英語四級答案全解析
Correct spelling is a basic skill in English study. However, nowadays many students do not pay much attention to it.
They have their own reasons for misspelling. First of all, they like an easy way of studying, which causes some omissions and changes in spelling. Second, the teachers might not be very strict in students spelling. In China, teachers seem to be more concerned with grammar and vocabulary but not spelling.
To change this situation, in my opinion, the teachers and the students should work together. On one hand, the teachers should give more attention to students spelling, asking the students to be conscious of the importance of correct spelling from the very beginning of their English study. On the other hand, the students themselves are supposed to be aware that correct spelling is a must in English study.
To sum up, correct spelling is so important that both students and the teachers should spare no efforts to achieve correct spelling.
此次四級考試的作文題目為拼寫問題應引起關(guān)注。拼寫是同學們較為熟悉的問題,在拿到題目時大家應該不會感到陌生。但是由于選題較小,有同學可能會覺得這個題目比較難下筆,且題目中提到的是對忽視拼寫或是錯誤拼寫出現(xiàn)的原因和對策分析,因此,在平時注意拼寫和不注意拼寫的同來看來,感受可能不一樣。
其實在拿到題目時,我們可以這樣來分析。對平時就不注意拼寫的同學來說,這個題目可能稍微更容易些,因為你們很清楚平時不重視拼寫的原因,比如自身對拼寫重視不足,比如年輕人不愿意拘束于法則,再比如可能老師平時對拼寫的要求不如對語法的要求高等等。而對于平時以嚴謹態(tài)度對待拼寫問題的同學,你們可以考慮為什么自己重視拼寫,是不是因為自己本身就覺得拼寫是英語學習的最基本技能,同時老師平時也比較重視和督促呢?
因此,總的來看,對拼寫不重視的原因無外乎兩個,一是自己本身認識不足,重視不夠,二是老師可能也督促得較少。而要改變這種情況,就要老師和同學共同努力。這樣分析下來,作文就不難寫了。需要注意的是,對策需和原因保持對應。
寫四級作文一定要大而化之,不能拘束在細節(jié)上。比如這篇作文,你不需要在作文中舉出大量拼寫錯誤的例子,這樣只會給自己增加麻煩。拿到作文題目,分析一下題目涉及到了那些方面,那么,原因和對策必然是和這幾方方面相關(guān)的。不要以為這是想當然,這是符合唯物辯證法的。
1. A) her daughers repeated complains
根據(jù)第一段最后一句but it took near-constant complaints from her four daughters before she realized she had a problem. 直到她的四個女兒不停的抱怨,她才意識到自己出了問題。
2. D) People havent yet reached agreement on its definition
據(jù)第四段最后一句,對此,人們還未達成共識。
3. C) can realize what is important in life
據(jù)第七段最后一句,can be solved by encouraging people to prioritize other life goals and plans 解決這個問題的辦法就是將生命中其他的目標和計劃擺到重要位置。
4. A) it seriously affected family relationships
根據(jù)第十一段最后一句,if its a lossand family relationships are breaking downits too much.
5. C) depressed
根據(jù)第十五段第一句話,People who struggle with excessive Internet use may be depressed
6. B) His family had intervened
根據(jù)倒數(shù)第五段,he cut back only after a full-scale family intervention
7. B) curb his desire for online gaming
根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段最后一句,to remind myself to keep my love for online games in check. 其中,keep in check意為,制止; 控制。
8. had an Internet addiction
根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段最后一句。
9. professional help
根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句,I have no money or insurance to get professional help:
10. online dating
根據(jù)最后一段,I have a boyfriend now, and Im not interested in online dating.
11. C) He cannot get access to the assigned book.
由對話可知,該男士認為令他煩惱的是無論是在圖書館還是在書店他都找不到那本書,由此得出答案。get access to指獲得,走近,接近,能夠利用某物。
12. A) She will drive the man to the supermarket.
由文中女士說她不喜歡別人開她的車以及 why dont we go together?可得知女士將開車與男士一同去超市。
13. C) Tidy up the place.
由文中 I guess its pretty obvious what youll be doing most of today可知,很顯然她想讓他打掃房間。
14. A) The talks can be held any day except this Friday.
本題考查one day is as good as the next的意思,該短語指的是任何一天都行。因此男士的意思是除了本周五,其它任何一天都可以。
15. A) He understands the womans feelings.
文中男士認為, Id feel that way too if I were you.,如果我是你的話我也會那樣。因此她贊同女士的想法,表示理解女士的感受。
16. D) She has to invite David to the party.
從文中女士的話可得知,女士的母親執(zhí)意要David去參加圣誕party,因此她不得不請David。
17. C) Many students find Prof. Johnsons lectures boring.
由男士的話可得知,很多同學如果課前沒喝咖啡的話,幾乎很難保持清醒狀態(tài),忍不住犯困,也就是說學生們都覺得Prof. Johnson的課很無聊。
18. D) Assemble a computer.
本文中主要是考assemble的意思,如果同學知道assemble意為組裝,裝配,便不難得出答案。put a computer together指組裝電腦。
19. B) It requires him to work long hours.
男士開頭便說I have to work very long hours,因此選B。
20. D) It demands physical endurance and patience.
女士問及工作哪個部分會比較難時,男士回答道他需要一直站著,同時在他們忙的時候,別人會變得易怒,也就是說這份工作需要體力和耐心。
21. D) In a hotel.
由文中 I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me my first job可得出答案。
22. B) Paying attention to every detail.
由男士的回答 Attention to detail可得知,B選項恰好與attention to detail同義。
23. A) The pocket money British children get.
原題為 What is the table of figures about? 意思是:這個表格是關(guān)于什么的?根據(jù)第一句話Now youve seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get? 我們可以知道這個表格是關(guān)于英國孩子的零花錢情況的。
24. C) It often rises higher than inflation.
原題為What do we learn from the conversation about British childrens pocket money? 意思是:從對話中我們可以了解到有關(guān)英國孩子零花錢的哪些信息?原文中女性說話人說Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation? 意思是:你覺得為什么零花錢通常要比通貨膨脹漲的更高呢?據(jù)此我們可以判斷英國孩子的零花錢比通貨膨脹漲的更高,答案應選C.
25. B) Pay for small personal things.
原題為Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money? 對話中男性說話人說out of that, they have to buy some small personal things, but I wouldnt expect them to save to buy their own socks, for example.意思是我希望他們用零花錢去買一些小的個人物品,但我不希望他們把錢存起來去買他們自己的短襪等。據(jù)此我們可以判斷答案選B.
26 A) District managers
該題比較簡單,文章開頭說到Alex期盼著與district managers的會議,因此正確答案為A項。
27 D) The important part played by district managers
文章中提到在會議結(jié)束時,Alex打算以the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the company plans來結(jié)束會議,可見他打算強調(diào)district managers在公司計劃中所起的重要作用。因此D項正確。
28 B) Fifty percent of them were female
此題比較簡單,文章中后面說道Half of our managers are women, 而參加會議的基本上都是那些district managers,由此可判斷,會議的聽眾有一半是女性,所以此題選B項。
29 B) He was not gender sensitive
文章最后一句說這些女性district managers聽到Alex總用he來指代district managers感到surprised和distressed,由此可見Alex失敗的原因是由于他對于涉及到性別的用詞不夠敏感所造成的。
30 C) Ask to see the manager politely but firmly
此題比較簡單,原文中提到在餐館遇到上錯菜時,應該make a polite but firm request to see the manage,和C項所說完全一致。
31 D) You cant tell how the person on the line is reacting
此題相對簡單,答案基本上是原句,So you cant tell how the person on the line is reacting.
32 D) Stick to the point
此題屬于原文再現(xiàn),原文最后建議寫投訴信時,應當be business-like and stick to the point,即圍繞自己的要點來說,而不要說些無關(guān)緊要的廢話,因此應該選D項。
33. B) Architect
從原文Before Barbara had children, she worked as an architect for the government, designing government housing可以得知。
34. A) Do some volunteer work.
從原文If Barbara feels the need to do socially important work, he thinks that she should do volunteer work one or two days a week.可以得知。
35. C) A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother.
從原文Tom does not think a baby-sitter can replace a mother可以得知。
section A
文章大意:本文關(guān)注的是綠色建筑與對待現(xiàn)存房屋的問題。根據(jù)文意,所謂綠色建筑即為節(jié)能減排的建筑。綠色建筑在節(jié)能減排方面意義重大,但是將所有現(xiàn)存房屋替換成綠色建筑是否可行呢?文章給出的答案是不可行的,因為推倒這些房屋進行重建也需要大量能量。那么,如何處理這些能耗大的舊房屋呢?文末給出的建議是對它們進行整修和升級。
47. G incredibly
首先這里需要的是一個副詞。根據(jù)文意,將這些房屋推倒代之以綠色建筑是極度浪費的。因此選incredibly.
48. K replace
replace A with B, 意思是用B 替換A. 這里是用綠色建筑取代現(xiàn)存房屋。
49. J reduced
這一句話較難理解,翻譯成中文即:綠色建筑帶來的碳排放量的減少平均需要65年才能夠補償推倒房屋所用掉的能量。reduced, 這里用作形容詞,指減少了的。
50. L sense
in the broadest sense, 在最廣義上,這里是一個固定搭配。
51. H powering
這里的and 引導的是平行結(jié)構(gòu),因此橫線上需要填入一個動詞的ing形式。在根據(jù)句意可知這里選powering,指為某物提供動力,使某物得以運行。
52. D exceptions
聯(lián)系下文可知本段意思是老房子基本上是最不節(jié)能的。但話不能說得這么絕對,因此用 with some exceptions, 指除一些特殊情況外。
53. E expand
tiny cracks and gaps 指的是小的縫隙和缺口。小的縫隙和缺口隨著時間流逝,會擴大,從而使得外面空氣流入,因而加大了能耗。這里選expand表示擴展,增大。
54. O vast
a number of 表示大量的,number前面可加一些形容詞,如great等,表示數(shù)量極大的。這里填入vast,意為數(shù)量巨大的。
55. F historic
句中有fromto, 從什么到什么,聯(lián)系整句話,意思是從一些歷史上的古老建筑到你自己的戰(zhàn)后的房子。postwar 指二戰(zhàn)后,是一個較近的時間,與之對應的則是historic.
56. I protect
首先,從句意判斷,可知這一分句仍是陳述為老房屋進行升級的好處。此外,后半句中有介詞from. 據(jù)此我們可以判斷,此處應填入的詞是protect.
57. C) Its ability to ward off disasters is incredible.
由文中首段their ability to withstand almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book可得知,作者認為黑匣子能抵御任何災難,后面的something out of a comic book只是用來比喻黑匣子抵御災難的巨大能力,與C選項不謀而合。ward off指避開,防止。
58. A) Data for analyzing the cause of the crash.
本文第二段介紹了黑匣子在對于探尋Yemeni airliner墜毀原因上所起到的重大作用。由第二段第二行the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong以及后面由于法國一潛艇找到黑匣子這一發(fā)現(xiàn)marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy可以推斷出答案。
59. C) The early models often got damaged in the crash.
文中第三自然段第三行,由Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned可得知,1965年黑匣子重新設計的原因是之前的黑匣子在墜機時容易遭到破壞。withstand意為承受,經(jīng)受。
60. C) To make them easily identifiable.
由文中得知黑匣子被漆成橙色或黃色的原因是 to aid visibility。Visibility是visible的名詞形式,意為能見度,可見度,因此,漆成橙色或黃色主要是因為希望黑匣子可見度高,比較明顯,容易被發(fā)現(xiàn),故選C。
61. A) There is still a good chance for their being recovered.
作者舉出Air France Flight 447的例子主要是用來證明其前面的論點When submerged, theyre also able to emit signals form depths of 20,000 ft.意為黑匣子即使被埋于深處仍然能夠發(fā)射信號以被察覺。Air France Flight 447的黑匣子處于水下深處,但數(shù)據(jù)顯示他們?nèi)阅躷urn up,即被探測人員發(fā)現(xiàn)。故選A。
62. B) It is based on the concept of positive thinking
細節(jié)理解題
本題是問從文章第一段中我們能夠了解自我?guī)椭a(chǎn)業(yè)的哪些情況。文章第一句就說自我?guī)椭a(chǎn)業(yè)是建立在把消極思考轉(zhuǎn)化為積極思考的基礎之上,因此B項是正確的。雖然文章一開始雖然說自我?guī)椭a(chǎn)業(yè)的規(guī)模有110億美元,但這只是說產(chǎn)業(yè)規(guī)模,并沒有提到該行業(yè)具有很高的利潤率,因此不能由此判斷A項就是正確的。文章中只說Norman Vincent是積極思考的倡導者,并沒有說該行業(yè)是由他創(chuàng)立的,因此C項不正確。第一段末尾作者就質(zhì)疑積極思考是否真的有效,因此D項不是正確選項。
63. A) Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good
細節(jié)歸納題
本題問加拿大研究學者的發(fā)現(xiàn)是什么,文章第二段提到他們發(fā)表的文章里說讓人們更積極地思考實際上會產(chǎn)生相反的效果,只會起到強調(diào)人們又多不開心的作用。后面又用實驗來說明了這個觀點,在文章的第三段和第五段也都再次說到積極思考會起到相反作用,使人們更不開心。因此本題選A項。
64. B) You are pointing out the errors he has committed
細節(jié)理解題
本題問作者說 youre just underlining his faults的含義是什么。underline his faults表面意思就是用線劃出某人的過失,也就是指出某人所犯的錯誤,因此應當選B項。
65. C) Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem
細節(jié)理解題
本題問從Wood的實驗中我們可以了解些什么。此題與63題有一定關(guān)聯(lián)。答案應在對實驗結(jié)果進行分析說明的段落來找,即文章的第五段。文章第五段說實驗者在被迫進行多次自我肯定后,自卑的情況并沒有得到改善,反而加重了。因此此題應該選C項。
66. B) Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy
細節(jié)理解題
本題問從文章最后一段我們可以了解些什么,毫無疑問答案自然是在文章最后一段。在這一段里,作者說文章還推薦人們把靜思作為一種心理治療的方法,因此應當選B項。文章只是說靜思可以幫助人們學會接受自己的不足,把自己的不足放到更廣泛的層面去思考,但并沒有說靜思可以使人們避免犯錯誤。因此D項不正確。