1、大学英语四级 201及答案解析(总分：746.58，做题时间：130 分钟)一、Writing (30 minutes)(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic “On the Spring Festival Gala”. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1、许多人喜欢在除夕夜观看春节晚会； 2、但有些人提出取消春
2、节晚会； 3、我的看法。 （分数：30.00）_二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Living in the UK We have always invested a great deal of effort and resources into the welfare and quality of life of our students. If problems of a non-academic nature crop up, there are helping hands that can give you guidance on financ
3、ial and personal problems or health matters. You will usually have a course tutor or research supervisor who can be approached on a personal as well as academic basis. International Office This office was set up on 1995 to provide a focal point for existing and intending international students of th
4、e University. As well as tutoring many countries to show potential applicants what Brunei has to offer, we can give advice to international students on a whole range of matters, from financial difficulties and Home Office regulations to individual personal problems. At the start of each academic yea
5、r, we organize an orientation programme to help new international students adjust to life in the UK. Together with the Students Union, the International Office also produces a handbook of pre-arrival information which is sent to all applicants from overseas in August. We also arrange a “meet and gre
6、et“ scheme whereby new students arriving from overseas are met at Heathrow Airport and driven to their accommodation. Students Union The Students Union, which represents the interests of all its members, provides may services, including two Information and Advice Centers. In addition, the Union orga
7、nizes over 16 ethnic societiesChinese and Hellenic, for examplewhich bring together students from different parts of the world, as well as more general social events with a multi-cultural emphasis. Information and Advice Centers The Students Union, with funding and cooperation from the University, r
8、uns two Information and Advice Centers, one at Uxbridge and one at Osterley. These aim to provide professional advice and information to all Brunei students about a wide range of issues, from immigration to the Council Tax. The staff of the Centres can help and advise overseas students in a variety
9、of areas. Counselors The University has an extensive network of trained counselors who are available to give advice to all students on personal or emotional problems. Medical Care The Medical Centre houses a general medical practice on the Uxbridge Campus which is open throughout the year. Students
10、resident on this campus or in the immediate surrounding area may therefore register with a doctor on campus. Students on the other three campuses must register with a doctor in their area. Free medical care under the UK National Health Service in normally available to all overseas students at Brunel
11、 provided that: a) they are registered with the University as an overseas student or are a dependent of one and, b) they are seeking treatment for a complaint which has developed since registration. It is essential to bring to the UK a certificate signed by your own doctor stating that your health i
12、s good. Dental care is Not provided by the University and students will need to register with a local NHS practice (non-NHS practices charge more for treatment). You can also obtain further information before coming to the UK from the Department of Health, Alexander Fleming House, London SE1 6BY, or
13、 the Department of Social Security (overseas branch), Castle Buildings Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3HH, N Ireland. Role of the British Council The Councils headquarters, based in central London, organizes trips, courses and other activities for overseas visitors. It also publishes a book called “How to l
14、ive in Britain“. （分数：71.00）(1).The University began to enroll international students after 1995.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(2).New international students take the orientation programme free of charge.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).A Chinese student in the UK must join the Students Union.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).Overs
15、eas students must register with a doctor on campus.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).Cost for treatment of an illness developed before one comes to the U.K. is not covered by the university.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(6).Cost for dental care is covered by the NHS.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(7).The British Council organizes fr
16、ee trips for overseas students.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(8).New students arriving fro overseas are met at_.（分数：7.10）_(9).Information about immigration or council tax can be obtained from_.（分数：7.10）_(10).Students emotional problems may be solved by_.（分数：7.10）_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.Detecti
17、ve stories.B.Love stories.C.Stories about jail escape.D.Stories about royal families.A.To put him through to the director.B.To arrange an appointment for him with the director.C.To have a talk with the director about his work.D.To go and see if the director can meet him right now.A.The woman is a cl
18、ose friend of the man.B.The woman has been working too hard.C.The woman is seeing a doctor.D.The woman is tired of her work.A.The woman would understand if she did Marys job.B.The woman should do the typing for Mary.C.The woman should work as hard as Mary.D.The woman isnt a skillful typist.A.The wom
19、an insists on going out.B.The woman doesnt like watching TV.C.The man promised her a gift on her birthday.D.The man is too tired to go out.A.The woman is driving too fast.B.The woman is driving at a slow speed.C.The woman has parked her car in a wrong place.D.The woman has broken a traffic rule.A.Ta
20、ke his typewriter to the repair shop.B.Soundproof his room.C.Work in the basement.D.Listen for his roommate.A.Mary wouldnt call the woman.B.Mary didnt call.C.Mary would call next time when she came to town.D.Mary hoped to come for dinner next time.四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.They lived in caves.B.T
21、hey traveled in groups.C.They had an advanced language.D.They ate mostly fruit.A.They lived in large groups.B.They used sand as insulation.C.They kept fires burning constantly.D.They faced their homes toward the south.A.Meet his anthropology teacher.B.Lend him her magazine when shes done with it.C.C
22、ome over to his house after class.D.Help him study for an anthropology test.A.To make a business report to the woman.B.To be interviewed for a job in the womans company.C.To resign from his position in the womans company.D.To exchange stock market information with the woman.A.He is head of a small t
23、rading company.B.He works in an international insurance company.C.He leads a team of brokers in a big company.D.He is a public relations officer in a small company.A.The woman thinks Mr. Saunders is asking for more than they can offer.B.Mr. Saunders will share one third of the womans responsibilitie
24、s.C.Mr. Saunders believes that he deserves more paid vacations.D.The woman seems to be satisfied with Mr. Saunders past experience. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.A.Ask for another gift.B.Exchange it for something useful.C.Sell it.D.Just keep it.A.To make the co
25、uple happy.B.To make the couple richer.C.To make the marriage legal.D.To express our best wishes to the couple.A.Because he hasnt three children.B.Because he has to make fortune for his wifes family.C.Because it is a necessary type of gift to exchange at marriage.D.Because it is a necessary ceremony
26、 at marriage.A.2.4 children.B.2 children.C.4.2 children.D.4 children.A.They are usually quiet small.B.The house usually stand in rows.C.They have front and back gardens.D.Houses are not so common as flats or apartments in Britain.A.To make money.B.To guard the house.C.To enjoy their company.D.To kee
27、p them for their grandparents.A.65.B.35.C.27.D.9.A.All the women tested except those volunteers.B.Those who were generally active.C.Those who had been more active than the average.D.Those who had suffered backaches and other discomforts.A.Zero gravity.B.Pains.C.Food and oxygen.D.Radiation.A.Space Te
28、sting Causes Backaches in Women.B.Tests Show Women Suited for Space Travel.C.Old Women, Too, Can Travel in Space.D.Poor Wages for Women Space-test Volunteers.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Richard Henry, An American physicist, is (36) 1a new in which important days could fall on the same day of the week
29、 year after year. Instead of the familiar Gregorian (罗马教皇的) 365-day year with one (37) 2day added every four years. The new (38) 3offers a 364-day year with a (39) 4week every five or six years. Richard Henry has taught physics and (40) 5courses in Johns Hopkins University for nearly thirty years. A
30、lthough the (41) 6remains essentially the same, the homework is due on different dates each year and the exam dates changed, too. So, each year, he has to make up a different (42) 7for his students. He said to himself, I dont mind doing that because I have to do it. But then one year I said, Wait, I
31、m a (43) 8astronomer. Let me see whether this is necessary or not. And quickly I discovered that it is not necessary at all. That is because, (44) 9. An astronomical year set by the motion of the earths rotation going a-round the sun is 365.2422 days long. And of course, 365 is not divisible by seve
32、n (45) 10. Each month in this revised year would have either 30 or 31 days, which means that eight months would be longer or shorter than they are now. (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)The fridge is
33、 considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label: “store in the refrigerator“. In my fridgeless Fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher (肉商), the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered tw
34、o or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus (剩余的) bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food, thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country. The in
35、vention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existednatural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling . What refrigeration did promote was marketingmarketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft dr
36、inks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price. Consequently, most of the worlds fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every win
37、ter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially- cooled space inside an artificially-heated house while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge. The fridges effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contrib
38、ution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you dont believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers (汉堡包) . but at least youll get rid of that terrible hum. （分数：177.50）(1).The statement “In my fridgeless Fifties childho
39、od, I was fed well and healthily.“ (Line 1, Para.2) suggests that_.（分数：35.50）A.the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fiftiesB.the author was not accustomed to use fridges even in his fiftiesC.there was no fridge in the authors home in the 1950sD.the fridge was in its early
40、 stage of development in the 1950s(2).Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?（分数：35.50）A.People would not buy more food than was necessary.B.Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.C.Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.D.People ha
41、d effective ways to preserve their food.(3).Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?（分数：35.50）A.Inventors.B.Consumers.C.Manufacturers.D.Traveling salesmen.(4).Which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridges negative effect on the environment?（分数：35.50
42、）A.Hum away continuously.B.Climatically almost unnecessary.C.Artificially-cooled space.D.With mild temperatures.(5).What is the authors overall attitude toward fridges?（分数：35.50）A.Neutral.B.Critical.C.Objective.D.Compromising.Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (保护区) (ANW
43、R) to help secure Americas energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWRs oil would help ease Californias electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the countrys energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen
44、 earth, with the last government survey, conducted in 1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels. The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a d
45、ay from the reserve for the next two to three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall (意外之财) in tax revenues, royalties (开采权使用费) and leasing fees
46、for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignificant. “Weve never had a documented case of an oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice,“ says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan. Not so fast, say environmentalists. Stick
47、ing to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease Americas energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWRs impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point ou
