1、大学英语四级 236 及答案解析(总分：746.57，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 on the topic The Value of Time. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline. 1时间比金钱更可贵； 2应当珍惜每寸光阴； 3要养成节约时间的好习惯。 （分数：30.00）
2、_二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Indonesian Tsunami (海啸) Disaster Ing, eleven years old, isnt sure how she felt after surviving the tsunami disaster that hit the western coast of Thailand on 26 December 2004. The tidal waves not only swallowed her whole native village of Baan Nam Kem, but also
3、 the life of her loving aunt, who had taken care of her after her parents separation. Another aunt is missing and has not yet been found. “What happened really saddens me. I cried until I had no more tears. The only reminders of them that I could find in the debris (残骸，瓦砾) were one of their blouses
4、and a watch.On the day of the disaster, I was staying with my grandmother in a nearby village. I got very scared when I saw the wave. It was as tall as the tops of the pine trees. When it hit, I thought my grandmother and I were going to die. Luckily, a truck stopped and picked us up. We finally mad
5、e it to the top of the mountain safely,“ she said, still looking frightened. “My house was completely destroyed, and I do not have the courage to go back and live there again, let alone to swim in the sea. Im afraid that such a terrible thing might happen again.“ Ing is now staying at a temporary sh
6、elter, waiting for her mother who lives in another district to come and collect her. At the same time, she looks forward to going back to school. “I want to go back to study, and only hope that my school will reopen soon.“ What I Witnessed Gordon Weiss, UNICEFs (联合国儿童基金会) Media coordinator of Emerge
7、ncy Operations, was in Aceh, the province hardest-hit by the tsunami. He gave us an eyewitness account of the disaster. A young boy clung to a plank (厚木板) . People were watching him from the bridge above, staring for a few moments, and then moving on. The boys dead body lay atop a sea of debris, the
8、 gentle ocean swelled, rocking him against the bridges wooden pillar (柱子，支柱). The once emerald-green (翡翠绿) rice paddy-fields (稻田) of Aceh have become graveyards for thousands of people. Bloated (肿胀) , blackened bodies rose above the water and lined the narrow roads. Corpses seemed to be everywhere.
9、On that fateful morning, farmers working on their fields watched in amazement as a wall of water appeared in the distance, then tore across a broad strip of coastal land, smashing everything in its path. The 10-meter-high wall of water carrying wood and other debris surged across the plain, crossing
10、 the two kilometers to Segun Ayon in about 4 minutes. We drove on a little closer to the sea, to the village of Pengungi. Of the 6,000 people in the area, about 1,000 were killed. A third of the victims were children; another third, women. The children, frightened by their experience, clung to their
11、 parents as we talked. The adults told us mat 13 of the 15 schools in this small cluster of villages had been destroyed. Many of the teachers were killed. Apart from food and water, the people here pleaded for help to reopen the schools for their children, who desperately needed a safe place that co
12、uld restore some normalcy (正常状态) to their shattered lives. One old woman said in broken English, “Education is medicine to these children.“ Every few hours, aftershocks (余震) shook me ground here. The stench (臭气，恶臭) of death lingered in the air. Half of the city of Banda Aceh had been destroyed, with
13、 the figures for the dead rising each hour. What We Can Do Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of United Nations, delivered his statement in Jakarta, Indonesia, 6 January 2005. What happened on 26 December 2004 was an unprecedented, global catastrophe (灾难，灾祸). It requires an unprecedented, global response
14、. For the United Nations, it is the largest natural disaster the Organization has had to respond to on behalf of the world community, in the sixty years of our existence. It seems at times like a nightmare from which we are still hoping to awaken. We will never know the exact number of how many men,
15、 women and children perished on 26 December, and in the eleven days mat have passed since then. We do know that at least half a million people are injured; mat more man a million people are displaced (被迫离开家园的，失去家 园的); that nearly two million people need food aid; and that many more need water, sanit
16、ation (卫生) and health care. So as we grieve for the dead and pray for those still searching for loved ones, we have a duty to the survivors. To Treat the Wounded To prevent further suffering as a result of polluted drinking water, destroyed infrastructure, lack of food, clothing and shelter. To stop
17、 the tsunami from being followed by a second wave of death, this time from preventable causes. And in the longer term, to prevent a third wave of despair, where people cant recover their livelihoods, homes or communities. The governmental response has been matched by unprecedented generosity from th
18、e general public. Consider the six-year-old boy in Shenyang, China, who donated his life savings of 22 dollars. Or the citizens of Sweden, a country of nine million inhabitants, who have raised more than 70 million dollars for the relief effort in Asia, while struggling to cope with the fact that al
19、most 2,000 of their compatriots (同胞) are still missing in the tragedy. So the goodwill and concern around the world are enormous. So are the challenges facing us. Another Disaster to Children The most heartbreaking the tsunami disaster has brought was on children, who account for as many as one-thir
20、d of the total killed. Now, as refugees register in temporary camps, the world is confronting a different sort of tragedy: tens of thousands of children have been either separated from their parents or orphaned. These kids, whom relief workers are calling “the Tsunami Generation,“ have become prime
21、objects of the global outpouring of sympathy. But they are also drawing some unwanted attention. Relief workers say many orphans are suffering from both physical and psychological trauma (创伤) . A UNICEF spokesman says many are “in a state of denial.“ Some who saw their mothers drown, he says, cling
22、to the belief that Mom has just gone to the ocean for a while, and that she will soon return. Protecting children from exploitation is another priority. Previous disasters have demonstrated that kids are targets for gangs involved in human trafficking (人口买卖) , which thrives in parts of the region. H
23、ow serious is the threat? Supervisors in at least one refugee center in Sri Lanka report that people have turned up asking if they can buy children. “Bad people take advantage of difficult situations,“ Bellamy says. Response to the Threat The Indonesian government responded by restricting travel for
24、 kids and banning adoptions out of Aceh. Indeed, none of the affected nations are eager to send tsunami orphans abroad. The U.S. State Department, for its part, has placed a postponement on adoptions of tsunami survivors by U.S. citizens. For one thing, not all the displaced children are necessarily
25、 orphans. Some newly single parents may have dropped off their kids at shelters as they surveyed the ruins of their houses and lives. Other parents may still be alive but were separated from their children during the chaos of the flood. “For every story about an orphan,“ says Paul Deveril, a UNICEF
26、project officer in India, “theres also a story about a parent searching for their child.“ Those who still want to help have options. Both the French and Italian governments have set up programs that will allow people to sponsor tsunami orphans. In the U.S., the Christian mission Gospel for Asia, bas
27、ed in Carrollton, Texas, is raising funds to build 10 “transition homes“ in Sri Lanka alone. But theres also the risk that with so many displaced children, local governments wont be able to find new homes for all of them, which could make thousands of orphans permanent wards (被监护人) of their respecti
28、ve states. Perhaps then their adoption by foreigners will not seem such a bad idea. （分数：71.00）(1).The passage mainly talks about protecting children after tsunami disaster.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(2).When the disaster happened, Ing was together with her grandmother in a nearby village.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG
29、(3).A third of the victims were women in the village of Pengungi.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).In the city of Banda Aceh, the figures for the dead rose continuously.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).There were almost 2,000 Sweden tourists missing in the tragedy.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(6).We will never know the exact numb
30、er of how many men, women and children perished on 26 December because there were too many tourists.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(7).The U.S. citizens cannot adopt tsunami survivors immediately after the disaster but they can still help in some other ways.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(8).The U.S. State Department postp
31、oned _of tsunami survivors by U.S. citizens.（分数：7.10）_(9).Many orphans are suffering from both _trauma.（分数：7.10）_(10).To sponsor tsunami orphans and _are two options for those who offer help.（分数：7.10）_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.Enjoyable.B.Moving.C.Inspiring.D.Dull.A.At 7:30.B.At 6:30.C
32、.At 6:00.D.At 5:30.A.Six.B.Eight.C.Seven.D.Nine.A.She is satisfied.B.She is tired.C.She is impatient.D.She is happy.A.In Hong Kong.B.On the way back.C.At home.D.In the university.A.She has too many dreams.B.She doesnt put her ideas into practice.C.She likes to sleep.D.She doesnt have many good ideas
33、.A.She is not sure Tom is joking.B.She thinks Tom wants to go into business.C.She thinks Tom may sell his shop.D.She thinks Tom has already studied in university.A.The first car they saw is too expensive.B.They may save some money for the time being.C.She is happy with the price set by the seller.D.
34、Less money will be spent in the long run.四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.To get the best of your lifecontinuing education.B.Continuing education for a better job and better salary.C.To learn what we enjoy in continuing education.D.Continuing education for people with initiative.A.Marie has fulfilled he
35、rself in life and work after continuing education.B.Marie has guts to take the continuing education and succeeded.C.By taking continuing education, Marie became the Chief Nurse.D.Continuing education makes Marie make good use of her full potential.A.Education.B.Medicine.C.Handicraft.D.Literature.A.2
36、0.B.25.C.35.D.45A.To the Nile River.B.To the Museum of Natural History.C.To Colorado.D.To Arizona.A.In a boat.B.In a cave.C.In a river.D.In a tree.A.Find some drift wood.B.Take some photographs.C.Solve a mystery.D.See the canyon.A.The music passed down from older generations.B.Recorded music instead
37、 of live music.C.Modern music young people can enjoy.D.The music children hear in a car.A.It can shape their likes and dislikes in music.B.It can help them learn language.C.It can help develop their mind.D.It helps them know about cultural values.A.Songs for lulling babies to sleep.B.Songs in a fore
38、ign language.C.Songs that promise, praise and teach culture values.D.All the above.A.Spend a longer time on vacation in the car.B.Have more choices in the music they hear.C.Enjoy music without being disturbed.D.Have another place to get together.A.After five oclock in the morning.B.After seven ocloc
39、k in the morning.C.After five oclock in the evening.D.After seven oclock in the evening.A.A collect call.B.A direct dial call.C.A person-to-person call.D.A call from a pay phone.A.Dial the operator.B.Check the phone book for the overseas operators number so that he could help you.C.Check the phone b
40、ook for overseas area code so that you can dial directly.D.Call the Southern Bell Telephone Company.A.They havent devoted as much energy to medicine as to space travel.B.There are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify.C.It is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold.D.They b
41、elieve people can recover without treatment.A.They reveal the seriousness of the problem.B.They indicate how fast the virus spreads.C.They tell us what kind of medicine to take.D.They show our body is fighting the virus.A.It actually does more harm than good.B.It causes damage to some organs of our
42、body.C.It works better when combined with other remedies.D.It helps us to recover much sooner.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 year after year. Instead of the familiar Gregorian (罗马教皇的) 365-
43、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. Although the (41) 6remains essentially the same, the homework is
44、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, Im a (43) 8astronomer. Let me see whether this is necessary or no
45、t. 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 seven (45) 10. Each month in this revised year would have either 30
46、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)While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to
47、his brother, asking for $ 500. “Send the money by telegram, “he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P.“ After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. “Nothing has come for you, “he was told. This went on for two weeks and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother, asking where the money was. There was no reply, and no money arrived for him. In the fourth week Mr. Frank was .arrested for failing to pay his hotel hill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to
