1、大学英语四级 10及答案解析(总分：746.56，做题时间：130 分钟)一、Writing (30 minutes)(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a message for one of your parents on the occasion of his/her birthday using no more than 120 words. Base your writing on the following outline: 1. 向父亲或母亲祝贺节日； 2. 从一件难忘的事情记述
2、父亲或或母亲的无私奉献； 3. 如何回报父亲或母亲。 （分数：30.00）_二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Jones Beach Connecticut is beautiful in early June. The rolling hills are green and beckoning, the leaves on the trees full and deep. The land is fertile, washed and nourished by the spring rains; and in the rich soil of gar
3、dens, peas and carrots are appearing. The mornings are warm and clear, the sun rising early so that by midday you can get a taste of the summer heat that will follow in July and August. On a day like this, on a Wednesday morning in early June, it is possible to feel free; for school is over for the
4、year and the summer lies ahead. And so, on this Wednesday morning, you get up early in the morning and go out for a drive in your car, because you like that, its fun. You drive along a little country road, the top of your car down, and you feel the chili of the early morning air , as the wind blows
5、all around you. You feel the chill in your neck and behind your ears, but the sun is getting higher in the sky; it will be warmer soon. You feel your hair being blown in a thousand directions, and thats fine. Its good to feel the long brown hair blowing around your ears, its good sometimes to look d
6、own onto the road next to your car and see the shadow of the car, with you inside, and your hair blowing in the wind. You drive through patches of sunlight and shade; the air is dry, so you feel the difference. And you feel free, being free. It is hard to be free. It is probably one of the hardest t
7、hings in the world, because the world doesnt leave much room for freedom. There isnt much space given you, there arent many people around you who are free. Everyone has miles to go and things to do, and the world catches you up, it carries you along, it doesnt give you much room. But its also so eas
8、y to be free. Being free is probably one of the easiest things in the world, too, only almost nobody realizes it. Because we are free: we were born free, we live free, and we will die free. Only we dont realize it. There is always so much going on, perhaps, always so much to do, that we never stop a
9、nd look at whats happening. Until some day, some Wednesday morning in early June, when you get up in the morning when its still chilly and you go for a drive in your car, along a country road, through little towns, past little homes and farmhouses, and suddenly you realize it, you know it: you are f
10、ree, free always, free forever. That is all it takes. You like to drive, you like driving your little sports car with the top down, and thats all it takes. And you find yourself getting high, as. high as the sky, because it is wonderful to be there, in that time and in that place, and you would exch
11、ange it for none other. You feel elated just by driving, and you begin to think that maybe theyre all wrong, maybe all the ones who have taught you are wrong. Because theyve taught you that what goes up always comes down. Thats physics, after all, thats science and knowledge, and when an apple falls
12、 from a tree, its going to hit someone whos sitting beneath. Thats the way things are. But you begin to wonder. Maybe things dont have to be that way. Maybe its possible to go up and never come down, to stay up, to be always up, to be always elated. Maybe there is a place there, a place that the bir
13、ds know, a place which men have reached for. Maybe it really does exist, and if you could find it you would never leave, you would never need to leave or want to leave, because the place is perfect and you feel wonderful there. So you drive along, out driving just for the fun of driving, and then ma
14、ybe you say to yourself, “The hell with that place, things are fine here. I like it here. “For you feel good, there, feel good driving along, and you think you could probably feel good any place doing anything. The hell with the birds, let them have their place, because youve got yours, and you like
15、 it fine. The hell with wondering and worrying. Schools out, it was out five days ago, youve passed your exams, so you dont need to worry again for three months. Its the summer now, the beginning of the summer. Its a beautiful day, and you dont need anything more. Except maybe a little music, so you
16、 turn on the radio. Its warmer now, its just right, and the air that flows over these hills, past these homes and farmhouses, and down these country roads, the air is fresh and clean. （分数：71.00）(1).The author feels free because the summer vacation has just begun. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(2).“The world ca
17、tches you up“ ( Para 3 ) means that you are trying to achieve the impossible things by trying to be free. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).We are fully aware of freedom because we were born free, we live free and we will die free. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).The author feels it is a beautiful day, though it is win
18、dy, because he/she has passed his/her exams. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).Almost nobody can conquer the hardest thing in the world nor realize the easiest thing in the world. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(6).You never doubt when an apple falls from a tree, its going to hit the ground. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(7).Youre i
19、n such a good mood that you drive your car downtown. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(8).The author says its hard to be free because_. （分数：7.10）_(9).Feelings as if you were _best describes “getting high“. （分数：7.10）_(10).The author describes the wonderful feeling of_ she has during driving to the beach on a morni
20、ng in June. （分数：7.10）_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.He ate all the food.B.He cleaned the refrigerator.C.He worked day and night.D.He had a big lunch.A.Hes playing sports.B.Hes watching sports games.C.Hes driving.D.Hes fighting.A.She didnt feel well.B.She went dancing earlier.C.She came dow
21、n to go dancing.D.She got mad at the woman.A.$5.00B.$5.60C.$4.40D.$6.60A.In a shipping company office.B.In Professor Bensons office.C.In a publishers office.D.In a university store.A.They will have to take a different bus.B.The trip is too dangerous.C.They will have to wait.D.There is a problem with
22、 the bus.A.A secretary.B.A novelist.C.A newspaperman.D.A businessman.A.In New York.B.In Boston.C.In Michigan.D.In Washington.四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.This evening.B.Tomorrow morning.C.Tomorrow afternoon.D.Tomorrow evening.A.Because its the holiday season.B.Because the tickets are sold at a disco
23、unt.C.Because only one or two flights are available each day.D.Because the other flights have been cancelled.A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.A.The womans mother loves to cook, so she always cooks big, homemade meals.B.The mans family dine out a lot, because there are too many people to cook dinner for.C
24、.The man has a brother who does translation work.D.The woman does not go home very often.A.In the office.B.In the market place.C.At a bus terminal.D.At a graduation party.A.Overseas sales.B.Local counseling.C.Accounting.D.Teaching.A.Dan.B.Donna.C.Mrs Morton.D.Pete.A.Mice.B.Rats.C.Monkeys.D.A, B and
25、C.A.The relationship between mice, rats and monkeys.B.The relationship between diet and animals.C.The relationship between diet and man.D.The relationship between diet and health.A.The first group.B.The second group.C.The last group.D.All the three groups.A.Diet has nothing to do with health.B.The a
26、mount of food has something to do with health.C.Health depends on diet totally.D.Good food has nothing to do with health.A.He ran a village shop.B.He worked on a farm.C.He worked in an advertising agency.D.He was a gardener.A.It was stressful.B.It was colorful.C.It was peaceful.D.It was boring.A.His
27、 desire to start his own business.B.The crisis in his family life.C.The decline in his health.D.His dream of living in the countryside.A.The people are not in regular communication with the rhythm of nature.B.The people cant enjoy sunshine and fresh air.C.Modem cities offer better schools, more chan
28、ces of employment.D.Traffic fumes pollute the air.A.Because city-dwellers are obliged to adopt a wholly unnatural way of life.B.Because the sun was hidden from view by tall buildings.C.Because the noise made by traffic never stops.D.Because large modem cities are too big to control.A.Living conditio
29、ns.B.Sunshine and fresh air.C.Air-conditioned houses.D.A few flowers and a few leaves.A.Large modern cities are not good to live in.B.Living in large modern cities has so many disadvantages.C.All the simple, good things of life are imposed on the people who inhabit large cities.D.Many things that ar
30、e going on in nature are connected with large cities.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Would you (36) 1 that you are in the position of a parent. Would you allow your children to read any book they wanted without first checking its (37) 2? Would you take your children to see any film without first finding
31、out whether it is (38) 3 for them? If your answer to these questions is “yes“, then you are just plain (39) 4. If your answer is “no“, then you are exercising your right as a parent to protect your children from what you consider to be (40) 5 influences. In other words, by acting as an (41) 6 yourse
32、lf, you are (42) 7 that there is a strong case for . Now, of course, you will say that it is one thing to exercise (43) 8 where children are concerned and quite another to do the same for adults. Children need protection and it is the parents responsibility to provide it. But what about adults? Aren
33、t they old enough to decide what is good for them? (44) 9. Censorship is for the good of society as a whole. Like the law, it contributes to the common good. Some people think that it is a shame that a censor should interfere with works of art. (45) 10. When laws are relaxed, dishonest people are gi
34、ven a chance to produce virtually anything in the name of “art“. One of the great things that does is (46) 11. To argue in favour of absolute freedom is to argue in favour of anarchy. Society would really be the better if it were protected by correct . （分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空
35、项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_七、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：2，分数：355.00)We are all conditioned by the way we are brought up. Our values are determined by our parents, and in a larger sense, by the culture in which we live. The Chinese, for example, are not accustomed to the drinking of milk,
36、and may actually become sick if they are compelled to drink a glassful of the beverage. Americans, on the other hand, thrive on milk, although they have many taboos of their own. Some years ago I gave a dinner party during which I served a delicious hors doeuvre filled with a meat that tasted somewh
37、at like chicken. My guests wondered what the meat was, but I refused to tell them until they had eaten their fill. I then explained that they had just dined on the flesh of freshly killed rattlesnake. The reaction was nausea-and in some cases violent vomiting. If I had served rattlesnake to a Chines
38、e, he would doubtless had requested a second helping, for in China the dish is considered a delicacy. Another interesting case is the young man I met recently in New York City. An American by birth, he had been removed from his native state of Oregon at the age of six months when his parents went to
39、 Japan as missionaries. Orphaned before his first birthday, he was reared by a Japanese family in a remote village. The young man was unmistakably American in appearance, with blond hair and blue eyes. But he had a Japanese style of walking, Japanese facial expressions, and he thought like a Japanes
40、e. Though he had learned to speak English fluently, he felt uncomfortable and nut of place in an American city. He soon returned to Japan. （分数：177.50）(1).The best title of this passage is _.（分数：35.50）A.Cultural ConditioningB.Our Parents ValuesC.American CustomsD.Taboos among the Chinese(2).The main
41、idea of this passage is that_.（分数：35.50）A.we inherit our values from our parentsB.the way we are brought up determined what profession we will chooseC.what is taboo in one culture may be perfectly acceptable in another oneD.our values are determined by the culture in which we are brought up(3).The a
42、uthor says that cooked rattlesnake is_.（分数：35.50）A.tastyB.bitterC.healthfulD.unappetizing(4).The young man could not live happily in an American city because_.（分数：35.50）A.he could not speak EnglishB.he had been reared in Japan by American missionariesC.his parents were JapaneseD.his outlook was Japa
43、nese(5).This passage suggests that_.（分数：35.50）A.we can select our valuesB.our values are inbornC.our values are learnedD.our values change as we matureThe large American energy service company, Enron, failed two years ago. It had been the seventh largest company in the United States. More than twent
44、y people have been charged with financial crimes related to the companys hidden debt, inflated (夸大的) profits and accounting risks. On January 22nd, Enron s former chief accounting officer faced charges of helping Enron cheat investors and others. Richard Causey said he is not guilty. He says he beli
45、eved all of Enrons financial records were correct. He says he followed rules called the Generally Accepted Accounting Standards. The government says Mr. Causey used his knowledge of accounting to make Enron look profitable. The government says Mr. Causey sought to gain from his actions by causing th
46、e price of Enron stock to increase. The government has charged Mr. Causey with planning businesses related to Enron, called partnerships. Enron used financial exchanges with partnerships to hide big financial losses. The government says these exchanges do not meet the requirements for real business
47、exchanges. This is because only Enron s money was at risk. Mr. Causey is an important person in the Enron case. The charges came soon after another top official of Enron agreed to a deal. Andrew Fastow was the chief financial officer at Enron. On January 14th, he admitted guilt for two criminal acts. He will be sentenced to ten years in prison. Fastow had faced more than ninety separate charges. The deal depends on evidence he will offer in the future. Fastow admitted that he hid the financial situa
