大學(xué)英語四級考試試題真題（附參考答案）

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwant,thebestroutetoajobistoget

specializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompanieslikegraduates

insuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotowork

immediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining.

That'sespeciallytrueofboomingfieldsthatarechallengingfor

workers.AtCornell'sSchoolofHotelAdministration,forexample,

bachelor'sdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobofferswith

salariesrangingfromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchances

forrapidadvancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundof

formaleducationcoupledwithworkexperience.

Butinthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesn'tpayoff.

Business,whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthe

degreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsand

commandahighersalaryinitially,buttheimpactofadegreewashesout

afterfiveyears.

Asfurtherevidenceoftheerosion（銷蝕）ofcorporate（公司的）faith

inspecializeddegrees,MichiganState'sScheetzcitesapatternin

corporatehiringpractices,Althoughcompaniestendtotakeon

specialistsasnewhires,theyoftenseekoutgeneralistsformiddleand

upper-levelmanagement,"Theywantsomeonewhoisn't

constrained（限制）bynutsandboltstolookatthebigpicture,“says

Scheetz.

Thissoundssuspiciouslylikeaformalstatementthatyouapproveof

theliberal-artsgraduate.Timeandagainlabor-marketanalystsmention

aneedfortalentsthatliberal-artsmajorsareassumedtohave:writing

andcommunicationskills,organizationalskills,open-mindednessand

adaptability,andtheabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems,DavidBirch

claimshedoesnothireanybodywithanMBAoranengineeringdegree,

a\hireonlyliberal-artspeoplebecausetheyhavealess-than-canned

wayofdoingthings,“saysBirch.LiberaI-artsmeansanacademically

thoroughandstrictprogramthatincludesliterature,history,

mathematics,economics,science,humanbehavior一plusacomputer

courseortwo.Withthatunderyourbelt,youcanfeelfreetospecialize,

“Aliberal-artsdegreecoupledwithanMBAorsomeothertechnical

trainingisaverygoodcombinationinthemarketplace,“saysScheetz.

36.Whatkindsofpeopleareinhighdemandonthejobmarket?

A)Peoplewithspecialtraininginengineering

B)Studentswithabachelor'sdegreeinhumanities.

C)PeoplewithanMBAdegreefronttopuniversities.

D)Peoplewithformalschoolingplusworkexperience.

37.Bysaying"???buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfive

years”(Line3,Para,3),theauthormeans.

A)infivepeoplewillforgetaboutthedegreetheMBAgraduates

havegot

B)MBAprogramswillnotbeaspopularinfiveyears'timeasthey

arenow

C)anMBAdegreedoesnothelppromotiontomanagerialpositions

D)mostMBAprogramsfailtoprovidestudentswithasolid

foundation

38.AccordingtoScheetz'sstatement(Lines4-5.Para.4),companies

prefer.

A)peoplewhohavereceivedtraininginmechanics

B)peoplewhohaveastrategicmind

C)peoplewhoaretalentedinfinearts

D)peoplewhoareambitiousandaggressive

39.DavidBirchclaimsthatheonlyhiresliberal-artspeoplebecause

A)theyhaveattendedspecialprogramsinmanagement

B)theycansticktoestablishedwaysofsolvingproblems

C)theyaremorecapableofhandlingchangingsituations

D)theyarethoroughlytrainedinavarietyofspecializedfields

40.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthorsupport?

A)Generalistswilloutdospecialistsinmanagement.

B)On-the-jobtrainingis,inthelongrun,lesscostly.

C)Formalschoolingislessimportantthanjobtraining.

D)Specialistsaremoreexpensivetohirethangeneralists.

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesit:thispart.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosecite

ONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthe

CorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

41.Weknowthroughpainfulexperiencethatfreedomisneverby

theoppressor;itmustbebytheoppressed.

A)requiredC)demandedB)requestedD)commanded

42.theenormousflowoffoodfromtheentireglobe,

thesecountrieshaveformanyyearsnotfeltanypopulationpressure.

A)WithregardtoC)InlinewithB)ThankstoD)Bymeansof

43.Threeuniversitydepartmentshavebeen$600,000to

developgoodpracticeinteachingandlearning.

A)awardedC)promotedB)includedD)secured

44.Mr.Jonesholdsstrongviewsagainstvideogamesand

theclosingofallrecreationfacilitiesforsuchgames.

A)acknowledgesC)assistsB)advocatesD)admits

45.InIndiamorethanonehundredlanguagesarespoken,

whichonlyfourteenarerecognizedasofficial.

A)withC)inB)withinD)of

46.Theywereadmissiontothemilitaryexhibitionbecause

theywereforeigners.

A)deprivedC)rejected

B)declinedD)denied

47.Manyinthecreditindustryexpectthatcreditcardswill

eventuallypapermoneyforalmosteverypurchase.

A)tradeC)replace

B)exchangeD)reduce

48.Thepolicemandeclaredthattheblowonthevictim'shead

frombehind.

A)musthavebeenmadeC)oughttohavebeenmade

B)wouldhavebeenmadeD)shouldhavebeenmade

49.Anydonationyoucangivewillhelpusthesuffering

andisolationofthehomelessthisNewYear.

A)easeC)patch

B)liftD)comfort

50.Thebeamthatisbyalaserdiffersinseveralwaysfrom

thelightthatcomesoutofaflashlight.

A)transportedC)translated

B)emittedD)motivated

51.Shehadatenseexpression」onherface,shewere

expectingtrouble.

A)eventhoughC)evenas

B)nowthatD)asthough

52.Thisresearchhasattractedwidecoverageintheand

hasfeaturedonBBCtelevision'sTomorrow'sWorld.

A)messageC)media

B)sourceD)data

53.Modernformsoftransportationandcommunicationhavedone

muchtotheisolationoflifeinAlaska.

A)breakdownC)breakout

B)breakintoD)breakthrough

54.Smallasitis,theantisasmuchacreatureasallother

animalsonearth.

A)doC)is

B)haveD)are

55.IhadjustpostedtheletterwhenIrememberedthathadn,t

thecheque.

A)imposedC)enclosed

B)containedD)involved

56.Researchuniversitieshavetokeepupwiththelatestcomputer

andscientifichardwareprice.

A)nottomentionC)Onaccountof

B)inadditiontoD)regardlessof

57.Webookedroomsatthehotelweshouldfindno

vacanciesonourarrival.

A)ifC)since

B)lestD)whenever

58.Therapiddevelopmentofcommunicationstechnologyis

transformingtheinwhichpeoplecommunicateacrosstime

andspace.

A)mannerC)mission

B)moodD)vision

59.Workersinthefineartsthoughtsandfeelingsthrough

theircreativeworks.

A)transmitC)contribute

B)elaborateD)convey

60.Colorandsexarenotrelevantwhetherapersonis

suitableforthejob.

A)toC)for

B)onD)with

61.Itgavemeastrangefeelingofexcitementtoseemynamein

A)pressC)print

B)processD)prospect

62.Findingajobcanbeanddisappointing,andtherefore

itisimportantthatyouareprepared.

A)profitingC)misleading

B)exploitingD)frustrating

63.Wecanacceptyourorderpaymentismadeinadvance.

A)inorderthatC)ontheexcusethat

B)onconditionthatD)inthebeliefthat

64.TheBritishgovernmentoftensaysthatfurnishingchildrenwith

totheinformationsuperhighwayisatoppriority.

A)accessC)allowance

B)procedureD)protection

65.LouisHerman,attheUniversityofHawaii,hasaseries

ofnewexperimentsinwhichsomeanimalshavelearnedtounderstand

sentences.

A)installedC)formatted

B)devisedD)equipped

66.Residentswerecuttingtheirlawns,washingtheircarsand

otherwiseapleasant,sunnyday.

A)drivingawayC)takingaway

B)chasingawayD)idlingaway

67.Techniquesforsleepwouldinvolvelearningtocontrol

bothmindandbodysothatsleepcanoccur.

A)pushingC)promoting

B)cultivatingD)strengthening

68.ResearchersattheUniversityofIllinoisdeterminedthatthe

ofafathercanhelpimproveachild'sgrades.

A)involvementC)interaction

B)communicationD)association

69.ItistooearlytosaywhetherIBM'scompetitorswillbeableto

theirproductstothenewhardwareatanaffordablecost.

A)yieldC)adapt

B)stickD)adopt

70.Itisimportanttobetweentherulesofgrammarand

theconventionsofwrittenlanguage.

A)determineC)identify

B)distinguishD)explore

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewith8questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthe

questionsorcompletethestatementsinfewestpossiblewords.Your

answermaybeaword,aphrase,orashortsentenceintheFewest

possiblewords.Youranswermaybeaword,aphrase,orashort

sentence.Writeyouranswersinthespacesprovidedontherightofthe

page.

Sportisoneoftheworld'slargestindustries,andmostathletesare

professionalswhoarepaidfortheirefforts.Becauseanathletesucceeds

byachievementonly一notbyeconomicbackgroundorfamily

connections—sportscanbeafastroutetowealth,andmanyathletes

playonlyformoneythanforlove.

Thishasnotalwaysbeentrue.IntheancientOlympicsthewinner

gotonlyawreathofoliveleaves（橄欖葉花環(huán)）.Eventhoughthewinners

becamenationalheroes,thegamesremainedamateurforcenturies.

Athleteswonfame,butnomoney.Astimepassed,however,thecontests

becameincreasinglylessamateurandcitiesbegantohireathletesto

representthem.BythefourthcenturyA.D.,theOlympicswereruined,

andtheyweresoonended.

In1896,theOlympicgameswererevived（使再度興起）withthe

samegoalofpureamateurcompetition.Therulesbarathleteswhohave

everreceiveda$50prizeoranathleticscholarsorwhohavespentfour

weeksinatrainingcamp.Atleastonecompetitorinthe1896gamesme

thesequalifications.HewasSpiridonLoues,awatercarrierwhowonthe

marathonrace.Aftertherace,arichAthenianofferedhimanythinghe

wanted.Atrueamateur,Louesacceptedonlyacartandahorse.Thenhe

gaveuprunningforever.ButLoueswasanexceptionandnow,asthe

ChairmanoftheGermanOlympicCommitteesaid,“Nobodypaysany

attentiontotheserules."Manycountriespaytheirathletestotrain

year-round,andOlympicathletesareeagertoselltheirnamesto

companiesthatmakeeverythingfromskiequipmenttofastfood.

Eventhegamesthemselveshavebecomeahugebusiness.

CountriesfighttoholdtheOlympicsnotonlyforhonor,butformoney.

The1972gamesinMunichcosttheGermans545milliondollars,butby

sellingmedalsymbols,TVrights,food,drink,hotelrooms,andsouvenirs

侈己念品），theymanagedtomakeaprofit.Appropriately,thesymbolof

victoryintheOlympicgamesisnolongerasimpleolivewreath一itisa

goldmedal.

SI.Tomanypeople,sportstodayisnothingSI.

butSI.

S2.Whatdomostathletesoftodaygoafter?S2.

S2.

S3.WhatrewardcouldanancientGreekathleteS3.

expect?S3.

S4.BythefourthcenturyA.D.,OlympiccontestsS4.

becameincreasinglymoreS4.

thusruiningtheOlympics.

S5.WhentheOlympicgameswererevivedinS5.

1896,athleteswhohadreceivedspecial

trainingincampswouldbeS5.

S6.WhatdidSpiri