1、大学四级-226 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 based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the deviation between university education and job market and then explain
2、 what should be done to improve employment rate. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （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.They would not get married.B.They were on their honeymoon.C.They didn“t go for a honeymoon.D.They ha
3、d not planned a wedding.A.She will go to the bookstore.B.The books were too expensive.C.She didn“t get the books she wanted.D.She does not need any books.A.He does not have a checking account.B.His wife usually balances his checkbook.C.He always loses patience with everything.D.His secretary balance
4、d his checkbook for him.A.He does not have a topic for his project.B.He needs more than 35 participants.C.He is discouraged by the research project.D.He lost some data for his research project.A.Leave a note for the professor.B.Give a call to the professor.C.Wait to speak with the professor.D.Go to
5、the professor“s class.（分数：21.30）A.It is too early now.B.It is extremely cold.C.She is always late.D.She has a new coat.A.She had two major fields.B.She had changed her mind.C.She had never joined in social work before.D.Her actions were not consistent with her words.A.His guests will enjoy it.B.It i
6、s too large.C.He will only eat half of it.D.It is not so delicious.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：21.30）A.Sales director.B.Hotel manager.C.Accountant.D.Sales representative.A.He had to fly to Milwaukee first.B.He had no time to book the flight.C.He missed th
7、e boarding time.D.He wanted to take the train.A.It lasted till Saturday.B.It was worth the efforts.C.It was about a trade show.D.It was intended to sell books.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：28.40）A.They value small and personal tours.B.They are not required
8、 to take a train.C.It facilitates changing trip route.D.It can reduce the tour cost.A.They usually last three days.B.They are run once a week.C.They are most popular in summer.D.They are good attractions in April.A.Bush walk.B.Whale watch.C.Fishing trip.D.Snake watch.A.To arrange accommodations.B.To
9、 avoid cancellations.C.To attract more tourists.D.To check personal information.四、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：21.30)Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：21.30）A.He competed with older boys.B.He was as timid as a rabbit.C.He looked like a rabbit.D.He
10、 could run fast.A.He served in the US army.B.He went to surf abroad.C.He gave surfing lessons.D.He returned home.A.He loves traveling around the world.B.He is always energetic and passionate.C.He began surfing after World War .D.He stopped surfing for his old age.六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：21.30)Questio
11、ns 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：21.30）A.Check if a piece of property has any restrictions.B.Find out if anyone else has a claim to the property.C.Search if there is any property insurance available.D.Examine if any special assessment has been made.A.Insurance fees.B.Law
12、yers“ fees.C.Title search fees.D.Service fees for sidewalks.A.Property taxes.B.Special assessments fees.C.Expenses in filing records.D.Closing costs.七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：28.40)Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：28.40）A.Tips for buying used cars.B.Negotiation ski
13、lls with car dealers.C.Suggestions on loaning cars.D.Problems of signing a contract.A.Test drive the car.B.Check his registration.C.Check his license.D.Check all documents.A.Something may have gone wrong with the car.B.You can get assured of the car“s quality.C.Car dealers don“t want to make the dea
14、l.D.It is completely unnecessary to do so.A.Check if the price is fair.B.Start the transaction for vehicle transfer.C.Pay the checking fee to the mechanic.D.Test and drive the car.八、Section C(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Next in our series on friendship rules, we address the importance of providing assistance to
15、your friends when they are in need. Being able to 1 friends to be there with emotional and 2 support when things get rough is an 3 for the maintenance of healthy friendships. The value of 4 support is evident in the youngest and the oldest of friends. As one twenty-something shared in a discussion o
16、n friendship, “If someone is never there for you despite you being there for them in times of need, that“s worth ending a friendship.“ Most of us tend to 5 being able to meet our own needs. A lot of us might even feel a little 6 or hesitant about asking others for help. Many might hope that friends
17、can sense and respond to their needs without their having to make a direct request. Take a moment, though, and 7 exactly which friends you would be willing to call on if a need 8 . Who would you have an easier time asking, new friends or old friends? Friends or family? Most of us would probably have
18、 to answer, “It depends.“ Situations and circumstances call for different SOS signals and different friends are more able to rally or 9 in some cases than others. For the friends you 10 among your closest ones, there is probably nothing you wouldn“t do for them if they sent out a call for support. （
19、分数：71.00）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)These days, there“s no such thing as “off the grid“ when it comes to vacation. The good news is that more people, even at the top of the ladder, are leaving the office behind when they are on vacation. Half of executives s
20、ay they won“t check in with work during summer vacation, up from 26% in 2010 and 21% in 2005, according to a 1 by staffing firm Robert Half International. In a 2 where you just don“t think you can be out of touch, but also don“t want to be 3 to your devices while you“re on vacation? Let your team kn
21、ow you will be checking emails once daily, and also what 4 an important matter for them to get in touch by phone. Then set aside just 30 minutes each day to skim emails, delete the junk, and respond to what you deem 5 . No going back to the device after that; trust that your bosses or underlings wil
22、l call for anything more dire (危急的 ). And, of course, set up an out-of-office reply so clients and customers know you“re away, including contact information for someone to help in your 6 In fact, you“ll 7 reduce the emails you have to respond to if you can 8 a colleague to cover for you when you“re
23、away. Return the 9 , and you“ll both able to enjoy your time out of the office more. Doing all this may actually help you relax. You won“t have to sift through hundreds of emails and play catch up for the first day after you return, so you may be able to 10 onto the post-vacation glow for a few hour
24、s longer. A. absence I. hasty B. consequence J. included C. constitutes K. lively D. convince L. patience E. favor M. situation F. glued N. survey G. greatly O. urgent H. hang（分数：35.50）十一、Section B(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Nest CEO Tony Fadell on the Future of the Smart HomeA. Tony Fadell is not a fan of the
25、one button. If you grew up watching The Jetsons , you know the one. It“s the button that automatically dims the lights, draws the blinds and spins the record player. “The problem with the one button is that the one button shouldn“t do the same thing for everyone,“ says Fadell, the 45-year-old CEO of
26、 Nest Labs. “The truth is, homes change over timeand technology has to adapt, not try to do everything at once.“ B. If Fadell“s philosophy matters, it“s in no small part because four-year-old Nest has helped start the current boom in connected gadgets quickly. The company“s first product, also calle
27、d Nest, was a $250 thermostat (温度自动调节器) that learns the habits of its users in order to save energyautomatically lowering the temperature when nobody“s home, for example. Its second, the Nest Protect was a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm that gives voice alerts and can differentiate between burning
28、toast and actual emergencies. C. By now it“s clear that Nest plans to work its way through the average American home, looking for staples to make smartermuch as its CEO reimagined the music player and the mobile phone during his 2000s gig as a senior vice president at Apple. And it will do so alongs
29、ide a powerful partner: Google, which in January acquired the company, based in Palo Alto, Calif., for $3.2 billion. D. But Fadell“s view of smart gadgetry (装置) differs greatly from that of most of his competitors. When he set out to reinvent the thermostat, the prevailing thinking was that it would
30、 turn into a miniature computer. Manufacturers “were adding photos. They were adding a calendar. They were adding the weather,“ he says. In other words, they were loading thermostats with bells and whistles, but they weren“t actually making them work better. “It made no sense to me,“ he says. “How a
31、bout we look at the basic function of this device and not overly complicate?“ The same could be asked of the connected-home market, now brimming with hundreds of productswi-fi-enabled toothbrushes, touchscreen toilets, toasters that can tweetall claiming to be “smart“ simply because they can do the
32、same things your tablet can. E. Fadell argues that truly smart gadgets should have built-in intelligence like the Nest thermostat. They should be able to automatically adapt to your wants and needs, so you don“t have to think about them if you don“t want to. “We have enough technology trying to take
33、 our attention away, trying to give us an excuse not to talk to each other,“ he says. Instead, he says, he“s designing products for the conscious home“the home that is aware of what your family is doing and tries to help you,“ as he puts it. In that habitat, there will be no one button. Because the
34、smartest technologies may not even require your input. F. Fadell was born near Detroit and grew up in a large family of Lebanese and Polish-Russian descent. He attended 12 schools in 15 years as the family shuffled around the country, a result of his father“s sales job with Levi Strauss. On visits h
35、ome, his grandfathera superintendent of schools and a handymanencouraged a love of tinkering, and Fadell became fascinated with electronics. Because he moved so much, he says, “computers became my way of communicating.“ G. Fadell was a natural entrepreneur too. In his spare time at the University of
36、 Michigan, where he studied computer engineering, he started two companies. One made educational software; the other manufactured microprocessors to speed up Apple computers. He sold the latter to Apple before graduating and moving to Silicon Valley. H. In 1991, Fadell“s tech enthusiasm led him to a
37、 job at General Magic, one of those Silicon Valley footnotes that made products that were ahead of their times. It was also a hotbed of young talent. As a 20-something, Fadell worked alongside Pierre Omidyar, who later founded eBay, and Andy Rubin, the creator of Google“s Android mobile operating sy
38、stem. “We basically created the technology for the iPhone 20 years too early,“ he recalls. I. But there and during a later stint (工作时间) at Philips trying to create early handheld computers, Fadell found that mere excitement about underlying technology was not enough to make a hit product. By the tim
39、e Steve Jobs persuaded him to take a full-time role at Apple working on what would become the iPod, he was convinced that marketing and a keen sense of what not to put in were just as important as engineering. The success of the iPod and, later, the iPhone validated (证实) his thinking. J. Nest and Ne
40、st protect are just phase 1 of the company“s plan to reimagine the household. Rogers, like Fadell, is convinced that much of the smart-home gear that“s currently in vogue among designerskits that plug into and control a variety of appliances, for exampleis overly complex and inelegant. “Nobody wants
41、 to buy that kind of smart home. It“s for geeks,“ says Rogers. “People want to buy great products. It should be all these little touchpoints that make your life simpler.“ K. Rogers is particularly excited about Nest“s new open platform, which will enable devices to talk to one another without a lot
42、of babysitting by users. For instance, beginning this summer, some Mercedes-Benz vehicles will be able to communicate with Nest thermostats to automatically adjust a home“s temperature according to how long it will take you to get back from work that day. Similarly, Jawbone“s wearable fitness tracke
43、rswhich know when you are about to wake up in the morningwill be able to raise the temperature just as you get out of bed. As for more hardware, Fadell won“t reveal specifics, though on June 23 the company announced it would acquire home-security-camera maker Dropcam for $555 million. Says Fadell: “
44、We look for unloved products, the things that haven“t changed since I was a kid.“ L. There will be obstacles. For Nest, too much is at stake. Its future depends on getting users to trust technology to learn about them in the most private settings. If anyone knows how to do that, it“s the man who hel
45、ped create the iPod and the iPhone, two of the most lionized (追捧) gadgets ever. “At Apple, we changed society,“ Fadell says, somewhat contemplatively. Now he“s trying again.（分数：71.00）(1).Fadell once worked at General Magic, which is among the symbols of Silicon Valley and has launched products ahead
46、 of their times.（分数：7.10）(2).The success of the iPod and the iPhone testified Fadell“s idea on a hit product.（分数：7.10）(3).Frequently moving around with his family, Fadell found that computers became his tool of communicating.（分数：7.10）(4).Fadell intends to create a conscious home with his designs and
47、 the home can be aware of the needs of your family and try to assist you.（分数：7.10）(5).So far, Nest plans to devote itself to the needs of average American home.（分数：7.10）(6).When Fadell started to invent the thermostat, most people thought that it would end up with a miniature computer.（分数：7.10）(7).F
48、adell doesn“t prefer the one button because he thinks it should be tailored for different people.（分数：7.10）(8).Both Rogers and Fadell believe that, at the moment, many popular smart-home appliances lack simplicity and elegance.（分数：7.10）(9).Fadell majored in computer engineering and established two co
49、mpanies in his spare time at the University of Michigan.（分数：7.10）(10).Rogers is very enthusiastic about Nest“s new open platform because it allows communication among devices without much attention from users.（分数：7.10）十二、Section C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Earlier this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement recommending story time with morn and dad start in infancy: parents should be reading to their children, the group s
