20XX年6月大學(xué)英語四級真題及答案(全套詳解)

千里之行，始于足下。第2頁/共2頁精品文檔推薦20XX年6月大學(xué)英語四級真題及答案(全套詳解)20XX年6月大學(xué)英語四級真題及答案(多套題及翻譯）CET4PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

題目一：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假設(shè)你的一位外國朋友來參觀你的校園，你最感興趣的地點(diǎn)想帶他/她去看?為啥?

題目二：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假設(shè)你的一位外國朋友來參觀你的故鄉(xiāng)，你最感興趣的地點(diǎn)想帶他/她去看?為啥?

題目三：SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假設(shè)你的一位外國朋友來參觀中國，你最感興趣的地點(diǎn)想帶他/她去看?為啥?

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

1.A.Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulder

B.Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.

C.Replacethecupboardwithanewone.

D.Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.

1.W:Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard。

M:Oh…Whydon’tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder。

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

2.A.AtMaryJohnson’sB.Inanexhibitionhall

C.Atapainter’sstudio.

D.Outsideanartgallery.

2.W:Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits。

M:That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters。

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

3.A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.

B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.

C.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.

D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.

3.M:Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation。

W:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout。

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.

B.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.

C.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.

D.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.

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.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend。

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

7.A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.

B.Theman’sapartmentisreadyforrent.

C.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.

D.Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.

7.W:You’vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?

M:Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap。

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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’sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?

W:Nothing,it’sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.She’safraidshewon’tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I’mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit’sduetoday。

10.A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.

B.Handinherroommate’sapplicationform.

C.Submitherroommate’sassigXXXent.

D.Helpherroommatewithherreport.

Question:10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?

11.A.WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated.

B.WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.

C.Directionstotheclassroombuilding.

D.Dr.Ellis’sschedulefortheafternoon.

Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?

W:Fine,pleasetellherI’llbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn’tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice。

12.A.Hefinditratherstressful.

B.Heisthinkingofquittingit.

C.Hecanhandleitquitewell.

D.Hehastoworkextrahours.

Question:12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?

M:Notbad,Jane.I’minvolvedinseveralprojectsandit’salongworkingday.ButI’musedtothatsoitdoesn’tbothermetoomuch。

13.A.The6:00oneB.The6:30one.C.The7:00oneD.The7:30one

Question: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.Chattingwithfriends.

C.Listeningtothedailynews.

D.Planningtheday’swork.

Question:15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?

W:Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?

M:Ah,that’sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.

B)Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.

C)Developahabitofreadingcritically.

D)Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.

Question:16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassigXXXents?

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?PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.

B)Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.

C)Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.

D)Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.

Question:19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?

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

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.

B)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.

C)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.

D)Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.

Question:22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?

23.A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.

B)Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.

C)Shegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.

D)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight

24.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?

SectionC

Direction:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare___(26)___informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto___(27)___himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly___(28)___.SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe___(29)___oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe

___(30)___heighthemostchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis___(31)___ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand___(32)___thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis___(33)___forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand___(34)___tothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso___(35)___moment.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandthe

ice__36___away,However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein__37__withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare__38__toapredictedworldwideinincreaseintemperatures__39__betweem1℃and6℃overthenext100years.The

warmingwillbemore__40__insomeareas,lessinother,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the__41__ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare-coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and__42__forhumansthantheseareasarenow.

Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on__43__,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists___44__thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(無規(guī)律的)variation-someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears__45___--butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.

A)appealingI)melted

B)averageJ)persist

C)contributingK)ranging

D)dramaticL)recently

E)frequentlyM)resolved

F)impactN)sensible

G)lineO)shock

H)maintain

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheEndoftheBook?

[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.

E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.

[B]Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.

[C]Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,”etc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackand

tradepaperbacksfor“serious”nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.

[D]Asforchildren’sbooks,whoknows?Children’sbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.

[E]Forcluestothebook’sfuture,let’slookatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.

[F]Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABible—tobesure,alongbook—requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere10million.

[G]Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon(接著存在)wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.

[H]Sometimesanewtechnologydoesn’tdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidn’t,becausetheaterturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.

[I]Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidn’tkillmovies,itdidkillsecond-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.

[J]NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows(“JackBenny,”“AmosandAndy,”“TheShadow”)allmigratedtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucan’tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecameradio’sprime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlargerone.

[K]Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(騎兵)replacedthechariot(二輪戰(zhàn)車)onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasn’thadamilitaryfunctionforahundredyears,butisstillpartofanofficer’sfull-dressuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalwayssymbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”

[L]Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(別穩(wěn)定的)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofits

muchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdidn’tlosetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamandthelesserneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworld’soceanfreightmovingbysailuntiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)

[M]Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseorapartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefire.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.

[N]Books—especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford—haven’tbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheirliterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile（觸覺的）pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwinter’snight.

[O]ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.

46.Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.

47.Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.

48.Theradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.

49.Contrarytomanypeople’spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.

50.Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.

51.Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.

52.Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.

53.Anewtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.

54.Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.

55.Ahousewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThequestionofwhetherourgoverXXXentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisn’taneither/orproposition(命題)，althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM（science,technology,engineering,maths）-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.

Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoassertsthatthestudyofthehumanities(人文學(xué)科)andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica’seducationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative（創(chuàng)新的)leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.

Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’jobprospectsastechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesandcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it’snaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”wayoutoftheproblem“Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob”seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentandsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employershaveexpressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceivedabroadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.

Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere’slittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymanydifferentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.TheoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenviroXXXentwillbethosewhoseeducationshavepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight—pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology—tosolvetheproblemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatpresentthemselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.

注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

56.Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?

A)STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.

B)ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.

C)Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’spirituallife.

D)Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.

57.Whatisthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajor?

A)Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.

B)Theacademicvalueofthecourses.

C)Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.

D)Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.

58.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthesocalledsoftsubjects?

A)Thebenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.

B)Theybroadenstudents’rangeofinterests.

C)Theyimprovestudents’communicationskills.

D)Theyareessentialtostudents’h