【2003年6月】纠正无错版四级历年全真试卷+答案与详解PartⅠSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetFromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughtheSampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)Atatheatre.B)Atabookingoffice.2.A)Themanisinvitingthewomantodinner.C)ThewomanisafriendoftheStevensons'.D)The5.A)T6.A)TaketheGRC)Shereaditslowly.D)Shefinisheditatastre8.A)Hewaskeptinhospitalforalongtime.C)Hewasseriouslywoundedinamineexplosion.C)Goonatri10.A)It'snotashardasexpected.C)It'smuchmoredifficultthanpeoplethink.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).C)Nervou12.A)Hisfatherscoldedhimseverely.B)Hisfatherlookbackthesixdollars.C)Hisfathermadehimdothecuttingagain.D)Hisfathercuttheleaveshimself.13.A)Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwithhisfather.C)Oneshouldalwaysdohisjobearnestly.14.A)Heranavi15.A)Itwasstressful.B)Itwascolorful.C)Itwaspeaceful.D)Itwasboring.16.A)Hisdesiretostarthisownbusiness.B)Thecrisisinhisfam17.A)Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.B)BecausenotourguidesareavaC)Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.C)Theyawardtheirowndegrees.D)Theyorganizetheirownlaboratorywork.20.A)Veryfewofthemareengagedinresearch.C)Theyhaveoutnumberedmalestudents.D)Theywerenottreatedequallyuntil1881.PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelineOnaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethantheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet(芭蕾舞).Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghalfthattime.Allinall,however,children'sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%.“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch(危机)thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren'stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparableamountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents,19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsingleAllworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchool.Unstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursadecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey'respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren'treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranA)childrenhavelittletime22.AccordingtotheautA)hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudyingC)hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivitiesA)areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivitiesC)arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____D)mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficiHenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,“ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.”BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessFewwouldarguewithFord'sstatement.AbriefglimpseatadailynewspapervividlyshowshowmuchpeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkaboutbusiness.Forexample,nearlyeverynewspaperhasabusinesssection,inwhichthedealsandprojects,financesandmanagement,stockpricesandlaborproblemsofcorporationsarereporteddaily.Inaddition,businessnewscanappearineveryothersection.Mostnationalnewshasanimportantfinancialaspecttoit.Welfare,foreignaid,thefederalbudget,andthepoliciesoftheFederalReserveBankareallheavilyaffectedbybusiness.Moreover,businessnewsappearsinsomeoftheunlikeliestplaces.Theworldofartsandentertainmentisoftenreferredtoas“theentertThepositivesideofHenryFord'sstatementcanbeseenintheprosperitythatbusinesshasbroughttoU.S.life.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedreamofabetterjob.Jobsareproducedinabundance(大量地)becausetheU.S.economicsystemisdrivenbycompetition.PeoplebelievethatthisThenegativesideofHenryFord'sstatement,however,canbeseenwhenthewordbusinessistakentomeanbigbusiness.Andthetermbigbusiness—referringtothebiggestcompani