1、大学英语四级综合-41 及答案解析(总分：225.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Unit 1(总题数：5，分数：225.00)Passage OneOne hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make man
2、y banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the “cashless society“ is not on the horizon-its already here.Whil
3、e computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of
4、their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assi
5、gnments to be made accordingly. And they also identify preferred customer for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer-analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future, and which to dro
6、p. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers throug
7、h the use of computers.（分数：45.00）(1).According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to _（分数：9.00）A.withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishesB.obtain more convenient services than other people doC.enjoy greater trust from the storekeeperD.cash money where he wishes to(2).From the
8、 last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that _（分数：9.00）A.in the future all the Americans will use credit cardsB.credit cards are mainly used in the United States todayC.nowadays many Americans did not pay in cashD.it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before(3).The phrase “ring u
9、p sales“(Lines 2-3, Par（分数：9.00）A.2) most probably means _A. make an order of goodsB. record sales on a cash registerC. call the sales managerD. keep track of the goods in stock(4).It can be inferred that_（分数：9.00）A.computers will bring disasterB.computer industry will not develop fasterC.computers
10、will bring about more convenience to peoples lifeD.computers can analyze marketing reports(5).What is this passage mainly about?（分数：9.00）A.Approaches to the commercial use of computers.B.Conveniences brought about by computers in business.C.Significance of automation in commercial enterprises.D.Adva
11、ntage of credit cards in business.Passage TwoMore attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Rene Coty. Charles Deschancl was then the financial minister. He stressed that workmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production. It would be n
12、ecessary to produce quality goods for international market to compete with those produced in other countries. The French economy needed a larger share of the international market to balance its import and export trade. French industrial and agricultural production was still not enough to meet the im
13、mediate needs of the people, let alone long-ranged developments. Essential imports had extended the national credit to the breaking point. Rents were tightly controlled, but the extreme inflation affected general population most severely through the cost of food. Food costs took as much as 80 percen
14、t of the workers income.Wages, it is true, had risen, extensive family allowances and benefits were paid by the state, and there was full-time and overtime employment. Taken together, these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed them no sense of safety. In this precarious(不安定) and di
15、scouraging situation, workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages. The government was not willing to let workers leave the country. It was feared this migration of workers would deplete(耗尽) the labor force. The lack of qualified workers might stop the improvement in the quality of industr
16、ial products produced. Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality goods produced in foreign countries. Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its qualified labor force moved to other countries.（分数：45.00）(1).Wh
17、ich was NOT true in French?（分数：9.00）A.Food costs were low.B.Wages had increased.C.The state paid family allowances.D.There was overtime employment.(2).According to the passage, French production_（分数：9.00）A.was inadequate to meet the needs of the French peopleB.was flooding the international market w
18、ith inferior productsC.emphasized industrial production at the expense of agricultural productionD.was enough for the local market(3).According to the passage, the French govermnent _（分数：9.00）A.prohibited French to work abroadB.reduced taxed to fight inflationC.paid family allowances and benefitsD.p
19、rohibited the French workers to join labor unions(4).According to the passage, the French workers were _（分数：9.00）A.better paid than the workers in any other European countryB.able to save more money with the increase in his wagesC.anxious to work abroadD.often unable to find work in France(5).Which
20、of the following is NOT true?（分数：9.00）A.Migration of workers would deplete the labor force.B.The lack of qualified workers might stop the improvement in the quality of products.C.Qualified workers working abroad would increase the quality of products in foreign countries.D.Qualified workers working
21、abroad was good for FrancPassage TwoMore attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Rene Coty. Charles Deschancl was then the financial minister. He stressed that workmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production. It would be necessary
22、to produce quality goods for international market to compete with those produced in other countries. The French economy needed a larger share of the international market to balance its import and export trade. French industrial and agricultural production was still not enough to meet the immediate n
23、eeds of the people, let alone long-ranged developments. Essential imports had extended the national credit to the breaking point. Rents were tightly controlled, but the extreme inflation affected general population most severely through the cost of food. Food costs took as much as 80 percent of the
24、workers income.Wages, it is true, had risen, extensive family allowances and benefits were paid by the state, and there was full-time and overtime employment. Taken together, these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed them no sense of safety. In this precarious(不安定) and discouragin
25、g situation, workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages. The government was not willing to let workers leave the country. It was feared this migration of workers would deplete(耗尽) the labor force. The lack of qualified workers might stop the improvement in the quality of industrial produ
26、cts produced. Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality goods produced in foreign countries. Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its qualified labor force moved to other countries.（分数：45.00）(1).Which was N
27、OT true in French?（分数：9.00）A.Food costs were low.B.Wages had increased.C.The state paid family allowances.D.There was overtime employment.(2).According to the passage, French production_（分数：9.00）A.was inadequate to meet the needs of the French peopleB.was flooding the international market with infer
28、ior productsC.emphasized industrial production at the expense of agricultural productionD.was enough for the local market(3).According to the passage, the French govermnent _（分数：9.00）A.prohibited French to work abroadB.reduced taxed to fight inflationC.paid family allowances and benefitsD.prohibited
29、 the French workers to join labor unions(4).According to the passage, the French workers were _（分数：9.00）A.better paid than the workers in any other European countryB.able to save more money with the increase in his wagesC.anxious to work abroadD.often unable to find work in France(5).Which of the fo
30、llowing is NOT true?（分数：9.00）A.Migration of workers would deplete the labor force.B.The lack of qualified workers might stop the improvement in the quality of products.C.Qualified workers working abroad would increase the quality of products in foreign countries.D.Qualified workers working abroad wa
31、s good for FrancPassage ThreeSuppose that you, a college student of somewhat limited means, are in the market for a used pickup truck. The following ad in a local used car publication catches your eyes.1993 Ford Ranger, bilk, 4WD, a/cAM/FM/cass., showroom condition.Call 555-1234 after 5 p.m.This is
32、exactly the kind of vehicle you want, so you call to inquire about the price. The price you are quoted over the phone is $2,000 lower than the price for this model with this equipment listed in a used car guidebook. Instead of being ecstatic, however, you are suspicious.For many products, when you m
33、ust pay less than the going rate, you believe you are getting a great deal. This is not necessarily the case for used cars or other durable goods(washing machines and television sets, for example) because with expensive products-or, what is essentially the same thing, products with high replacement
34、costs-you must be particularly careful about getting a “lemon“.In addition to asking the price, the age of a car-or any other consumer durables-is afactorwhen you are trying to determine whether a seller is attempting to unload a lemon. While people have all sorts of reasons for wanting to sell thei
35、r cars-even relatively new cars-most people hold off until they have put many thousands of miles on a car or until the used car is several years old. You would probably be as suspicious of a car that is “too new“ as you would a car that is “too good“ a deal. In fact, you are probably willing to pay
36、a high price for a high-quality used car. While this price would certainly be acceptable to the seller, the competitive market might not facilitate such trades.（分数：45.00）(1).The beginning of this passage assumes that college students _（分数：9.00）A.are very clever but not very richB.are very capable bu
37、t not very diligentC.have limited material resourcesD.are not rich(2).The passage indicated that, sometimes when you find a product of an unexpectedly low price, _（分数：9.00）A.you are very happyB.you are rather suspiciousC.you are filled with happiness as well as surpriseD.you feel uneasy(3).“Lemon“ i
38、n the fourth paragraph refers to _（分数：9.00）A.a kind of fruitB.a kind of new carC.a kind of expensive and high-quality carD.a product of inferior quality(4).If you want to know if the seller is trying to unload a lemon, you _（分数：9.00）A.take the age of the car into considerationB.take the price of the
39、 lemon into considerationC.consider how many miles the car has runD.consider both the price as well as the age of the car(5).It can be concluded from the passage that in the used car market,_（分数：9.00）A.used cars are generally cheapB.used cars are generally expensiveC.used cars are actually brand new
40、D.car buyers are willing to pay a high price for a used carPassage FourPrices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed
41、of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the “system“ of prices. The prices of any particular product or ser
42、vice are linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.If one were to ask a group of randomly individuals to define “price“, many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or servi
43、ce or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be know
44、n. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, and the credit terms and dis
45、counts that supply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total “package“ being exchanged for the asked-for amount of money in ord
46、er that they may evaluate a given price.（分数：45.00）(1).According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to_（分数：9.00）A.labor and educationB.transportation and insuranceC.utilities and repairsD.products and services(2).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in t
47、he complete understanding of price?（分数：9.00）A.Instructions that come with a product.B.The quantity of a product.C.The quality of a product.D.Warranties that cover a product.(3).In the last sentence of the passage, the word “they“ refers to _（分数：9.00）A.return privilegesB.all the factorsC.buyer and se
48、llerD.money(4).The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _（分数：9.00）A.unusual ways to advertise productsB.types of payment plans for serviceC.theories about how products affect different levels of societyD.how certain elements of price “package“ influence its market value(5).What is t
49、he best title for the passage?（分数：9.00）A.The Inherent Weakness for the Price SystemB.The Complexities of the Prices SystemC.Credit Terms in TransactionsD.Resource Allocation and the Public Sector大学英语四级综合-41 答案解析(总分：225.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Unit 1(总题数：5，分数：225.00)Passage OneOne hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking
