2007年12月22日大学英语四级考试AB卷 - 完整篇

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 Passage One
 Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

 In this age of Internet chat. videogames and reality television
 ,there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child
 occupied. yET Despite the competition,my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend
 her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.

As a writer I know about winning contests,and about losing them.I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher.I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn't win the contest again?That's the strange thine about being a parent.So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

A revelation came last week when I asked her."Dont't you want to win again?""No she replied ,"I just want to tell the story of an angel eoing to first grade."

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously(自发地)told them.Telling herSelf that Iwas merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall.I offered suggestions for characters,confilcts and endings for her tales.The story about a fearful angel Toting first grade was quickly"guided"by me into the rale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson.I had turned her contest into m contest without even realizing it.

staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks,Because I know very little abobut farm animal who use tools or angles who go to first grade,I had to accept the fact that Iwas coopting(借用)my daughter's experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps,putting my self far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked.All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment,grow and find their own voices.

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 57. What do we learn from the first paragraph?
 a) A lot of distractions compete for children's time nowadays.
 b) Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.
 c) Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.
 d) Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.
本题答案:A
 58. What did the author say about her own writing experience?
 a) She was constantly under pressure of writing more.
 b) Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
 c) She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
 d) Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.
本题答案:D
 59. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest?
 a) She had won a prize in the previous contest.
 b) She wanted to share her stories with readers.
 c) She was sure of winning with her mother's help.
 d) She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
本题答案:B
 60. The author took great pains to refine her daughter's storied because ____.
 a) she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream of becoming a writing
 b) she was afraid Rebecca's imagination might run wild while writing
 c) she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much
 d) she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance
本题答案:A
 61. What's the author's advice for parents?
 a) Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.
 b) Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.
 c) Children should be allowed freedom to qrow through experience.
 d) A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.
本题答案:C

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 Passage Two
 Question 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

 By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based
 instruction. In just a few years, 34 percent of American
 universities have begun offering some form of  distance learning(DL), and among the larger schools, it's closer to 90 percent. If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probable haven't heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants
 degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.

While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ.DL usually signifies a course in which the instructors post syllabi(课程大纲),reading assignments,and schedules on Websites,and students send int their assignments by e-mail.Generally speaking,face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether.

The attraction for students might at first seem obvious.Primarily,there's the convenience promised by courses on the Net:you can do the work,as they say,in your pajamas(睡衣),But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced commitment to the course.While dropout rates for all freshmen at American univer sities is around 20 percent,the rate for online students is 35 percent.Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses inherent in the setup.In a survey conducted for eCornell,the DL division of Cornell University,less than a third of the respondents expected the quality of the onine course to be as good as the classroom course.

Clearly,from the schools' perspective,there's a lot of money to be saved.Although some of the more ambitious programs require new investments in servers and networks to support collaborative software,most DL courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded(升级)systems.The more students who enroll in a course but don't come to campus,the more the school saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms,paying doorkeepers,and maintaining parking lots,And,while there's evidence that instructors must work harder to run a DL course for a variety of reasons,they won't be paid any more,and might well be paid less.

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 62. What is the most striking feature of the University of Phoenix?
 a) It boasts the largest number of students on campus.
 b) All its courses are offered online.
 c) Its online courses are of the best quality.
 d) Anyone taking its online courses is sure to get a degree.
本题答案:B
 63. According to the passage, distance learning is basically
 characterized by ___.
 a) a minimum or total absence of face-to-face instruction
 b) a considerable flexibility in its academic requirements
 c) the great diversity of students' academic backgrounds
 d) the casual relationship between students and professors
本题答案:A
 64. Many students take Internet-based courses mainly because they
 can ____.
 a) save a great deal on traveling and boarding expenses
 b) select courses from various colleges and universities
 c) work on the required courses whenever and wherever
 d) earn their academic degrees with much less effort
本题答案:C
 65. What accounts for the high drop-out rates for online students?
 a) There is no mechanism to ensure that they make the required
 effort.
 b) There is no strict control over the academic standards of the
 course.
 c) The evaluation system used by online universities is inherently
 weak.
 d) Lack of classroom interaction reuces the effectiveness of
 instruction.
本题答案:A
 66. According to the passage, universities show great enthusiasm for
 DL programs for the purpose of ____.
 a) building up their reputation
 b) upgrading their teaching facilities
 c) providing convenience for students
 d) cutting down on their expenses
本题答案:D

2007.12.22英语四级试卷 - 完型部分
 
 Part V Cloze ( 15 minutes )

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 One factor that can influence consumers is their mood state. Mood
 may be defined ---67--- a temporary and mild positive or negative
 feeling that is generalized and not tied ---68--- any particular
 circumstance. Moods should be ---69--- from emotions which are
 usually more intense, ---70--- to specific circumstances, and often
 conscious.
--71--one sense,the effect of a consumer's mood can be thought of in -- 72--the same way as can our reactions to the --73-- of our friends-when our friends are happy and "up",that tends to influence us positively,--74-- when they are "down",that can have a --75-- impact on us.Similarly,consumers operating under a --76--mood state tend to react to stimuli(刺激因素)in a direction--77--with that mood state.thus,for example.we should expect to see --78-- in a positive mood state evaluate products in more of a --79--manner than they would when not in such a state.--80--,mood states appear capable of --81--a consumer's memory.

Moods appear to be --82--influenced by marketing techniques.For example,the rhythm,pitch,and--83--of music has been shown to influence behavior such as the--84-- of time spentin supermarkets or --85-- to purchase products.In addition, advertising cna influence consumers's moods which,in--86--,are capable of influencing consumers's reactions to products.
 67. A) with B) about C) as D) by
本题答案:C
 68. A) up B) to C) under D) over
本题答案:B
 69. A) divided B) derived C) descended D) distinquished
本题答案:D
70. A) referred B) related C) attached D) associated
本题答案:B
71. A) In B) On C) By D) Of
本题答案:A
 72. A) thus B) still C) much D) even
本题答案:C
 73. A) behavior B) gesture C) signal D) view
本题答案:A
 74. A) for B) provided C) unless D) but
本题答案:D
75. A) relative B) negative C) sensitive D) decisive
本题答案:B
76. A) fixed B) granted C) given D) driven
本题答案:C
 77. A) insistent B) resistant C) persistent D) consistent
本题答案:D
 78. A) retailers B) consumers C) businessmen D) manufacturers
本题答案:B
 79. A) casual B) serious C) favorable D) critical
本题答案:C
 80. A) Moreover B) However C) Nevertheless D) Otherwise
本题答案:A
 81. A) lifting B)raising B) cultivating D)enhancing
本题答案:D
 82. A) rarely B) readily C) currently D)cautiously
本题答案:B
 83. A) volume B)speed C) step D) band
本题答案:A
 84. A) extent B) scope C) amount D) range
本题答案:C
 85. A) capacities B) facilities C) intentions D) reflections
本题答案:C
86. A) turn B) depth C) total D) detail
本题答案:A