2012年6月大学英语四级真题 听力原文 答案(完整版)

2012年6月大学英语四级真题 听力原文 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 (完整版) 2012年6月大学英语四级真题 Part ? Writing (30minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象. 2.出现这一现象的原因. 3.我对这一现象的看法和建议. On Excessive Packaging Part ? Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C,and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Small Schools Rising This year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing. Fifty years ago, they were the latest thing in educational reform: big, modern, suburban high schools with students counted in the thousands. As baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人) came of high-school age, big schools promised economic efficiency. A greater choice of courses, and, of course, better football teams. Only years later did we understand the trade-offs this involved: the creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构)，the difficulty of forging personal connections between teachers and students.SAT scores began dropping in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete high school in four years, a figure that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods. While the emphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven standards as set in No Child Left Behind resulted in significantly better performance in elementary(and some middle)schools, high schools for a variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress. Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools. This has been due ,in part ,to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has invested $1.8 billion in American high schools, helping to open about 1,000 small schools-most of them with about 400 kids each with an average enrollment of only 150 per grade, About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts all over the country are taking notice, along with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago and San Diego. The movement includes independent public charter schools, such as No.1 BASIS in Tucson, with only 120 high-schoolers and 18 graduates this year. It embraces district-sanctioned magnet schools, such as the Talented and Gifted School, with 198 students, and the Science and Engineering Magnet,with383,which share a building in Dallas, as well as the City Honors School in Buffalo, N.Y., which grew out of volunteer evening seminars for students. And it includes alternative schools with students selected by lottery(抽签)，such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va. And most noticeable of all, there is the phenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that have split up into smaller units of a few hundred, generally housed in the same grounds that once boasted thousands of students all marching to the same band. Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif, is one of those, ranking No.423-among the top 2% in the country-on Newsweek's annual ranking of America's top high schools. The success of small schools -1- is apparent in the listings. Ten years ago, when the first Newsweek list based on college-level test participation was published, only three of the top 100 schools had graduating Classes smaller than 100 students. This year there are 22. Nearly 250 schools on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer than 200 graduates in 2007. Although many of Hillsdale's students came from wealthy households, by the late 1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname (绰号) "Hillsjail. " Jeff Gilbert. A Hillsdale teacher who became principal last year, remembers sitting with other teachers watching students file out of a graduation ceremony and asking one another in astonishment, "How did that student graduate?" So in 2003 Hillsdale remade itself into three "houses," romantically named Florence, Marrakech and Kyoto. Each of the 300 arriving ninth graders are randomly(随机地) assigned to one of the houses. Where they will keep the same four core subject teachers for two years, before moving on to another for 11th and 12th grades. The closeness this system cultivates is reinforced by the institution of "advisory" classes Teachers meet with students in groups of 25, five mornings a week, for open-ended discussions of everything from homework problems to bad Saturday-night dates. The advisers also meet with students privately and stay in touch with parents, so they are deeply invested in the students' success."We're constantly talking about one another's advisers," says English teacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't doing well in math, or see them sitting outside the dean's office, it's like a personal failure." Along with the new structure came a more demanding academic program, the percentage of freshmen taking biology jumped from 17 to 95."It was rough for some. But by senior year, two-thirds have moved up to physics," says Gilbert "Our kids are coming to school in part because they know there are adults here who know them and care for them."But not all schools show advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether smaller schools will be a cure-all solution. The Newsweek list of top U.S. high schools was made this year, as in years past, according to a single metric, the proportion of students taking college-level exams. Over the years this system has come in for its share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it's easy for readers to understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they'd like. Ranking schools is always controversial, and this year a group of 38 superintendents(地区教育主 管)from five states wrote to ask that their schools be excluded from the calculation."It is impossible to know which high schools are 'the best' in the nation, "their letter read. in part. "Determining whether different schools do or don't offer a high quality of education requires a look at man different measures, including students' overall academic accomplishments and their subsequent performance in college. And taking into consideration the unique needs of their communities." In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide the data we sought, which is, after all, public information. There is, in our view, no real dispute here, we are all seeking the same thing, which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers. And if we keep working toward that goal, someday, perhaps a list won't be necessary. 注意,此部分 试题 中考模拟试题doc幼小衔接 数学试题 下载云南高中历年会考数学试题下载N4真题下载党史题库下载 请在答卡1上作答. 1, Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of . A) ensuring no child is left behind. B) increasing economic efficiency. C) improving students' performance on SAT. D)providing good education for baby boomers. 2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools? -2- A)Teachers' workload increased. B)Students' performance declined. C)Administration became centralized. D)Students focused more on test scores. 3. What is said about the schools forded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation? A)They are usually magnet schools. B)They are often located in poor neighborhoods. C)They are popular with high-achieving students. D)They are mostly small in size. 4. What is most noticeable about the current trend in high school education? A)Some large schools have split up into smaller ones. B)A great variety of schools have sprung up in urban and suburban areas. C)Many schools compete for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds. D)Students have to meet higher academic standards. 5. Newsweek ranked high schools according to . A)their students' academic achievement. B)the number of their students admitted to college. C)the size and number of their graduating classes. D)their college-level test participation. 6. What can we learn about Hillsdale's students in the late 1990s? A)They were made to study hard like prisoners. B)They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames. C)Most of them did not have any sense of discipline, D)Their school performance was getting worse. 7. According to Jeff Gilbert, the "advisory" classes at Hillsdale were set up so that students could . A)tell their teachers what they did on weekends. B)experience a great deal of pleasure in learning. C)maintain closer relationships with their teachers. D)tackle the demanding biology and physics courses. 8. is still considered a strength of Newsweek's school ranking system in spite of the criticism it receives. 9.According to the 38 superintendents, to rank schools scientifically, it is necessary to use . 10.To better serve the children and our nation, schools students to take . Part ? Listening Comprehension (35minutes) Section A Directions: in this section you will hear 8 short conversations, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)、B,、C,and D)、and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意,此部分试题请在答案卡2上作案。 11. A)Trying to sketch a map. C)Discussing a house plan. B)Painting the dining room. D)Cleaning the kitchen. -3- 12. A)She is tired of the food in the canteen. B)She often eats in a French restaurant. C) She usually takes a snack in the KFC. D)She in very fussy about what she eats. 13. A) Listening to some loud music. C)Talking loudly on the telephone. B)Preparing for as oral examination. D)Practicing for a speech contest. 14. A)The man has left a good impression on her family. B)The man can dress casually for the occasion. C)The man should buy himself a new suit. D)The man's jeans and T-shirts are stylish. 15. A)Grey pants made from pure cotton. C)100% cotton pants in dark blue. B) Fashionable pants in bright colors. D)Something to match her brown pants. 16. A) Its price. C)Its comfort. B)Its location. D)Its facilities. 17. A)Travel overseas. C)Take a photo. B)Look for a new job. D)Adopt a child. 18. A)It is a routine offer. C)It is quite healthy. B)It is new on the menu. D)It is a good bargain. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A,Hosting an evening TV program. C)Lecturing on business management. B) Having her bicycle repaired. D)Conducting a market survey. 20. A) He repaired bicycles. C)He worked as a salesman. B)He served as a consultant. D)He coached in a racing club. 21. A) He wanted to be his own boss. C)He didn't want to start from scratch. B) He found it more profitable. D)He didn't want to be in too much debt. 22. A)They work five days a week. C)They are paid by the hour. B)They are all the man's friends. D)They all enjoy gambling. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A)It has gradually given way to service industry. B)It remains a major part of industrial activity. C)It has a history as long as paper processing. D)It accounts for 80 percent of the region's GDP. 24. A) Transport problems. C)Lack of resources. B)Shortage of funding. D)poor management. 25. A) Competition from rival companies. C)Possible locations for a new factory. B)Product promotion campaigns. D)Measures to create job opportunities. Section B Directions: In this section you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. -4- 26. A)They shared mutual friends in school. B)They had known each other since childhood. C)They shared many extracurricular activities. D)They had many interests in common. 27. A)At a local club. B)At the sports center. B)At Joe's house. D)At the bearing school. 28. A)Durable friendships can be very difficult to maintain. B)One has to be respectful of other people in order to win respect. C)It is hard for people from different backgrounds to become friends. D)Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other. Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based as the passage you have just heart. 29. A)Near the entrance of a park. C)At a parking meter. B)In his building's parking lot. D)At a street corner. 30. A)It had been taken by the police C)In had been stolen by someone. B)it had keen moved to the next block. D)it had been parked at a wrong place. 31. A)At the Greenville center. C)In a neighboring town. B) At a public parking lot. D)In a the city garage. Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A)Famous creative individuals. C)A major scientific discovery. B)The mysteriousness of creativity. D)Creativity as shown in arts. 33. A)It is something people all engage in. C) It starts soon after we are born. B) It helps people acquire knowledge. D) It is the source of all artistic work. 34. A) Creative imagination. C) Natural curiosity. B) Logical reasoning. D) Critical thinking. 35. A)It is beyond ordinary people. C)It is part of everyday life. B)It is yet to be fully understood. D)It is a unique human trait. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks you can other use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your are words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket(36) ,and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus police to do the job? There are 20 officers in the Campus Security Division Their job is to(37) crime, accidents lost and found(38) ,and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets.(39) promptly to accidents and other(40) is important, but it is their smallest job. -5- Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very(41) do any violent crimes actually(42) .In the last five years there have been no(43) .seven robberies and about 60 other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On the other hand,(44) ,which usually involves breaking windows or lights or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries(入室盗窃)that you see in movies.(45) . Do we really need more police? Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly making our tuition go up again.(46) . Part ? Reading Comprehension(Reading in depth) (25minntes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a ward bank. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each them on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage, One in six. Believe it or not, that's the number of Americans who struggle with hanger To make tomorrow a little better, Feeding America, the nation‘s largest 47 hunger-relief organization, has chosen September as Hunger Month. As part of its 30 Ways in 30 Days program, It's asking 48 across the country to help the more than 200 food banks and 61,000 agencies in its network provide 49 . low-income individuals and families with the fuel they need to It's the kind of work that's done every day at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in San Antonio, People who 50 at its front door on the first and third Thursdays of each month aren't looking for God-they're there for something to eat, St. Andrew's runs a food pantry(食品堂)that 51 the city and several of the 52 towns. Janet Drane is its manager. In the wake of the 53 .the number of families in need of food assistance began to grow. It is 54 that 49 million Americans are unsure of where they will find their next meal What's most surprising is that 36% of them live in 55 where at least one adult is working."It used to be that one job was all you needed." says St. Andrew's Drane."The people we see now have three or four part-time jobs and they're still right on the edge 56 ." 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 A,survive I)formally B)surrounding J)financially C)serves K)domestic D)reviewed L)competition E)reported M)communities F)recession N)circling G)households O)accumulate H)gather Section B Directions: there are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheer 2 with a single line through the centre. -6- Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. In times of economic crisis. Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won't necessarily represent. an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same. We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses, By 1932. when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn't mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone. Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate households, Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to finance their separations by selling their homes. After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities, A 1940 book. The Unemployed Man and His Family, described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job "with tireless search for work."He was always active, looking for odd jobs to do. The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold. Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current crisis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment. Today's economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it's only when the economy is healthy again that we'll begin to see just how many broken families have been created. 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 57,In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to . A)tear many troubled families apart. B)contribute to enduring family ties. C)bring about a drop in the divorce rate. D)cause a lot of conflicts in the family. 58. In the Great Depression many unhappy couples close to stick together because. A)starting a new family would be hard. B)they expected things would turn better. C)they wanted to better protect their kids. D)living separately would be too costly. 59. In addition to job losses. What stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce? A)Mounting family debts. B)A sense of insecurity. C)Difficulty in getting a loan. D)Falling housing prices. 60. What will the current economic crisis eventually do to some married couples? A)It will force them to pull their efforts together. B)It will undermine their mutual understanding. C)It will help strengthen their emotional bonds. -7- D)It will irreparably damage their relationship. 61. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A)The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate. B)Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships. C)A stable family is the best protection against poverty. D)Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage. Passage Two Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage: People are being lured (引诱)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up toads of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages. Most Facebook users don't realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they're paying for Face book because people don't really know what their personal data is worth. The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules Early on you keep everything private. That was the great thing about facebook you could create own little private network. Last year. The company changed its privacy rules so that many things you city. Your photo, your friends' names-were set, by default (默认)to be shared with every one on the Internet. According to Facebook's vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don't share information They have a "less satisfying experience". Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. In original business model, which involved selling ads and putting then At the side of the pages totally Who wants to took at ads when they're online connecting with their friends? The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April. Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites."I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them," Schrage admits. I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it's only the beginning. Which is why I'm considering deactivating(撤销)my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't That's too high a price to pay. 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 62. What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph? A)It is a website that sends messages to targeted users. B)It makes money by putting on advertisements. C)It profits by selling its users' personal data. D)It provides loads of information to its users. 63. What does the author say about most Facebook users? A)They are reluctant to give up their personal information. B)They don't know their personal data enriches Facebook. C)They don't identify themselves when using the website. D)They care very little about their personal information. 64. Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage? A)To render better service to its users. B)To conform to the Federal guidelines. -8- C)To improve its users' connectivity. D)To expand its scope of business. 65. Why does Senator Charles Schumer advocate? A)Setting guidelines for advertising on websites. B)Banning the sharing of users' personal information. C)Formulating regulations for social-networking sites. D)Removing ads from all social-networking sites. 66.Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account? A)He is dissatisfied with its current service. B)He finds many of its users untrustworthy. C)He doesn't want his personal data abused. D)He is upset by its frequent rule changes. Part V Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D)on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Because conflict and disagreements are part of all close relationships, couples need to learn strategies for managing conflict in a healthy and constructive way. Some couples just 67 and deny 68 ,denying the existence of conflict results in the presence of any conflict in a relationship. couples 69 to solve their problems at early 70 ,which can then lead to even greater problems later 71 .Not surprisingly, expressing anger and disagreement leads to lower marital (婚 姻的)satisfaction at the beginning. However, this pattern of behavior 72 increases in marital satisfaction over time. Research suggests that working 73 conflicts is an important predictor of marital satisfaction. So, what can you do to manage conflict in your own relationships? First, try to understand the other person's point of view 74 put yourself in his of her place. People who are 75 to what their partner thinks and feels 76 greater relationship satisfaction. For example, researchers found that among people in dating relationships 77 marriages, those who can adopt their partner's perspective show more positive 78 .more relationship-enhancing attributes and more constructive responses 79 conflict. Second, because conflict and disagreements are an 80 part of close relationships. People need to be able to apologize to their partner for wrongdoing and 81 forgiveness from their parents for their own acts. Apologies minimize conflict, lead to forgiveness, and serve to restore relationship closeness. In line 82 this view, spouses who are more forgiving show higher mental 83 over time. Increasingly, apologizing can even have 84 health benefits. For example, when people reflect on hurtful 85 and grudges(怨恨)，they show negative physiological(生理的) effects, including 86 heart rate and blood pressure, compared to when they reflect on sympathetic perspective-taking and forgiving. 67. A)resolve B)regret C)abandon D)avoid 68. A)Besides B)Therefore C)Moreover D)However 69. A)trying B)declining C)failing D)striving 70. A)ages B)years C)stages D)intervals 71. A)on B)by C)off D)away -9- 72. A)prescribes B)protests C)proves D)predicts 73. A)round B)amid C)among D)through 74. A)so B)while C)but D)and 75. A)sensitive B)superior C)exclusive D)efficient 76. A)expose B)experience C)explore D)exploit 77. A)as long as B)as far as C)as well as D)as soon as 78. A)minds B)emotions C)psychology D)affection 79. A)to B)against C)at D)toward 80. A)absolute B)inevitable C)essential D)obvious 81. A)require B)inquire C)receive D)achieve 82. A)over B)with C)up D)of 83. A)quality B)identity C)charity D)capability 84. A)creative B)positive C)objective D)competitive 85. A)prospects B)concepts C)memories D)outlooks 86. A)added B)toughened C)strengthened D)increased Part Vl Translation (5 minutes) Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2. 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。 87. Those flowers looked as if they (好长时间没有浇水了). 88. Fred bought a car last week. It is (比我的车便宜一千英镑). (不妨听听音乐). 89. This TV program is quite boning We might 90. He left his office in a hurry, with (灯亮着，门开着). 91. The famous novel is said to (已经被译成多种语言). 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 -10- 2012年6月大学英语四级真题听力原文 Part III Listening Comprehension Section A 11:M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room, another into the family room and a third to the outside. W: The door into the family room isn‘t big enough. Could it be made wider? Q: What are the speakers doing? 12M: I‘m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara? W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I‘ve had enough of our canteen food. Q: What do we learn about the woman? 13,W: Hey, if you can‘t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones? I‘m preparing for the speech contest. M: Oh, sorry. I didn‘t realize I‘ve being bothering you all this time. Q: What is the man probably doing? 14,M: Finally, I‘ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on your family. W: Come on! It‘s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine. Q: What does the woman mean? 15.M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue? These two colors are coming in this season. W: Oh, actually grey is my favourite color, but I prefer something made from cotton, 100% cotton I mean. Q: What is the woman looking for? 16.W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them. M: That‘s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland. Q: What is the man‘s chief consideration in choosing the lodge? 17.M: What do I have to do to apply for a passport? W: You need proof of citizenship, either an old passport or a birth certificate and three photographs. Then you must complete this form and pay a fee. Q: What is the man most probably going to do? 18.M: Miss, can I interest you in a pork special with serving tonight? It‘s only 799, half the usual price and it‘s very tasty. W: Oh really? I will try it. Q: What does the man say about the dish? Conversation 1 W:Good evening, and welcome to this week’s business world, the program for and about business people. Tonight we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over and established bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run your own store? M: Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working full-time as a salesman for a big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I‘ll do it. I had my heart set on it and I didn‘t let anything stand in my way. -11- When I went down to the bank and got a business loan, I knew I‘d love being my own boss. Now my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want. W: You mean you don‘t keep regular hours? M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early. W: Have you hired any employees to work with you yet? M: Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. They help me out a few days a week. It‘s great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers. W: Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business. Question 19-22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19.What is the woman doing? 20.What did Mr. Kayne do before he took over the bicycle shop? 21.Why did the man take over a bicycle shop? 22.What do we learn about the people working in the shop? Conversation 2 W: Well, the main activities in the region were historically steel and paper processing, I think. M: Yes, but I‘m not quite sure about the status of those industries now. Could you tell us something about that? W: Yes, of course. In fact, they are less significant, but steel-related manufacturing still accounts for 44% of industrial activity. So it‘s still very important. In fact, 80% of Spain‘s machine tools are from the Basque Country. As for paper processing, there‘s still a little. But it‘s no longer what it once was in the region. So, is that clear? M: Yes, thanks. W: Now, to get back to what I was saying, there‘s a lot of unemployment as well as geographical problems in the region. M: Sorry, Victoria. What do you mean by geographical problems? W: Well, what I mean is the area is very hilly, mountainous in parts. So there used to be transport problems, now though there are new train links and better roads, but it may be that some smaller towns inland remain not very well connected, is that OK? Does that make sense? When we talk about specific location suggestions for the factory, we‘ll see this in more detail, so we‘ll come back to this question, OK? M: OK, right. W: So I was about to say something about the work force in the region and the level of training and education. In general, it‘s very good and improving. Question 23-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What does the woman say about the steel-related manufacturing in the region? 24. What problems hinder the region‘s development? 25. What will the speakers discuss later? Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the -12- corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One I first met Joe Gumps when we were both 9 years old, which is probably the only reason he is one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school, we wouldn‘t even have had the chance to get to know each other. Joe is a day student, but I am a boarding student. We haven‘t been in the same classes, sports or extra curriculum activities. Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house, and we talk on the phone every night. This is not to say that we would not have been compatible if we had first met in our freshman year. Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other, due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests. In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common, but maybe that‘s what makes us enjoy each other‘s company so much. When I look at my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I‘ve known whom I never disliked but simply didn‘t take the time to get to know. Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there is, for the social divisions that exist in every community. Since this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined effort to find friends in unexpected people and places. Questions: 26. Why does the speaker say Joe Gumps become one of his best friends? 27. Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends? 28. What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe? Passage 2 It was a bad night for Louis. His research in the neighboring town had taken longer than he expected. It was late and he was very tired when he drove home. He turned into his building‘s parking lot, but all the spaces were full. He drove back out onto the street looking for a parking space. The first block was full. The next block was almost empty. Louis didn‘t see a no-parking sign, but he suspected that if parking were allowed there, most of the spaces would be filled. Then he saw a small parking lot with two free spaces. He was so glad to see them that he didn‘t even think to read the sign by the entrance. He drove in, parked, and hurried home to go to bed. The next morning he went back to the lot to get his car. It was gone. He ran home and telephoned the city police to say that his car had been stolen. It took the police only a minute to tell him what had happened. His car had been on a private lot. It had been taken away by the police. Louis had to take a taxi to the city garage far from the center of town. He had to pay a fee of $40 to get his car back. In addition, he got a parking ticket --- his first one ever in Greenville. 29. Where did Louis intend to park his car when he came back from work one night? 30. What did Louis think had happened to his car the next morning? 31. Where did Louis finally get his car back? Passage 3 Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe we agreed the creativity is a mysterious idea. It's one of those things we all recognized when we see it. But we don't really understand what it is. We seem to feel that some people are naturally creative, but we don't know how they got that way. Is creativity a natural gift like good looks? Or is it something that can be acquired like knowledge? Perhaps if we analyze the creative process carefully, we might get some insight into what it is and how it might work -13- in our lives. The creative process has always been accepted as a source of all important work in the arts. But we should not think the creativity play the role only in the arts. Every major scientific discovery began with someone imagining the world to look differently from the way others saw it. And this is what the creativity is all about. Imagining the world in a new way, and despite what you may believe about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all have the potential to imagine the world in an absolute new way. In fact, you were born with it. It is your birth right as a human being. And what's more, you use it every day almost every moment of your life. Your creative imagination is what you use to make sense of your experiences. It's your creative mind to get the meaning from the chaos of your experiences and brings order to your world. 32: What did the speaker most probably discuss last time? 33: What is a widely accepted idea about the creative process? 34: What leads to major scientific discoveries according to the speaker? 35: What does the speaker imply about the creative process? Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket calculators and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus police to do the job? There are 20 officers in the campus security division. Their job is to handle crime, accidents, lost and found items, and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets. Responding promptly to accidents and other emergencies is important, but it is their smallest job. Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very rarely did any violent crimes actually occur. In the last five years there have been no murders, seven robberies, and about sixty other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On the other hand, there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights, or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries that you see in movies. Things get stolen when it is just easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched. Do we really need more police,Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly making our tuition go up again. A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our things. -14- 2012年6月大学英语四级真题及答案详解 On Excessive Packaging Nowadays the phenomena of excessive packaging of goods are prevailing in our society: clothes swathed in tissue paper, placed in cardboard box and finally wrapped in well-designed plastic bags, imported bottles of grape wine packed in wooden boxes, fruits put in hand-woven baskets, to name but a few. There are several causes of excessive packaging. The first reason is that a large number of companies believe that they can attract customers‘ attention and stimulate their purchasing desire by over-packaging their goods, thus gaining more profits. On the other hand, quite a number of consumers mistakenly hold that the more delicate the package is, the better the quality will be, thus encouraging excessive packaging. In my point of view, excessive packaging has disastrous consequences, including the loss of precious resources, excessive consumption of water and energy, and unnecessary extraction of scarce land for landfill. To solve the problem, it‘s necessary to take the following measures. First, laws and regulations must be made to restrict excessive packaging of companies. In addition, we need to raise consumer‘s awareness that excessive packaging doesn‘t equal to high quality and advocate packaging recycling. 1. D) providing good education for baby boomers. 2. D) Students‘ performance declined. 3. D) They are mostly small in size. 4. D) Some large schools have split up into smaller ones. 5. C) their college-level test participation. 6. B) Their school performance was getting worse. 7. A) maintain closer relationships with their teachers. 8. Simplicity 9. different measures 10. tough subjects 11. A) Discussing a house plan. 12. A) She is tired of the food in the canteen. 13. A) Listening to some loud music. 14. B) The man can dress casually for the occasion. 15. A) Grey pants made from pure cotton. 16. B) Its location. 17. A) Travel overseas. 18. D) It is a good bargain. 19. A) Hosting an evening TV program. 20. C) He worked as a salesman. 21. A) He wanted to be his own boss. 22. B) They are all the man‘s friends. 23. B) It remains a major part of industrial activity. 24. A) Transport problems. 25. C) Possible locations for a new factory. 26. B) They had known each other since childhood. 27. B) At Joe‘s house. 28. D) Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other. -15- 29. B) In his building‘s parking lot. 30. C) It had been stolen by someone. 31. D) In the city garage. 32. B) The mysteriousness of creativity. 33. D) It is the source of all artistic work. 34. A) Creative imagination. 35. C) It is part of everyday life. Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket (36)calculators, and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus police to do the job? There are 20 officers in the campus security division. Their job is to (37)handle crime, accidents, lost and found (38)items, and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets. (39)Responding promptly to accidents and other (40)emergencies is important, but it is their smallest job. Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very (41)rarely did any violent crimes actually (42)occur.In the last five years there have been no (43)murders, seven robberies, and about sixty other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On the other hand, (44)there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights, or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries that you see in movies. (45)Things get stolen when it is just easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched. Do we really need more police?Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly making our tuition go up again.(46) A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our things. 47. E. domestic 48. C. communities 49. O. survive 50. H. gather 51. M. serves 52. N. surroundings 53. J. recession 54. K. reported 55. I. households 56. F. financially 67. C avoid 68. B however 69. D failing 70. C stages 71. A on 72. A predicts 73. A through 74. B and 75. B sensitive 76. D experience 77. B as well as 78. C emotions 79. D to 80. A inevitable 81. D receive 82. A with 83. D quality 84. B positive 85. A memories 86. B increased -16- 87. Those flowers looked as if they hadn't been watered for a long time(好长时间没有浇水了). 88. Fred bought a car last week. It is ?1,000 cheaper than mine(比我的车便宜一千英镑). 89. This TV program is quite boring. We might as well listen to the music (不妨听听音乐). 90. He left his office in a hurry, with lights on and doors open(灯亮着，门开着). 91.The famous novel is said to have been translated into multiple languages(已经被译成多种语言). 下面是赠送的经典语录和搞笑语录，不需要的朋友可以下载后不急删除～～～谢谢～～ , 【感人的话】 要学会感恩、同情、宽容、忍耐、积极与真诚。希望是心灵的一种支持力量.逆境的回馈，使生命将更加精彩而富足. 17 , 【感人的话】 每个人的好运跟坏运都是分配好的，虽然我的好运没有别人多，所以只 要是一点点好事，我就非常感恩了。 , 【祝福的话】 这里有一本你当年用过的笔记，它有点儿泛黄了，书页里夹着的话也早 已没了香气，却还是谢谢你把它借给了我。今天的我们已经分开，却依然是朋友。还是要 跟以前一样，我听着你的述说，看着你笑，看着你难过委屈去安慰你。我会把祝福写在这 本笔记里，在那多枯黄的花的旁边，我会写下我的祝福:祝福你过得好～祝福你过得比我 好～然后，将它寄给你。不要哭泣，你。 , 【表白的话】 爱你是一个念头，爱你是一种冲动，爱你是一种宿命，只属于我的宿命。 爱你是一段旅程，爱你是一场幸福的长跑，爱你是一路沐浴阳光，爱你是一径的花香。爱 你，是睡觉呼吸一般的自然～请，给我你的爱。 , 【有哲理的话】 世上有三种人:一是良心被狗吃了的人，二是良心没被狗吃的人，三 是良心连狗都不吃的人. , 【激励人的话】 如果你看到面前的阴影，别怕，那是因为你的背后有阳光。 , 【感人的话】 一身白衣为你洗尽铅华，白衣白发白胜雪，捧一卷古墨，盈袭暗香， 我踏着平平仄仄的长长短短，款款步入风情万种的宋词里。溪边桃红青染，流水潺潺，柳 丝随风絮，我在桃花下写着红笺小字，一抹嫣然回眸，惊落了桃花，也惊落了你的心。佛 说千年一轮回，今生，你在哪里, , 【有哲理的话】 母爱是一滴甘露，亲吻干涸的泥土，它用细雨的温情，用钻石的坚毅， 期待着闪着碎光的泥土的肥沃;母爱不是人生中的一个凝固点，而是一条流动的河，这条 河造就了我们生命中美丽的情感之景。 , 【表白的话】 我深深地恳求你;不要把我逐出你的爱门之外，我一分一秒也不能缺少 你的爱。只有赢得你的爱，我的生命才有光彩。 , 【表白的话】 爱你，却要无欲无求，好难～爱你，却要偷偷摸摸，好累～爱你，却让 自己心碎，好惨～但竟然心甘情愿，好傻～但是我能肯定的是:我是真的很爱你～ , 【表白的话】 我扬一把散沙粒粒想念漫天纷飞带给我对你的祝福，我洒下一瓢涟水滴 滴飘洋流到你的心海，爱你，今生无悔，牵了你的情，爱了你的人，我会努力呵护你，一 生一世～ , 【表白的话】 你的热情，温暖了我冰冻的心;你的大胆，鼓起了我爱的热忱;你的关 怀，激起了我感激之情。新年伊始，愿我们透过那爱湖的波光水雾，一起憧憬美好的未来。 情人节快乐～ , 【表白的话】 也许我的笑容不够灿烂，但足够为你扫清冬日里的阴霾;也许我的双手 不够温柔，但还能为你拂去俗世尘埃～如果命运安排我们在一起，我会好好珍惜你～情人 节快乐～ , 【甜言蜜语的话】 我们结婚吧，好不好,那样我们就可以不再对着电话诉说想念，就 可以每天清晨起来看见你的睡脸，然后一起吃一顿不太丰盛却很温暖的早餐。我们结婚吧， 好不好,那样我们就可以拿着民政局发的红色小本子四处炫耀，我们可以在房间里挂满结 婚照，看着看着就会不自觉的微笑。我们结婚吧。 18 , 【表白的话】 我需要你，就像冬天里的棉袄，夏天里的雪糕，黑暗中的灯泡，饥饿中 的面包—–我不能没有你～ , 【有哲理的话】 用真理检验真理永远是真理，用错误掩饰错误将会一错再错。我们不 能拥有真理，但是我们可以防止错误。 , 【离别的话】 愿你作一滴晶亮的水，投射到浩瀚的大海;作一朵鲜美的花，组成百花 满园;作一丝闪光的纤维，绣织出鲜红的战旗;作一颗小小的螺丝钉，一辈子坚守自己的 岗位…… , 【离别的话】 我们曾经在一起欣赏过美丽的花;我们曾经在一起幻想过美丽的季节。 同学啊，同学，分别后不要忘了我们曾经一起走过的日子。 , 【离别的话】 红叶纷飞的枫林里，我们曾拥有多少回忆。那飘舞着的枫叶，将我们带 进一个无比美妙的境界。 , 【离别的话】 别离，是有点难舍，但不怅然;是有点遗憾，但不悲观。因为我们有相 逢的希望在安慰。 , 【有哲理的话】 人活着，第一要紧的事情就是要有眼光。有了眼光，并相应确定应该 为之努力的目的和目标，工作就会出现乐趣，这样才有希望最终成为一个事业和生活的成 功者，生命就会丰富多彩。 , 【有哲理的话】 在真相肯定永无人知的情况下，一个人的所作所为能显示他的品格。 有些事情的确没有人知道，除你之外，没有人知道，但是你必须对得住自己，最好能问心 无愧。因为问心无愧可生自信，而自信会让你生活得更从容。 , 【有哲理的话】 没有任何的动物是比蚂蚁更勤奋，然而它却是最沉默寡言的。与其埋 怨世界，不如改变自己。管好自己的心，做好自己的事，比什么都强。人生无完美，曲折 亦风景。别把失去看得过重，放弃是另一种拥有;不要经常艳羡他人，人做到了，心悟到 了，相信属于你的风景就在下一个拐弯处。 , 【有哲理的话】 有些人成就不大，不在于智力或能力不够，而在于没有克服自己心理 上的弱点和谬见，没有充分发挥自己既有的潜力和才能。只有不断向自己挑战，向生活挑 战，才能取得更大成功。 , 【有哲理的话】 面对别人的反对意见，如果你针锋相对地进行争执和批驳，对方很难 从内心真正接受，在表达方式上委婉一些，效果就好多了。 , 【有哲理的话】 当我们放眼这个世界的时候，如果以自我为中心，很可能会以为自己 了不起，可一旦我们把心歇下来，用赤子之心来观察，就会发现我们是多么渺小。我们什 么时候都能看清自己不如人的地方，那就是对生命有真正信心的时候。 , 【有哲理的话】 胸有平常心，幸福自然来。人的心态如同琴上的弦，太紧则易断，太 松则无音，只有松紧适度，才能弹出美妙之音。保持一颗平常心，才是人生的真谛。怀一 颗平常心，看淡得失，超越成败，不为物欲所迷，不被烦恼所扰，明心见性，随缘自适。 平常心，是一种人生态度，也是一种生活智慧。 , 【有哲理的话】 绝大多数人都喜欢嘲笑别人，而不愿意被别人嘲笑。在别人处于尴尬 境遇时，你如果能通过自己出丑来减少他的难堪，他一定对你非常感激。 19 , 【有哲理的话】 对于胸怀大志的有志之士和勤奋努力的人来说，障碍是不会起什么作 用的。他们会说:不会再有什么困难能拦得住我了。只要有百折不挠的信念，就会战胜许 多强大的阻力。 , 【有哲理的话】 成功地推销自己是迈向成功的第一步。在推销自己的过程中，多动脑 筋，设计一些小花样，就容易引起别人的兴趣和关注。 搞笑语录 , 一次，同事几个去美国，到超市买东西，用济南话讨论，有个美国人过来用 标准 excel标准偏差excel标准偏差函数exl标准差函数国标检验抽样标准表免费下载红头文件格式标准下载 的济 南话说:―你们是济南的,～‖暴汗，原来这老外是以前战争时期留在中国的美国人后代，同 事问他:―那你英文怎么样啊,‖老外一拍大腿道:―英语太他妈难学了～～‖哈哈，有木有笑 趴啊。 , 公司加班到半夜，所有人都眼皮打架，一姑娘哀叹:―我现在真想变成一个?因‘字。‖ 众问其故，姑娘说:―就是一个人四肢平摊躺在大床上。‖话音刚落，旁边一男同事嘟囔:―困。‖ , 一先生感冒去医院挂吊针，护士小姐很麻利的给这位先生插上针挂好盐水，一个多小 时过去了，盐水瓶的水打完了，护士过来马上又换上一瓶。这先生不解，问护士小姐说:―小 姐，处方单上不是只开了一瓶吗,‖护士小姐指着打完盐水的空瓶盖说，―先生，您运气真好， 这瓶中奖了，再来一瓶～‖ , 一退休老头，闲来无事就教鹦鹉说话，每天早上必教:―早上好～‖可惜～几个月后， 鹦鹉仍不开口。一日，老头心情不佳，未教。只听鹦鹉大叫:―老头，今天牛了～连好也不 问了啊～‖ , 白雪公主逃出王宫，来到森林，看到一间小木屋，里面排列着七张小小的床。白雪公 主就躺下睡着了。傍晚七个小人回来了，白雪公主说:―你们就是我命中的七个小矮人吧。‖ 七个人面面相觑，然后说:―你走错地方了，我们是金刚葫芦娃。‖ , 爷孙三人去钓鱼，爷爷拿着鱼杆发呆，孙子看到后对爸爸说:―瞧瞧，你爹在那发呆， 跟傻B 似的。‖爸爸打了儿子一耳光生气的喊道:―你爹才傻B 呢～‖ , 作业做了很久，顺手打开收音机，一个温柔的声音传出:―如果肤色粉红，脸上的绒毛 细嫩柔软，那么说明很健康……‖听到这里，忍不住摸了自己的脸，对镜顾盼，再笑一笑， 样子健康可爱。这时，又听播音员说道:―好，听众朋友，这次我们的《养猪知识讲座》就 到这里。‖ , 话说上技校时我们班为机电八班。某日，学校组织拔河比赛。我们班对战二班。二百 女生加时喊:―机二，加油……机二，加油……‖我们班女生也学着人家喊:―机八，加油…… 机八，加油……‖我滴个神～ 20 , 出差，刚出车站就来一大婶:―小伙子，住旅馆呀,‖我说:―不用。‖大婶马上换成暧昧 的语气:―有小姑娘哟，很漂亮的。‖我汗，说:―不要小姑娘。‖大婶立刻改口:―老姑娘， 老姑娘也有，便宜一点。‖再汗，说:―我不要姑娘。‖大婶沉默了下，小声说:―那个，小伙 子也是有的～‖ , 一哥们儿隔壁新搬来个老外，一天晚上老外敲门求助，说:―我的电视坏了，不能换台。‖ 这哥们儿低头看了眼表，很镇定的说:―过了七点半就好了‖ , 有个懒人，懒得出奇。妻子要切面条，叫他到邻家借个面板。他说:―不用借了，就在 我背上切吧～‖妻子在他背上切完面条，问他:―痛不痛,‖他说:―痛，我也懒得吱声。‖ , 一只青蛙给牧师打电话，问自己的命运。牧师说:―明年，有一个年轻的姑娘会来了解 你。‖青蛙高兴的蹦了起来:―哦，真的吗,是在王子的婚礼上吗,‖牧师说:―不，是在她明 年的生物课上。‖ , 几个人在高尔夫更衣室，一手机响很久，一男人按了免提键。女:―亲爱的你在俱乐部 吗,‖男:―在。‖女:―我看到一辆宝马，才不到两百万。‖男人:―买。‖女:―还有那个楼盘 又放盘了， 6万一平。‖男:―买。‖女:―好爱你。‖男:―也爱你。‖旁边的男人们敬佩得目 瞪口呆。男人挂了电话，问:―这是谁的手机,‖ , 深夜，老公未归。女儿心急给妈打电话:―妈～他还没回来，一定有别的女人了～‖妈 妈轻声安慰:―傻孩子，乖，别净往坏处想，兴许是出车祸了～‖ , 一男子在闹市骑摩托撞昏了一个陌生的老汉～男子惊吓得不知所措～围观群众越来越 多～突然，该男抱住老汉，声泪俱下的喊道:―爹，你等着我，我这就去给你找医生～‖说后， 就跑掉了。老汉挣扎着愤怒的喊道:―给老子回来～‖众人纷纷感慨:―这儿子当的真孝顺～‖ 21