2007年12月大学英语四级真题及答案-2(转)
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth ) (25
minutes)
Section A
Question 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
As war spreads to many corners of the globe, children sadly have
been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia,
and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in
peace education 47 . The children, after learning to resolve
conflicts, took on the 48 of
peacemakers. The Children’s Movement for Peace in Colombia was even
nominated (提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. Groups of
children 49 as peacemakers studied human rights
and poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with
five other schools in Bogota known as The Schools of Peace.
The classroom 50 opportunities for children to
replace angry, violent behaviors with 51 , peaceful ones. It is in
the classroom that caring and respect for each person empowers
children to take a step 52 toward becoming
peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online
resources that are 53 useful when helping
children along the path to peace. The Young Peacemakers Campaign.
The World Centers of Compassion for Children International call
attention to children’s rights and how to help the
55 of war. Starting a Peacemakers’ Club is a
praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other
classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the
56 school.
A)
acting
B)
assuming
C)
comprehensive
D)
cooperative
E) entire
F)
especially
G)
forward
H)
images
I)
information
J)
offers
K)
projects
L)
respectively
M)
role
N)
technology
O) victims
Section B
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
By almost
any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just
a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun
offering some form of distance learning (DL), and among the larger
schools, it’s closer to 90 percent. If you doubt the popularity of
the trend, you probably haven’t heard of the University of Phoenix.
It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It
enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to
be the largest private university in the country.
While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will
differ, DL usually signifies a course in which the instructors post
syllabi (课程大纲), reading assignments, and schedules on Websites, and
students send in their assignments by e-mail. Generally speaking,
face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or
eliminated altogether.
The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily,
there’s the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do
the work, as they say, in your pajamas (睡衣). But figures indicate
that the reduced effort results in a reduced commitment to the
course. While dropout rates for all freshmen at American
universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is
35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses
inherent in the setup. In a survey conducted for eCornell, the DL
division of Cornell University, less than a third of the
respondents expected the quality of the online course to be as good
as the classroom course.
Clearly, from the schools’ perspective, there’s a lot of money to
be saved. Although some of the more ambitious programs require new
investments in severs and networks to support collaborative
software, most DL courses can run on existing or minimally
upgraded(升级) systems. The more students who enroll in a course but
don’t come to campus, the more the schools saves on keeping the
lights on in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers, and maintaining
parking lots. And, while there’s evidence that instructors must
work harder to run a DL course for a variety of reasons, they won’t
be paid any more, and might well be paid less.
57. What is the most striking feature of the University of
Phoenix?
A) All its courses are offered online.
B) Its online courses are of the best
quality.
C) It boasts the largest number of students on
campus.
D) Anyone taking its online courses is sure to
get a degree.
58. According to the passage, distance learning is basically
characterized by _________.
A) a considerable flexibility in its academic requirements
B) the great diversity of students’ academic
backgrounds
C) a minimum or total absence of face-to-face
instruction
D) the casual relationship between students and
professors
59. Many students take Internet-based courses mainly because they
can ________.
A) earn their academic degrees with much less
effort
B) save a great deal on traveling and boarding
expense
C) select courses from various colleges and
universities
D) work on the required courses whenever and
wherever
60. What accounts for the high drop-out rates for online
students?
A) There is no strict control over the academic
standards of the courses.
B) The evaluation system used by online
universities is inherently weak.
C) There is no mechanism to ensure that they
make the required effort.
D) Lack of classroom interaction reduces the
effectiveness of instruction.
61. According to the passage, universities show great enthusiasm
for DL programs for the purpose of ________.
A) building up their
reputation
B) cutting down on their expenses
C) upgrading their teaching
facilities
D) providing convenience for students(%bk%)
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
In this age of Internet chat,
videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless
activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition,
my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time
writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a
writing contest, a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about
winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to
work hard on a story to receive a rejection slip from the
publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a
reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win
the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent.
So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
A revelation (启示) came last
week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she
replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first
grade.”
I had just spent weeks
correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them.
Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the
young writer across the hall. I offered suggestions first grade was
quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild
imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest
into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids
space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know little
about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade. I
had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s
experience.
While steeping back was
difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will
quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to
give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I
will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment ,
grow and find their own voices.
62. What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A) Children do find lots of fun in many mindless
activities.
B) Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her
leisure time.
C) Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials
for her writing.
D) A lot of distractions compete for children’s
time nowadays.
63. What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A) She did not quire live up to her reputation
as a writer.
B) Her way to success was full of pains and
frustrations.
C) She was constantly under pressure of writing
more.
D) Most of her stories had been rejected by
publishers.
64. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing
contest?
A) She believed she possessed real talent for
writing. B) She was sure of
winning with her mother’s help.
C) She wanted to share her stories with
readers.
D) She had won a prize in the previous contest.
65. The author took great pains to refine her daughter’s stories
because___________.
A) she believed she had the knowledge and
experience to offer guidance.
B) she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who
needed her help so much
C) she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream
of becoming a writer
D) she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might
run wild while writing
66.What’s the author’s advice for parents?
A) A writing career, though attractive, is not
for every child to pursuer.
B) Children should be allowed freedom to grow
through experience.
C) Parents should keep an eye on the activities
their kids engage in.
D) Children should be given every chance to
voice their opinions.(%bk%)
Part IV
Cloze (15 minutes)
One factor
that can influence consumers is their mood state. Mood may be
defined 67 a temporary and mild
positive or negative feeling that is generalize and not tied
68 any particular circumstance. Moods should be
69 form emotions which are usually more intense,
70 to specific circumstances, and often
conscious. 71 one sense, the effect of a
consumer’s mood can be thought of in 72 the same
way as can our reactions to the 73 of our
friends---when our friends are happy and “ up”, that tends to
influence us positively, 74 when they are “down”,
that can have a 75 impact on us. Similarly,
consumers operating under a 76 mood state tend to
react to stimuli (刺激因素) in a direction 77 with
that mood state. Thus, for example, we should expect to see
78 in a positive mood state evaluate products in
more of a 79 manner than they would when not in
such a state. 80 , mood states appear capable of
81 a consumer’s memory.
Moods appear to be 82 influenced by marketing
techniques. For example, the rhythm, pitch, and
83 of music has been shown to influence behavior
such as the 84 of time spent in supermarkets or
85 to purchase products. In addition, advertising
can influence consumers’ moods which, in 86 , are capable of
influencing consumers’ reactions to products.
67. A)
as
B)
about
C)
by
D) with
68. A)
over
B)
under
C)
to
D) up
69. A)
derived
B)
descended
C)
divided
D) distinguished
70. A)
related
B)
referred
C)
attached
D) associated
71. A)
On
B)
In
C)
Of
D) By
72. A)
thus
B)
much
C)
even
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