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英語四級(jí)選詞填空英語四級(jí)選詞填空英語四級(jí)選詞填空英語四級(jí)選詞填空編制僅供參考審核批準(zhǔn)生效日期地址：電話：傳真:郵編:2012—2014年英語四級(jí)真題及答案1.選詞填空2014年12月PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionAFordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheXXXXdevelopmentofnewtechnologies.Theinnovations(創(chuàng)新)XXXXopmentduringWorldWarIIandafterwardswere(36)_____totheprosperityofthenationinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Thoseinnovations,uponwhichvirtuallyallaspectsof(37)_____societynowdepend,werepossiblebecausetheUnitedStatesthen(38)_____theworldinmathematicsandscienceeducation.Today,however,despiteincreasingdemandforworkerswithstrongskillsinmathematicsandscience,the(39)_____ofdegreesawardedinscience,math,andengineeringaredecreasing.ThedeelingindegreeproductioninwhatarecalledtheSTEMdisciplines(science,technology,engineering,andmath.)seemstobe(40)_____relatedtothecomparativelyweakperformanceby.schoolchildrenoninternationalassessmentsofmathandscience.Manystudentsenteringcollegehaveweakskillsinmathematics.Accordingtothe2005reportoftheBusinessHigherEducationForum,22percentofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremediat(補(bǔ)習(xí)的)math(41)_____,andlessthanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajorinscienceorengineering(42)_____completeamajorinthosefields.TheresulthasbeenadecreaseinthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavetheskills,(43)_____inmathematics,topoweraworkforcethatcankeepthecountryattheforefront(前言)ofinnovationandmaintainitsstandardofliving.Withthe(44)_____performanceofAmericanstudentsinmathandsciencehascomeincreasedcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountriesthathavestronglysupportededucationintheseareas.Manymorestudentsearn(45)_____intheSTEMdisciplinesindevelopingcountriesthanintheUnitedStates.2014年6月SectionAQuestions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice36______away.However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein37______withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare38______toapredictedworldwideincreaseintemperatures39______between1℃and6℃overthenext100years.Thewarmingwillbemore40______insomeareas,lessinothers,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the41______ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare—coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and42______forhumansthantheseareasarenow.Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on43______,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists44______thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(無規(guī)律的)variation—someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears45______butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.A)appealingI)meltedB)averageJ)persistC)contributingK)rangingD)dramaticL)recentlyE)frequentlyM)resolvedF)impactN)sensibleG)lineO)shockH)maintain2013年12月Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whatdoesittaketobeawell-trainednurseTheanswerusedtobetwo-yearassociate’sorfour-yearbachelor’sdegreeprograms.Butasthenursingshortage36______,agrowingnumberofschoolsandhospitalsareestablishing“fast-trackprograms”thatenablecollegegraduateswithnonursing37______tobecomeregisterednurseswithonlyayearorsoof38______1991,therewereonly40fast-trackcurricula;nowtherearemorethan200.TypicalisColumbiaUniversity’sEntrytoPracticeprogram.Studentsearntheirbachelorofscienceinnursinginayear.Thosewhostayonforan39______twoyearscanearnamaster’sdegreethat40______themasnursepractitioners(執(zhí)業(yè)護(hù)士)orclinicalnursestudentsarerecent41______;othersarecareerswitchers.RudyGuardron,32,a2004graduateofColumbia’sprogram,wasapremedicalstudentincollegeandthenworkedforapharmaceutical(藥物的)researchcompany.AtColumbia,hewas42______asanursepractitioner.“Isawthatnurseswereinhigh43______anditlookedlikeareallygoodopportunity,”hesays.“Also,Ididn’twanttobeinschoolforthatlong.”Thefast-tracktrendfillsaneed,butit’salsocreatingsome44______betweennewcomersandveterans.“Nursesthatarestillatthebedside45______thesekidswithsuspicion,”saysLindaPellico,whohastaughtnursingatYaleUniversityfor18years.“Theywonder,howcantheydoitquicker”Theansweristheydon’t.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。A)additionalB)appliedC)demandD)excessiveE)experienceF)exploresG)graduatesH)operationsI)promoteJ)qualifiesK)specializedL)tensionM)trainedN)viewO)worsens2013年6月Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Walking,ifyoudoitvigorouslyenough,istheoverallbestexerciseforregularphysicalactivity.Itrequiresnoequipment,everyoneknowshowtodoitanditcarriesthe47_____riskofinjury.Thehumanbodyisdesignedtowalk.Youcanwalkinparksoralongariverorinyourneighborhood.Toget48_____benefitfromwalking,aimfor45minutesaday,anaverageoffivedaysaweek.Strengthtrainingisanotherimportant49_____ofphysicalactivity.Itspurposeistobuildand50_____boneandmusclemass,bothofwhichshrinkwithage.Ingeneral,youwillwanttod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