2007年12月英语四级考试预测试题及答案详解(2)

出处：文都教育作者：日期：2007年12月18日 15时44分

　　19. What does the man want to do this summer?

　　【解析】D 对话一开始男士即说暑假不能待着，但似乎没有什么可行的工作，即说明他想假期做一份兼职。

　　20.What did the Dodds do when they went away last summer?

　　【解析】A Mr. Dodd hired Margaret to stay in their house because he didn’t want it left empty. 从这一句中可以看出 Dodds一家去年夏天外出时，他们雇了Margaret 在他们家看家。

　　21.What is one responsibility the housesitter probably wouldn’t have?

　　【解析】C Housesitting sounds like a good job. I guess it’s a little like babysitting, expect you are taking care of the house instead of children. 从这句话中可看出 housesitting的工作类似于保姆 babysitting，只是除了要照顾孩子。

　　22.How do house owners determine the reliability of a housesitter?

　　【解析】B Margaret and Eric had to interview with the house owners and provide three references each. 从这句话中可以看出房屋主人对应聘者进行了面试，并且每位应聘者分别提供三份介绍信。

　　Conversation Two

　　M：You’ve worked in a university before, haven’t you?

　　W：Yes, in Britain, yes.

　　M：What, how do students go about getting jobs when they graduate?

　　W：Well, most universities have a Careers Advice Service. I used to know the people in the Careers Service in Newcastle University and they, in fact, seem fairly successful in finding jobs for students. They are able to get jobs for 3040% of new graduates.

　　M：That seems a fairly low percentage.

　　W：Well...it’s not if you consider the various other options which people take up. For example, there are a fair number of people I don’t remember the exact number, who go into further study, who carry straight on into master’s degrees. Either at the same university or another university. So that’s fair chunk. Then there are others, a second group of people, who decide not to take a career job immediately after university. Instead, they decide to take time off, maybe see the world, and...and...well there is a third group, the people who can’t actually get the jobs they wait for a job they really want. So when I say 3040% find jobs through the careers service, that doesn’t mean that only that number find jobs. A lot of other people find jobs through the newspapers.

　　M：So it is quite high really, yes.

　　W：Oh, I think so, relatively, yes. And quite a lot of other people of course look in newspapers and the particular journals or magazines which advertise jobs in the fields they’re interested in.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard

　　23.What are the man and the woman talking about?

　　【解析】C 两个人讨论的是关于大学生毕业后找工作的问题，通过什么渠道找工作。Job hunting 即为找工作之意。

　　24.What is the percentage of college graduates getting jobs through university help?

　　【解析】B 女士介绍说大学里的介绍工作的服务机构可以帮助30%-40% 的毕业生找到工作。四个选项里只有三分之一在这个数字范围之内。

　　25.What do most college graduates in Britain do when they graduate?

　　【解析】A 大多数毕业生毕业之后是去找工作，他们通过学校的工作介绍机构，或者通过报纸、杂志等找工作。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　Is your family interested in buying a dog? A dog can be a happy addition to your family, but if you choose the wrong kind of dog, the consequences can cause you a lot of trouble.

　　Families should sit down and thoroughly discuss the problems involved before buying a dog. Even if the children in your family are the ones who want the dogs, the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for. If you don’t know much about dogs, it’s a good idea to go to the library or the ASPCA for books about various kinds of dogs, as well as books about how to train a puppy. When a book describes a dog as an ideal hunting dog, it probably means that the dog won’t be happy living in a small apartment. Dog breeds vary in popularity as the years go by. One of the most popular dogs these days is the German shepherd. This is because it provides protection as well as companionship. The family should be warned that these dogs grow up to be very big, and may be too powerful for children to handle. If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice. These dogs are very small and easy to train. They don’t need to be walked daily, since they can exercise in the space available in the home.

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. What is the main topic of the talk?

　　【解析】A 本文主要讲了养小狗做家庭

　　宠物要十分细心慎重。如果选择不慎的话，会带来许多问题。

　　27. According to the speaker who was really responsible for the dog’s welfare?

　　【解析】C 说话者认为父母才是最应该对小狗负责的人。从这句话中就可以看出来：the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for.

　　28. When is the toy dog a good choice?

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