1、大学英语四级 58 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 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Should College Students Be Encouraged to Get Married? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1现在我国允许在校大学生结婚。 2对此
2、，人们观点各异。 3我的观点。（分数：30.00）_二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Even 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
3、hundredseven thousandsof hours discovering daytime television, others 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
4、volunteer service, professional education or personal growth. Community 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 realize
5、d that cleaning and organizing her home wasnt helping her job search. 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 arr
6、ive on time for dinner because he had to work late, and her pork chops 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
7、duration of her search. She gave her time to a health-care concern, 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 p
8、eople with a life thats much worse than yours,“ she says. Volunteer 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, s
9、he was unemployed for eight months. Before her job loss, she thought 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-technolo
10、gy project manager, took another route during his unemployment. When 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 real
11、ly wanted. Mr. Bellavance, single and virtually debt free, shifted his 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
12、wasnt just waiting out the year. He spent the rest of his search updating 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 applic
13、ations that were going to be pervasive, that were right for my market, 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 cl
14、asses, submitted the paperwork, and dealt with the bureaucracy. You 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
15、training and says he would have finished the certification programs 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 al
16、l you can. Youve been paying for these programs in your entire career, 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 ch
17、ildren or find time to help their parents. Stanford Rappaport held three 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
18、do the math,“ says Mr. Rappaport, 46. “The number of people laid off: 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 Fra
19、ncisco, didnt pay enough to support him. After a couple of months of 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
20、 two years. “ Mr. Rappaport, who speaks five languages, had worked overseas 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 i
21、nterrupt his search by using a San Francisco mail drop and cellphone. “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 straighten
22、ed Cut her legal and financial affairs. “I even got to go through my 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 sig
23、nificant amount of time with my mother and improve her life and get 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
24、role as caregiver. Hed been feeling depressed and defeated when he left 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 y
25、our unemployed status, ask yourself: “Is there something Ive always 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 i
26、n fine-art painting and completed 18 pieces before returning to work. “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 spe
27、nt his 10 months of unemployment playing guitar and exploring his lifelong 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
28、. This was very much about clearing space for me.“ At the executive 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 bond
29、s. How youll look back on a period of unemployment depends on what you 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 t
30、ime.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).Lisa Perez found a new interest in homemaking 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 voluntee
31、ring work earlier.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(6).Michael Ross resigned and spent 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 hi
32、s pension, sold his house and unloaded things he didnt need at garage 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 unempl
33、oyed, some careerists take the opportunity to 1 family matters in addition 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
34、数：15.00)A.His father.B.His mother.C.His brother.D.His sister.A.A big travel agency.B.An experienced salesman.C.A job opportunity.D.A general sales manager.A.Mr. Green is in a meeting.B.Mr. Green is out of the building.C.Mr. Green has too much work.D.Mr. Green doesnt work there anymore.A.The man shou
35、ld call a friend.B.The man should work on his car.C.The man should take a taxi.D.The man should walk to 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.He doesnt care much ab
36、out it.B.He enjoys it very much.C.He doesnt mind ever though its tedious.D.He hates working overtime.A.The woman is driving too fast.B.The woman is driving at a slow speed.C.The woman has broken a traffic rule.D.The woman has parked her car in a wrong place.A.He praises the woman for doing a good jo
37、b.B.He enjoys the steak.C.He wants the steak to be cooked for a good while.D.He wants the woman to bring him the steak quickly.四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.The heating is broken.B.The man is fixing the heating.C.The housekeeper is fixing the heating.D.The maid is cleaning the heating.A.Their shoutin
38、g disturbs her sleep.B.They show no respect toward her.C.They quarrel with her.D.Their foreign accent is terrible.A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.A.At a restaurant.B.At a shopping mall.C.In a library.D.At a hotel.A.North of Los Angles.B.Between Los Angles and San Diego.C.East of San Diego.D.Los AnglesA.They are a t
39、ype of insect.B.They are a kind of fish.C.They are a type of bird.D.They are a type of pig.A.In March.B.In early summer.C.In October.D.In April.A.A small town in Britain.B.A labor camp.C.A new type of jail.D.A big gymnasium in Scotland.A.Women criminals in Scotland.B.Criminals who are given long sen
40、tences.C.Criminals who are given short sentences.D.Criminals in Scotland.A.The reward the prisoners get for their work.B.The comfortable accommodation.C.The way the prisoners are treated.D.The officers sympathy for the prisoners.A.To give the prisoners more freedom.B.To help the prisoners keep their
41、 self-respect.C.To help the prisoners develop the sense of independence.D.To turn the prisoners into skilled workers.A.The national department of education.B.School boards.C.Public schools in the United States.D.Local control of school.A.Public schools are not the same throughout the United States.B
42、.The school board members are not professional education.C.The federal department is not the same as a department of education in many other countries.D.The members of the school board serve without pay.A.He governs the local school district.B.He carries out policies of the governing board.C.He sele
43、cts the superintendent of a school.D.He runs the business of the school.A.Because he wanted to be a great actor.B.Because he wanted to be a playwright.C.Because he was too poor to live on.D.Because he wanted to take care of horses.A.On foot.B.Riding horses.C.By carriage.D.Riding donkeys.A.When he wa
44、s taking care of horses.B.When he was given an opportunity to play a part on the stage.C.When he began play-writing.D.When he had written many plays.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, (36) 1to your own children. But
45、 how you say it can be quite tricky. If you say to your children “Im sorry I got (37) 2with you, but.“ what follows that “but“ can render the apology ineffective; “I had a bad day“ or “your (38) 3was giving me a headache“ leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be (39) 4for his
46、 bad behavior instead of expecting an apology. Another method by which people appear to apologize without (40) 5doing so is to say “Im sorry youre upset“; this suggests that you are somehow at (41) 6for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done. Then there is the general, all
47、(42) 7apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was (43) 8hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is should promise never to do again. (44) 9. But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities
48、 of saying sorry. (45) 10. And that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other childrens expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, (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)Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and
