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2012

年

6

月大

学

英

语

四

级真题

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Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of

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A) ensuring no child is left behind.

B) increasing economic efficiency.

C) improving students' performance on SA

T.

D)providing good education for baby boomers.

2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?

A)Teachers' workload increased.

B)Students' performance declined.

C)Administration became centralized.

D)Students focused more on test scores.

3. What is said about the schools forded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation?

A)They are usually magnet schools.

B)They are often located in poor neighborhoods.

C)They are popular with high-achieving students.

D)They are mostly small in size.

4. What is most noticeable about the current trend in high school education?

A)Some large schools have split up into smaller ones.

B)A great variety of schools have sprung up in urban and suburban areas.

C)Many schools compete for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds.

D)Students have to meet higher academic standards.

5. Newsweek ranked high schools according to

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A)their students' academic achievement.

B)the number of their students admitted to college.

C)the size and number of their graduating classes.

D)their college-level test participation.

6. What can we learn about Hillsdale's students in the late 1990s?

A)They were made to study hard like prisoners.

B)They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames.

C)Most of them did not have any sense of discipline,

D)Their school performance was getting worse.

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According

to

Jeff

Gilbert,

the

classes

at

Hillsdale

were

set

up

so

that

students

could

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A)tell their teachers what they did on weekends.

B)experience a great deal of pleasure in learning.

C)maintain closer relationships with their teachers.

D)tackle the demanding biology and physics courses.

8.

is still considered a strength of Newsweek's school ranking system in spite of the criticism it

receives.

ing to the 38 superintendents, to rank schools scientifically, it is necessary to use

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better serve the children and our nation, schools students to take

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Part

Ⅲ

Listening Comprehension

(35minutes

)

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Section A

Directions:

in

this

section

you

will

hear

8

short

conversations,

one

or

more

questions

will

be

asked

about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken

only

once.

After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices

marked

A)

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B

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、

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）

and

D)

、

and

decide

which

is

the

best

answer.

Then

mark

the

corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

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11. A)Trying to sketch a map.

C)Discussing a house plan.

B)Painting the dining room.

D)Cleaning the kitchen.

12. A)She is tired of the food in the canteen.

B)She often eats in a French restaurant.

C) She usually takes a snack in the KFC.

D)She in very fussy about what she eats.

13. A) Listening to some loud music.

C)Talking loudly on the telephone.

B)Preparing for as oral examination.

D)Practicing for a speech contest.

14. A)The man has left a good impression on her family.

B)The man can dress casually for the occasion.

C)The man should buy himself a new suit.

D)The man's jeans and T-shirts are stylish.

15. A)Grey pants made from pure cotton.

C)100% cotton pants in dark blue.

B) Fashionable pants in bright colors.

D)Something to match her brown pants.

16. A) Its price.

C)Its comfort.

B)Its location.

D)Its facilities.

17. A)Travel overseas.

C)Take a photo.

B)Look for a new job.

D)Adopt a child.

18. A)It is a routine offer.

C)It is quite healthy.

B)It is new on the menu.

D)It is a good bargain.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A

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Hosting an evening TV program.

C)Lecturing on business management.

B) Having her bicycle repaired.

D)Conducting a market survey.

20. A) He repaired bicycles.

C)He worked as a salesman.

B)He served as a consultant.

D)He coached in a racing club.

21. A) He wanted to be his own boss.

C)He didn't want to start from scratch.

B) He found it more profitable.

D)He didn't want to be in too much debt.

22. A)They work five days a week.

C)They are paid by the hour.

B)They are all the man's friends.

D)They all enjoy gambling.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. A)It has gradually given way to service industry.

B)It remains a major part of industrial activity.

C)It has a history as long as paper processing.

D)It accounts for 80 percent of the region's GDP.

24. A) Transport problems.

C)Lack of resources.

B)Shortage of funding.

D)poor management.

25. A) Competition from rival companies.

C)Possible locations for a new factory.

promotion campaigns.

D)Measures to create job opportunities.

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B)Product

Section B

Directions:

In

this

section you

will

hear

3

short

passages. At

the end

of

each passage,

you

will

hear

some

questions.

Both

the

passage

and

the

questions

will

be

spoken

only

once

After

you

hear

a

question,

you

must

choose

the

best

answer

from

the

four

choices

marked

A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line

through the centre.

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Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A)They shared mutual friends in school.

B)They had known each other since childhood.

C)They shared many extracurricular activities.

D)They had many interests in common.

27. A)At a local club.

B)At the sports center.

B)At Joe's house.

D)At the bearing school.

28. A)Durable friendships can be very difficult to maintain.

B)One has to be respectful of other people in order to win respect.

C)It is hard for people from different backgrounds to become friends.

D)Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based as the passage you have just heart.

29. A)Near the entrance of a park.

C)At a parking meter.

B)In his building's parking lot.

D)At a street corner.

30. A)It had been taken by the police

C)In had been stolen by someone.

B)it had keen moved to the next block.

D)it had been parked at a wrong place.

31. A)At the Greenville center.

C)In a neighboring town.

B) At a public parking lot.

D)In a the city garage.

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32. A)Famous creative individuals.

C)A major scientific discovery.

B)The mysteriousness of creativity.

D)Creativity as shown in arts.

33. A)It is something people all engage in.

C) It starts soon after we are born.

B) It helps people acquire knowledge.

D) It is the source of all artistic work.

34. A) Creative imagination.

C) Natural curiosity.

B) Logical reasoning.

D) Critical thinking.

35. A)It is beyond ordinary people.

C)It is part of everyday life.

B)It is yet to be fully understood.

D)It is a unique human trait.

Section C

Directions:

In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first

time,

you

should

listen

carefully

for

its

general

idea.

When

the

passage

is

read

for

the

second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact

words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in

the missing information. For these blanks you can other use the exact words you have just

heard or write down the main points in your are words. Finally, when the passage is read

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for the third time, you should check what you have written.

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Students

have

been

complaining

more

and

more

about

stolen

property.

Radios,

cell

phones,

bicycles, pocket(36)

,and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus police

to do the job?

There are 20 officers in the Campus Security Division Their job is to(37)

crime, accidents

lost and found(38)

,and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing

traffic and writing parking tickets.(39)

promptly to accidents and other(40)

is important,

but it is their smallest job.

Dealing

with

crime

takes

up

the

rest

of

their

time.

Very(41)

do

any

violent

crimes

actually(42)

.In the last five years there have been no(43)

.seven robberies and about

60

other

violent

attacks,

most

of

these

involving

fights

at

parties.

On

the

other

hand,(44)

,which

usually involves breaking windows or lights or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned

burglaries(

入室

盗

)that you see in movies.(45)

.

Do we really need more police? Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly making

our tuition go up again.(46)

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2012

年

6

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四

级真题听力原文

Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A

11:M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room, another into the

family room and a third to the outside.

W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?

Q: What are the speakers doing?

12M: I’m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?

W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enough of our canteen food.

Q: What do we learn about the woman?

13,W: Hey, i

f you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones? I’m preparing for

the speech contest.

M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realize I’ve being bothering you all this time.

Q: What is the man probably doing?

14,M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to p

ut on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on

your family.

W: Come on! It’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T

-shirts are just fine.

Q: What does the woman mean?

15.M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue? These two colors are coming in this

season.

W:

Oh,

actually

grey

is

my

favourite

color,

but

I

prefer

something

made

from

cotton,

100%

cotton

I

mean.

Q: What is the woman looking for?

16.W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them.

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M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland.

Q: What is the man’s chief consideration in choosing the lodge?

17.M: What do I have to do to apply for a passport?

W:

You

need

proof

of

citizenship,

either

an

old

passport

or

a

birth

certificate

and

three

photographs.

Then you must complete this form and pay a fee.

Q: What is the man most probably going to do?

18.M: Miss, can I interest you in a pork special with serving tonight? It’s only 799, half the usual price

and it’s very

tasty.

W: Oh really? I will try it.

Q: What does the man say about the dish?

Conversation 1

W

：

Good evening, and welcome to this week

’

s business world, the program for and about business

people. Tonight we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over and established bicycle shop. Tell

us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run your own store?

M: Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working full-time as a salesman for a

big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to

get my own business going, I’ll do it. I had my heart set on it and I didn’t let anything stand in my way.

When I went down to the bank and got a business loan, I knew I’d love being my own boss. Now my

time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want.

W: You mean you don’t keep regular hours?

M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just

lock up and take off early.

W: Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?

M: Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. They help me out a few days a

week. It’s great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers.

W: Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business.

Question 19-22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

is the woman doing?

did Mr. Kayne do before he took over the bicycle shop?

did the man take over a bicycle shop?

do we learn about the people working in the shop?

Conversation 2

W: Well, the main activities in the region were historically steel and paper processing, I think.

M:

Yes, but

I’m

not

quite

sure

about

the

status

of

those

industries

now. Could

you

tell

us

something

about that?

W:

Yes,

of

course.

In

fact,

they

are

less

significant,

but

steel-related

manufacturing

still

accounts

for

44% of industrial activity. So it’s still very important. In fact, 80% of Spain’s machine tools are from the

Basque Country. As for paper processing, there’s still a little. But it’s no longer what it once was in the

region. So, is that clear?

M: Yes, thanks.

W:

Now,

to

get

back

to

what

I

was

saying,

there’s

a

lot

of

unemployment

as

well

as

geographical

problems in the region.

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