1、大学英语四级综合-49 及答案解析(总分：180.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Unit 1(总题数：4，分数：180.00)Passage OneEvaluating ones education at the close of each business day, most trained teachers, administrators, politicians, and statesmen made objective analyses of all that has transpired(泄露). They then carefully evaluate performance i
2、n the achievement of certain specified objectives. You, as a student, would be wise to adopt the same practice and reflect upon your performance in relating to the achievement of certain personal and educational objectives. First, what was your purpose, your motivational force in seeking an educatio
3、n?Did you seek an education in active performance, or did you seek to be educated in passive reception and automatic regulation of information that was fed to you? Was the profit motive your primary motivation for obtaining an education? Do you want a better education for the sole purpose of getting
4、 a better job? What does the educational process really mean to you? We are part of the world in which men thrill to the touch of gold and hearts respond to the word “money“ instead of being thrilled by the thought of good.We live in a world in which we are taught that the pursuit of happiness is an
5、 equation for the most rapid acquisition of money, by whatever means. If profit and money are your first priorities, and companion and commitment to people your least concern, you have done little other than accumulate some facts and compile some information for future reference. If making money is
6、your daydream and losing money your nightmare, if poverty is your worst fear and making money is your most fervent prayer, you have missed the opportunity for education. You have failed yourself and have only received some instruction.（分数：45.00）(1).The word “nightmare“ (Line 6, Par（分数：9.00）A.3) in t
7、his passage is nearest in meaning to_A. unhappinessB. sleeplessnessC. a very bad dreamD. a hazard to your health(2).This passage suggests that students should_（分数：9.00）A.leam more to earn moreB.assess their aims for learningC.keep knowledge to themselvesD.evaluate their politicians and statesmen(3).
8、The author seems to feel that_（分数：9.00）A.profit has no limitB.poverty is good for the soulC.knowledge is not the main objective for learningD.peoples welfare should be the chief concern in leaming(4).The educational procedure should be one in which the student_（分数：9.00）A.does what he is toldB.gets a
9、 better education to get a better jobC.approaches the benefts of being well offD.accepts principles of education for self-betterment(5).The best title for the selection might be _（分数：9.00）A.Self-EducationB.Profit and MoneyC.The Benefit of EducationD.Educational Motivation: Progress or Profit?Passage
10、 TwoGoing to court can be frightening, especially if you are a child. You may have to stand up in the witness box, and swear to tell the truth and answer questions in front of a crowd of adults. It would be even more frightening if you were the victim of a crime and you had to sit in the same courtr
11、oom as the person accused of attacking you,for instance.So the law in Britain has made it easier for children to act as witnesses. Children are allowed to tell what they know, from another room in the same courthouse. This way they do not have to face all those people in the courtroom.It works on a
12、closed-circuit television link, which means that the TV only operates inside the court. The child witness sits in a room with a social worker in front of a TV camera. Everyone in the courtroom can see the child on a TV screen, but the child can only see the judge and the lawyers who will ask him or
13、her questions. The system has been so successful that will be extended to more courts this year.Another way to make it easy for a child to act as witness is to set up a screen in the courtroom around the witness box so that the child cannot see the defendant.Information given by children can be very
14、 important to a court trial, but before 1988 the law did not really recognizes that children told the truth. It stated that anything a child said in court had to be supported by other evidence in the case.（分数：45.00）(1).A child witness, if he were the victim of the crime, would be frightened most by_
15、（分数：9.00）A.all the questions he had to answerB.the crowd of adults he had to faceC.the judge and the lawyersD.the person accused of attacking him(2).The most important point of the new system that made things easier for a child witness is that_（分数：9.00）A.he does not see the defendantB.he speaks in f
16、iont ofa TV cameraC.he is in another room in the same courthouseD.everyone in the courtroom can see the child(3).What does the author think of the new system according to the third paragraph?（分数：9.00）A.Not very good.B.Very successful.C.Just an experiment.D.Hardly acceptabl(4).Has the law always reco
17、gnized the importance of childrens information in court?（分数：9.00）A.No.B.Yes.C.Not until 1988.D.Before 1988, yes.(5).The word “case“ in the last paragraph means _（分数：9.00）A.a particular situationB.a particular incidentC.a trialD.a boxPassage ThreeThe old fashioned general store is fast disappearing.
18、This is, perhaps, a pity, because shopping today seems to lack that personal element which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand of tea Mrs. Smith usually bought or what sort of washing powder Mrs. Jones preferred. Not onl
19、y was the shop a center of buying and selling, but a social meeting place.A prosperous general store might have employed four or five assistants, and so there were very few problems in management as far as the staff was concerned. But now that the supermarket has replaced the general store, the job
20、of the manager has changed completely. The modem supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a hundred, apart fiom all the other everyday problems of running a large business.Every morning the manager must, like the commander of an army division, carry out an inspection of his store t
21、o make sure that everything is ready for the business Of the day. He must see that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise; and he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities. No matter what h
22、e has to do throughout the day, however, the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that may arise. They say in the trade that you are not really an experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood, a fire, a birth and a death in your store.（分数：45.00）(1).The main purpos
23、e of the passage is to show _（分数：9.00）A.how the supermarket has replaced the old general storeB.how the old fashioned general store is fast disappearingC.how supermarket managers deal with problems every morningD.how the role of the shop manager has undergone an overall change(2).It is a pity that t
24、here are fewer old general stores now because _（分数：9.00）A.there is less trading businessB.there used to be more social activities in the old daysC.supermarket managers has more problemsD.there is less personal contact between manager and customers(3).Who are Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones mentioned in th
25、e first paragraph?（分数：9.00）A.People representing any of the regular customers of the old general store.B.Shop assistants.C.Friends of the shop managers.D.Two regular customers of the stor(4).How has the job of the store manager changed?（分数：9.00）A.He doesnt sell tea or washing powder any more.B.He ha
26、s a much larger staff to take care of and more daily problems to handle.C.He must try hard to remember the names of the regular customers.D.He has to give advice and make decisions when problems aris(5).The author compared the supermarket manager to _（分数：9.00）A.a military leaderB.a school inspectorC
27、.traffic supervisorD.an orchestra conductorPassage FourThe potential of closed-circuit television and other new electronic teaching tools is so great that it is fascinating to visualize “the school of tomorrow“.Televised lessons will originate from a central building having perhaps four or five mast
28、er studios. The lessons will be carried into classrooms all over a city, or even an entire country.Alter a televised lesson has been given, the classroom teacher will take over for the all-important “follow-up“ period. The students will ask any troublesome questions, and difficult points will be cle
29、ared up through discussion.The teacher in the classroom will have additional electronic tools. On the teachers desk, the traditional chalk and erasers will have been replaced by a multiple-control panel and magnetic tape players. The tape machines will run pro-recorded lessons which pupils will foll
30、ow by headphones. The lessons will be specifically geared to the students levels of ability. For instance, while the class as a whole studies history, each student will receive an individual history lesson, directed to his particular level of ability.Should question arise, the students will be able
31、to talk directly to the teacher on individual “intercoms“ without disturbing the rest of the class. In this way, the teacher will be able to conduct as many as three classes at the same time.With the rapid development of computer science, students will be aided with specially prepared multimedia sof
32、tware to study their subjects better. Homework will possibly be assigned and handed in via electronic mail system. Students can even take examinations on their computer linked with the teachers and get the score instantly. They will get certificates or diplomas if they pass all the required examinat
33、ions. Experts believe that this type of education will be very popular in the years ahead.（分数：45.00）(1).Lessons broadcast by television will come from _（分数：9.00）A.the school of tomorrowB.classroomsC.big buildingsD.master studios(2).Which of the following statements about the function of the teacher
34、in the teaching process is TRUE?（分数：9.00）A.The teacher will not need to be involved.B.The teacher will still have to play an important role.C.The teacher will only need to press buttons.D.The teacher will be completely replaced by electronic tools.(3).When having lessons, the students will_（分数：9.00）
35、A.always listen to the same pre-recorded lessons togetherB.usually have individual lessons according to their ability levelsC.control the multiple-control panel and magnetic tape playersD.receive face-to-face instructions from the teacher in the same classroom(4).If there are questions, the students
36、 will _（分数：9.00）A.talk to the teacher through “intercoms“B.raise their hands and wait for the answerC.discuss them with the rest of the classD.solve the problems all by themselves(5).Computer teaching will help the study in the following ways EXCEPT that _（分数：9.00）A.teachers can give and collect hom
37、ework using electronic mail systemB.examinations can be conducted on computers better than on paperC.test scores can be obtained soon after the test is takenD.certificates or diplomas are required if the students want to pass the tests大学英语四级综合-49 答案解析(总分：180.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Unit 1(总题数：4，分数：180.00)Pa
38、ssage OneEvaluating ones education at the close of each business day, most trained teachers, administrators, politicians, and statesmen made objective analyses of all that has transpired(泄露). They then carefully evaluate performance in the achievement of certain specified objectives. You, as a stude
39、nt, would be wise to adopt the same practice and reflect upon your performance in relating to the achievement of certain personal and educational objectives. First, what was your purpose, your motivational force in seeking an education?Did you seek an education in active performance, or did you seek
40、 to be educated in passive reception and automatic regulation of information that was fed to you? Was the profit motive your primary motivation for obtaining an education? Do you want a better education for the sole purpose of getting a better job? What does the educational process really mean to yo
41、u? We are part of the world in which men thrill to the touch of gold and hearts respond to the word “money“ instead of being thrilled by the thought of good.We live in a world in which we are taught that the pursuit of happiness is an equation for the most rapid acquisition of money, by whatever mea
42、ns. If profit and money are your first priorities, and companion and commitment to people your least concern, you have done little other than accumulate some facts and compile some information for future reference. If making money is your daydream and losing money your nightmare, if poverty is your
43、worst fear and making money is your most fervent prayer, you have missed the opportunity for education. You have failed yourself and have only received some instruction.（分数：45.00）(1).The word “nightmare“ (Line 6, Par（分数：9.00）A.3) in this passage is nearest in meaning to_A. unhappinessB. sleeplessnes
44、sC. a very bad dreamD. a hazard to your health 解析：语义题。nightmare 原意是“噩梦”，但在此指代个人的忧愁和烦恼。(2).This passage suggests that students should_（分数：9.00）A.leam more to earn moreB.assess their aims for learning C.keep knowledge to themselvesD.evaluate their politicians and statesmen解析：细节题。文章第一段中心归结到最后一句话，即学生也应该
45、对自己进行评价，评价自己接受教育的目的和动机是什么，下文对此做了具体阐述。(3).The author seems to feel that_（分数：9.00）A.profit has no limitB.poverty is good for the soulC.knowledge is not the main objective for learning D.peoples welfare should be the chief concern in leaming解析：推断题。第三段告诉我们，如果只以利益和金钱作为首要考虑的事情，而不注重对别人的承诺与责任，那么知识也就变成毫无意义的事
46、实和信息的堆砌，即接受知识并不是学习的主要目的。(4).The educational procedure should be one in which the student_（分数：9.00）A.does what he is toldB.gets a better education to get a better jobC.approaches the benefts of being well offD.accepts principles of education for self-betterment 解析：推断题。从最后一段可以看出，接受教育不是一个被动的过程，也不是仅仅为了求
47、得一份好的工作或使自己富有，而是为了取得更好的发展。(5).The best title for the selection might be _（分数：9.00）A.Self-EducationB.Profit and MoneyC.The Benefit of EducationD.Educational Motivation: Progress or Profit? 解析：主旨题。文章主要谈的就是接受教育的动机：在教育中提高自己，而不是从中获得利益或金钱。Passage TwoGoing to court can be frightening, especially if you are
48、 a child. You may have to stand up in the witness box, and swear to tell the truth and answer questions in front of a crowd of adults. It would be even more frightening if you were the victim of a crime and you had to sit in the same courtroom as the person accused of attacking you,for instance.So t
49、he law in Britain has made it easier for children to act as witnesses. Children are allowed to tell what they know, from another room in the same courthouse. This way they do not have to face all those people in the courtroom.It works on a closed-circuit television link, which means that the TV only operates inside the court. The child witness sits in a room with a social worker in front of a TV camera. Everyone in the courtroom can see the child on a TV screen, but the child
