2007年12月英语四级真题及答案

上作答。

1

．

From the first paragraph we know that present

–

day universities have become

A

．

more and more research-oriented

B

．

in-service training organizations

C

．

more popularized than ever before

D

．

a powerful force for global integration

2

．

Over the past three decades, the enrollment of overseas students has increased

A

．

by2.5 million

B

．

by 800,000

C

．

at an annual rate of 3.9 percent

D

．

at an annual rate of 8 percent

3

．

In the United States,how many of the newly hired professors in science and

engineering are foreign- born?

A

．

10%

B

．

20%

C

．

30%

D

．

38%

4

．

How do Yale and Harvard prepare their undergraduates for global careers?

A

．

They organize a series of seminars on world economy

B

．

They offer them various courses in international politics

C

．

They arrange for them to participate in the Erasmus program

D

．

They give them chances for international study or internship

5

．An example illustrating the general trend of universities’ globalization is

A

．Yale’s collaboration with Fudan University on genetic research

B

．Yale’s helping Chinese universities

to launch research projects

C

．Yale’s student exchange program with European institutions

D

．Yale’s establishing branch campuses throughout the world

6

．

What do we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage?

A

．

It houses many companies spun off from MIT and Harvard

B

．

It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft Company

C

．

It was intentionally created by Stanford University

D

．

It is where the Internet infrastructure was built up

7

．

What is said about the U.S. federal funding for research?

A

．

It has increased by 3 percent

B

．

It has been unsteady for years

C

．

It has been more than sufficient

D

．

It doubled between 1998 and 2003

8

．

The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in the U.S after

September 11 was caused by

9

．

Many Americans fear that American competiveness may be threatened by foreign

students who will

10

．

The policy of welcoming foreign

students

can benefit the

U.S.

in that the very

best of them will stay and

Part

Ⅲ

Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

Direction:

In

his

section,

you

will

hear

8

short

conversations

and

2

long

conversations.

At

the

end

of

each

conversation,

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 a pause. During the pause, you must read the

four choices marked A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer. Then mark

the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre.

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上作答。

11. A) She used to be in poor health.

overweight

C)

She

was

somewhat

B) She was popular among boys.

school.

12. A) At he airport.

B) In a restaurant.

D) She didn’t do well at high

C) In a booking office.

D) At the hotel reception.

C) Asking the teacher for extra

13. A) Teaching her son by herself.

help.

B) Having confidence in her son.

D)

Telling

her

son

not

to

worry.

14. A) Have a short break.

B) Take two weeks off.

C) Continue her work outdoors.

D) Go on vacation with the man.

C)

He

is

worried

about

Rod’s

15. A) He is taking care of this twin brother.

health.

C) He ha been feeling ill all week.

D)

He

has

been

in

perfect

condition.

16. A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house.

B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.

C) She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement.

D) She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.

17.

A) The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book.

B) The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about.

C) The woman doesn’t find the book useful any more.

D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man.

18.

A) Most of the man’s friends are athletes.

B) Few people share the woman’s opinion.

C)

The man doesn’t look like a sportsman.

D) The woman doubts the man’s athletic ability.

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

19.

A)

She

has

packed

it

in

one

of

her

bags. B)

She

has

probably

left

it

in

a

taxi.

C) She id going to get it the airport. D) She is afraid that she has lost it.

20) A) It ends in winter. B) It will cost her a lot.

C) It will last one week. D) It depends on the weather.

21. A) The plane is taking off soon. B) There might be a traffic jam.

C) The taxi is waiting for them. D) There is a lot of stuff to pack.

22. A) At home.

B) In the man’s car.

C) At the airport. D) By the side of a taxi.

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

23. A) She is thirsty for promotion. B) She wants a much higher salary.

C) She is tired of her present work. D) She wants to save travel expenses.

24. A) Translator. B) Travel agent. C) Language instructor.

D) Environment engineer.

25. A) Lively personality and inquiring mind.

B) Communication skills and team spirit.

C) Devotion and work efficiency.

D) Education and experience.

Section B

Directions:

In

this

section,

you

will

hear

3

short

passage.

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 questions. , you must choose the

best

answer

from

the

four

choices

marked

A

）

< br>,B

）

,C

）

< br>and

D

）

.

Then

mark

the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through

the centre.

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2

上作答。

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26

< br>．

A

）

They care a lot about children.

B

）

They need looking after in their old age.

C

）

They want to enrich their life experience.

D

）

They want children to keep them company.

27. A. They are usually adopted from distant places.

birth infromation is usually kept secret.

birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.

adoptive parents don’t want them to know their birth parents.

28. generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.

do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.

have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.

are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.

29. adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.

people prefer to adopt children from overseas.

tanding is the key to successful adoption.

on has much to do with love.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30. suffered from mental illness.

bought The washing on post.

turned a failing newspaper into a success.

was once a reporter for a major newspaper.

31. was the first woman to lead a big hing company.

got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago.

committed suicide because of her mental disorder.

took over

her father’s position when he died.

32. came to see the role of women in the business world.

ine played a major part in reshaping Americans’mind.

an media would be quite different without Katharine.

ine had exerted an important influence on the world.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. ’ll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.

’ll allow them to receive free medical theatment.

’ll protect them from possible f

inancial crises.

’ll preent the doctors from overcharging them.

34

．

A

）They can’t immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost.

B

）

They have to go through very complicated application procedures.

C

）

They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages.

D

）

They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment.

35

．

A< /p>

）They don’t have to pay for the medical services.

B

）They needn’t pay the entire medical bill at once.

C

）

They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly.

D

）

They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.

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

either

use

the

exact

words

you

have

just

heard

or

write

down

the

main

points

in your own words. Finally,

when the

passage is

read for the

third time, you should

check what you have written.

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上作答。

More

and

more

of

the

word’s

population

are

living

in

towns

or

cities.

The

speed

at

which

cities

are

growing

in

the

less

developed

countries

is

（

36

）

.

Between

1920

and

1960

big

cities

in

developed

coun tries

（

37

）

< br> two

and

a

half

times

in

size, but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size.

They

（

38

）

size

of

growth

is

bad

enough,

but

there

are

now

also

very

（

39

）

signs of trouble in the< /p>

（

40

）

of percentages of people living in towns and

percentages

of

people

working

in

industry.

During

the

nineteenth

century

cities

grew

as

a

result

of

the

growth

of

industry.

In

Europe

the

（

41

）

of

people

living

in

cities

was

always

smaller

than

that

of

the

（

42

）

working

in

factories.

Now,

however,

the

（

43

）

is

almost

always

true

in

the

newly

industrialized

world:

（

44

）

.

Without

a

base

of

people

working

in

industry,

these

cities

cannot

pay

for

their

growth;

（

45

）

. There has been little opportunity

to build water supplies or other facilities.

（

46

）

a

growth

in

the

number

of

hopeless

and

despairing

parents

and

starving

children.

Part

Ⅳ

Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section

．

There is a passage with ten blanks. You are required

to

select

one

word

for

each

blank

from

a

list

of

choices

given

in

a

word

bank

following

the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each

choice

in the bank is identified by

a letter.

Please mark the corresponding letter

for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not

use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

As

war

spreads

to

many

comers

of

the

globe,

Children

sadly

have

been

drawn

into

the

center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of

children

have

been

taking

part

in

peace

education

47

.The

children,

after

learning

to resolve conflicts, took on the 48

of peacemakers. The Children’s Movement for

peacemakers was even nominated(

提名

) or the Nobel peace prize in 1998. Groups of

children 49 is peacemakers studied human rights an poverty issues in Colombia,

eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota known a The Schools

of Peace.

The

classroom

50

opportunities

for

children

to

replace

angry,

violent

behaviors

with