2007.12.22英语四级快速阅读真题
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. From the first paragraph we know that present-day universities
have become ____.
A) more and more research-oriented C) more popularized than ever before
B) in-service training organizations D) a powerful force for global
integration
答案:B
2. Over the past three decades, the enrollment of overseas students
has increased ____.
A) by 2.5 million B) by 800,000
C) at an annual rate of 3.9 percent D) at an annual rate of 8 percent
答案:C
3. in the United States, how many of the newly hired professors in
science and engineering are foreign-born?
A) 10% B) 20% C) 30% D) 38%
答案:D
4.How do Yale and Harvard prepare their undergraduates for global careers?
A) They organize a series of serminars on world economy.
B) They offer them various courses in international politics.
C) They arrange for them to participate in the Erasmus program.
D) They give them chances for in ternational study or internship.
答案:A
5.An example illustration the general trend of univer sities' globalization is ___.
A) Yals's collaboration with Fudan University on genetic reserch
B) Yals's helping Chinese universites to launch research projects
C) Yals's student exchange program with European institutions
D) Yals's establishing branch campuses throughout the world
答案:D
6.What do we learn ablut Silicon Vailey from the passage?
A) It houses many companies span off from MIT and Harvard.
B) It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft Company.
C) It was intentionally created by Stanford University.
D) It is where the Internet infrastructure was built up.
答案:B
7. What is said about the U.S. federal funding for research?
A) It has increased by 3 percent. C) It has been more than
sufficient.
B) It has been unsteady for years. D) It doubled between 1998 and
2003.
答案:C
8. The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in the
U.S. after September 11 was caused by ____.
答案:8. changes in the visa process
9. Many Americans fear that American competitiveness may be
threatened by foreign students who will ____.
答案:9. take their knowledge and skills back home
10. They policy of can benefit the U.S. in that the very best of
them will stay and ____.
答案:10. strengthen the nation
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今年四级地方,快速阅读部分七个题目选项由以往的Y、N、NG变成传统的A、B、C、D四项选择,出题类型靠拢于传统的阅读。试卷其他部分还是延续以往的四级题型,没有太大的变化也没有特别的增加难度。
试卷三还是传统的选词
填空。 作文体裁依然是议论文三段式。基本上保持原有水平,只要同学们发挥正常应该能够保持平时得分水平。