1、大学英语四级 111及答案解析(总分：746.53，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 to write a composition according to the picture. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline. （分数：30.00）_二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Even
2、 as the economy improves, a jobless executive may face up to a year or more of unemployment. This is a lot of time, especially for hard-charging high-performers who are not used to having any free time. While some job seekers spend hundredseven thousandsof hours discovering daytime television, other
3、s seem to thrive on activities that boost their professional careers or resolve family issues when they arent working. Having an extended period of free time in the prime of ones life can in fact be a unique opportunity to focus on volunteer service, professional education or personal growth. Commun
4、ity Involvement For Lisa Perez, the wakeup call was burned pork chops. An executive who previously hadnt been particularly interested in home and health had become obsessed with homemaking during a stint of unemployment. She realized that cleaning and organizing her home wasnt helping her job search
5、. Nevertheless, “I made lists of 50 things to do every day,“ says Ms. Perez, a political and public-relations consultant in Scottsdale, Ariz. “My house was spotless, just so Id have something to do.“ One day, her boyfriend didnt arrive on time for dinner because he had to work late, and her pork cho
6、ps were ruined. She threw a fit. “I“ d never been a person like that,“ she says. “So I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself, and go out and do something productive.“ Ms. Perez, 35, resolved to become an active volunteer for the duration of her search. She gave her time to a health-care concern,
7、a housing program and a political campaign. The work bolstered her self-confidence. “Volunteering takes the focus off you. One thing you have thats still valuable is your time. And, of course, you learn that there are thousands of people with a life thats much worse than yours,“ she says. Volunteer
8、assignments are also great ways to meet powerful and well-connected people. Over a six-month period, her volunteering evolved into working as a paid consultant and then as a full-time employee, a job she still holds today. In all, she was unemployed for eight months. Before her job loss, she thought
9、 she didnt have time to volunteer while working. “Now, even though I have a demanding job, I still volunteer, because of what I got out of it,“ says Ms. Perez. Continuing Education Gene Bellavance, a 36-year-old information-technology project manager, took another route during his unemployment. When
10、 he was laid off from a steel company near Cleveland, he knew his immediate prospects were bleak. He expected his search to take a year. He faced a decision: take a job that would set back his career or hold out for an offer he really wanted. Mr. Bellavance, single and virtually debt free, shifted h
11、is finances into survival mode. He cashed out his pension, sold his house, unloaded things he didnt need at garage sales, and rented an apartment with a roommate. Then, he says, “I signed up for every benefit I could find. “ But he wasnt just waiting out the year. He spent the rest of his search upd
12、ating his skills, including becoming certified in new database and project-management software. “You have to invest in yourself,“ Mr. Bellavance says. “I estimated what technology was going to be the most beneficial and chose applications that were going to be pervasive, that were right for my marke
13、t, and that were going to ensure top pay. “ In addition to income from the occasional IT-consulting assignment, he relied on a combination of displaced-worker-retraining grants and unemployment benefits. “I went out and found the classes, submitted the paperwork, and dealt with the bureaucracy. You
14、have to stay after them, keeping your benefits moving forward. Its up to you to make it work with your overall transition plan,“ he says. His job search was one month shy of the full year hed expected. He looked for work during his training and says he would have finished the certification programs
15、even if hed been hired before completing them. “People should not feel guilty“ about accepting government aid, he says. “I saw this in a lot of people. They felt they were some kind of loser for taking benefits. My advice is: Get all you can. Youve been paying for these programs in your entire caree
16、r, and you may as well start to benefit from them. “ Family Matters In addition to pursuing training or volunteering, some displaced careerists use their time off work to attend to family matters. Many executives rediscover their children or find time to help their parents. Stanford Rappaport held t
17、hree jobs in San Francisco, including high-tech and teaching positions. When he was laid off from the high-tech job last year, he knew it might be a long slog before he could get another post like it in the Bay Area. “I was able to do the math,“ says Mr. Rappaport, 46. “The number of people laid off
18、: huge; and the number of available jobs: miniscule. At the time, I thought it might be two or three years before the tech industry recovered.“ Mr. Rappaport s remaining job, a part-time faculty position with City College of San Francisco, didnt pay enough to support him. After a couple of months of
19、 searching with no results, he decided to escape the Northern California jobs meltdown. “My plan,“ he says, “was to get out of an expensive living situation, and either seek work in another section of the U.S. or overseas, for those two years. “ Mr. Rappaport, who speaks five languages, had worked o
20、verseas before. Before he found an assignment, his Arkansas-based mother was diagnosed with a serious chronic illness, and he was called into duty as a son. Mr. Rappaport was able to help his mother get her affairs in order not to interrupt his search by using a San Francisco mail drop and cellphone
21、. “I continued to look for work in California while I was in Fayetteville, Ark. , helping my mother through this crisis.“ He took his mother to medical appointments, made repairs on her house, bought her a better car, and straightened Cut her legal and financial affairs. “I even got to go through my
22、 fathers effects, which in the five years since he had died were simply piled in boxes in his office, “ he says. Mr. Rappaports stay in Arkansas lasted six months. “Its amazing that at this stage I had the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time with my mother and improve her life and get
23、a lot of things done for her. Most people never have that opportunity. Im very thankful that I had the chance. It was absolutely worth it,“ he says. One of the unexpected benefits was the huge boost in confidence he gained from his role as caregiver. Hed been feeling depressed and defeated when he l
24、eft California, but after returning, he felt renewed. He landed a job with a former employer after returning to San Francisco and remains a part-time faculty member. Discovery and Exploration Instead of spending time off lamenting your unemployed status, ask yourself: “Is there something Ive always
25、wanted to do but havent because of the demands of my job?“ Felice Fisk, a 29-year-old in Seattle, recently left an account-manager position at a contract-furniture company. During seven months of unemployment, she took an interest in fine-art painting and completed 18 pieces before returning to work
26、. “I found the art work, or some kind of creative outlet, to be really beneficial,“ she says. Shes now an interior designer for an interior-design firm. Michael Ross, 42, a former IT administrator in El Cerrito, Calif., recently spent his 10 months of unemployment playing guitar and exploring his li
27、felong interest in scriptwriting and the movie business. “After 18 years at my former employer and how hard I had worked, I knew I had to recover, to get restored,“ he says. “I looked at this as an opportunity, rather than a penalty. This was very much about clearing space for me.“ At the executive
28、level, even a very efficient and successful job search may be quite lengthy. It makes sense to spend that time in an enriching and productive manner. These job seekers pursued service, continuing education and shoring up family bonds. How youll look back on a period of unemployment depends on what y
29、ou do with it. （分数：71.00）(1).This passage mainly tells that being unemployed is not all bad.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(2).Unemployment means a lot of time, especially for those hard-charging executives who are not used to having any free time.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).Lisa Perez found a new interest in homema
30、king during the period of unemployment.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).Lisa Perez was always optimistic during the period of her unemployment.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).After she got a new job, Lisa Perez regretted that she had not done volunteering work earlier.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(6).Michael Ross resigned and s
31、pent his unemployment time playing guitar and exploring his lifelong interest in scriptwriting and the movie business for he looked at this as an opportunity, rather than a penalty.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(7).Mr. Bellavance cashed out his pension, sold his house and unloaded things he didnt need at garag
32、e after losing his job in order to change his finances into survival mode.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(8).Being a volunteer is helpful because volunteer assignments can provide you with chances to meet 1people.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_(9).When unemployed, some careerists take the opportunity to 1 family matters in ad
33、dition to pursuing training or volunteering.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_(10).The role as caregiver brought about a huge boost in 1 to Mr. Rappaport. After returning from California, he felt renewed.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.They went a long way to attend the party.B.They didnt thin
34、k much of the food and drinks.C.They knew none of the other guests at the party.D.They enjoyed the party better than the other guests.A.To the bookstore.B.To the market.C.To the dentists.D.To the post office.A.Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness.B.She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on man
35、y occasions.C.Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.D.She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician.A.Tom is usually talkative.B.Tom has dozens of things to attend to.C.Tom has a very bad temper.D.Tom is disliked by his colleagues.A.To pickup the woman from the library.B.To make a co
36、py of the schedule for his friend.C.To find out more about the topic for the seminar.D.To get the seminar schedule for the woman.A.The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways.B.The woman has sold her used textbooks to the bookstore.C.The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore.D.The
37、man doesnt want to sell his textbooks to the woman.A.Attend a conference.B.Meet his lawyer.C.Give a speech.D.Make a business trip.A.Jessie always says what she thinks.B.Jessie seems to have a lot on her mind.C.Jessie is wrong to find fault with her boss.D.Jessie should know the marketing director be
38、tter.A.Heien is talkative.B.Helen is sociable.C.Helen is active.D.Helen is quiet.A.Jimmy will regret marrying a Frenchwoman.B.Jimmy is not serious in making decisions.C.Jimmy is rich enough to buy a big house.D.Jimmys words are often not reliable.四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.Soured milk.B.Traps of a
39、dvertising.C.Sales at T Mart.D.A careless purchase.A.Late Sunday evening.B.Early Saturday morning.C.Late Saturday evening.D.Early Sunday morning.A.Because the milk she bought at a discount would expire soon.B.Because she did not save 50% on all of the items she purchased.C.Because she ignored the fa
40、ct the lower the prices the lower quality the products.D.Because she did not realize that all sales are used to cheat customers.A.Leaky roof.B.Thin walls.C.Noisy music.D.Parking spaces.A.Student.B.Housewife.C.Teacher.D.Clerk.A.5 hours.B.4 hours.C.3 hours.D.2 hours.A.Tune down the music.B.Talk with J
41、immy.C.Fight with Jimmy.D.Study for the exam.A.Taking notes.B.Oiling the gate.C.Singing high notes.D.Overcoming her weakness.A.He was attracted by Mrs. Jones.B.He had heard a noise.C.He had run out of gas.D.His tyres were punctured(刺孔) .A.The tyres.B.Another car passing by.C.The brakes.D.Mrs. Joness
42、 singing.A.She was fond of singing.B.She lived in a small house.C.She was a shy person.D.She was not conscious of her weakness.A.The U. S.B.Other countries.C.Post-Cold War politics.D.All of the above.A.Because of its geographical location.B.Because of the power of the country.C.Because of their sens
43、e of security.D.Because of their Cold War politics.A.Pearl Harbor incident.B.John F. Kennedy Assassination.C.Defeat in the Vietnam War.D.Martin Luther Kings Assassination.A.Films provided more melodrama.B.Films provided longer programs.C.Films provided emotional appeal.D.Films provided greater spect
44、acles.A.They were silent.B.They didnt tell a complete story.C.They were too expensive.D.They were too short.A.The World War I.B.The fact that films were less expensive.C.The fact that films were silentD.The fact that films were shorter.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The “1992 Consensus“, on the “one-Chi
45、na“ principle and its respective (36) 1 wording of both sides, was (37) 2in a meeting in November 1992 held in Hong Kong by the Association for Relations Across Taiwan Straits (ARATS) of the mainland, (38) 3by Wang Daohan, and the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of Taiwan, led by Gu Zhenfu. The co
46、nsensus is that “both sides of the (Taiwan) Straits (39) 4to the one-China principle“ and orally explain the principle (40) 5. As (41) 6in trade, economy and other fields across the Taiwan Straits have kept increasing since late 1987, the Taiwan (42) 7adjusted its policy of “no contact, no (43) 8and
47、 no negotiation“ and set up SEF to contact and negotiate with Chinas mainland over problems that occur. (44) 9 At the start of negotiations about affairs concerning both sides of the Taiwan Straits, (45) 10, though the political content may not be discussed as long as the “one-China“ stand is advoca
48、ted, and the ways to express “one-China“ could be fully discussed. A Summary of the Wang-Gu Talks published by the SEF in August 1993 stated that the consensus by ARATS and SEF was quite clear: (46) 11. （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)Although shark attacks can seem vicious and brutal, its important to remember that sharks arent evil creatures constantly on the lookout for humans to attack. They
