2014年12月大學英語四級考試真題及答案(第一套)

1、120142014年1212月大學英語四級考試真題及答案月大學英語四級考試真題及答案(第一套第一套)PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheriseoftheInterhasbeenoneofthemosttransfmativedevelopmentsinhumanhistycomparableinimpacttotheinventionoftheprinti

2、ngpressthetelegraph.OvertwobillionpeoplewldwidenowhaveaccesstovastlymeinfmationthaneverbefecancommunicatewitheachotherinstantlyoftenusingWebconnectedmobiledevicestheycarryeverywhere.ButtheInterstremendousimpacthasonlyjus

3、tbegun.“MassadoptionoftheInterisdrivingoneofthemostexcitingsocialculturalpoliticaltransfmationsinhistyunlikeearlierperiodsofchangethistimetheeffectsarefullyglobal“SchtCohenwriteintheirnewbookTheNewDigitalAge.Perhapsthemo

4、stprofoundchangeswillcomewhenthefivebillionpeoplewldwidewhocurrentlylackInteraccessgetonline.TheauthsdoanexcellentjobofexaminingtheimplicationsoftheInterrevolutionfindividualsgovernmentsinstitutionslikethenewsmedia.Butif

5、thebookhasonemajshtcomingitsthatauthsdontspendenoughtimeapplyingacriticaleyetotheroleofInterbusinessesintheseweepingchanges.Intheirbooktheauthsprovidethemostauthitativevolumetodatethatdescribes—meimptantlypredicts—howthe

6、Interwillshapeourlivesinthecomingdecades.Theypaintapictureofawldinwhichindividualscompaniesinstitutionsgovernmentsmustdealwithtworealitiesonephysicalonevirtual.Attheceofthebookistheideathat“technologyisneutralbutpeoplear

7、ent.“Byusingthisconceptasastartingpointtheauthsaimtomovebeyondthenowfamiliaroptimistvs.pessimistdichotomy(對立觀點)thathasacterizedmanyrecentdebatesaboutwhethertheriseoftheInterwillultimatelybegoodbadfsociety.Inaninterviewwi

8、thTIMEearlierthisweekCohensaidalthoughhehiscoauthareoptimisticaboutmanyaspectsoftheIntertheyrealsorealisticabouttherisksdangersthatlieaheadwhenthenextfivebillionpeoplecomeonlineparticularlywithrespecttopersonalprivacysta

9、tesurveillance(監(jiān)視).56.InwhatwayistheriseoftheIntersimilartotheinventionoftheprintingpressthetelegraphA)Ittransfmshumanhisty.B)Itfacilitatesdailycommunication.C)Itisadoptedbyallhumanity.D)Itrevolutionizespeoplesthinking.5

10、7.HowdoSchtCohendescribetheeffectsoftheInterA)Theyareimmeasurable.B)Theyarewldwide.C)Theyareunpredictable.D)Theyarecontaminating.58.InwhatrespectisthebookTheNewDigitalAgeconsideredinadequateA)Itfailstorecognizetheimpacto

11、ftheIntertechnology.B)ItfailstolookintothesocialimplicationsoftheInter.C)ItlacksanobjectiveevaluationoftheroleofInterbusinesses.362.WhatdoestheauthaboutretiredpeopletodayA)Theyinvariablylongtoreturntothegoldenpast.B)They

12、donotdependsomuchonsocialwelfare.C)Theyfeelmesecureeconomicallythaninthepast.D)Theyareusuallyunwillingtolivewiththeirchildren.63.WhycouldntblackwkersbuyahouseinawhitesuburbanneighbhoodA)Theylackedthemeansoftransptation.B

13、)Theyweresubjectedtoracialinequality.C)Theywereafraidtobreakthelaw.D)Theyweretoopotoaffdit.64WhatistheresultofnofaultdivceA)Divceiseasiertoobtain.B)Domesticviolenceislessened.C)ItcauseslittlepaintoeithersideD)Itcontribut

14、estosocialunrest.65.WhatdoestheauthsuggestsocietydoA)Getpreparedtofaceanynewchallenges.B)Trytobetterthecurrentsocialsecurity.C)Narrowthegapbetweenblackswhites.D)Improvethelivesoffamilieswithproblems.Translation越多的中國年輕人正對

15、旅游產(chǎn)生興趣，這是近年來的新趨勢。年輕游客數(shù)量的不斷增加，可以歸因于他們迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心。隨著旅行多了，年輕人在大城市和著名景點花的時間少了，他們反而更為偏遠的地方所吸引，有些人甚至選擇長途背包旅行。最近調(diào)查顯示，很多年輕人想要通過旅行體驗不同的文化、豐富知識、拓寬視野。InHardEconomyfAllAgesOlderIsntBetter...ItsBrutal[A]Younggraduatesareindebt

16、outofwkontheirparentscouches.Peopleintheir30s40scantaffdtobuyhomeshavechildren.Retireesareearningnearzerointerestontheirsavings.[B]Inthecurrentlistless(缺乏活力的)economyeverygenerationhasaclaimtohavingbeenmostinjured.ButtheL

17、abDepartmentslatestjobsreptsotherrecentdatapresentastrongcasefcrowningbabyboomers(二戰(zhàn)后生育高峰期出生的人)A)asthegreatestvictimsoftherecessionitsdreadfulconsequences.[C]TheseAmericansintheir50searly60s—thosenearretirementagewhodono