大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

2007年6月大学英语四级考试A卷试题以及答案

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Welcome to our club. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow:

欢迎辞，欢迎加入俱乐部。

标题：Welcome to our club

书写提纲：

1. 表达你的欢迎；

2. 对你们俱乐部作一个简要介绍。

Welcome to English club! It could serve as a platform to show your outstanding abilities and help you develop a range of great skills. You can be involved in a variety of activities including staging musical dramas, holding group discussions and watching Oscar-winning movies. These extra-curricular activities could offer you ample opportunities. First, you active participation is helpful to strengthen the sense of responsibility and managing interpersonal relations. Second, various activities organized by us could raise your level of proficiency in English. A good command of English empowers you to enjoy decided competitive edge over your peers. You can file a written application to our staff office or email us via bonoo@https://www.wendangku.net/doc/0910420218.html,. The deadline for entries is Sept.25th. Come on, join us now!

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

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, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;

Y(for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;

NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.

For questions 8-10. complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Protect Your Privacy When Job-hunting Online

Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.

The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days. A recent General Accounting Office report estimates that as many as 750.000 Americans are victims of identity theft every year. And thai number may be low, as many people choose not to report the crime even if they know they have been victimized.

Identity theft is "an absolute epidemic," states Robert Ellis Smith, a respected author and

advocate of privacy. "It's certainly picked up in the last four or five years. It's worldwide. It affects everybody, and there's very little you can do to prevent it and, worst of all. you can't detect it until it's probably too late."

OnfficTyour fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be given to someone else for their use, your personal data, especially your social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data, can be used, if they fall into the wrong hands, to personally profit at your expense. In the United States and Canada, for example, many people have reported that unauthorized persons have taken funds out of their bank or financial accounts, or. in the worst cases, taken over their identities altogether, running up vast debts and committing crimes while using ihe victims' names. In many cases, a victim's losses may include not only out-of-pocket financial losses, but substantial additional financial costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in the community and correcting erroneous information for which the criminal is responsible.

According to Ihe FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud committed on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect themselves while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a successful online job search is learning to manage the risks. Here are some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the Internet.

1. Check for a privacy policy.

If you are considering posting your resume online, make sure the job search site you are considering has a privacy policy, like https://www.wendangku.net/doc/0910420218.html, The policy should spell out how your information will be used, stored and whether or not it will be shared. You may want to think twice about posting your resume on a site that automatically shares your information with others. You could be opening yourself up to unwanted calls from solicitors (4MB $ ). When reviewing the site's privacy policy, you'll be able to delete your resume just as easily as you posted it. You won't necessarily want your resume to remain out there on the Internet once you land a job. Remember, the longer your resume remains posted on a job board, the more exposure, both positive and not-so-positive, it will receive.

2. Take advantage of site features.

Lawful job search sites offer levels of privacy protection. Before posting your resume, carefully consider your job search objectives and the level of risk you are willing to assume.

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/0910420218.html,, for example, offers three levels of privacy from which job seekers can choose. The first is standard posting. This option gives job seekers who post their resumes the most visibility to the broadest employer audience possible.

The second is anonymous (匿名的) posting. This allows job seekers the same visibility as those in the standard posting category without any of their contact information being displayed. Job seekers who wish to remain anonymous but want to share some other information may choose which pieces of contact information to display.

The third is private posting. This option allows a job seeker to post a resume without having it searched by employers. Private posting allows job seekers to quickly and easily apply for jobs that appear on https://www.wendangku.net/doc/0910420218.html, without retyping their information.

3. Safeguard your identity.

Career experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe while using the Internet to search out jobs is to conceal their identities. Replace your name on your resume with a generic (

泛指的) identifier, such as "Intranet Developer Candidate," or "Experienced Marketing Representative."

You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your current employer. Depending on your title, it may not be all that difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is provided. Use a general description of the company such as "Major auto manufacturer." or "International packaged goods supplier."

If your job title is unique, consider using the generic equivalent instead of the exacnitle assigned by your employer.

4. Establish an email address for your search.

Another way to protect your privacy while seeking employment online is to open up an email account specifically for your online job search. This will safeguard your existing email box in the event someone you don't know gets hold of your email address and shares it with others.

Using an email address specifically for your job search also eliminates the possibility that you will receive unwelcome emails in your primary mailbox. When naming your new email address, be sure that it doesn't contain references to your name or other information that will give away your identity. The best solution is an email address that is relevant to the job you are seeking such as Salesmgr2004@https://www.wendangku.net/doc/0910420218.html,.

5. Protect your references.

If your resume contains a section with the names and contact information of your references. take it out. There's no sense in safeguarding your information while sharing private contact information of your references.

6. Keep confidential (机密的)information confidential.

Do not, under any circumstances, share your social security, driver's license, and bank account numbers or other personal information, such as race or eye color. Honest employers do not need this information with an initial application. Don't provide this even if they say they need it in order lo conduct a background check. This is one of the oldest tricks in the book - don't fall for it.

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上作答。

1. Robert Ellis Smith believes identily theft is difficult to detect and one can hardly do anything to prevent it.

2. In many cases, identity theft not only causes the victims' immediate financial losses but costs them a lot to restore their reputation.

3. Identity theft is a minor offence and its harm has been somewhat overestimated.

4. It is important that your resume not stay online longer than is necessary.

5. Of the three options offered by https://www.wendangku.net/doc/0910420218.html, in Suggestion 2. the third one is apparently most strongly recommended.

6. Employers require applicants to submit very personal information on background checks.

7. Applicants are advised to use generic names for themselves and their current employers when seeking employment online.

8. Using a special email address in the job search can help prevent you from receiving________.

9. To protect your references, you should not post online their________.

10. According to the passage, identity theft is committed typically for________.

参考答案：（1-10）

1 Y，根据人名Robert Ellis Smith定位在原文第三段, 可直接对应原文内容。

2 Y, 根据financial loss及restore reputation两组关键词对应原文第四段。

3 N, 对应原文第三段第一句话，Smith说identity theft is an absolute epidemic. 与选项中的minor offence及harm is overestimated内容矛盾。

4 Y, 对应原文第一个小标题Suggestion 1下第二段内容，直接对应，"如果找到工作后，不要把简历放在网上。"

5 NG, 对应原文第二个小标题Suggestion 2, 选项直接给出定位点，该建议包括三项内容，选项中most strongly recommended并无给出相关的对应信息，选NG。

6 N, 对应原文最后一段的第六个小标题，原文说公司不要求你在求职时提交银行帐号，社会保障号码等，与选项provide very personal information矛盾。

7 Y, 对应原文第三个小标题下第一段和第二段内容，网上求职不要用真名，用generic name。

8 unwelcome emails 对应第四个小标题，原文倒数第三段。

9 names and contact information 对应原文倒数倒数第二段，根据小标题定位容易。

10 economic gains，对应原文首段最后一句话"typically for economic gains."

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

11.

A) H could help people of all ages to avoid cancer.

B) II was mainly meant for cancer patients.

C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40.

D) It was frequently interrupted by commercials.

12.

A) The man is fond of traveling.

B) The woman is a photographer.

C) The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest.

D)The man admires the woman's talent in writing.

13.

A) The man regrets being absent-minded.

B) The woman saved the man some trouble.

C) The man placed the reading list on a desk.

D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket.

14.

A) He quit teaching in June.

B) He has left the army recently.

C) He opened a restaurant near the school.

D) He has taken over his brother's business.

15.

A) She seldom reads books from cover to cover.

B) She is interested in reading novels.

C) She read only part of the book.

D) She was eager to know what the book was about.

16.

A) She was absent atl week owing to sickness.

B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.

C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.

D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.

17.

A) The speakers want to rent the Smiths" old house.

B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.

C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.

D) The Smiths' new house is not far from their old one.

18.

A) The man had a hard lime finding a parking space.

B) The woman found ihcy had got to the wrong spot.

C）The woman was offended by the man's late arrival.

D) The man couldn't find his car in the parking lot.

Questions 19 lo 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19.

A) The hotel clerk had pui his reservation under another name.

B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didn't make any reservation.

C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.

D) The hotel clerk couldn't find his reservation for that night.

20.

A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.

B) There was a conference going on in the city.

C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs.

D）It was a busy season for holidav-makers.

21.

A) It was free of charge on weekends.

B)Ithada 15% discount on weekdays.

C) It was offered to frequent guests only.

D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.

22

A) L>emand compensation from the hotel.

B) Ask for an additional discount.

C) Complain to the hotel manager.

D) Find a cheaper room in another hotel.

Questions 23 lo 25 arc based on ihe conversation you have just heard.

23.

A)An employee in the city council at Birmingham.

B) Assistant Director of the Admissions Office

C) Head of the Overseas Students Office.

D) Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.

24.

A) Nearly fitly percent arc foreigners.

B) About fifteen perceni are from Africa.

C) A large majority are from Latin America.

D) A small number are from the Far East.

25.

A) She will have more contact with students.

B) It will bring her capability into fuller play.

C) She will be more involved in policy-making.

D) It will be less demanding than her present job

Section B

Passage One

26.

A) Her parcnls thrived in the urban environment.

B) Her parents lefl Chicago to work on a farm.

C) Her parents immigrated to America.

D) Her parents set up an ice-cream store.

27

A) He taught English in Chicago.

B) He was crippled in a car accident.

C) He worked to become an executive.

D) He was bom with a limp.

28.

A) She was fond of living an isolated life.

B) She was fascinated by American culture.

C) She was very generous in offering help.

D) She was highly devoted lo her family.

Passage Two

29.

A) He suffered a nervous breakdown. C) He was seriously injured.

B) He was wrongly diagnosed. D) He developed a sirangc disease.

30.

A) He was able lo talk again.

B) He raced to the nursing home.

C) He could tell red and blue apart.

D) He could not recognize his wife.

31.

A) Twenty-nine days.

B) Two and a half months.

C) Several minutes.

D) Fobburteen hours.

32.

A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.

B) They avoided appearing on television.

C) They released a video of his progress.

D) They declined to give details of his condition.

Passage Three

33.

A) For people lo share ideas and show farm products.

B) For officials lo educate the farming community.

C) For farmers to exchange iheir daily necessities.

D) For farmers to celebrate their harvests.

34.

A) By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.

B) By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.

C) By offering to do volunteer work at the fair.

D) By performing a special skill at the entrance.

35.

A) They contribute to the modernization of American farms

B) They help to increase the state governments' revenue.

C) They provide a stage for people to give performances.

D) They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.

Section C

Students' pressure somciimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well (36) _________but some of them aren't very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in (37)____________to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their wav to add to their children's

For one thing, parents arc often not (38)____________of the kinds of problems their children

face. They don't realize that the (39)____________is keener, that the required (40)___________

of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change.

(41)___________to seeing A's and B's on high school report cards, they may be upset when their children's first

(42)_____________college grades are below- that level. At their kindest, they may gently

(43)____________why John or Mary isn't doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or

she should, and so on.

(44)__________________________________________________________ Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and (45)_______________

In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children.(46)________________________________________

听力参考答案：（11-46）

11.C) it might appeal more to viewers over 40

12.D)the man admires the woman's talent in writing

13 B)the woman saved the man some trouble

14.A)he quit teaching in June