1、大学英语四级 39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节
2、晚会； 3、我的看法。 （分数：30.00）_二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Health Care and Epidemics (流行病) Everyone suffers from disease at some time or another. However, millions of people around the world do not have good health care. Sometimes they have no money to pay for medical treatment. Sometimes they hav
3、e money, but there is no doctor. Sometimes the doctor does not know how to treat the disease, and sometimes there is no treatment. Some people are afraid of doctors. When these conditions are present in large population centers, epidemics can start. Epidemics can change history. Explorations and war
4、s cause different groups of people to come into contact with other. They carry strange disease to each other. For example, when the Europeans first came to North and South America, they brought diseases with them that killed about 95 percent of the Native American population. People are very afraid
5、of unknown things, especially diseases. People have all kinds of ideas about how to prevent and treat disease. Some people think that if you eat lots of onions or garlic, you won t get sick. Others say you should take huge amounts of vitamins. Scientific experiments have not proved most of these the
6、ories. However, people still spend millions of dollars on vitamins and other probably useless treatments or preventatives. Some people want antibiotics whenever they get sick. Some antibiotics are very expensive. Much of this money is wasted because some diseases are caused by a virus. Viruses are e
7、ven smaller than bacteria, and they cause different kinds of diseases. Antibiotics are useless against viruses. Because of their fear, people can be cruel to victims of disease. Sometimes they fire them from their jobs, throw them out of their apartments, and refuse them transportation services. In
8、the plague (瘟疫) epidemics a few hundred years ago, people simply covered the doors and windows of the victim s houses and left them to die inside, all in an effort to protect themselves from getting sick. Doctors know how most epidemic diseases spread. Some, like tuberculosis, are spread when people
9、 s sneeze (喷嚏) sends the bacteria shooting out into the air. Then they enter the mouth or nose of anyone nearby. Others are spread through human contact, such as on the hands. When you are sick and blow your nose, you get viruses or bacteria on your hands. Then you touch another person s hand, and w
10、hen that person touches his or her mouth, nose, or eyes, the disease enters the body. Some diseases spread when people touch the same dishes, towels, and furniture. You can pick up a disease when you touch things in public buildings. Other diseases are spread through insects such as flies, mosquitoe
11、s, and ticks. One disease that causes frequent, worldwide epidemics is influenza, or flu for short. The symptoms (症状) of influenza include headache and sometimes a runny nose. Some victims get sick to their stomachs. These symptoms are similar to symptoms of other, milder diseases. Influenza can be
12、a much more serious disease, especially for pregnant women, people over sixty-five, and people already suffering from another disease, such as heart problems. About half of all flu patients have a high body temperature, called a fever. Flu is very contagious. One person catches the flu from another
13、person; it doesnt begin inside the body as heart disease does. Sometimes medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make a person cough less, make headaches less intense, and stop noses from running for a while. However, medicine can t always cure the disease. So far, there is no cure for ma
14、ny diseases and no medicine to prevent them. People have to try to prevent them in other ways. Some diseases can be prevented by vaccination (接种疫苗). A liquid vaccine is injected into the arm or taken by mouth and the person is safe from catching that disease. Other diseases can be prevented by good
15、health habits, such as drinking only clean water, boiling water that might carry disease, and washing the hands often. Epidemics usually start in areas of large population. Poor people in big cities who live crowded together in miserable conditions have the most health problems. They often have the
16、least education about disease prevention. For example, it is difficult for a person who has no electricity to refrigerate food or boil drinking water. With no money, the person can t even buy soap to wash his or her hands. Disease prevention costs much less than disease treatment. It seems completel
17、y illogical, but some countries like the United States spend much more health-care money on treatment for diseases than on programs to prevent disease in the first place. Most doctors and other hospital workers stay in their institutions. Only a few doctors go out into the streets of the poor areas
18、to educate the people. Only a few doctors and some nurses vaccinate people and supervise them to make sure they take their medicine. Most people who help the poor people with their health problems are volunteers. How can you use all this information for your own good health? When someone you know be
19、comes ill, try to avoid physical contact with that person. If you get sick yourself, keep your towel and dishes separate from everyone else s. Try not to touch things that belong to others. Don t touch other people, and don t shake hands. Explain why, however-you dont want people to think you are im
20、polite. Wash your hands often if you are ill or if anyone around you is ill. Researchers continue searching for a way to cure or prevent epidemic diseases. Meanwhile, it is worth the money for governments to provide preventative health care for all of their people. Preventing epidemics is much cheap
21、er than stopping them after they have started and thousands of people are ill. （分数：71.00）(1).This passage is mainly about how epidemics spread and how to prevent in advance. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(2).When there are no efficient doctors in large population centers, epidemics start. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3
22、).Antibiotics have no effect on diseases caused by viruses. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).In the past, epidemics spread much faster than at present. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).The symptoms of influenza are quite similar to those of other more serious diseases. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(6).People in remote areas who
23、live in miserable conditions have the most health problems. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(7).The United States spend much more money on programs to prevent diseases than on treatment for diseases. （分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(8).Besides pregnant women, people over sixty-five, Influenza can be an especially serious dis
24、ease for people 1. （分数：7.10）填空项 1:_(9).Epidemic diseases usually spread through peoples sneeze, human contact, and 1. （分数：7.10）填空项 1:_(10).Diseases can be prevented by means of vaccination or 1. （分数：7.10）填空项 1:_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.Hell be speaking at the end of the meeting.B.He w
25、as supposed to speak last night instead.C.He suddenly decided not to speak.D.He already spoke very briefly tonight.A.The man shouldnt expect her to go along.B.She doesnt think she has enough money.C.Shell go even though the movie is bad.D.The man should count the number of people going.A.Both the ma
26、n and the woman have no time to look at the gift.B.The man cant imagine what his friends get for him.C.The man already knows what Betty will say.D.The man is anxious to see Bettys reaction to the gift.A.She wasnt really studying.B.She hadnt finished writing her articles.C.She had furnished her house
27、.D.She could write beautifully.A.The problem may have been a very complicated one.B.No one can do it.C.The woman thinks that the problem is too easy.D.The man can solve the problem himself.A.The janitor is too busy to do his work.B.The sanitary conditions of an apartment.C.The relationship between t
28、he janitor and the two speakers.D.The architecture of a building.A.He cant tear either piece of cloth.B.He wants part of each piece of cloth.C.The pieces of cloth are made by a secret process.D.The pieces of cloth seem identical to him.A.Look around before going home.B.Prefer to argue about it.C.Dis
29、agree with the woman.D.Apologize to the woman.四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.There arent enough cabinets.B.There is too much noise.C.Office supplies take up too much space.D.Some teaching assistants dont have desks.A.To chat with Simon socially.B.To get help in the course.C.To hand in their assignment
30、s.D.To practise giving interviews.A.Give Simon a different office.B.Complain to the department head.C.Move the supplies to the storage room.D.Try to get a room to use for meetings.A.He didnt really enjoy it very much.B.He liked its story, but the music was awful.C.He enjoyed every minute of the movi
31、e.D.He was excited with the development of the story.A.The usher.B.The people sitting next.C.The people sitting in front of him.D.The people standing in the back.A.The man was cutting jokes all the time.B.The woman was talking about her boss.C.The woman was making comments on the performance of the
32、actress.D.The man was telling the woman the entire story of the movie.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.A.The tyres.B.Another car passing by.C.The b
33、rakes.D.Mrs Joness 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.It can be used by farmers to protect large buildings.B.It was brought to the northern USA by Asian farmers.C.It has done more harm than good in the south
34、ern USA.D.It was introduced into the USA to kill harmful weeds.A.People will have to rely on kudzu for a living.B.They will soon be overgrown with kudzu.C.They will become too hard to plough.D.People will find it hard to protect the soil.A.The farmers there have brought it under control.B.The factor
35、ies there have found a good use for it.C.The climate there is unfavorable to its growth.D.The soil there is not so suitable for the plant.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
36、 was boring.A.His 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.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Any mistake made in the (36) 1 of a stamp raises its value to stamp (37) 2. A mistake on a (38) 3 stamp has made it worth
37、 a million and a half times its face value. Do you think it (39) 4? Well, it is true. And this is how it (40) 5. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British (41) 6 of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847, an order for was sent to London. Mauritius was a
38、bout to become the (42) 7 country in the world to put out . Before the order was filled and the (43) 8 arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the Commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island. (44) 9. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was
39、a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the . (45) 10. Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted leftfourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because there are so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age, (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:_
40、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)Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Womens education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing womens contribution to developm
41、ent is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on incentives (激励), provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of an education. Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expec
42、t them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody elses family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and art kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school the prophecy （预言) becomes self-fulfilling, trap
43、ping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect. An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring t
44、hat her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle. Few will dispute that educating women has great
45、 social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investm
46、ents, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning. （分数：177.50）(1).The author argues that educating girls in developing countries is_.（分数：35.50）A.troublesomeB.rewardingC.labor-savingD.expensive(2).By saying “the prophec
47、y becomes self-fulfilling“ (Lines 45. Para. 2). the author means that_.（分数：35.50）A.girls will turn out to be less valuable than boysB.girls will be capable of realizing their own dreamsC.girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond reachD.girls will be increasingly discontented with their l
48、ife at home(3).The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when_.（分数：35.50）A.women care more about educationB.girls can gain equal access to educationC.a family has fewer but healthier childrenD.parents can afford their daughters education(4).What does the author say about womens education?（分数：35.50）A.It deserves greater attention than other social issues.B.It is now given top priority in many developing countries.C.It will yield greater return
