2009年6月英語四級考試真題與答案

1、2009 年 6 月英語四級考試真題及答案PartIWriting(30minutes)注意：此部分試題在答題卡 1 上。Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofFreeAdmissiontoMuseums.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1. 越來越多的博物館免費開放的目的是什么？2. 也會帶來一些問題3. 你的看法FreeAdmissiontoMuseumsPartIIReadingCompreh

2、ension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.HowDoYouSeeDi

3、versity?Asamanager,Tiffanyisresponsibleforinterviewingapplicantsforsomeofthepositionswithhercompany.Duringoneinterview,shenoticedthatthecandidatenevermadedirecteyecontact.Shewaspuzzledandsomewhatdisappointedbecauseshelikedtheindividualotherwise.Hehadaperfectresumeandgavegoodresponsestoherquestions,b

4、utthefactthatheneverlookedherintheeyesaiduntrustworthy,|soshedecidedtoofferthejobtohersecondchoice.一 ItwasntuntilIattendedadiversityworkshopthatIrealizedthepersonwepassedoverwastheperfectperson,|Tiffanyconfesses Whatshehadntknownatthetimeoftheinterviewwasthatthecandidatesdifferentbehavior|wassimplya

5、culturalmisunderstanding HewasanAsian-Americanraisedinahouseholdwhererespectforthoseinauthoritywasshownbyaverting（避開）youreyes 一 Iwasjustthrownoffbythelackofeyecontact;notrealizingitwascultural,|Tiffanysays “Imissedout,butwillnotmissthatopportunityagain ”Manyofushavehadsimilarencounterswithbehaviorsw

6、eperceiveasdifferent Astheworldbecomessmallerandourworkplacesmorediverse,itisbecomingessentialtoexpandourunderstandingofothersandtoreexaminesomeofourfalseassumptions HireAdvantageeliminateinvalidbiases（偏見）fromtheprocesshaveadistinctadvantage.Mycompany,MindsetsLLC,helpsorganizationsandindividualsseet

7、heirownblindspots.Arealestaterecruiterweworkedwithillustratesthepositivedifferencesuchtrainingcanmake.“DuringmyMindsetscoachingsession,Iwastaughthowtorecruitadiversifiedworkforce.Irecruitedpeoplefromdifferentculturesandskillsets.Theagentswereabletoutilizetheirfullpotentialandexperiencestobuildupthec

8、ompany.Whentherealestatemarketbegantochange,itwasbecausewehadadiverseagentpoolthatwewereabletosayintherealestatemarketmuchlongerthanothersinthesameprofession.BlindedbyGenderDaleisanaccountexecutivewhoattendedoneofmyonworkshopsworkforce 一Throughoneofthesessions,Idiscoveredmypersonalbias,hadnotbeenloo

9、kingatapersonasawholeperson,andbeingopentotheblindnesswasnotaboutculturebutrathergender 一 Ihadamanagementpositionopeninmydepartment;andthetwofinalistswereamanandawoman HadInotattendedthisworkshop,Iwouldhaveautomaticallyassumedthemanwasthebestcandidatebecausethepositionrequiredquiteabitofextensivetra

10、vel Myreasoningwouldhavebeenthatevencandidatesweregreatandcouldhavebeensuccessfulthoughbothintheposition,Iassumedthewomanwouldehomewithherchildrenandnothavewantedtobtravel Dalesassumptionsareanotherexampleofthewell-intentionedbutincorrectthinkingthatlimitsansabilitytotapintothefullpotentialofadivers

11、eorganizationworkforce 一 Ilearnedfromtheclassthatinsteadofimposingmygenderbiasesintothesituation,Ineededtopresenttherangeofduties,responsibilitiesandexpectationstoallcandidatesfullandallowthemtomakeaninformeddecision ”Dalecreditstheworkshop,一 becauseithelpedmemakedecisionsbasedonfairness YearoftheKn

12、ow-It-AllDougisanothersupervisorwhoattendedoneofmyworkshops Herecallsamajorlessonlearnedfromhisownsupervisingadiverseherecalls 一 IlearnedI|Inhisdifferences case,employee.一OneofmymostembarrassingmomentswaswhenIhadaChinese-AmericanemployeeputinarequesttotaketimeofftocelebrateChineseNewYear.Inmyignoran

13、ce,Iassumedhehadhisdateswrong,asthefirstofJanuaryhadjustpassed.WhenIadvisedhimofthis,Igavehimatongtalking-toaboutturninginrequestsearlywiththeproperdates.“Hepatientlywaited,thenwhenIwasdone,hesaidhewouldlikeChineseNewYearoff,nottheWesternNewYear.Heexplainedpolitelythatinhisculturethenewyeardidnotbeg

14、inJanuaryfirst,andthatChineseNewYear,whichistiedtothelunarcycle,isoneofthemostcelebratedholidaysontheChinesecalendar.Needlesstosay,Ifeltveryembarrassedinassuminghehadhisdatesmixedup.ButIlearnedagreatdealaboutassumptions,andthatthetimingofholidaysvariesconsiderablyfromculturetoculture.一Attendingthedi

15、versityworkshophelpedmerealizehowmuchIcouldlearnbysimplyaskingquestionsandcreatingdialogueswithtoyemployees,ratherthanmakingassumptionsandtryingtobeaknow-it-all,|Dougadmits 一ThebiggestthingItookawayfromtheworkshopislearninghowtobemore?inclusivetodifferences.|ABetterBottomLineAnopenmindaboutdiversity

16、notonlyimprovesorganizationsinternally,itisprofitableaswell Thesecommentsfromacustomerservicerepresentativeshowhowaninclusiveattitudecanimprovesales 一MostofmycustomersspeakEnglishasasecondlanguage.Oneofthebestthingsmycompanyhasdoneistocontractwithalanguageservicethatofferstranslationsoverthephone It

17、wasntuntilmybossreceivedMindsetstrainingthatshewasabletounderstandhowimportantinclusivenesswastocustomerservice Asaresult,ourcustomerbasehasincreased |Oncewestarttoseepeopleasindividuals,anddiscardthestereotypes,wecanmovepositivelytowardinclusivenessforeveryone Diversityisaboutcomingtogetherandtakin

18、gadvantageofourdifferencesandsimilarities Itisaboutbuildingbettercommunitiesandorganizationsthatenhanceusasindividualsandreinforceoursharedhumanity Whenwebegintoquestionourassumptionsandchallengewhatwethinkwehavelearnedfromourpast,fromthemedia,peers,family,friends,etc,webegintorealizethatsomeofourco

19、nclusionsareflawed(有缺陷的)orcontrarytoourfundamentalvalues Weneedtotrainourselvestothinkdifferently,shiftourmindsetsandrealizethatdiversityopensdoorsforallofus,creatingopportunitiesinorganizationsandcommunitiesthatbenefiteveryone 注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 1 上作答。1 WhatbotheredTiffanyduringaninterviewwithhercandida

20、te？A)Hejustwouldntlookherintheeye B)Hewasslowinansweringherquestions C)Hisresumedidntprovidethenecessaryinformation D)Hisanswerstosomeofherquestionswereirrelevant 2 Tiffanysmisjudgmentaboutthecandidatestemmedfrom A)racialstereotypesB)invalidpersonalbiasC)culturalignorance3 Whatisbecomingessentialint

21、hecourseofeconomicglobalizationaccordingtotheauthor?A)Hiringqualifiedtechnicalandmanagementpersonnel B)Increasingunderstandingofpeopleofothercultures C)Constantlyupdatingknowledgeandequipment D)Expandingdomesticandinternationalmarkets 4 WhatkindoforganizationisMindsetsLLC?5. Afteroneoftheworkshops,a

22、ccountexecutiveDalerealizedthat.A)hehadhiredthewrongpersonB)hecouldhavedonemoreforhiscompanyC)hehadnotmanagedhisworkforcewellD)hemustgetridofhisgenderbias6. WhatdidDalethinkofMindsetsLLCsworkshop?A)Itwaswell-intentionedbutpoorlyconducted.B)Ittappedintotheexecutivesfullpotential.C)Ithelpedhimmakefair

23、decisions.D)Itmetparticipantsdiverseneeds.7. HowdidDoug,asupervisor,respondtoaChinese-Americanemployeesrequestforleave?A)Hetoldhimtogetthedatesright.B)Hedemandedanexplanation.C)Heflatlyturneditdown.D)Hereadilyapprovedit.8._Dougfeltwhenherealizedthathisassumptionwaswrong.9. AfterattendingMindsetswork

24、shops,theparticipantscametoknowtheimportanceoftotheirbusiness.10.Whenweviewpeopleasindividualsandgetridofstereotypes,wecanachievediversityandbenefitfromthebetweenus.PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendof

25、eachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD)，anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleli

26、nethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答。11.A)Sheexpectedmorepeopleatherparty.B)Sheenjoysentertainingsmallchildren.C)Shethrewasurprisepartyforherfriend.D)Shehasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularity.12.A)Theyarenotusedtolivinginacoldplace.B)TheyfeelluckytoliveinFlorida.C)Theyaregoingtohaveaholiday.D)Theyhavenot

27、bookedtheirairticketsyet.13.A)Hewaspleasedtogetthemedal.B)Hewasverycourageous.C)Heusedtobeafirefighter.D)Hewasaccusedofcausingafire.14.A)Makeaprofitableinvestment.B)Buyanewwashingmachine.C)GetpartsforthemachinefromJapan.D)Havetheoldwashingmachinefixed.15.A)Heispleasedwithhisexcitingnewjob.B)Hefindst

28、hehugeworkloadunbearable.C)Hefindshisofficemuchtoobigforhim.D)Heisnottoexcitedabouthisnewposition.16.A)Thewomanisgoingtoholdabigpartytomorrow.B)Themanhasnoideawhattherightthingtodois.C)Thewomandoesntknowhowtogettotheparty.D)Themanofferstodrivethewomantotheparty.17.A)Drawingupabusinessplan.B)Discussi

29、ngatermpaper.C)Finalizingacontract.D)Reviewingaco-authoredarticle.18.A)Sheorderedsomepaper.B)Shehadtheprinterrepaired.C)Shechattedonlinewithafriend.D)Shefilledinanapplicationform.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Hishealthisgettingworse.B)Hecannolongerworkatsea.C)Hispastl

30、ifeupsetshimagooddeal.D)Hehasnotgottheexpectedpension.20.A)Shepassedawayyearsago.B)Sheusedtoworkasamodel.C)Shehasbeenworkingataclinic.D)Shehasbeenseriouslyillforyears.21.A)Shehasmadelotsofmoneyasadoctor.B)Sheisgoingtotakecareofherolddad.C)Shehasnevergotonwithherfather.D)Sheiskindandgenerousbynature.

31、22.A)Hodinesoutwithhiswifeeveryweekend.B)Heisexcellentbutlooksbad-tempered.C)Hedoesnotcareabouthisappearance.D)Heisnotquitepopularwithhispatients.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A)Themanhassenttheordertothewomanbymistake.B)Someofthetelephonesystemsdontworkproperly.C)Someo

32、fthepacksdonotcontainanymanuals.D)Thequalityofthegoodsisnotuptothestandard.24.A)Sendaserviceengineertodotherepairs.B)Consultherbossaboutthebestsolution.C)Passthemansordertotherightperson.D)Solvetheproblemathercompanyscost.25.A)Ideal.B)Temporary.C)Partial.D)Creative.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,y

33、ouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 2

34、上作答。PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.26.A)Itisentertaining.B)Itisacostlyhobby.C)Ittakeslotsoftime.D)Itrequirestraining.27.A)Theycanharmnearbyplants.B)Theymaycatchsomedisease.C)Theyfighteachotherforfood.D)Theymaypollutetheenvironment.28.A)Placethefoodonwarmerspots.B)

35、Usepreparedfeedmixturesonly.C)AvoidusinganycontaminatedfoodD)Continuethefeedingtillitgetswarm.PassageTwoQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29.A)Hewillbetrayevenhisbestfriends.B)Heisabletomakeupgoodexcuses.C)Hewillliewheneverhewants.D)Hetriestoachievehisgoalatanycost.30.A)Shemadehima

36、pologize.B)Shereadilyforgavehim.C)Shebrokeupwithhim.D)Sherefusedtoanswerhiscalls.31.A)Buyheranewsetoftires.B)Helpcleanherapartment.C)Lendherhisbatteries.D)Movefurnitureforher.PassageThreeQuestions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.32.A)Theatmospheretheyliveinisratherunreal.B)Theirparentsputt

37、oomuchpressureonthem.C)Itshardforthemtogetalongwithotherkids.D)Theyhavetoliveintheshadowoftheirparents.33.A)Healwaysboastsabouthisrichfather.B)Hewillgrowuptobegoodfornothing.C)Hehastoomuchtoknowthevalueofthings.D)Heistooyoungtomanagehisinheritedproperty.34.A)ShewantsAmandatogetprofessionalcare.B)She

38、hasnoexperienceinraisingchildren.C)Shewantstoshowoffherwealth.D)Shehasnotimetodoitherself.35.A)ThelifestyledepictedinHollywoodmovies.B)Theworshipofmoney,beautyandpleasure.C)Theattentionthemediafocusesonthem.D)Thepursuingofperfectioninperformance.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassageth

39、reetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcane

40、itherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答。Around120yearsago,Ebbinghausbeganhisstudyofmemory.He(36)onstudyinghowquicklythehumanmindcanremember(37).Oneresultofhisresearchi

41、sknownasthetotaltimehypothesis(假設(shè))，whichsimplymeanstheamountyoulearn(38)onthetimeyouspendtryingtolessit.Thiscanbetakenasourfirstruleoflearning.Althoughitisusuallytruethatstudyingforfourhoursisbetterthanstudyingforone,thereisthequestionofhowweshouldusethefourhours.Forexample,isitbettertostudyforfourh

42、ours(39)ortostudyforonehouradayforfourdaysina(40)?Theanswer,asyoumayhave(41),isthatitisbettertospreadoutthestudytimes.This(42),throughwhichtoocanlearnmore(43)bydividingourpracticetime,isknownasthedistributionofpracticeeffect.Thus,(44).Butwerenotfinishedyet.Wehaventconsideredhowweshouldstudyoververys

43、hortperiodsoftime.(45).Shouldyoulookatthesamewordinrapidsuccession,orlookatthewordandthenhavesomedelaybeforeyoulookatitagain?(46).PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofcho

44、icesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthef

45、ollowingpassage.EveryyearinthefirstweekofmyEnglishclass,somestudentsinformmethatwritingistoohard.Theyneverwrite,unlessassignments_47_it.Theyfindthewritingprocess_48_anddifficult.Howawfultobeabletospeakinalanguagebutnottowriteinit-_49_English,withitsrichvocabulary.Beingabletospeakbutnotwriteislikeliv

46、inginan_50_mansion(豪宅)andneverleavingonesmallroom.WhenImeetstudentswhothinktheycantwrite,Iknots,asateachermy_51_istoshowthemtherestoftherooms.Mytaskistobuildfluencywhileprovidingtheopportunityinherentinanywritingactivityto_52_themoralandemotionaldevelopmentofmystudents.atwaytodothisisbyhavingstudent

47、swriteinajournalinclasslesgrowstrongerwithexercise,writingpractice Ioftenseeariseinstudentconfidenceand_54_afteronlyafewweeksofjournalwriting.ExpressingoneselfinwritingisoneofthemostimportantskillsIteachtostrengthenthewholestudent.Whenmystudentspracticejournalwriting,theyarepracticingfortheirfuturea

48、cademic,political,and_55_lives.Theybuildskillssothatsomedaytheymightwriteagreatnovel,apieceofsorelyneededlegislation,ortheperfectloveletter.Everydaythattheywriteintheirjournalsputsthemastep_56tofluency,eloquence(雄辯)，andcommandoflanguage.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答。A)closerI)painfulB)dailyJ)performanceC)emot

49、ionalK)professionD)enhanceL)remarkablyE)M)MrequireenormousF)N)sensitiveespeciallyO)urgeG)hinderH)missionSectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，everyday.Writinjustgabilityislikestrengthtr

50、aining.Writingneedstobedone53_,justlikeexercise;Onegreasmus(withwritingskillsimprovequicklyC)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheJanuaryfashionshow,calledFutureFashion

51、,exemplifiedhowfargreendesignhascome.OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofitEarthPledge,theshowinspiredmanytopdesignerstoworkwithsustainablefabricsforthefirsttime.Severalhavesincemadepledgestoincludeorganicfabricsintheirlines.Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfashionstillfacemanychallenges.ScottHahn,cofound

52、erwithGregoryofRoganandLoomstate,whichusesall-organiccotton,sayshigh-qualitysustainablematerialscanstillbetoughtofind.“Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsarefindingtherearentcomparablefabricsthatcanjustreplacewhatyouredoingandwhatyourcustomerareusedto,|hesays Forexample,organiccottonandnon-organiccotton

53、arevirtuallyindistinguishableoncewovenintoadress Butsomepopularsynthetics,likestretchnylon,stillhavefeweco-friendlyequivalents Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport LastyeartheinfluentialtradeshowDesigners&Agentsstoppedchargingitsparticipationfeeforyounggreenentrepreneurs（企業(yè)家）whoa

54、ttenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewYorkandgavespecialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%sustainable.Itnowcountsmorethan50greendesigners,upfromfewerthanadozentwoyearsago.ThisweekWal-Martissetannounceamajorinitiativeathelpingcottonfarmersgotoaimedorganic:itwillbuytransitioatpr

55、ices,thushelpingtoexpandthea(過渡型的)nalcottonhighersupplyofkeysustainablematerial.“Mainstreamisabouttooccur,”saysHahn.Someanalysts(分析師)arelesssure.Amongconsumers,only18%areevenawarethatecofashionexists,upfrom6%fouryearsago.NatalieHormilla,afashionwriter,isanexampleoftheunconvertedconsumer.Whenaskedifs

56、heownedanysustainableclothes,shereplied:thatmawareof.Ithehuntfor58.AccordingtoScottHahn,onebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgoorganicisthat.A)muchmoretimeisneededtofinishadressusingsustainablematerialsB)theyhavetocreatenewbrandsforclothesmadeoforganicmaterialsC)customershavedifficultytellingorganicfrom

57、non-organicmaterialsD)qualityorganicreplacementsforsyntheticsarenotreadilyavailable59.WelearnfromParagraph3thatdesignerswhoundertakegreenfashion60.WhatisNatalieHormillasattitudetowardecofashion?A)Shedoesntseemtocareaboutit.NotLikemostconsumers,shefindslittletimetoshop,andwhenshedoes,shettooByherowna

58、dmissiyeton,cutestuffthatisnexpensive.hergreenjustisnmind.Butthankstothecombinedeffortsofdesigners,retailersandsuppliersonedayitwillbe.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答。57.WhatissaidaboutFutureFashion?B)Shedoesntthinkitissustainable.C)Sheisdoubtfulofitspracticalvalue.D)Sheisverymuchopposedtotheidea.61.Whatdoesthe

59、authorthinkofgreenfashion?A)Greenproductswillsoongomainstream.B)Ithasaverypromisingfuture.C)Consumershavethefinalsay.D)Itwillappealmoretoyoungpeople.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Scientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrand(縷)ofhair,atechniquet

60、hatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeopleshair.“Yourewhatyoueatanddrink,andthatsrecordedinyourhair,”saidThureCeiling,ageologistattheUniversityofUtah.WhileU.S.dietisrelativelyidentical,watersuppl