1、大学英语四级 70及答案解析(总分：746.56，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 What Has SARS Brought to US. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1悲观者认为 SARS是人类的灾难。 2乐观者认为人类终将制服一切，SARS 也不例外。
2、3SARS 究竟给我们带来什么警醒。 （分数：30.00）_二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Doesnt that sound terribly yellow to you? “I cant say. Im colour blind“, was my flat-mates response. And that was that for another twenty odd years, when by chance I came across an article in a newspaper on research into synaesthesi
3、a(共感觉) at a London hospital. At last, I understood my interpretation of the world through colour. What is synaesthesia? Synaesthesia is the subjective sensation of a sense other than the one being stimulated. For example, the sight of a word may evoke sensations of colour or the sound of music may a
4、lso have a similar effect, as my taste. Or, to put it simply, synaesthetes, i.e. people with synaesthesia, have their senses hooked together, so that they experience several senses simultaneously. History To those not already aware of it, synaesthesia seems a new phenomenon. Yet, it is far from new.
5、 In 1690, John Locke, the philosopher, wrote of a blind man with synaesthetic capabilities. The first reference in the medical field was in 1710, by Thomas Woodhouse, an English ophthalmologist. In his Theory of Colour, the German writer, Goethe, talked about colour and the senses. The poet, Arthur
6、Rimbaud, wrote about synaesthesia in his 187 poem Vouyelles, as did another French poet Baudilaire, in Correspondance. So, synaesthesia has a respectable history. Sufferers Synaesthesia is understandably met with a certain degree of scepticism, since it is something beyond the ken of the vast majori
7、ty of people. Son et lumiere shows in the 19th century were an attempt at combining the senses in a public display, but such displays were not capable of conveying the sensations experienced by involuntary synaesthesia, as the ability which synaesthetes experience is called. There has been a number
8、of well-documented synaesthetes. Alexander Scriabin, the Russian composer, (1871-1915) tried to express his own synaesthetic abilities in his symphony Prometheus, the Poem of Fire (1992). And another Russian, Rimsky-Korsakov, noted the colour associations musical keys possessed. For example, Scriabi
9、n saw C major as red, while to Rimsky-Korsakov it was white, Arthur Bliss, an English composer, base his 1922 Colour Symphony on the concept of synaesthesia. He did not claim to be a synaesthete; his colour choices were arbitrary and the project was an intellectual exercise. In the field of the visu
10、al arts, probably the best-known artist with synaesthetic capabilities is the Russian artist. Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), credited with being the founder of abstract painting. It is said he experienced “sensory fusion“ at a performance of Wagners Lohengrin, with the music producing colours before
11、 his eyes. He did not see colours solely in terms of objects, but associated them with sounds. He even composed an opera, Der Gelbe Klang (The Yellow Sound), which was a mixture of colour, light, dance and sound. A New Sight on Synaesthesia For many people with synaesthesia, knowing that what they h
12、ave been experiencing has both a name and a history and that they are among a number of notable sufferers is a revelation. Initially, they often feel that there is something wrong psychologically or mentally, or that everyone feels that way. Then they realize with a thud that other people do not. Su
13、ppression is an option, but unwittingly some people have managed to make use of the ability to their advantage. While the condition of synaesthesia may hamper many people because of its disorienting effects, it can also open up a range of new skills. It is not unusual for people who have synaesthesi
14、a to be creative and imaginative. As many studies have shown, memory is based to some extent on association. Synaesthetes find they are able to remember certain things with great ease. The person who associates the shape able to remember a longer sequence of words; and the same goes for other areas
15、where memory needs to be used. Drawbacks But this condition like all gifts, has its drawbacks. Some people see words as colours; others even individual letters and syllables, so that a word becomes a kaleidoscope of colour. Beautiful though such a reading experience may be, synaesthesia can cause pr
16、oblems with both reading and writing. Reading can take longer, because one has to wade through all the colours, as well as the words! And, because the colour sequences as well as the words have to fit together, writing is then equally difficult. （分数：71.00）(1).The writer is color blind.（分数：7.10）A.YB.
17、NC.NG(2).Synaethetes experience several senses at the same time.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).Newspaper articles and TV news report about synaesthesia are appearing with monotonous regularity nowadays.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).Synaethetes is a new phenomenon.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).Mention of synaesthsia can b
18、e traced back to the17th century.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(6).It is strange that many people are sceptical about synaesthsia.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(7).Sonet lumiere shows the sensations experienced by involuntary synaesthesia. Son et lumiere.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(8).People with synaesthesia have their senses m
19、ixed together, so they experience several senses_.（分数：7.10）_(9).Since a vast majority of people dont know synaesthesia at all, synaesthesia is understandably met with_.（分数：7.10）_(10).It is usual for people who have synaesthesia to be_.（分数：7.10）_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.Hes indifferent
20、 toward it.B.He enjoys it.C.He hates it.D.He minds working overtime.A.She would rather watch television than go to the theater.B.She doesnt like to go out in the evening.C.Shes never been to the theater before.D.She wants to watch some television before she goes out.A.$29.B.$50.C.$25.D.$30.A.She has
21、 totaled up the figure correctly already.B.She hopes the man will do the calculation as soon as possible.C.Tomorrow will be too late to submit the figures.D.They could finish the calculation tomorrow.A.The man will probably go to Canada for his vacation.B.The man probably waits until summer to go to
22、 Mexico.C.The man will probably not go to Canada for his vacation.D.The man will probably stay home during his vacation.A.At the bank.B.At the hospital.C.At the hotel.D.At the department store.A.Doctor and patient.B.Passenger and bus driver.C.Daughter and father.D.Customer and merchant.A.They are sk
23、ating.B.They are swimming.C.They are playing chess.D.They are running.四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.He has lost his job.B.His design studio has gone out of business.C.His clientele is declining.D.He has got a cut in pay.A.Six months.B.Ten months.C.Two years.D.Five years.A.Tony rather likes his presen
24、t job.B.Tony has been laid off as of April 30.C.It is very likely for Tony to return to his job in the summer.D.Some other employees have lost their jobs before Tony.A.He is not highly skilled.B.He has had several complaints lodged against him.C.He is not able to get along with other designers.D.He
25、has not been working there very long.A.She was sick.B.She couldnt make up her mind as to which countries she should visit.C.She couldnt think of a topic for her composition.D.She was totally disorganized.A.That she go on a holiday.B.That she try to get organized.C.That she ride a camel.D.That she wr
26、ite about her trip.A.Hungary.B.North Africa.C.Egypt.D.The Holy Land.A.To pack his bags for his trip.B.To write his own composition.C.To see a doctor for his illness.D.To pick up some photographs.A.The U. S.B.Other countries.C.Post-Cold War politics.D.All of the above.A.Because of its geographical lo
27、cation.B.Because of the power of the country.C.Because of their sense of security.D.Because of their Cold War politics.A.Pearl Harbor incident.B.John F. Kennedy Assassination.C.Defeat in the Vietnam War.D.Martin Luther Kings Assassination.A.They can stop playing any time they like.B.They can test th
28、eir personal abilities.C.They want to pick a better team.D.They dont need rules.A.To play well.B.To wait for his turn.C.To be confident in himself.D.To be popular among his playmates.A.They are not interested in games.B.They find childrens games not exciting.C.They dont need a reason to play games.D
29、.They dont like childrens games.A.Because he can be someone other than himself.B.Because he can become popular among friends.C.Because he finds he is always lucky in games.D.Because he likes the place where he plays a game.A.Because it was too heavy.B.Because it did not bend easily.C.Because it did
30、not shoot far.D.Because its string was short.A.It went out of use 300 years ago.B.It was invented after the short bow.C.It was discovered before fire and the wheel.D.Its still in use today.A.They are accurate and easy to pull.B.Their shooting range is 40 yards.C.They are usually used indoors.D.They
31、took 100 years to develop.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Visiting Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai met with his Japanese counterpart Toshihiro Nikai on Saturday in Kyoto and discussed (36) 1ties, trade, energy-saving cooperation and other issues, diplomatic (37) 2said late Sunday. “Cold ties have (38)
32、 3on the political front. This has (39) 4 economic and trade relations,“ Bo was quoted as saying at the meeting. He noted that the difficulty in relations (40) 5not because of the Chinese side or the Japanese people, but because of the Japanese leaders (41) 6on visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrin
33、e, where top war (42) 7are honored. Bo expressed his hope that Japan would have a right view on history and create conditions for (43) 8 trade cooperation in the future. (44) 9 Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Nikai expressed willingness to mend fences between the two countries by promo
34、ting economic cooperation. (45) 10 During the meeting, the two ministers also agreed to start working-level talks to map out a mid- and long-term vision for economic, trade and industrial cooperation between the two countries. (46) 11. He invited Japanese enterprises to attend an investment and trad
35、e fair in Hunan Province in September. （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)Brazil has become one of the developing worlds great successes at reducing population growth -but more by accident than design. While c
36、ountries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard. Brazils population growth rate has dropped from 2.99 % a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93 % a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women no
37、w have only 2.7 children on average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries. Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas (通俗电视连续剧) and installment (分期付款)plans introduced in the 1970s. B
38、oth played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the worlds biggest producers of soap operas. Globe, Brazils most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are b
39、ased on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities. “Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values - not many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working,“ says Martine. “They sent
40、this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values, which were put into a very attractive package.“ Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers. “This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and co
41、nsumption was incompatible (不相容的) with unlimited reproduction,“ says Martine. （分数：177.50）(1).According to the passage, Brazil has cut back its population growth_.（分数：35.50）A.by educating its citizensB.by careful family planningC.by developing TV programmesD.by chance(2).According to the passage, man
42、y Third World countries _.（分数：35.50）A.havent attached much importance to birth controlB.would soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rateC.havent yet found an effective measure to control their populationD.neglected the role of TV plays in family planning(3).The phrase “puts it down to“ (Line l
43、, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to “_“.（分数：35.50）A.attributes it toB.finds it a reason forC.sums it up asD.compares it to(4).Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazils birth rate because _.（分数：35.50）A.they keep people sitting long hours watching TVB.they have gradually changed peoples way of lifeC
44、.people are drawn to their attractive packageD.they popularize birth control measures(5).What is Martines conclusion about Brazils population growth?（分数：35.50）A.The increase in birth rate will promote consumption.B.The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.C.Consumption patterns and repr
45、oduction patterns are contradictory.D.A countrys production is limited by its population growth.While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $ 500. “Send the money by telegram, “he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P.“ After a week he began calling
46、 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
47、 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 prison for six days. When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher bank. The clerk he spoke to was a nevi man. “Have you received $ 500 for me? “he ask, “My name is Jackson Frank.“ The clerk checked his books. “Yes, Jackson, its here. It came by telegram. -let me see-oh, more than two months ago. We wondered where you were. “He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order read: “Pay Mr. Fran
