2008年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案
作文---Disposable plastic bags were once widely used in China. When we went shopping at supermarkets and departments stores, shopping assistants often provided free plastic bags for our convenience. For a while, life without them seemed unimaginable for most of us.
However, disposable plastic bags do bring severe damage to our environment. Costumers usually threw them away after use, and because they are thin and hard to decompose, these plastic products will exist for a long time. This is an immediate threat to our earth and water.
Nowadays, the government has passed relevant regulations for limiting the use of disposable plastic bags: they are not free any more. In some shopping places, in order to invoke the public awareness of environmental protection, plastic bags are offered in a much higher price. As a result, people are changing their behavior: paper and clothing bags that vanished for a long time come back to our daily life. It is true that by limiting its usage, everyone in this society contributes some effort to the improvement of the environmen.
1.A make an apology. 对应原文第7行 I thought she was coming over to apologise
2.D It’s possible for one to get into lots of trouble 对应原文第10行 Dealing with other people’s children has become a minefield,其中minefield指的是雷区,表明比较难于处理的问题
3.B hurt 对应原文页倒数第10行then that’s somehow a criticism of me
4.A Talk to them directly in a mild way. 对应原文页倒数第6行 usually a quiet reminder that “we don’t do that here” is enough.
5.C people are reluctant to point out kid’s wrongdoings. 此题难度较大,需要阅读中跳跃的范围较大,要直接跳到原文第二页的第10行 For Andrew Fuller, the child-centric nature of our society has affected everyone, “The rules are different now from when today’s parents were growing up.
6.B It’s difficult to create a code of conduct. 对应原文第二页第16行
7.D They’d put the blame on their kids 对应原文第二页20行 “I got into trouble”, and dad said, “ You probably deserved it.”
8.challenged
9.can be proud of
10.stay silent
11. D. She has lost contact with most of her friends
12. A. A painter
13. C. Make inquiries elsewhere
14. C. He has gained some weight lately
15. D he doesn’t like abstract paintings
16. B she may have put her notebook amid the journals
17. A she wants to get some sleep
18. B his chance of getting the job is slim
19. A. he can manage his time more flexibly
20. D. searching the website
21.D. to utilize its retired employees’ resources
22. C. See a piece of property
23. B It is a small one with a two –bedroom house
24. C. it may not be big enough for raising corn
25. A. Finance
26. A. to introduce the chief of the city’s police force
27. D he holds a master’s degree in criminology
28. B. to get police officers closer to the local people
29. C. effective
30 .B. there are numerous languages in existence
31. C it is something we are born with
32. D how children learn to use language
33. B she was an engineer
34. C. adjusting them to different audience
35. A whether spacemen carry weapons
36. trend
37. phenomenon
38 scene
39 offences
40 murder
41 particularly
42 explosion
43 Associated
44. changing national boarders, greater economic growth and the lack of accepted social ideas of right and wrong
45. are now facing the sort of cultural variety that has been accompanied Americans for most of its history.
46. failure to recognize and plan for diversity can lead to serious crime problems.
Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. F/ desire
48. K/ naturally
49. H/ escape
50. G/ diversity
51. N/ respect
52. I/ establishing
53. B/ characters
54. A/ abundant
55. O/ widen
56. M/ properly
57 A they are more likely to survive serious diseases today.
58 B men don't seek medical care as often as women,
59 D it would be a big misfortune.
60 D unwillingness to find out about one's decease because of fear.
61 B they will save money in the long run.
62 B customer would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them.
63 A new customer are bound to replace old ones.
64 B won't have to trouble parking their cars.
65 A manners of the salespeople
66 C voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly.
67. A. among
68. D. sponsor
69. A. access
70. B. less
71. D. lack
72. C. fees
73. B. as
74. A. maintain
75. B. first
76. D. when
77. A. realized
78. C. strongly
79. D. led
80. C. particular
81. B. environment
82. A. encouraging
83. D. at
84. B. how
85. C. produce
86. A. growing
87. Medical researchers are painfully aware that there are many problems (that/which) they haven't found solution to (他们至今还没有答案)。
88. What most parents concerns (大多数父母所关心的) is proving the best education possible for their children.
89. You'd better take a sweater with you in case it (should) turn cold.(以防天气变冷)
90. Through the project, many people have received training and decided to launch their own enterprose (决定自己创业)。
91. the anti-virus agent was not known until a doctor discovered it by chance.(直到一名医生偶然发现了它)。
However, disposable plastic bags do bring severe damage to our environment. Costumers usually threw them away after use, and because they are thin and hard to decompose, these plastic products will exist for a long time. This is an immediate threat to our earth and water.
Nowadays, the government has passed relevant regulations for limiting the use of disposable plastic bags: they are not free any more. In some shopping places, in order to invoke the public awareness of environmental protection, plastic bags are offered in a much higher price. As a result, people are changing their behavior: paper and clothing bags that vanished for a long time come back to our daily life. It is true that by limiting its usage, everyone in this society contributes some effort to the improvement of the environmen.
1.A make an apology. 对应原文第7行 I thought she was coming over to apologise
2.D It’s possible for one to get into lots of trouble 对应原文第10行 Dealing with other people’s children has become a minefield,其中minefield指的是雷区,表明比较难于处理的问题
3.B hurt 对应原文页倒数第10行then that’s somehow a criticism of me
4.A Talk to them directly in a mild way. 对应原文页倒数第6行 usually a quiet reminder that “we don’t do that here” is enough.
5.C people are reluctant to point out kid’s wrongdoings. 此题难度较大,需要阅读中跳跃的范围较大,要直接跳到原文第二页的第10行 For Andrew Fuller, the child-centric nature of our society has affected everyone, “The rules are different now from when today’s parents were growing up.
6.B It’s difficult to create a code of conduct. 对应原文第二页第16行
7.D They’d put the blame on their kids 对应原文第二页20行 “I got into trouble”, and dad said, “ You probably deserved it.”
8.challenged
9.can be proud of
10.stay silent
11. D. She has lost contact with most of her friends
12. A. A painter
13. C. Make inquiries elsewhere
14. C. He has gained some weight lately
15. D he doesn’t like abstract paintings
16. B she may have put her notebook amid the journals
17. A she wants to get some sleep
18. B his chance of getting the job is slim
19. A. he can manage his time more flexibly
20. D. searching the website
21.D. to utilize its retired employees’ resources
22. C. See a piece of property
23. B It is a small one with a two –bedroom house
24. C. it may not be big enough for raising corn
25. A. Finance
26. A. to introduce the chief of the city’s police force
27. D he holds a master’s degree in criminology
28. B. to get police officers closer to the local people
29. C. effective
30 .B. there are numerous languages in existence
31. C it is something we are born with
32. D how children learn to use language
33. B she was an engineer
34. C. adjusting them to different audience
35. A whether spacemen carry weapons
36. trend
37. phenomenon
38 scene
39 offences
40 murder
41 particularly
42 explosion
43 Associated
44. changing national boarders, greater economic growth and the lack of accepted social ideas of right and wrong
45. are now facing the sort of cultural variety that has been accompanied Americans for most of its history.
46. failure to recognize and plan for diversity can lead to serious crime problems.
Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. F/ desire
48. K/ naturally
49. H/ escape
50. G/ diversity
51. N/ respect
52. I/ establishing
53. B/ characters
54. A/ abundant
55. O/ widen
56. M/ properly
57 A they are more likely to survive serious diseases today.
58 B men don't seek medical care as often as women,
59 D it would be a big misfortune.
60 D unwillingness to find out about one's decease because of fear.
61 B they will save money in the long run.
62 B customer would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them.
63 A new customer are bound to replace old ones.
64 B won't have to trouble parking their cars.
65 A manners of the salespeople
66 C voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly.
67. A. among
68. D. sponsor
69. A. access
70. B. less
71. D. lack
72. C. fees
73. B. as
74. A. maintain
75. B. first
76. D. when
77. A. realized
78. C. strongly
79. D. led
80. C. particular
81. B. environment
82. A. encouraging
83. D. at
84. B. how
85. C. produce
86. A. growing
87. Medical researchers are painfully aware that there are many problems (that/which) they haven't found solution to (他们至今还没有答案)。
88. What most parents concerns (大多数父母所关心的) is proving the best education possible for their children.
89. You'd better take a sweater with you in case it (should) turn cold.(以防天气变冷)
90. Through the project, many people have received training and decided to launch their own enterprose (决定自己创业)。
91. the anti-virus agent was not known until a doctor discovered it by chance.(直到一名医生偶然发现了它)。