2024年12月高校英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,.youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutaccunpus

activitythathasbenefitedyoumost.Youshouldwriteatleas!12()wordsbutNomorethan180

words.

留意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Althe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion

therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,

C.andD.,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

留意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡I上作答。

1.A.Thewomanisfussyaboutthecleannessoftheapartment.

B.Hehasnotcleanedtheapartmentsincehismother'svisit.

C.Hedoesnotrememberwhenhismothercanoeover.

D.Hismotheroftenhelpshimtocleantheapartment.

2.A.Thebusstopisonlytwominutes'walk.

B.Thenamingmadehimshortofbreath.

C.Theymightaswell(akethenextbus.

D.Thewomanislatebyacoupleofminutes.

3.A.Sheissufferingapaininherneck.

B.SheislikelytoreplaceMissSmith.

C.Shehastodoextraworkforafewdays.

D.Sheisquitesickofworkingovertime.

4.A.Changeherjob.

B.Buyadishwasher.

C.Openaflowershop.

D.Startherownbusiness.

5.A.Heforgotwherehehadleftthepackage.

B.Heslippedonhiswaytothepostoffice.

C.Hewantedtodeliverthepackagehimself.

D.Hefailedtodowhathepromisedtodo.

6.A.Thespeakersdonotagreewitheachother.

B.Thewomandoesnotlikehorrorfilms.

C.Themanpaysfortheticketsasarule.

D.Thespeakershappened"tomeetinthecinema.

7.A.Thewomanisjustasunluckyastheman.

B.Thewomanismoresensitive(hantheman.

C.Thespeakersshareacommonviewonlove.

D.Thespeakersareunhappywiththeirmarriage.

8.A.Preparationsforaforum.

B.Participantsintheforum.

C.Organizersofaforum.

D.Expectationsoftheforum.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A.France.

B.Scandinavia.

C.Russia.

D.EastEurope.

10.A.Morewomenwillbepromotedintheworkplace.

B.Morewomenwillovercometheirinadequacies.

C.Morewomenwillreceivehighereducation.

D.Morewomenwillworkoutsidethefamily.

11.A.Tryhardtoprotectwomen'srights.

B.Educatementorespectwomenmore.

C.Helpwomenacquiremoreprofessionalskills.

D.Spendmoretimechangingwomen'sattitudes.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A.Inarestaurant.

B.Inahotellobby.

C.Attheman'soffice.

D.Atthewoman'splace.

13.A.Heisthechiefdesignerof(helatestbikemodel.

B.Hehascompletedanoverseasmarketsurvey.

C.HeistheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors.

D.HehasjustcomebackfromatriptoAfrica.

14.A.Toselect(herightmodel.

B.Togetagoodimportagent.

C.Toconvincetheboardmembers.

D.lbcutdownproductioncosts.

15.A.Hisflexibility.

B.Hisvision.

C.Hisintelligence.

D.Hisdetermination.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhoar3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hoarsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.,

B.,C.andD..Thenmark,thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingkline

throughthecentre.

留意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A.Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesone'sidentity.

B.Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.

C.Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.

D.Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raisedandeducated.

17.A.TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda.

B.Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.

C.Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.

D.Theybothgotmaniedwhentheywere39.

18.A.Theywanttofreedou(therelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.

B.Theywanttoseev/hatcharacteristicsdistinguishonefromtheother.

C.Theywant(ounderstandhowtwinscommunicatev/henfarapart.

D.Theywanttoknowwhethertwinscanfeeleachother'spain.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Itisespeciallyattractivetochildrenandtheyoung.

B.ItisthefirstchoiceofvacationersontheContinent

C.Itisascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthouse.

D.Ilisaninexpensiveway.ofspendingaholiday.

20.A.Ithasasolidplasticframe.

B.Itconsistsofaninnerandanoutertent.

C.Itisveryconvenienttosetup.

D.ItissoldtomanyContinentalcountries.

21.A.Agroundsheet.

B.Agasstove.

C.Akitchenextension.

D.Asparetent.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A.Itcovers179square"miles.

B.ItisasbigasNewYorkCity.

C.Itcovers97squarekilometers.

D.ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.

23.A.Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.

B.Itscitizensenjoyedapeaceful,comfortablelife.

C.Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.

D.Itwascutofffromtherestoftheworld.

24.A.Thefastdevelopmentofitsneighboringcountries.

B.Theincreasinginvestmentbydevelopedcountries.

C.Thebuildingofroadsconnectingitwithneighboringcountries.

D.TheestablishingofdiplomaticrelationswithFranceandSpain.

25.A.Theyworkontheirfarms.

B.Theyworkinthetouristindustry.

C.Theyraisedomesticanimals.

D.Theymaketraditionalhandicrafts.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejust

heard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou

havewritten.

留意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

"Don'ttakemanyEnglishcourses;theywon'thelpyougetadecentjob.""Signupfor

managementclasses,soyou'llbereadytojointhefamilybusinesswhenyougraduate."Sound

(26)?Manyofushaveheardsuggestionslikethese(27)byparentsor

othersclosetous.Suchcommentsoftenseemquitereasonable.

Why,then,shouldsuggestionslikethesebetakenwith(28)?Thereasonisthey

relatetodecisionsyoushouldmake.Youaretheonewhomust(29)their

consequences.

Oneoftheworstreasonstofollowaparticularpathinlifeisthatotherpeoplewantyouto.

Decisionsthataffectyourlifeshouldbeyourdecisions—decisionsyoumakeafteryou've

consideredvarious(30)andchosenthepaththatsuitsyoubest.

Makingyourowndecisionsdoesnotmeanthatyoushould(31)thesuggestions

ofothers.Forinstance,yourparentsdohaveiheirownuniqueexperiencesthatmaymaketheir

advicehelpful,andhaving(32)inagreatdealofyourpersonalhistory,theymayhave

aclearviewofyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Still,theirviewsarenotnecessarilyaccurate.

Theymaystillseeyouasachild,(33)careandprotection.Ortheymayseeonlyyour

strengths.Or,insomeunlbrtunatecases,theymay(34)yourflawsandshortcomings.

Peoplewillalwaysbegivingyouadvice.Ultimately,though,youhavetomakeyourown

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PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Reedthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.Pleasemark,thecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet

2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Fordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheUnitedStates1leadershippositioninthe

developmentofnewtechnologies.Theinnovations(創(chuàng)新)thatresultedfromresearchand

developmentduringWorldWarIIandafterwardswere36totheprosperityofthenationin(he

secondhalfofthe20thcen:ury.Thoseinnovations,uponwhichvirtuallyallaspectsof37society

nowdepend,werepossiblebecausetheUnitedStatesthen38(heworldinmathematicsand

scienceeducation.

Today,however,despiteincreasingdemandforworkerswithstrongskillsinmathematicsand

science,the39ofdegreesawardedinscience,math,andengineeringarcdecreasing.

ThedeclineindegreeproductioninwhatarecalledtheSTEMdisciplines(science,

technology,engineering,andmath)seemstobe40relatedto(hecomparativelyweakperformance

byU.S.schoolchildrenoninternationalassessmentsofmathandscience.Manystudentsentering

collegehaveweakskillsinmathematics.Accordingtothe2024reportoftheBusiness-Higher

EducationForum,22pcrccntofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremedial(補(bǔ)習(xí)的)math4[,andless

thanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajorinscienceorengineering42completeamajorinthose

fields.

TheresulthasbeenadecreaseinthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavethe

skills,43inmathematics,topoweraworkforcethatcankeepChecountryat(heforefront(前沿)of

innovationandinaiiilainitsstandardofliving.Withthe44perk)niianceofAmericansludenlsin

mathandsciencehascomeincreasedcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountriesthathave

stronglysupportededucationintheseareas.Manymorestudentsearn45intheSTEMdisciplines

indevelopingcountriesthanintheUnitedStates.

留意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

A.acceleratingI.especially

B.actuallyJ.future

C.closelyK.led

D.contemporaryL.met

E.coursesM.procedures

F.criticalN.proportions

G.decliningO.spheres

H.degrees

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmore

thanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Bansugarydrinks-thatwilladdfueltotheobesitywar

|A]OnatrainlastThursday,Isatoppositeamanwhowassofathefilledmorethanoneseat.He

waspaleanddisfiguredandlookedsicktodeath,whichheprobablywas:obesity（肥胖癥）leads

（omanynastywaysofdying.Lookingaroundthecarriage,Isawquiteafewpeoplelikehim,

includingacoupleoffattychildrenwithswollencheckspressingagainsttheireyes.Thesepeople

arepartofwhatiswithoutexaggerationanepidemic（流行?。﹐fobesity.

[B]Buti（isquiteunnecessary:thereisasimpleidea-farfromnew—thatcouldsparemillicnsof

suchpeoplealifetimeofchronic（長(zhǎng)?。﹊llhealth,andatthesametimesavetheNational

HealthService（NHS）atleast￡14billionayearinEnglandandWales.Therewould,youmight

think,beconsiderablepublicinterestinit.Thissimpleideaisthatsugarisasgood-orasbad-as

poisonandshouldbeavoided.Itispure,whiteanddeadly,asProfessorJohnYudkindescribedit

40yearsagoinarevolutionarybookofthatname.ThesubtitlewasHowSugarIsKillingUs.

[C]Initscountlesshiddenforms,inreadymeals,junkfoodandsweetdrinks,sugarleadsto

addiciion（癮）,tohormonalupsetsto（heappetite,tometabolic（新陳代謝的）malfunctionsand

obesityandfromtheretotype2diabetes（糖尿?。゛nditsmanyhorriblecomplications,ffpeople

reallygraspedthat,theywouldtrytokickthehabit,particularlyasBritainisthe"fatmanof

Europe".Theymightevenfeeldriventosupportgovernmentmeasurestopreventpeoplefrom

consumingthisdeadlystuff.Yetsofarthisideahasmetlittlebutresistance.

[D]Itisnotdifficulttoimaginethevestedinterests（既得利益集團(tuán)）linedupagainstanysugar

control-allthefoodanddrinkmanufacturers,processors,promotersandretailerswhomakesuch

easypickingsoutofthemagicpowersofsugar.Thentherearetheliberals,withwhomIwould

normallyside,whoprotestthatgovernmentregulationwouldbeyetanotherinstanceof

interferenceinourlives.

[E]Thalistrue,butpeopleshouldrealisethatyoucannothaveawelfarestatewithoutananny

state（保姆國(guó)家），tosomedegree.Ifwearealltoberesponsiblefbroneanother'shealthinsurance,

throughsocialisedmedicine,then'weareallcloselyinvolvedinoneanother'shealth,including

everyone'seatinganddrinking.Thathasalreadybeenadmitted,finally,withsmoking.Butithas

yettobeadmittedwithovereating,eventhoughoneinfouradultsinthiscountryisobeseandthat

numberispredictedtodoublebytheyear2050.Quiteapartfromanythingelse,obesitywill

crippletheNHS.

[F]Recently,though,therehavebeensignsthatthemedicalestablishmentistryingtosoundthe

alarm.LastmonththeAcademyofMedicalRoyalColleges（AMRC）publishedareportsaying

thatobesityisthegreatestpublichealthissueaffectingtheUKandurginggovernmenttodo

something.

[G]Thereportoffers1（）recommendations,ofwhichthefirstisimposingataxof20percenton

sugarydrinksforatleastayear,ontopoftheexisting20percentvalue-addedtax.Thatatleast

wouldbeanexcellentstart.Theamountsofsugarinsoftdrinksarehorrifying,andturnstraightto

fat.AsProfessorTerenceSt印henson,headoftheAMRC,hassaid,sugarysoftdrinksare"the

ultimatebadfood.Youarcjustconsumingneatsugar.Yourbodydidn'tevolvetohandlethiskind

ofthing."

[H]Precisely.Therisksofeatingtoomuchfa(orsal((whichareverydifferent)paleinto

insignificancecomparedwiththeharmdonebysugar.Anditiseverywhere.

[I]Ilisdifficulttobuyanythinginasupermarket,otherthanplain,unpreparedmeat,fishor

vegetables,thatdoesn'thavealargeamountofsugarinit.Thishascomeaboutbecausethe

prevailingscientificviewsofthe1960sand1970signoredtheevidenceaboutsugar,andinstead

sawfalasthereallyseriousrisk,bothtotheheartandotherorgans,aswellasthecauseofobesity.

[J]Thefashionwastoavoidfat.Butfindingthatfoodwithmuchofitsfatremovedisnotvery

appetising,foodproducersturnedtosugarasamagicalternativeflavourenhancer,ofteninthe

formsofsyrups(糖漿)thathadrecentlybeendevelopedfromcoin,andputitgenerouslyinto

mostpreparedfoodsandsoftdrinks.

[K]Thisstuffisnotjustfattening.Itisaddictive.Itinterfereswiththebody'smetabolism,

possiblyviatheactivityofanappetite-controllinghormone.There'splentyofevidenceforthis,for

thosewhowillaccept(hetroth.

[L]Theoretically,peopleoughttomakehealthychoices"andavoidovereating.Butsugar

additivesarenoteasytoidentifyandarehardtoavoid.Sothesnacking,over-drinkingand

over-eatingthatmakespeopletatisnotreallytheirownfajlcobesityisinlargepartsomething

thatisbeingdonetothem.Itshouldbestopped,orratherthegovernmentshouldstopit.

[M]Goingroundmylocalsupermarket,Iamconstanllyastonishedthati(isstilllegaltosellall

thepoisonsstackedhighontheshelves.Theproblemisthattheyarcworsethanuseless.Theyarc

poisonous.Theyareknowntobeaddictive.Theyareknowntomakepeopleobese.Andgiving

smallchildrensweetdrinksorbottlesoffakejuicealldaylongisnothinglessthanchildabuse.

[N]Clearly,thesaleofsuchstuffoughttobeillegal.Ihatetothinkofyetmoregovernment

regulation,Buiabitoftaxonsweetsodaandalittlemorehealtheducation,abitofcookingin

schoolsandbanningvendingmachines(自動(dòng)售貨機(jī))hereandtherc-assuggestedbytheAMRC

report-isnotgoingtoachieveverymuch.Labelingisquiteinadequate.Whatisneededis

legislationbanninghighlevelsofsugarysyrupsusedinfoodsanddrinks.

[O]InJune2024,thethenministerforpublichealthsaidthegovernmentwasnotscaredofthe

foodindustryandhadnotruledoutlegislation,becauseof(hecostsofobesity(o(heNHS.

However,nothinghashappenedyet.WhynothaveanotherJammieDodgerbiscuitandforget

aboutit.

留意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

46.Avoidingover-consumptionofsugarcanimprovepecple'shealthaswellassavemedical

expenses.

47.Lawsshouldbepassedtomakeitillegaltoproduceoverlysweetfoodsordrinks.

48.Givingsmallchildrensweetjuicestodrinkall(hetimeisequaltochildabuse.

49.Lookingaround,theauthorfoundobesityquitewidespread.

50.Thenumberofobesepeopleisexpectedtoincreasequicklyinthenextfewdecades.

51.ffpeoplereallyunderstoodthehorribleconsequencesofsugaryfoodsanddrinks,theywould

supportgovernmentmeasuresagainstsugarconsumption.

52.Itwouldbeaverygoodbeginningtoimposeanadditionallaxonsugarydrinks.

53.Thegovernmenthasnotyettakenanyactiontoregulatesugarconsumptionalthoughit

indicateditsintentiontodososometimeago.

54.Sugarisfarmoreharmfultoheallhthanfatandsalt.

55.Consumersofsweetfoodsarenotreallytoblamebecausetheycannottellwhatfoodissugary.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearejourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.and

D..YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandnurkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheriseoftheInternethasbeenoneofthemosttransformativedevelopmentsinhuman

history,comparableinimpacttotheinventionoftheprintingpressandthetelegraph.Overtwo

billionpeopleworldwidenowhaveaccesstovastlymoreinformationthaneverbefore,andcan

communicatewitheachotherinstantly,oftenusingWeb-connectedmobiledevicestheycarry

everywhere.ButtheInternet'stremendousimpacthasonlyjustbegun.

"MassadoptionoftheInternetisdrivingoneofthemostexcitingsocial,cultural,and

politicaltransformationsinhistory,andunlikeearlierperiodsofchange,thistimetheeffectsare

fullyglobal,"

SchmidtandCohenwriteintheirnewbook,TheNewDigitalAge.Perhapsthemost

profoundchangeswillcomewhen(hefivebillionpeopleworldwidewhocurrentlylackInternet

accessgetonline.TheauthorsdoanexcellentjobofcxairiningtheimplicationsoftheInternet

revolutionforindividuals,governments,andinstitutionslikethenewsmedia.Butffthebookhas

onemajorshortcoming;it'sthattheauthorsdon'tspendenoughtimeapplyingacriticaleyetothe

roleofInternetbusinessesinthesesweepingchanges.

Intheirbook,theauthorsprovidethemostauthoritativevolumetodatethatdcscribcs-and

moreimportantlypredicts-howtheInternetwillshapeourlivesinthecomingdecades.They

paintapictureofaworldinwhichindividuals,companies,institutions,andgovernmentsmust

dealwithtworealities,onephysical,andonevirtual.

Althecoreof(hebookis(heideathat^technologyisneutral,butpeoplearen't.HByusing

thisconceptasastartingpoint,theauthorsaimtomovebeyondthenowfamiliaroptimistvs.

pessimistdichotomy(對(duì)立觀點(diǎn))thathascharacterizedmanyrecentdebatesaboutwhetherthe

riseoftheInternetwillultimatelybegoodorbadforsociety.InaninterviewwithTIMEearlier

thisweek,Cohensaidalthoughheandhisco-authorarcoptimisticaboutmanyaspectsofthe

Internet,they'realsorealisticabout(herisksanddangersthatlieaheadwhenthenextfivebillion

peoplecomeonline,particularlywithrespecttopersonalprivacyandstatesurveillance(監(jiān)視).

留意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

56.Inwhatwayistheriseof(heInternetsimilartotheinventionoftheprintingpressandthe

telegraph?

A.Iltransformshumanhistory.

B.Itfacilitatesdailycommunication.

C.Itisadoptedbyallhumanity.

D.Itrevolutionizespeople'sthinking.

57.HowdoSchmidtandCohendescribetheeffectsoftheIr.ternet?

A.Theyareimmeasurable.

B.Theyareworldwide.

C.Theyareunpredictable.

D.Theyarccontaminating.

58.InwhatrespectisthebookTheNewDigitalAgeconsideredinadequate?

A.ItfailstorecognizetheimpactoftheInternettechnology.

B.ItfailstolookintothesocialimplicationsoftheInternet.

C.ItlacksanobjectiveevaluationoftheroleofInternetbusinesses.

D.ItdocsnotaddressthetechnicalaspectsofInternetcomnnmication.

59.Whatwillthefuturebe:ikewheneverybodygetsonline?

A.Peoplewillbelivingintwodifferentrealities.

B.Peoplewillhaveequalaccesstoinformation.

C.Peopledon'thavetotraveltoseetheworld.

D.Peopledon'thavetocommunicatefacetoface.

60.WhatdoesthepassagesayabouttheauthorsofTheNewDigitalAge?

A.TheyleavemanyquestionsunansweredconcerningtheInternet.

B.TheyareoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheInternetrevolution.

C.Theyhaveexploredtheunknownterritoriesofthevirtualworld.

D.Theydon'ttakesidesinanalyzingtheeffectsoftheInternet.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

In1950,ayoungmanwouldhavefounditmucheasierthanitistodaytogetandkeepajob

intheautoindustry.Andinthatyeartheaverageautoworkercouldmeetmonthlymortgage（抵押

貸款）paymentsonanaveragehomewithjust13.4percentofhistake-homepay.Todayasimilar

mortgagewouldclaimmorethantwicethatshareofhismonthlyearnings.

Olhuiniuiiibcrsoftheautoworker'sfamily,however,mightbelessinclinedtoLraduthe

presentforthepast.Hisretiredparentswouldcertainlyhavehadlesseconomicsecuritybackthen.

Throughoutmuchofthe1960s,morethanaquarterofmenandwomenage65andolderlived

belowthepovertylevel,comparedtolessthan10percentin2024.

Inmoststates,hiswifecouldnothavetakenoutaloanoracreditcardinherownname.In

42states,ahomemakerhadnolegalclaimontheearningsofherhusband.Andnowheredida

wifehavelegalprotectionagainstfamilyviolence.

Mostblackworkerswouldnotwanttoreturntoatinewhen,onaverage,theyearned40

percentlessthantheirwhitecounterparts（職位相對(duì)的人）,whileraciallyrestrictiveagreements

largelypreventedthemfrombuyingintothesuburbanneighborhoodsbeingbuiltforwhile

working-classfamilies.

Today,newproblemshaveemergedintheprocessofresolvingoldones,butthesolutionis

nottogobacktothepast.Somepeoplemaylongforanerawhendivorcewasstillhardtocome

by.Thespreadofno-faultdivorcehasreducedthebargainingpowerofwhicheverspouseismore

interestedincontinuing（herelationship.Andthebreakupofsuchmarriageshascausedpainfor

manyfamilies.

Thegrowingdiversityoffamilylifecomeswithnewpossibilitiesaswellasnewchallenges.

Accordingtoarecentpoll,morethan80percentofAmericansbelievethattheircurrentfamilyis

ascloseastheoneinwhichtheygrewup,orcloser.Findingwaystoimprovethelivesofthe

remaining20percentseemsmorerealisticthantryingtorestoreanimaginarygoldenage.

留意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答

61.WhatdowelearnaboutAmericanautoworkersin1950?

A.Theyhadlessjobsecuritythantheydotoday.

B.Itwasnottoodifficultforthemtobuyahouse.

C.Theirearningswereworthtwiceasmuchastoday.

D.Theywerebetteroffthanworkersinotherindustries.

62.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutretiredpeopletoday?

A.Theyinvariablylongtoreturntothegoldenpast.

B.Theydonotdependsomuchonsocialwelfare.

C.Theyfeelmoresecureeconomicallythaninthepast.

D.Theyareusuallyunwillingtolivewiththeirchildren.

63.Whycouldn'tblackworkersbuyahouseinawhitesuburbanneighborhood?

A.Theylackedthemeansoftransportation.

B.Theyweresubjectedtoracialinequality.

C.Theywereafraidtobreakthelaw.

D.Theyweretoopoortoaffordit.

64.Whatistheresultofno-faultdivorce?

A.Divorceiseasiertoobtain.

B.Domesticviolenceislessened.

C.Itcauseslittlepaintoeitherside.

D.Itcontributestosocialunrest.

65.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestsocietydo?

A.Getpreparedtofaceanynewchallenges.

B.Try