2010年12月英语四级考试真题Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.What determines the kind of person you are?What factors make you more orless bold,intelligent,or able to read a map?All of these are influenced by theinteraction of your genes and the environment in which you were 47.The studyof how genes and environment interact to influence 48 activity is known asbehavioral genetics.Behavioral genetics has made important 49 to thebiological revolution,providing information about the extent to which biologyinfluences mind,brain and behavior.Any research that suggests that 50 to perform certain behaviors are basedin biology is controversial.Who wants to be told that there are limitations to what youcan 51 based on something that is beyond your control,such as your genes?It iseasy to accept that genes control physical characteristics such as sex,race and eyecolor.But can genes also determine whether people will get divorced,how 52they are,or what career they are likely to choose?A concern of psychologicalscientists is the 53 to which all of these characteristics are influenced by natureand nurture(),by genetic makeup and the environment.Increasingly,science54 that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits.From this perspective,people are born 55 like undeveloped photographs:The image is alreadycaptured,but the way it 56appears can vary based on the development process.However,the basic picture is there from the beginning.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。[A]abilities[I]extent[B]achieve[J]indicates[c]appeal[K]proceeds[D]complaints[L]psychological[E]contributions[M]raised[F]displayed[N]smart[G]essentiallystandard[H]eventually答案Part IV Reading Comprehension(Reading in depth)47.M)raised48.L)psychological49.E)contributions50.A)abilities51.B)achieve52.N)smart53.I)extent54.J)indicates55.G)essentially56.H)eventually2010年6月英语四级考试真题Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required toselect one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank followingthe passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Eachchoice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter foreach item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not useany of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.When we think of green buildings,we tend to think of new ones-the kind ofhigh-tech,solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines.But the U.S.has more than 100 million existing homes,and it would be 47wasteful to tear them all down and 48 them with greener versions.An enormousamount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses.And itwould take an average of 65 years for the 49 carbon emissions from a newenergy-efficient home to make up for the resources lost by destroying an old one.Soin the broadest 50,the greenest home is the one that has already been built.Butat the same time,nearly half of U.S.carbon emissions come from heating,coolingand 51 our homes,offices and other buildings."You can't deal with climatechange without dealing with existing buildings,"says Richard Moe,the president ofthe National Trust.With some 52,the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient.Housesbuilt before 1939 use about 50%more energy per square foot than those built after2000,mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that 53 over time and let in moreoutside air.Fortunately,there are a 54 number of relatively simple changes that canhome.And efficiency upgrades (can save more than just the earth;they canhelp 56 property owners from rising power costs.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)accommodations B)clumsyC)doubtfulD)exceptionsE)expandF)historic G)incrediblyH)poweringD)protectJ)reduced K)replaceL)senseM)shiftedN)supplying O)vastPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)47.G incredibly 48.K replace 49.J reduced 50.L sense 51.H powering52.D exceptions 53.E expand 54.O vast 55.F historic56.I protect2009年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.In families with two working parents,fathers may have more impact on a child'slanguage development than mothers,a new study suggests.Researchers 47 92 families form 11 child care centers before their children werea year old,interviewing each to establish income,level of education and child carearrangements.Overall,it was a group of well-class families,with married parentsboth living in the home.When the children were 2,researchers videotaped them at home in free-playsessions with both parents,48 all of their speech.The study will appear in theNovember issue of The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.The scientists measured the 49 number of utterance (of the parents,thenumber of different words they used,the complexity of their sentences and other 50of their speech.On average,fathers spoke less than mothers did,but they did notdiffer in the length of utterances or proportion of questions asked.Finally,the researchers 51 the children's speech at age 3,using a standardizedlanguage test.The only predictors of high scores on the test were the mother's levelof education,the 52 of child care and the number of different words the father used.The researchers are 53 why the father's speech,and not the mother's,had aneffect."It's well 54 that the mother's language does have an impact,"said NadyaPancsofar,the lead author of the study.It could be that the high-functioning mothersin the study had 55 had a strong influence on their children's speech development,Ms.Pancsofar said,"or it may be that mothers are 56 in a way we didn't measure inthe study.”注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。A)alreadyB)analyzedC)aspectsD)charactersE)contributingF)describingG)established H)qualityD)quotedJ)recordingK)recruited L)totalM)unconsciousN)unsureO)yetPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)47.【快速解题】动词辨义题。K【火眼金睛】本句缺少谓语，根据句中before引导的时间状语从句中的过去时态，可以断定谓语动词应使用过去时。根据句意，备选动词中recruited符合题意。此外备选词中analyzed是强干扰项，但其实并不合适，因为“研究者们分析了92个家庭…，并且逐一询问了他们的收入、受教育状况、孩子的照顾情况。”其中“分析”与“逐一询问”在逻辑意义上不符。48.【快速解题】动词辨义题。J【火眼金睛】空格处在with短语中，且应该作宾语parents的补足语。根据句意可知此处应为“研究人员将他们与父母双方在家自由玩耍的情景录制下来，并记录他们所有的谈话。”可以看出此处需填一个动名词，并含有“记录”的意思，备选动词中recording符合题意。49.【快速解题】动词辨义题。L【火眼金睛】空格位于he与number之间，可知此处需填入一个形容词作定语。备选形容词中toal符合题意，意为“父母亲话语总的数量”。50.【快速解题】名词辨义题。C【火眼金睛】空格位于oher之后，可知此处需填入名词，备选名词只有aspects符合题意，意为“科学家们测量了父母亲话语总的数量，使用不同词汇的数量，他们的语句的复杂程度以及他们语言的其他方面。”51.【快速解题】动词辨义题。B【火眼金睛】空格在主语the researchers之后，可知此处应填入谓语动词的过去时态。剩余的备选动词中analyzed符合题意，意为“最后，当孩子们三岁时，研究者们对孩子进行了标准化的语言测试，并对他们的语言进行了分析。”52.【快速解题】名词辨义题。H【火眼金睛】空格处前后分别为he与of,可知此处需填入名词，根据上下文可知该句意为“测试中，预测高分的指标包括母亲受教育的程度，养育孩子的质量，父亲使用不同词汇的数量。”备选名词中quality符合题意。53.【快速解题】形容词辨义题。N【火眼金睛】空格位于be动词与why从句之间，可知需填入形容词或过去分词，以构成系表结构。动词中的剩余词汇，均不能使句意通顺。备选形容词中unsure可使句意通顺，意为“令研究者们疑惑的是为什么父亲而非母亲的语言对孩子有影响。”54.【快速解题】动词辨义题。G【火眼金睛】空格处在is well和hat从句之间，此处需要填入过去分词。备选动词中established符合题意，其中it is well established that.…,意为“大家公认…”。55.【快速解题】副词辨义题。A【火眼金睛】本句结构完整，空格处需填入一个副词。空格前后的had并不相同，前面的had是构成过去完成时态的助动词，后面的had是短语have astrong influence on·,结合句意，备选副词中already符合题意。56.【快速解题】动词辨义题。E【火眼金睛】纵观全句，空格处应填入现在分词，与are构成现在进行时态。根据句意“最终对于整个学校的文化氛围都会产生有益的影响”。备选动词中contributing符合题意，意为可能母亲起作用的方式在研究中我们没有测量。”2009年6月英语四级考试真题与答案Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Every year in the first week of my English class,some students inform me thatwrithing is too hard.They never write,unless assignments 47 it.They fine thewriting process 48 and difficult.How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it-49English,with its rich vocabulary.Being able to speak but not write is like living inan 50 mansion()and never leaving one small room.When I meet studentswho think they can't write,I know as a teacher my 51 is to show them the rest ofthe rooms.My task is to build fluency while providing the opportunity inherent inany writing activity to 52 the moral and emotional development of my studentsOne great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.Writing ability is like strength training.Writing needs to be done 53,justlike exercise just as muscles grow stronger with exercise,writing skills improvequickly with writing practice.I often see a rise in student confidence and 54 afteronly a few weeks of journal writing.Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach tostrengthen the whole student.When my students practice journal writing,they arepracticing for their future academic,political,and 55 lives.They build skills sothat some day they might write a great novel,a piece of sorely needed legislation,orthe perfect love letter.Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step56 to fluency,eloquence(雄辩)，and command of language.A)closerD)painfulB)dailyJ)performanceC)emotionalK)professionD)enhanceL)remarkablyE)enormousM)requireF)especiallyN)sensitiveG)hinderO)urgeH)missionPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)47.M require48.I painful49.F especially50.E enormous51.H mission52.D enhance 53.B daily54.J performance55.K profession 56 A daily2008年12月大学英语四级考试真题Question 47-56A bookless life is an incomplete life.Books influence the depth and breadth oflife.They meet the natural 47 for freedom,for expression,for creativityand beauty of life.Learners,therefore,must have books,and the right type of book,for the satisfaction of their need.Readers turn 48 to books because theircuriosity concerning all manners of things,their eagerness to share in the experiencesof others and their need to 49 from their own limited environment leadthem to find in books food for the mind and the spirit.Through their reading they finda deeper significance to life as books acquaint them with life in the world as it wasand it is now.They are presented with a50of human experiences and cometo51 other ways of thought and living.And while 52 their ownrelationships and responses to life,the readers often find that the 53 in theirstories are going through similar adjustments,which help to clarify and givesignificance to their own.Books provide 54material for readers'imagination to grow.Imagination is a valuable quality and a motivating power,and stimulates achievement.While enriching their imagination,books 55 their outlook,develop afact-finding attitude and train them to use leisure 56.The social andeducational significance of the readers'books cannot be overestimated in an academiclibrary.A.AbundantB.CharactersC.CommunicatingD.CompletelyE.DeriveF.DesireG.DiversityH.EscapeI.Establishing J.NarrowK.NaturallyL.PersonnelM.Properly N.RespectO.WidenPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)47.F/desire48.K/naturally49.H/escape50.G/diversity