2011年12月英语四级真题(2)

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D) It inspires mutual respect

3. why must we learn to identify the risks we are going to take?(A) A. To ensure we make responsible choices. B. To avoid being overwhelmed by stress. C. so that we don’t break any rules. D. so that we don’t run into trouble.

4. Violation of a rule is misconduct even if _______?(B) A. it has caused no harm.

B. it is claimed to be unintentional. C. it has gone unnoticed.

D. it is committed with good intentions.

5. What should one do if he doesn’t wish to fool himself? (A) A. Avoid making excuses.

B. Listen to other people’s advice. C. Make his intensions public.

D. Have others watch over his shoulder.

6. Those who take risks they regret later on _______.(C) A. will often become more cautious B. are usually very aggressive C. value immediate benefits most. D. may lose everything in the end

7. According to the author, a cheater who doesn’t get caught right away will _______.(A) A) pay more dearly B) become more confident C) be widely admired D) feel somewhat lucky

8. Cheaters at exam don’t care about their education, all they care about is how to stealing a grade

9. Integrity matters in that all social activities rely on people’s honesty and good faith.

10. Many Americans lost faith in the integrity of their political leaders as a result of the Watergate scandal.

PartⅣ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

With the world's population estimated to grow from six to nine billion by 2050, researchers. businesses and governments are already dealing with the impact this increase will have on everything from food and water to infrastructure (基础设施) and jobs. Underling all this 47 will be the demand for energy, which is expected to double over the next 40 years.

Finding the resources to meet this demand in a 48 . sustainable way is the cornerstone (基石) of our nation's energy security, and will be one of the major 49 of the 21st century. Alternative forms of energy- bio-fuels, wind and solar, to name a few are 50 being funded and developed, and will play a growing 51 in the world's energy supply. But experts say that even when 52 , alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the world's energy needs by 2050.

For example, even with 53 investments, such as the $93 million for wind energy development 54 in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind and bio-fuels 55 only about 1% of the market today.

Energy and sustainability experts say the answer to our future energy needs will likely come from a lot of 56 both traditional and alternative. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 A)stable I)exactly B)solutions J)consist C)significant K)comprise D)role L)competitions E)progress M)combined F)marvelous N)challenges G)included O)certainly H)growth Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four chokes marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

Boys' schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.

Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity (阳刚), the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to conform to a stereotype. a US study says.

Boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to conform to the \ The findings of the study so against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.

Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being faded by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.

The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills. But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys' learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study's author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.

Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with \hes such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given \

classical music as feminine (女性的) and prefer the modem genre (类型) in which violence and sexism are major themes, \

Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to conform to a stereotype that men should be \d schools boys feel compelled to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means, \

注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57. The author believes that a single-sex school would ____ . A) force boys to hide their emotions to be \ B) help to cultivate masculine aggressiveness in boys C) encourage boys to express their emotions more freely D) naturally reinforce in boys the traditional image of a man

58. It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys _____ . A) Perform relatively better C) behave more responsibly B) grow up more healthily D) receive a better education

59. What does Tony Little say about the British education system? A) It fails more boys than girls academically. B) It focuses more on mixed school education. C) It fails to give boys the attention they need. D) It places more pressure on boys than on girls.


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