2015四科真題2009年英語版

第一卷（100PartI ReadingComprehension（共20小題，每小題2分，共40分）Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglel hroughthecenter.PassageQuestion1to5arebasedonthefollowingYoungKoreansarebeginningtotalonewhenitcomestofindingapartner,thoughmatakingisstillthemostcommonwayforboystomeetgirls.ProfessionalmatakerscanmakethousandsofAmericandollarsbyintroducingsuitablemarriagepartnerstoeachother,butpartnersalsoyaroleintheprocessduringwhichyoungKoreansmeet.onfuciusKorea,wheremarriageisregardedasmoreofabusinesscontractthanasacredthing,thesceneofthefirstmeetingisrepeatedhundredsoftimesadayoffeeshopsinthemainhosaroundSeoul.oftentooimportanttobelefttoromanceandchanceencounters.Often,thegirlwillworkoutasystemofsecretsignalswithhermother,fromwhichherparentscanlifsheisinterested.Forexample,ifthegirlordersacoffeeitmightmeanthatshewantsherparentstoleaveheralonewiththeboy,whileamilkshowsthatshewantsthemtostay.Sometimesthematakingisnotalwayssoformal,withtheintroductionbeingmadebyfriends.Butwhetherthroughfriendsorfamilies,thereishardlyaKoreanmaninthecountrywhohasnotghroughthisprocesssometimessixorseventimes.Theword“mataking”inthepassage averyformalritual（儀式）attendedbyboysandintroducingboysandgirlstoknoweachotherforthepurposeofproducingmatchestomakeafireorlightaarranginggamesbetweenmenand Thefactthatthefirstmeetingisrepeatedagainandagain offeeshopsinthemainhossuggeststhat Koreanslikedrinking offeeshopsverymenandwomenwanttomeetasmanytimesastheyarebusywithcommunicatingwithdifferentmarriageisseenasabusinesscontractinsteadofsomethingWhydoesthematchingstillexistinBecausemostpeoplewanttokeepthebloodlinespureandchanceencountersBecausemostpeopletrytoavoidromanceandkeepthebloodlinesBecausemostpeopleregardmarriageascontinuingfamilylineageandBecausemostpeopletrytobreakfamilylineageandWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheAlmosteverymanorwomaninKoreahastogothroughthe Fromthesignaltheboy’sparentsknowwhethertheirsonisinterestedinthegirlorAtpresentyoungKoreansnolongerneed akingtohelpthemfindOnlyagirlandaboywillappearinthefirstarrangedThepassageismainly thepracticeof akingintheimportanceofabusinesstheworkofprofessional thefirstmeetingbetweenmenandQuestion6to10arebasedonthefollowingIntheuniversityJimwasafast-tracker.Hemadegoodgradeswithlittleeffort,andhisclassmatesthoughtofhim“mostlikelytosucceed”.Aftergraduation,hejoinedalargeandatfirstdidwell.However,heswitchedtoseveralsmallercompanieswherethesamepatterndevelopedtimeandagain:well-liked,regardedasafast-tracker.Peoplewonderwhyheisn’t ngbetter.ThentherewasTomwhowasalwaysregardedas“average”.However,hesethisgoalshigh,thenfoundawaytoachievehisgoal.Todayheownsamillion- Researchershavefoundthatschoolperformanceislittlerelatedtojobperformance.Qualitieslike“steadyanddependable”and“practicalandorganized”aremoreimportant.“Youdon’tneedtalenttosucceed”,insistsomeexperts.“Allyouneedisabigpotofglue(膠水).Youputsomeonyourchair,yousitdown,andyousticktoeveryprojectuntilyou’vedonethebestyoucando.”Averageachieversstaygluedtotheirchairsandpostponepleasuresotheycanreceivefuturebenefits.Manyfast-trackers,ontheotherhand,expecttoomuchtoosoon.Whenrewardsdon’tmaterializeinstantly,theymaybecomedisappointedandunhappy.Afast-trackerinthispassagerefersto feelshappywith B.makesothersdisappointedandC.isanexcellent D.learnsnewthingsAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutafast-Heisverytalentedinhis B.HeisnotlikelytogetC.Hemaynotsticktohis D.HeisdependableandTheword“materialize”inthelastparagraphmeans A. B. C. D.Itisimpliedinthepassage onehasnopleasureuntilhegluecanhelponefocusonone’ssuccesshasnothingtodowithspecialsuccessiscloselyrelatedtopatienceandApropertitleforthepassagecan ThemagicofTheWaytoHowaverageAchieversDoBetterthanQuestion11to15arebasedonthefollowingFromgoodreadingwecanderivepleasure,companionship,experience,andinstruction.Agoodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompleythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity.Readinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife.Itreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerful,andlessensourtroubleswhenwearesad.Whatevermaybeourmainpurposeinreading,ourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoymentandsatisfaction.Withagoodbookinhandweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeorarepurelyimaginary,theymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheyrepresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreus,butfriendswemakeinbooksneedneverwearyuswiththeir .Byturningthepageswecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertus,goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendship,sympathyandencouragement.Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksiperience.Fewofustravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences,butallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar-offce,abookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayforourway,noairshiporoceanlinerorstreamlinedtraintotransportus,nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart’sdesire.Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofhazardousadventurewithoutdanger.Wecanclimbloftymountainsorcrossthescorchingsandsofthedesert,allwithouthardship.Indeed,throughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.Thepossibilitiesofourliryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesofnature,theenjoymentofmusic,thetreasuresofart,thetriumphsofarchitecture,themarvelsofengineering,areallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoread.Themainideainthefirstparagraph pleasurecanonlybederivedfromreadinggoodagoodbookmaydistractourpeoplecanreadgoodbooksindifferentenjoymentandsatisfactioncanbederivedfromreadinggoodThemainreasonthatpeopleliketheiracquaintancesinbooks theyarelikehuman theyneverbore omparisonwithourhumantheyneverhurtourtheygivehumanbeingsfriendship,sympathyandWeforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity thereadingenvironmentisverythebook tremelyinterestingandwearealoneandnooneinterruptsweareaskedtoreturnthebookthesecondWhichofthefollowingisNOTAllofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofWecantravelbybookofchargetoourheart’sWeshouldrelyonreadingtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeveryday“Thewholeworldisoursfortheasking”impliestheworldismoreaccessibleinbooksthanintheworldiseasytotravelaroundaslongaswetheworldbelongstouswheneverweround-worldtripscanbemadebyQuestion16to20arebasedonthefollowingreasinglyoverthepasttenyears,peopleespeciallyyoungpeoplehavebecomeawareoftheneedtochangetheireatinghabits,becausemuchofthefoodtheyeat,particularlyprocessedfoods,isnotgoodforhealth.Consequently,therehasbeenagrowinginterestinnaturalfoods:foodswhichdonotcontahemicaladditivesandwhichhavenotbeenaffectedbychemicalfertilizerswidelyusedinfarmingtoday.Naturalfoods,forexample,ludevegetables,fruitandgrainwhichhavebeengrowninsoilthatisrichinorganicmatter.Insimpleterms,thismeansthatthesoilhasbeennourishedbyunusedvegetablematter,whichprovidesitwithessentialvitaminsandminerals.Thisinitselfisanaturalprocesscomparedwiththeuseofchemicalsandfertilizers,themainpurposeofwhichistoreasetheamountbutnotthequalityoffoodsgrownommercialfarmingareas.Naturalfoodsalsoludeanimalswhichhavebeenallowedtofeedandmovelyinhealthypastures.Comparethiswithwhathappensinthemassproductionofpoultry:therearebatteryfarms,forexample,wherethousandsofchickenslivecrowdedtogetherinonebuildingandarefedonfoodwhichislittlterthanrubbish.Chickenskeptinthiswayarenotonlytasessasfood;theyalsoproduceeggswhichlackimportantvitamins.Itissignificantthatnowadaysfiberisconsideredtobeanimportantpartofahealthydiet.Inwhitebread,forexample,thefiberhasbeenremoved.Butitispresentinunrefinedflourandofcourseinvegetables.Itisinterestingtonotethatountrieswherethenationaldietcontainslargetiesofunrefinedflourandvegetables,certaindiseasesarecomparativelyrare.Hencetheemphasiscedontheeatingofwholemealbreadandmorevegetablesbymodernexpertson“healthyeating”.Peoplehavebecomemoreinterestedinnaturalfoods theylikechangingtheirdietfromtimetotheywanttoeatfoodthatismoremuchofthefoodtheyeatisnolongerconsideredtobetheywanttobeSoilthatisrichinorganic hasnothingnutritiousaddedtoisessentialforproducingfruitandhashadchemicalsandfertilizersaddedtoAccordingtotheauthor,theuseofchemicalsand willnot reasetheproductionofisagoodwaytoimprovethequalityofpromotesthefoodsbothinqualityandinisnogoodforChickenscanbecalled“naturalfoods”only theyaretheyarefedonfood terthantheylayeggsrichinvitaminseverytheyareallowedtomoveaboutandeatWhichofthefollowingisconsideredgoodforhealthyUnrefinedflourand B.WhitebreadandC.Cannedbeansand D.Mass-producedchickensandQuestion16to20arebasedonthefollowingDrunkendriving—sometimescalledAmerica’ssociallyacceptedformofmurder—hasbecomeanationalepidemic.EveryhourofeverydayaboutthreeAmericansoagearekilledbydrunkendrivers,addinguptoanredible250,000overthepastdecade.HeavydrinkingusedtobeanacceptablepartoftheAmericanmacho(男子漢)imageandjudgeswerelenientinmostcourts,butthedrunkenslaughterhasrecentlycausedsomanywell-publicizedtragedies,especiallyinvolvingyoungchildren,thatpublicopinionnolongersoTwentystateshaveraisedthelegaldrinkingageto21,reversingatrendinthe1960storeduceitto18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18,thenumberofpeoplekilledby18-20-year-olddriversmorethandoubled,sothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformers,however,fearraisingthedrinkingagewillhavelittleeffectunlessaccompaniedbyeducationalprogramstohelpyoungpeopletodevelop“responsibleattitudes”aboutdrinkingandteachthentoresistpeerpressuretoThoughnewlawshaveledto reasedarrestsandtestsand,inmanyareasalready,toamarkeddeclineinfatalities.Somestatesarealsopenalizingbarsforservingcustomerstoomanydrinks.Atavern酒棧)inMassachusettswasfinedforservingsixormorebrandiestoacustomerwhowas“obviouslyintoxicatedandlaterdroveofftheroad,killinganine-year-oldboy.Asthefatalitiescontinuetooccurdailyineverystate,someAmericansareevenbeginningtospeakwellofthe13yearsofnationalprohibitionofalcoholthatbeganin1919,whichHoovercalledthe“nobleexperiment”.Theyforgetthatlegalprohibitiondidn’tstopdrinking,butencouragedpoliticalcorruptionandorganizedcrime.Aswiththeboomingdrugtrade,thereisnoeasysolution.16、DrunkendrivinghasbecomeaseriousprobleminAmerica A.mostdrunkendriversdrivetheircarsattopB.mostdriversregardheavydrinkingaspartoftheAmericanmachoC.fatalitiescausedbydrunkendrivinghavebeen D.about25,000people agearekilledeveryyearbydrunkenWhyhavethepublicchangedtheiropinionaboutdrunkenBecausedetailedstatisticsondrunken renowBecausetheyarenolongertolerantofthedrunkenBecausejudgesusuallygivemoreseveresentencestodrunkenBecausedrunkendriversaremoreconsciousoftheirThestatisticsissuedinNewJerseysuggested manydrunkendriverswerenotoflegalmanyyoungpeoplewereinnowayqualifiedraisingthelegaldrinkingagewouldhavelittleeffectonthereductionofraisingthelegaldrinkingagewouldreducethefatalitiescausedbydrunkenLawsrecentlyintroducedinsomestates reducedthenumberofresultedinfewerfatalitiesoftrafficpreventedbarsfromservingdrunkenspecifiedtheamountdriverscanWhat’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesolutiontodrunkendrivingintheUnitedA. 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D.（Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices.ChoosethehatbestfitsthepassageandthemarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Therewasatimewhenparentswhowantedaneducationalpresentfortheirchildrenwouldbuyatypewriter,aglobeoranencyclopediaset.Nowthose61seemhopelesslyold-fashioned:thisChristmas,therewerealotof62computersunderthetree.63thatcomputersarethekeytosuccess,parentsinsistthatchildren64taughttousetheminschoolasearlyasTheproblemforschoolsisthatwhenit_65_computers,parentsdonotalwaysknowbestandareeagerlyurgingtheschoolstooffercomputercoursesassoonaspossible.Manyschoolsare_66parentalimpatienceandarepurchasinghardwarehastily67_goodeducationalnning,saying“Ok,we’vemovedintothecomputerage.”Teachers68themselvescaughtinthemiddleoftheproblembetweenparentalpressureand69educationaldecisions.Educatorsdonotevenagree70howcomputersshouldbeused.Alotofmoneyisgoingforcomputerizededucationalmaterials71canbetaught72withpencilandpaper.Eventhosewhobelievethatallchildrenshould73tocomputerwarnthattherearepotential74totheveryyoung.Thetemptationofthecomputerissostrongthatyoungchildrenwhoquickly75themselvestoit