2007年12月22日大学英语四级考试AB卷 - 完整篇

2007.12.22英语四级试卷 - 篇章听力
   

 Passage 1

 When couples get married, they usually plan to have children.
 Sometimes, however, a couple can not have a child of their own. In this case, they may decide to adopt a child. In fact, adoption is very common today. There are about 60,000 adoptions each year in the
 Unfted States alone. Some people prefer to adopt fnfants. Others adopt older children. Some couples adopt children from their own  countries. Other adopt children from foreign countries. In any case, they all adopt children for the same reason. They care about children and want to give their adopted child a happy life.

 26. According to the speaker, why do some couples adopt children?
 27. Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth
 parents?
 28. Why de many adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search
 for the birth parents?
 29. What can we infer from the passage?

 Question 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
 26.
 a) They want children to keep them company.
 b) They want to enrich their life experience.
 c) They need looking after in their old age.
 d) They care a lot about children.
本题答案:D
 27.Their birth parents often try to conceal their birt information.
 b) They are usually adopted from distant places.
 c) Their birth information is usually kept secret.
 d) Their adoptive parents don't want them to know their birth
 parents.
本题答案:C
 28.
 a) They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.
 b) They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.
 c) They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.
 d) They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.
本题答案:B
 29.
 a) Adoption has much to do with love.
 b) Understanding is the key to successful adoption.
 c) Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.
 d) Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.
本题答案:A
 Passage 2

Katharine Graham graduated from the University of Chicago in 1938 and got a job as a
new repoder in San Francisco.Kalhadne's father used to be a successful investment
banker.In 1933 he bought a failing newspaper-The Washington Post.When Katarine
returned to Washington and got a job -editing letters in her father's newspaper,she
married Philip Graham who took over his father-in-law's position shortly after and
became publisher of The Washingto Post.But for many years her husband suffered from
mental illness and he killed himself in 1963.
After her husband's death,Katharine operated the rtewspaper,In the 1970s,the newspape
became famous around the world,And Katharine was also recognized as an important leade
in newspaper publishfng.She was the first woman to head a malorh American publishing
company- The Washingto Post Company,In a few years,she successfully expanded the
company to include newspaper, magazine,broadcast and cable companies.
She died of head injuries after a fall when she was 84.More than 3000 people attended
her funeral including many government and business leaders.Her friends said she would
be remembered as woman who had an important influence on events in the United States
and the world.Kathadne Graham once wrete:"The world without newspapers would not be
the same kind of world."After her death,the employees of The Washingto Post Wrote:"The
world without Katharine will not be the same at all."

30.What do we learn from the passage about Katherine's father?
31.What does the speaker tell us about Katherine Graham?
32.What does the comment by employees of The Washington Post suggest?

 Question 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
 30.
 a) He suffered from mental illness.
 b) He bought The Washington Post.
 c) He was once a reporter for a major newspaper.
 d) He turned a failing newspaper into a success.
本题答案:B

 31.
 a) She committed suicide because of her mental disorder.
 b) She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago.
 c) She was the first woman to lead a big U.S. publishing company.
 d) She took over her father's position when he died.
本题答案:C
 32.
 a) Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.
 b) People came to see the role of women in the business world.
 c) American media would be quite different without Katharine.
 d) Katharine played a major part in reshping Americans' mind.
本题答案:A

 Passage 3

 Obtaining good health insurance is a real necessity while you are
 studying overseas. It protects you from minor and major medical
 expenses that can wipe out not only your savings, but you dreams of
 an education abroad.

There are often two differe types of health insurance you can consider
buying:international travel insurance and student insurance in the country where you
will be going.An international travel insurance policy is usually purchased in your
home country before you go a broad.It generally covers a wide variety of medical
services,and you are often given a list of doctors in the area where you will travel
who may even speak your native language.The drawback might be that you may not get
your money back immediately.In other words,you may have to pay all your medical
expenses and then later submit your receipts to the insurance company.
 On the other hand, getting student health, insurance in the country
 where you will study might allow you to only pay a certain
 percentage of the medical cost at the time of service and thus, you
 don't have to have sufficient cash to pay the entire bill at once.

 Whatever you decide, obtaining some form of health insurance is
 something you should consider before you go overseas. You shouldn't
 wait until you are sick with major medical bills to pay off.

 33. Why does the speaker advise overseas students to buy health insurance?
 34. What is the drawback of students' buying international travel
 insurance?
 35. What does the speaker say about students' getting health insurance in the cocuntry where they will study?

 Question 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
 33.
 a) It'll allow them to receive free medical treatment.
 b) It'll prevent the doctors from overcharging them.
 c) It'll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.
 d) It'll protect them from possible financial crises.

 34.
 a) They may not be able to receive timely medical treament.
 b) They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages.
 c) They have to go through very complicated application procedures.
 d) They can't immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost.

 35.
 a) They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly.
 b) They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.
 c) They needn't pay the entire medical bill at once.
 d) They don't have to pay for the medical services.