1、大学英语四级 227及答案解析(总分：746.59，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 letter to the president of your university. You should write at feast 120 words based on the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 学校教学应该注重学生学习方法的培养； 2. 学校应该丰富学生的校园生活。 （分数：
2、30.00）_二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Oscar award The Academy Awards Oscar presentation for excellence in the film industry has a long and rich history. In 1927, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was formed by 36 of the film industrys most prominent individuals, choosing
3、 film actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. as its first president. In 1929, AMPAS presented the first Academy Award. This award was for recognition of excellence in the motion picture industry. This award has remained the ultimate industry standard of recognition. Voting members of AMPAS represent fourteen
4、branches of the film industry to determine who receives the coveted (垂涎) awards. The Oscar voting process begins in November of each year. Movie studios, publicists and film distributors begin their attempts to coax the voting members of AMPAS to view their film offerings. These attempts are regulat
5、ed in the interest of fairness. The following January, the Academy Awards ballots are distributed to voting members, who have one month to make their nominations and return these nominations to the offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers, formerly Price Waterhouse, a professional service used to tabulate
6、the votes. PricewaterhouseCoopers guarantees the security of the balloting. Only two people employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers know the results of award balloting before the ceremonies. The nominations for the award are made by members of the craft (行业) categories for each of the rewards. In the Bes
7、t Picture category, however, all voting members are allowed to submit nominations. In February, PricewaterhouseCoopers announces the result of the nominations. Voting members then receive ballots to cast their votes to select winners in each category. They are then returned to the tabulating service
8、. Although many of the fourteen Oscar categories have been broadened or changed since 1927, the awards still fall within the main branches of the Academy. This includes actors, producers, directors, writers and technicians. Even the names of some of the awards have changed. For example, the Best Pic
9、ture award was known as the Best Production award prior to 1933. In that year, two Best Picture awards were given. One, to “Wings“ for the Best Production and another to “Sunrise“ for the Best Unique and Artistic Picture. After that years awards the latter category was dropped. Until 1939, the award
10、 was called the “Academy Award of Merit“ and was not a statuette but a plaque. The first Oscar statuette was awarded to actor Emil Jannings, who was named Best Actor for his role in “The Last Command“ and “The Way of All Things“. How the awards statuette came to be known as “Oscar“ is not known but
11、it is generally accepted that Katherine Herrion, a future Academy Executive Director, remarked upon seeing the statue that it reminded her of her uncle Oscar and began referring to it by that name. Academy staff followed her lead and the name Oscar has been used ever since. The Oscar itself is a sta
12、tuette, made by the R.S. Owens Company of Chicago. It is approximately 13.5 inches high and weighs 8. 5 pounds. It is made from a copper, silver and nickel alloy and covered with 25-Carat gold. During World War II, the statues were made of plaster. Recipients turned in these plaster statues after th
13、e war for golden Oscars. In the 1930s juvenile recipients of the award were given miniature versions and there is one instance where a wooden Oscar was awarded to ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. Walt Disney received seven miniature Oscar statuettes for the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first
14、 all-animated feature film. The statue was designed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer art director Cedric Gibbon and sculptor George Stanley. The Oscar depicts a knight holding a sword, standing atop a reel of film. The film reel has five spokes, representing the five original branches of AMPAS. 1949 marked th
15、e first year that the Oscar statuettes were numbered, beginning with number 501. In a surprising turn of events, 55 Oscars vanished before the awards program in March, 2000. Later 52 of the statues were found in a Los Angeles dumpster. The first awards presentations were actually large banquet-type
16、dinners. Anyone who wished to attend could simply purchase a ticket. These affairs were first held in the larger hotels such as the Ambassador and the Biltmore in Los Angeles. As public interest and crowds increased, the affairs were moved to larger theaters, where the ever-growing crowds could be a
17、ccommodated. While awards programs are now watched by millions on television, the first awards were broadcast live through radio. The first televised ceremonies took place in 1953, at the 25th annual presentation. The Academy Awards have been held annually without fail except on three occasions. In
18、1938, Los Angeles floods delayed the event for one week. Thirty years later, in 1968, the program was delayed two days so as not to coincide with the funeral of Martin Luther King. The last postponement to date was in 1981 when the attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan took place, wh
19、en the awards were delayed for 24 hours. The suspense that is now an accepted part of the Oscar ceremony did not always exist. The results of the Oscar poll was released to the press in advance of the awards ceremony and could be found in the late edition newspapers on the night of the awards. The t
20、radition of revealing the results on camera at the awards was not adopted until 1941. As well as the suspense involving the winners, the Oscar awards programs have had their share of unexpected excitement. In 1973, a nude streaker (裸奔者) ran across the stage of the televised proceedings. In 1972, in
21、a surprise move, winner Marlon Brando sent an actress who identified herself as Sacheen Littlefeather to read a political statement and refuse his award. The awards also broke some barriers. Actress Hattie Mcdaniel received the first Oscar awarded to a Black actor in any category for her supporting
22、role in Gone with the Wind, a movie which received a record-breaking 13 nominations and 8 wins. The Academy Awards continues to evoke the same excitement and intensity that it had at the beginning. （分数：71.00）(1).This passage gives a general description of the Oscar award history.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(
23、2).In 1927, AMPAS presented the first Academy Award.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).The Oscar voting process begins in December of each year.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).No one knows the results of award balloting before the ceremonies.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).The nominations for the award are made by members of the
24、 craft categories for each of the rewards.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(6).Oscar used to be a famous actor.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(7).During World War II, the statues were made of plaster.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(8).The first awards presentations were actually large_.（分数：7.10）_(9).The first televised ceremonies took p
25、lace in 1953, at the_.（分数：7.10）_(10).As well as the suspense involving the winners, the Oscar awards programs have had their share of_.（分数：7.10）_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.He wants to have more sleep.B.His wife doesnt sleep well.C.Women need more sleep than men.D.He doesnt need as much
26、sleep as his wife.A.He enjoys reading letters.B.He has been job-hunting.C.He is offering the woman a job.D.He is working for a company.A.Some parts of the paper are not well written.B.The ideas of the paper are not convincing.C.The handwriting of the paper is not good.D.The paper is not complete.A.T
27、o buy Frank a new car.B.To drive Franks car.C.To help Frank sell his car.D.To help Frank repair his car.A.She has no information about it.B.There was an announcement about it on the radio.C.Someone told her about it.D.She read about it somewhere.A.She knew the traffic would be heavy.B.She was sure t
28、hat the flight would be late.C.She told the man to leave earlier.D.She just returned from Boston herself.A.Both articles are equally useful.B.Shes not familiar with the articles.C.These are the wrong articles.D.He should read the longer article.A.Professor Mitchie gave him the schedule by mistake.B.
29、The schedule contains several errors.C.Professor Mitchie has a very busty schedule.D.The womans mistakes were pointed out by Professor Mitchie.四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.At 2:15 p.m.B.At 11:00 a. m.C.At 2:00. p. m.D.At 1:45 p. m.A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.A.That she has taken this trip before.B.Th
30、at she does not like to travel.C.That she is traveling with a friend.D.That she will take the bus again this month.A.In a shopping mall.B.In the dormitory.C.In the office.D.In a library.A.Because he has no extra money to buy gifts.B.Because its almost impossible to pick a perfect gift.C.Because it t
31、akes a lot of time to choose gifts.D.Because his gifts are often put into the closet.A.A gift should be perfect.B.A gift should be impressive.C.A gift should be decorative.D.A gift should be practical.A.Clean.B.Powerful.C.Cheap.D.Secure.A.31%.B.33%.C.58%.D.24%.A.Advantages of nuclear-generated elect
32、ricity.B.Nuclear-and-coal-generated electricity.C.Nuclear-generated electricity becoming one of the basic props supporting the U. S. economy.D.U. S. energy independence.A.The crust.B.The ground.C.The plane.D.The boundary.A.Two.B.Seventy.C.Seven.D.Twelve.A.The east coast of North America.B.The west c
33、oast of North America.C.The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.D.The middle of the Pacific Ocean.A.A few inches above the knee.B.A little below the knee.C.Down to the ankle.D.Floor-length.A.Boots.B.Sneakers.C.Slippers.D.Leather shoes.A.Fashions change overtime.B.Men are thriftier than women.C.Skirts and s
34、hoes are more important than other clothing.D.Some clothing may suit all occasions.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The “1992 Consensus“, on the “one-China“ 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
35、 Across Taiwan Straits (ARATS) of the mainland, (38) 3by Wang Daohan, and the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of Taiwan, led by Gu Zhenfu. The consensus 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
36、 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 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
37、 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 advocated, 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 con
38、sensus 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)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
39、 culture in which we live. The Chinese, for example, are not accustomed to the drinking of milk, 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
40、dinner party during which I served a delicious hors doeuvre filled with a meat that tasted somewhat 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. Th
41、e reaction was nausea-and in some cases violent vomiting. If I had served rattlesnake to a Chinese, 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 h
42、ad been removed from his native state of Oregon at the age of six months when his parents went to 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. B
43、ut he had a Japanese style of walking, Japanese facial expressions, and he thought like a Japanese. 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.C
44、ultural ConditioningB.Our Parents ValuesC.American CustomsD.Taboos among the Chinese(2).The main 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 accept
45、able in another oneD.our values are determined by the culture in which we are brought up(3).The author 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 h
46、ad been reared in Japan by American missionariesC.his parents were JapaneseD.his outlook was Japanese(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 matureHes the most famous man Americans dont know: one of
47、the worlds highest-paid athletes, a fashion pacemaker married to a glamorous pop star, an idol of teens and mothers alike. It has taken a movie in which he doesnt even appear (except in archive footage) for English soccer star David Beckham to score in the USA. While Bend It Like Beckham might now be filling theaters across the country, before it was released there was talk of changing the title for fear filmgoers wouldnt understand it. If David Beckham is relatively unknown in the USA, he is indisputably among the most reco
