大學英語四級考試試題真題（附答案）

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Old

issuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.

Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom（生育高峰）generation,a

longerlifespanmeansthatthenation'selderlypopulationisboundto

expandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofall

Americanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechange

posesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butit

alsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,and

inlawandbusinessaswell."Inadditiontothedoctors,we'regoingto

needmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecialized

lawyers,"saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthern

California's（USC）SchoolofGerontology（老年學）.

Lawyerscanspecializein"elderlaw,"whichcoverseverythingfrom

trustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination（歧視）.

Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethe

babyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupof

retireesinhumanhistory."Anystudentwhocombinesanexpert

knowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavea

licensetoprintmoney,"oneprofessorsays.

MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollege

asabiologymajorbutfoundshewas"reallyboredwithbacteria."Soshe

tookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,"I

didvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying."

31.”…Oldissuddenlyin',(Line1,Para.1)mostprobably

means"

A)Americahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeople

B)gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopular

C)moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampuses

D)Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofenrollingolder

students

32.WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit.

A)fromtheadoptionofthe"elderlaw"

B)fromrenderingspecialservicestotheelderly

C)byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledge

D)bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests

33.Whycanbusinessmenmakemoneyintheemergingeldermarket?

A)Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.

B)Theycanemploymoregerontologists.

C)Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.

D)Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.

34.Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothe

passage?

A)Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.

B)Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.

C)CollegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.

D)Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.

35.ItcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheexpansionofAmerica's

elderlypopulation.

A)willprovidegoodjobopportunitiesinmanyareas

B)willimposeanunbearableburdenonsociety

C)mayleadtonursinghomeabuseandagediscrimination

D)willcreatenewfieldsofstudyinuniversities

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thedeclineinmoralstandards-whichhaslongconcernedsocial

analysts-hasatlastcapturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans.And

JeanBethkeElshtain,forone,isglad.

Thefactthatordinarycitizensarenowstartingtothinkseriously

aboutthenation'smoralclimate,saysthisethics（倫理學）professorat

theUniversityofChicago,isreasontohopethatnewideaswillcome

forwardtoimproveit.

Butthechallengeisnottobeunderestimated.Materialismand

individualisminAmericansocietyarethebiggestobstacles."Thethought

thatTminitforme'hasbecomedeeplyrootedinthenational

consciousness,"Ms.Elshtainsays.

Someofthiscanbeattributedtothedisintegrationoftraditional

communities,inwhichneighborslookedoutforoneanother,shesays.

Withtoday'sgreatermobilityandwithsomanycouplesworking,those

bondshavebeenweakened,replacedbyagreateremphasisonself.

Ina1996pollofAmericans,lossofmoralitytoppedthelistofthe

biggestproblemsfacingtheU.S.AndElshtainsaysthepubliciscorrectto

sensethat:DatashowthatAmericansarestrugglingwithproblems

unheardofinthe1950s,suchasclassroomviolenceandahighrateof

birthstounmarriedmothers.

Thedesireforahighermoralstandardisnotalament（挽歌）forsome

nonexistent"goldenage,"Elshtainsays,norisitawishful（一廂情愿

的）longingforatimethatdeniedopportunitiestowomenand

minorities.Mostpeople,infact,favorthelesseningofprejudice.

Moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilpeoplefrndwaystocounter

thematerialisminsociety,shesays."Slowly,yourecognizethatthethings

thatmatterarethosethatcan'tbebought.'*

36.ProfessorElshtainispleasedtoseethatAmericans.

A)haveadaptedtoanewsetofmoralstandards

B)arelongingforthereturnofthegoodolddays

C)haverealizedtheimportanceofmaterialthings

D)areawakeningtotheloweringoftheirmoralstandards

37.ThemoraldeclineofAmericansocietyiscausedmainlyby

A)itsgrowingwealth

B)theself-centerednessofindividuals

C)underestimatingtheimpactofsocialchanges

D)theprejudiceagainstwomenandminorities

38.Whichofthefollowingcharacterizesthetraditionalcommunities?

A)Greatmobility.C)Emphasison

individualeffort.

B)Concernforone'sneighbors.D)Ever-weakeningsocial

bonds.

39.Inthe1950s,classroomviolence

A)wassomethingunheardofC)attractedalotof

publicattention

B)wasbynomeansarareoccurrenceD)begantoappearin

analysts'data

40.AccordingtoElshtain,thecurrentmoraldeclinemaybereversed

A)ifpeoplecanreturntothe"goldenage"

B)whenwomenandmenenjoyequalrights

C)whenpeopleridthemselvesofprejudice

D)iflessemphasisislaidonmaterialthings

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosethe

ONEanswerthatbestcompl-etesthesentence.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

41.BythetimeyougettoNewYork,IforLondon.

A)wouldbeleavingC)havealreadyleft

B)amleavingD)shallhaveleft

42.Thearticlesuggeststhatwhenapersonunderunusual

stressheshouldbeespeciallycarefultohaveawell-balanceddiet.

A)isC)be

B)wereD)was

43.Thelawyeradvisedhimtodropthe,sincehestandslittle

chancetowin.

A)eventC)case

B)incidentD)affair

44.Sometimeschildrenhavetroublefactfromfictionandmay

believethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A)toseparateC)forseparating

B)separatingD)ofseparating

45.Heisquitesurethatit'simpossibleforhimtofulfillthe

taskwithintwodays.

A)absolutelyC)fully

B)exclusivelyD)roughly

46.Therewasabigholeintheroadwhichthetraffic.

A)setbackC)heldup

B)stoodbackD)keptdown

47.Manyadelegatewasinfavorofhisproposalthataspecial

committeetoinvestigatetheincident.

A)weresetupC)besetup

B)wassetupD)setup

48.IntheChinesehousehold,grandparentsandotherrelativesplay

rolesinraisingchildren.

A)incapableC)insensible

B)indispensableD)infinite

49.Eyecontactisimportantbecausewrongcontactmaycreatea

communication.

A)tragedyC)question

B)vacuumD)barrier

50.Therewassuchalonglineattheexhibitionwehadtowait

forabouthalfanhour.

A)asC)so

B)thatD)hence

51.Thereisnotothehousefromthemainroad.

A)accessC)exposure

B)avenueD)edge

52.energyundertheearthmustbereleasedinoneformor

another,forexample,anearthquake.

A)AccumulatedC)Assembled

B)GatheredD)Collected

53.Hewasn'tappointedchairmanofthecommittee,notvery

popularwithallitsmembers.

A)tobeconsideredC)beingconsidered

B)consideringD)havingconsidered

54.Thetwentiethcenturyhaswitnessedanenormousworldwide

political,economicandcultural

A)traditionC)transmission

B)transportationD)transformation

55.Thestuckontheenvelopesays"ByAir".

A)diagramC)signal

B)labelD)mark

56.Mobiletelecommunicationsisexpectedtodoublein

Shanghaithisyearasaresultofacontractsignedbetweenthetwo

companies.

A)capacityC)possession

B)potentialD)impact

57.Readingthelines,IwouldsaythattheGovernmentare

moreworriedthantheywilladmit.

A)behindC)along

B)betweenD)among

58.Mybrother'splansarevery;hewantstomasterEnglish,

FrenchandSpanishbeforeheissixteen.

A)arbitraryC)ambitious

B)aggressiveD)abundant

59.Thingsmighthavebeenmuchworseifthemotheronher

righttokeepthebaby.

A)hasbeeninsistingC)wouldinsist

B)hadinsistedD)insisted

60.Thestatisticalfiguresinthatreportarenot.Youshould

notrefertothem.

A)accurateC)delicate

B)fixedD)rigid

61.Contrastmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen

alone.

A)seenC)tobeseen

B)isseenD)havingbeenseen

62.ThefootballgamecomestoyoufromNewYork.

A)livelyC)live

B)aliveD)living

63.Noneofusexpectedthechairmantoattheparty.We

thoughthewasstillinhospital.

A)turninC)turnup

B)turnoverD)turndown

64.Themotherdidn'tknowwhoforthebrokenglass.

A)blamedC)toblame

B)beblamedD)wouldblame

65.Hetohiscustomersandhalvedtheprice.

A)leakedC)quoted

B)drewD)yielded

66.Tryonwasextremelyangry,butcool-headedenoughto

stormingintotheboss'soffice.

A)preventC)turn

B)prohibitD)avoid

67.Allflightsbecauseoftheterribleweather,theyhadtogo

therebytrain.

A)havingbeencanceledC)havingcanceled

B)hadbeencanceledD)werecanceled

68.Theauthorofthereportiswellwiththeproblemsinthe

hospitalbecausehehasbeenworkingthereformanyyears.

A)informedC)enlightened

B)acquaintedD)acknowledged

69.TheboyspentasmuchtimewatchingTVashestudying.

A)doesC)was

B)hadD)did

70.Theship'sgeneratorbrokedown,andthepumpshadtobeoperated

insteadofmechanically.

A)manuallyC)automatically

B)artificiallyD)synthetically

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthe

paper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

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movie.Iknewthetheatrewouldbeair-conditionedandI

couldn'tfacemy71apartment.

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tallheadsinfrontofme.Ihadtokeepchangingthe73everytimeshe

leanedovertotalktohim,74heleanedovertokissher.Whydo

Americansdisplaysuch75inapublicplace?

IthoughtthemoviewouldbegoodformyEnglish,but76itturnedout,

itwasanItalianmovie.77aboutanhourIdecidedtogiveuponthe

movieand78onmypopcorn（爆玉米花）.I'veneverunderstoodwhy

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romantic-soundingItalians.Ijustheardthe81ofthepopcorn

crunching（咀嚼）betweenmyteeth.Mythoughtstartedto82.I

rememberedwhenIwasinSouthKorea（韓國）,I83towatchKojakon

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likeagoodfriendtome,84_IsawhimagaininNewYorkspeaking85.

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andI86likeIhadbeenbetrayed.

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butourhousebecamevery88andweallseemedtoavoideachother.

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71.A）warmB）hotC）heatedD）cool

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