精選精簡2023年12月全國大學英語四級考試試題

精選精簡2023年12月全國大學英語四級考試試題2023年12月全國大學英語四級考試試題(CET4)PartⅠWriting(30minutes)注意：此局部試題在答題卡1上．Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledNothingSucceedsWithoutaStrongWillbycommentingonthehumoroussaying,"Quittingsmokingistheeasiestthingintheworld.I'vedoneithundredsoftimes."Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Outlines:1.堅強的意志是成功的重要保證2.意志堅決的人才能完成偉大的使命3.學生也是這樣，不刻苦學習，終究不會成為有用之才PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentencewiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.WhyIntegrityMattersWhatIsIntegrity?Thekeytointegrityisconsistency-notonlysettinghighpersonalstandardsforoneself(honesty,responsibility,respectforothers,fairness)butalsolivinguptothosestandardseachandeveryday.Onewhohasintegrityisboundbyandfollowsmoralandethical(道德上的)standardsevenwhenmakinglife'shardchoices,choiceswhichmaybecloudedbystress,pressuretosucceed,ortemptation.Whathappensifwelie,cheat,steal,orviolateotherethicalstandards?Wefeeldisappointedinourselvesandashamed.Butalapse(缺失)ofintegrityalsoaffectsourrelationshipswithothers.Trustisessentialinanyimportantrelationship,whetherpersonalorprofessional.Whocantrustsomeonewhoisdishonestorunfair?Thusintegritymustbeoneofourmostimportantgoals.RiskyBusinessWeareeachresponsibleforourowndecisions,evenifthedecision,makingprocesshasbeenunderminedbystressorpeerpressure.Therealtestofcharacteriswhetherwecanlearnfromourmistake,byunderstandingwhyweactedaswedidandthenexploringwaystoavoidsimilarproblemsinthefuture.Makingethicaldecisionsisacriticalpartofavoidingfutureproblems.Wemustlearntorecognizerisks,becauseifwecan'tseetheriskswe'retaking,wecan'tmakeresponsiblechoices.Toidentifyrisks,weneedtoknowtherulesandbeawareofthefacts.Forexample,onewhodoesn'tknowtherulesaaboutplagiarism(剽竊)mayaccidentallyusewordsorideaswithoutgivingpropercreditoronewhofailstokeepcarefulresearchnotesmayunintentionallyfailtoquoteandcitesourcesasrequired.Butthefactthatsuchaviolationis"unintentional"doesnotexcusethemisconduct,Ignoranceisnotadefense."ButEverybodyDoesIt"Mostpeoplewhogetintroubledoknowtherulesandfactsbutmanagetofoolthemselvesabouttherisksthey'retakingbyusingexcuses:"Everyoneelsedoesit.""I'mnothurtinganyone",or"Ireallyneedthisgrade."Excusescangetveryelaborate:"IknowI'mlookatanother'sexam,eventhoughI'msupposedtokeepmyeyesonmyownpaper,butthat'snotcheatingbecauseI’mjustcheckingmyanswers,notcopying."Wemustbehonestaboutouractionsandavoidexcuses,ifwefoolourselvesintobelievingwe'renotdoinganythingwrong,wecan'tseetherealchoicewe'remaking-andthatleadstobaddecisions.Toavoidfoolingyourself,watchoutforexcusesandtrythistest:Askhowyouwouldfeelifyouractionswerepublicandanyonecouldbewatchingoveryoreshoulder.Ifyou'dratherhideyouractions,that'sanindicationthatyou'retakingariskandrationalizingittoyourself.EvaluatingRisksTodecidewhetherariskisworthtaking,youmustexaminetheconsequences,inthefutureaswellasrightnow,negativeaswellaspositive,andtoothersaswellastoyourself.Thosewhotakeriskstheylaterregretusuallyfocusonimmolatebenefitsandsimplyhaven'tconsideredwhatmightgowrong.Theconsequencesofgettingcaughtareseriousandmayincludea"O"onatestorassignment,an"F"intheclass,suspension(暫令停學)ordismissalfromschoolandaruinedreputation.Infact,whenyoubreakaroleorlaw,youlosecontroloveryourlifeandgiveothersthepowertoimposepunishmentthatyouhavenocontrolover.Thisisanextremelyvulnerable(脆弱的)position.Theremaybesomemattersoflifeanddeathorhighestprinciple,whichmightjustifysucharisk,buttherearen'tmanythingsthatfallinthiscategory.GettingAwaywithit-OrNotThosewhodon'tgetcaughtpayanevenhigherprice.Acheaterdoesn'tlearnfromthetest,whichdeprives(剝奪)himherofaneducation.Cheatingunderminesconfidenceandindependence:thecheaterisafraud,andknowsthatwithoutdishonesty,he/shewouldhavefailed.Cheatingdestroysself-respectandintegrity,leavingthecheaterashamed,guiltyandafraidofgettingcaught.Worstofall,acheaterwhodoesn'tgetcaughtthefirsttimeusuallycheatsagain,notonlybecausehe/sheisfartherbehind,butalsobecauseitseems"easier."Thisslipperyslopeoferodingethicsandbiggerrisksleadsonlytodisaster.Eventually,thecheatergetscaught,andthelaterhe/shegetscaught,theworsetheconsequences.CheatingHurtsOther,TooCheatersoftenfeelinvisible,asiftheiractions"don'tcount"anddon'treallyhurtanyone.Butindividualchoiceshaveanintensecumulative(累積的)effect.Cheatingcanspreadlikeadisease.Recentstatisticssuggest30％ormoreofcollegestudentscheat.Ifaclassisgradedonacurve,cheatinghurtsothers'grades.Evenifthereisnocurve,cheating"poisons"theclassroom,andothersmayfeelpressuredtojoinin.("IfIdon'tcheatIcan'tcompetewiththosewhodo")Cheatingalsohasadestructiveimpactonteachers.Therealrewardofgoofteachingisseeingstudentslearn.Butacheatersays."I'mnotinterestedinwhatyou'retryingtoteach,allIcareaboutisstealingagrade,regardlessoftheeffectonothers."Theendresultisadestructiveattackonthequalityofyoureducation.Finally,cheatingcanhurtthereputationoftheuniversityandharmthosewhoworkedhardfortheirdegree.WhyIntegrityMartenIfcheatingbecomesthenorm,thenweareinbigtrouble.Wemustrelyonthehonestyandgoodfaithofothers,ifnot,wecouldn'tputmoneyinthebank,buyfood,clothing,ormedicinefromothers,driveacrossabridge,getonaplane,gotothedentist--thelistisendless.Therearemanyexamplesofthevastharmthatiscausedwhenindividualsforgetorignoretheeffecttheirdishonestycanhave.Thesavingsandloanscandal,thestockmarketandjunkbondswindles,and,ofcourse,Watergate,haveunderminedthefaithofmanyAmericansintheintegrityofpoliticalandeconomicleadersandsocietyasawhole.Suchincidentstakeatremendoustollonournation'seconomyandourindividualwell-being.Forexample,butforthesavingsandloandebacle,theremightbefundsavailabletoreducethenationaldebtandpayforeducation.Insum,weallhaveacommonstakeinourschool,ourcommunity,andoursociety.Ouractionsdomatter.Itisessentialthatweactwithintegrityinordertobuildthekindofworldinwhichwewanttolive.1.Apersonofintegritynotonlysetshighmoralandethicalstandardsbutalso_______.A)stickstothemintheirdailylifeB)makesthemknowntoothersC)understandstheirtruevaluesD)seesthatothersalsofollowthem2.Whatroledoesintegrityplayinpersonalandprofessionalrelationships?A)IthelpstocreateteamspiritB)ItfacilitatescommunicationC)ItisthebasisofmutualtrustD)Itinspiresmutualrespect3.whymustwelearntoidentifytheriskswearegoingtotake？A.Toensurewemakeresponsiblechoices.B.Toavoidbeingoverwhelmedbystress.C.sothatwedon’tbreakanyrules.D.sothatwedon’trunintotrouble.4.Violationofaruleismisconductevenif_______?A.ithascausednoharm.B.itisclaimedtobeunintentional.C.ithasgoneunnoticed.D.itiscommittedwithgoodintentions.5.Whatshouldonedoifhedoesn’twishtofoolhimself?A.Avoidmakingexcuses.B.Listentootherpeople’sadvice.C.Makehisintensionspublic.D.Haveotherswatchoverhisshoulder.6.Thosewhotakeriskstheyregretlateron_______.A.willoftenbecomemorecautiousB.areusuallyveryaggressiveC.valueimmediatebenefitsmost.D.mayloseeverythingintheend7.Accordingtotheauthor,acheaterwhodoesn’tgetcaughtrightawaywill_______.A)paymoredearlyB)becomemoreconfidentC)bewidelyadmiredD)feelsomewhatlucky8.Cheatersatexamdon’tcareabouttheireducation,alltheycareaboutishowto_____________________________.9.Integritymattersinthatallsocialactivitiesrelyonpeople’s_________________________.10.ManyAmericanslostfaithintheintegrityoftheirpoliticalleadersasaresultof________________________________.PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.A)Readthenoticeonthewindow.C)Getanewbusschedule.B)GoandaskthestaffD)BoardthebustoCleveland.12.A)Hewaslookingforwardtoseeingthegiraffes.B)Heenjoyedwatchingtheanimalperformance.C)HegothometoolatetoseetheTVspecial.D)HefellasleepinthemiddleoftheTVprogram.13.A)shewantstotakethemostdirectway.B)Shemaymelateforthefootballgame.C)Sheisworriedaboutmissingherflight.D)Sheiscurrentlycaughtinatrafficjam.14.A)AtarestaurantC〕Ataclinic.B)Inafishshop.D)Onafishingboat.15.A〕Heisanexperiencedsalesmanager.B)Heisbeinginterviewedforajob.C)Hegisaclosefriendofthewoman.D)Heisgoodatansweringtrickyquestions.16.A)Themanshouldconsiderhisprivacyfirst.B)Themanwillchoosealow-rentapartment.C)Themanisnotcertainifhecanfindaquieterplace.D)Themanisunliklytomoveoutofthedormitory.17.A)Thewomanisgoingtomakehertopicmorefocused.B)themanandwomanareworkingonajointproject.C)Oneshouldbechooseabroadtopicforaresearchpaper.D)Ittookalotoftimetogetthemanontherighttrack.18.A)Theywentcampingthistimelastyear.B)Theydidn’tquiteenjoytheirlastpicnic.C)Theylearnedtocooperateunderharshconditions.D)Theyweren’texperiencedinorganizingpicnics.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A〕HelikesSwedenbetterthanEngland.

B〕Heprefershotweathertocoldweather.

C〕HeisanEnglishlivinginSweden.

D〕HevisitsLondonnearlyeverywinter.

20.A〕Thebadweather

B〕Thecoldhouses.

C〕Thegloomywinter.

D〕Thelongnight.21.A〕Delightful.

B〕Painful.

C〕Depressing.

D〕Refreshing.22.A〕Theyoftenstayuplatereading.

B)Theyworkhardandplayhard.

C)Theyliketogocampinginsummer.

D)Theytrytoearnmoreandspendmore.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A〕Management.

B〕French

C〕Englishliterature

D〕PublicAdministration

24.A〕Englishteaching.

B〕Stafftraining.

C〕Careersguidance.

D〕Psychologicalcounseling

25.A〕Itspleasantenvironment.

B〕Itsworldwidefame.

C〕Itsgenerousscholarship.

D〕Itswell-designedcourses.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatdidObcamp’sspeechfocuson?

A)CharacteristicsofJapaneseartists

B)SomefeaturesofJapaneseculture

C)TheartofJapanesebrushpainting

D)TheuniquenessofJapaneseart

27.WhydoJapaneselistenerssometimesclosetheireyeswhilelisteningtoaspeech?

A)Tocalmthemselvesdown

B)Toenhanceconcentration

C)Toshowtheirimpatience

D)Tosignaltheirlackofinterest

28.Whatdoesthespeakertrytoexplain?

A)Howlistenersindifferentculturesshowrespect

B)Howspeakerscanwinapprovalfromtheaudience

C)Howspeakerscanmisunderstandtheaudience

D)HowdifferentWesternandEasternartformsare

PassageTwoQuestions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.WhatisChris’smainresponsibilityatTaxlongCompany?

A)Directingpersonnelevaluation.

B)Buyingandmaintainequipment.

C)Drawingupplansforin-servicetraining.

D)Interviewingandrecruitingemployees.

30.WhatproblemdidChrisencounterinhisDivision?

A)Someofhisequipmentwasdamagedinafire.

B)Thetrainingprogramheranwasfailure.

C)Twoofhisworkerswereinjuredatwork.

D)Twoofhisemployeescommittedtheft.

31.WhatdoesChrishopeforinthenearfuture?

A)Abetterrelationshipwithhisboss.

B)Advancementtoahigherposition

C)Abetter-payingjobinanothercompany

D)Improvementinthecompany’smanagement

32WhatdowelearnaboutKimfromthepassage?

A)Shehasmoreself-confidencethanChris.

B)SheworkswithChrisinthesamedivision.

C)ShehasmoremanagementexperiencethanChris.

D)SheiscompetingwithChrisforthenewjob.

PassageThree

Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Whyareproverbssoimportant?

A)Theyhelpusseetheimportantvaluesofaculture.

B)Theyguideusinhandlinghumanrelationships.

C)Theyhelpusexpressourselvesmoreeffectively.

D)Theyareaninfinitesourceofhumanknowledge.

34.Accordingtothespeakerwhathappenstosomeproverbswiththepassageoftime?

A)Theirwordingsmaybecomedifferent.

B)Thevaluestheyreflectmaychange.

C)Theiroriginscannolongerbetraced.

D)Theymaybemisinterpreted.

35.Whatdowelearnfromthestudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworld?SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此局部試題在答題卡2上作答。Ourlivesarewoventogether.AsmuchasIenjoymyown(36)_____________,InolongerimagineIcangetthrougha(37)_____________day,muchlessallmylife,(38)_____________onmyown.EvenifIamon(39)_____________inthemountains,Iameatingfoodsomeoneelsehasgrown,livinginahousesomeoneelsehasbuilt,wearingclothessomeoneelsehas(40)_____________fromclothwovenbyothers,using(41)_____________someoneelseisdistributingtomyhouse.(42)_____________ofinterdependenceiseverywhere;weareonthis(43)_____________together.AsIwasgrowingup,(44)____________________________________________________________________________.“Makeyourownway〞,〞Standonyourowntwofeet〞ormymother’sfavoriteremarkwhenIwasface-to-facewithconsequencesofsomeaction:Nowthatyou’vemadeyourbed,lieonit!〞Totalindependenceisadominantthinginourculture.Iimaginethat(45)________________________________________________________________________________.Buttheteachingwasshapedbyourculturalimagines.Andinstead,IgrewupbelievingthatIwassupposedtobetotallyindependentandconsequentlybecameveryreluctanttoaskforhelp.(46)___________________________________________________________________________________.PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Withtheworld'spopulationestimatedtogrowfromsixtoninebillionby2050,researchers.businessesandgovernmentsarealreadydealingwiththeimpactthisincreasewillhaveoneverythingfromfoodandwatertoinfrastructure(根底設(shè)施)andjobs.Underlingallthis47willbethedemandforenergy,whichisexpectedtodoubleoverthenext40years.Findingtheresourcestomeetthisdemandina48.sustainablewayisthecornerstone(基石)ofournation'senergysecurity,andwillbeoneofthemajor49ofthe21stcentury.Alternativeformsofenergy-bio-fuels,windandsolar,tonameafeware50beingfundedanddeveloped,andwillplayagrowing51intheworld'senergysupply.Butexpertssaythatevenwhen52,alternativeenergysourceswiForexample,evenwith53investments,suchasthe$93millionforwindenergydevelopment54intheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct,importantalternativeenergysourcessuchaswindandbio-fuels55Energyandsustainabilityexpertssaytheanswertoourfutureenergyneedswilllikelycomefromalotof56bothtraditionalandalternative.注意：此局部試題請在答題卡2上作答。A)stableI)exactlyB)solutionsJ)consistC)significantK)compriseD)roleL)competitionsE)progressM)combinedF)marvelousN)challengesG)includedO)certainlyH)growthSectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchokesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Boys'schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity(陽剛),theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotype.aUSstudysays.Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtothe"boycode"ofhidingtheiremotionstobea"realman".Thefindingsofthestudysoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittle,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfadedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys'learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy'sauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversityofTeacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith"boy-focused"approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevisionlearnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven"hands-on"lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround."Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine(女性的)andpreferthemodemgenre(類型)inwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemes,"Jameswrote.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmenshouldbe"masterfulandincharge"inrelationships."Inmixedschoolsboysfeelcompelledtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans,"thestudyreported.注意：此局部試題請在答題卡2上作答。57.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschoolwould____.A)forceboystohidetheiremotionstobe"realmen"B)helptocultivatemasculineaggressivenessinboysC)encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyD)naturallyreinforceinboysthetraditionalimageofaman58.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys_____.A)PerformrelativelybetterC)behavemoreresponsiblyB)growupmorehealthilyD)receiveabettereducation59.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?A)Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically.B)Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation.C)Itfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneed.D)Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls.60.AccordingtoAbigailJames,oneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis______.A)teachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysB)boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistractedC)boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinD)teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys'teamspirit61.WhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames'report?A)Theyenjoybeingincharge.C)Theyhavesharpervision.B)Theyconformtostereotypes.D)Theyareviolentandsexist.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebatedonthefollowingpassage.It'sanannualargument.Doweordowenotgoonholiday?Mypartnersaysnobecausetheboilercouldgo,ortherooffalloffandwehavenosavingstosaveus.Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday.Thejoyofarecessionmeansnoargumentnextyear-wejustwon'tgo.Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees,weshouldbegrateful.FormanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholidayAYouGovpollof2,000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney.What'slesscleariswhetherdivorceandseparationratesriseinarecession-financialpressuresmeancouplesarguemorebutmakesplittinguplessaffordable.Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples.Disputeswerecharacterizedbyintenseverbal(言語上的)aggression,tendedtoberepeatedandnotresolvedandmademen,morethanwomen,extremelyangry.KimStephenson,anoccupationalpsychologist,believesmoneyissuchabigdealbecauseofwhatitsymbolizes,whichmaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen."Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit'sfor."heexplains."They'llsayit'stosavetospend,forsecurity,forfreedom,toshowsomeoneyoulovethem."Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething."Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowwhat'sgoingonwiththeirfinances,buttheydon't.Thereseemstobemoreofataboo(禁忌)abouttalkingaboutmoneythanaboutdeath.Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyou'redoing,who'spayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately.Inahealthyrelationship,youdon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney,butyouhavetotalkaboutit."注意：此局部試題請在答題卡2上作答：62.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutvacationing?A)Peopleenjoyitallthemoreduringarecession.B)Fewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkinghard.C)Itmakesallthehardworkworthwhile.D)Itisthechiefcauseoffamilydisputes.63.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"moneyisknown...tobringarelationshiptoitsknees"(Line1,Para.2)?A)Moneyisconsideredtobetherootofallevils.B)Somepeoplesacrificetheirdignityformoney.C)Fewpeoplecanresistthetemptationofmoney.D)Disputesovermoneymayrainarelationship.64.TheYouGovpollof2,000peopleindicatesthatinarecession______.A)conflictsbetweencouplestendtoriseB)itismoreexpensiveforcouplestosplitupC)couplesshowmoreconcernforeachotherD)divorceandseparationratesincrease65.WhatdoesKimStephensonbelieve?A)Moneyisoftenasymbolofaperson'sstatus.B)Moneymeansagreatdealtobothandwomen.C)Menandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthings.D)Menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways.66.Theauthorsuggestsattheendofthepassagethatcouplesshould______.A)puttheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparatelyB)makeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgetsC)discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationshipD)avoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromanticPartⅤCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblandtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaperYoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此局部試題請在答題卡2上作答。Employersfeartheywillbeunabletorecruitstudentswiththeskillstheyneedastheeconomicrecoverykicksin,anewsurvey67.Nearlyhalfoftheorganizationstoldresearcherstheywerealreadystrugglingtofind68withskillsinscience,technology,engineeringandmaths(STEM).69evenmorecompaniesexpecttoexperience70ofemployeeswithSTEMskillsinthenextthreeyears.TheConfederationofBritishIndustry71694businessesandorganizationsacrossthepublicand72sectors,whichtogetheremploy2.4millionpeople.Halfare73theywillnotbeabletofillgraduatepostsinthecomingyears,whileathirdsaidtheywouldnotbeableto74enoughemployeeswiththerightA-levelskills."75wemovefurtherrolerecoveryandbusinessesplan76growth,thedemandforpeoplewithhigh-qualityskillsandqualificationswill77."saidRichardLambert,DirectorGeneral,CBI."Firmssayitisalreadyhardtofindpeoplewiththeright78orengineeringskills.Thenewgovernmentmustmakeitatop79toencouragemoreyoungpeopletostudyscience-related80."Thesurveyfoundthatyoungpeoplewouldimprovetheirjobprospects81theystudiedbusiness