”，因此bested一词的意思与“战胜；打败”最为接近，[A]为正确答案。
24.[C]辨认事实题。本题询问下面的哪一个说法是正确的。[A]意为“经常吸烟的人比不准吸烟的人大体表现得好一些”[D]“经常吸烟的人比其他被试者的反应要快一些”；[C]在完成简单的任务时，不吸烟者与其他被试者的表现差不多”；[D]“不准抽烟的人对各种任务反应、最慢”。第2段最后1句提到，“In this simple test， smokers，deprived smokers and non-smokers performed equally well”，因此[C]为正确答案。
25．[D]事实推理题。本题询问我们可以从最后一段推断出_____。[A]意为“吸烟者不能成为飞行员”；[B]“在紧急情况下吸烟可导致心理疾病”[C]飞行员在飞行过程中不吸烟”；[D]吸烟者在处理紧急问题时是与其他人不同的”。文章最后一段提到，Smokers might perform adequately at many，jobs—until they got complicated． (吸烟者在做许多工作时可以表现得很好——直到它们变得复杂起来。)因此，[D]为正确答案。
Passage Two
26．[C]事实推理题。本题询问为了成为明天合格的公民，人们必须_____。[A]意为“努力在计算机科学方面打好坚实．的基础”；[B]“意识到他们所使用的东西怎样做它们所做的东西”；[C]“通过获得某一套技能来学会使用电脑”[D]理解给电脑编程比修理汽车更必要”。第2段提到，学会使用电脑与学会怎样编程是两种截然不同的行为，明天的合格公民应当将自己从对电脑的恐惧感中解放出来，可见[C]为正确答案。 27．[D]归纳推理题。本题询问文章第2段提到了“制作小提琴”，这是为了表明_____。[A]意为“电脑编程与小提琴制作同样有趣”；[B]“我们的社会需要不同领域的专家”；[C]制作小提琴需要与编程一样多的技巧”[D]“会使用电脑的人并没有必要知道编程”。第2段中提到，“电脑编程是选择编程为职业的人的事情，尽管编程很有趣，尽管我们的社会需要有人精通它，汽车修理与小提琴制作也是如此”，其意思是说“会使用电脑并没有必要知道编程，就像会开车不一定要会修车，会拉小提琴并不一定要会制作小提琴一样”，因此[D]为正确答案。
28.[B]辨认事实题。本题询问一直以来学会使用电脑越来越容易，其原因是_____。[A]意为“程序变得没那么复杂了”；[B]“程序设计得方便使用者使用”；[C]编程变得越来越容易了”；[D]“电脑使用者越来越容易获得程序了”。第3段第1句中“„it gets easier all the time as programs become moro user-friendly”，user-friendly意思是“对使用者友好的”，也就是方便使用者使用的，因此间为正确答案。
29．[C]归纳推理题。本题询问根据作者的观点，“学会使用电脑”意味着学会_____。[A]意为“一套规则”；[B]电脑科学的基本知识“[C]特定的程序”；[D]“通常的编程原则”。第4段讨论\"learning to use a computer”这一说法费了不少笔墨，最重要的是最后一句：One can only teach people to use this or that program...，既然教会人们使用电脑只是教会他们使用这种或那种程序，那么学会使用电脑也就是学会特定的程序，故[C]正确。
30．[B]主旨题。本题询问作者写这篇文章的目的是什么。[A]意为“强调电脑对社会的影响”；[B]解释电脑能力的概念[C]“阐述成为明天合格公民的要求”[D]强调电脑编程是非常有趣而极富挑战性的工作”。上面这四项中最能概括文章主题的应当是[B] Passage Three
31．[A]辨认事实题。本题询问根据作者的观点，单身汉抵制婚姻主要是因为_____。[A]意为“他不愿承担家庭责任”；[B]“他相信如果维持单身的话生活会更快活”；[C]“他发现约会比结婚更有乐趣”[D]他害怕它会给他的欢乐、冒险和刺激画上一个句号”。第3段第2句中提到，“...he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment(害怕承担义务)”，因此[A]为正确答案。
32．[C]事实推理题。本题询问根据作者的观点，养小孩是____。[A]意为“一种道德职责”；[B]“一件吃力不讨好的工作”；[C]“一件回报丰厚的工作”[D]“不可避免的痛苦的源泉”。第4段提到，“But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching... 但决定不要小孩的夫妇永远也不会了解看着孩子成长或与小孙子、孙女玩耍的乐趣”，可见[A]、[B]和[D]都不正确，只有[C]为正确答案。 33．[B]辨认事实题。本题询问从最后一段，我们可以得知嫉妒有时来自于_____。[A]仇恨”；[B]误会”；[C]偏见”； [D]“无知”。文章最后一句提到，“它将我们从嫉妒中解放出来：我们现在明白那些总是那么快乐的人实际上也许一点儿也不幸福”，可见正是因为我们误会他们很幸福，所以才会嫉妒他们。因此，可推断出[B]正确。
34．[D]辨认事实题。本题询问为了理解真正的幸福是什么，人们必须_____。[A]意为“在一生中尽量寻找快乐”；[B]“努力使自己从痛苦中解脱出来”；[C]在任何情况下忍受痛苦”；[D]能够将幸福与快乐加以区分”。第5段第 1句提到，“理解和接受真正的幸福与快乐无关是最令人解脱的认识”，也就是说要将幸福与快乐区分开来，因此，[D]为正确答案。
35．[A]主旨题。本题询问作者努力想要告诉我们的是什么。[A]意为“幸福是与痛苦伴随的”；[B]人必须知道怎样获得幸福”；[C]“承担义务是非常重要的”；[D]是痛苦导致了幸福”。第1段最后一句提到，“more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain大多数的情况是导致幸福的事情总是与某种痛苦有关”。而在后面几段中，作者还对此作了进一步的论述，因此[A]为正确答案。 Passage Four
36．[D]词义理解题。本题询问第1段第4行中的单词imperative是什么意思。[A]意为“表面的”；[B]异常的；可观的”；[C]可争论的”“[D]“本质的；必要的”。第1段第3、4句提到，公司领导人中没有人提到要去除那些会产生多样化的东西，事实上，他们认为多样性是\"imperative\"，可见，imperative的意思并不是“表面上的”、“可观的”或“可争论的”，而是“必要的”。imperative本身的意思是“绝对必要的；迫切的”，因此[D]为正确答案。
37．[B]辨认事实题。本题询问下面的哪一类人对于多样化的观点有所不同。[A]意为“少数民族”；[B]政客”；[C]“教授”；[D]“经理”。第1段第1、2句提到，关于多样化的争论主要发生在政治圈内，因此[B]为正确答案。
38．[C]辨认事实题。本题询问高级公司领导似乎赞成促进多样化以便_____。[A]意为“降低失业率”；[B]为少数民族赢得平等的政治权利”；[C]“在国际市场上具有竞争性”；[D]满足不断增长的人口的需要”。第1段第4句提到，公司领导者认为，如果他们的公司要在全球市场上来竞争，多样化是绝对必要的，因此K)为正确答案。
39．[A]事实推理题。本题询问从文章中我们可以推断出_____。[A]意为“没有多样化，不拘一格降人才就不可能实现”；[B]美国的政治圈内将不会接受多样化”;[C]“多样化将不可能发生在美国媒体之中”[D]少数民族只能进入没有多样化之争的领域”。第1段最后一句提到，公司领导知道如果没有多样化，就不会有他们所需要的工程师、科学家、律师、经理等，因此[A]的说法是正确的。文中提到政治圈内和媒体上
对多样化有争论，但并没有说政治圈内不会接受多样化或多样化不可能发生在媒体之中，而[D]的说法在文章中根本没有提到。
40．[D]归纳推理题。本题询问根据文章的观点，在美国社会中通过_____能够实现多样化。[A]意为“扩大潜在的劳动力的来源”；[B]推行提供雇员以技术的政策”；[C]“培训更多的工程师、科学家、律师和商务经理”；[D]“为所有人，不论种族和性别，提供教育”。第1段提到，企业领导者认为多样化是必要的，对有才能、有技术的人才的需求要求其扩大潜在劳动力的来源，而为了扩大来源，就必须推行使得更多的少数民族、更多的妇女和移民获得技术的政策，[D]概括了这两方面的内容，因此为正确答案。 Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure
41．[译文]19世纪后半叶见证了交通手段的稳步发展。[C] [题解]通过分析句子，我们知道\"the last half of the nineteenth century\"应当为主语，所以谓语动词应当采用主动语态。而19世纪是已经过去了的时代，谓语动词应当用过去式，所以[C]为正确答案。 42．[译文]那个害羞的女孩回答不出老师的问题时，感到尴尬而不舒服。[B] [题解]形容词辨义：amazed“感到惊奇的”；awkward“尴尬的”，符合题意；curious“好奇的”；amused“感到有趣的”。
43．[译文]安妮做梦也没有想到她近期内会有机会被送往国外。[A]
[题解]在介词of后面应当接名词、动名词、名词性短语或从句。符合条件的选项是[A] 44．[译文]你把这些洗好了，你真好心。其实你不必洗的。[D] [题解]情态动词十完成时的用法：mustn't+have done“必定没有做”；wouldn't have done“不可能做了”；mightn't have done“说不定没有做”；didn't have to do“没有必要做已经做过的事”，因此[D]为正确答案。 45．[译文]单亲家庭的儿童通常要承担一些家中缺少的父亲或母亲本应该承担的职责。[D] [题解]以take为中心词的动词短语辨义：take off“拿走；脱下；起飞”；take in“接受；容纳；领会；理解”；take after“与„„相像”；take on“承担(责任等)；从事；呈现；接纳”，与题意相符。 46．[译文]他给人一种一生都在国外度过的印象。[A] [题解]give sb．the impression of...是习惯用法，意思是“给人以„„的印象”；he在句中作主语，是动作give的执行者，因此需用主动语态，所以[A]为正确答案。
47．[译文]一个特别尖的下巴是他最令人难忘的面部特征。[B] [题解]近义名词辨析：mark“记号，标记；痕迹；分数”；trace“痕迹，踪迹”；appearance“外表，外观”；feature“面貌，容貌；特征，特色”，与题意相符。 48．[译文]我宁愿你暂时别就此事发表任何意见。[C]
[题解]would rather后接从句时，从句的谓语动词应当用虚拟语气，此句中应采用过去时。 49．[译文]考虑到所有问题，计划好的旅游将不得不取消。[A]
[题解]分词作独立结构的用法：由于all things应当是considered的宾语，应当用被动语态，所以[A]正确。 50．[译文]约翰·杜威认为教育应当是生活的准备，一个人应该通过实践来学习，而教学必须激发孩子们的好奇心和创造力。[B]
[题解]动词辨义：seek“寻找，探求；试图，企图”；stimulate“刺激；激发，鼓舞，鼓励”，与题意相符；shape“形成，塑造，计划，设计”；secure“得到，获得；保卫，防护”。
51．[译文]批评和自我批评是必要的，因为它能帮助我们发现和纠正错误。[D] [题解]in that多用在书面语中，意思是“因为”。
52．[译文]然而，自然界的这种平衡不时会被打破，从而导致许多可能无法预见的后果。[B] [题解]近义动词辨析：trouble“打扰，麻烦”；disturb“打乱，打破，打扰，使不安”，与题意相符；confuse“混淆，使混乱，使糊涂”；puzzle“使迷惑不解”。
53．[译文]如果她现在不告诉他真相，他就会不停地追问，直到她告诉他为止。[A]
[题解]在由until引导的时间状语从句中，如果主句使用将来时，则从句用一般现在时表示将来，因此[A]正确。
54．[译文]那位病人的健康状况恶化到了如此程度以致被加以集中护理。[C] [题解]形容词辨义：tense“拉紧的，紧张的”；rigid“严厉的；刻板的；刚硬的”；intensive“精深的，加强
的，集中的”，如：intensive reading“精读”tight“密封的；紧密的”。 55．[译文]地球上的每一个人对于地球的资源享有同等的权利吗?[C] [题解]have a right to„为固定搭配，意为“对„„享有权利”，to在这里有“对于；关于”的意思。 56．[译文]美国人每天吃的蛋白质是他们实际所需要的两倍。[A] [题解]当表示“是„„倍”时，所用的句型是：倍数+as+much/many/adj．/adv．+as。如：Our classroom is four times as large as theirs．(我们的教室是他们的四倍大。)所以，[A]为正确答案。
57．[译文]1914年，发生在东欧的一个边远地区的一件看上去微不足道的事件使欧洲卷入了一场大战。[D] [题解]动词辨义：insert“插入，嵌入”；impose\"征税”；pitch“投、掷(球等)；抛弃，丢弃”；plunge“使陷入，使投入”。
58．[译文]英国人对与其不同的文化和行为方式不大熟悉，在其他国家情况也大多如此。[A] [题解]as引导非限制性定语从句，指代主句部分的内容。类似的用法还有：As was predicted by him，the little boy turned out to be a great man．(正如他所预见的那样，那个小男孩成了一个了不起的人物。) 59．[译文]很少有其他电子设备能比机器人更引起人们对将来就业的担忧。[B]
[题解]本句虽然很长，但只要找到than一词，我们就能确定要采用比较级，因此[B]为正确答案。 60．[译文]当孩子们在家时，我们不得不忍受许多吵闹声。[C] [题解]动词短语辨义：So in for“从事；追求，沉溺于”；hold on to“紧紧抓住”；put up with“容忍，忍受”，与题意相符；keep pace with“跟上步伐，并驾齐驱”。
61．[译文]他刚才所说的话与正在讨论的问题关系不大。[C]
[题解]under discussion是一个习惯搭配。under在这里表示过程，意为“在„„中，在„„期间”。 62．[译文]我们需要一个所有人都信赖的主席。[B]
[题解]have confidence in sb．是一个固定搭配，意为“对„„信赖；信任”。 63．[译文]据估计，有超过三分之一的人口无法获得健康服务。[D] [题解]名词辨义：assessment“估计；评估”，assignment“分配；分派；所分派的事物”；exception“例外”；access“解决；进入，入口，通道”。have/gain/get access to“有接近(进入、使用)的机会和权利”。 64．[译文]对不起，如果你要打的电话不是很紧急的话，可否让我先打?[B] [题解]do you mind的用法是：do you mind+my/me doing sth．；do you mind if+从句。如：Do you mind if I go there with you?/Do you mind my opening the window?
65．[译文]泰勒教授的演讲表明：科学对于科学家和非科学家的日常生活，都具有重要的影响。[D] [题解]名词辨义及固定搭配：motivation“动机”；perspective“前景，前途”；impression“印象”；impact“影响，碰撞”，固定搭配impact on“对„„影响”，与题意相符。 66．[译文]几轮谈判之后，双方都认为领土纠纷已经解决。 [题解]regard sth．as done意为“认为„„已经完成”。
67．[译文]洪水每年造成了价值几十亿美元的财产损失。[C] [题解]副词辨义：relatively“相对地，比较地”；actually“实际地，现实地”；annually“每年”，与题意相符；comparatively“比较地，相当地”。
68．[译文]我们都赞成你将讨论延期的提议。[A]
[题解]用在proposal等表示建议的词后的从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟语气。discussion与put off之间应当是被动的关系，因此[A]为正确答案。
69．[译文]这些商品基本上用于出口，尽管其中一部分也可以在国内市场销售。[A] [题解]副词辨义：essentially“基本上”，与题意相符，completely“完全地，彻底地”；necessarily“必要地，必然地，必定地”；remarkably“不同寻常地，值得注意地”。
70．[译文]这门课程正常情况下每年吸引20个学生来修读，其中有将近一半来自海外。[D] [题解]表示“其中一半”时应当用“half of”，如：Up to half of the 20 students will be from overseas．故[D]正确。
Part Ⅳ Cloze 71．[D]文章第1句提到，有些学生很早就被大学录取，说明应当是在高中毕业之前，所以应当选用before。
72．[A]名词辨义：courses“课程”；disciplines“学科，科目”；majors“专业”；Subjects“科目，学科”。注意其前面用的修饰词是special，而高中学生只可能上special的课程，而不会学特别的学科、专业或科目。 73．[C]当表示“准备得充分”的意思时，通常用be well prepared，而不用be deeply prepared，be widely prepared，或 be much prepared。
74．[C]近义动词辨析：四个选项都有“完成”的意思。fulfill强调“履行(诺言、责任等)，完成(任务、计划等)”，为抽象的动作；finish意为“结束；完成”，强调动作的结束；complete意为“使完满，完成”；accomplish意为“完成(任务、计划等)”，也是抽象的动作。application意为“申请；申请表”。 75．[A]动词辨义：表示“上大学”的意思时通常用“attend the university”。participate意为“参加；参与”活动等，后接介词in；belong意为“属于”。 76．[D]动词辨义：acquire“获得，取得”；consider“考虑”；order“命令”；require“要求”。be required to do sth．“被要求干某事”。
77．[B]动词辨义：decorate“装饰”；dress“穿着(讲究)”；coat“给„„穿上外套；在„„涂上涂层”；wear“穿”，为及物动词，后面须跟宾语。neatly dressed意为“穿着整洁”。 78．[D]近义动词辨析：decide“决定”，其用法是：decide to do sth，；intend“打算”，其用法是：intend to do sth．；settle“安排，整理”，与句意不符；determine“下决心”，be determined to do sth．“决意干某事”。文中“they are determined to show that they have a good attitude”的意思是“他们决意要表现他们具有良好的态度”。
79．[B]名词辨义：power“力量”；ability“能力”；possibility“可能性”；quality“质量；品质，特性”。the ability to succeed意为“将会成功的能力”，用其他的词都不合适。 80．[B]动词辨义：adopt“采纳，采用”；accept“接受”，表示主观上愿意接受；receive“收到”，有被动地接受之义；permit“允许”。句意是新学生被接受，应当用accept。 81．[C]take a step为固定搭配，选项中其他动词没有这一用法。
82．[A]get to do sth．有“开始干某事；着手干某事”的意思，选项中其他动词没有这一用法。 83．[A]动词辨义：offer一般指提供帮助、机会、建议、条件等抽象意义上的东西，如offer help，offer a chance，还有文中的offer an orientation program(提供情况介绍的项目)；afford“买得起”；grant“授予(奖学金等)”；supply则指提供具体的东西，如supply food等。
84．[C]在这里有“参加活动”的意思，因此in these programs意为“参加着这些介绍情况的项目”。 85．[B]名词辨义：process“过程，历程”；procedure“程序，手续”；project“计划，方案”；provision“条款，规定”。文中的意思应当是了解报到注册的程序。 86．[C]近义名词辨析：application“运用，应用”；usage“用法”；use“使用；益处”，the use of the library“图书馆的益处”；utility“有用性”。 87．[A]近义形容词辨析：major“主要的”；prominent“突出的，杰出的”；key“关键的”；great“伟大的，重大的”。文中提到的是大学的主要设施，应当用major。 88．[D]形容词辨义：amusing“逗人笑的，好玩的”；misleading“误导的，令人误解的”；alarming\"令人惊恐的”；confusing“令人迷惑的，令人慌乱的”。文中的意思是在新的地方开始新的生活是令人慌乱的，故confusing是最佳答案。
89．[B]表示“有关，关于”的意思时，通常用about。其他选项都没有这一意思。 90．[D]动词辨义：fit“适合”，作及物动词；suit“适合”，作及物动词；yield“屈服”；adapt“适应”，常与介词to连用。 Part Ⅴ Writing
Do \"Lucky Numbers\" Really Bring Good Luck?
Nowadays, people are fond of the so-called \"Lucky Numbers\". While choosing the telephone numbers or the car-plate numbers, they tend to choose such numbers as 8, 3, or 9, for they believe that these numbers will bring good luck to them. They will even not hesitate to pay a lot of money just to get such a lucky number.
Do \"Lucky Numbers\" really bring good luck? I don't think so. Luck, fortune, or fate, is controlled by ourselves, not by certain numbers. As the saying goes, \"No pains, no gains\". If you set up a goal and try very hard to reach it,
you will succeed in the end, even though you have no lucky numbers to help you. But if you never make any efforts, you are sure to fail. Let's take the College English Test Band Four as an example. If you have studied very hard, you will pass it with ease. But if you are not well prepared, no lucky numbers will help you to ace it. Everybody should count on his or her hardworking, not the so-called lucky numbers.
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