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大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)真題及答案(多套題及翻譯)CET4PartIWriting(30minutes)??Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
題目一:Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,what(yī)isthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy??假設(shè)你的一位外國(guó)朋友來(lái)參觀你的校園,你最感愛(ài)好的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么?
?題目二:Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy??假設(shè)你的一位外國(guó)朋友來(lái)參觀你的家鄉(xiāng),你最感愛(ài)好的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么?
?題目三:SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy??假設(shè)你的一位外國(guó)朋友來(lái)參觀中國(guó),你最感愛(ài)好的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么?PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionA(yù)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversat(yī)ionandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronA(yù)nswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意:此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。1.A.SeeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulderB.Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.C.Replacethecupboardwithanewone.D.Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.1.W:Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaat(yī)thebackofthecupboard。M:Oh…Whydon’tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder。Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?2.A.AtMaryJohnson’s
B.InanexhibitionhallC.Atapainter’sstudio.
D.Outsideanartgallery.2.W:Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits。M:That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters。Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?3.A.Theteacherevaluat(yī)edlacksteachingexperience.B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhat(yī)themansaid.C.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.3.M:Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation。W:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout。Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?4.A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.B.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.C.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.D.Hewasgoodat(yī)assemblingbookshelves.4.W:Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelves。M:Itwasn’ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem。Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?5.A.Hedoesn’tgetonwiththeothers.B.Hedoesn’tfeelateaseinthefirm.C.Hehasbeentakenforafool.D.Hehasfoundabetterposition.5.W:Rod,Ihearyou’llbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?M:Yeah.I’vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I’dbeafooltoturnitdown。Q:Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?6.A.Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.B.Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.C.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.D.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.6.W:Ihonestlydon’twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?M:NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththiswee(cuò)kend。Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?7.A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.B.Theman’sapartmentisreadyforrent.C.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.D.Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.7.W:You’vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?M:Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap。Q:What(yī)dowelearnfromtheconversation?8.A.Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.B.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.C.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.D.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.8.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?M:Notyet.I’llletyouknowwhenhecalls。Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?9.A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.B.Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.C.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.D.Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.Question:9.Whycouldn’tthewoman’sroommateat(yī)tendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthat(yī)afternoon?W:Nothing,it’sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.She’safraidshewon’tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I’mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit’sduetoday。10.A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.B.Handinherroommat(yī)e’sapplicat(yī)ionform.C.Submitherroommate’sassignment.D.Helpherroommatewithherreport.Question:10.What(yī)favoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?11.A.WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated.B.WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.C.Directionstotheclassroombuilding.D.Dr.Ellis’sschedulefortheafternoon.Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowat(yī)theendoftheconversation?
W:Fine,pleasetellherI’llbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn’tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice。12.A.Hefinditrat(yī)herstressful.B.Heisthinkingofquittingit.C.Hecanhandleitquitewell.D.Hehastoworkextrahours.Question:12.What(yī)doesthemansayabouthisjob?M:Notbad,Jane.I’minvolvedinseveralprojectsandit’salongworkingday.ButI’musedtothatsoitdoesn’tbothermetoomuch。13.A.The6:00one
B.The6:30one.
C.The7:00one
D.The7:30oneQuestion:13.Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryday?M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:30train.Butit’sbearablenowthatI’musedtoit。14.A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.B.Hefindsitratherunbearable.C.Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.D.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.Question:14.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynow?W:Don’tyouthinkit’sanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldn’tbeartospendthreehourssittinginatraineveryday。M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyit。15.A.Readingnewspaper.
B.Chat(yī)tingwithfriends.C.Listeningtothedailynews.D.Planningtheday’swork.Question:15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?W:Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?M:Ah,that’sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Atthee(cuò)ndofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意:此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.B)Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.C)Developahabitofreadingcritically.D)Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.Question:16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?17.A)Chooseone’sownsystemofmarking.B)Underlinethekeywordsandphrases.C)Makeasfewmarksaspossible.D)Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.Question:17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?18.A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.B)Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.D)Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.Question:18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.B)Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.C)Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.D)Everybodyneedssomeslee(cuò)pforsurvival.Question:19.What(yī)istakenforgrantedbymostpeople?20.A)Itisamade-upstory.B)Itisbeyondcure.C)Itisarareexception.
D)Itisduetoanaccident.Question:20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin'scase?21.A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.B)Hismother’sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.Question:21.WhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpin'ssleeplessness?PassageThree(cuò)Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.22.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStree(cuò)t.B)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.C)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.D)Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.Question:22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?23.A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestat(yī)e.B)Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.C)Shegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.D)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight24.A)Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.B)Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.C)Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.D)Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.Question:24.WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?25.A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.B)Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother’smoney.C)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.D)Shecarriedonherfamily’stradition.Question:25.WhatdowelearnaboutHetty'sdaughter?SectionCDirection:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意:此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare___(26)___(dá)
informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto___(27)___(dá)himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly__(dá)_(28)__(dá)_.SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe___(29)___oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe__(dá)_(30)___h(yuǎn)eighthemostchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis___(31)___ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand___(32)__(dá)_thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis___(33)__(dá)_forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand___(34)___tothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso___(35)___(dá)moment.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Globalwarmingisat(yī)rendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnat(yī)ural;wehavee(cuò)xperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice__36___away,However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein__37__withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare__38__toapredictedworldwideinincreaseintemperatures__39__betweem1℃and6℃overthenext100years.Thewarmingwillbemore__40__insomeareas,lessinother,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the__41__(dá)ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare-coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and__42__(dá)forhumansthantheseareasarenow.Thefactremains,however,that(yī)itwilllikelygetwarmer,on__(dá)43__,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists___44__thatthechanges
weareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(無(wú)規(guī)律的)variat(yī)ion-someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears__45___--butthatisbecominganincreasinglyraerpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.A)appealing
I)meltedB)average
J)persistC)contributing
K)rangingD)dramaticL)recentlyE)frequentlyM)resolvedF)impactN)sensibleG)line
O)shockH)maintainSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformat(yī)iongiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheEndoftheBook?[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.[B]Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediat(yī)ely,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.[C]Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,”etc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,wilbablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious”nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.[D]Asforchildren’sbooks,whoknows?Children’sbooksarelikedogfoodinthat(yī)thepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.[E]Forcluestothebook’sfuture,let’slookatsomee(cuò)xamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.[F]Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostoducingabookcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromshee(cuò)pskin.ABible—tobesure,alongbook—requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere10million.[G]Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon(繼續(xù)存在)wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.[H]Sometimesanewtechnologydoesn’tdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidn’t,becausetheat(yī)erturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.[I]Moviesdid,however,fat(yī)allyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidn’tkillmovies,itdidkillsecond-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.[J]NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows(“JackBenny,”“AmosandAndy,”“TheShadow”)allmigrat(yī)edtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucan’tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecameradio’sprime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlargerone.[K]Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(騎兵)replacedthechariot(二輪戰(zhàn)車(chē))onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasn’thadamilitaryfunctionforahundredyears,butisstillpartofanofficer’sfull-dressuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalwayssymbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”[L]Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不穩(wěn)定的)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreat(yī)erspeed.Butsteamshipsdidn’tlosetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamandthelesserneedforspee(cuò)dkeptthemajorityoftheworld’soceanfreightmovingbysailuntilthee(cuò)arlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)[M]Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseorapartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefire.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)that(yī)evolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.[N]Books—especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford—haven’tbeenaroundlongenoughtducee(cuò)volutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheirliterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile(觸覺(jué)的)pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwinter’snight.[O]ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.46.Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.47.Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.48.Theradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowat(yī)tractsmorelisteners.49.Contrarytomanypeople’spredictionofitsdeat(yī)h,thefilmindustrysurvived.50.Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.51.Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.52.Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.53.Anewtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.54.Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.55.Ahousewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisn’taneither/orproposition(命題),althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM(science,technology,enginee(cuò)ring,mat(yī)hs)-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoassertsthatthestudyofthehumanities(人文學(xué)科)andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica’seducat(yī)ionalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative(創(chuàng)新的)leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreat(yī)ideasofmankindovertimeprovides.Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’jobprospectsastechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesandcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it’snaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”wayoutoftheproblem“Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob”seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentandsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employershavee(cuò)xpressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceivedabroadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere’slittlereasontodoubtthat(yī)peopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymanydifferentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenvironmentwillbethosewhoseeducat(yī)ionshavepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight—pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology—tosolvetheproblemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatpresentthemselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.注意:此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。56.Whatdoesthelat(yī)estcongressionalreportsuggest?A)STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.B)ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.C)Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’spirituallife.D)Highereducat(yī)ionshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.57.What(yī)isthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajor?A)Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.B)Theacademicvalueofthecourses.C)Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.D)Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.58.What(yī)doestheauthorsayaboutthesocalledsoftsubjects?A)Thebenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.B)Theybroadenstudents’rangeofinterests.C)Theyimprovestudents’communicationskills.D)Theyareessentialtostudents’healthygrowth.59.Whatkindofjobapplicantsdoemployerslookfor?A)Thosewhohaveastrongsenseofresponsibility.B)Thosewhoaregoodatsolvingpracticalproblems.C)Thosewhoarelikelytobecomeinnovat(yī)iveleaders.D)Thosewhohavereceivedawell-roundededucation.60.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgivetocollegestudents?A)Seizeopportunitiestotaptheirpotential.B)Trytotakeavarietyofpracticalcourses.C)Preparethemselvesfordifferentjoboptions.D)Adoptaflexibleapproachtosolvingproblems.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Energyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?Ifyouthinkso,you’renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession.“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辭的)companion“energysecurity”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythoughthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefrom,exactly?Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthat(yī)webuyallthatoldfromelsewhere.Thefirstreasonisthatwenee(cuò)dittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,thereisatrickle(涓涓細(xì)流)ofbiofuel(生物燃料)available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?Third,therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefee(cuò)lthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices,Atthesametime,wederivemassivee(cuò)conomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenwee(cuò)ngageinenergytradearoundth
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