1、大学四级-168 及答案解析(总分：710.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.50)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay by commenting on the English proverb “East or west, home is best.“ You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. East or West, Home Is B
2、est（分数：106.50）_二、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Section A(总题数：4，分数：106.50)（分数：35.50）A.She wants to invite the man to Boston.B.She prefers to have dinner at her own home.C.She cannot join in the dinner with the man.D.She would rather try a dinner of another style.A.At a hospital.B.In a car.C.On a
3、 plane.D.At home.A.She will go back home soon.B.She needs help from the man.C.She feels bad about the delay.D.She wants to cancel the flight.A.Jenny is not an acquaintance of the woman“s.B.The man“s sister doesn“t like Jenny at all.C.Jenny doesn“t want to come to the party.D.The woman doesn“t like t
4、he way Jenny talks.A.The man doesn“t like the coat except for its color.B.The man doesn“t like the coat, especially its color.C.The man likes the coat but not the color.D.The man likes the coat, particularly the color.（分数：21.30）A.The man should take her words seriously.B.She is regretful the man rec
5、overs too slowly.C.The man should not drink much when he is ill.D.She is unhappy for not being invited to the Smiths.A.He has been working outdoors lately.B.He“d like to get some exercise on weekend.C.He is a good tennis player.D.He rarely uses his computer.A.Her classmate.B.Her teacher.C.Her boss.D
6、.Her colleague.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：21.30）A.The color doesn“t suit him.B.He finds it much too big.C.It is too small for him now.D.The quality is not good.A.Give his money back.B.Explain the washing instructions to him.C.Wash the shirt for him.D.Exc
7、hange for another shirt for him.A.Angry.B.Indifferent.C.Satisfied.D.Regretful.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：28.40）A.Monday and Thursday.B.Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.C.Wednesday and Friday.D.Tuesday and Thursday.A.The first lecture.B.A class meeting.C.Th
8、e opening ceremony.D.An orientation.A.He has another class at 4:30.B.He has to go for a part-time job.C.He needs time to prepare for it.D.He has to attend a meeting at that time.A.Attendance is flexible.B.Attendance is not required.C.Attendance should be at least 90%.D.Full attendance is required.四、
9、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：28.40)Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：28.40）A.Automobiles are more destructive to human society.B.Peacebreakers pay little attention to law and morality.C.Modem technology brings more harm than good.D.The lack of vir
10、tue is becoming more prevailing.A.Researchers show great interest in this.B.Few drivers know the dangers of accidents.C.Experts want to warn drivers of their own safety.D.It is a main reason leading to accidents.A.Raising safety standards for vehicles.B.Establishing speed limits on more roads.C.Limi
11、ting the number of vehicles on express ways.D.Regulating the release of drivers“ licenses.A.To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention.B.To discuss traffic problems and propose possible solutions.C.To promote drivers“ social awareness and sense of responsibility.D.To warn drivers o
12、f the destruction of careless driving.六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：21.30)Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：21.30）A.They become more mature in a shorter time.B.They might be of different genes from their ancestors.C.They are much more nutritious with better taste.D.They m
13、ight take a totally different look than before.A.Which food could be sold.B.How foods must be described.C.When certain foods are available.D.What nutrients food should contain.A.They have trouble in moving.B.They have trouble in speaking.C.They have trouble in sleeping.D.They have trouble in breathi
14、ng.七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：21.30)Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：21.30）A.It plays an important role in the international economy.B.Japan is the largest trading partner of America.C.American banks have the most branches globally.D.Trade between Japan and America
15、is the most active of all.A.She was interested in living in different places.B.She wanted to know more about Japanese culture.C.She was promoted by her boss to a new position.D.She wanted to gain more knowledge of the field.A.She is the manager of the Tokyo branch bank.B.She studies economics in Jap
16、an.C.She works for a Japanese bank in America.D.She set up her own business in Japan.八、Section C(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Looking to improve your language skills, but don“t have the time to go overseas to attend school? More and more universities around the world are 1 opportunities for students to obtain onl
17、ine degrees from the comfort of their own homes, and many of these 2 have met certain standards of excellence. If you decide to take online language courses, be sure to 3 the benefits of online studying versus going abroad. The advantages of online studying are that the costs are usually 4 , student
18、s can study at their own pace, and they can have full 5 to the materials 24 hours a day from almost any computer in the world. However, they won“t get the human 6 of meeting people face to face like they would do if they 7 attended an overseas school. On the other hand, the advantages of going overs
19、eas may include day-to-day opportunities to 8 a new culture, meet new friends with whom students can use and practice the language, and chances to see different parts of the world. However, there may be a number of disadvantages for some including expense, time away from one“s school, family, or wor
20、k, and the challenge of 9 a new culture. Whatever you do, consider a 10 education program that meets your educational needs, is within your budget, and provides you with opportunities to grow beyond the classroom through cultural and educational activities. （分数：71.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项
21、1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_九、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、Section A(总题数：1，分数：35.50)What do dieting and energy policy have in common? The SnackWell effect. The name comes from those tasty little cookies that are 1 as being lower in fat and sugar. But they often lead dieters to eat mo
22、re of them than 2 cookies and then wonder why they“re not losing weight. It turns out there“s a SnackWell effect for energy use tooand it may make it tougher for us to cut back on carbon. When 3 conscious consumers buy an energy-efficient dishwasher, for example, they may feel less guilty about 4 th
23、e machine more often and as a result may not end up saving much on their utility bills. Likewise, studies indicate that people who 5 more-energy-efficient lights lose 5% to 12% of the expected savings by leaving them on longer. Much like dieters eating too many SnackWell“s, we can fail in our attemp
24、ts to save energy and money. So resist the 6 to raise your thermostat (恒温器) after you buy a more efficient furnace; lower the temperature by a degree and shave another 1% off your heating bill. But even if we do what Jimmy Carter did and wear a 70s-style sweater all winter, we may end up spending th
25、ose energy savings somewhere elselike on a plane 7 to Bermuda. A report estimated that 8 , this effect could reduce the savings from energy efficiency by 10% or more. That doesn“t mean energy-efficiency measures are 9 or that we should never go on vacation. But it does mean that cutting back on ener
26、gy 10 , like dieting, is not an excuse to stuff ourselves on less guilty pleasures. A. ride B. urge C. saving D. special E. regular F. advertised G. install H. environmentally I. globally J. route K. acting L. running M. consumption N. operated O. useless（分数：35.50）十一、Section B(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Music i
27、n higher education: what is it worth?A. Music has found itself increasingly central in the subject controversy surrounding higher education (HE). Recent data showed the total number of Universities and Colleges Admissions Service entries to study music rose by 3.5% in the 2013 cycle, following signi
28、ficant increases in applications for medical-related sciences, mathematical sciences, computer sciences, engineering and economics. Yet numbers of prospective higher education applicants who studied music A-level fell last year by 7%. B. Many music educators speak of feeling marginalized (边缘化), with
29、 their subject excluded from the Ebacc (英国文凭考试) and noticeably absent from the Stem grouping (science, technology, engineering and maths)absent too from the Russell Group“s approved list of “facilitating subjects“ (ones that will “keep a wide range of degree courses and career options open to you“).
30、 C. The value of studying music in higher education in the context of the economically-charged narrative on education provided the background to a recent roundtable discussion held at the Royal Academy of Music and involving senior figures from higher education, sixth-form education and the arts ind
31、ustry. All participants in the roundtable agreed that studying music at higher education equips students with a range of transferable skills that are of inestimable (不可估量的) value in the workplace. Music education and cultural value D. Contributing under the Chatham House rule, which allows comments
32、to be reported freely, panel members began by disagreeing over the relationship between music education and cultural value. “We are beginning to look at the question of music education from the other end of the telescope, not so much in terms of what happens during the period of education, but after
33、wards,“ said one contributor. E. One speaker argued that the relationship between music education .and cultural value was not necessarily a direct one. “Many of those who add cultural value to the country do so because there is value here already. Our cultural value is increased by a critical mass c
34、oming from all over the world that wants to be part of our scene. “The role musical education plays in cultural value, or to put it crudely, what we are producing in terms of the economy, is probably falling rather than increasing.“ This comment was contested by another member of the panel, who cite
35、d the increasing numbers of foreign students studying music at UK institutions, and personal evidence from those who claimed that paying more to study in the UK was worth it for the extra value they gained from being educated here. Another pointed to the legally binding commitments made by governmen
36、t to promote musical participation in 2011-12 and, more recently, the National Plan for Music. F. However, others around the table did acknowledge that UK institutions lacked the political backing enjoyed by their European peers or the financial power of America, “only just paying the bills on the b
37、ack of a British mess of fees, poor fund and a scratchy targeted portion of HE funding,“ as one panellist put it. Instrumental or natural? G. The discussion over what skills music graduates hold, both on academic or vocational courses, was noticeably more one-sided. High-end ability in collaboration
38、, analysis, work ethic, sympathy, innovation and performing well under pressure were cited by numerous contributors as those that were compulsory in any decent music student. “The qualities one would be after in a work-force suitable to meet the challenges of today“s economy are all those found in a
39、 music graduate,“ noted one commentator. “We need to break up this myth that musicians are self-prevailing and just create more musicians,“ added anothertop city fro-as, accountancy organisations and computing companies as among those who favour music graduates as potential employees. H. There was g
40、rowing frustration among the panel concerning both the role of higher education institutions in promoting music and the continued justification of musical study from a non-musical perspective. “It“s time for music departments to wake up and promote more clearly their value and benefits,“ said one co
41、ntributor. “The value of HE music itself has been clouded by the panic over school music. We don“t sell music at HE by saying it will make you more literate, or better at maths. It has an inborn value.“ I. “People in music know what highly skilled music students can do, and what music adds to the li
42、ves of people, but we keep saying society does not understand,“ added another. “Why? Either because we can“t assert our own value, or because we refuse to engage with society.“ Education access J. Despite general consensus as to the inherent cultural-economic value of musical study, there was consid
43、erable discontent around the table about its accessibility. One speaker commented on the decreasing number of music students at top institutions coming from backgrounds other than “music specialist schools, and private schools“. Another complained about the lack of focus from government regarding ri
44、ng-fenced (专项的) money for music hubs (活动中心) beyond 2015, pointing out the risk of increased private outsourcing, uneven regional provision and, ultimately, a situation in which only those with financial advantage can access musical training to a standard that will enable them to pursue it to higher
45、education. K. In this context, the facilitating subjects of Russell Group universities came under harsh criticism from some commentators, who argued that there was disagreement over their significance among leading universities, misunderstanding by schools and hijacking (劫持) by government in the lat
46、est round of league tables. This, two speakers agreed, was directing first generation students away from music at higher education by disconnecting the subject from a perspective on higher education dominated by tuition fees and employability. L. A general note of warning was sounded by one about th
47、e upcoming loss of students from postgraduate study in the next five years as a result of financial pressures, and all agreed that higher education departments needed to do more to just utter the value of music in a public forum. “We need to reconnect music with the world of ideas,“ one panelist con
48、cluded. “We can pull people into music through linking the ideas, science, film and literature that surround the context of musical creation. We must not fall back into isolation, but rather communicate the obvious value of music.“（分数：71.00）(1).Panel members in the discussion had different opinions
49、about the relationship between music education and cultural value.（分数：7.10）(2).Compared with their European and American peers, UK institutions lack enough political and financial support.（分数：7.10）(3).Last year, the number of students who study music A-level decreased.（分数：7.10）(4).Russell Group“s facilitating subjects received s
