英語四級年度考試真題與答案解析(編輯修改稿)

　

【文章內容簡介】 to pack.22. A) At home. B) In the man’s car. C) At the airport. D) By the side of a taxi.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) She is thirsty for promotion. B) She wants a much higher salary. C) She is tired of her present work. D) She wants to save travel expenses.24. A) Translator. B) Travel agent. C) Language instructor. D) Environment engineer.25. A) Lively personality and inquiring mind. B) Communication skills and team spirit. C) Devotion and work efficiency. D) Education and experience.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）,B）,C）and D）. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26．A）They care a lot about children.B）They need looking after in their old age.C）They want to enrich their life experience.D）They want children to keep them pany.27. A. They are usually adopted from distant places.B. Their birth information is usually kept secret.C. Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.D. Their adoptive parents don’t want them to know their birth parents.28. A. They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.B. They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.C. They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.D. They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.29. A. Early adoption makes for closer parentchild relationship.B. Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.C. Understanding is the key to successful adoption.D. Adoption has much to do with love.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A. He suffered from mental illness.B. He bought The Washington PostC. He turned a failing newspaper into a success.D. He was once a reporter for a major newspaper.31. A. She was the first woman to lead a big . publishing pany.B. She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago.C. She mitted suicide because of her mental disorder.D. She took over her father’s position when he died.32. A. People came to see the role of women in the business world.B. Katharine played a major part in reshaping Americans’ mind.C. American media would be quite different without Katharine.D. Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A. It’ll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.B. It’ll allow them to receive free medical treatment.C. It’ll protect them from possible financial crises.D. It’ll prevent the doctors from overcharging them.34．A）They can’t immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost. B）They have to go through very plicated application procedures. C）They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages. D）They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment.35．A）They don’t have to pay for the medical services. B）They needn’t pay the entire medical bill at once. C）They must send the receipts to the insurance pany promptly. D）They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。 More and more of the world39。s population are living in towns or cities. The speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is（36） . Between 1920 and 1960 big cities in developed countries（37） two and a half times in size, but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size. They（38） size of growth is bad enough, but there are now also very（39） signs of trouble in the（40） of percentages of people living in towns and percentages of people working in industry. During the nineteenth century cities grew as a result of the growth of industry. In Europe the（41） of people living in cities was always smaller than that of the （42） working in factories. Now, however, the（43） is almost always true in the newly industrialized world:（44） . Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot pay for their growth。（45） . There has been little opportunity to build water supplies or other facilities. （46） a growth in the number of hopeless and despairing parents and starving children.Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section．There is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than on