2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案解析(卷3)
2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案解析(卷3)
Part I Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on parents' role in their children's growth. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
"Good news mom! I was accepted to the college of your choice."
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Part II Listening Comprehension
© Section A
Directions: In this 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 be 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 Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. A. The woman is the manager's secretary.
B. The man found himself in a wrong place.
C. The man is the manager's business associate.
D. The woman was putting up a sign on the wall.
2. A. He needs more time for the report. B. He needs help to interpret the data.
C. He is sorry not to have helped the woman. D. He does not have sufficient data to go on.
3. A. A friend from New York. B. A message from Tony.
C. A postal delivery. D. A change in the weather.
4. A. She is not available until the end of next week.
B. She is not a reliable source of information.
C. She does not like taking exams.
D. She does not like psychology.
5. A. He will help the woman carry the suitcase.
B. The woman's watch is twenty minutes fast.
C. The woman shouldn't make such a big fuss.
D. There is no need for the woman to be in a hurry.
6. A. Mary is not so easygoing as her. B. Mary and she have a lot in common.
C. She finds it hard to get along with Mary. D. She does not believe what her neighbors said.
7. A. At an information service. B. At a car wash point.
C. At a repair shop. D. At a dry cleaner's.
8. A. The woman came to the concert at the man's request.
B. The man is already fed up with playing the piano.
C. The piece of music the man played is very popular.
D. The man's unique talents are the envy of many people.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A. He has taught Spanish for a couple of years at a local school.
B. He worked at the Brownstone Company for several years.
C. He owned a small retail business in Michigan years ago.
D. He has been working part-time in a school near Detroit.
10. A. He prefers a full-time job with more responsibility.
B. He is eager to find a job with an increased salary.
C. He likes to work in a company close to home.
D. He would rather get a less demanding job.
11. A. Sports. B. Travel. C. Foreign languages. D. Computer games.
12. A. When he is supposed to start work.
B. What responsibilities he would have.
C. When he will be informed about his application.
D. What career opportunities her company can offer.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13. A. She is pregnant. B. She is over 50.
C. She has just finished her project. D. She is a good saleswoman.
14. A. He takes good care of Lisa.
B. He is the CEO of a giant company.
C. He is good at business management.
D. He works as a sales manager.
15. A. It is in urgent need of further development.
B. It produces goods popular among local people.
C. It has been losing market share in recent years.
D. It is well positioned to compete with the giants.
© 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 1 with a single line through the centre.
• Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A. It is lined with tall trees. B. It was widened recently.
C. It has high buildings on both sides. D. It used to be dirty and disorderly.
17. A. They repaved it with rocks. B. They built public restrooms on it.
C. They beautified it with plants. D. They set up cooking facilities near it.
18. A. What makes life enjoyable. B. How to work with tools.
C. What a community means. D. How to improve health.
19. A. They were obliged to fulfill the signed contract.
B. They were encouraged by the city officials' praise.
C. They wanted to prove they were as capable as boys.
D. They derived happiness from the constructive work.
• Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20. A. The majority of them think it less important than computers.
B. Many of them consider it boring and old-fashioned.
C. The majority of them find it interesting.
D. Few of them read more than ten books a year.
21. A. Novels and stories. B. Mysteries and detective stories.
C. History and science books. D. Books on culture and tradition.
22. A. Watching TV. B. Listening to music.
C. Reading magazines. D. Playing computer games.
• Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. A. Advice on the purchase of cars.
B. Information about the new green-fuel vehicles.
C. Trends for the development of the motor car.
D. Solutions to global fuel shortage.
24. A. Limited driving range. B. Huge recharging expenses.
C. The short life of batteries. D. The unaffordable high price.
25. A. They need to be further improved.
B. They can easily switch to natural gas.
C. They are more cost-effective than vehicles powered by solar energy.
D. They can match conventional motor cars in performance and safety.
© 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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
My favorite TV show? The Twilight Zone. I (26) like the episode called "The Printer's Devil". It's about a newspaper editor who's being (27) out of business by a big newspaper syndicate—you know, a group of papers (28) by the same people. He's about to (29) when he's interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered $ 5,000 to pay off his newspaper's (30) , but this Smith character also offers his services for free. It turns out that the guy operates the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he's turning out newspapers with (31) . The small paper is successful again. The editor is (32) at how quickly Smith gets his stories only minutes after they happen—but soon he's presented with a contract to sign. Mr. Smith, it seems, is really the devil! The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is (33) the news even before it happens—and it's all terrible—one disaster after another. Anyway, there is a little more to tell, but I don't want to (34) the story for you. I really like these old episodes of The Twilight Zone because the stories are fascinating. They are not realistic. But then again, in a way they are, because they deal with (35) .
Part III Reading Comprehension
© 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 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
As a teacher, you could bring the community into your classroom in many ways. The parents and grandparents of your students are resources and (36) for their children. They can be (37) teachers of their own traditions and histories. Immigrant parents could talk about their country of (38) and why they emigrated to the United States. Parents can be invited to talk about their jobs or a community project. Parents, of course, are not the only community resources. Employees at local businesses and staff at community agencies have (39) information to share in classrooms. Field trips provide another opportunity to know the community. Many students don't have the opportunity to (40) concerts or visit museums or historical sites except through field trips. A school district should have (41) for selecting and conducting field trips. Families must be made (42) of field trips and give permission for their children to participate. Through school projects, students can learn to be (43) in community projects ranging from planting trees to cleaning up a park to assisting elderly people. Students, (44) older ones, might conduct research on a community need that could lead to action by a city council or state government. Some schools require students to provide community service by (45) in a nursing home, child care center or government agency. These projects help students understand their responsibility to the larger community.
A. assets B. attend C. aware D. especially
E. excellent F. expensive G. guidelines H. involved
I. joining J. naturally K. observe L. origin
M. recruited N. up-to-date O. volunteering
© Section B
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
Reaping the Rewards of Risk-Taking
A. Since Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive of Apple, much has been said about him as a peerless business leader who has created immense wealth for shareholders, and guided the design of hit products that are transforming entire industries, like music and mobile communications.
B. All true, but let's think different, to borrow the Apple marketing slogan of years back. Let's look at Mr. Jobs as a role model.
C. Above all, he is an innovator(创新者). His creative force is seen in products such as the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and in new business models for pricing and distributing music and mobile software online. Studies of innovation come to the same conclusion: you can't engineer innovation, but you can increase the odds of it occurring. And Mr. Jobs' career can be viewed as a consistent pursuit of improving those odds, both for himself and the companies he has led. Mr. Jobs, of course, has enjoyed singular success. But innovation, broadly defined, is the crucial ingredient in all economic progress—higher growth for nations, more competitive products for companies, and more prosperous careers for individuals. And Mr. Jobs, many experts say, exemplifies what works in the innovation game.
D. "We can look at and learn from Steve Jobs what the essence of American innovation is," says John Kao, an innovation consultant to corporations and governments. Many other nations, Mr. John Kao notes, are now ahead of the United States in producing what are considered the raw materials of innovation. These include government financing for scientific research, national policies to support emerging industries, educational achievement, engineers and scientists graduated, even the speeds of Internet broadband service.
E. Yet what other nations typically lack, Mr. Kao adds, is a social environment that encourages diversity, experimentation, risk-taking, and combining skills from many fields into products that he calls "recombinant mash-ups(打碎重组)", like the iPhone, which redefined the smartphone category. "The culture of other countries doesn't support the kind of innovation that Steve Jobs exemplifies, as America does," Mr. John Kao says.
F. Workers of every rank are told these days that wide-ranging curiosity and continuous learning are vital to surviving in the modern economy. Formal education matters, career counselors say, but real-life experience is often even more valuable.
G. An adopted child, growing up in Silicon Valley, Mr. Jobs displayed those traits early on. He was fascinated by electronics as a child, building Heathkit do-it-yourself projects, like radios. Mr. Jobs dropped out of Reed College after only a semester and traveled around India in search of spiritual enlightenment, before returning to Silicon Valley to found Apple with his friend, Stephen Wozniak, an engineering wizard (奇才). Mr. Jobs was forced out of Apple in 1985, went off and founded two other companies, Next and Pixar, before returning to Apple in 1996 and becoming chief executive in 1997.
H. His path was unique, but innovation experts say the pattern of exploration is not unusual. "It's often people like Steve Jobs who can draw from a deep reservoir of diverse experiences that often generate breakthrough ideas and insights," says Hal Gregersen, a professor at the European Institute of Business Administration.
I. Mr. Gregersen is a co-author of a new book, The Innovator's DNA, which is based on an eight-year study of 5,000 entrepreneurs (创业者) and executives worldwide. His two collaborators and co-authors are Jeff Dyer, a professor at Brigham Young University, and Clayton Christensen, a professor at the Harvard Business School, whose 1997 book The Innovator's Dilemma popularized the concept of "disruptive ( 颠覆性的) innovation".
J. The academics identify five traits that are common to the disruptive innovators: questioning, experimenting, observing, associating and networking. Their bundle of characteristics echoes the ceaseless curiosity and willingness to take risks noted by other experts. Networking, Mr. Hal Gregersen explains, is less about career-building relationships than a consistent search for new ideas. Associating, he adds, is the ability to make idea-producing connections by linking concepts from different disciplines.
K. "Innovators engage in these mental activities regularly," Mr. Gregersen says. "It's a habit for them." Innovative companies, according to the authors, typically enjoy higher valuations in the stock market, which they call an "innovation premium (溢价)". It is calculated by estimating the share of a company's value that cannot be accounted for by its current products and cash flow. The innovation premium tries to quantify ( 量化) investors' bets that a company will do even better in the future because of innovation.
L. Apple, by their calculations, had a 37 percent innovation premium during Mr. Jobs' first term with the company. His years in exile resulted in a 31 percent innovation discount. After his return, Apple's fortunes improved gradually at first, and improved markedly starting in 2005, yielding a 52 percent innovation premium since then.
M. There is no conclusive proof, but Mr. Hal Gregersen says it is unlikely that Mr. Jobs could have reshaped industries beyond computing, as he has done in his second term at Apple, without the experience outside the company, especially at Pixar—the computer-animation (动画制作) studio that created a string of critically and commercially successful movies, such as Toy Story and Up.
N. Mr. Jobs suggested much the same thing during a commencement address to the graduating class at Stanford University in 2005. "It turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me," he told the students. Mr. Jobs also spoke of perseverance (坚持) and will power. "Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick," he said. "Don't lose faith."
O. Mr. Jobs ended his commencement talk with a call to innovation, both in one's choice of work and in one's life. Be curious, experiment, take risks, he said to the students. His advice was emphasized by the words on the back of the final edition of The Whole Earth Catalog, which he "ed: "Stay hungry. Stay foolish." "And," Mr. Jobs said, "I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you."
46. Steve Jobs called on Stanford graduates to innovate in his commencement address.
47. Steve Jobs considered himself lucky to have been fired once by Apple.
48. Steve Jobs once used computers to make movies that were commercial hits.
49. Many governments have done more than the US government in providing the raw materials for innovation.
50. Great innovators are good at connecting concepts from various academic fields.
51. Innovation is vital to driving economic progress.
52. America has a social environment that is particularly favorable to innovation.
53. Innovative ideas often come from diverse experiences.
54. Real-life experience is often more important than formal education for career success.
55. Apple's fortunes suffered from an innovation discount during Jobs' absence.
© Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
• Passage One
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doing and yet we do it anyway.
So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation: "Why not take a lesson from alcohol control policies and apply them to where food is sold and how it's displayed?"
"Many policy measures to control obesity (肥胖症) assume that people consciously and rationally choose what and how much they eat and therefore focus on providing information and more access to healthier foods," note the two researchers. "In contrast," the researchers continue, "many regulations that don't assume people make rational choices have been successfully applied to control alcohol, a substance—like food—of which immoderate consumption leads to serious health problems." The research references studies of people's behavior with food and alcohol and results of alcohol restrictions, and then lists five regulations that the researchers think might be promising if applied to junk foods. Among them, density restrictions, licenses to sell alcohol aren't handed out unplanned to all corners but reallotted (分配) based on the number of places in an area that already sell alcohol. These make alcohol less easy to get and reduce the number of psychological cues to drink.
Similarly, the researchers say, being presented with junk food stimulates our desire to eat it. So why not limit the density of food outlets, particularly ones that sell food rich in empty calories? And why not limit sale of food in places that aren't primarily food stores?
Display and sales restrictions: California has a rule prohibiting alcohol displays near the cash registers in gas stations, and in most places you can't buy alcohol at drive-through facilities. At supermarkets, food companies pay to have their wares in places where they're easily seen. One could remove junk food to the back of the store and ban them from the shelves at checkout lines. The other measures include restricting portion sizes, taxing and prohibiting special price deals for junk foods, and placing warning labels on the products.
56. What does the author say about junk food?
A. People should be educated not to eat too much.
B. It is widely consumed despite its ill reputation.
C. Its temptation is too strong for people to resist.
D. It causes more harm than is generally realized.
57. What do the Rand researchers think of many of the policy measures to control obesity?
A. They should be implemented effectively.
B. They provide misleading information.
C. They are based on wrong assumptions.
D. They help people make rational choices.
58. Why do policymakers of alcohol control place density restrictions?
A. Few people are able to resist alcohol's temptations.
B. There are already too many stores selling alcohol.
C. Drinking strong alcohol can cause social problems.
D. Easy access leads to customers' over-consumption.
59. What is the purpose of California's rule about alcohol display in gas stations?
A. To effectively limit the density of alcohol outlets.
B. To help drivers to give up the habit of drinking.
C. To prevent possible traffic jams in nearby areas.
D. To get alcohol out of drivers' immediate sight.
60. What is the general guideline the Rand researchers suggest about junk food control?
A. Guiding people to make rational choices about food.
B. Enhancing people's awareness of their own health.
C. Borrowing ideas from alcohol control measures.
D. Resorting to economic, legal and psychological means.
• Passage Two
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
Kodak's decision to file for bankruptcy (破产) protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.
Although many attribute Kodak's downfall to "complacency (自满) ", that explanation doesn't acknowledge the lengths to which the company went to reinvent itself. Decades ago, Kodak anticipated that digital photography would overtake film—and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera in1975—but in a fateful decision, the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business.
"It wasn't that Kodak was blind to the future," said Rebecca Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, "but rather that it failed to execute on a strategy to confront it." By the time the company realized its mistake, it was too late. Kodak is an example of a firm that was very much aware that they had to adapt, and spent a lot of money trying to do so, but ultimately failed. Large companies have a difficult time switching to new markets because there is a temptation to put existing assets into the new businesses.
Although Kodak anticipated the inevitable rise of digital photography, its corporate culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully embrace the future. They were a company stuck in time. Their history was so important to them. Now their history has become a liability.
Kodak's downfall over the last several decades was dramatic. In 1976, the company commanded 90% of the market for photographic film and 85% of the market for cameras. But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo, which undermined Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies. Kodak's decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation. The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent foothold in the marketplace.
61. What do we learn about Kodak?
A. It went bankrupt all of a sudden.
B. It is approaching its downfall.
C. It initiated the digital revolution in the film industry.
D. It is playing the dominant role in the film market.
62. Why does the author mention Kodak's invention of the first digital camera?
A. To show its early attempt to reinvent itself.
B. To show its effort to overcome complacency.
C. To show its quick adaptation to the digital revolution.
D. To show its will to compete with Japan's Fuji Photo.
63. Why do large companies have difficulty switching to new markets?
A. They find it costly to give up their existing assets.
B. They tend to be slow in confronting new challenges.
C. They are unwilling to invest in new technology.
D. They are deeply stuck in their glorious past.
64. What does the author say Kodak's history has become?
A. A burden. B. A mirror. C. A joke. D. A challenge.
65. What was Kodak's fatal mistake?
A. Its blind faith in traditional photography.
B. Its failure to see Fuji Photo's emergence.
C. Its refusal to sponsor the 1984 Olympics.
D. Its overconfidence in its corporate culture.
Part IV Translation
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
在西方人心目中，和中国联系最为密切的基本食物是大米。长期以来，大米在中国人的饮食中占据很重要的地位，以至于有谚语说“巧妇难为无米之炊”。中国南方大多种植水稻，人们通常以大米为主食；而华北大部分地区因为过于寒冷或过于干燥，无法种植水稻，那里的主要作物是小麦。在中国，有些人用面粉做面包，但大多数人用面粉做馒头和面条。
答案解析
Part I Writing
行文思路
这是一篇四级考试中常见的图画作文。图片中一个女孩告诉妈妈她考入了妈妈心中理想的学校，以此展开话题，反映现如今的家长为孩子做重大决定的普遍现象。文章结构可安排如下:
第一段，简单描述图片内容，引出话题。
第二段，分析家长为孩子做决定的普遍现象，并陈述原因。
第三段，总结全文，提出建议，说明家长在某些事情上应该让年轻人自己做决定。
范文赏析
Being the Master of Your Own Fate
As we can see, in the picture, a girl is telling her mother, "Good news mom! I was accepted to the college of your choice." Ironically, we can know from the three words "of your choice" that this is not the girl's choice.
Now a common phenomenon is that parents make a lot of decisions for their children, even in their major turning point in their lives, including the choice of university and professional, to find a job or to get married. A lot of reasons account for this phenomenon. First of all, parents always think that they can make more informed decisions than their children. And, for the only child in the family, parents give too much attention. In addition, parents let their children do what they want their children to do, as if this is the only way to realize their own dreams.
For young people, the road of life is very long. They will eventually make their own decisions, and being the master of their own destiny is a big step in the process of growth.
Part II Listening Comprehension
© Section A
Short Conversations
1. W: What are you doing in here, sir? Didn't you see the "Private" sign over there?
M: I'm sorry. I didn't notice it when I came in. I'm looking for the manager's office.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
答案：B
点睛解析：在对话中我们可以听到，女士责问男士来这里干什么，难道没有看到那边“私人地方”的标志吗？男士表示歉意，并解释说进来时没有注意，他正在找经理办公室。由此可知，选项B“他走错地方了”符合题意。
2. W: Mike, what's the problem? You've known for months the report is due today.
M: I know, but I'm afraid I need another few days. The data is hard to interpret than I expected.
Q: What does the man mean?
答案：A
点睛解析：在对话中我们可以听到，女士质问男士怎么回事，他好几个月前就知道今天该交报告了；男士承认自己知道，但是恐怕还需要几天时间，因为解读数据比他预想的要难。由此可知，男士还需要更多的时间来完成报告。所以选A。
3. W: Excuse me, Tony. Has my parcel from New York arrived?
M: Unfortunately, it's been delayed due to the bad weather.
Q: What is the woman waiting for?
答案：C
点睛解析：该题答案简单明了，在对话中，我们可以听到女士问，她从纽约寄来的包裹是否到了，由此可知，女士在等从纽约来的包裹。选项C是正确答案。
4. W: Pam said we won't have the psychology test until the end of next week.
M: Ellen, you should know better than to take Pam's words for anything.
Q: What does the man imply about Pam?
答案：B
点睛解析：在对话中，女士对男士说，帕姆说他们下周末才会考心理学；男士则劝女士不必把帕姆的话当真。言外之意就是男士认为帕姆提供的信息并不可靠。对话中的短语know better than to do，意为“知道不应该做……”，所以选B。
5. W: Tom, would you please watch my suitcase for a minute? I need to go make a quick phone call.
M: Yeah, sure. Take your time. Our train doesn't leave for another twenty minutes.
Q: What does the man mean?
答案：D
点睛解析：在对话中，女士请求男士帮她照看一下手提箱，因为她需要去打一个简短的电话；男士说没问题，并告诉女士不要着急，火车还有二十分钟才开。所以选项D“这位女士不需要着急”是正确答案。
6. M: Frankly, Mary is not what I'd call easy-going.
W: I see. People in our neighborhood find it hard to believe she's my twin sister.
Q: What does the woman imply?
答案：A
点睛解析：在对话中，男士说：坦白说，玛丽并不是很容易相处的人。女士回答说她知道，而且周围的邻居都很难相信玛丽是她的孪生姐妹。由此可以推断，女士应该是那种比较容易相处的人，而玛丽则不如她容易相处。因此选项A“玛丽不如她容易相处”是正确答案。
7. M: How soon do you think this can be cleaned?
W: We have a same day service, sir. You can pick up your suit after five o'clock.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
答案：D
点睛解析：男士询问女士多久可以清洗完。女士回答说，她们提供当日服务，男士可以在五点后取套装。由此可以推断对话很可能是在洗衣店里进行的。
8. W: I really enjoy that piece you just played on the piano. I bet you get a lot of requests for it.
M: You said it. People just can't get enough of it.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
答案：C
点睛解析：在对话中，女士说非常喜欢男士刚才弹奏的那首钢琴曲，并且认为很多人都会请求演奏这首曲子；男士说女士说的对，人们总是听不够这首曲子。由此可知，男士演奏的这首曲子非常受欢迎。所以选C。
Long Conversations
• Conversation One
W: Good afternoon, Mr. Jones. I am Teresa Chen, and I'll be interviewing you. How are you today?
M: I am fine, thank you. And you, Miss Chen?
W: Good, thanks. (9) Can you tell me something about your experience in this kind of work?
M: (9) Well, for several years, I managed a department for the Brownstone Company in Detroit, Michigan. Now I work part-time because I also go to school at night. I'm getting a business degree.
W: Oh, how interesting. Tell me, (10) why do you want to leave your present job?
M: (10) I'll finish school in a few months, and I'd like a full-time position with more responsibility.
W: And why would you like to work for our company?
M: Because I know your company's work and I like it.
W: (11) Could you please tell me about your special skills and interests?
M: (11) Of course. I'm good at computers and I can speak Spanish. I used to take classes in Spanish at the local college. And I like traveling a lot.
W: Can you give me any references?
M: Yes, certainly. You can talk to Mr. McCaw, my boss, at the Brownstone Company. I could also give you the names and numbers of several of my teachers.
W: All right, Mr. Jones, (12) and would you like to ask me any questions?
M: (12) Yes, I wonder when I'll be informed about my application for the job.
W: Well, we'll let you know as soon as possible. Let's stay in touch. Thank you very much for coming this afternoon.
M: Thank you.
9. What does the man say about his working experience?
答案：B
点睛解析：在对话开头我们可以听到，女士要求男士讲一下相关的工作经历，男士说，多年来，他在底特律市的布朗斯通公司负责一个部门，现在在做兼职工作，因为晚上需要上课。由此可知选项B“他在布朗斯通工作过几年”符合文意。
10. Why does the man want to leave his present job?
答案：A
点睛解析：题目问男士为什么想离开现在的工作，在对话中，男士说，他在几个月后就要毕业，他想找一份能够承担更多职责的全职工作，所以选A。
11. What is the man interested in?
答案：B
点睛解析：在对话中，女士询问男士有什么特殊的技能和兴趣，男士说自己擅长计算机，会说西班牙语，又说他很喜欢旅行。由此可知，他对旅行感兴趣，所以选B。
12. What question does the man ask the woman?
答案：C
点睛解析：在对话最后我们可以听到，女士询问男士有没有想问的问题，男士回答说想知道什么时候能够被告知关于这份工作申请的消息，所以选项C“他什么时候被告知关于工作申请的消息”是正确答案。
• Conversation Two
M: Lisa, Lisa! Over here, darling! It's wonderful to see you. Oh, Lisa, you look marvelous.
W: Oh, Paul, you look tired. Two months away in the capital? Paul, I think you've been working too hard.
M: I'm fine. The city is very hot at this time of the year. It's good to get back to some fresh air. You know, (13) Lisa, what they say about pregnant women really is true.
W: What's that, Paul?
M: (13) They say they look beautiful.
W: Well, I had a lot of tension while you've been studying hard on your course in D.C.
M: Oh?
W: Oh, don't worry, all from a man over 50. Father has told all his business friends the good news about the baby. And the phone hasn't stopped ringing.
M: Oh, look, darling. There's a taxi.
W: Paul, tell me about the special project you mentioned on the phone. You sounded very excited about it!
M: You know, I've learned a lot from the project. I'm surprised that we're still in business.
W: (14) That's because we have a wonderful sales manager, you!
M: Thanks. But that's not the problem at all. Lisa, our little company, and it is little compared to the giants in the city. (15) Our little company's in danger. We are out of date. We need to expand. If we don't, we will be swallowed up by one of the giants.
13. What do we learn about Lisa?
答案：A
点睛解析：在对话中我们可以听到，男士对女士说，关于怀孕女性的说法确实是真的；女士问是什么说法，男士说怀孕的女人很漂亮，由此可推断女士已经怀孕了。所以选A。
14. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
答案：D
点睛解析：选项A、B、C的内容在对话中均没有提及，所以排除；而男士表示对那个特殊项目仍然在运转感到惊讶，女士回应说，那是因为有一位出色的销售经理，就是他。所以选D“他是一名销售经理”。
15. What does the man say about his company?
答案：A
点睛解析：在对话最后我们可以听到，男士说他们的小公司面临着危险，有些落伍，需要扩大规模，否则将来有可能被大公司吞并。由此可知，男士认为，他们的公司急需进一步发展。所以选A。
© Section B
• Passage One
(16) Farmington, Utah, is a more pleasant community since a local girls 4-H club improved Main Street. Six 4-H girls worked to clean a 72-foot curbside that was covered with weeds, rocks and trash. (17) Each member volunteered to clean up and to dig and plant five flats of flowers. They also took turns watering, weeding and maintaining the plot. (18) Participation in this project helped the girls develop a new attitude towards the appearance of their own homes; they've learned how to work with tools, and improve their work habits. One mother said that before her daughter was involved in this project, she would not even pull a weed. The experience on Main Street stimulated self-improvement, and encouraged members to take pride in their home grounds and in the total community. City officials cooperated with the 4-H members in planting trees, building cooking facilities, picnic tables, swings and public restrooms. The 4-H girls planted trees and took care of them during the early stages of growth. The total park project will need more plantings in the following years. (19) Members of the 4-H club agreed to follow the project through to completion, because they receive satisfaction from the results of constructive work. The project is a growing one and has spread from the park to the school and the shopping center. Trees and flowers have all been planted in the shopping center, making the atmosphere pleasant.
16. What do we learn about Main Street in Farmington?
答案：D
点睛解析：在短文开头我们可以听到，4-H俱乐部女孩将犹他州法明顿市主街布满杂草、石头和垃圾的路边人行道清理干净，使主街变成了一个更宜人的社区。由此可知，主街过去是脏乱的，所以选D。
17. What do the 4-H club members do about the curbside?
答案：C
点睛解析：在短文中我们可以听到Each member volunteered to clean up and to dig and plant five flats of flowers.“俱乐部的成员们自愿清扫马路，挖坑种植花卉。也就是说，她们种植植物来美化道路环境，”所以选项C是正确答案。
18. What have the 4-H girls learned from the project?
答案：B
点睛解析：短文中提到Participation in this project helped the girls develop a new attitude towards the appearance of their own homes; they've learned how to work with tools, and improve their work habits.“参加这个项目帮助女孩们树立了对自己家乡面貌的全新态度，她们还学会了如何利用工具开展工作，改善了她们的工作习惯。”所以选B。
19. Why do the 4-H girls agree to follow the park project through to completion?
答案：D
点睛解析：短文最后提到，Members of the 4-H club agreed to follow the project through to completion, because they receive satisfaction from the results of constructive work.“4-H俱乐部的成员们同意将项目坚持到底，因为她们从这种建设性工作的结果中获得了满足感。”所以选D。
• Passage Two
According to a survey on reading conducted in 2001 by the U.S. National Education Association, young Americans say reading is important, more important than computers and science. (20) Over 50% of the 12 to18-year-olds interviewed said they enjoy reading a lot; 79% find it stimulating and interesting. And 87% think it is relaxing. About 68% of those surveyed disagree with the opinion that reading is boring or old-fashioned. Over half the teenagers interviewed said they read more than ten books a year. The results also showed that middle school students read more books than high schoolers. (21) Over 66% of teens like to read fiction, such as novels and stories. Only 26% were interested in non-fiction, such as history books. 64% of students listed reading stories about people my own age as their favorite topic. (21) Mysteries and detective stories came second on the list at 53%. Just under 50% said they were interested in reading about their own culture and tradition. Of the teenagers who participated in the survey, 49% said that libraries are where they get most of their books. However, many complain that their school libraries do not have enough up-to-date interesting books and magazines. Even though many teenagers in the U. S. enjoy reading, they still have other interests.
(22) When asked which activity would be the most difficult to give up for a week, 48% said listening to music. TV would be difficult to give up for 25% of those surveyed.
20. What does the survey on teenager reading show?
答案：C
点睛解析：选项A“大多数人认为阅读没有计算机重要”和选项 B“很多人认为阅读让人感到厌烦或者过时” 与原文不符，排除；选项D“很少有人一年阅读超过十本书”，短文说的是有超过一半的人一年阅读超过十本书，并不是很少有人，所以排除；选项C“大多数人认为阅读很有趣”符合文意。所以选C。
21. What books are the most popular among teenagers according to the survey?
答案：A
点睛解析：短文中提到了Over 66% of teens like to read fiction, such as novels and stories.“超过66%的青少年喜欢阅读小说和故事类书籍。”所以选A。
22. What activity do teenagers find the most difficult to give up for a week?
答案：B
点睛解析：短文最后一句提到When asked which activity would be the most difficult to give up for a week, 48% said listening to music. TV would be difficult to give up for 25% of those surveyed.可知48%的受访者认为听音乐是最难放弃长达一周时间的，25%的受访者认为是电视。由此可知，青少年认为最难放弃长达一周时间的活动是听音乐。所以选B。
• Passage Three
Thank you for coming, everyone. (23) Today's presentation will show how we see the development of the motor car in the short to medium term, and that is why we have invited all of you here today. Let's start with power. It's clear that petrol-driven engines have no future. Already there are many alternative fuel vehicles on the market, powered by anything from solar power to natural gas. Some independent thinkers have even produced cars that run on vegetable oil. But as we all know, of all these alternative fuel vehicles, the most practical are electric vehicles. (24) Sure, in the past electric vehicles have their problems, namely, a limited driving range and very few recharging points, which limited their use. (25) Now, however, recent developments in electric vehicle technology mean they can match conventional petrol engines in terms of performance and safety. Let's not forget that electric vehicles are cleaner. Plus, importantly, the power source is rechargeable, so this does not involve using any valuable resources. Moving on to communications, very soon, cars will be linked to GPS satellites, so they'll do all the driving for you. What controls remain for the users will be audio-based. So, for example, you'll just have to say "a bit warmer", and the air conditioning will adjust automatically. You'll also be able to receive e-mail, music and movies, all via an Internet link. So just type in the destination you want, sit back, sleep, watch a movie, whatever.
23. What is the presentation mainly about?
答案：C
点睛解析：该题答案比较明显。文章一开头就提到Today's presentation will show how we see the development of the motor car in the short to medium term.“今天谈论的话题是如何看待汽车在短中期的发展情况。”也就是说，该话题是谈论汽车的发展趋势。所以选项C是正确答案。
24. What used to restrict the use of electric vehicles?
答案：A
点睛解析：短文中提到...in the past electric vehicles have their problems, namely, a limited driving range and very few recharging points, which limited their use.“……在过去，电动汽车的确存在一些问题，比如行驶里程有限、充电点较少等。”A“行驶里程有限”符合文意。
25. What does the speaker say about electric vehicles of today?
答案：D
点睛解析：短文提到...recent developments in electric vehicle technology mean they can match conventional petrol engines in terms of performance and safety.“……电动汽车技术的最新发展意味着它们可以在性能和安全性上与传统的汽油发动机相媲美。”所以D“它们可以在性能和安全性上与传统的汽油发动机相媲美”是正确答案。
© Section C
26. especially
点睛解析：especially 特别，尤其。注意双写l。
27. driven
点睛解析：drive 驱使，强迫
28. owned
点睛解析：own拥有
29. commit suicide
点睛解析：commit suicide 固定搭配，意为“自杀”。
30. debts
点睛解析：debt 债务，负债。注意不要漏写b。
31. shocking headlines
点睛解析：shocking headlines令人震惊的大标题
32. amazed
点睛解析：amazed 吃惊的，be amazed at 意为“对……感到吃惊”。
33. reporting
点睛解析：report 报道
34. ruin
点睛解析：ruin 破坏，损坏
35. human nature
点睛解析：human nature 人性
Part III Reading Comprehension
© Section A
36. A
点睛解析：连词and连接两个并列的成分，由resources可看出空格处需填入一个名词与之相对应，备选的名词中，guideline意为“指导方针”，origin意为“起源”，不符合句意，故均排除。所以填入assets意为“学生的父母和祖父母对孩子们来说是资源又是资产”。
37. E
点睛解析：be excellent teachers of...“成为……的优秀老师”。
38. L
点睛解析：country of origin是固定搭配，意思是“起源国，原产国”，这里指的是移民的本土国，所以origin“起源”为答案。
39. N
点睛解析：分析句子结构，缺少定语修饰information，up-to-date“最新的”填入表示“当地企业的员工或是社区机构人员都有新信息可以在课堂中分享”符合上下文语义。
40. B
点睛解析：此处意思是：很多学生没有机会去____音乐会。attend“参加”，填入表示“参加音乐会”，符合句意。
41. G
点睛解析：由空格前的should have 和空格后的for 可知该空格处应为名词。上文中提到了实地考察给学生们带来的好处。再根据整句句意“一个学区应该有选择和实施实地考察的____”填入guidelines“指导方针”，符合上下文语义。
42. C
点睛解析：be aware of固定搭配，意思为“知道，有一定认识”。
43. H
点睛解析：be involved in固定搭配，意为“参与”，表示“通过校园的项目，学生们可以学习参与一些社区活动”，符合上下文语义。
44. D
点睛解析：空格所在短语为插入语，原意为“特别对于年纪大的学生”。
45. O
点睛解析：根据常识判断，养老院、幼儿托管所或是政府机构提供的一般都是志愿者服务，空格前介词by后面接分词或名词，volunteering“自愿(做某事) ”符合句意，故为答案。
© Section B
46. Steve Jobs called on Stanford graduates to innovate in his commencement address.
答案：O
点睛解析：题干意思是史蒂夫•乔布斯在毕业典礼致辞中倡导斯坦福的毕业生要创新。文章的最后一段O段第一句提到Mr. Jobs ended his commencement talk with a call to innovation, both in one's choice of work and in one's life.“乔布斯先生通过对创新的呼吁结束了典礼致辞，倡导大家在择业和生活上都要创新。”由此可知，题目信息来源于O段。
47. Steve Jobs considered himself lucky to have been fired once by Apple.
答案：N
点睛解析：文章N段引用了乔布斯的原话“事实证明被苹果公司辞退是我遇到的最好的事情了”，而题干中，“乔布斯认为自己曾被苹果公司辞退是幸运的”与原文相对应。
48. Steve Jobs once used computers to make movies that were commercial hits.
答案：M
点睛解析：根据题干信息可定位至M段，该段提到，乔布斯先生……尤其是在制作了一系列重要的、成功的商业电影如《玩具总动员》和《飞屋环游记》，题干中的commercial hits 是原文中的commercially successful movies的同义转述。
49. Many governments have done more than the US government in providing the raw materials for innovation.
答案：D
点睛解析：由题目信息可定位至D段，该段提到Many other nations, Mr. John Kao notes, are now ahead of the United States in producing what are considered the raw materials of innovation.可知“目前很多其他国家在生产创新的原材料方面领先于美国”。由此可知题目信息来源于D段。
50. Great innovators are good at connecting concepts from various academic fields.
答案：J
点睛解析：由题干意思，“伟大的创新者善于把不同学术领域的概念联系在一起”定位至J段，该段提到，Associating, he adds, is the ability to make idea-producing connections by linking concepts from different disciplines.“他补充说，联想指的是通过将不同学科的概念联系到一起，从而能够产生新想法的关联的能力。”前文还提到，颠覆性创新者的五个共同特点：质疑、实验、观察、联想和建立关系网。由此可知，题目信息是对该段的概括。
51. Innovation is vital to driving economic progress.
答案：C
点睛解析：C段中提到，创新被广泛地定义为所有经济进步的关键要素——给国家带来更快的发展，让公司拥有更多有竞争力的产品，给个人带来更兴旺的事业。题干中的vital对应原文的crucial。
52. America has a social environment that is particularly favorable to innovation.
答案：E
点睛解析：根据题干信息可定位至E段，该段提到，Yet what other nations typically lack, Mr. Kao adds, is a social environment that encourages diversity, experimentation, risk-taking, and combining skills from many fields into products that he calls "recombinant mash-ups"，可知“其他国家明显缺少的是一种鼓励多样性、实验、冒险和把多种不同领域的技能融入到产品之中的‘打碎重组’的社会环境”。选E。
53. Innovative ideas often come from diverse experiences.
答案：H
点睛解析：题干意思是创新的想法经常来自于不同的经历，由此可定位至H段。该段提到It's often people like Steve Jobs who can draw from a deep reservoir of diverse experiences that often generate breakthrough ideas and insights“正是像乔布斯这样可以从多种经历中有所借鉴的人才能经常产生突破性的想法和见解”。题干中的innovative ideas与原文中的breakthrough ideas是同义转述。
54. Real-life experience is often more important than formal education for career success.
答案：F
点睛解析：F段最后一句提到，Formal education matters, career counselors say, but real-life experience is often even more valuable.可知“正规教育很重要，但是真实的生活经历通常更有价值”。由此可知，题目信息来源于F段。
55. Apple's fortunes suffered from an innovation discount during Jobs' absence.
答案：L
点睛解析：题干意思是，苹果公司的资产在乔布斯离开期间遭遇了创新折价。L段中His years in exile resulted in a 31 percent innovation discount.“他离开期间发生了31%的创新折价。”由此可知，题目信息来源于L段。
© Section C
• Passage One
56. B
点睛解析：文章第一段就提到Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doing and yet we do it anyway.“垃圾食品无处不在。我们吃得实在是太多了。我们中的大多数人都明明知道自己在做什么，但是还依然那么做。”由此可知，垃圾食品虽然名声不好，但还是被广泛食用，所以选B。
57. C
点睛解析：A“它们应该被有效执行”在原文中并没有被提到，可排除；B“它们提供了误导性信息”，文中并没有提到信息是误导性的，可排除；D“它们帮助人们做出理性的选择”，文章提到，很多没有假定人们会做出理性选择的规章条例已成功地应用于酒精管控，由此可知并非控制肥胖症的措施帮助人们做出理性的选择，故可排除，所以选C。
58. D
点睛解析：文章提到售酒许可证是基于某一地区现有售酒场所的数量进行分配的，这使人们不那么容易买到酒，以此减少饮酒的心理暗示。A“很少有人能够抵制酒精的诱惑”、B“已经有太多商店售酒了”、C“喝烈酒会引起社会问题”均未在文中提及，故可排除，选D。
59. D
点睛解析：文章后面提到，加利福尼亚州规定加油站不得将酒类摆放在收银台附近，是实行酒类摆放与出售限制的例子，根据上下文可知，这项规定的根本目的是减少人们看到酒类的机会。所以选D。
60. C
点睛解析：题干问的是兰德公司研究人员对于控制垃圾食品的建议的总体方针是什么。文章的第二段提到兰德公司的两名研究员针对垃圾食品无处不在的现象提出的建议：为什么不借鉴控酒政策？由此得知，兰德公司研究人员对于控制垃圾食品的建议的总体方针是借鉴控酒政策。所以选C。
• Passage Two
61. B
点睛解析：文章首句提到，柯达公司申请破产保护的决定并不出乎意料，后面又说，柯达公司未能适应数字化革命这一发展趋势。由此可知，B“柯达公司正在衰落”符合文意。
62. A
点睛解析：文章在第二段开始提到，尽管很多人将柯达的衰落归因于它的“自满”，但是这个解释掩盖了柯达公司为了改造自己而做出的长期努力，后面提到柯达发明了第一台数码相机来说明柯达在自我改造上的尝试，所以选项A“为了表明它早期为了改造自己所做的努力”与原文相符合。
63. D
点睛解析：题干问的是为什么大公司很难转向新市场，文章第三段最后一句提到Large companies have a difficult time switching to new markets because there is a temptation to put existing assets into the new businesses.“大公司很难转向新市场，因为把所有的资产投放到新业务上是要经受住一定诱惑的。”A“他们发现放弃现有的资产代价太大”，原文没有提及，可排除；B“他们往往在应对新挑战方面反应迟钝”和C“他们不愿意投资新技术”与原文不符，可排除；所以选D。
64. A
点睛解析：第四段最后两句提到Their history was so important to them. Now their history has become a liability.“他们的历史对他们来说如此重要。现在他们的历史已经成为了一种负担。” 选项A burden“负担”与原文的liability“负担，债务”意思相近，所以选A。
65. C
点睛解析：题干问柯达公司的重大错误是什么。文章最后一段提到Kodak's decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation.“柯达公司决定不寻求成为1984年洛杉矶奥运会的官方胶片赞助商，这是一个重大决策失误。”由此可知选项C是正确答案。
Part IV Translation
In the eyes of westerners, rice is the basic food that is mostly related to China. For a long time, rice has played a very important role in the Chinese diet, so that there is a saying that goes: Even a clever woman can't cook a good meal without rice. Rice is mainly grown in the south of China and people usually eat rice as the staple food. However, in most parts of North China, it is too cold or too dry to grow rice, so the main crop is wheat. In China, some people make bread with flour, while most people make steamed buns and noodles. 超精讲，分类练，英语四级简单过