大学英语四级阅读理解及答案

大学英语四级阅读理解及答案

【篇一：大学英语四级阅读理解训练】

txt>classified advertising is that advertising which is grouped in certain sections of the paper and is thus distinguished from display advertising. such groupings as “help wanted”, “real estate”, “lost and found” are made, the rate charged being less than for display advertising. classified advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a saving to the advertiser.

the reader who is interested in a particular kind of advertisement finds all

advertisements of that type grouped for him. the advertisers may, on this account, use a very small advertisement if it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper. it is evident that the reader approaches the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the other advertisements in the paper. he turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the particular

advertisement that will meet his needs. as his attention is voluntary, the advertiser does not need to rely too much extent on display type to get the re ader’s attention. formerly all classified advertisements were of the same size and did not have display type. with the increase in the number of such advertisements, however, each

advertiser within a certain group is competing with others in the same grou p for the reader’s attention. in many cases, the result has been an increase in the size of the space used and the addition of headlines and pictures. in that way, the classified advertisement has in reality advertisement. this is particularly true of real estate advertising?

1. all of the following facts are advantages of classified advertisement for advertisers except that ____.

a) classified advertisement charges less money

b) it is easier to attract the attention of the target consumers

c) it provides more information for the readers

d) it does not have to rely too much on display type

2. one of the examples given of types of classified advertisement is ____

a) houses for sale

b) people who are asking for help

c) people who are lost

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d) job vacancies

3. what sort of attitude do people have when they look at classified advertisement, according to the writer?

a) they are in the frame of mind to buy anything.

b) they are looking for something they need.

c) they feel lost because there are so many advertisements.

d) they feel the same as when they look at display advertisements.

4．according to the passage, in which way have the classified advertisements changed nowadays?

a) they depend more on display type.

b) more money is charged for them.

c) they are divided into more groups.

d) they are less formal.

5．why have classified advertisements changed in appearance?

a) because people no longer want headlines and pictures.

b) because real estate advertising is particularly truthful now.

c) because the increase in the number of such advertisements means they have to be small now.

d) because there are more advertisements now and more competition among advertisers.

答案与解析：

1. c

分类广告的优越性不包括为读者提供更多的信息。事实辨析题。从

文中可看出，分类广告的优越性在于收费低、无需很多的展现形式，以及更易吸引对某类广告感兴趣的读者的注意力，因此a，b，d都

正确。文中唯独没有提到c。

2. a

房地产业就是分类广告的其中一块。细节题。本题考察对“real estate”的理解，它的意思是“房地产”，故选项a 正确。

3. b

当读者看分类广告时，他们会搜索自己需要的信息。事实辨析题。

从文中可知，读者在看分类广告时和看展示广告的注意力的模式是

不一样的，他们会去浏览自己感兴趣的类别，查找所需信息。故选

项b正确。

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4. a

根据文章，分类广告更多地依赖展现形式。推断题。文章最后指出，由于竞争的加剧，分类广告商们不得不用大标题和图片来吸引读者

的注意力。故选项a正确。

5. d

因为现在更多广告的投入和广告商之间的竞争日益加剧，所以分类

广告不断变化形式。事实辨析题。文中指出，分类广告的变化是由

于“with the increase in the number of such advertisements, however, each advertiser within a certain group is competing with others in the same group for the reader’s attention”，故选

项d正确。

大学英语四级阅读理解训练（二）

psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to old cash, affect motivation and creativity. behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and,

argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. some other researchers who study various aspects of mental life, maintain those rewards often destroy creativity byencouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others. the latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. but the careful use of small monetary rewards

sparks in grade-school children suggesting that properly presented inducements indeed aid inventiveness, according to a study in the june journal personality and social psychology.

“if they know theyre working for a reward an d can focus on a relatively challenging task, they show the most creativity,”

says robert esenberger of the university of delaware in newark. “but its easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewa rds.”

a teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, esenberger holds. as an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore falling grades.

in earlier grades, the use of so-called token economics, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the delaware psychologist claims.

1. psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward ____.

a) the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards

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b) the appropriate amount of external rewards

c) the study of relationship between actions and

d) the effects of external rewards on students performance

2. what is the view held by many educators concerning external rewards for students?

a) they approve of external rewards.

b) they dont think external rewards.

c) they have doubts about external rewards.

d) they believe external rewards can motivate small children, but not college students.

3. according to the result of the study mentioned in the passage, what should educators do to stimulate motivation and creativity?

a) give rewards for performances which deserve them.

b) always promise rewards.

c) assign tasks which are not very challenging.

d) be more lenient to students when mistakes are made.

4. it can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tighten their grading standards because they believe ____.

a) rewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of students’

b) punishment is more effective than rewarding

c) failing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standards

d) discouraging the students anticipation for easy rewards is matter of urgency

5．which of the following facts about “token economics” is not correct?

a) students are assigned challenging tasks.

b) rewards are given for good performances.

c) students are evaluated according to the effort they put into the task.

d) with token economics, students’ creativity can be enhanced.答案与解析：

1. d

心理学家认为外界的奖励对学生会有不同的影响。事实辨析题。根据文章第一句话“psychologists take opposing views of how external re wards, from warm praise to old cash, affect motivation and creativity”可知，心理学家的分歧在于来自外界的奖励对学生的积极性和创造性究竟有什么影响，故选项d正确.

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2. c

许多教育家对外界的奖励持怀疑态度。

文章第二段第一句话提到，后一种观点得到了许多教育工作者的支持，从第一段中可知，后一种观点是：奖励会促使学生对别人的赞

许和馈赠产生依赖心理，因此奖励会破坏创造精神。由此可知，他

们对奖励的正面作用持怀疑态度。故选项c正确。

3. a

根据文中的研究结果表明，教育家通过给予学生应得的奖励来提高他们的积极性和创造性。文章第三段指出，给予学生恰当的奖励，

可使他们发挥更大的创造性，但如果对糟糕的表现也给予奖励，或

让学生对奖励有太多的期许，反而会扼杀创造性。故选项a正确。 4. b

从文中可以得知，一些重点大学试图加强等级标准，因为他们相信惩罚比奖励更有效。事实辨析题。从文中第四段可知，许多大学之

所以严格考试的评分标准，是因为“a teacher ... who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students”。选项b 与此意相同。

5. c

根据学生的表现对他们作出评价。事实辨析题。根据最后一段的意思，在这种奖励制度下，要根据学生的表现对他们做出评价，而不

仅仅是他们花费了多少精力来完成任务，故选项c正确。

大学英语四级阅读理解训练（三）

when a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturers claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. in most cases, this action will produce results. however, if it does not, there are various means the

consumer may use to gain satisfaction. a simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. in general, the “higher up” his or h er complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. in such a case,

it is usually settled in the consumers favor, assuming he or

she has a just claim.

consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.

complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. if this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to

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【篇二：大学英语四级阅读理解解题技巧】

首先:预览选项，了解词义并把选项分为四大类词性:名词n，动词v，形容词a，副词ad，在每个选项后作词性的简要标记;

其次:精读全文开头，把握文章主题，并以三个空或一个段落为一个

单位，利用前后文判断每空的词性;

第三:把对应词性的选项逐一带回原文，含义通顺，时态、主谓搭配

一致的为正确选项。记背选词填空选项的重点范围:

1.历年曾经考过的复合式听写的单词

2.历年曾经考过的完形填空的选项，仔细阅读态度题的选项

3.历年曾经考过的真题中的高频词汇

快速阅读:

建议做题方法:读题干并确定关键词(中心词)--去原文中定位关键词--

分析定位句--分析题干--确定答案。

首先用“打包”方法对付乱序: 把整组题全部一次性吃透，然后去原文从头到尾定位。否则，考生如果按顺序逐题解答，时间会严重不足，

最好是文章一遍看下来，能找到所有的信息。此外，考生应该注意

定位原文的过程中，一定要脑、眼和手并用:眼是肯定要用的，不用

脑会导致忽视同义转换，不用手(笔)会使我们处于走马观花的状态，

然后会怀疑自己是不是漏掉了信息而不停地看。

其次:“吃透”题干，准确判断关键词(中心词)至关重要。如果没吃透

题干，就无法准确判断关键词或中心词，就可能对原文中的重要信

息没感觉。一般来说，题干关键词或中心词为实词以及一些数字、

专有名词等。

最后，在解题的先后顺序上，采用先易后难的策略。采用由易到难

的解题策略，可以提升考生的解题信心。对于那些答题线索较少的

题干细节信息，考生可留在最后再解答。在解答这类较难的题目时，考生可快速阅读原文中仍未选过的段落的主题句(通常为第一句、第

二句或最后一句)，之后根据段落大意与题干中的细节信息进行匹配。大学英语四级细节阅读理解解题技巧

本题型要求考生在阅读完一篇300~350个单词左右的文章后解答5

个以单项选择题形式进行考查的题目。其所考查的内容一般不会是

从文章能直接找到答案的，而需要考生运用自己的语言知识、逻辑

知识等进行推敲和加深理解。这种题型可以考查任何层次、全局性、细节性的内容。虽然提供4个答案供考生进行选择，但干扰项大多

具有迷惑性，这就要求考生对所读文章内容达到真正的理解。

二、解题步骤

第一步，读问题，划出标志词或关键词

快速浏览题目，对5个题目有大概印象以便阅读时有侧重点。一般

来说，对于本身已经明确其考查内容的题目，标志词和关键词是比

较容易找到的，只看一下题干即可，而对于那些并没有出现标志词

和关键词的题目，如：the author suggests that，可以在解答试题

时浏览选项作出解答

第二步，略读文章

在略读中，首先阅读第一段，因为第一段通常会告诉我们作者将要

讨论的话题。然后阅读下面各段的第一句话，以对每个段落的内容

有大概的了解，然后再阅读最后一段，以帮助我们对文章内容进行

概括，或了解作者的评价、态度等。

第三步，解答试题

根据试题中的标志词和关键词，找到试题在文章中对应的句子，并

对其进行仔细阅读，然后对比四个选项，选出正确答案。

在近年的四级考试中，阅读理解题型不断变化，较难的主旨类和推理类比重加大。尽管所选材料题材广泛，包罗万象，但其体裁选用和题型设置相对稳定，提问方式大同小异，因而考生可通过熟悉各种题型及其应试策略，提高阅读理解部分的做题正确率。

（一）细节题

细节题即客观事实题，在大学英语四级考试中所占比例最大，目的是考查学生对重要事实和细节的辨认与记忆能力。事实或细节是文章中用来论证或说明主题的依据。这类试题主要考查考生是否掌握了作者用来阐述主题的有关事实和细节，对文章的理解是否全面，是否透彻。这类问题不掺杂主观内容而是针对文章的某个具体细节如：时间、地点、人物、原因、结果、条件、现象等的提问。

细节题主要对文中具体事实和细节（facts and details)进行提问。有时候，这类题目会进一步演化为是非判断题（true or false)，考查我们的辨别和排除能力。提问方式一般为：when （where, who, why, what, how）??

all of the following are mentioned in the passage except?

according to the passage, the best answer to?is?

the author says?because?

which of the following may be the best reason for?

【解题技巧】

在做细节题时，首先应当仔细阅读题目，弄清题目的具体要求，以及所给4个选项，然后在题目或选项中确定关键词，再利用关键词回文章中定位，找出文章中相对应的细节性句子，与4个选项进行对照，以确定正确答案。通常细节题的答案在文章中都会找到，但是答案的表述和原文会有所差别，常常不是文章中的原话，而是词语或句子的同义表达。关键词的确定也有技巧。如果题目或选项中有专有名词（人名、地名等）、数字（年代、

时间等）要将此定位为关键词。因为这些词有特点，在文章中很容易找到，所以很快就可以定位相应的细节，从而找到正确答案。如果题目或选项中没有明显的词，可以定位主要的名词或动词为关键词。

在所给的选项中有3个属于干扰项，有的是片面性的，有的是部分正确，有的虽属文章相关内容，但不切合问题，有的用同义词、近义词或形似词进行干扰。因此，核对4个选项时，务必慎重，千万不要粗心大意，千万不要想当然。无论从数量还是分值上看，细节

类问题都是至关重要的。因此，平时要多读多练，熟悉并掌握细节类问题的解题步骤和技巧2 . 主旨题

对文章中心思想的提问，主要考查对文章进行概括或总结的能力，要求在阅读短文时，能够提炼文章的中心思想，体会作者的主要写作意图，充分运用逻辑概括能力，透过字里行间获取文章最具代表性的观点、论点及作者的情感倾向。

提问方式：

what’s the main idea of??

what’s the topic of??

what’s the purpose of??

what’s the point of??

what’s the best title of??

解题步骤

首先要确定文章有无主题句，以及主题句在文章中的位置。文章的主题句通常位于首段或尾段，有时也出现在文章的中间段落。段落的主题句通常位于段首或段尾，有时也在段落的中间。

如有主题句，就能很容易确定文章或段落的主题。

如果没有明显的主题句，就带着问题细读文章的首段和尾段找出其中心，抓住每个段落的主题句，明确文章的中心思想。注意：如果文章主旨题出现在第一题，先不要做这道题，把后面的题做完后再回头做第一题，这样可以节省很多时间。

3 . 推理题

与细节性问题相似，推理题也是对文章具体内容的判断。但推理不但要求掌握文章所表达的字面含义，还要从表面推出更深层含义，这部分往往出题分量大，难度大，出错也最多。包括

（1）针对文章中的某个细节进行推断;

（2）根据文章推测作者的观点、目的、态度和思路。

（3）推断文章中没出现的前一段或下一段的内容。

这类题常见的提问方式有：

by saying?, the author suggests that?

what’s the author’s attitude towards??

it can be inferred that the preceding/following paragraph of the passage most probably discussed?

from the passage, it can be inferred that?

it is implied, but not stated, that?

解题步骤：

推理题在大学英语四级考试阅读理解中是比较难的一类试题，切忌

主观臆断，推理必须基于文章中的具体事实细节。做题时虽不能直

接找到答案，但一定要在文中找到推测的依据，进行合理严密的推断。

1 . 对某个细节进行推断---先在文中找到该细节所在的句子，在正确

理解该句的基础上

推断出未知的事实。

2 . 根据文章推测作者的观点、目的、态度和思路---先确定文章的中

心思想，再根据中心和作者所陈述的事实及细节进行推断。

3 . 推断文章中没出现的前一段或下一段的内容---仔细阅读并理解了

文章内容的基础上，重点分析文章的首、尾两段尤其是文章的开始

句和结束句。

4 . 语义题

所谓语义题就是从文章的某句话中选出一个单词、短语或词组进行

提问，要求考生对其进行一定的分析，推测出其在文章中的特定含义。语义题考到的词汇通常有两种情况：一种是超过大纲的生词;一

种是简单词汇，但意义不常见。考查我们通过上下文猜测词义的能力。常见的提问方式有：

the word “?” in line?probably means?

which of the fo llowing has the closest meaning to “?”?

the author uses the expression“?”to refer to?

the word “?” can best be replaced by?

解题步骤：

1 . 找到该词或短语所在的句子。

2 . 确定词性以及单词、短语等在句子中所起的语法作用，明确整个

句子的含义。3 . 对上下文进行分析，确定上下文中是否有该词的定义、同义词、近义词或反义词，从而可以判断出正确答案。

4 . 根据上下文逻辑关系，联系日常生活中的有关常识，分析出合理

的场景因素推断单词或短语的含义。

（还可以利用构词法的知识，尤其是词缀法来猜测词义。）

5 . 观点态度题

态度题要求我们对作者的态度（attitude）、全文的基调（tone）、文章的出处（source）作出判断。

这类问题的提问方式有：

what’s the tone of the passage?

the author’s view is?

the writer’s attitude of this passage is apparently?

what’s the writer’s attitude to??

解题步骤

在回答态度类问题时，对文章体裁的考查是一个非常重要的方面。

一般来说，在说明文中作者的态度是客观的（objective）或中立的（neutral）;而在议论文中，作者的观点才会显得多种多样。

态度题中常用的选项有：positive（积极的）、negative（消极的）、neutral（中立的）、approval（赞成的）、disapproval

（不赞成的）、indifferent（漠不关心的）、sarcastic（讽刺的）、critical（批评的）、optimistic（乐观的）、pessimistic（悲观的）等。

态度题中更多的选项

1 . biased

2 . objective

3 . subjective

4. partial 5 . impartial 6 . sensitive

7 . puzzled 8 . scared 9 . gloomy

10 . content 11 . doubtful 12 . cautious

13 . supportive 14 . opposition 15 . suspicion

16 . contempt 17 . tolerance 18 . dissatisfaction

答题时注意两点：

1 . 注意文中带有感情色彩的词，通过这些词可以推测出作者对所论

述问题的态度。2 . 注意作者对文章所论述问题的客观描述，通过这

些描述推测出作者对其的看法和态度。

四、出奇制胜

1、体现中心思想的选项是答案

文中的细节、例子、引语都是为了说明文章主旨、段落主旨，所以

考查细节的题目，虽然不是主旨题，但能体现中心思想或段落主旨

的选项是答案的可能性要远远大于其他选项。

2、看似合理的选项不是答案，看似不合理的选项是答案

四个选项中若有一个对问题而言、根据常识看似不合理，而其他几

项根据常识都可合理地作为问题的答案，此时若没看懂文中意思，

就可以大胆猜测可能这个看似不合理的选项是答案。作为答案的选

项看起来不合理的原因可能是其中某个词不是常用意义，若根据其

通常意义理解则该选项看起来非常不合理，也可能是此问题有一些

特定的理由。无论是哪种情况，都有助于使试题具有难度。所以根

据命题的难度原则及实践经验可得出如下猜题技巧：看似不合理的

选项是答案，看似合理的选项不是答案。

3、照抄原文的不是答案，和原文作同义替换的选项是答案

在设计题目时，为了迷惑考生，命题者一般都会将原文中的内容换个说法作为正确答案的选项，而将某些与题干问题不符的原文原话

设计为干扰项，或将原文的某些句子作细微的改变引诱考生上当。 4、含义肯定的选项不是答案，含义不肯定的选项是答案

选项中的might等词语可以表达一种委婉、中庸、不肯定的语气，为表达的观点留有余地，而含义肯定的词语则使得句意有些绝对、

没有余地。凡事都不能太绝对，所以选项“含义肯定的不是答案，含义不肯定的是答案”。含义不肯定的标志有：can, could, probably, may, might, be likely to, most, more or less, relatively等。含有这些词的备选项是答案的可能性较大。

part i writing (30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. you should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

题目一：suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your campus, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的校园，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?

题目二：suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的家乡，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?

题目三：suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit china, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?

假设你的一位外国朋友来参观中国，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?

part ii listening comprehension (30 minutes)

section a

directions: in this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. at the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide

which is the best answer. then mark the corresponding letter

on answer sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. a. see a doctor about her strained shoulder

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/b515980451.html,e a ladder to help her reach the tea.

c.replace the cupboard with a new one.

d.place the tea on a lower shelf next tim

e.

1. w: i can’t seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard。m: oh… why don’t you use the ladder? you might strain your shoulder。 q: what does the man suggest the woman do?

2. a. at mary johnson’s b. in an exhibition hall

c. at a painter’s studio.

d. outside an art gallery.

2. w: since it’s raining so hard, let’s go and see the new exhibits。m: that’s a good idea. mary johnson is one of my favorite painters。

q: where does the conversation most probably take place?

3. a. the teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience.

b. she does not quite agree with what the man said.

c. the man had better talk with the students himself.

d. new students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.

3. m: i hear the students gave the new teacher an unfair evaluation。

w: it depends on which student you are talking about。

q: what does the woman imply?

4. a. he helped doris build up the furniture.

b. doris helped him arrange the furniture.

c. doris fixed up some of the bookshelves.

d. he was good at assembling bookshelves.

4. w: it must have taken you a long time to fix up all these

book shelves。m: it wasn’t too bad. i got doris to do some of them。

q: what does the man mean?

5. a. he doesn’t get on with the others.

b. he doesn’t feel at ease in the firm.

c. he has been taken for a fool.

d. he has found a better position.

5. w: rod, i hear you’ll be leaving at the end of this month. is it true? m: yeah. i’ve been offered a much better position with another firm. i’d be a fool to turn it down。

q: why is the man quitting his job?

6. a. they should finish the work as soon as possible.

b. he will continue to work in the garden himself.

c. he is tired of doing gardening on weekends.

d. they can hire a gardener to do the work.

6. w: i honestly don’t want to continue the gardening tomorrow, tony?

m: neither do i. but i think we should get it over with this weekend。

q: what does the man mean?

7. a. the man has to get rid of the used furniture.

b. the man’s apartment is ready for rent.

c. the furniture is covered with lots of dust.

d. the furniture the man bought is inexpensiv

e.

7. w: you’ve already furnished your apartment?

m: i found some used furniture that was dirt cheap。

q: what do we learn from the conversation?

8. a. the man will give the mechanic a call.

b. the woman is waiting for a call.

c. the woman is doing some repairs.

d. the man knows the mechanic very well.

8. w: has the mechanic called the bus repairers?

m: not yet .i’ll let you know when he calls。

q: what do we learn from the conversation?

9. a. she had a job interview to attend.

b. she was busy finishing her project.

c. she had to attend an important meeting.

d. she was in the middle of writing an essay.

question: 9. why couldn’t the woman’s roommate attend the shakespearean english class that afternoon?

w: nothing, it’s just that she submitted a job application yesterday and the company asked her in for an interview today. she’s afraid she won’t be able to attend your class this afternoon t hough. i’m calling to see whether it would be ok if i gave you her essay. janet said it’s due today。

10. a. accompany her roommate to the classroom.

b. hand in her roommate’s application form.

c. submit her roommate’s assignment.

d. help her roommate with her report.

question: 10. what favor is the woman going to do for her roommate?

11. a. where dr. ellis’s office is located.

b. when dr. ellis leaves his office.

c. directions to the classroom building.

d. dr. ellis’s schedule for the afternoon.

question: 11. what does the woman want to know at the end of the conversation? w: fine, please tell her i’ll be there at 4:00. and dr. ellis, one more thing, could you tell me where your

office is? janet told me where your class is, but she didn’t give me directions to your office。

12. a. he find it rather stressful.

b. he is thinking of quitting it.

c. he can handle it quite well.

d. he has to work extra hours.

question: 12. what does the man say about his job?

m: not bad, jane. i’m involved in several projects and it’s a

long working day. but i’m used to that so it doesn’t bother me too much。

13. a. the 6:00 one b. the 6:30 one. c. the 7:00 one d. the 7:30 one

question: 13. which train does the man take to work every day? m: it was terrible at first, especially getting up before dawn to catch that 6:30 train. but it’s bearable now that i’ m used to it。

14. a. it is an awful waste of time.

b. he finds it rather unbearable.

c. the time on the train is enjoyable.

d. it is something difficult to get used to.

question: 14. how does the man feel about commuting to work every day now? w: don’t you think it’s an awful waste of time?

i couldn’t bear to spend three hours sitting in a train every day。 m: i used to feel the same as you. but now i quite enjoy it。

15. a. reading newspaper.

b. chatting with friends.

c. listening to the daily news.

d. planning the day’s work.

question: 15. how does the man spend his time on the

morning train?

w: how do you pass the time? do you bring some work with you to do on the train? m: ah, that’s a good question. in the morning, i just sit in comfort and read the papers to catch up with the news. on the way home at night, i relax with a good book or chat with friends or even have a game of bridge。

section b

directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on answer sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

passage one

questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

16. a) ignore small details while reading.

b) read at least several chapters at one sitting.

c) develop a habit of reading critically.

d) get key information by reading just once or twice.

question: 16. what should american college students do to cope with their heavy reading assignments?

17. a) choose one’s own system of marking.

b) underline the key words and phrases.

c) make as few marks as possible.

d) highlight details in a red color.

question: 17. what suggestion does the speaker give about marking a textbook?

18. a) by reading the textbooks carefully again.

b) by reviewing only the marked parts.

c) by focusing on the notes in the margins.

d) by comparing notes with their classmates.

question: 18. how should students prepare for an exam according to the speaker?

passage two

questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. a) the sleep a person needs varies from day to day.

b) the amount of sleep for each person is similar.

c) one can get by with a couple of hours of sleep.

d) everybody needs some sleep for survival.

question: 19. what is taken for granted by most people?

20. a) it is a made-up story.

b) it is beyond cure.

c) it is a rare exception.

d) it is due to an accident.

question: 20. what do doctors think of al herpins case?

21. a) his extraordinary physical condition.

b) his mother’s injury just before his birth.

c) the unique surroundings of his living place.

d) the rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair.

question: 21. what could have accounted for al herpins sleeplessness?

passage three

questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. a) she invested in stocks and shares on wall street.

b) she learned to write for financial newspapers.

c) she developed a strong interest in finance.

d) she tenderly looked after her sick mother.

question: 22. what do we learn about hetty green as a child?

23. a) she made a wise investment in real estate.

b) she sold the restaurant with a substantial profit.

c) she got 1.5 million dollars from her ex-husband.

d) she inherited a big fortune from her father.

question: 23. how did hetty green become rich overnight

24. a) she was extremely mean with her money.

b) she was dishonest in business dealings.

c) she frequently ill-treated her employees.